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OVER HALF OF GERMANY IS CONQUERED TIIIRTY-HRST PRESIDENT OF NA TION IS LAID TO REST -i. M smi. S 'lenmly unci si:! ply the hjte F::inklin 1). dent III the I'nited SI:,to . is ί\ι ed in ti.i est.ili· :il Hyde I'aiK. X Y At tue head :s Un· Kev. W. (λ At the left >>t tin· U ■■·-.·. ι !t, t : 11 l'ty- ! : .ι: Ριν i - ri se uai ilen in tin· aneestι a 1 ■ I tin· tlower bani.i il i'.rave ;■ Antiu'iiv. rector ι ι St. James -j> il eiiureh. !\ e υ' ι !' which the Aû.erican flat» is held :iv an linnor guard sta: us Λ1: H msevell, between lier .-.in. IÏ Hoi'sevelt, and her .-"ii-m-law, (ΛΊ. .1 Ίιη !ΐ _ttι behind are the ' . ir I!" cvflt d;ui«ii!iT.-i-ii<-l:ivv. On ' are President Harry s. Ί : ιι „.n and in- v. :!»· and d. national Silundphi it.). ) . c;r-i. κ! Immcdh tt Ί ν I lit t Truman Wants Big Five Generals Are Nominated By Truman For Promotion Washing! m, Λ; >r. ! 17. ( Λ11 ) 1'ιτ idi'iit Ί : il.·! ' ι . · .. ( ι.·..!-·,.· Si: Ill I '.Γ ' .1: . t 'Ί. 11 i !II·V 11:1·;.· II · i —!' ; I " ' gl'IUTûÛ Patton commands the third army and Hodges the first army in the ' 1 ' : ii ; ill X.i.'i ( I m.in.v, Tr.'-y .■ ·■ 11 II: II" I'll.· (I. |·'.' '! ill '1 ( ; 1 ! I )\". : ; : 11 I ) Κι si·: ι : : >ι . Λ , .1 μ 11 id t'i- i ii-i· ! ι iff. The President also sent to the S· lKiti· the !!' » · n.i 1. ' : : '! : ι : ι · ' j ι..11· · 1* ^ciK'I'.ils !'t' ! iv'Îi'en.ilit υ 11 - ιτ.ι1 They an : Jn.-i ι L. C ' ' r \V. Cir: I. I ,t:eiu I » ( "1 : ι \. ( ύ· .· · Κι > ι Ivimu: ·| Γ. ( I ■ ι·„· ·. y. U Marris Walker, Levin 11. Canipbtil, Wade li. Il ι.. .uni Ku^em lit1.' ! κ .1(1, Ί ; r Ρ Ί ΓΜ·' ,·!« . a! m t.! I' ' .nul 11 lli^C ; Ί . M . ' Il - '..ι . u· w it 1 ι in II by ι : ■ u Sri m te Mil ( *' ι: ' : ι . ' ! * t ila ' ! '' .< ι r! Λ'e Γ ieltl c r ι ; - ι ■ :.ι ; ι( iι't > ί ie aiv m . a .1 t'ero.y ni ί.1 <! ι. Ι.οιιμ, Distance Telephone Strike Scon As Possible Truman Signs Lend-Lease; Praises Law Washington, April IT.— (ΛΓ) j -—President Truman signed the lend-lease extension I > i 11 today. In a statement, the President declared the measure a "migh'y instrument lor victory." and ·> e j of tlic "growing monuments to the boldness. imagination and j effective statesmanship of Franklin Koosevelt." "Lend-lease." he said, "«ill I he carried on until the uncon ditional surrender or complete defeat of Germany and Japan." I London, April 17.—(ΛΡ) — Thou sands ni \ isitors ai e pouring int.ι London and jamming hotels, hopelul til being here for the celebration that will take place when "V-K" Day is proclaimed. The police announced plans for eoreentratirs hundreds of officers in central London, but the bobbies have been instructed to allow the celebators "considerable latitude." 1IIT1.Kit's OWN ASTROLOGKK SKIZKD IN Itl'IIK POCKKT New York, April 16.— (ΛΡ)—'The .British radio, in a broadcast heard by FCC monitors, said today that a Professor Krafft. identified as "Hit ler'.- personal astrologer." was cap 1'ired in the Ruhr pocket yesterday. LONDON JAMMKII WITH V-K 1>AY KXPM TANTS New York Walkout Might Be Extended Throughout Nation Ν ι · Y Λ ι il ! 7. -(AI1) - Τ: ι possibility of a nationwide work | : t( »; >; .uUt · by ! >·)_; iL.-tanee 1 elepl u; j iC | oj)crat<>i's which v. -Ici tic up loi;u 1 lines ι·. · ι : ηu11111·;t!. ·11 - w>n sounded i today 1 >\ I !tii. > Mayer, attorney for the No λ York branch oi the i'edera- ' lion oi long lme< t · · U ' : » i ι »ne workers. ; Λ strike by 18.000 operators in the New York metropolitan area was m prospect as tin· result of a vote by members d the two un on to leave their job.- in protest ; u.i.nsi : a .S.'} weekly wage increase ordere 1 j by the War Labor Board. Asked if a walkout here would , extend t·» other area-. Mayer sa d: "It normally works that way, and there i- every likelihood that it the long lines operators here are order ed out, the action will be followed by units throughout the country." He said there was every indication that excutive boards Ί the long ! lines federation and tin· traffic em ployes association, to-· -e/ond mion, wo ild authorize delegates to instruct metropolitan workers t » M 1 ι>η strike to .ay. Cotton Firm At The Start ! NVw York, April I ι (AI') —Col tun futures opened unchanged to 4(ι cents a bale higher. Pvt. Close Open J Mav 22.40 22.48 July 22.31 22.39 | October 21.95 21.95 Deri 'i-ber .. 2! Ht! 21.8tï l!.ivh 21.73 21.79 President Outlines General Policy At First News Session Wu,li ingl : m. April I 7. (AI1) I're-uletit I r 11111 ; ; η tnld a news ci 1111 iTcnce today lie \\ill i)t· very happy to meet tin· heads "I till' other hi;·' ί i \ ι Allied power- as s·.iMi as jnis. i1 ill■. I'M Miiiv : .1 . ι ι . Il li !·"!·.11 i . II 1 ). I!" 'sevcU, Mr. I . .· .h .-.ai I i :nit he • i li· it !!·:·. .tel any neve tny. ,,ri| ι a ,t. ; I I : Allied I· ■ : ι < ial'.-. ' a in li:· ' ! ι i|iie.-tl<:n tie ii! \v in Id ι . > happy to uni' i '■ :. ne Λ11 : i.. U f t ' i, a ivh i ' i. I'rcia a r Stalin and Président Chiang Kai Alr. Ί'γιιι:i;>n added tii.d lie a 1 · · j •a id I .·!· (ii nei'al (.'aar!c-, . I) ( j .ι ι ! I· -, [I'll', ι - ' 11 : κ 11 president ο ! i' ι . ; nee, . ! 1 '. · ( ί.ι ie e.i rei I 1 > arrange | c : ι : e: r! ii e 11. : 11 i >L, G a 11 lie j in.! : ; Ί -. lu ana, ι. ■ .sevell υ ι ! * ! ι ' Î..··· · . . ' ' a mil tile Yalta j ιtill et e '. acme. !!··:> i. · ■> ..dng crowd ο! I new. 11 .en, a · ed ilie oval ; "in ..ι ι· ι ia : ii ι'.· . ■■ ι 1 η to a ne ".le, ! 11.. ! ni. Un· lie ν. Γι ι aient ι. atl i née brielJy ins major loreign and domes la ( ι ilieie- . ( >11 the loan. ai a', he said— I U is bac!: ai·.,' , a ι i ; ι ! a· A nier ican delegation ai aie S. π Francisco L'nited Nation ru , : ace. Ile dne.- η Ί ι . ■■ > ' at ! eild the conference. lut ', u v. ι Icnine d"le~ gate.s In the n,)i aa.a -e- a>n by radio. lie expects tu sec Foreign Commis sar Mol 'tov oi 1 ί..- -1.i before the lat ter goes mi tn the Sail Francise· ι meeting. Un the dome-ta· Iront, he said he j supports wh' 'le! leartedly President] Boosevelt's j » ia · u : a ; ni Internationa' | nrii'iietary agreement;. a- included in the Brett' Ί1 W' ί ds |>act. He nas always lui·. :»r the recip rocal trade agreements program, and hacks il as ;1 was submitted recently' ι > t ". · 11 u : ι a He intends !<> let the curlew and bruwnuut stand, at least until V-E day. ι. Hi· d"c> η Ί plan to lift the ban 1111 Ill ι ' s ί ■ - ; mama Mr. Traman made his announce-! ment- and an.-.wereel questions while standing. ΊΊ;ι· I 'resident in -an by reading the iules ander which his news c m- ■ lereiii-ΐ'Λ ν 11 'pel ate. They w e: e j ■ 11 > -1.. ι s t i.. 1 ! >' t!ie -,an.· a.- thasi· under! whi.h Mr. Il·"isevclt worked. Then tile President read a letter j from Mrs. Roosevelt asking him 1·» exprès.-, lor the Roosevelt family their appreciation tor the "outpour ing of affection" received after her husband's death. Surrounded by his aides, who in cluded 1'met Admiral William 1). Leahy, cine! el staff to tin· President. Mr. Truman si d he wished to make ι his position clear on some important ι subjects. * Hi· plunged at once into a discus-j sion of the Bretton Woods interna tional monetary agreements, which he said ! ι >· ν ou Id have supported i lie had stayed in the Senate. The, John Snyder Appointed As Loans Chief YV.1 ·■;'.· .. Λ : 17. — (AIM ! ι < · fit Ml I · . i:; tockiy Ilt.'d 11 . vin- . ι l'Ut ι»!' till· Ki;·-: ■ ϊ ! '· S'. ! Si ι ycir en a \v a personal i riend : ' i ι · l" m< ,··(» ! ; ι, ! 1 2) lir , ·,·. · i I· . .-.i ;\i. V M oil, at i< »■. ι · v.111 ν ( »ii a ! 1er Berthing ot Sinps At i'jui 1 )f I iic W ar Planned \>\ Xa\\ \\ a· April IT.— (Λ1Ί —- I'repai■ i.>ι. i<m· pe.u e, the llousi \ι.ju o.'ii :.i (ions ( (inimit lee Itida.s recommended thai the liai \ !u· given S'!0 0(10,000 tor postwar berthm:; ot i(i 1 »■ sliii>s. ! he committee s.ud another 100,000.000 proha hl> will he needed later, 'ice group recnm inended tile 0,000.000 expen diture III a hill tiled with the House, hut limited ils upplieu tion to arc;:.,, which included < harleston. S. < ., navy yard, and linopolis reservoir, S. (. ι. I), n. s οι \ i n ni l s \.\MiN(, οι ν <. η iua: Washington. Ap: i 1 IT. ι .ΛI ' ) The death ol I':c. ;< i■ lit osovell is ex pected lu de' > appointment of a Federal aigi Ka.-teru North Carol:..a. Sella! ■ τ 11 .. : ι > ι I !.. X. ( '. ) said today a to .lady, I. M. Mockii:.-. re! ci. ',.11 no! be named bel Ol e Apia I L*' - expoc! ,·ι 1 ,. ; ter a conference οι·: a-cii Attorney Cen eial Fia: c;< 1'.. 1 lie ami the North Carolina senator- i..<t week. President said he would have helped all he could a.-- vice-president to got tliis lei;:·!, 'am ■■ .:·.iι the Senate. Hi ■ v. a. 'ί ι i ! ht- \v λ. Mi . Tri '..m said. ' . a smile. When ,. repi . sktd whether his endorsement includes ■ the iuier: a tamal bank : which is under fire lay some Republicans in Congress, the I'lcsidenl replie·' he was lor the whole program. Asked about legislation to extend the rcciprc.a! greement program. Mr. Truman said lie had always bee:: l'or I ha: pi _·:.·-' Ills vote in t '· Ί ι - gross, he added. \v add show that. The 1'ri.- ii. ' declined, la wc\ er. to express an >p nam on repeal o! the Johnson ait. which bans h an by private American citizens to de faulting ι.·ιν.κ·: U·'vernnients. Question!· 1 so·· 'icallv about pub lic p"W or ι '. m l.~. Mr. Truman ι c pl i'd that lu- la· a.'ii such pnposal whe.e the nece;;..y was shown. Konev Offensive is Aimed At Juncture With The Amerie a m Clean Breakthrough By Russians Barely Averted By Germans ! ,ηικίι,ϋ. Λ ; >i i 1 1 T.- (ΛΡ) — l'Ile Un- :.ίιι< I us γι * torn < >] >«·η <■' 'ii's n| ΐ!μ· ι ;,■! rn ; ι η I runt east ι Γ I·<·rIiη. ;:inl .Marshal Iva.i Kiiiicx *s i'iil'krainian army has launched another powerful ot'i't n-1\ aero- the Neisse in a dri\ c ti· link .iι· with the L\ S. I third arn..\. tin (ïerman higli Cfci^nreaml announced today. Earlier the (a ι ,;ms said Soviet nirbi rno trnri ■ . : landed less than ί η.ilc·.- ! ι', 'ni ι in· Keich capital. Trail -'Mi..:. a clcan break ! Il i ii mil \ ' - .a:; Iowa I'd I 5er 1 lin haii ; · · i·:,ifil. "At .«<!>;·· points !!»· :.·>·: 1· rn npi'n, but Mali, 'in ι > .'. iTo sealed oft' and m· ·: ' "ιό narruwed," ; til*· :1 11.1. : ., ι · :a ay sa it!. Λ si ciir.'\ .i'ii· .. 's mipiised ι Ή j nan1.ιm ..· , - names on the Berlin · r- ■ : ι '. '.hi- agency said, i η d i - eating ; m -.it.iuti· ii was en;'.sidered critical. ΊΊι ι- ( ί· i man ίιιιί unique sa id Κ11 ; . attacking ôms a 33-mile I'rnu: 'in Unrs! tu là thenberg, near the Sa:·.ι ny border Saying ... ι · t ' t : " 11 t !n ■ Berlin front li.nl : · · -ι rippei ι >ι·ΐι. the German ι 1 : !1 !.. ι d 'leelareil * !.. -y were "closed again 111 lieree counter attacks." Stock Range Still Strong ,\"eu Y <rk. April 17. (AIM -The t' day , ··:; ' nw.-.l to p. =st I m·. I] : g: ι.- I > · r ., r, : .all -e\ ell years, ! but many leaders acted a bit fatigued after their recent sharp climb. Low oil ltd .·· litie- ν 1 re all OV, the tiei.er ; .ι at 1 : ι - · <·| K'ning. with in'.; in a -ili ι :ia re bind, nn . ei.anged 'si. 1 V. i ι g- slow ι·ι i aI ter 'the i i 111 i 111 r s t · ' . " ed, but 1 l'ac ! ι. η;11 . ι ces ι ■ l iminateil near ; ι. idtiay . i\\ ushii Airfield Blasted From Air ίο I ! ; ? it Jap Raid I (.ii.iiii, \pril 1Γ.—(AIM— Six separate «roups ol Superfort resses hla-ted ι a nn airfields ! on K\ nsliu island today with liie avowed purpose of ueutral 1 icing southern Japanese bases which have been hurling suicide planes against American naval and land forces around Okinawa lui a week. It was the third da\ of Amer ican an raids mi Kyushu air dromes, miles north of Okinaw a. ( airier aircraft destroyed l(l!t Nippones:· planes and damaged in sorties over Kvushu Sun day and Alondav. contributing a total of 1.117 1 Nipponese air craft destroyed in a month around K\ushti and l.vuku is lands. Mam ol them were down ed in dogfights. WEATHER FOR NORTH ( \ROIJNA. Scattered showers and thun dershowers. not quite so warm today, followed h> partly cloudy and slightb cooler tonight, showers on coast this evening. Wednesday partlx cloudy and mild. Saw 1 ! )R Si ru 'λίι The artist mentioned in news re .·.· Mii in "The J..":·· W: ' House" at Warm Springs, Ga., whe has been identified as Mrs. Eiiz. il.'! i'l S!m ■ :. ; μ μ Γ Γ. above, Ru -ia Locust Valley, Long Island. She sa that the President first showed sigi a Jin· attack jus! bel· >re I unci . 1 I te: national ). Half German Air Reserve 1,013 Nazi Planes Destroyed Monday; April I oil Mounts London. April 1 *,.—(ΛΙ'ι — American bomhi i v and lighters ripped into southern (ierman,\ again t«nla\ as a final tabulation showed α total <>t 1.01,'î («erman plams were Ji'stroxed \esterda> h\ Vllied pilots during α record assault on Nazi ai ri it ids. The new i'l.4ures boosted the tally . »Γ ene: η y a n cra : * ..od ·:. Î he 14r< . nd and ;:i l m . ; : ■ > Λ ; hed pilots in the last ten d ty s to 2,18.0. λ hich re] resent.· ..:1 ir :· ■.' <-! ta est i in. ι Se» i r ι ·.-1 · ! ' , :··'.» η_ι* η ·: 'ne 1 ail twalïe al the t ; e o; the Rhine In the lirst 16 i. y- : A; ril at least 3.121 (κ : man ρ .ne, havi Approx: · V.e'.y 1,UU0 Aa erleail hea\y bombers ripped Get ι any' - today, vvhile the desti t ti m oî the Luftwaffe vv a.- . mt nued by figbtei .1A PS NO \ OMil Κ \ ΟΙ i M l I Κ loi; l( [\i\ ASM( .SMI NTS Washing · A i 1»". Al'> An A r: : \ ol >ser\ e: . ' . ι \ . 1 m I longe ι will voiunteei tor su icicle !]i«.ht. and then. « w a sciaati rons vire bein.u de.-eu b> their con m ancle r>. Lt. Col. Robert C Williams o: Spring Valley. Ν. v.. a ground force observer, tolcl ,. in.· e ·η:« ., a·; that «>iie enem\ j '< ' cai ··..·»·.! a'; Ley te talked 1 reel\ ; : ter ni and capture. This pilot had "missed" his target either del be ately ot tn intentionally and ·· -hed n' * e j st>a. * itk9 Τ ake Saxony Rail Center Of Plauen Berlin Now Being Squeezed By Armies From West And East Parks. April 17.—(AP)—The third army raptured the big Saxony ! ' ; ι.. ο · 11 * ■ · r of i'laueii today and moved within six miles u| Czechoslovakia and a >i'\ eranri of < ie rmany. more than hali i.t which already lias hi < π conquered In t hi armies of General Ki-enhower and Marshal Stalin. The nini h army I'· ■ i.uht one of the hardest battle- nf t h · war ■ η the flat lirandt nburv ^lain tl\i· mile- east ol tin Kibe To ·>!_' miles nf the beleaguered capital. The first army moved into the lîerlin siejie arc in the I H --'au area. ~>2 miles south west of tile capital. The Rus sians wen- reported -·"> miles east of Berlin. leipzig was virtualh encir cled. but the 30.000 N'a/i troops there were righting skilltulh and resoluteb. subjecting the million civilians 111 the ci(\ to the tortures ul Stalingrad. Gii: er.d Oma: Bi alley'. headquar 'ι1 estimated tli.it the Allies in the .'.est :.| overrun â.'i.OOO square 1 ::e<. aid 111.·; lae liassions had .pi· I ;j».« ·<ΜΙ— .ι trial . ·!" 101.0(10 square miles of Germany. This left the Nazis only about 84.000 square miles i! the Festung Gen: ania. Supreme headquarters said 1.013 planes—a fourth of all air craft the Luftwaffe is believed to have left—were destroyed yesterday. Λ spokesman for the I . s eighth air force said. "Th" I.ullwatfe has been knocked out." Tiie ι ι .ι Gee. or 1 Kiscil'hi· wer's lie: : e del iuitcly w a - slowed, partly because of stretched supply ,.·· 1 I '. ι : ' .y bo· a a.-ii ·>Ι stout a man resistance in besieged cities - ich as Leipzig, Bremen, Chemnitz, Halle a) 1 ai. ;ir y. :, vh ι aptured i ,;i !i. v..is about 7Γ) miles from an lines, a front moving west .1. c flint! 1·' German ac .Ί an 11 s. thi ' ι1 , the T1 . a o: Hit· seventh ι ν · ! e ' :vct ol N'neril ii ,■ :.■ ι . .ni*>a\ aria, and the .. ; i:.,ι'τ . : tin Nazi racial law ... ■ - ■ t center γ ι . M am lf>3 nu les Bercfiivsgaden. The 200,000th prisoner was taken from the Iiuhr pocket. The eastern ι t l!" sevi red trap was ,t \a - ; ' ; l.iy and the western ι η nant was being closed rapidly. 1 [·; ;jIt*:t; w as the rem·ival of prisoners, including four generals -1 > ι ν t - ' ι · ι ' ί ;. ν ·'·:;,. im : " ' : ι ' '·ndus! rial prize captured was Mcrseburg. 30.000, on • Jie ;.(»! · : I.· ip/.iu. 1 le, >· '.vas ' \ . -t ..ynt> I tic ..π |.: mt. !i un I) : ] x . . . 'lice drew all,(ΚΌ Hundreds ol miles behind the main front, General Jacques Leclarc's fa • , 11 j s Frenc1 see aid arm· red divi ,, ι.·;,! a red I!' ..van, and be.· ieged ; \, . .. ,· (l,. ι ; . ι a h iahty effort to erase 21,000 German troops and ..pen the great Atlantic pert of Bor d. aux. Quick Seizure Of Ie Island Is Attempted ι \P) Amer ι·(1 Ιι ici.iy for . kind, only ' ' : Γ i nl ι ; Id lie put : ι ■. ·< . ι j ) bomb ant -e homeland. 1· · :'i·· ni..<·.«· 1 : ■ ■ Γ >Uyo, nil I ■> \\ ι . I nuc- 1)1 11-24 Libera Untjl a te 1 days ago, the Japan ese had usi d It' s stratégie airfield lui ■ e: - stent ι - it iiii-uece.--.sl id aerial attacks upon the Okinawa invasion tn: ees. Then they crossed it with '•cliche·· to make tfi|· unusuablc it captured. Battle line- on southern Okinawa remained unchanged as the thun derous artillery duel continued. On northern Ok nawa, Marines pressed then mop-up of enemy pockets of resistance, anil other leathernecks ; evcd eloser t<> the island's norih ern tip. 23 More Jap Ships Are Knocked Out Off China ι Λ ι ■ il 17 -( ΛΡ>— Philip pine-based armor knocked 23 ships diit .lapan> sorel\ pressed n:er . ι !.. mi lliet s nday' and heavily I pounded Κοπή··.- airdromes and I port facilities at Bava», oil south wis'i·:·!! Mindanao. General Douglas ΛΙ \rlln< reported today. ! The bisyot bag was oil the China ; nasi between Shanghai and Saiu >si, i win 'ι· V ,nk : '''l's >:i!« . r damaged I two large . .v.ghter transports and [eleven scalier OH Formosa ι they wrecked two large cargo ships and four other vessels, including a destroyer (,'Μ'Ίΐ StrmiK 1". 'in. ·· - ot Li hi", at >: .· bombed four airdromes on western Formosa. Doughboys are cleaning out the Zamboanga peninsul.i on the - >'.th west corner of Mindanao. On northern Luzon. 33rd clii-.·>n inta trymeii be..t b..ck several n.^ht counter attacks in their slow, three way drive on Baguio, summer capi tal of the Philippines, and Japanese sti . nghold.
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