Evening star., 1945-12-30

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Coblentz on the 18th and four days later
all Nazis were cleared out west of the
Rhine. Hidden by an artificial fog of
sprayed Oil, Montgomery's British
American forces swarmed over the lower
Rhine on the Oath and three days later
Eisenhower announced the main Ger
man line was broken. During the month
the Reds took Danzig and drove deeply
into Hungary and Austria
Powerful air raids in the Pacific set
IL square miles of Kobe afire and the
Japs evacuated 100000 from Tokyo
Carrier-plane raids on the Ryukyus and
Inland Sea cost Japs a 45,000-ton bat
tleship, carriers, other warshipS, SIS
merchantmen and 566 planes. Landings
were made on small island off Okinawa
and on Mindoro.
The month started with 4000-man
walkout at Briggs Detroit plant and on
the 28th soft coal miners, rejecting a
28-cent-a-day raise, voted for a strike.
Wallace was confirmed as Secretary
of Commerce, Fred NJ. Vinson was
named Federal loan administrator and
William H. Davis, director of economic
stabilization. Aubrey Williams was re-
jected as head of REA by vote of 52-36
APRIL.
President Roosevelt died suddenly at
Warm Springs on April IL and Vice
President Truman was sworn in as
President.
Defeated Germany offered on the 28th
to surrender to Britain and the United
States but the offer was rejected. Two
days later the offer was repeated by
Himmler to the Big Three. Mussolini
was captured on the 2Sth and promptly
lynched by Italian patriots Many large
German cities fell and fighting had
reached Berlin subways by the 25th.
In the Pacific the Yanks made a sue
cessful landing on Okinawa and quickly
put the air fields into use, on the 1st
On the 5th Russia denounced the nom
aggression treaty with Japan. lie Shima
was secured on the 22d. Yamato,
45,000-ton battleship, other warships
and 39l planes were destroyed near
OkinaWa.
Acceding to Truman request, Stain
sent Molotov to the UNO conference,
where smaller nations asked a larger
voice in security plans. The Big -Four
decided to rotate the Craftsmanship of
the conference which Truman opened
on the 25th.
Despite orders not to, 10000 miners
went on strike on the Sd. Eight days
later the mines were seized by the
United States and operators offered
s1.20 raise. The Packard plant was
tied up by strike of 1000.
T.. MAY
Capture of Nazi leaders moved rapidly
with Goebbels suicide on the Sd. His
body and, probably, Hitler's were found
on the 10th. Horthy, Won Rundstedt,
Won Kleist, Goering, Quisling, Kessler-
ing and Hinmler taken in that order,
Hinmler later committing suicide. Nazis
quit everywhere, the formal surrender
coming on the 7th. Lease-lend to Rus
sia ended on the 18th. Justice jackson
was named to prosecute the war crimi-
mails.
The air war on Japan was stepped up
with Tokyo bombed heavily on the 26th,
two imperial palaces being destroyed,
and the Inland Sea was polluted" with
mines
Russia agreed to regional security
plan at UNO conference.
War restrictions were eased in United
States and first veterans were given
their discharges. The coal strike ended
on the goth with $137 raise. OPA set
1912 rates for civilian goods coming into
the markets. Donald Nelson resigned
as WPB head and Biddle, Perkins and
Wickard left the cabinet, being replaced
by Tom Clark, Louis c. Schwellenbach
and Clinton r. Anderson. Truman
created the Office of Home Food Supply
with Paul C. Stark director. The ICC
ordered freight rate parity for the
South and West with the East. Truck
drivers struck in Chicago.
JUNE.
Occupation of Germany was establish
ed, with France given the Rhineland to
control. Won Ribbentrop was captured
while sleeping and the Allies found S.
000, 100000 German cache of gold and
art treasures
After 80 days of fierce fighting Oki-
nawa was secured on the 21st. Borneo
was invaded on the 10th.
The United Nations Charter with
veto power given the Big Four on when
to use force was completed and signed
on the 26th.
Senators Hatch, Burton and Ball in
troduced bill to replace the WLB and
the NLRB. Robert Hannegan was sworn
in as Postmaster General
The number on strike throughout the
Nation was increased to $4,000.
JULY.
Byrnes was nominated to be Secretary
of State to start the month and the
next day Truman appealed for prompt
ratification of the UNO Charter which
came on the 2sth, SO to 2.
Churchill, who resigned to force elec-
ton. was defeated 381 to 1913 as Labor
ties swept into power in July S ballot
ing. Clement Attlee was named Prime
Minister. Truman left for Berlin for a
Big Three parley on July 7th and on
the 18th the Russians turned over parts
of Berlin to Britain and United States
to administer. Truman declared United
States desires no territory as result of
war.
A f1ve-way strike was ndaunched
against Japan and coastal cities were
shelled by surface ships as planes sped
up air attack. Making good on advance
notices that IL cities were to be bombed,
sly were hit nm Ii1lu 90 and c,oIr.r<