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   Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                V it jew the de i the array of Marsha Malinovsky invaded the Central czechoslovak province of Moravia at Points less than 35 Miles from the Julty of on the far Northern other russian troops captured Koenigs capital of East after a seige which began on january than prisoners were taken in two Days during the final Battle for the germans last major Baltic stronghold East of Battle of Vienna main1 Battle for Vienna was swifts As two russian armies sought to close giant pin cers around the City last tank units knifed through the nazi defense Belt at the Southern City reaching within four and a half Miles of the Center of the deployed on an siege the russians were then within 46 Miles of completely encircling the extensive russian troops inched ahead against the hastily reinforced de fenders of which fought for building and threw in a number of repelled by the russians after bitter by red tank m a 14mile sweep around Western Vienna to the left the City three fourths encircled by tues the encirclement was the last remaining German for Ces in the City could still fight their Way eastward across the Danube on two main Bridges but once on the other they would face other russian forces who Nave closed on the Only escape Road to in Moscow this radio without superfluous were featuring on musical programs tales from Vienna Woods and the Blue leading we Reward wee to ninth is reported to Cave made a spectacular sprint toward Magdeburg and the River last water Tho canadians thrust North and Northwest into Holland the British Stab a two pronged spearhead at the first moves up k form a solid line with the which seized White seventh and French in the South Battle against heaviest Hamm and bochum Are carved out of the Ruhr pocket by the As the nazi Corral is drawn the Eastern russian troops Are pounding Westward from encircled Vienna toward other forces push into the czech province of Moravia in the direction of Zero hour nears on the where red forces Are poised for the fallout Berlin yanks 57 Miles prom Berlin Fri arrest Slayer Louis the Fri has arrested a 43yearold escaped con Joseph who is charged with the murder of Nancy Boyer in her Washington apart ment on March Medley was also wanted for questioning in connection with the Hote Bathtub murders in new Orleans and Chi Cago of two other air forces record Washington during six years of the aah training command has turned out airmen and including pilots in razes Seattle Mill a spectacular damage estimated at destroyed the Standard Footit fimme prom Page 1 one aimed straight at the boat the other curving around the right in a bypassing drive which strikes for other British units Are pressing ahead in the area Between Bremen and a sweep into Holland on the Canadian the first Allied airborne army attacked in Northern Holland in Advance of the ground troops then joined the ski troops to form a powerful wedge which is being hammered closer to the dutch North sea this Man Euver throws a Loop around the German escape routes from while canadians farther South Are bisecting the a drive which Over ran Deventer in its path to the Guider along the Center of Eisenhower lineup of Hodges first and patrons third Are advancing in what appears to be consolidating bypassed pockets Are being cleared out and the flanks Are being moved up to form a solid front facing Central Germany is civil air travel will stagger imagination Harold who As head of at operates the greatest airline in asserts that the current estimates of postwar oceanic traffic Are rank he added that the number of planes shuttling across the North Atlan tic in the future will stagger the George noted that at has transported More than passengers All Over the in he took a poke at the miserable flying weather in the flying conditions Are better anywhere in the world than in the he Milar to the russian front facing armoured units of the third army encircled Erfurt and Cap tured Coburg in the solidifying on the Southern end of the Allied Patch seventh army is battering against the heaviest opposition in the bringing up his flanks alongside the Patch is converging on Nuremburg As he Battles fiercely about 22 Miles outside the meanwhile the French first army captured pro rein and the transmitter of 13 Miles from that Ca Pital of Wurttemberge patrons engineers hit nazi Jackpot Washington third army engineers blasted a Hole through a thick Brick Wall saturday and exposed hitlers fabulous horde of Gold and Money cached in a deep Salt the which included bags of Gold Bullion for a total of about belongs to the by right of capture As a legitimate prize of govern ment officials guards said it represented All the Gold in in there were hundreds of sacks of Coin too heavy to lift and Many cases of Reich Marks plus hundreds of priceless Art including a Titian two thirds of the Reichs National treasures Are believe to be in the mine but inventory will take another third is believed to be in another Salt mine also run Over by the Werner Vieck of the Reich captured with the this is entire Gold there int any buy More War Bonds Roosevelt Dies continued from Page 1 Park on sunday no detailed arrangements on the exact time have been decided upon As tonight members of his Cabinet have been assembled for emergency first to arrive were miss Frances of and Harold of the the american Flag Over the Center of the White House has been president Roosevelt death takes place on the eve of the san Francisco to which world statesmen from Many coun tries Are already travelling and in which the United states delegation was expected to play a big Roosevelt would have been one of the main figures of the one of his greatest ambitions was to play a part in the formation of a Safe after the task of winning the news brought tears to Veteran reporters april Mclntyre gave details of president Roosevelt death to nearly 100 reporters assembled at the White he this is a Tough one for me to have to give you at 3 05 Eastern War time i had a Call Here from warm Springs telling me that the president fainted while having his portrait the president was coming Back next i asked James Paullin to go to warm Springs this afternoon when i heard of the 1 called again in thirty minutes and they said it was Verv v Howard who is the doctor Down said it was cerebral i notified everyone Here at the White House and contacted Steve As we were talking of going to warm Bruen said that the president was about to make but he was suddenly called away from the a few minutes later he came Back on the phone again to Tell me that at at this Veteran Washington correspondents crowded round Mclntyre with tears streaming Down their finally Mclntyre the end came very Sud  
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