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1945Speedy Keen, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2002)[†]
John David Percy "Speedy" Keen was an English musician, songwriter and producer, best known for being the singer and drummer of the rock band Thunderclap Newman. He wrote "Something in the Air" (1969) for the band, which reached No. 1 in the UK singles chart. He also released two solo albums.
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K Schnurre trip to Stockholm linked to possible attempt to find haven for pol leaders capital; Min Himmler reptd in charge of organization to export to secret caches Ger capital
Frankfort-on-Main '18 revolt and other peace demonstrations cited
S on compulsory manpower legis need, Sen
Pittsburgh Coal Co miners illus voting, Library, Pa
Brit 2d Army troops smash into Emmerich, Bochholdt, and Borken; take Dorsten, shattering Ger defense line around bridgehead; cut Borken-Dorsten rr; enter Isselburg; 9th Army overruns Thyssen steel works; takes Hanborn and enters Duisburg suburbs; almost clears Ruhrort; takes Besten and Kirchhellen; 3d Army troops reach Lich, probably meeting 1st Army units; take Aschaffenburg and Hanau; clear 1/2 of Frankfort; 1st Army tanks reach Giessen; cross Dill River, take Weilburg; 3d Army clears Selingstadt and Offenbach; other units cross Rhine in Mainz area, entering Wiesbaden; 9-mi stretch of Lahn River south bank cleared; US 7th Army breaks out of its bridgehead in strength; Gers claim US armor at Gemuenden after by-passing Lohr; US drive on Nuremberg seen; Amers capture many towns in Darmstadt region; Allied planes active in support of US 1st, 3d and 7th Armies; map
F Oppenhof, non-Nazi Mayor of Aachen, killed by 3 Ger parachutists in uniform
USSR heavy bombers blast Moravska-Ostrava; Gers rept Moravian Gap outer defenses smashed
3-day US carrier blow revealed to have smashed 19 Jap ships and destroyed 39 Jap planes; US warships shelled Jap installations, including submarine pens at Unten Bay, Okinawa; hurled 1,500 tons of shells at Okinawa, virtually wiping out town of Ninatoga
reason for US 1st Army news blackout noted
Expected to resign as OWMR deputy
reason for news blackout cited