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patriot-controlled Czech radio repts Allied forces at Beroun, 15 mi southwest of Prague
trusteeship issue still unsolved by conf conferees
Gers in Czechoslovakia seen willing to surrender to US forces
Ger Gen K Wolff responsibility for Ardeatine Caves massacre noted; his role in Mussolini puppet govt cited
reptd to have signed Ger capitulation, Norway
1945Christy Moore, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was one of the founding members of the bands Planxty and Moving Hearts and has had significant success as a solo artist. His first album, Paddy on the Road, was recorded with Dominic Behan in 1969. Moore is best known for his political and social commentary and left-wing, Irish republican views. In 2007, he was named as Ireland's greatest living musician in RTÉ's People of the Year Awards.
1945Robin Strasser, American actress[†]
Robin Victory in Europe Strasser is an American actress, best known for her role as Dorian Lord on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live.
1945World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland.[†]
U-boats are naval submarines operated by Germany, including during the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized form of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known as U-boats.