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May 17, 1945

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Churchill Sees Eisenhower; Limits Allied Rule in Reich; GERMANS TO SHARE BURDEN OF RULING Doenitz Plays on Necessity British Delegate Unnamed

By Clifton Daniel By Wireless To the New York Times

conf with Gen Eisenhower on Ger control; states Allied aims, Commons; Field Marshal Montgomery dines with him

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3,500 TONS IGNITE; Bombs Dropped by 500 'Superforts' Kindle Nagoya Factories HUGE AIRCRAFT PLANT HIT Mitsubishi Works Is Among the Targets--Smoke From Other Blows Still Rises Devastation Is Great Industries Clustered There B-29'S RAIN FIRE ON NAGOYA AGAIN Foe Reports Attack Off Korea

By George E. Jones By Wireless To the New York Times

500 B-29s drop 3,500 tons of incendiaries on southern Nagoya; targets noted; crewmen assess raid; map

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1ST BILLION PASSED AS WAR LOAN DRIVE IS AIDED BY WACS; Sales to Individuals Are 18% of Quota, With Series E Exceeding 25 Per Cent WOMEN SOLDIERS PARADE Corps Marks 3d Anniversary and Lets Bond Buyers Eat Its Huge Birthday Cake Wacs March Proudly Colonel Hobby Speaks 1ST BILLION PASSED IN WAR LOAN DRIVE Big Birthday Cake Cut Opening Day Bond Sales

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WAC members parade; progress repts; motion picture theatres to give bond buyers tickets for Liberty ship inspection tours

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OKINAWA FOE HOLDS IN SAVAGE FIGHTING; BLASTING ENEMY FROM UNDERGROUND POSITIONS ON OKINAWA OKINAWA FOE HOLDS IN SAVAGE FIGHTING Naha a Ruined City

By Warren Moscow By Wireless To the New York Times.the New York Times (U.S. MARINE CORPS)

US artillery and naval gunfire blasts Shuri

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200,000 NEW AUTOS FOR PASSENGER USE EXPECTED BY JAN. 1; In First Three Months of 1946 Reconversion May Double This Total, WPB Asserts FIGURES SET BY INDUSTRY Predictions Depend on Needs for Trucks, Which Come First --Curbs on Parts to Lift Parts for Old Cars Promised Stress on Maintaining Quality 200,000 NEW AUTOS EXPECTED BY JAN. 1

By Walter H. Waggoner Special To the New York Times

indus and govt officials rept civilian trucks mfg will precede passenger car production, US

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Notable Births

1945B.S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer^[†]

Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar is an Indian former cricketer who played as a leg spinner. Considered among the top echelon of leg spinners, Chandrasekhar along with E.A.S. Prasanna, Bishen Singh Bedi and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan constituted the Indian spin quartet that dominated spin bowling during the 1960s and 1970s. At a very young age, polio left his right arm withered. Chandrasekhar played 58 Test matches, capturing 242 wickets at an average of 29.74 in a career that spanned sixteen years. He is one of only two test cricketers in history with more wickets than total runs scored, the other being Chris Martin.

1945Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach^[†]

Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE is an Australian former professional tennis player.