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May 26, 1945

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Headlines from May 26, 1945

Noted French Flier Poses As Nazi Agent to Trap Spy; Costes, Who Flew the Atlantic in 1930, Is Revealed as Aide of FBI After Arrest Here of Former French Officer Noted French Ocean Flier Poses As Nazi Agent to Aid in Spy Hunt Cavaillez a Radio Expert Did Research in Libraries Prisoner Said to Be Wealthy

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P J M CAVAILLEZ: seized as Nazi spy; held in bail, NYC; aviator D Costes, who posed as fellow spy, revealed as FBI aide; pors; H Sonnet named Cavaillez coconspirator

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Allied-Soviet Unity Lacking On Germans' Re-education; American Information Chief Reveals That No Conversations Looking to Coordination of Information Have Been Held EDUCATION UNITY IN REICH LACKING

By Gladwin Hill By Wireless To the New York Times

Brig Gen McClure reveals lack of US-Brit discussions with USSR on coordination of indoctrination in programs in Allied zones; outlines Sup Allied Hdqrs policy

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YALTA DIFFERENCES SNARL VETO ISSUE; Experts Try to Resolve Voting Formula Before Britain and U.S. Put Problem to Stalin CLASH OVER YALTA SNARLS VETO ISSUE

By James B. Reston Special To the New York Times

Yalta interpretation snarls veto issue; US and GB try to solve issue before reverting it to Stalin

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E BOND SALES IN U.S. AT 35.8% OF QUOTA; A WAR BOND IS THE ADMISSION FOR VISIT TO THIS U-BOAT

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inspection by war bond buyers, NYC, planned; U-boat illus

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BATTLE FANTASTIC; Japanese Land Planes on Yontan Field, Try a Grenade Assault ALL OF ENEMY ARE KILLED As Air War Flames Over Wide Area, Marines Put Tanks in Naha and Find Mines Attack Begins at Dusk Japanese Leap From Plane 111 ENEMY PLANES LOST AT OKINAWA

By Bruce Rae By Wireless To the New York Times

marines extend Naha bridgehead

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1945Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2012)^[†]

Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh was an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, first term from 18 October 1999 to 16 January 2003 and second term, from 1 November 2004 to 5 December 2008. He also served in the Union cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.

1945Alistair MacDuff, English lawyer and judge^[†]

Sir Alistair Geoffrey MacDuff is a retired British judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

1945Garry Peterson, Canadian-American drummer^[†]

Garry Denis Peterson is a Canadian-American drummer. Peterson was originally a "child prodigy" drummer, backing many popular acts in the 1950s, but is best remembered as an original member of The Guess Who. He served as the band's drummer from 1962 to 1975.

Headlines from May 26, 1945

Allied-Soviet Unity Lacking On Germans' Re-education; American Information Chief Reveals That No Conversations Looking to Coordination of Information Have Been Held EDUCATION UNITY IN REICH LACKING

YALTA DIFFERENCES SNARL VETO ISSUE; Experts Try to Resolve Voting Formula Before Britain and U.S. Put Problem to Stalin CLASH OVER YALTA SNARLS VETO ISSUE

E BOND SALES IN U.S. AT 35.8% OF QUOTA; A WAR BOND IS THE ADMISSION FOR VISIT TO THIS U-BOAT

BATTLE FANTASTIC; Japanese Land Planes on Yontan Field, Try a Grenade Assault ALL OF ENEMY ARE KILLED As Air War Flames Over Wide Area, Marines Put Tanks in Naha and Find Mines Attack Begins at Dusk Japanese Leap From Plane 111 ENEMY PLANES LOST AT OKINAWA

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