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* 35 YEARS *
IN 1945t THE FOLLOWING HISTORICAL EVENTS OCCURRED:
PRESIDENT -F. D, R0oSEVELT (D) DIED 4/12/45
H. S, TRUMAN (D) VICE PRESIDENT
(WHEN ROOSEVELT I)IED)
VICE PRESIDENT -H. A, WALLACE (D)
BEST PICTURE: THE LOST WEEKEND
BEST ACTRESS: INGRID BERGMAN -GASLIGHT
BEST ACTOR: RAY MILLAND -THE LOST WEEKENI)
WORLI) SERIES: DETROIT. A,L. (4)
CHICAGo\ N,L, (3)
I)IED: ROBERT CHARLES BENCHLEY (HUMORIST) 1889-1945
JoSEPH PAUL GOEBBELS (NAZI LEADER) 1987-1945
ADOLF HITLER (GERMAN DICTATOR) 1889-1945
JEROME I)AVID KERN (COMPoSER) 1885-1945
BENITO MUSSOLINI (ITALIAN DICTATOR) 1883-19q5
GEORGE SMITH PATTON. JR. (U.S, ARMy OFFICER) 1885-1945
ERNEST TAYLOR PyLE (JOURNALIST) 1900-1945
THE DECAI)E OF THE FORTIES WAS DOMINATED BY Wof}LD WAR 11,
PLANES & TANKS WERE LASHED T0 THE DECKS OF GULF TANKERS FOR DELIVERY
0VEiRSEAS. THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES ENTERED THE ARMED FORCES,. OTHERS
JOINED CIVIL I)EFENSE UNITS, IT WAS A TIME 0F SLOGANS: ''OIL IS
AMMUNITI0Nj USE IT WISELY!" GASOLINE RATI0NING MADE THIS EMPHATIC;
WHILE GULF REFINERIES SUPPLIEI) URGENTLY NEEDED 100-OCTANE FUEL FOR
FIGHTER PLANES. ANOTHER VITAL NEED WAS RUBBER. SCRAP RUBBER WAS
COLLECTED FOR REPROCESSINGi AND GULF & PARTNERS BUILT THE WORLD'S
LARGEST PLANT FOR MAKING BUTAI)IENE FOR SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
FEBRUARY 11 -YALTA AGREEMENT SIGNED BY FOR, CHURCHILL a STALIN.
APRIL 12 -FOR DIES,. TBUMAN IS PREsloENT,
28 -MUSSOLINl & MISTRESst CLARA PETACCI, KILLEI) AT LAKE COMO,
MAY 1 -ADM. DOENITZ TAKES COMMAND IN GERMANY,. DEATH OF
HITLER ANNOUNCED.
2 -BERLIN FALLS,
