Allied blockade cripples Japanese sea lanes below Philippines
General MacArthur reports an Allied air and naval blockade extending south of the Philippines. Japanese garrisons on outlying islands rely on makeshift shipping as major vessels avoid a new barrier from the Philippines to Ceram and Amboina. The shrinking sea corridor threatens Nippon’s Philippines Halmahera defense line amid ongoing raids.
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Philippines - Halmahera
Dewey Plans Philadelphia and Louisville Campaign Speeches
Gov. Thomas E Dewey announced he will deliver major campaign speeches in Philadelphia September 7 and Louisville September 8 as part of an early speaking drive in two key states. A prior speech may be scheduled before Philadelphia, per his secretary Paul Lockwood. Dewey accepted the invitation from the Pennsylvania Republican state committee led by Sen Harvey Taylor to speak at Convention Hall in Philadelphia.
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Thomas BE. Dewey
National Administration
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James C. Hagerty
Dewey
Paul Lockwood
Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee
Harvey Taylor
Wendell L. Willkie
State parks director cites forest fire toll and losses
Glen Durrell, director of state parks, says fires burn about 20 percent of the state's timber lands each year, estimating a significant annual loss to forests.
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Glen Durrell
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