Roosevelt leads with 286 electoral votes in Gallup poll
Princeton August 23 1944 Franklin D Roosevelt leads in 28 states with 286 electoral votes Dewey holds 245 in 20 states The poll marks post convention pre election sentiment noting Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware margins and warns results are not a November forecast It highlights regional patterns and the soldier vote strength for Roosevelt with a focus on the Midwest and key states Nebraska and Kansas. Jimmie Meek Jr infantile paralysis patient rests well after hospitalization with Pvt James Meek his father en route from Fort Belvoir Virginia
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Pattons Army Hurtles Toward Hitlerland in France
Allied forces in eastern France press toward Troyes severing last Nazi escape routes from Southern France. Patton’s tanks push beyond Sens toward the Reich frontier as Bra dley’s 2nd Army advances along the Seine, converging with Canadian and British units to seal the German retreat.
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Polish Italian Troops Push Nazis Northward in Adriatic Fight
Allied communique reports Polish and Italian forces driving German rearguard units north of the Metauro River toward the Gothic Line. Patrols seize south bank territory from the Adriatic to 12 miles inland while gains extend inland southwest of San Giorgio de Pesaro. U S third army columns reportedly reached Troyes after a rapid dash from Paris, as Churchill meets Bonomi and Badoglio in Rome.
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Heaviest Roblitz Bombardment Hits South England
London reports the heaviest dawn barrage of flying bombs yet as Allied forces push toward Pas de Calais beyond the Seine. Ground fire curtains the sky and clouds rise from bomb explosions. casualties, including deaths, rise from strikes on residential areas while shelters endure the blast.
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Park to Honor Service Men Near Amarillo College
Work has begun on a new park immediately south of Amarillo College to honor service men. Borrow pits on east and west streets are being filled with earth from new paving as the park is surveyed by architects. H C Pipkin said the memorial building study group will meet soon.
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Summer School Closes as Report Cards Are Issued
Summer school closed this morning and report cards went out as students begin a two week vacation. Principal R B Norman and clerk Mrs Lee Brown return to prep for the fall term. Weather forecasts expect scattered showers and a slight cooldown after a 95 degree day.
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Vicinity
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Thursday with scattered showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon and again Thursday. West Texas mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and Thursday. New Mexico: scattered showers and thunderstorms today early tonight and Thursday afternoon. Cooler east portion today and tonight. Highs 85 to 95. 24 hour highs 95, low 66, noon 84.
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Patriots liberate Paris as uprising retakes city
Paris erupts in a four day French uprising against German occupation. Gen. Koenig confirms the capital is in French hands, with 50 000 underground fighters leading the assault and police reform joining the revolt. The once-occupied city now stands free four years and 70 days after the Wehrmacht entered.
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Third invasion of France reported in Allied advance
London reports from Aug 23 state Algiers radio says Perpignan fell to interior French forces after three Allied planes landed to establish liaison with French resistance. Unconfirmed stories say Allied troops landed near Bordeaux and Arcachon while American columns push toward Nantes and St Jean de Luz.
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American troops reach Grenoble deep in southern France
Seventh Army forces pierced German defenses and entered Grenoble 140 miles north of the Mediterranean coast. The advance linked Allied French fronts, with French interior forces aiding, as Maj. Gen. Patch’s spearhead moved toward Lyon and the Rhone Valley.
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Plunge On Into Romania R Verein Offensive Push Makes Romania Key
Soviet forces pushed across a 150 mile Romanian front from Iasi toward Bucharest and Ploesti, advancing amid heavy German losses. Malinovsky and Totbukhin led drives toward Galati and the Danube, while Chisinau remained trapped in a Dnestr pocket and Warsaw was outflanked on the Baltic front.
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