Hillman and P A C Shadow Politics in War Drive
George E. Sokolsky accuses Sidney Hillman of using reform rhetoric to push partisan power, backing Tammany-aligned candidates in New York judiciary races. He notes Hillman’s influence through the P A C and Costello–Marcantonio ties, arguing the group prioritizes money and control over policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Sokolsky
Sidney Hillman
CIO
P.ac
Boston
Mr. Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
P.A.C
Willkie
Roosevelt
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Hillman
New York
George Frankenthaler
Frankenthaler
Tammany Hall
Costello
Vito Marcantonio
Irving L. Levey
Tammany
Irvin L. Levey
Tammmany
Tter
Demotic Party
Sidney
Marcantonio
Jdney Hillman
P. A.C
Weather Turns Warm After Cooler Night In City
After a chilly night the thermometer read 51 degrees, down from a high of 78 yesterday. The Weather Bureau expects low 80s this afternoon and similar tomorrow, with tonight not as cool. Fair weather continues. Anniversary of collapse in Rome marks one year since Italy's surrender with no formal observance. Naval Captain Ellery Stone notes noteworthy gains for the year.
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Weather Bureau
Rome
Italy
Ellery Stone
Allied Control Commission
Allies Swing Hidden Haymaker in Belgium
Allied forces under Eisenhower punched toward the Siegfried Line as four armies broke the Albert Canal defense and pressed toward Dutch and German frontier areas. British, American, Canadian and Polish units advanced near Liege, Namur, Boulogne, Calais, and Antwerp while Patton’s Third Army moved toward Metz and Nancy resisted.
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Belgium
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Siegfried Line
Albert Canal
Liege
Metz
France
Alexander M. Patch
Mediterranean
Besancon
Belfort
Switzerland
le Havre
Eisenhower
Limburg
Ardennies Forest
Supreme Headquarters
Nancy
Patton
Toul
Second
Beeringen
Leuven
Bourg-Leopold
Antwerp
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Huy
Meuse
Namur
Aachen
Pont-a-Mousson
Normandy
Sedan
Netherlands
French
Boulogne
Calais
Dunkerque
Paris
Dixmude
Ostend
St. Omer
Ypres
Boulers
Thielt
Gen
Holland
Japanese drive toward Lingling front lines in Hunan
Five Japanese divisions have captured Lingling air base in Southern Hunan, press toward Kweilin. Lingling lies 75 miles southwest of Hengyang where an American air base was lost, and within ten miles of Kwangsi border. Front spans about 60 miles with Kweilin within 100 miles.
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Chungking
Lingling
Hunan
Hengyang
Kwangsi Province
Kweilin
Death Threats testified in double murder case
Evelyn Redding testified that her father C. M. Redding threatened to kill her mother during a March phone call and again after he was served with a note, prior to Mrs. Redding's death on April 6 at the Double Dip Drive. The 17-year-old witness described 10 to 12 threats against her mother's life.
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Evelyn Redding
Mrs. Redding
C. M. Redding
Evelyn
Jury to Decide Fate of Former Grocer in Murder Trial
All testimony in the murder trial of 0. M. Redding has been introduced as counsel for both sides announce they closed at 2 05 this afternoon. The fate of the former grocer who shot his wife rests with 12 good men and true. Judge Henry Bishop will draft the charge to the jury and arguments may extend into the afternoon session.
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M. Redding
Henry Bishop
Redding Murder Trial Claims Life Threats Amid Divorce
Testimony describes threats against Mrs. Redding by her husband before divorce papers were served. Evelyn testified her father threatened to kill her mother if she divorced him. The gun used in the killing was shown to Marvin Redding, and a psychiatrist suggested only the defendant could know his memory of the shooting.
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Redding
Man Loses Wife Car and Temper in Courtroom Exchange
A husband tells assistant district attorney J. L. Bagwell he wants charges after a man stole his car and wife. Bagwell jokes about fines for the car while the husband questions the value of his wife, then leaves in a sour mood.
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J. L. Bagwell
Bagwell
Official Felt-Hat Day in Amarillo Sparks Straw Debate
A humorous local note rages about old straw hats. residents mock worn hats as unsuitable headwear amid Amarillo’s Saturday Official Felt-Hat Day. The writer questions fashion waste and jokes that even a horse would refuse such headgear.
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Amarillo
Escape lines knocked out Rome and Balkans rail routes
Allied air forces report all German escape and supply lines from Vienna and Budapest to Bulgaria and Greece impassable. Bombing targets include railways in Yugoslavia and Romania as Tito and Russian advances push east of Belgrade. Rail traffic Greece to Belgrade and beyond is halted by air assaults and partisan demolitions.
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Rome
Vienna
Budapest
Bulgaria
Greece
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Nis
Serbia
Brod
Sarajevo
15Th Air Force
Danube
Mediterranean
Hungary
Romania
Adriatic
Roosevelt rejects Dewey charges as tired and defeatist
President Roosevelt responds to Gov. Dewey's accusations that the administration is tired quarrelsome and defeatist stating he would like to return to Hyde Park not due to fatigue or defeat. He notes he has not read Dewey's full speech but heard a summary from a family member and deflects questions about Hershey and the draft. He emphasizes staying on to meet world conditions when the people want him.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Hyde Park
N. Y
Dewey
Philadelphia
Lewis B. Hershey
General Hershey
New Deal
Six Direct Hits On Japanese Warships Reported
Navy reports direct hits on a 39 000 ton carrier and a 30 000 ton battleship during the Eastern Philippines battle. Lt Edward E Wood and three crewed planes counted five hits on the carrier and one on the battleship. Two planes returned safely. others were lost or damaged. some crews rescued by a destroyer.
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Washington
Navy
Edward E. Wood
Warrington Branch
Pensacola
Fla
Torpedo Squadron 31
Philippines
Wood
Ira F. Bewley
Weatherford
Texas
Thomas R. Legett, Jr
South Chapparral St
Corpus Christi
John B. Russell
Portsmouth
Dexter W. Smith
Denver
Colo
James Jones, Jr
Bailey
N. C
Are War Atrocity Stories True or False
A mixed reception greets reports on war atrocities from Europe. Individuals including H. O. Starks and several Polish officials weigh in, with some asserting authenticity while others doubt exaggeration. Pope Pius XII reportedly endorses Vatican aid to Warsaw women.
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Europe
London
Pius XII
Vatican
Warsaw
Raczkiewicz
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity fair tonight with Saturday and Sunday partly cloudy and little temperature change. West Texas fair in the Panhandle and South Plains with considerable cloudiness elsewhere this afternoon and tonight and showers in the Del Rio Eagle Pass area and east of the Pecos River. New Mexico generally fair today through Saturday night with rising temperatures. high today 80 to 90 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio Eagle Pass
Pecos River
New Mexico
Noo
SUPERS STRIKE AGAIN IN PAN- PACIFIC BOMBING CAMPAIGN
Allied air forces carried out raids across Manchuria Palau Yap and the Philippines with B 29s Liberators and carrier planes targeting Anshan Showa steel works and other industrial targets Dozens of ships and aircraft were destroyed or damaged while Japanese defences were minimal in the Pacific strikes Generals MacArthur and Wood were active in reporting operations and command changes across the theaters of war
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Anshan
Showa
Japan
Nippon
War Industries
Southwest Japan
Takao
Formosa
Pacific Command
Kuriles
Marcus
Iwo Island
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Palau
Philippines
Davao
Pacific
Celebes
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Balkan War Clouds Deepen With Soviet Balkans Drive
Soviet and Allied reports describe tanks and troops overrunning Bulgaria and advancing toward the Adriatic and Aegean coasts. Yugoslav sources claim a general uprising against Nazi occupation in Serbia and an imminent risk of encirclement of German forces in southeastern Europe.
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Bruce W. Mann
London
U.P
Bulgaria
Adriatic
Aegean
Red Army
Balkan
Serbia
Europe
Italy
Yugoslavia
Romania
Germany
Josip Tito
Danube
DNB
Greece
Demotica
Moscow
Warsaw
Narew
Wittain
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Globe
Rhine
Mosellelier
George S. Patton
Third
West Wall
Associated Press
Edward D. Ball
Moselle River
Moselle
U. S
Ball
Margaret West
State
Balkans
Ljubljana
Uzice
Bihac
Sunja
Karlov
Zagreb
Fiume
Salonika
A. B. Dick Mimeograph
Russell Stationery Company
St Thomas
Pulse Feeler
Maverick Club
H. O. Starks
Oil Company
A. B. Weather Bureau
John Maynard Ltr. Co
Leonard Milliman
Manchuria
Berlin
Yap
Halmahera
20Th Bomber Command
Douglas MacArthur
Moluccas
Guinea
Aleutians
Ralph Wood
Southwest Pacific Air Command
17Th Naval District
Sofia
United Press War
M. S. Handler
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