Quebec Parley Stirs Debate on Allied Unity and Secrets
George E. Sokolsky argues Roosevelt and Churchill likely discussed broader aims beyond Pacific aid at Quebec. He questions secrecy and suggests hidden talks tie Britain America and Soviet interests, noting Dumbarton Oaks and postwar power shifts may shift influence toward Moscow. He urges public disclosure of decisions.
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George E. Sokolsky
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Quebec
Great Britain
United States
Pacific
Japan
India
Burma
Malay States
Borneo
Singapore
Hongkong
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Hawaii
Rosoevelt
Roosevelt-Churchill
Far East
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rosevelt
Engad
Dumbarton Oaks
Russia
Hitler
Europe
Stalin
Lublin
Tito
Jugoslavia
Rusnia
France
de Gaulle
Chiang Kai-shek
London
Washington
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Weather overview for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Weather summary notes party cloudy conditions in Amarillo and West Texas with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Panhandle and Pecos Valley. Warmer readings expected Tuesday with highs around 70 to 80, lows 45 to 60, and a 24 hour period ending 6:30 notations.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Grudge campaign heats as Roosevelt and Dewey clash
President Roosevelt and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey enter a bitter six week campaign with sharp charges and taunts. Roosevelt accused Dewey of lying in demobilization and labeled GOP leaders labor baiters while outlining reconversion jobs as a keynote. Dewey promised candor and planned a national broadcast, with further stops in New England and pivotal states as polling day nears.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Dewey
Belen
N. M
Oklahoma City
Sylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Detroit
New England
Massachusetts
Allied push into Rhineland slows German defense
Allied forces pour reinforcements into the Arnhem bridgehead across the Neder Rhine. American troops carve a new pocket east of Nijmegen while heavy bombardment pounds Frankfurt Coblenz and Ludwigshafen. British Second Army and Canadian forces advance near Antwerp and Calais as Arnhem holds under intense attack.
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Arnhem
Neder Rhine
Nijmegen
Reich
Beek
Kleve
Siegfried Line
Rhine
U. S
Cortney H. Hodges
Rhineland
Frankfurt
Coblenz
United Press
Henry T. Gorrell
Clark
First Army
Second Army
Turnhoust Canal
Antwerp
Holland
Channel
Calais
RAF
Aachen
Duren
Cologne
Oosterbeek
Birth of a new Texas party aims to rival major electors
Birth announcements issued in Texas for a new political party with Roy Sanderford as permanent chairman and Hamilton Rogers as secretary to certify electors. The group seeks to oppose the Democratic and Republican electors and challenges use of the Democratic name, with a court ruling affecting party designation.
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NEW Texas Party
Austin
Texas
Roy Sanderford
Belton
Hamilton Rogers
Fort Worth
Sanderford
Roosevelt
Truman
New Party
State Supreme Court
National Party
Democratic Party
CIO
Harry L. Seay
Dallas
Clark
Potter County Tax Rolls Rise by 1.33 Million Dollars
Potter County's total property valuation for 1944 tops 39.7 million dollars up from 38.4 million, driven by new buildings and personal property. The commissioners approved the recapitulation and set a 60 cent tax rate, with discounts for early payment and a war-time reserve motive.
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Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Hoyt
Potter County Taxpayers’ Association
Amarillo
Ledo Road Gives Life To China
The Post-Intelligencer reports the Ledo road as a vital overland link into China. Army engineers confirm its importance for late supplies to Chinese armies, noting the route extends from eastern India through Burma to Yunnan and features many bridges and elevated sections up to 4300 feet.
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Ledo Road
China
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
U. S. Army Engineers
Washington
D.C
Yunan
India
Burma
Trunghka
Lewis A. Pick
Peleliu
Palau
Chungking
Yunnan Province
Canton
Pan
Nippenese
Red Cross Receives News Tip First Prize
The Red Cross will receive the $5 first prize for News Tips this week. Ivan Frederickson wins $3 for reporting a friendly coyote in town. Larry Roush earns $2 for tipping about a boy falling from a car on the highway. Additional callers are listed with street addresses.
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Red Cross
Ivan Frederickson
Wichita Street
Larry Roush
Virginia Street
Reds Jolt Nazis Out Of Estonia
Soviet forces completed the liberation of Estonia and pressed westward from Valmiera toward the Gulf of Riga. Russian naval units joined a land sea assault on Tallinn suburbs as the Red Army advanced into Hungary and Slovakia, with reports of uprisings in Hungary.
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London
U.P
Red Army
Estonia
Moscow
Hungary
Slovakia
United Press
Henry Shapiro
Valmiera
Gulf of Riga
Leonid A. Govorev
Baltic
Budapest
Arad
Bucharest
Battonya
BBC
Finnish Troops Push Nazis From Northern Finland
Helsinki reports Finnish forces making slow but steady progress to drive Germans from northern Finland. A communique says they occupied part of Suomussalmi and advanced toward Puolanka, overcoming mines demolitions and road blocks set by retreating Nazis as they honor a wartime armistice with Russia.
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Helsinki
Finland
Suomussalmi
Puolanka
Yanks Advance Through Futa Pass Into Po Valley Front
American forces pierced the Futa Pass to Castel del Rio and pressed toward the Po Valley. Lt. Gen. Clark’s Fifth Army, supported by British and Brazilian units, advanced northeast of Firenzuola, reaching near the Bologna rail route while Canadians pushed northwest of Rimini and Loyal H bob ships shelled positions near Pedrera Grande.
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Rome
U.P
Futa Pass
Castel del Rio
Bologna-Rimini
Eighth Army
Adriatic
U. S. Fifth Army
Italy
Firenzuloa
Mark W. Clark
Apennines
Po Valley
Bologna
Rimini
Pedrero Grande
Loyal
Pulse Feeler Poll Asks What Women Must Be
The Pulse Feeler asks readers what men want most in a wife. John Barton says they want them all, P M Jackson favors a sweetheart, Guy Bennett prefers a helpmate, John Hooper envisions a mother, Edward Singleton calls for a mixed mix of housewife and sweetheart.
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John Barton
P. M. Jackson
Guy Bennett
Grainman
John Hooper
Edward Singleton
Lumberman
Philippines Hour Near as Nimitz Reports Broad Attacks
Tokyo radio says American seaborne planes hit the Philippines destroying hundreds of Japanese planes and ships. Nimitz notes a two day raid around Manila causing extensive damage to ground facilities with heavy carrier air forces in action.
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Tokyo
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Manila
Admiral Nimitz
Nimitz
Marc A. Mitscher
Cebu
Legaspi
Masaharu Homma
Tokyo Weekly Economic Review
Chichi
Haha
Bonins
Iwo
Marcus
William Halsey
Mitscher
Halsey
Malakal Harbor
Ne Man
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George FE. Sokolsky
Globe
U. S. Weather Bureau
Russell Stationery Company
Roth
Germany
Signal Corps
Eisenhower
Third Reich
Ronald Clark
Miles C. Dempsey
Lis
Cale
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Billy Don Acton
Lee Grubley
Jackie Lawson
Alabama Street
Ed Eubank
Earl Fisher
Louisiana Street
Wanda Mae Grove
Taylor Street
Betty Beets
North Johnson Street
Jane Simpson
Pierce Street
Jeff Wallentin
Mississippi Street
Arkie Elms
West Eleventh Avenue
Dorothy Vogel
Fannin Street
C. W. McCarty
Tennessee Street
R. E. Wheeler
van Buren Street
Northern Territory
Fifth
Pisa NS
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
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