Stalin Refuses Help for Warsaw Poles in 1944 Appeal
Wartime State Department papers reveal Roosevelt and Churchill urged Stalin to supply or allow bombers to aid the Warsaw resistance. Stalin rejected the plea, calling the Polish leadership criminals and citing political considerations. Averell Harriman urged a strong, personal message to Stalin to press for help.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Warsaw
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Churchill
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Soviet Union
Cordell Hull
Harriman
Moscow
Roosevelt Wanted France Out of Indochina After War
Washington AP — Historical papers reveal Franklin D. Roosevelt urged France be removed from Indochina after World War II and the region placed under an international trusteeship. He argued France had held the area for nearly a century and the people suffered as a result. France did return after the war, but full independence for Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia followed only after the 1954 Geneva conference.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Holiday Traffic Snags Warned On New England Roads
UPI reports Fourth of July weekend travel may face construction delays on Route 1 north of Boston with detours via 93 and 128. ALA notes heavy work on Route 103 in Vermont and predicts peak traffic on Route 3 to Cape Cod and Route 28 to Buzzards Bay. advises alternatives on stressed segments.
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UPI
U.S
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New England
Cape Cod
Buzzards Bay
Brandt Favors Trade Between East West
West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt urged gradual lowering of trade barriers between Europe’s two economic communities as a step toward political union. In a Rome City Hall speech Brandt proposed a joint secretariat for political coordination of the European Common Market and the European Free Trade Association.
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West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Europe
European Common Market
European Free Trade Association
Painless Air Force Diet Promises Energy and Ease
Joseph Alsop explains counting carbohydrates replaces calories for a painless diet with no hunger pains and feeling well. A companion piece cautions about risks in low carbohydrate dieting as July Reader's Digest goes on sale condensed from McCall's and Good Housekeeping, reflecting reader faith.
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