Indiana Republicans defeat Dewey instruction at state convention
Indiana Republicans rejected a Landis proposal to instruct 29 state delegates to vote for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey at the national convention. Homer Capehart was nominated for the U. S. Senate, defeating James Tucker, with Ralph Gates unopposed for governor.
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Indiana
Thomas E. Dewey
Gerald W. Landis
Homer E. Cape
Indianapolis
Dewey
U. S. Senate
Capehart
James E. Tucker
Ralph H. Gates
West Virginia University Board to Pick Lawall Successor
The reorganized WVU board of governors plans a Morgantown meeting in two weeks to choose a successor to President Charles E. Lawall amid unconfirmed reports. Governor Neely and other officials declined comment as board members shuffled terms and confirmed faculty appointments, including Lawall’s reappointment by the Morgantown meeting.
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
Charles E. Lawall
M. M. Neely
Morgantown
Arthur B. Koontz
Col
H. C. Greer
Nows
Second Congressional District
T. C. Townsend
John H. Hoffman
Neely
John B. Hoblitzell, Jr
Parkersburg
F. M. McIntosh, Jr
Spencer
Victor Shaw
Fairmont
Lawall
Elizabeth Lanelle Agee
Welch
Austin V. Wood
R Wheeling
Robert Pritchard
Weston
State GOP To Organize Today in Charleston West Virginia
The Republican state executive committee elected May 9 will meet in Charleston at 2 p.m. to elect officers including chairman candidate Jim H. Shott of Bluefield. Incumbent Robert H. C. Kay of Charleston chairs since 1939, with Carl O. Schmidt, Madyn Bazzie, Mrs. Andrew Northcott and FE M Tutwiler among other officers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Republican State Executive Committee
Jim H. Shott
Bluefield
Republican Committee
Democratic Committee
Parkersburg
Shott
Will
Yanks Increase Pressure on Biak Defenders
Allied forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur reported heavy fighting as Sixth Army troops seized a ridge above the Bosnek Mokmer road to press Japanese defenders on Biak Island. Liberators bombed targets near Truk and Woleai as carrier warfare continued nearby.
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Biak
Douglas MacArthur
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Schouten Islands
Sale
Mokmer
Ibdi
Mandom
Bosnek
Philippines
Sorido
Borokoe
British New Guinea
Aitape
Alita
MacArthur
Truk
Carolines
Stawan
Woleai
Recount Halted in Mercer County Race Says Officials
Mercer county court halted the recount in the state senate contest between incumbent W Broughton Johnston and W V Ross and the sheriff nomination race. Perry Dye won the sheriff recount moving his majority from 85 to 91 as votes from Rock district were largely recounted. Official totals pending as a recess extends to next Tuesday.
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W. V. Ross
Mercer County
Rock District
J. C. Panning
Perry Dye
Beaver Pond
Rock
Senate
Mercer
Summers
Monroe
Johnston
Ross
Republican News Court
German Paratroopers Fail Capture of Tito in Bosnia Fight
German paratroopers and gliders struck Tito’s Bosnian HQ near Drvar May 25 but Tito and key allied officers escaped to the mountains. Rommel was said to direct the assault. U S Fifteenth Air Force and RAF supported Tito as ground battles raged with German armor and invasions across multiple towns.
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Italy
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Erwin Rommel
Tito
Maj
Randolph Churchill
Logan Pribichevich
Time
Life
Fortune
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Reuters
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Split
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Petrovac
U. S
Fifteenth Air Force
RAF
Bihac
Adriatic
Podjice
Banja Lika
Livno
Pope Hopefully Sees Early Peace Amid War Debate
Pope Pius XII urged against the idea that only total victory or total destruction ends the war. He praised restraint and warned that vengeance would prolong conflict. Speaking to the College of Cardinals, he cautioned about misreading papal primacy amid calls for peace and warned against violence.
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London
Pius
College of Cardinals
Russia
York
Allied forces gain in Burma during key offensives
Southeast Asia Command reports Allied and Chinese units attack from three sides around Myitkyina and Mogaung. Western thrust advances 1,500 yards, northern and southern gains cited. Chindits reportedly killed over 700 Japanese, total at least 3,700 in Burma campaign. Japanese reinforcements blocked on all fronts.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Myitkyina
Mogaung River
Malakawng
Kamaing
Seton
Mogaung
W. D. A. Lentaigne
Mogang
Injunction Restrain s Democratic Meeting In Charleston
Judge Charles Ritchie issued an injunction in Charleston restraining a Kanawha County Democratic committee meeting set for tonight. The order, requested by Nelle Deford and backed by William Garnett and W R Norton, cites pending recounts that delay assembling a full committee. Officials said the meeting was cancelled and action is undecided.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charles Ritchie
Common Pleas Court
Kanawha County
Nelle Deford
William Garnett
W. R. Norton
Army Shoes Sent to Fertilizing Plant Sparks House Debate
Representative Calvin Johnson cited reports that well worn army shoes were ground up for fertilizer at a plant near Granite City Illinois. The War Department confirmed a shoe rebuilding plant operates in Hannibal Missouri and said some unfit shoes are sold to fertilizer firms at low prices.
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Washington
Calvin Johnson
WV. Ill
G. I
Smith-Rowland Fertilizing Company
Granite City
War Department
International Shoe Company
Hannibal
Illinois
Rep
Johnson
Allied Forces Smash Through Nazi Defenses Near Rome
American armored and infantry units broke key German strongholds at Valmontone and Velletri in the Alban Hills near Rome. The advance severed the Via Casilina and pushed German forces toward new lines as Clark’s troops closed on the capital with reinforcements, signaling a turning stage in the Rome battle.
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Valmontone
Veiletri
Alban Hills
Rome
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Velletri
Mark W. Clark
Hermann Goering
Via
Casilina
Hitler
Clark
Ferentoni
Albert Kesselring
Avezzano
First Armored
Lanuvia
Eternal City
Frosinone
John B White Dies at Summer Camp in West Virginia
John Baker White a Charleston attorney and former state official died at a summer camp near Rupert Greenbrier county after a heart attack He would have been 76 next August 24 White served on the state board of control from 1932 to 1941 and held top posts He had a long military career retiring with lieutenant colonel and later colonel ranks Surviving are his wife Miss Mary Anne a Marshall College faculty member a sister Mrs Benjamin Reed of Baltimore and a brother Christian S White Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Baker White
Rupert
Greenbrier County
White
State Board of Control
Romney
Christian Streit White
Bessie Shultze White
William A. Maccorkle
Statehouse
Chilton, Maccorkle and Chilton
England
Army of Occupation
Germany
Army Reserve Corps
Board of Control
Baltimore
Christian S. White
WMC Orders New Control of Jobs
The War Manpower Commission expands the referral plan to blanket the nation beginning July 1. All men except farm workers must clear through the United States Employment Service to seek new jobs, with top priority given to war-related positions. McNutt says the system directs workers to where they are most needed and that cooperation with employment services is essential.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
United States Employment Service
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Roosevelt
Japs Reach Key Hunan Targets in Civil War Push
Chinese communique reports Japanese capture of Pingkiang and Ansiang in Hunan as major offensives press along the Milo river and Canton Hankow line. Chinese forces defend Changteh Changsha from multiple prongs with heavy casualties noted on both sides.
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Changsha
Hunan Province
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Ansiang
Hanshaw
Hunan
Canton-Hankow
Kweiyi
Pinkiang
Shangshouchien
Sina
Changlonal
South Bank
Blizzard Attacks Mine Laws Enforcement in West Virginia
West Virginia labor leader William Blizzard charges the state mine department with weak law enforcement while praising rising coal output. He cites aging miners, claims absenteeism is not dragging production, and accuses the operators' group of strong influence over mine safety. In Fairmont, UMW District 31 chief C Fremont Davis counters with an anti-absenteeism campaign showing initial success.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Wiliam Blizzard
State Mine Department
Blizzard
King of Mines
Jesse Redyard
Neely
Coal Operators’ Association
Ies
UMW 17
Fairmont
C. Fremont Davis
UMW District 31
Davis
Brush Fork Man Struck On Route 52 Near Bluefield
Asa Cleveland Gearhart of Brush Fork was injured when struck by a car on Route 52 near the Bluefield city limits around 9 PM. Bernard B. Hurst of Duhring operated the vehicle, claiming Gearhart stepped into the road. Gearhart suffered compound leg fractures and head injuries and was taken to St Luke's hospital. no charges were filed as of last night.
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Asa Cleveland Gearhart
Brush Fork
St. Luke's Hospital
Bramwell Road
Bluefield
W. E. Demoss
Jim Childers
Princeton
Gearhart
Bernard B. Hurst
Duhring
Hurst
S J. Luke's Hospital
OPA District Office Defines Hamburger
The OPA announced a new hamburger definition clarifying ground beef from four quarters of beef with zero point value. It allows sale of point free grade D meat for hamburger and helps retailers meet high demand while other meats still carry points.
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Charleston
W. Va
Pre Administration
OPA
History making flights across allied airfronts in Europe
Allied air forces mounted massive daylight raids involving nearly 5000 aircraft. American Flying Fortresses and P51 Mustangs landed on bases in Russia after bombing Romanian targets, completing a shuttle attack from Italian bases. British Fortresses struck Pas de Calais while heavy Italian raids hit German coastal targets. All aircrews reported safe returns.
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London
Mediterranean
Britain
French
Pas de Calais
Russia
Italy
France
U. S
Strategic Air Forces
Eighth Air Force
Stirring Scene Marks Landing of Shuttle Planes
Moscow reports that American bombers escorted by US and Soviet fighters landed at joint bases in the Soviet Union in the first leg of a shuttle mission. Maj. Gen. John R. Deane hailed it as history, a fulfillment of Moscow Tehran wartime decisions, while crews prepared for the return flight dropping more devices on eastern Europe.
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United States
Soviet Union
Europe
Britain
Italy
North Africa
Russia
Teheran
Germany
Ivan
John R. Deane
Basel Diers
Americana
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