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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1944
Page
7
Unofficial returns from 2,845 of 3,075 precincts show Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York securing more than 50 percent of Wisconsin Republican ballots. Dewey totaled 131,740 votes, among the 260,468 Republican ballots cast, with Fred Zimmerman also a candidate.
Man leads as Zimmerman tops the field for delegate at large while Lt Commander Harold E. Stassen Gen Douglas MacArthur and Wendell L. Willkie trail. Overall Republican votes reach 61 percent of 426 996 ballots. earlier tabulations keep Dewey 15 Stassen 4 MacArthur 3 and 2 un instructed leaning Dewey.
Los Angeles AP report says thousands of gallons of scarce aviation gasoline were stolen from army and navy bases by truck drivers who hid part of deliveries for the black market. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles S. Veale cited secret indictment of Floyd Fiecher on retaining 830 gallons from a 4500 gallon load and selling it to gas stations. Many army fields report shortages. dozens of drivers are under investigation.
Western Union Telegraph company announced it will recognize supervisory employees unions in collective bargaining. It said it is the first large corporation in the country to take such action.
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