Roosevelt re election plan shocks convention duties on Wallace
The piece notes President Roosevelt will seek a fourth term and accept the Democratic nomination, placing vice president Wallace in a tough spot as delegates may pivot to a new No. 2. It highlights discontent with New Deal rhetoric and the Bretton Woods talks drawing public attention, urging better public understanding of international economics and noting Anna Boettiger’s involvement in the White House decisions.
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Virginia
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Mark Childs
Childs
Boettiger
White House
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Sissie
Buzzie
Seven American Ships Lost In Invasion
In the Normandy invasion, six American and British destroyers were lost along with the transport Susan B. Anthony and several other vessels. The Navy counted seven US ships and eight British ships sunk, while many troops survived with field packs and small arms rescued from the scene. Commanders survived six of the seven US vessel losses, with two wounded.
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London
France
United States Navy Department
British
Admiralty
Santa Clara
Susan B. Anthony
Tide
Rich
Partridge
Corry
Glennon
Meredith
Roosevelt
Boadicea
Swift
Swenner
Mourne
Blackwood
Lawford
Lord Austin
Minster
Washington
Navy
United States
Life-Death Fight Is On Germany Broadcast
London AP reports a grim German broadcast declaring terror grips the people and that Germany's life and death fight is on. It vows a total war mobilization with every capable person to join, promising to defend frontiers against a Russian advance.
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London
Germany
Saipan casualties top 15 thousand as initiative drives Pacific push
Navy Secretary Forrestal announced Saipan costs 15 053 American casualties 2 359 killed 11 481 wounded and 1 213 missing. Japan’s losses were 11 948 buried. Admiral Nimitz cited prisoners over 1 000. High officials stressed tougher battles ahead as Saipan is secured for air operations.
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Nimitz
Thompson Receives Distinguished Flying Cross Award
SGT Thompson a B24 aerial turret gunner with 25 missions over Fortress Europe is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The 21 year old veteran enlisted in 1942 after junior college at La Grange and has earned the Air Medal and four Oak Leaf clusters overseas since 1943.
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C. C. Thompson
Forest Drive
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Europe
Air raids hammer Munich as Western Europe targets rail hubs
Allied air offensives pound Munich and Saarbrucken for a third day with hundreds of bombers and fighters. Losses mount on both sides as German fighters engage over western Germany and northern Italy targets at Brescia, Verona, Mestre and Mantua rail yards and Key oil facilities near Trieste.
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Trieste
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Tagliamento
Brescia
Verona
Mestre
Mantua
Europe
Kotka
Helsinki
Saarbrucken
Paris
Ruhr
Munich
Yanks Stage Sizable Gain In Normandy
Allied forces press advances across seven sectors in Normandy led by gains below Carentan. American units seize St. Andre de Bohon and Gournay near Carentan while pushing toward La Barre de Semilly. British forces retake Maltot as fighting continues around St. Lo and Lessay with heavy clashes near Caen.
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Carentan
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Gournay
St. Lo
Omar Bradley
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la Boulaye
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Orne
Tilly-sur-Seulles
Erwin Rommel
Lenders of Penick and Ford Dies in Minnesota
Adolph W. H. Lenders, vice president of Penick and Ford and general manager of its Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids plant, died at 5 a.m. Thursday in Rochester Minnesota after a long illness at age 77. A German born chemical engineer, he helped Penick and Ford rebuild the Douglas Starch plant after a 1919 explosion and fire and held several corn products patents. He lived at 2101 Grande avenue SE and tended Guernsey cattle and Berkshire hogs on a Cedar Rapids area farm.
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Muenchen
Germany
United States
New York
Middle West
Rockzone Syrup Company
Rockford
Air Robots Used On Yank Troops
In France on June 19 a bomb type allied to pilotless aircraft was used against U S troops on the beachhead. One robot plane was seen at over 300 mph toward German lines while ordnance officers identified parts of a second. The War Secretary disputed German use of pilotless planes, saying they likely would not hurt dispersed troops.
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Europe
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German Ace Killed On Western Front
London AP reports Lt. Eugen Zweigert once credited with 69 Allied aircraft is killed on the western front. The German radio announced the loss on Thursday.
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London
Eugen Zweigert
Germany
Soviets Threaten Reich Front as Baltic Campaign Advances
Nazi broadcasts claim retreat along the Baltic front with Soviet armor pressing toward the Niemen near Alytus Lithuania 25 miles from East Prussia. Dvinsk defenses are said to be stormed after withdrawal while Soviet columns breach the road to Brest Litovsk. Berlin reports heavy German losses since June 23.
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British Press Association
Russian Forces Advance Toward Suwalki Triangle
Russian units pushed within 19 miles of East Prussia as the front widened to threaten Kaunas and Dvinsk. Berlin and Moscow reports described a swift advance across Lithuania and Latvia with heavy losses for German forces, while Yeremenko’s offensive neared the Latvian border and Red Star claimed captured towns and a collapsing garrison.
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