Big Three Face Germany's Postwar Decisions
The Big Three Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin confront how to armistice terms occupation and interim government in Germany. They must decide occupation zones postwar governance and how long US troops stay with Britain and Russia pushing for influence and economic aims while avoiding disrupted markets and future conflict.
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Germany
Britain
Russia
Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt-Churchill
Europe
France
Rhineland
Roosevelt
Age and leadership clash dominates Democratic convention
Gould Lincoln surveys the Democratic national convention in Chicago as age fears and leadership splits surface. Roosevelt defends experienced governance while Kerr, Dewey, and Byrnes shape the debate on youth versus seniority and factional unity ahead of the November election.
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Micago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Roosevelt
Gov
Kerr
Oklahoma
Dewey
Forrestal on Pacific war near decisive battle
Navy Secretary James Forrestal says logistics bring U S forces close to forcing the enemy in the Pacific to stand and fight though he expects the forthcoming battle to be bitter and costly.
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Navy
James Forrestal
Pacific
Biddle Declares Strikes Hurt War Effort and Soldier Sentiment
Attorney General Francis Biddle warns that strikes hinder the war effort and act as tank traps for invading armies. He emphasizes that resentment toward labor interruptions is already evident among soldiers and will persist after the fighting ends.
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Francis Biddle
Education Leader Emphasizes Teacher Commitment
Dr Willard E Givens secretary National Education Association says the greatest war contribution a teacher can make is to stay on the job, urging continued effort and dedication amid wartime conditions.
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Willard E. Givens
National Education Association
Democrats At Convention Split Over Roosevelts Legacy
Raymond Moley argues the Democratic convention exposed deep rifts under Roosevelt influence, with stalemates among vice presidential hopefuls and regional factions. He warns the party may fracture before the election, as Southern states seek a separate path and the White House platform pleases few.
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Hitler Feared Rundstedt's Quit Detected By Hitler, Ousts Him
The article alleges Hitler distrusted Marshal Von Rundstedt, removed him from command on the Western Front after warning that a Russian breakthrough would ruin Germany. It claims Rundstedt urged surrender if the eastern front collapsed, while Hitler pressed to fight to the end, leading to Rundstedt's dismissal and morale decline. It also notes Allied observers doubt his death order.
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Russia
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Erwin Rommel
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Scorcher bicycle case looms after First Avenue crash
Police hunt a suspected bicycle speeder after a Thursday night collision with a young woman at First Avenue and Second Street. Witnesses condemned the driver and urged firm police action. In other news Cedar Rapids sent 150 residents to St. Louis for the Rock Island excursion to the world fair and a KenWood residence horse and rig were found abandoned, later traced to Supt. Barrett at the penitentiary. Marion sheriff probes loss of outfit. Water commissioners report year revenue of 12591.21 with a 15 percent rate cut in six months. Lost Nation women allegedly coerced beggars from Fort Madison transit.
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Simple naval desalination method for ships
Navy invents a compact chemical desalination system for rafts and lifeboats. Two chemicals the size of a soap bar are used with four quart bags to transform sea water into drinkable water. Process dissolves chemicals in sea water then filters and neutralizes alkali to render the water palatable.
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FSW
B. B. Somervell
Europe
Somervell
England
London
Navy
Goebbels Propaganda Push Signals Possible Peace Bid
The article analyzes Goebbels and Nazi broadcasts in July and mid July 1944 as a desperate bid for negotiated peace with the Allies. It argues Goebbels contrasts calls for peace with threats to devastate Europe and detach the Allies from the Soviet Union, suggesting war weariness grows among Germans. It compares Goebbels’ two articles to past figures Ludendorff and Hindenburg, noting some German leaders may reject continued fighting while Hitler presses for surrender terms.
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Doktor Goebbels
Das Reich
Berlin
Wehrmacht
Europe
Goebbels
Soviet Union
Home Service
Brotherhood of Man
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Hitler
Voices in Berlin trans mitter warn of blood and doom
The passage contrasts Nazi wartime threats with a shift to calm rhetoric when defeats loom. It urges listening to the Great Voice, the propagandist, who could switch from belligerent praise of war to a seemingly reasonable stance amid changing fortunes.
By Arthur Bugs Baer Set the Booby Trap for Adolf
The writer riffs on an attempted assault on Adolf Hitler with a wry, newspaper-style voice. It references a slug thrown at Schickelgruber, a mock trial of “two out of three,” and a joking toast to the mug who tossed confetti, noting Hitler’s “booty trap” and odd habits like stealing milk bottles.
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South Carolina
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G.O.P
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