Willkie or Taft: Republican nomination clash at convention
A Philadelphia column argues the 1940 Republican Convention faces a Willkie versus Taft and Dewey fight with MacNider seen as unlikely. It notes Willkie’s rise, party fears, and the need for a strong, decisive leader to halt Roosevelt's war policies. The writer recounts a会Willkie interview and urges scrutiny of Willkie’s business ties and appeal to voters.
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Taft
Indiana
New York
Dewey
MacNider
Iowa
Roosevelt
Europe
Jack
Petain seeks armistice terms as France faces defeat
The piece notes Petain's speech acknowledging inevitable defeat and the likelihood France must accept German terms. Berlin papers predict wide surrender of French forces while German and Italian outlets discuss armistice prospects and the fate of French ships. The text also references American political commentary on Willkie and the GOP, contrasting candidate prospects with MacNider.
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Petain
France
Germans Bomb Britain in Second Night of Air Attacks
More than 100 German planes raided England as the RAF returned fire, striking deep into Germany. Three German bombers fell to RAF fighters or anti air fire, with several more damaged, as visibility hindered interception. British raids targeted Amiens Rouen area airfields and Ruhr Rhine land industrial targets.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
England
Wales
Scotland
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Rouen
France
Rhineland
Ruhr
Germany
Air Ministry
Old Stager Targets Hollywood War in Radio Showdown
The Old Stager declares the air war a staged media spectacle with cinema and broadcasting rights dictating military actions. He argues heroes are used for show, prisoners and wounded paraded before cameras, turning war into a public peep show.
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London
America
Hollywood
Foch
Haig
Noot
United Feature Syndicate
Ins
Hitler Seeks to Weaken France While Plotting Britain Bomber Threats
A syndicated column notes Hitler’s push for quick French surrender to pave the way for a devastating air assault on Britain. It discusses Allied fears, potential cooperation with Britain, and speculates on Trinidad as a strategic base near Venezuela with substantial 1938 petroleum output of 17.7 million barrels.
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Hiller
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London Denies Report on Windsor Arrest Order
London authorities denied any arrest order for the Duke of Windsor. Reports claimed he had returned to Britain, but officials said he remains abroad and steps for his safety and convenience are being taken. Duchess Wallis Windsor is reportedly in Lisbon seeking passage to the United States.
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Health camp hike planned for Camp Good Health youths
Children at Camp Good Health are set for a late Thursday afternoon hike across the grounds. The excursion will go nearly to the highway and toward Big Creek, a distance from the cabins and lodge near the hilltop. Sleeping later than usual.
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Cedar Rapids Weather Holds Mild Day With Unchanged Sky
Pleasant Cedar Rapids day after cool night as skies stay fair. Temperatures rose from 55 at 6 a.m. to 66 by 10 a.m. and 71 by 2:30 p.m. Wednesday reached 82 around 4 to 5 p.m. with 75 by 7 p.m. and 62 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Knox and Stimson Join Roosevelt Cabinet Sparks GOP Split
Former Gov Alf Landon told United Press that Roosevelt gave Knox and Stimson cabinet posts as assurance he would not seek a third term. GOP leaders said Roosevelt accompanied their appointment as the two Republicans join the cabinet, altering party loyalties.
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Henry L. Stimson
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White House dodges LDonson third-term claim response
Washington report notes Alfred M. Landon claims Roosevelt formed a coalition cabinet to indicate dropping plans for a third term. Stephen Early deflects, asking who made the statement and telling the press to answer.
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White House
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Landon
Stephen T. Early
Cabinet reshuffle rumors shadow Roosevelts third term pledge
News from a political arena notes unresolved questions about a possible third term and cabinet entries. Reporters detail reactions of Republican leaders after Henry L. Stimson was named secretary of war and Frank Knox secretary of the navy. The piece hints at a convention looming for the GOP and continues on Page 3.
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Frank Knox
Navy
Mr. Roosevelt
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Turkey Likely to Repeal Pact with Britain and France
Budapest reports from Ankara indicate the Turkish parliament is expected to repeal its alliance with Great Britain and France on Friday.
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Turkey
Budapest
TNS
Great Britain
France
Ankara
Liberty Not Won By Fireside Fumbles Tells County Officers
Gov. George A. Wilson addressed 400 Iowa county officers at the Montrose hotel urging civic duty and sacrifice. Aimed at four-year terms for officials and nonpartisan local government, the convention backed defense measures and opposition to centralization while supporting local county powers and reforms.
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Mike
Wilson
George A. Wilson
Iowa
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Ican
49Th General Assembly
48Th General Assembly
Linn County
Roosevelt Forms Coalition Cabinet With Republican Appointees
In a surprising shift Roosevelt names Henry L. Stimson as secretary of war and Frank Knox as secretary of the navy. Stimson, a former secretary of state and war, replaces Marty Woodring who resigned. Knox, a Chicago publisher, was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936.
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Henry L. Stimson
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Chicago
G O P Dignitaries Take Cabinet Posts
Washington witnessed a cabinet shakeup as Woodring resigns. Knox to lead Navy after Senate confirmation on June 24, the same date Edison leaves to run for New Jersey governor. Stimson and Knox back Roosevelt policy and the defense program. Retirement of Woodring anticipated for months with offers of diplomacy rejected.
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White House
Stimson
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt
Rescued swimmer credited with keeping head in Cedar Lake emergency
Earl Thome, 19, of 958 Twelfth Street NE, nearly drowned after cramps in Cedar Lake. He went under twice before Joe Tefer and his brother Charles paddled to his aid in a boat lent by H G Ford. Thome kept his head above water as Fire andPolice arrived too late to help.
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Twelfth Street
Thome
Explosion Shakes German Consulate in New York
A reported bomb described as a terrific explosion shook the German consulate in New York at 2 10 p m Thursday CST. The consulate occupies the nineteenth floor of a large Battery Park office building.
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the Battery
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