Republicans devise bid for 1944 White House ticket
At the Chicago Stadium the Republican National Convention moves toward nominating Thomas E. Dewey. Gov. Earl Warren of California delivers the keynote and signals a pro Dewey vice presidential tilt. Delegates report sufficient pledged support to meet the 528-vote threshold on the first ballot.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Chicago Staduim
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Dewey
Griswold
Nebraska
Warren Seeks Republican Victory for Peace and Prosperity
California Governor Earl Warren urged Republicans at the national convention in Chicago to lead the nation to lasting peace and postwar prosperity. He denounced the Roosevelt administration as arrogant and praised his party’s plan to move America forward, emphasizing opportunity, duty, and a strong antiwar resolve. Warren warned of difficult days ahead and asserted Republicans lead in state governments while Democrats remain in the White House.
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Chicago
Earl Warren
California
Republican Party
Roosevelt
America
Congress
Washington
White House
Platform Makers Near End of Job
The Republican drafting committee nears completion of a forward looking platform for post war economic adjustment to defend free enterprise. Sen Taft announced foreign policy plank approved and a pledge of full employment through private enterprise for veterans. A tentative agreement on the foreign trade plank chaired by Alf Landon is reported.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
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Thomas E. Dewey
Taft
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Willkie Attacks Ambiguous Foreign Policy Plank
Wendell Willkie denounces the Chicago drafted foreign policy plank as ambigious and phoney, saying it yields no effective international force or peaceful world, and urges immediate creation of a United Nations council as a first step toward a general international organization. He awaits Chicago convention action and his stance may hinge on platform adoption.
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Insi
Wendell Willkie
Chicago
GOP
America
Council of the United Nations
United Nations
Fire alarm system outage hits Charleston business district
Chief Laura McLane reports Charleston’s fire storm system failed at 4 p m yesterday when BA boxes went out of order. Electricians may take 24 hours or more to locate the breakdown as an “out of order” sign is posted. Public urged to report fires directly to the department at 25 166.
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Charleston
Laura McLane
McLane
Three Airmen Parachute to Safety in Canyon Rescue
KINGMAN Ariz June 26 Three army fliers jumping from a B 24 bomber last Wednesday are alive and safe stranded on a Tonta plateau an isolated formation.
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Tonta Plateau
Rescue Quest For Stranded Flyers In Grand Canyon
Refugees at the Willis Grand Canyon receive food and medical aid by parachute after planes report no rescue for two days. Rangers and coast guardsmen plan to traverse the rocky walls toward the avyle waters, facing possible delays crossing the Colorado River. Signal flares indicate two uninjured men found on a near inaccessible refuge.
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Dewey Conducting Business as Usual in Nomination Chase
Albany dispatch notes Governor Dewey conducting “business for usual” as GOP delegates argue over a foreign policy plank at Chicago conventions. While Dewey denied candidacy, aides say his views are known to New York leaders. no official voice on the party platform yet. Page 13 continues.
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Albany
Dewey
Chicago
Republican National Convention Resolutions Committee
New York
Robert A. Taft
The
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Herbert Brownell
16Th New York Congressional District
Mary H. Donlon
New York City
Cowboy Singer Defeats Senator in Idaho Primary
Glen H. Taylor, a war worker and cowboy singer, won the Idaho Democratic senatorial nomination by 216 votes over Sen. D Worth Clark in the June 13 primary. Taylor received 10,711 votes to Clark's 10,495. He will face Gov. C A Bottelsen, the Republican nominee, in November and has pledged support to the Roosevelt administration.
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Will Oppost
C. A. Bottelfsen
Roosevelt
Marines storm Saipan peak to seize Magicienne Bay
U S Marines scale Tapotchau on Saipan after brutal combat, gaining control of Magicienne Bay as US forces press toward Garapan. Carrier task force hits Guam and Roia, nine enemy planes shot down, and tanks knocked out. Nimitz notes progress since June 14 landings. Page 13.
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West Virginia tornado toll reaches 108 dead
Clarksburg dispatch reports an unprecedented 108 deaths from the June tornado across six central counties. In Shinnston and other communities relief work begins as hospitals treat about 200 injured. Gov Neely weighs emergency fund aid while Red Cross mobilizes, seeking federal help. Crews search debris for missing persons as funerals proceed.
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Reich Allies Arrange Prisoners Exchange
IRAN Spain June 26 say Spanish border officials arranged for about 90 American and Allied prisoners to cross the border on July 20 en route to Portugal where they will be exchanged for a similar number of Germans. The Allied prisoners will travel to Portugal on seven trains, officials said.
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Yanks Mop Up German Pockets in Cherbourg and Vitebsk
Soviet forces captured Vitebsk and Zhlobin in White Russia as part of a sweeping offensive. Obol, Pishe Malovo near Orsha, and Mogilev were secured or encircled amid heavy push toward Germany. Finnish front reports secret session of parliament as Red troops advance.
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Byrd's Paratrooper Son Wounded in Normandy Action
War Department notified Senator Harry F. Byrd that his year-old son Pvt Beverley Byrd of Virginia was wounded in action during the Normandy invasion. Byrd serves as a paratrooper with the 2nd Airborne Division. no injury extent is available.
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Beverley Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
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Viscount Lascelles Captured On Italian Front
London reports the capture of Viscount Lascelles 21 nephew of King George VI on the Italian front. Harewood House confirms he was wounded and missing and may be a prisoner of war after his Grenadier Guards unit was involved. A Canadian dispatch notes he was wounded near a town later taken by the British 6th Army.
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Arthur Creates Far Eastern Air Forces Headed by Kenney
Gen Douglas MacArthur announces a new Far Eastern air army with headquarters in Australia. The force combines the 5th and 13th air forces from the Pacific, with Lt Gen George C Kenney commanding, Maj Gen Ernie C Whitehead succeeding in the 5th, and Brig Gen Paul B Wurtsmith as deputy. The 13th reports to former 2d Air Force commander St Clair Streett.
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Jap Base in Burma Reels Under Blows
Japanese positions in Burma faced multi directional Allied pressure with Chinese forces assaulting southern Kachin defenses and Chindit units pushing along the east. In Myitkyina city, mounting U.S. attacks from the north threatened the main fortress, while Chinese forces advanced west of Kohima Imphal road and Indian regiments pressed north of Imphal causing heavy Japanese losses.
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Methodists Seek Whisky Prohibition During August
The Southeastern conference of the Methodist church with 2,146,000 members across nine states urged President Roosevelt to outlaw whisky production for the duration. In Atlanta's quadrennial gathering 334 delegates backed a temperance report criticizing a War Production Board order permitting August whisky production amid a threatened food shortage.
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Advances Toward Siena as Piombino Falls to Allies
American and French forces moved within 15 miles of Siena and 45 miles of Florence after capturing Piombino, giving the Allies a new supply base on the west coast. German resistance remained sporadic along the coast while fighting continued around Lake Trasimeno and Rocca d’Orcia as columns converged toward Siena.
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Germans Fight to Last in Cherbourg as Allied Breakthrough Near
Allied reports say Cherbourg city fighting eases as U S troops clear streets and docks with heavy resistance from cliff positions and forts. Communique notes German losses reach about 108000 in 21 invasion days while Montgomery shells push toward Caen area.
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Associated Press
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Cap de la Hague
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First Ladies Will Broadcast on Loan Drive
Washington June 26 The war effort role of women will be shown tomorrow in an Atlantic broadcast by Mrs Roosevelt and Mrs Churchill through interviews with American and British women workers. Mrs Henry Morgenthau Jr will also participate in the program tied to the sixth war loan drive and to be carried by Columbia Broadcasting System at 5 pm Eastern War Time.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Mra
Henry Maergenthau, Jr
Columbia Broadcasting
Air Commander halts expansion of Wasps trainees
Washington June 28 Gen Henry J Arnold commander of the army air forces bowed to congressional criticism and ordered immediate termination of recruiting and training for additional Wasps. The organization led by Miss Jacqueline Cochran includes 721 women pilots and will reach about 1 019 by December after current training ends.
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INS
Henry J. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Wasps
Army Air Force
Jacquéline Cochran
Veterans Will Address 5th War Loan Rally Today
Two service members, a Charleston physician and Lt Com John R Godbey USNR, will headline a noon rally on the old Dost office steps. The event aims to boost Sth War Loan uptake as Kanawha lags with 24 percent of its quota and only 28 percent of business offices and 254 of 2300 retail workers met targets.
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