Britain Prepares Offensive As War Escalates
London reports Britain moving from hold fast to forward. Morrison tells Commons long term policies include offensive aims and big orders for raw materials placed in the United States. Hitler allies and French forces in London push to resist invasion with submarine transports and mosquitos.
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Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
U.S
Adolf Hitler
England
Erich Reeder
French Legion
Charles de Gaulle
London
Charles Pateroux
Indo- China
Bordeaux
de Gaulle
August Nogues
Africa
North African
Casablanca
Morocca
Algiers
North Africa
Mediterranean
Romania Bows to Red Demand for Provinces
Rumania agreed to cede large territories to the Soviet Union and moved 2,000,000 troops into Transylvania to deter a possible Hungarian push. Diplomats work out capitulation details as censorship blocks coverage. Axis powers reportedly approve the move amid rising Balkan tensions.
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Rumania
Bucharest
Transylvania
Magyar
Red
Russia
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Roosevelt to Sign Bills for Defense Spending
President Roosevelt to sign three measures totaling 3.92 billion dollars for national defense. The packages raise the standing army to 375,000, authorize 3,000 planes and 68 new naval vessels, and fund the labor department and social security agency for 1840 to 1940. Contracts issued by the War Department total 43.56 million, including 27.23 million for uniform cloth.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
War Department
Labor Department
Esscial Security Agency
WEA
Willkie Crowds Deluge Headquarters Police Called
Philadelphia June 28 AP Wendell Willkie learned of his presidential nomination in a 16th floor hotel suite. A cheering crowd pressed in as Willkie spoke on a radio and conferred with floor manager Gov. Harold E. Stassen. Police were summoned to keep order while Mrs Willkie failed to reach him by telephone. He appeared dazed after a hectic eight week campaign and remained in the public suite, moving to phones to discuss strategy.
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Wendell Willkie
Republican Party
West Virginia
The
Gazette
Philadelphia
Willkie
Hotch
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
West Virginia Delegation Backs Willkie On Sixth Ballot
At the Republican national convention in Philadelphia West Virginia's 16 delegates shift each ballot, finally uniting on Willkie by the sixth vote after Pennsylvania’s 72 votes are pledged and the Virginia delegation’s support becomes decisive.
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Philadelphia
West Virginia
Dewey
Taft
Willkie
L Vandenberg
Virginia
Méni
Pennsylvania
Wilkie
Building Strike Settled by Wage Increases
A month-long dispute between the Charleston Building Contractors association and the Hod Carters Building and Common Laborers union was settled by arbitration. Wages rose five cents an hour for union members, with laborers up to 55 cents, carpenters and masons to 67 cents, jackhammer workers to 70 cents, and labor foremen to 75 cents. An arbitration board of three representatives from each side approved working rules. The union has about 700 members.
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Charleston Building Contractors Association
Hod Carters, # Building and Common Laborers union
John T. Morgan
Charleston Electric Supply Company
Hartman Denied Clemency by Judge Hett
Judge Hett denies clemency for 28 year old Hartman slated for execution at 9 p m for deputy sheriff slaying. He cites careful review of the case and reports from medical and psychiatric examiners as grounds for upholding the court's judgment.
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Guy. Hett
Byzantine Hartman
Hett
Heavy Rains Close West Virginia Highways After Floods
Severe cloudburst rains flood creeks and rivers in Charleston area and across Kanawha, Marmet, Reed underpass, blocking routes including U S 60 and U S 21. One child, Curtis Sullivan, JO, drowns in Greenbrier county creek after bicycle leaves road. Officials expect major routes to reopen by morning. some roads remain passable.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Greenbrier County
Curtis Sullivan
Kanawha Falls
Kanawha
Reed
Elk River
Tarkersburg
Wheeling
Sissonville
Jackson County
U. S
Belgians Seek Armistice Negotiations with Germany
Belgian premier Pirriot said he has established communication with the German government seeking an armistice beyond the surrender agreement. The aim is to organize the return of Belgian troops officials and refugees to Belgium after King Leopold's surrender.
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London
Belgium
Germany
Leopold
Reuters
Bordeaux
Pirriot
Dewey Pledges Full Support for Wilkie Nomination
Philadelphia dispatch reports Thomas E. Dewey telegrammed Wendell L. Wilkie praising his nomination as Republican candidate and pledging full support in the coming campaign. The message was transmitted Friday morning.
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Dewey
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell L. Wilkie
Willkie Shaped by TVA Battles and New Deal Criticism
Philadelphia June 28 Willkie’s clashes with the Tennessee Valley Authority helped forge his rise in Republican politics. Born in Indiana he built a career as utilities executive lawyer and farmer and became president of Commonwealth and Southern. He advocates laws to guide reforms and a business-friendly government.
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Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
New Deal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Indiana
Willkie
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Army
Elwood
Commonwealth and Southern
com+panties
South
Michigan
Midwest
Only Begun Says Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie, the Republican presidential nominee hopeful, says the fight has just begun and he will work for unity and national defense. He estimated a fifth ballot nominating vote, missed by one, and plans to appear at the convention to formally accept the nomination tomorrow at 10 a.m. EDT.
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Philadelphia
INS
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
E. D.T
Hoover congratulates Willkie after free convention victory
Former President Hoover telegraphed Wendell Willkie to congratulate him on winning the Republican presidential nomination. He said the result of a free convention in a free people will carry you to victory.
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Philadelphia
Hoover
Wendell Willkie
Wilkie
Willkie Elevated on Sixth Ballot at Republican Convention
Convention Hall Philadelphia June 28 Willkie nominated unanimously on the sixth ballot with 998 of 1000 votes. The nomination marks a dramatic rise for Willkie as a political outsider amid the GOP convention frenzy.
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Convention Hall
Philadelphia
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Repub
Willkie Secures Nomination On Sixth Ballot At GOP Convention
At Philadelphia convention, Wendell Willkie surges from dark horse to nominee on the sixth ballot with 503 votes, as Alf Landon’s Kansas delegation shifts to Willkie and Taft remains a rival in the late roll calls. Balloting for a vice presidential candidate set for 1 P. M. at Convention Hall.
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Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Sen. Capper
New York
Taft
U. S
Virginia
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