Republicans approve platform snubbing Willkie at Chicago
Delegates at the Republican national convention ratified a platform aimed at victory in 1944, rejecting Willkie and 15 governors on the foreign policy plank. Taft read the document under stadium lights as Dewey Warren ticket pressure rose, with Willkie’s response uncertain.
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Chicago
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
Cuilfornia
Pennsylvania
Noor
Warren
Robert A. Taft
British Tubes Near Caen Amid Cherbourg Victory
British forces push past the Cherbourg victory to within three miles of Caen. Allied reports say Caen-Villers-Bocage Tollway crossed near Mower as tanks drive east, with over 70 000 Axis losses total and 32 000 prisoners captured to date.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Cherbourg
Normandy
Caen
Paris
Soviet Offensive Captures Orsha and Encircles Bobruisk
News from London June 28 reports the Soviet advance across White Russia driving toward Minsk. The Red Army captured Orsha, entered Mogilev, and encircled five Nazi divisions near Bobruisk while others were beaten back or surrendered. Some 10 000 Germans were taken prisoner. more than 20 000 German officers and men were killed in the engagements. The day also saw further Red Army advances and liberated localities between Lakes Ladoga and Onega amid German pressure on southern Finland.
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Orsha
Red Army
London
White Russia
Mogilev
Bobruisk
Southwrdi
Vitebsk
Moscow
Vitebolsk
Rnas
Germany
Finland
Sheltozero
Ladoga
Onezhskoe
Minsk
Stalin
Warren Declines GOP Vice Presidential Bid
Governor Earl Warren told California delegates he will not accept the Republican vice presidential nomination. He said the decision is a matter of conscience and cited commitments. Despite his decline, Pennsylvania’s delegation pledged 70 votes, and a Warren draft may still surface at the convention.
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Warren
Chicago
Earl Warren
California
Pennsylvania
Tom Dewey
M. Marvey Taylor
Pennsylvania Republic
Hoover Defends State Diplomacy While Dewey Plans Acceptance
Chicago dispatch reports former President Hoover urging Roosevelt to let Cordell Hull handle Allied talks, warning against personal power diplomacy. In Albany, Gov. Dewey begins work on his acceptance speech and may not depart for Chicago until the Republican convention nominates him.
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Herbert Hoover
Chicago
Hull
UNS
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
White House
Hoover
United States
Wilson
America
Winston Churchill
Marghak Joseph Stalin
Albany
N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
West Virginia Storm Death Toll Reaches One Hundred Nine
Clarksburg report June 27 notes another storm victim dies from injuries suffered in last Friday night disaster in central West Virginia. Frank Rotonda of Shinnston dies at Fairmont hospital, raising the death toll to 109 across six counties. West Fork river body found, eight victims still missing, river searchers move foot by foot with boats. Relief workers report progress in housing and medical care, blood plasma results 21 patients treated, 108 plasma units flown to Charleston.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Frank Rotonda
Shinnston
Fairmont
Thomas Ireland
State Guard
West Fork River
West Fork
Charleston
J. E. Offner
Civilian Defense Blood Bank
Oftner
Cause of Fire Alarm Breakdown Still Sought
Charleston officials seek the cause of a 5 box fire alarm breakdown. Chief J Louis Mee Lane warned fires must be reported by phone to 35 188. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia assisted department electrician George Arthur in locating the fault that halted the system at 4 p.m. Monday. Out of order signs were posted on most business district boxes.
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Charleston
J. Louis Mee Lane
Lane
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
George Arthur
Dewey Signals Acceptance as Republican Nominee
News broadcasts outlineWednesday convention coverage with noon nominating speeches and network balloting. Reports say Dewey would fly to Chicago if offered, after earlier denials of candidacy. Alternate transport plans depend on nomination developments as the convention unfolds.
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Sit
Alfred M. Landon
NBC
Mary Margaret McBride
Dewey
Chicago
Convention City
Half of State's Loan Quota Sold and Kanawha Lagging
State sales rose to 40 899 979 50 with 0 percent of the West Virginia goal reached as Kanawha County trails far behind its 25 million quota. State E bond sales total 7 318 312 or 30 percent of 24 000 209. Individual purchases top 518 644 203 with corporate investors leading the 34 million goal. Local groups including Cath olic Daughters and Virginia Temple Sisterhood report varying sums as county headquarters warn of lagging support.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
J. E. Mc David
Chartestan
Cathole Daughters
Charlesion Woman's Club
Virginia St. Temple Sisterhood
President Sets July Visit Window for de Gaulle
President Roosevelt said French General Charles de Gaulle’s representatives asked if a visit would be agreeable. The proposed window in Washington spans July 5 to July 9 and dates were noted as perfectly tight for the visit.
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de Gaulle
Washington
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
Mgr. Roosevelt
Gen. de Gaulle
Loss of Generals Hampers Germans
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force reports five German generals killed in action during the Normandy invasion, with two more captured at Cherbourg. The three-week campaign is blamed on the generals’ deaths, Allied tactical surprise, and ongoing air attacks.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
INS
Cherbourg
Montgomery Praises Cherbourg As Allied Victory Nears
General Montgomery congratulated Lt Gen Omar Bradley on the rapid capture of Cherbourg praising the American army as brave and capable. He said such troops and the Allied navies and air forces ensure only victory in the war.
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Man Tuymen
France
INS
Bernard L. Montgomery
Omar N. Bradley
Cherbourg
Cherbourg Reclaims Freedom as Allied Flag Is Raised
Cherbourg, France, on June 21 celebrates its liberation less than a day after German resistance collapsed. Maj. Gen. Lawton Collins presented Major Paul Reynaud with an American silken tricolor, symbolizing support from the United States, while civilians and doughboys shared tears of relief in Place de la Republique.
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Cherbourg
France
Place de la Republique
A. Lawton Collins
7Th Corps
Paul Reynaud
Collins
1 Ith
British Push to Chiusi As Siena Front Holds
Rome reports British forces 80 miles north of Rome recaptured Chiusi after heavy fighting and pressed toward Castiglione del Lago on Lake Trasimeno. Lt Gen Sir Oliver Leese said heavy casualties and over 200 Nazis captured as South African troops earlier failed to hold Chiusi. American and French units push along a 70 mile stretch toward Siena despite stubborn German resistance.
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Caen-Villers-Bocage
Mower
Caen
Ise
Caen-Avranches
Normandy Peninsua
Mauen
Tilly-sur-Seutles
Bernard L. Montgomery
Cherbourg
Chiusi
Vienna
Rome
Castiglione Dei Lago
Trasimeno
8Th
Oliver Leese
Th Army
Leese
Cistiglione Bel Lago
Siena
Florence
Montieri
Saipan battle slows as Americans push on Garapan
In Saipan the U S assault slows as Japanese defenders holed up in caves and cliff dugouts fight fierce street battles in Garapan. Marines and army units press toward Mt Tapotchay while ships shell Magicienne Bay. In Burma British and Chinese troops capture Mogaung after three days of heavy fighting, advancing toward Myitkyina as Chinese forces cut the Burma road south of Lung ling.
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Associated Press
Japan
Saipan
Garapan
Burma
China
Hunan
Armoy Unite i
Val
Vank Mt Tapotchay
Magicienne Bay
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Chungking
Lungling
Lnto Mangshih
Diplomatic Slap at Argentina Sends Ambassador Home
Washington on June 27 reported Secretary Hull ordered Norman Armour to return to Washington for consultation after two days of talks with Latin American envoys. The State Department framed the move as logical amid Argentina's pro Axis stance amid two weeks of parleys at the department.
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Washington
CINS
Cordell Aull
Norman Armour
U. S
Lo Argentina
State Department
Hull
Arrich
Armour
West Virginia aviation forum boosts Coonskin airport aid
Civil Aeronautics Administration officials say federal assistance may soon bolster Kanawha county airport plans at Charleston. Congressman Jennings Randolph and Charles B. Donaldson praised Coonskin Ridge site as federal funds could complement a $3 million bond issue for initial grading and two runways at this four runway port. They toured from Washington, noting the project’s potential to attract national airport development under a broader United States plan.
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Tara Waa
America
Charleston
Kanawha County
Coonskin Ridge
Charles B. Donaldson
Civil Aeronautics
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
West Virginia
Ind
State Planning Board
United States
Randolph
Washington
Donaldson
U.S
Coonskin
Arthur C. Hyde
Martinsburg
Civil Air Patrol
Maryland
District of Columbia
Kanawha
Old Institute
Nazi Wehrmacht Fortifies Finns For Soviet Push
STOCKHOLM June 27 German troops march through Helsinki toward the eastern front after Finland agrees to stay in the war with Germany promising military aid. The Finnish government cites solidarity and perfect understanding with Germany as von Ribbentrop Ramsay Ryti and the Finnish cabinet pledge continued military collaboration.
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Stockholm
Helsink
Germany
Joachim Jon Ribbentrop
Finland
Russia
Bel
Helsinki
Associated Press
Robert Sturdevant
Berlin
von Ribbentrop
Histo Ryti
Sir Hentik Ramsay
County Alumni Defend Lawall in WVU Row
Kanawha county chapter of the West Virginia University Alumni Association defends Dr Charles E Lawall as capable energetic and royal. A fireman committee is formed to consider litigation to keep Lawall as president amid governing board changes and Neely reforms. The group seeks to overturn actions restricting Lawall and demoting R P Davis while pledging to protect the university in its critical situation.
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Kanawha County
West Virginia University Alumni Assoc
Charles E. Lawall
Morgantown
Gov. Neely
Board of Rov- Funors
Lawall
R. P. Davis
College of Engineering
Charles M. Love
H. 8. Davenport
Charles E. Hodges
William M. Woodroe
Frank Lively
Cate G. Casto
Board of Governors
Neely
Tlawall
Davis
West Virginia
Charleston Hero Receives Medal of Honor Posthumously
WASHINGTON June 22 The Navy announced Marine Sgt. Herbert J. Thaman 25 son of Herbert Thomas 114 7th Ave South Charleston West Virginia was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for hurling himself on a grenade to save his squad during Bougainville jungle fighting He sacrificed his life to smother the blast and inspire his men who charged the enemy machine gun and killed the crew and nearby defenders The citation notes his selfless action and brave sacrifice in defense of his comrades.
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Washing-Un
P— Marine
Herbert J. Thaman
Bougainville
Navy
Herbert Thomas
7Th Av
South Charleston
W. Va
Thomas
West Virginia Industry Faces Labor Shortage Under New Law
West Virginia industries report a shortage of able-bodied male workers despite surplus labor overall. State War Manpower Director Andrew Edmiston says many firms struggle to find and retain workers as a new priority referral system takes effect July 1. Employers must hire only with U S Employment Service referral or via agreement, excluding agricultural, casual service, and some government workers from coverage. The focus is hardest on coal mining and logging sectors.
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West Virginia
Andrew Edmiston
Edmiston
U.S Employment Service
Eel
Kanawha Youth Drowns While Swimming Near Reed
John Wesley Bostic 18 of Spring Fork drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming in the Kanawha river near Reed Campbell's Creek. Charleston firefighters D C Garrett and S R Robbins recovered the body. Survived by father, two sisters, and a brother. Body at Fitter and Frame Mortuary, Bette.
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John Wesley Bostic
Spring Fork
Waa
Kanawha
Campbell's Creek
Reed
Charleston
D. C. Garrett
5. R. Robbins
Martin Stic
Fitter & Framelmortuary
Bette
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Baytux
Willie Willis
Mr. Roosevelt
Montgomery
Whitehead
Clark
Stease
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Jenny
Honan
Yap
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