Delegates Approve GOP Platform in 1944 Convention
The Charleston Gazette reports delegates back a Republican platform at the 1944 convention. It condemns New Deal labor policy as a totalitarian trend, pledges fair labor treatment, calls for constitutional term limits, abolishing poll taxes, and criticizes executive overreach while urging postwar economic safeguards and tariff protections. The piece highlights labor leaders views, Weldon edge, and Willkie alignment.
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Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Austin
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Republican
John L. Lewis
AFL
William J. Green
KC. Adams
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Lewis
Green
New Deal Tonight
Republican Party
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Labor
William L. Hutcheson
Carpenters’ Union
United Mine Workers
Hutcheson
William Green
Russians Trap Foe As Reds Break Into White Russia
Soviet communique details rapid advances from Bobruisk toward Minsk and Mogilev with 600+ villages captured, 19 large centers and seven railway stations cut. Mogilev’s fall expected. dramatic river crossing near Dnepr. Cherniakovsky’s White Russian army promoted. Izvestia report notes breaching multiple defense lines six miles northeast of Mogilev.
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Bobruisk
Arsha
Minsk
Glusk
Palessye
Orsha
Mogilev
Leningrad-Odessa
Dnepr
Lepel
Chasholk
Vitebsk
Polotsk
Fahi
Zhlobin
Stalin
Red Army
White
Russia
Ivan C
Bagramian
Jetor
Ivan D. Cherniakshevaky
War Effort Priority Referrals urged by state panel
Edmiston said Virginia industries must produce essential civilian goods and arm forces, with a priority referral system to place workers in war related sectors. Workers will be moved from less essential to essential industries as needed, and veterans may freely accept any job within 90 days of initial hire.
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Edmiston
State Management Labor Committee
WMC
Warren Avons and Warren for VP in Pennsylvania Rally
A Warren headquarters report details the Pennsylvania action with chairman and Taylor’s view that Warren would win VP backing. He mentions a roll call may be formal but unused as crowds cheer Warren. A person says willingness to join the team but cannot accept due to obligations.
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Warren
Pennsylvania
Taylor
Cherbourg Victory and Normandy Breakthrough Seen
Allied forces completed the Cherbourg seizure and pressed a rapid Caen advance as German resistance stiffened around Maupertus airfield and Cap de la Hague. British and American units closed on the Odon river while Rommel concentrated armor to block the push, with 20,000 German troops captured or accounted for since D‑Day.
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Maupertus
Cherbourg
Hitler
Caen
French
Cherboucq
21St Army
Normandy
Montgomery
CBS
Caen-Avranches
Odor River
Carl Wilhelm von Schlieben
Adm
Hennecke
Collins
Dallas
Fort du Rose
Rome
Cap de la Hague
Hoover warns that only a change in administration can restore freedom
He describes liberalism and freedom as Trojan horses packed with totalitarian economics and misleading statistics. The easiest government task is to suppress individuals through bureaucracy and subsidies. He argues for a new administration to solve the country's gigantic problems and preserve freedom for returning soldiers at home.
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Hoover
Japanese Advance Threatens Hengyang Rail Hub
A Chinese communique reports Japanese forces maneuvering southeast of Hengjiang near Hengyang, with heavy casualties on both sides north of the rail junction. Southwest Pacific Allied HQ notes a one ton bomb raid on Yap in the Carolines, plus strikes on Woleai Palau and Dutch, British New Guinea, sinking a freighter and damaging three merchantmen.
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Hengjiang
Hunan
Hengyang
Chungking
Canton-Rankow
Southwest Pacific Allied
Yap
Carolines
Saipan
Woleal
Palau
Nippon
Dutch New Guinea
British New Guinea
New Britain
Northwest New Guinea
Allied Push Toward Livorno. Rome Front Sees Gains
Allied forces press along the west coast toward Livorno and Piombino as rain slows heavy equipment. In Perugia sector near Rome, troops gain high ground at Magione on Lake Trasimene’s eastern shore. Churchill cites Italy casualties through Romefall at 73 122.
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Clark
Siena
Livorno
Leghorn
Piso
Piombina
Perugia
Rome
Eest
Lake Vasimeng
Magione
Winston Churchill
London
Italy
Vienna
Austria
Finland Seeks German Aid as Nazi Talks Reported
Finland asked Germany for armed support to bolster battered troops and was promised divisions and 500 war planes. Von Ribbentrop reportedly agreed after talks in Helsinki, with Ryti and aides acting without Parliament, straining U.S. ties to Finland to a day-to-day basis.
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Finland
Germany
von Ribbentrop
Sturdevant
Ryti
Helsinki
Russia
United States
Dewey Drafting Continues Despite Convention Moves
Chicago reports many delegates reserved for departure Thursday as Dewey nears nomination. If elected president he could resign governor duties by year end, with Lt. Gov. Joe A. Haney poised to succeed. Dewey has not yet spoken with Taft regarding platform talks.
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Errow
Chicago
Dewey
Capitol
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joe A. Han Ey
Robert A. Taft
Diplomatic Slap Persists Over Argentina Ties
Officials tied a renewed rebuff of Argentina to ongoing talks among the United States and other American republics on Western Hemisphere unity and security during wartime. The Edelmira Farrell government faces pressure as Washington maintains a tough stance against Argentina’s bid to head an anti US bloc.
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Edelmira Farrell
Argentina
United States
SOC5
Washington
Argentina Seizes Power After Coup Topples Ramirez
The article notes the Argentine government under President Farrell after a February coup that ousted Gen. Pedro Ramirez. Diplomatic relations were severed as Farrell and his junta took control early in the year.
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Argentina
Farrell
Pedro Ramirez
FDR Signals Signing of Price Stabilization Bill
President Roosevelt stated at a news conference that he will sign the price stabilization bill to extend the life of existing acts. The measure, approved by Congress after a compromise, would take effect July 1, with an official statement expected at that time. He did not detail the legislation.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Cherbourg Ceremony Honors Allied Troops Overhead Flags Fly
Cherbourg witnesses a grand return as French British and American flags decorate windows and streets. General Collins leads commanding generals of the 7th corps amid an honor guard marred by battle wear. He expresses gratitude for the warm reception, seen as tribute to all Allied forces.
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Collins
7Th Corps
Letters Praise FDR World Peace Plan Sparks Debate
Washington June 27 President Roosevelt said the postwar peace plan to outlaw aggression through a world peace organization has drawn generally favorable public reaction. The plan includes a world council of major powers and an international court, with armed force to prevent wars if necessary, and contrasts with Republican calls for strong postwar military forces to defend the United States and uphold the Monroe Doctrine. Roosevelt also noted support from some correspondents while rejecting Republican criticisms of proposed enforcement.
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Hoover
Cordel Hull
America
World Security Organization
General Assembly
Europe
Asia
Western Hemisphere
Central Council
New Deal
Hitler
Toja
Republican Party
Pacific
Italy
France
U.S
China
Pearl Harbor
Bng
Poland
Forrest Davis
Davis
Roosevelt
Henry the Fourth
Teheran
Russia
United Nations
Churchill
Republican
United States
Washimpton
London
Moscow
Roosevelt New Deal
Mr. Hoover
Deslers
Washington
Congress
World Council
Mr. Roosevelt
Wendel L. Wileee
Roosevelt Hints At Normandy Beachhead Trip
President Roosevelt said he might visit the Normandy beachhead in France and left reporters unsure if he meant the trip. He declined to confirm plans, noting he had not yet been to Normandy and that he was unpredictable, with coordinated Allied actions making the campaign possible.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Normandy
France
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