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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
8
Wendell Willkie, exhausted after a day touring Nebraska, plans no immediate political action. He hinted he may withdraw from campaigning and did not confirm future support for any Republican candidate.
Camp Campbell officials set ceilings on full course turkey dinners with trimming. Captain Julius Y. Barkan offered dinners for units who matched or beat his $2,000 bond purchase. Lieutenant Colonel Roscoe L. Murray and Major Nelson approved, raising dinner prices to $3,000 each for officers in service units.
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Women in the Army Air Forces Air Wacs will receive flying pay equal to 50 percent of their base pay when their duties require them to fly regularly, matching the allowance given enlisted men of equivalent grades.
In the two decades leading up to World War II about four percent of American food production was exported. The figure highlights a modest overseas market as the era approached global conflict.
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey emerges as a leading potential Republican standard bearer following Wendell L. Willkie’s withdrawal from the race after a Wisconsin setback. Dewey’s silent stance fuels speculation of a June nomination, with Stassen and Bricker as other contenders and Maryland's McKeldin backing Dewey. Willkie's move sparks talks of possible party realignments and potential new candidacies or shifts in strategy.
W A Bivins reflects on Army Day 1944 amid calls for universal military training and possible mobilization. He contrasts past wartime resolve with present antiwar sentiment and ponders America’s future leadership and the role of a standing army and international order.
Willkie, the 1940 GOP standard bearer, announced in Omaha that he is quitting the race for the 1944 presidential nomination, saying he cannot be nominated and asking friends to desist from any nomination efforts. He cited Wisconsin primary results and Midwest support as factors, and pledged to work for his policy views.
At Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune and New River North Carolina the number of regular chaplains has risen to twenty six. They represent Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths meeting diverse spiritual needs for service members and civilians.
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