Barkley Signals Resignation as Senate Majority Leader
In a dramatic speech Senator Barkley pledges to resign as Senate majority leader after attacking critics over a relief bill. He says he has carried the flag for Franklin Roosevelt and the administration through rough years and will call a dawn conference to tender his resignation. Senate colleagues applaud as he demands unity and accountability.
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Roosevelt
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White House
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Wallace
Murdock
Utah
Kentucky
Tme
Charlotte Man Killed In Collision Of Three Trucks
A Charlotte, North Carolina man, 22, Edwards, was killed in a fog bound three-truck crash on a Baltimore Philadelphia route bridge in Elkton Maryland. Two Greensboro Army privates riding with him, William White and Kenneth Carmean, were injured and taken to Aberdeen proving ground hospital. The incident prompted a note that the U S government offers 20 hour safety courses for war plant foremen.
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Edwards
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Davis Motor Lines
R. C. Dodson
Greensboro
Churchill War Review Signals Unity of Allies in Conflict
The British prime minister told the House of Commons that Allied unity among Britain, Russia, and the United States remains essential to victory and peace. He avoided predicting a end date for the European war while stressing Poland's status and compensation arrangements with Germany.
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United States
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Poland
Vasitant
Soviet Union
Stalin
Germany
East Prussia
Germans suffer heaviest casualties in Italian campaign four-day assault
Allied forces report fierce fighting around Carroceto as German casualties reach about 500 in four days. Reports describe German divisions breaking and Yugoslav partisans scarce in artillery. RAF and U S air actions hit Regensburg Zagreb Zara Sibenik while Canadian and Indian fronts hold line near Arielli Casoli.
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Italy
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz (Tito
Regensburg
Germany
Britain
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Zara
Sibenik
Eighth Army
Arielli
Casoli
Luftwaffe still a major threat to invasion balance
Churchill notes pilotless planes may add to German air power but scarce numbers likely won t shift air superiority for Western Europe invasion. Allies expect air superiority and weakened Germany from bombing to leave it unable to sustain heavy land losses, while sea power and amphibious landings against strong shore defenses remain the key unknowns.
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Russians advance near Pskov northeast of Lake Ilmen
Russian forces pushed west from Lake Ilmen and seized more than 200 German occupied centers including Mikhaylovskoye ten miles east of Dno. Vashkova fell as did 100 towns in the Kholm area. Soviets reported 2,300 German dead and numerous prisoners on the Baltic front and a 20-gun salute across Moscow Leningrad Kiev Gomel Rostov and Dnepropetrovsk in tribute to Red Army triumphs.
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Dnepropetrovsk
Allied Air Attacks Hit Regensburg and German Targets
Allied air forces report heavy raids on Regensburg and Yugoslav targets with a record number of planes. Britain’s heavy bombers and the 15th air force destroyed numerous Nazi aircraft while Eighth and Ninth air forces reported losses. Mosquitos conducted night sorties in Germany with no losses claimed.
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Weather update for North and South Carolina
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon and tonight for North Carolina. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and moderate temperatures. In South Carolina expect mostly cloudy conditions with moderate temperatures and showers in the far south. Tonight remains partly cloudy and cooler. Thursday continues partly cloudy with moderate temperatures.
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Lost pilot through Rabaul finds bearing from warship
An ailing pilot returning from Rabaul, with damaged instruments and dwindling fuel, hailed a warship asking for a bearing. The ship responded with humor and offered exact bearing and distance, aiding the pilot who thanked them and offered to remember the crew in his will.
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Rabaul
Ace
Education authorities seek army funded college slots for 100000 graduates
Washington reports education leaders pressing the war department to send about 100000 high school graduates aged 17 to college this summer at the army's expense. The plan hinges on approval by military officials.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Nazi Propaganda Tactics Aim to Delay German War Effort
The regime spreads fear that the Allies plan to enslave Germans and destroy the Reich. This messaging seeks to persuade the public, justifying continued resistance and prolongation of the conflict.
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Hitler
Reich
Two North Carolinians Among 184 Soldiers Killed in Action
Washington dispatch reports War Department list of 184 U S soldiers killed in action. North Carolina names include Pvt Walter L. Bailey of Tarboro and Pfc John Rimm of Fayetteville, both killed in the Mediterranean area. Red Cross appeal follows.
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Lydia E. Bailey
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Tarboro
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Evelyn M. Rimm
Donaldson Street
Fayetteville
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