Yanks Advance in Italy Break Through Along Arno
Allied forces push south of the Arno amid heavy rain as Fifth Army and Eighth Army advance. U S troops seize high ground south of the Arno and push toward Castellina and Castel Fiorentina while cutting the Ancona coastal road and establishing bridgeheads west of Ancona. German rear guards retreat as prisoners report shock at the rapid breakthrough.
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Pisa
Cergey
United States
Arno
Cetrea
Ancona
Torrette A Mare
Adriatic
Esino
Chiaravalle
Fifth
Eighth
Cerraldo
San Appiano
Ciro D’elsa
Poppiano
Linari
San Donato
Castellina
Castelfiorentina
Fifth Army
Pontedera
First Army
Lessay
Roosevelt to Accept Fourth Term Nomination by Radio
Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan announced a speed-up in plans at the Chicago convention. Roosevelt would be nominated for a fourth term this afternoon and accept by radio tonight. It remains uncertain whether the convention will reach the vice presidential nominations that night or by Friday.
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Chicago Stadium
Robert E. Hannegan
Roosevelt
Hannegan
Farley to Protest Roosevelt Nomination by Supporting Byrd
Chicago reports that James A. Farley plans to protest a potential fourth term for President Roosevelt by voting for Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia. The move signals a split within the party as Byrd gains Farley support.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Poliomyelitis cases rise to 351 with 16 deaths
Raleigh report shows seven new poliomyelitis cases today raising total since June 1 to 351. The outbreak has caused 16 fatalities.
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Raleigh
State Health Department
North Carolina intangible tax receipts reach 2 783 72 for year
Raleigh July 2 Intangible tax collections minus refunds total 2 783 72 dollars for the year ending June 30 After admin costs of four percent 1 947 682 37 goes to local units 75 percent and to the state 25 percent Largest county sums include Mecklenburg 255 562 69 Forsyth 214 444 54 Guilford 202 974 50 Buncombe 100 815 15 Durham 64 471 41 Wake 87 975 75 New Hanover 87 074 72 Gaston 54 564 80 Cabarrus 37 082 59 Alamance 33 684 67 Rockingham 31 679 47 Rowan 31 322 80 and Catawba 30 161 68
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
Guilford
Buncombe
Durham
Wake
New
Convention Rules Panel Rebuffs Two-Thirds Rule Fight
The Democratic National Convention rules committee rejected the bid to restore the two-thirds nominating rule by 28 to 10. It urged the national committee to study delegate apportionment within two years, averting a floor clash as Southern delegates agreed to drop a minority report.
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Chicago
National Committee
German ruler escapes bomb attempt in Berlin broadcast
The Berlin broadcast reports Adolf Hitler survived a bomb attack with light burns and bruises. It notes Lt Gen Schmundt and Lt Col Brandt and Lt Col Bargmann among the wounded, and that Hitler resumed duties and met Mussolini after the incident. The event echoes the November 1939 Munich beer hall explosion earlier in the war.
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Hitler
Berlin
Schmundt
Munich
Fuehrer
Brenner Pass
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Duce
Mussolini
DNB
Brandt
Bargmann
Berger
Prewar Population and Historic Highway Facts
The record notes Vitebsk in Russia had an approximate prewar population near 100000 and states the Dominican Republic houses the oldest highway in the Americas.
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Dominican Republic
America
Roosevelt favored, Wallace gains in Democratic convention
At the Democratic National Convention, Wallace edges toward the ballot as unpledged and Wallace votes total 319 while Truman lags with key factions behind Roosevelt. Barkley keeps his speech intact as leaders debate seating and committee roles amid tension over the first ballot and party unity.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Portane
Uman
Missouri
Iowa
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Tojo’s government collapses amid unprecedented crisis
Domei reports Tojo fights a losing battle to stay in power as ministers resign and the emperor seeks counsel from Marquis Koicho Kido. The upheaval marks a drastic shift in World War II era Japan with cabinet renewal as a central issue and the Mikado advised by senior statesmen.
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Tojo
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Domei
Koicho Kido
Legionnaires distribute games to Sampson recruits and hospital patients
Four thousand decks of playing cards and various games and puzzles were given to recruits, blue jackets at the Naval Training Center, and patients of the adjacent Naval Hospital. The gifts came from twelve members of Welfare Local 51, American Legion, Buffalo, who traveled to Sampson in the Legion parade train.
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Sampson, N. Y
INS
Naval Trainin Center
Naval Hospital
American Legion
Buffalo
Legionnaires
40 & 8
Sampson
Legion
Mummers Await V Day Parade in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mummers clubs prepare for the big V-Day parade ending at Independence Hall. A spokesman says the procession will finish with remarks from the mayor and perhaps the governor, calling it the biggest event in the United States and possibly the world.
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Philadelphia
INS
Mummers’ Clubs
Independence Hall
United States
Allies Drive Deep Into French Front Near Caen Troarn
British and Canadian forces push toward Troarn and Vimont while securing Caen river docks for unrestricted Allied use. Rommel retreats but may avoid a major clash in the Caen plain as heavy fighting continues along the Odon and Orne corridors and toward Bourguebus.
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Paris
Seine
Advan
Troarn
Vimont
Rommel
Caen
Lis
Carmelles
Bourguebus
Odon
Orne
Villers-Bocage
Noyers
Villers Bocage
Rommell
Radio Schedule Highlights Democratic Convention Coverage
Eastern War Time programs list two-hour blocks and the Democratic National Convention coverage with day and night sessions. The schedule notes tentative times and possible last-minute cancellations, with serials, dramas, news, and variety shows interleaved throughout the day.
Russians Push Toward Warsaw Front In World War II News
Dispatches report German forces nearing Chelm and Lublin en route to Warsaw as Cherniakhovsky drives from Bialystok toward the Polish capital. Red units 24 miles from Bialyk advance from Krynki while Maslennikov’s drive pushes Nazis back along a 45 mile front.
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Turku
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Lithuania
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Abe Navy School of Music
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Tom Mix
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Dick Tracy
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Siemeese
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Basic Blu Tof
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Volney
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
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Henry J. Taylor
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Mercer
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John Nesbitt
Bba Voiney Hurd
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Howe
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Abner
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Major Bowes
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Orton
Mve
Charlie Chan
Corliss Archer
Che Spotlicht
Mbe
Chelm
Lublin
Warsaw
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Bialystok
Brest Litovask
Bialok
Krynki
Sokolka
Maslennikov
North Carolina Weather: Partly cloudy and hot with isolated storms
Partly cloudy and moderately hot in North Carolina with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon, mainly in the eastern portion. Tonight and Friday continue warm with the risk of scattered thunderstorms and high humidity.
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North Carolina
Allied Air Campaign Across Europe Reported in Daylight Actions
British and American bombers attacked northern France near Thi verny and Chaulnes, with Marauders and Havoc aircraft striking targets around Leipzig Dessau Eisenach Mackau and Gotha. Allied and Russian air forces reported damage to German rail yards factories and air bases amid poor weather across Britain France Italy Greece Poland and Lithuania.
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France
Thiverny
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Chaulnes
Amiens
Leipzig
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