Third Army advances on Metz Nancy front and Dutch areas
Allied forces broke through along a 2%-mile Metz Nancy front taking four villages as Third Army expanded its line. In Germany, U S troops pressed toward Vossenack while Hurtgen fighting continued. Dutch operations saw Germans retreating to the Maas and Hollands Diep areas with limited gun positions remaining near Domburg.
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London
U. Ss
Third Army
Metz
Nancy
First Army
Vossenack
Aachen
Hurtgen Forest
Schmidt
Nancy Metz
He River
Holland
Maas
Iver
Sea
Hedel
S-Hertogenbosch
Eee
Meuse
How Leaders Feel Following National Election
Governors and national figures react to the Roosevelt victory with statements of congratulations and national unity. Dewey Bricker and Wallace offer cautious optimism while Hannegan Brownell Hillman laud a strong, unified campaign supporting wartime leadership and postwar peace aims.
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Dewey
Roosevelt
Truman
Bricker
Wallace
Robert FE. Hannegan
Herbert Brownell, Jr
America
Sidney Hillman
CIO- Pac
Cherry Hoey Victorious In Campaign
North Carolina election returns show President Roosevelt close to Governor elect R Gregg Cherry and Clyde R Hoey as U S Senate winner to succeed Robert Reynolds. Roosevelt 413141 votes to 177624 for Dewey among 1384 of 1922 precincts. Constitutional Democrats opposed the New Deal but election results kept all state officers Democratic. Five constitutional amendments were approved by large majorities.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Clyde R. Hoey
Art R. Reynolds
Raleigh
Roosevelt
R. Gregg Cherry
Robert R. Reynolds
U. S. Senate
Dewey
Ticat
Democrats Gain Three GOP Governors in Upset Wave
Democrats captured three of the nation’s GOP governors as Vermont unclear. Massachusetts chose Maurice J. Tobin over Horace T. Hill, Idaho elected Charles C. Gossett over William Detweiler, and Missouri selected Phil M. Donnelly over Jean Paul Bradshaw. The shift stretched from Massachusetts to Idaho amid Roosevelt era gains.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Missouri
Middle West
Idaho
Maurice J. Tobin
Boston
Leverett
Charles C. Gossett
William C. Detweiler
Phil M. Donnelly
Jean Paul Bradshaw
GOP
Forrest
451 Electoral Votes May Go To President
The article reports a tight 1944 election race with Franklin Roosevelt potential victory crossing key states. Dewey led New Jersey briefly and Ohio Michigan shifts showed Roosevelt surge, potentially reaching 451 electoral votes. Early tallies showed Roosevelt ahead with final outcome still uncertain as counties reported and party dynamics shifted.
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Associated Press
Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Michigan
Wayne County
Detroit
Ohio
Detroit News
Deweys
Wayne
HOUSE
Senate
Washington
London
Berlin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Henry Wallace Faces Uncertain Future After Nomination Loss
Henry Wallace, with limited time as Vice President, remains confident in President Roosevelt's likely victory and predicts a solid Senate and House majority. He stays at Wardman Park hotel, declining to reveal future plans.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Wardman Park
Roosevelt
Wallace
Senate
Dewey Concedes Roosevelt Victory in 1944 Election
Gov. Dewey concedes defeat and congratulates Franklin D. Roosevelt on a fourth term. He expresses gratitude for supporters, notes the Republican revival, and hopes for victory in the war and peace, urging unity under free government.
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New York
Dewey
Roosevelt
Republican Party
America
Divine Providence
United States
Yanks Add To Losses Of Japs In Pacific
Admiral Nimitz reports Third Fleet strikes at Manila destroying 440 Japanese planes and sinking or damaging multiple warships. He cites carrier air offensives by Hellcats Helldivers and Avengers, plus blows to airfields and ground installations to neutralize Leyte invasion forces.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Doulas MacArthur
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nichols
Clark
Nielson
Lipa
Tarlac
Bamban
Mabakat
Leyte i
Conference Of Three Leaders Expected Soon
President Roosevelt's reelection makes an early meeting with Stalin and Churchill likely to set postwar policy. A second Big Three session, following Teheran, is seen as probable before Christmas with Paris talks possible to precede it.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Big Three
Teheran
Mr. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
London
Paris
Truman Reacts Calmly to Early Election Returns
In Kansas City on election night 1948 Harry S. Truman, awaiting final results with family and friends, faced a tense moment as Missouri leaning Republican sparked nervous crowd. He then played Paderewski's Minuet on a piano and later watched Dewey-Bricker gain, before Dewey's concession.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
United States
Missouri
Paderewski
Dewey-Bricker
Dewey
Truman
Stalin’s blunt stance signals possible shift in Russo Japanese relations
The article notes Premier Stalin’s sharp public critique of Japan as an aggressor, raising speculation Russia might join allies against Japan. It predicts a world readjustment of power spheres and notes Russia’s rising influence in Europe and Asia amid potential bargaining.
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Stalin
Japan
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Asia
Marshal Stal
New Red Drive Is Predicted By Berlin
London reports a lull on the eastern front with Moscow saying no major changes for two days. Torrential rains slow Red Army efforts around Budapest as Russians shift infantry and artillery toward intensified operations, while Berlin claims a large scale assault may come from the Tarnow area linking to the Vistula bridgehead.
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London
Moscow
Budapest
Berlin
Tarnow
Poland
Vistula
East Beskids
Polish-Czechoslovakia
Polish Troops Take Town On Italian Front
Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson praised Allied forces in Italy as Polish troops of the Eighth Army captured Monte Casaluda and pushed along ridges south of Forli. Allied patrols operated elsewhere and US Fifth Army bombers hit bridges in the area.
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Rome
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Italy
North Africa
Eighth Army
Monte Casaluda
Rabbi and
Montone
Forli
5Th Army Air Force
Roosevelt Sees Victory As War Demands Four More Years
President Roosevelt followed election returns through the night at Hyde Park. He went to bed at 3:50 a.m. after noting partial results and sent telegrams to Gov. Dewey, Sen. Truman, Vice President Wallace, and Robert Hannegan acknowledging concessions and praising the national effort in war times.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Elmer van Wagner
Robert E. Hannegan
Stephen Early
William JD. Hassett
Major
Edwin M. Watson
Roosevelt Mansion
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Henry Wallace
Robert F. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Democrats Hold 51 Senate Seats Despite 37 for GOP
Associated Press tally at 11:30 am EST shows Democrats with 15 holdovers and 36 new seats totaling 51, Republicans with 74 holdovers and 37 seats, plus 1 progressive holder. Seventeen contests remain undecided as AP updates from 1100414 of the nation’s voting units. Roosevelt and Dewey vote totals appear garbled.
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Associated Press
Senate
Roosevelt
Dewey
Three Democratic candidates win speakership seats
Raleigh reports the three announced Democratic candidates for speakership won. Oscar Richardson ran unopposed, A. B. Stoney defeated Morganton's Russell Berry, and George Uzzell secured one of Rowan's two seats.
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Raleigh
Oscar Richardson
A. B. Stoney
Russell Berry
Morganton
George Uzzell
Rowan
Cherry Leads Gastonia Lawyer in State Race Counts
Cherry, a Gastonia lawyer and veteran legislator who once led the State American Legion, polled 303,356 votes while his opponent Frank Patton of Morganton received 115,308 in returns from 1,062 precincts.
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Cherry
Gastonia
State
American Legion
Frank Patton
Morganton
Reelection of FDR No Surprise To The Germans
Berlin radio reports Roosevelt victory caused no surprise abroad. The AP recorded broadcast says many votes for Dewey reflect worry in broad American circles. It notes voters feel replacing political and military leadership is a heavy burden during this war crisis.
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Berlin
Dewey
Associated Press
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