MacArthur Says He Will Not Seek Presidential Nomination
Gen Douglas MacArthur declared he neither desires nor would accept a U S presidential nomination. He said public opinion opposes such a move while war duties demand focus. The general reaffirmed his status as a military man first and urged no action that would link him to any political campaign.
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Army Withdraws Soldiers From Montgomery Ward
In Chicago the Montgomery Ward dispute with the government and CIO union saw soldiers withdraw from Chicago properties. Government seizure under presidential order continues with a law manager, Wayne C Taylor. A NLRB examiner heard testimony on union representation rights while negotiations for a new election were discussed.
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Allies Bomb Wadke Island as New Guinea Offensive Expands
Allied heavy and medium bombers attacked Wadke Island in Dutch New Guinea, delivering 79 tons of explosives and setting fuel dumps ablaze while claiming at least four Japanese aircraft destroyed on the ground. Japanese raids targeted Allied positions near Hollandia, with limited damage and one enemy bomber shot down.
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Navy Post Choise Hangs After Conventions
Speculation swirls on who will become Secretary of the Navy after the conventions. James Forrestal, undersecretary and acting head, draws broad support from both parties. Others named include Marvid E Stassen and Wendell Willkie, with debate over civilian versus military background.
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Berlin Declares D Day Has Come
Berlin and allied dispatches claim invasion air forces are in action marking the moment the invasion began for practical purposes. Reports note Berlin’s claim of captured airmen ready as invasion troops and suggest operations across the French Mediterranean coast, with rumors of landings in several areas and a forbidden zone around Romania. Nashville obituary notes Colin P. McKinney, 71, former Western State Supreme Court justice, died after a heart attack.
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Allied Forces Overrun KohimaArea in Burma Front
Allied forces report further enemy strongpoints around Kohima have fallen as mopping up continues in Burma. Headquarters insists the Ledo Road project remains on track and the invasion did not derail Allied plans in Southeast Asia. The communique notes Chinese advances toward Myitkyina could have been worse if Japanese pressed elsewhere.
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Davis Says WLB Right In Ward Case
Chairman William H. Davis of the Wartage Board asserts the Montgomery Ward strike in Chicago justified WLB jurisdiction as it could disrupt the war effort. He notes Ward’s 78,000 employees and half a billion-dollar business, including weapon components, making the dispute beyond ordinary commerce and crucial to national defense. Davis cites ongoing congressional resistance to seizure and says investigators will press the Ward case probe while delay on wartime property bills continues.
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Greatest Daylight Raid Kindles Big Fires In Nazi City
American air forces blasted Berlin in the largest daylight raid of the war. About 1,000 bombers and heavy fighters faced intense German resistance, with 63 bombers and 14 fighters lost. RAF and Allied planes also struck Toulon, Kjeller, and Norwegian targets as strategists warned of Germany's worsening invasion defense. Chinese troops in Loyang beat back Japanese pincers, defending the rail hub in Henan Province.
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Senators Seek Re nominations in crowded 1944 primaries
A packed campaign week unfolds with four senatorial renomination battles in Maryland Florida Alabama and South Dakota plus Roosevelt Byrd delegate contests in Florida. Pepper Hill and Gurney lead the opposition as Democrats debate New Deal policies and racial issues. Delegates and state offices are also on the ballot across Alabama Indiana South Dakota Arkansas Mississippi North Carolina and Washington with party factions and unsettled delegations shaping the outcomes.
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Axis Attacks Fail To Halt Soviet Push In Poland Front
The Soviet high command said they killed 800 to 1000 Axis troops in a counterattack repulse southeast of Stanislawow as Berlin reported Russian reinforcements growing. Hungarian sources cited massed Soviet forces for a renewed drive toward Hungarian held territory, while Soviet air forces claimed 23 German planes shot down and 100 supply trucks destroyed in separate strikes. The communique noted four more Axis ships sunk near Sevastopol as fighting continued on multiple fronts.
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Street Scene in Moor Ohio Ends in Fractured Exchange
Jolly old man laughs while clutching the steering wheel after a brake grind and near collision. A young woman and man argue at a movie theater entrance over a Moor Ohio ticket, as wind shifts near the corner street.
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