GOP Convention Set For June 26
The Republican National Committee has set the convention to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates for June 26 in Chicago. A bid of 75 000 dollars secured the site after North Dakota's William Stern pushed for Fargo. The committee backed a resolution urging federal and state laws to ensure absentee voting for armed services members.
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Nations Committee
William Stern
North Dakota
Fargo
N. D
Henry A. Wise
Virginia
Willam S. Linnoil
Maine
Harrison Spangler
National Committee
J. Russel Sprague
New York
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Pincers Close in On Cassino as Red Army Advances
Soviet spearheads push toward the Odessa Warsaw railway line and trawl toward Romania. Advance units report gains on the eastern bank of the Bug River and capture land southeast of Zhinerinka, a key junction on the railway.
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Halsey Urges Tokyo Target in Pacific Campaign
Adm. Halsey declared Tokyo must be captured and peace refused until it falls. He said American forces will push the Japanese fleet under pressure, with Truk defense noted as strong and air superiority still limited. Soviet moves near the Dnieper and Odessa Warsaw line dominated other war updates.
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Allied Forces Close on Cassino as Fronts Glow Across Italy
Allied Fifth Army tightens around Cassino with Mounts Pedro and Di Piperin captured, while Cerero aims to fall. Air, land, and sea actions flare from Sofia to the Adriatic as British destroyers sink German schooners and RAF and American bombers hit targets from Civitanova to San Benedetto.
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Argentine flag raised as ship sunk in Atlantic chase
Globo reports a liner camouflaged as it flew the Argentine flag and crew celebrated Argentina seamen during a pursuit by U S and Brazilian forces in the South Atlantic. The vessel reportedly scuttled by its crew between Ascension Island and the African coast, with 145 crewmen interned in a camp in northeastern Brazil. An official notice said the ship was sunk by the powers while carrying contraband from Japan to Germany.
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Postwar measures and nominating date set by committee
The committee adopted a resolution to maintain ballot integrity and set a date for the nominating convention. It also approved a second regulation aimed at protecting American markets after the war and restricting free importation of unwanted American aided goods on foreign shores.
Ships and Planes Hit Jap Supply Lines In Pacific War
Allied ships and planes blasted Japanese supply lines in the Southwest Pacific near Saidor and Madang. U S naval units and Guinea forces struck shore installations at Gali Point as PT boats destroyed seven barges. Allied air power targeted Japanese positions across the Solomons and New Guinea with heavy tonnage bombs. Ground action near Saidor remained limited while Australian forces pushed north against Japanese troops. A separate blaze at the Morcan Salt Company plant in Marysville caused over 2.5 million dollars in damage before fire crews contained it.
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Morcan Salt Company
Fred Philbrick
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Russians Affirm Intention Of Keeping Territory Taken From Poles
A Moscow radio declaration states the Soviet Union will retain parts of Polish territory and seeks a free Polish state, with Poland possibly joining the Soviet-Czech pact. It labels the Polish government-in-exile as incapable of friendship and hints at a Poland aligned against Germany.
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Coal Miners At Whitwell Return To Pits Monday
Whitwell Tenn Operations at the Tennessee Products Corporation coal mines resumed yesterday after about 650 union mixers quit last Thursday and returned to work pending settlement negotiations. Mine Superintendent B M Rogers said details remain to be negotiated as the mine operates under government control with a working agreement and hopes for a direct contract with the miners. The men had stopped December 27 over clauses in their work agreement, quit again last Thursday, and returned to work this week.
RAF Mosquitos Hit Berlin After Short Lull
RAF Mosquitos attacked Berlin after a night raid and bombed targets in western Reichs, the Air Ministry said. British fighters added intruder patrols over the continent, shooting down one German plane. one British aircraft did not return. Paris radio claimed American bombers were downed in northern France, with no U.S. Air Force confirmation.
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Ten Alabama counties vote in special House race
Ten Alabama counties cast ballots today for the late Rep. Trenty B. Steagall’s unexpired term. Four candidates vie for the seat: Lieut. George W. Andrews, Robert H. Bennett, J Hubert Farmer, and Rey L. Smith. If no candidate clears a majority, a runoff is set for February 8.
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Congress
Trenty B. Steagall
Nava
George W. Andrews
Union Springs
Pearl Harbor
Robert H. Bennett
Barbour County
J. Hubert Farmer
Dothan
Rey L. Smith
Phenix City
Steagall
Republican committee backs absentee voting for service members
The Republican National Committee endorsed a policy to enable absentee ballots for armed forces in the November election. A subcommittee led by Russell Sprague was created to draft a formal resolution. Rep. Halleck pledged that a Republican victory would speed the end of the war and strengthen home-front cooperation.
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Senator Guffey
D-Pa
GOP National Committee
Russell Sprague
New York
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Roosevelt
FDR Shifts Congress With Five Point National Plan
President Roosevelt urged Congress to enact a five point program stressing a national service law a real tax overhaul contract renegotiation a cost of living measure and re enactment of the Economic Stabilization Act to curb wartime prices and mobilize manpower for victory while warning of possible price chaos without action and emphasizing economic security alongside military aims.
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