Wallace Stages Comeback as Roosevelt Looms Again
Henry A. Wallace seeks renomination at a Chicago convention amid a split over a fourth term. Roosevelt plans radio acceptance tonight while Truman firms for votes, and Missouri delegates remain unpledged as Wallace gains momentum with 319 pledged or claimed votes in play.
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British widen breach in Nazi defenses near Caen
Allied reports say British armor advanced on a broad front five miles southeast of Caen cutting into tank country as German lines faltered in day three of the offensive. Fighting centered near Troarn Vimont and Bourguebus with Rommel’s deserter-turned-soldier cited in drive.
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Bombing Plot Burns Hitler and Top German Leaders
A Berlin radio report says Hitler survived an assassination attempt with injuries to him and several military leaders including Jodl. Berlin noted brain concussion and a large staff division, while sources hint at Breda Holland as a possible scene and Rommel-Kluge tensions amid strategic shifts after Rundstedt’s dismissal.
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Begin Grading At City Airport In La Crosse Project
Work on La Crosse's 1,000,000 French island cnt began on a small scale Wednesday with expansion planned. AGT Associates under the Civil Aeronautics Administration started grubbing and grading with equipment at the airport, including two tractors, a patrol, a roller, scrapers and a bulldozer. Mayor J J Verdphoto officiated the kickoff with airport committee members and engineers present. The same AGT gear is used at Badger Ordnance Works in Baraboo.
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Wisconsin Delegation Sides with Wallace on Floor Vote
An informal tally from the Wisconsin delegation shows 22 votes for Wallace for vice president on the convention floor during the night session. Carroll of Prairie du Chien and Galasinke of Milwaukee supported Wallace while Green of Superior opposed. Wallis of Rice Lake was absent. This marks a three vote drop from earlier predictions.
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Truman's Party Struggles Seen In Early Caucus Moves
National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan led efforts backing a 62 year old Missourian as Byrd and Wallace contended for the vote. Senator Byrd of Virginia tipped for nomination by Mrs. Fred T. Nooney of Jacksonville. Mississippi backed Sam Jones for vice president. Harold Ickes reportedly aided Wallace with a telegram noting a Roosevelt misstep. Wallace warned of a rising liberal sentiment and a broad ground swell among delegates.
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Local Weather Brings Continued Cool Tonight
A cool pattern continues tonight with Pridayaur staying chilly and winds easing. The forecast notes slightly warmer conditions on the way for the following day as a weak high pressure settles.
Coal Shipments Dip After Fourth of July Week
Coal shipments from lower Lake Erie ports to Great Lakes docks totaled 1,411,185 tons for the week ended July 8, down from 1,741,363 tons the previous week, according to the Solid Fuels Administration on Thursday.
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Farley Plans Protest by Backing Byrd in 1940 Nomination Fight
James A. Farley, once a foe of Roosevelt's third term, signals a protest by voting for Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, aligning with Byrd against a fourth term. The move was reported on Thursday from Chicago.
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Barkley Urges F. R. Selection
Senator Alben W. Barkley urged renomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt at a Chicago Stadium speech. He praised Roosevelt as a leader unmatched in history, naming him with Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Cleveland, and Wilson.
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Texas Demos All Win Seats
The credentials committee of the Democratic national convention voted 20 to six to seat both Texas delegations, allocating 50 percent of the state's vote to each. Southerners abandoned their push for a white supremacy plank after the platform committee rejected it.
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Shortest Democratic Platform is Drafted for Convention
The drafting committee finished the compact platform at 3 a.m. and sent it to the full convention for action. It includes a call for an association of nations and defense of peace, with a racial plank tempered by conciliatory language amid southern resistance. Senator Pepper and Rep Norton weigh in on compromise while Tennessee’s McKellar threatens southern revolt if the Negro question falters.
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Reds Advance On 7 Fronts Bulletin
The Red army opened a new offensive west of Kowel as seven fronts flamed in battle from Lwow to Brest Litovsk. Soviet forces crossed the Bug and moved toward Lwow and Warsaw while Maslennikov’s Baltic army pressed toward mid Latvia and Velikaya river crossings near Ostrov.
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Tojo Falls as Japan Forms New Military Lead
Tokyo announced Emperor Hirohito ordered a new government led by General Kuniaki Koiso and Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai to replace Hideki Tojo. The two, strong backers of expansion, will head a cabinet aimed at uniting army and navy to face United States and Allied pressures.Completion of the cabinet was awaited in Tokyo broadcasts.
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Berlin says Tokyo to form new government on broad basis
Berlin radio quoted a foreign office spokesman saying military setbacks require intensive efforts and that Berlin welcomes Japan's intention to form a new government on the broadest possible basis. The remarks reference Tojo's cabinet amid wartime strain.
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Belgians Join French Revolt Against Germans
In a special communique from Gen Eisenhower, Belgians united with the French underground to harass German forces. The report notes extensive French activity including 26 bridges destroyed in ten days and attacks on Germans, with three towns abandoned in the main department. A train carrying flying bombs in eastern France was destroyed by French forces.
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U S Casualties In Italy Reach 73166
Acting Secretary of War Patterson reports U S forces in Italy since landings last September total 73166 casualties as of July 12. A weekly rise brings deaths to 12999 and wounded to 49561 with 10606 missing.
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Poles Seized in Lwow as Russians Advance
The Polish Telegraph Agency reports about 3,000 Poles seized in Lwow by German forces to preempt an uprising as Soviet troops near. The detentions include prominent residents and officials.
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Unprecedented Guam bombardment escalates in Pacific theater
U S Pacific Fleet reports four days of battleship shelling and carrier air strikes on Guam with 468 tons dropped. Adm Nimitz calls it an intense barrage as Saipan invasion follows in the Marianas and Gen MacArthur cites growing Japanese casualties in New Guinea and Noemfoor island.
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