Truman Named Running Mate To Carry Campaign Burden
Chicago reports Democratic selection of Har S Truman of Missouri as vice presidential candidate for a possible fourth term with President Roosevelt. initial roll shows Truman leading with 491 votes, Wallace 429, others divided, amid CIO and party tensions and gallery protests.
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Roosevelt Congratulates Truman on Vice Presidential Nomination
President Roosevelt telegrammed his best wishes to Harry S. Truman after his Democratic vice presidential nomination. Truman indicated he would delay resignation as Senate War Investigating Committee chair to meet the panel. A Western Union relay and notes at the Stevens Hotel illustrate wartime reception of the signal.
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Submarines Trout and Tullibee Lost. U S Total 27
Washington reports the loss of two U S submarines the Trout and the Tullibee both overdue from patrol and presumed lost with crews of about 65 each. The losses raise the U S submarine total to 27 since the war began. The Trout earned a wartime silver star and carried Philippine treasury gold on prior operations.
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Local Weather Report Notes Cloudy Warmth and Fair Skies
The forecast describes mostly cloudy skies with a gentle warmth and generally fair conditions. Temperatures trend moderate with highs reaching around 85 degrees.
Wisconsin Demos Give 13 To Each Candidate
Wisconsin held its second ballot with 13 for Wallace and 13 for Truman as other states shifted toward Truman. On the first ballot Wisconsin gave Wallace 25 and Truman one, a pattern that continued into the second ballot before the 13 13 tie was recorded as final.
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Lieut Ebata Dies In Italy In Battle Of Cassino
Mrs. Louis Ebata of 215 Sumner street received word from the war department that her husband 2nd Lieutenant Ted Ebata was killed in action in the Italian campaign July 3. Ebata had training at Schofield Barracks Hawaii Camp McCoy in Wisconsin and Ca Shelby Mississippi before overseas service. He served in Africa and Italy where he was commissioned after Cassino. He leaves a 13 month old son Donald George.
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Wallace Sees Liberalism Gains After Nomination Fight
Chicago dispatch reports Henry A Wallace smiling after losing the bid for renomination. He said the struggle advanced liberalism he defends and pledged support for the Roosevelt Truman ticket. He stressed that true liberals must keep the liberal cause alive in 1945.
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Badoglio Says German Coup Indicates War Is Lost
Rome. Marshal Pietro Badoglio, in an interview marking nearly a year since Mussolini’s overthrow, stated that if a group of officers revolted against Hitler it shows Germany has lost the war.
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Prison Terms Given Two in Treason Case
In Chicago Otto Richard Wergin and Walter Otto Froehling pleaded guilty to misprision of treason and received five year prison terms. Wives Lucille Froehling and Kate Wergin were sentenced to twenty five years each at their first trial and discharged. Mrs Hans Max Haupt was also discharged after aiding Haupt, with a wartime internment order and potential citizenship revocation.
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La Crosse Drug Company Sold to Chicago Interests
The entire La Crosse Drug Company inventory was sold and shipped to Chicago on Saturday under D. K. Olin president of the Chicago firm. Since 1931 the company has been at 200 208 Main Street with Thompson as president. Norman Bakkum, longtime manager, is the oldest employee and seven salesmen served a 150 mile radius. Forty two workers were employed in offices and stockrooms. Future plans remain undisclosed.
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Redeem Bond Pledges Near Saturday Vote for E Bonds
La Crosse county war finance committee urges pledges before next Saturday to reach 1,287,000 in E bond sales. Through Saturday less than 1,000,000 has been raised since June. Bond booths operate 9 am to 5 pm in Rivoli building room 405 and later in Riviera and Wisconsin theater lobbies. A total of 54,925 has been sold to date. A Spirit of 76 performance at the Wisconsin theater accompanies bond sales with theater seating tied to each bond.
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Farley Backs Roosevelt Truman After Convention Walkout
James A. Farley announced support for Roosevelt Truman after opposing a fourth term bid. He has a 35 year Democratic party record and may vote in November without active campaigning. Farley previously opposed a third term in 1940 and voted for Senator Harry F. Byrd in that year.
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Virginia
Yanks Advance in Guam Invasion Amid Pacific War Push
Allied forces pressed a fast Guam assault ahead of schedule as Marines and troops secured beachheads north and south of Port Apra. Reports from John R. Henry describe rapid inland advance with light casualties and heavy shelling by warships. Tokyo claimed heavy losses but Nimitz said American casualties were moderate.
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Allied Armies Hold Position as Mud Slows Normandy Fight
Allied armies remain bogged in mud in France with troop movements limited. German forces launch small attacks costing 14 tanks, while major gains are not reported. Esquay changes hands and several towns breathing room with unclear control. weather grounds air operations. SHAEF notes earlier reports were garbled and margins narrow.
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Normandy
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Allies Close On Florence Four Miles From Pisa
Allied forces drove toward Florence from three directions as 5th and 8th armies closed the 14 miles to the city. American units seized Tavernelle Barberino Dal d Elsa and Capanne while Castel Firenti fell southwest of Florence. British troops near San Giovanni in the upper Arno valley were 18 miles southeast as Polish units advanced along the Adriatic. German divisions shifted to Italy, with two new formations added to reinforce the 10th and 14th armies bringing fresh enemy divisions to six since May 11.
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Stassen Promoted Returns To States
Washington report states Commander Harold E. Stassen former Minnesota governor and GOP convention keynoter has returned to the United States and been promoted to full commander. The three term governor, 37, has served as flag officer in Admiral Halsey’s South Pacific fleet and is now on the west coast.
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Navy
Harold E. Stassen
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Allied Air Strikes Hit Ploesti Oil Area In Major Raid
The United States Fifteenth Air Force led a large formation of 500 to 750 heavy bombers from Italian bases against the Ploesti oil region in Romania. Escorts included Mustangs and Lightnings as German fighters and flak were engaged. British Mosquitos targeted Berlin, while Pardubice refinery in Czechoslovakia suffered a major blast.
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Bishop William F. Anderson Dies at 84 in Buzzards Bay
Bishop William F. Anderson a retired Boston area clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church died of a heart attack at his summer home in Buzzards Bay He retired from the ministry in 1932 after serving as resident bishop of Boston for eight years.
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Nazis Rolled Back By Reds On Warsaw Front
Soviet Red Army tank and infantry broke German rearguards along a jagged 200 mile battle line as Warsaw loomed nearing 90 miles distant. Baltic front deteriorated with Maslennikov’s forces cutting 17 miles of Pskov railway and reaching 335 miles north of Ostrov. Tishina near Latvia border was occupied.
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Hitler Loyalists Crush Coup In Germany And France Battle Shifts
A London report says Hitler declared the attempted coup by a small circle of officers crushed. In France, Hitler’s elite SS are said to have gained influence in the German army ranks. Rommel reshuffles commanders in Normandy as Soviet and German forces clash around Warsaw and Brest Litovsk. Reports of arrests and purge measures spread from Berlin and Stockholm amid ongoing upheaval.
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Spellman in Italy Begins Rome Visit
Rome reports Archbishop Spellman of New York arrived yesterday and celebrated mass at St. Peters. He will be received by Pope Pius XII and plans to visit war fronts and military hospitals. He will offer mass at American cemeteries at Salerno Cassino and Anzio.
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Brazilian navy vessel Vital de Oliveira sunk by torpedo
The Brazilian navy ministry announced the auxiliary vessel Vital de Oliveira was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine.
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Emperor Hirohito Sends Message to Hitler After assassination attempt
A Tokyo broadcast reported Emperor Hirohito congratulated Adolf Hitler on surviving an assassination attempt. The message conveyed peace and support amid the wartime alliance.
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