New York Labor Endorsement Ties Roosevelt to Union Bravado
Westbrook Pegler denounces Roosevelt's fourth term backing by the New York State Federation of Labor as a dangerous alliance with rackets and violence. He argues the administration tolerates union corruption, uses justice and the press to shield criminals, and endangers democracy by enabling coercive labor power.
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Franklin Develt
New York
Rosevelt
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Hull
Ameri 1 Federation of Labor
Nnal
Joseph Pady
Illiam Green
Congress
Pris
Roosevelt
England
Americ
Soviet Army In Sight Of Ploesti French Troops Reach Uzes
Soviet forces pushed toward Ploesti and occupied areas near Buzau and Bucharest while a French army column moved from Nimes toward the Spanish border. French troops reached Uzes and pressed Germans around Avignon Montelimar and Cannes, with Marseille and Toulon surrendered to the Allies.
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Ploesti
France
Uzes
Nimes
Rhone
Avignon
Montelimar
Frederic Butler
Cagnes
Cannes
Vence
Nice
Marseille
Toulon
St. Man
Allies close 3 miles from Gothic Line on Italian front
Allied infantry and tanks push along the eastern Italian front as the Eighth Army nears the Gothic Line. Polish forces seize Fang on the coast while others cross the Arzilla river. Lt. Gen. Mark Clark reports 47,000 Nazi prisoners taken in the campaign.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Fang
Arzilla
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Mark Clark
Pesaro
Adriatic
Mississippi voters choose judge in disputed third district runoff
Mississippi voters in 31 counties cast ballots in a Democratic primary for a third supreme court district judgeship. L A Smith Sr of Holly Springs and W W Venable of Clarksdale face off after the July 4 primary left Anderson in reelection bid in question. The runoff followed county board opposition over costs.
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Jackson
Miss
Oters
Mississippi
Third Supreme Court
L. Amith Sr
Holly Springs
W. W. Venable
Clarksdalettorney
Press
Smith
Venable
W. D. Anderson
Incumnt
Anderson
Board of Supervisors
Lafayette
Ounties
Davis Calls Luncheon With Louisiana Department Heads
Gov. James H. Davis announced an informal luncheon for all department heads in Baton Rouge. The office said similar gatherings will occur twice monthly with Gen. Raymond Jemings, head of selective service in Wisconsin, as next speaker.
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Davis
Baton Rouge
Iov
James H. Davis
Tony
Raymond Jeming
Selective Service
Wisiana
Advocates Push Federal Postwar Economy Debate
The House opened debate on how far federal treasury should back wartime unemployment security. Doughton asserts focus on private job creation while avoiding dole. Knutson says Republicans can pass the committee bill, framing the issue as whether to encourage broader aid.
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Washington
House
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means
Senate
Coughton
Knutson
Minnesota
Ways and
De Gaulle to Form New French Cabinet Soon
Gen Charles de Gaulle is expected to form a new cabinet in Paris soon and keep members of the committee of national liberation while adding leaders of the French resistance. Almost all committee members are expected in Paris shortly as no election date is set. De Gaulle has urged elections but resistance leaders want delays until 2,500,000 prisoners and laborers are returned from Germany.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Committee of National Liberation
France
de Gaulle
Resistance
Germany
Allied Troops Kill and Capture 122000 Germans in Falaise
Allied forces killed or captured 122000 Germans in the Falaise entrapment as of August 25, with 30000 killed and 92000 captured. Since then, prisoners continued to be counted as the pursuit of von Kluges Seventh Army pressed along the Seine. Evidence of intensified German resistance and a nightly tally rise remained.
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Seine
Falaise
Second Army
Marshal von Kluge
Seine River
Rouen
Vernon
Norway
Four Louisiana Senate Hopefuls Speak at New Orleans Forum
Four Louisiana candidates for the U S Senate and incumbent Sen Overton voiced positions at a New Orleans League of Women Voters forum. Hawkins urged a broader international police force and expanded bases to deter aggression, while supporting tax cuts. Overton advocated an international peace organization with U S participation and force if needed, aligning with the Connally plan. Gerth and Stephens participated in person. Griffith T., unnamed in excerpt, also spoke.
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Forum of
New Orleans
League of Women Voters
Louisiana
United States Senate
New Orleans League of Women Voters
Griffith T
Hawkins
Lake Charles
Charles S. Gerth
E. A. Stephens
John Overton
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
Germany
Japan
Italy
Pacific
South Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Overton
Agreement at Dumbarton Oaks Meets on Security Council Form
Washington reports a general agreement among Dumbarton Oaks conferees on the structure of a postwar security organization. It envisions an assembly of all peace loving nations, a council with major powers and others, and an international court for disputes. Further details and jurisdictional questions remain under discussion as proposals continue.
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Washington
Dumbarton Oaks
International Organization For Peace and Security
International Court of Justice
Slush Fund Drive Opens By House Committee
The House campaign expenses committee launched a drive to uncover slush funds and identify donors to campaigns in the November elections. Sidney Hillman defended the CIO political action committee against charges of communist influence and stated it backs the Roosevelt Truman ticket while remaining non-partisan. He pledged regular reports about a drive to raise five million dollars from CIO members at one dollar each.
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Washington
House Campaign Expenses Committee
Sidney Hillman
C. I. O's Political Action Committee
Church
Illinois
Hillman
Progressive Congress
Democratic National Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Anderson
Democrat
New Mexico
National Associa
Biddle Urges Breakup of German Monopolies
Attorney General Biddle told a Senate military subcommittee that Allied powers should break the power of German monopolistic firms to prevent future threats to world peace. He warned that Germany’s industries must be reorganized after occupation to enable independent European industry and cited key firms and contracts in optics, chemicals, and electronics.
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Washington
Biddle
Senate
Europe
Germany
Kilgore
Democrat
West Virginia
Congress
Carl Zeiss of
Jena
Congressional Medal of Honor for Pfc Vosler in WWII
Washington Aug 29 The Congressional Medal of Honor has been awarded to 21 year old T/Sgt Forrest L Vosler of Livonia New York after he was wounded in the chest eyes and legs and nonetheless drove off German planes manned the radio and saved a tail gunner. He kept radio operation running and sent distress signals despite bleeding and loss of sight. He refused to be dropped overboard to lighten the load and later aided the injured tail gunner into a dinghy. Vosler is convalescing at Valley Forge General Hospital Phoenixville Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Forrest L. Vosler
Livonia
New York
Vosler
War Department
Acton
Vasler
Valley Forge General Hospital
Phoenixville
Yanks Close On German Border As They Sweep Through Soissons
Allied forces push north from Chateau-Thierry and Soissons within about 70 miles of Belgium and 100 miles of the German frontier. The advance tightens around remnants of the Seventh and Fifteenth armies as Canadian and British units also gain ground toward Rouen and Paris.
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James M. Long
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Chateau-Thierry
Soissons
Belgium
Marne
Chauteau-Thierry
Upper Marne
Chalons
Vitry
Verdun
Marshal Petain
Seine
Paris
Mantes
Vernon
Rouen-Paris
Rouen
Chateaue Thierry
Gereman-Aisne-Somme
Reims
France
George S. Patton
Third Army
Sedan
Ardennes
Aisne- Somme
Germany
Albert Canal
Louviers
Pont de l'Arche
Second Army
Marshal von Kluge
Seventh Army
Krug Moves to Rule WPB Dismissal Looms for Resistance
Senator Ferguson cites sources claiming Donald M. Nelson will replace James F. Byrnes as war mobilization director upon return from China. Krug warns there will be one WPB team and threatens dismissal of troublemakers as Weinberg quits amid a flood of resignations and rumors surrounding civilian production policy.
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Washington
Ferguson
Michigan
Donald M. Nelson
James F. Byrnes
Nelson
China
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Byrnes
Julius A. Krug
WPB
Krug
Senate War Investigating Committee
Sidney J. Weinberg
Weinberg
Charles E. Wilson
Second quadruplet dies in Georgia
In Gainesville Georgia a second quadruplet son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Lee died at Hall County Memorial Hospital The infant was the third of four boys born prematurely to the 23 year old wife The first born weighed 2 pounds 1 ounce and died last night The remaining two babies were in good condition and expected to survive The father a 25 year old anti tank gunner was due to arrive on emergency fourlough Attending physicians said the mother was in good condition and had not been told of the deaths
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Gainesville
Charles E. Lee
Hall County Memorial Hospital
Camp Blanding
Fla
Lee
Rumor of Citizenship Promises to Italian POWs Denied
Secretary of War Stimson said there is no basis for claims Italian prisoners of war in the United States were promised citizenship for loyalty. He noted no policy to grant citizenship and cited a July 28, 1942 traffic incident in Phoenix as the only relevant event.
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Washington
Stimson
United States
Harless
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
War Department
Stintson
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Eddy Gilmore
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Braila
Black Sea
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George Tucker Rome
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Imperial Diet
Koiso
Ginjiro Fujiwara
Fujiwara
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Pas de Calais
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