Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler
The scene aboard a fly bridge above a harbor shows Senator Barkley amid the crowd awaiting the expected nomination acceptance by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Barkley recalls an earlier heated moment when Roosevelt rejected a tax bill, a memory bright with irony as the convention moves toward the nomination.
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Chicago
Alben Ikley
Kenucky
Harbor
The
Thanhom
Senator Barkley
Guizon Borglum
Frank Roosevelt
Congress
German Army Death Toll Rises After Hitler Bomb Plot
Berlin radio reports two German generals and a chief of staff mortally wounded by the assassination bombing. The purge by Himmler aims to quell domestic opposition as front line morale shows strain but no clear desertion.
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London
Air Force
Hitler
Berlin
Guenther Korten
Heinz Brandt
Army General Staff
Fuehrer
Berger
Heinrich Bergner
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Fifth Army Pushes on from Pisa toward Florence
American forces in the Fifth Army seized southern Pisa and advanced near Empoli as they cleared enemy positions along the Arno south of the river. They crossed the Arno canal near Cascina and pushed toward Florence while German counterattacks and shelling continued from Livorno to near the Arno.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Pisa
Empoli
Poggibonsi
Florence
Arno Canal
Cascina
Arno
San Miniato
Ponte Alvala
San Romano
Angelica
Tenuta del Tombolo
Marina di Pisa
San Ministo
Livorno
Air show tragedy as two bombers collide in Spokane
A crowd of about 100000 watched as two attack bombers collided during a Spokane air show. Four men were killed including Capt. Ford Sayre and Second Lieutenants George Chrep and William Scott. The show continued after a delay as authorities reported the fatal in-flight crash.
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Spokane
Wash
Navy
Helldivers
Spokane Air Service Command
Arthur F. Spaeth
Ford K. Sayre
Hanover
N. H
George Chrep
Hibbing
Minn
William R. Scott
Winnetka
Chrep
Scott
German report claims Russian push near Warsaw and rail hubs
German communique says Russian troops penetrated within 40 miles of Warsaw as Nazi forces abandon Jaroslaw and Seidlce. Reports also place battles at Lwow and Lublin with a Russian retreat along a 150 mile front across central Poland and German counterattacks between Brest Litovsk and Kaunas.
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London
Warsaw
Seidlce
Jaraslaw
Lwow
Lublin
Berlin
Nazidom
Brest Litovsk
Moscow
Jaroslaw
Poland
Stalingrads
Kaunas
Lithuania
Scheller
Army Captains Rule Texas Primary Contests
Two army captains dominate Texas Democratic primaries with strong showings against incumbents. Capt John Lyle defeats Rep Richard Kleberg in district 1, while Capt D S Meredith Jr leads Rep Lindley Beckworth in district 3. Early returns show multiple runoff races and a crowded field in districts 7 9 13 17.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Richard Kleberg
Lindley Beckworth
John Lyle
Italy
Kleberg
King Ranch
Lyle
D. S. Meredith Jr
Army
Judge Advocate General's Department
South Pacific
Beckworth
Meredith
East Texas
E. A. Martin
Longview
Joseph Mansfield
Columbus
L. J. Sulak
la Grange
Rep
Sam Russell
Clyde Garrett
Churchill at French front surveys air power in invasion era
Prime Minister Churchill visits an R A F rocket plane field near the Allied bridgehead in France with 500 troops, praising the air forces role in the invasion and the crumbling German central power. He recalls flying planes 30 years ago and notes liberation of soil.
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France
Churchill
Germany
Britain
London
Nazis Acknowledge Supplies Cut Off Amid Purge
Stockholm July 24. German leaders admit recruitment and supply for front lines have bogged down. Himmler takes over the home army to end delays caused by “revolting generals” and staff bureaucracy. Voelkischer Beobachter cites long-standing hindrances to arms and ammunition delivery.
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Berlin
Tideningen
Stockholm
Home Army
Heinrich Himmler
Tidningen
Voelkischer Beobachter
Himmler
Russians Raise Joint Bank Quota At Bretton Woods
Soviet Union boosts its quota for the World Bank to 1.2 billion dollars, bringing total to 9.1 billion. Delegates left Bretton Woods as Congress likely delays action on the international monetary fund and bank until 1945, due to August recess and campaign periods.
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Bretton Woods
N. H
International Monetary Found
World Bank For Reconstruction
United Nations Monetary Conference
White Mountain
World Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Treasury
Morgenthau
Soviet
Road to Berlin mileages from Allied fronts
Mileages to Berlin on the Russian front 365 miles direct from Siedice, 70 miles closer than a week ago. The Malian front shows 410 miles from Ancona and 620 miles from Pisa. The Normandy front stands at 630 miles from Troarn near Caen.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Siedice
Ancona
Pisa
Normandy
Troarn
Caen
British raid Kiel and targets in southern Europe
Allied air forces struck Kiel with up to 500 US heavy bombers and hit German airdromes, harbors, and factories in southern France, northern Italy, and Yugoslavia. Bombers also attacked Genoa and Bucharest, while weather limited daylight operations across England.
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London
United States
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
Kiel
Bucharest
England
Normandy
Genoa
Pisa
Adriatic
Berlin
Baltic
10000th Higgins Boat Delivered To U S Navy
The Higgins Industries delivery of its 10 000th war time boat a 56 foot welded steel tank lighter was accepted by Rear Admiral E L Cochrane chief of the navy s bureau of ships in New Orleans The ceremony included a reenactment of the D day landings and Cochrane credited Higgins with supplying a significant share of landing craft along with advancing amphibious warfare through design and production milestones
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New Orleans
Higgins Industries
United States Navy
Adm
E. L. Cochrane
Navy
Bureau of Ships
Washington
France
Cochrane
Higgins
Alaska
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Solomons
MacArthur Signals Air Paralysis Operation in Southern Philippines
Gen Douglas MacArthur hinted that aerial paralysis of the southern Philippines may begin soon in a communique after a strategy meeting with Adm Nimitz. He noted bombing on Halmahera and Mindanao via new bases, signaling broader offensive plans in the Pacific theater.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian
MacArthur
Corregidor
Mindanao
Philippine
Halmahera
U S Invades Tinian Island in Marianas Campaign
The United States Pacific Fleet reports the July 1944 invasion of Tinian Island is underway with landings by Marines from Saipan, amid carrier air cover and naval artillery. Guam has faced heavy casualties as American forces seal Port Apra and push inland.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tinian Island
Marianas
Guam
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian
Saipan
Port Apra
Philippine
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Philippines
Corregidor
Isley Field
Seven more join Louisiana congressional race headlines
Seven new candidates announced for Congress in Louisiana, bringing total contenders to 17 for eight House seats in the September 12 Democratic primary. Also four candidates entered the statewide Senate race against incumbent John H. Overton.
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New Orleans
Congress
Louisiana
Roosevelt
United States Senate
John H. Overton
Overton
Charles S. Gerth
Griffin T. Hawkins II
Lake Charles
E. A. Stephens
Dock Board
House
Milton J. Montifue
Roosevelt Clubs of
Hunt for Convicts and Bloodhounds Rundown
Cobb county authorities hunted three escaped convicts with bloodhounds in Marietta Georgia on July 24. Four prisoners escaped Saturday. the bloodhounds trailed them but joined the fugitives. One suspect was captured near Acworth Saturday night with one hound. two others remained missing.
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Marietta
Cobb County
John Hood
Acworth
Allies And Germans Concentrating Firepower And Manpower
Allied and German forces rushed units to the front across the Normandy bridgehead as July 24 reports show heavy clashes from Caen to Le Havre. British and Canadian troops pressed west of Maltot and Btavaux while American defenses held with the Periers area contested after a German counterattack.
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Gladwin Hill Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Caen
Troarn
le Havre
Omar N. Bradley
Seves
Periers
Supreme Headquarters
Maltot
Orne River
Ernieville
Reds Seek Major Allied Drive In Normandy Front
Moscow reports Soviet officials and troops believe Churchill’s Normandy visit signals a coming all out Allied offensive to drive Germans from France. Russians say the Red Army advances against Warsaw and Berlin pressure Hitler to mount a strong defense along the Visla, with best German divisions stretched thin.
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Moscow
Winston Churchill
Normandy
France
Red Army
Russia
Warsaw
Berlin
Hitler
Visla
Vistula
Poland
Germany
Young Men Seen To Fill Draft Quotas Under 26
Washington July 24 The House Military Affairs Committee sees most selective service needs filled from the manpower pool under 26. A July 1 tally shows 22 212 000 registrants ages 18 through 37 with 19 251 000 in or from the armed forces. Forrestal estimates Navy enlistments rise to 194 000 by year end and 189 00 by mid-1940. total Navy strength would reach 3 389 000, mostly via selective service. He notes faster movement in the Pacific.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Francis V. Keesling Jr
Keesling
Navy
Forrestal
Pacific
Army Ordered to Use Hitler Salute in Germany
Berlin reports Hitler directed the German army to replace the traditional army salute with the Nazi “German salute” to show loyalty and unity with the party. Goering and top officers supported the change, asked Hitler to authorize universal adoption among armed forces.
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Hitler
London
DNB
Fuehrer
Berlin
Reichsmarshal Goering
Marechal Keite
Doenitz
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Anthony Eden
Reich
5Th Army
Siedlce
Texas Election Bureau
U. S
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