Inside the press wars and old AP versus UP rivalries
A veteran observer recalls era differences between the Associated Press and United Press, noting wage gaps, staff makeup, and loyalty shifts from early 20th century to wartime missteps. He cites 1918 Brest armistice flash and a London false flash caused by a girl operator, highlighting changes in press culture and accountability.
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Associated Press
United Press
A. P
Lon-don
Roy Howard
Brest
Admiral Wilson
Paris
Noy
Zhat
Ondon
International security talks loom as major meet nears
Washington reports a near term security discuss in a four power setting with American British Russian and Chinese officials. Preparations for postwar Germany terms include dismantling heavy industry and potential wartime to peacetime shifts while a big four Washington summit remains tentative. Andrei Gromyko plans to report to Moscow as allied diplomats pursue a framework for Germany and postwar peace.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Roosvelt
Citizenship Revoked by Court in Baumgartner Case
Washington June 12 The Supreme Court voided the naturalization of Carl Wilhelm Baumgartner a German born man who pledged allegiance to the United States but was later found to have false claims. The ruling upholds 1932 cancellation ordered by the Western Missouri Federal District Court in 1942 and affirmed by the Eighth Circuit. Justice Frankfurter delivered the unanimous decision with concurring opinions from Murphy and others.
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Washington
Spreme Court
Justice Department
United States
Carl Wilhelm Baumarmner
Kansas City
Western Missouri Deral District Court
Eighth Federal Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Frank‘rter
Murphy
Jack
Rutledge
Douglas
Frankfurter
Baumgartner
Texas Democrats reject binding electors question in primary
Texas Democratic executive committee refused to submit a binding elector proposal at the July 22 primary, citing prior state convention decisions and potential court action. Anti administration factions push for fourth term electors on the ballot amid Southern revolt and partisan maneuvering in Dallas.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Resolutions Committee
Merritt Gibson
Associated Press
Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee
Dallas
Roosevelt
Washington
Mississippi
South Carolina
Lone Star
Shreveport
E. B. Germany
John M. Garner
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Willkie
Highway aid shakeup favors Texas and New York
Washington June 12. A revised 1.5 billion highway bill would allocate federal funds by population area and road mileage, with Texas about 29.5 million annually and New York about 30.2 million. The plan halves the state matching requirement in year one and raises state shares to 50 percent thereafter, shifting from a 75-25 federal-state split. Other top beneficiaries include Pennsylvania Illinois California Ohio Michigan and more, with detailed state-by-state totals listed.
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Washington
New York
Texas
House Roads Committee
Robinson
Utah
Empire State
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
California
Ohio
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Georgia
Indiana
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Reds Launch Major Offensive Against Finland On 25 Mile Front
The Red Army pushed along the Karelian isthmus above Leningrad driving deep into Finnish defenses on a 25 mile front. Soviet forces reportedly advanced up to 25 miles, capturing 82 towns and the Terijoki rail junction, with Yappilya also taken as the push unfolds. The operation, coordinated with Allied actions in France, was hailed by Stalin in Moscow as heavy losses mount for Finnish defenders.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Finland
Red Army
Karelian
Leningrad
France
Teheran
Leonid Govorov
Sevastopol
Terijoki
Helsinki
Yappilya
Stalin
Govorov
Vyacheslav Molotov
Spiridonovka Palace
Fifth War Loan Drive Is Off To Slow Start Here
Paris and London dispatches report Vichy authority in southern France breaking down where not protected by Germany while French underground forces disrupt enemy garrisons. Von Rundstedt warns French resistors will be executed when captured. French resistance urges universal mobilization to aid the Allies, with De Gaulle's spokesman visiting Bayeux and addressing crowds.
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London
Spain
Vichy
France
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
United Nations
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Bayeux
Normandy
Toulouse
Limoges
Tarbes
Fifth War Loan Drive Opens in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish faces a slow start with total bond sales under 75 000 as C D Oakley and S J Rogers urge daily pacing to hit a 3 798 000 parish quota. Series E totals 858 000 Series F and G 715 000 and other bonds 2 225 000. Citizens warned against over optimism and the need for steady purchases.
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Quachita Parish
C. D. Oakley
S. J. Rogers
Ouachita Parish
Oakley
Mr. Oakley
Hunt Continues for Missing Girl in Scituate
Scituate Mass June 12 police coast guardsmen and Boy Scouts pressed a day long search for ten year old Frances McGrath of Dorchester daughter of former City Councilor John J McGath who vanished Saturday night after a confession at St Marys Church. She was last seen near a drug store and was expected to travel from Scituate harbor to the McGrath summer home on Peggotty beach through marshes
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Scituate
Mass
Coast
Frances McGrath
Dorchester
John J. McGath
St. Mary’s Church
Scituate Harbor
McGrath
Peggotty Beach
Mass Medal Presentation by Fifth Air Force in New Guinea
Brig. Gen. Warren E. Carter decorates 350 aircrew from the troop carrier wing for frontline service in the southwest Pacific. The unit ferried 2 006 plane loads totaling about 10 million pounds to Hollandia and supported the Ramu valley and Wakde Island operations, delivering more than 32.6 million pounds in a single month. Recipients include Capt. James W. Mize of Shreveport and Maj. Hamilton B. Moffett of Alexandria with Air Medals and DFCs including oak leaf clusters.
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Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
Troop Carrier Command
Warren E. Carter
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Ramu
Wakde Island
D. F.C
Louisiana
James W. Mize
Shreveport
A. M
Hamilton B. Moffett
Alexandria
France Raid Targets Rail Lines in Rapid Fire Air Strike
Allied air forces unleash massive bombing against German defenses supporting the French invasion. RAF fighters strike specific front-line targets in rapid-fire order as new French air bases on soil begin operating, with deep rail targets and transport lines disrupted within 100 miles of the battle line.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Changsha Surrounded in Fierce Battle as Japanese Advance
Chinese high command said Changsha faced a two front siege with Japanese forces closing within six miles to the east and another group moving north from Canton along the Hankow-Canton railroad. Chinese troops were ordered to resist to the last man as the conflict intensified amid fears of a prolonged war.
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Associated Press
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Liuyang
Hankow
Chungking
Canton
Claire L. Chennault
Japan
General Weygand Shot Report Emerges From German Claim
London dispatch cites German claim that General Maxime Weygand a former French army commander was shot while attempting to escape after the invasion of France. Weygand later held posts including minister of national defense and North Africa delegate general.
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London
Koenigsberg
Maxime Weygand
Reuters
Zurich
Weygand
France
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
North Africa
Henri Giraud
Gamelin
Paris
Petain
French North Africa
Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Area Early Morning
A distinct quake lasting about one second rattled Los Angeles at 4 17 a m PVT today, followed by a sharp shock thirty minutes later in Laguna Beach Pasadena and many parts of Los Angeles County. No damage was immediately reported.
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Los Angeles
Laguna Beach
Pasadena
Los Angeles County
Allied pushes reach positions 71 miles north of Rome
Fifth army troops occupy Montefiascone near Lake Bolsena and advance along the Adriatic shore. Eighth army drives along the Tiber toward Bagno Reggio and Rieti while Avezzano and surrounding villages are seized. Lake Fucino is taken as Sixth South African armored division moves through Liri and Sacco valleys. German forces retreat toward Florence amid chaotic disintegration.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Montefiascone
Lake Bolsena
Orbetello
Eighth Army
Tiber
Bagno Reggio
Rieti
Avezzano
Adriatic
Pescara River
Nunziatello
Lake Fucino
Sixth South African Armored Division
Liri
Sacco
Eberhard
von Mackensen
Florence
Price Control Battle Grows Ahead of Republican Convention
Washington June 12. A tug of war over new price control legislation dominates the day as the House debates extending the price control act which expires June 30. The bill faces a presidential veto risk and must clear a House Senate conference to reconcile differences with the Senate version as amendments await disposition. Republican convention June 26 looms as lawmakers confront a stopgap option or a long fight over policy.
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Washington
Congress
Office of Price Administration
House
White House
Senate House
Senate
Pace
Georgia
Record output of food established in Boston
Boston June 12 The nation s 6 000 000 farmers have produced more food in the past three years than during any other period in history Judge Marvin Jones National War Food Administrator said at a two day United Retail Food Industry conference opening. He noted farm lands increased by 20 000 900 acres since Pearl Harbor enabling the WFA to buy 3 000 00 worth of food daily to feed 11 000 000 service men and civilians in the war effort.
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Boston
Marvin Jones
National War Food Administrator
United Retail Food Industry
Jones
Pearl Harbor
WFA
Carentan Falls To U. S. Forces In Normandy Drive
Allied reports say American troops pushed 18 miles inland through the Cerisy forest and neared Cherbourg, with Carentan reportedly fallen to U. S. forces. British and Canadian units hold Caen lines as Montgomery races reserves to meet the advance.
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Normandy
James M. Long
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cerisy
Carentan
United States
St. Lo
Cherbourg
Cape
Caen
Britain
21St Amphibious Army Group
Berlin
Transocean
St. Vaast la Hougue
Orne
Erwin R Nel
Education bill up to House in Louisiana
State representatives unanimously adopted a house concurrent resolution urging no tax assessment hikes on military service members. The measure, by Rep. Vail Delany, asks tax officials to hold assessments to values at entry into service for six months after the war, including corporations with at least 31 percent owned by service members. The House was to consider a minority report on a Senate constitutional amendment to appoint the state superintendent of education by the state board of education, a shift from elected to appointed, backed by Governor Davis.
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Baton Rouge
House
Vail Delany
East Carroll
Louisiana Tax Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
State Board of Education
Gilbert F. Hennigan
Fields
Davis
Postwar work forces must hit 54 to 56 million in peacetime
Washington reports by the Senate special postwar planning committee estimate that 54 to 56 million people will need jobs after victory, with 2 to 3 million in the armed forces retained. Prewar peak employment was 46 million, while current figures run about 50 million excluding troops. The panel calls full employment essential for lasting prosperity and notes veterans and students will affect postwar labor supply.
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Washington
Senate
United States
George
Georgia
Army
Navy
Vans See Son Picture in World War II News
Mr and Mrs Floyd Van of Pare good avenue discover a photo of their son Charles B Van 24 in the Sunday Morning World captioned Wounded Yanks Wait for Trip to Hospital He is an Army engineer drafted in January 1943 overseas since December married with a baby unseen by him awaiting in Monroe His parents learned of the picture from friends who identified him in the paper
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Floyd van
Pare Good Avenue
Charles B. van
United States Army Engineers
Van
Ouachita Pareish High School
Monroe
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