McNary Nominated for Vice President by Republican Convention
Oregon Senator Charles L. McNary was nominated on the first ballot for vice president at the Republican convention in Philadelphia though he had said he would not accept. Willkie reportedly favors McNary for second on the ticket, citing his farm and public power record as ideal qualifications.
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Philadelphia
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
United States
Senate
Charles L.mcnary
Wendell Willkie
Washington
Roosevelt to Seek Increased Army Funds for Defense
President Roosevelt indicated plans to seek larger appropriations for the army to enable big orders for defense equipment. He suggested expanding production facilities could lower costs by ensuring factories run and return money, with possible surges in orders like airplanes beyond current appropriations to guarantee industry reimbursement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Louisiana Senate Adopts Loan Bill After House Change
Baton Rouge, La. The Senate adopted committee amendments to a house approved loan bill. It keeps 42 percent annual rates for small loans, with loans above 150 dollars subject to change. The bill had aimed to cut rates to 24 percent or two percent monthly from 12 percent per month. Morrison argued current rates are exorbitant.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Delesseps Morrison
New Orleans
Morrison
Youth 18 Drowned in Sunflower River Near Greenville
Henry Winford Cook eighteen of Anguills drowned in the Sunflower river when cramps struck while swimming with his brother Paul Cook after work in a field. His body was recovered about two hours later.
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Greenville
Miss
Henry Winford Cook
Anguills
Sunflower River
Cook
Paul Cook
Republican Balloting Narrows 3-Way Senate Delegates Race
In Philadelphia on June 28 the Republican presidential balloting shows shifts across ballots. Dewey led early rounds with 360 votes, Taft 189, Willkie 105 on the first ballot. By the sixth ballot Willkie surged to 998, final tallies after successive ballots show Taft and Willkie exchanging leads while Dewey fades.
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Philadelphia
Dewey
Taft
Willkie
Firemen and Police Trap Chasing Motorists in Dead End
Firemen angry at chasing motorists set a false alarm with police aid. A hook and ladder blocked the street as drivers were reprimanded and warned of fines for a second offense. Each motorist received a reprimand during the trap in Washington New Jersey.
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Washington, N. J
Roosevelt open to talks with Willkie on foreign affairs
President Roosevelt said he would be glad to discuss foreign affairs with Republican nominee Wendell Willkie. He noted no trouble meeting with Willkie, but did not plan to comment on politics, citing a busy schedule.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Philadelphia
Army May Use New Orleans Base In War Material Storage
United States Army officials at a Washington conference discussed cancelling a 20 year lease with the dock board on the New Orleans base on Poland Street and the river to store war materials and national defense supplies. Plans included transferring the Algiers naval station to the army and contracting Delgado School for ground crew training alongside eight Louisiana vocational schools to start skilled work training under the preparedness program.
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New Orleans
United States Army
Washington
Dock Board
Army
Poland Street
John McKay
F. Edw. Hebert
Sam H. Jones
E. A. Stephens
State Administration
Rene F. Clerc
Louisiana
Executive Department
Algiers
Delgado School
Army Air Corps
E. G. Ludtke
Delgado
Sullivan Memorial
Bogalusa
Shreveport
Huey P. Long
Winnfield
Natchitoches
T. H. Harris
Opelousas
Lake Charles
Southwestern
Crowley
Dual Anniversary Recalled As Unrest Waves In Balkans
Associated Press reports Balkans unrest mirrors a 1914 and 1919 double anniversary. Sarajevo's assassination sparked World War I and Versailles marked the war's end. The note recalls Germany’s later dominance and Nazi rhetoric against Versailles.
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Associated Press
Balkan
Europe
Sarajevo
Versailles
Emffire
Gavrio Prinzip
Franz Ferdinand
Countess of
Hohen
War at a Glance Bulging Balkan Crisis Expands
AP report surveys rapid mobilizations across Europe as Hungary Greece and Romania call reserves and deploy forces amid Balkan tensions. Turkey Italy and Germany posture for invasion risks while Britain and France vow full wartime unity and retaliation. Roosevelt plans defense budget expansion beyond wartime peak.
Balkans Under Arms and Soviet Power Estimates
An Associated Press roundup cites about 3.8 million men under arms in the Balkans with detailed force estimates: Romania 2,000,000 Hungary 400,000 Turkey 600,000 Bulgaria 260,000 Yugoslavia 500,000 Greece 109,000 and Russia 2,000,000. Russia’s potential trained manpower is put at 14,000,000.
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Balkans
Rumania
Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
Russia
Conservatives pledge government support in wartime unity
A conservative party led by former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain pledged full support for the British government in its determination to win the war. They denied rumors of a Hitler appeasement group and expressed wholehearted resolve to back Prime Minister Churchill as Nazi raids hit Britain for the seventh time in ten days.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Churchill
Britain
Hitler
Windsors in Spain Crash Save Duchess From Harm
The Duke of Windsor reportedly grabbed his wife as their car hit a bridge in Spain, preventing her from falling toward a river. Spanish police investigate the incident as the Windsors plan to depart Madrid for Lisbon soon.
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New York
Duke of Windsor
Spain
National Broadcasting Company
France
Portugal
Madrid
Windsors
Lisbon
Senate Passes Workmen's Compensation Bill in Louisiana
The Louisiana Senate approved Senator W. D. Cottons proposal to form a commission studying workmen s compensation and drafting a model statute The measure was amended to set up a five man board with two appointees from the State Federation of Labor two from the Louisiana Manufacturers association and one from the Louisiana Bar association.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
W. D. Cotton
State Federation of Leber
The
Louiiana Manufacturers’ Association
Louisiana Bar Associeven
Girl found slain in University City woods
Ruth Gornek a 15 year old high school student was found dead in a wooded area of University City Missouri near St. Louis. Police say there was a fierce struggle with an unknown assailant and the girl was strangled with the skirt of her play suit and her skull appeared fractured.
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Ruth Gornek
University City
St. Louis
Leading Stocks Rise as Willkie Named on Ballot
Leading stocks jumped about 4 percent today as a surge of orders hit Wall Street. Investors credited the Republican nomination of Wendell L Willkie with the rally. Electric power shares led gains, with Commonwealth and Southern corp., led by Willkie, among top performers.
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New York
Wall Street
Wendell L Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Willkie
LSU Graduate Hurt in Airplane Crash
Washington June. Second Lieutenant James Franklin Collins army reserve flier was injured when his army plane crashed near La Plats Md. He was en route from Mitchell Field NM to Bolling Field Washington. Collins was a graduate of Louisiana State University according to war department records.
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Washington
James Franklin Collins
Army Reserve
Army Place
la Plats
Mitchell Field
Bolling Field
Liewenam Collin
Louisiana Ste University
Cannons Speak, Nazis Reply to Peace Feelers
Berlin reports Germany rejects peace overtures as long as Churchill's government pursues war to a bitter finish. Allied raids continue on Germany and coast targets while Germany claims success bombing armament plants and port facilities in southern and central England.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
Leardon
Reich
Winston Churchill
England
London
Churchill
Britain
Turkish Fleet Sets For Action In Black Sea Front
The Turkish fleet fully fueled and armed moved into the Black sea from Istanbul to defend the Dardanelles. The force, led by the battle cruiser Yavuz, comprises about two thirds of Turkey’s total naval strength amid concerns over Russian demands on Romania including naval bases on the Black Sea and Danube.
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Black Sea
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Russia
Romania
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Danube River
Yavuz
War Bulletins Update From Europe And France
War bulletins report Bulgarian reservists being called up and trains moving troops from the Turkish frontier toward Romania. The German radio broadcast quotes Paul Reynaud criticizing British propaganda and denying ties to the Paris national committee in London. The Tetrarch faced a naval counterattack but escaped. General Doumenc leads France reconstruction efforts amid new food restrictions as he commands demobilization of the French armed forces.
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New York
NBC
Paul Reynaud
France
Sid Reynaud
Bordeaux
London
Churchill
Boroeaue
Joseph Edouard Doumenc
Doumene
Stalin Beats Hitler To Draw In Move Against Rumania
The Associated Press reports Stalin presses for concessions including territory in Beas arabia and northern Bucovina as geopolitical shifts threaten Balkan stability. Moscow faces a tense map redraw and potential clashes with Germany amid a volatile southeastern Europe.
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Hitler
Rumania
Associated Press
Beasarabia
Bucovina
Eee
Exle
Europe
Moscow
Kremlin
Balkan
Reds
Bolshevien
Germany
Diplomats Urge Carol To Meet Reds Demands
In Bucharest on June 28 Soviet forces seized vast Romanian lands prompting German officials to call it a British ploy. They said Germany would avoid falling into the trap and that any territorial changes were temporary with a later settlement planned. Wealthy landowners and German workers fled the occupied areas seeking refuge in Bucharest.
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Prana
Bucharest
Russia
Legation
Germany
Balkana
Carol
Bessara
Bucovina
Red Army
Terry
Britain
Italian Airmen Raid in Africa Reported by Rome
Rome reports effective Italian air actions in northern Africa and Italian East Africa. Bombing hit enemy rear detachments and motorized units in Cyrenaica. An air battle over Asmara downed a British plane. crew survived and were captured. In East Africa one British plane was shot down and two damaged.
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Lela High Command
Northern
Africa
Italian East Africa
Cyrenaica
Asmara
Asseh
Italian East Africas
Bill Withdrawn Abolishing District Judgeship Post
Baton Rouge report states Senator D. Smith of Monroe withdrew a bill that would abolish the district judgeship held by Rush Wimberly of Avcadia. Wimberly, father of former Speaker Lorrie Wimberly, faces federal indictment for alleged fraud. The judgeship was created by the 1906 legislature.
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Baton Rouge
D. ¥. Smith
Monroe
Rush Wimberly
Avecadia
Lorrie Wimberly
Wimberly
Youthful fencer killed in improvised school duel
Richard Wilcox aged 17 died after a home made device linked to an improvised fencing match at Arte High School. Detective Sergeant Ceylon said Jung Git Chung aged 18, who was a recent graduate, used the weapon as spectators watched.
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Richard Wilcox
Arte High School
Ceylon
Jung Git Chung
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