Dewey Nominated For President At Republican Convention
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey was nominated for president by a large roll call at the Republican national convention in Chicago. John W. Bricker of Ohio was slated for vice president after withdrawing his own bid.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Wisconsin
Douglas A. MacArthur
Chicago
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dewey
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Wartime Telegram Codes for Felicitations and Closings
A writer humorously proposes a telegram code for happy personal messages tied to wartime life such as newborns weddings anniversaries and graduations. He recalls past standardized codes and suggests blending warm phrases with concise approved text to fit war time communications.
Ouachita Parish War Loan Drive Nears Standstill
The Ouachita Parish Fifth War Loan drive shows a near standstill over the past day with total sales of 2,158,400. Series E bonds reach 34 percent of the quota, Series F and G 40 percent, and miscellaneous bonds 70 percent, while buyers include corporations. Chairman Rogers notes many expect quick completion but warns such views are erroneous.
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Saipan Action Near End as Hengyang Tense Border
Allied forces push toward Saipan while Japanese hold Hengyang in China. Reports describe intense fighting as the Pacific war nears a critical phase with U S troops nearing strategic objectives.
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Chine 3
Tery
Saipan
Vichy Propaganda Minister Henriot Assassinated in Paris
London reports say Philippe Henriot Vichy minister of information and propaganda was killed in Paris by masked attackers. Axis and Berlin outlets confirmed the assassination while Pierre Laval praised Henriot as a patriot and hero.
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Philippe Henriot
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Berlin
Pierre Laval
Transocean
Dewey Placed in Nomination at Republican Convention
Gov. Dwight Griswold of Nebraska formally places Thomas E. Dewey in nomination for the presidency. He predicts a Dewey victory in November, praising youth vigor integrity and seriousness. Griswold notes Republicans now govern wartime states and urges changing vehicles not horses as the nation seeks decisive leadership. Continued on fourth pages.
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Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
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Dewey
Gosneld
Finland Accepts German Troop Aid as Parliament Declines
Helsinki witnessed a German troop presence after leaders capitulated to Nazi pressure. President Ryti Prime Minister Linkomies and Finance Minister Tanner reportedly endorsed German military support, ending any Finnish resistance claim against Russia. Von Ribbentrop Keitel Jodl and Dietl met to secure the accord.
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Finland
Germany
Russia
Helsinki
Risto Ryti
Edwin Linkomies
Vaino Tanner
Dewey Heads To Chicago As Nomination Looms
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey prepared to fly to the Republican national convention in Chicago after New York officials signaled a likely nomination. An Albany plane and press corps stood by as he carried an acceptance speech in his pocket amid questions about his candidacy.
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New York
Soviets Close In Upon Minsk on Three Fronts
Soviet forces hammer German defenses on the Russian front as Minsk, capital of White Russia, faces a four-army semicircle assault. Stormoviks spearhead the drive with heavy air action, supported by Gen. Ivan Bagramian and Gen. Ivan Cherniakhovsky in the northern thrust.
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Minsk
White
Russia
Warsaw
Germany
Ivan Bagramian
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Stormoviks
Allies Seize San Vincenzo in Italian Campaign
Rome reports that Allied forces wrested San Vincenzo from German control after a protracted house to house fight. The Fifth Army pushing inland captured Chiusdino and Travale while Italian partisans aided, and Sasseta fell despite SS defense. French troops moved toward San Quirico d Orcia as German artillery and mines slowed progress.
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San Vincenzo
Livorno
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Travale
Siena
Florence
Sasseta
Belvedere
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American Bombers Bombard France Romania and Bulgaria in Mass Attacks
American bombers from Britain and Italy struck Laon near Paris and Saarbrucken rail yards in France, plus Calais rail centers and oil targets near Bucharest and Chitila. Italian based forces attacked Ploesti area, with Bulgarian and German targets also hit. several Nazi interceptors were destroyed as oil shortages spurred by the raids widened.
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Calais
Bucharest
Chitila
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Karlovo
Berlin
America
Extra 1 cent sales tax bill offered in Louisiana
Rep Percy Roberts introduces House Bill 764 proposing a postwar extra one cent sales tax with job preference for returning servicemen. Amendments include six ex servicemen on the tax advisory board and earmarking 30 percent of four year revenue for old age pensions. the latter was defeated 22 to 68 amid protests.
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Percy Roberts
Bust Baton Rouge
W. T. McCain
Grant
Special Tax Advisory Board
Roberts
Norman Bauer
McCain
Wol Hair
Franklin
Bauer
Greatest Armored Battle Near Caen Fought by Allied Forces
British tank columns drove two miles through the Odon line near Caen in what dispatches call the greatest armored battle of the Normandy campaign. Montgomery directs a wide thrust threatening German 15th and 17th armies, with 25 German tanks knocked out and Allied air support expanding the breach toward Evrecy and Caen’s southern approaches. American troops in Cherbourg seize a German general as Allies report heavy casualties on both sides and steady air superiority aids the push.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Odon
Caen
Normandy
Paris
Bernard L. Montgomery
Steel Fist
Esquay
Evrecy
Montgomery
Britain
Tourville
Cross Peninsula
Cherbourg
Robert Stattler
Supreme Headquarters
Maupertus
Cap de la Hague
Allied casualties in France reach twenty four thousand Americans
Supreme Headquarters reports the first two weeks of invasion cost the Allies 40 549 casualties including 24 162 Americans killed wounded or missing. Germany suffered at least 70 000 casualties in Normandy as Cherbourg fell and prisoners surpassed 32 000 with hundreds more uncounted.
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United States
Louisiana Farmers Eligible for FSA Disaster Loans
Farmers in Avoyelles Bossier Caldwell Catahoula Concordia Grant Natchitoches Quachita and West Feliciana parishes may obtain Farm Security Administration loans to repair and restore property destroyed or damaged by floods or windstorms in 1944. Production loans at 5 percent with up to 10 years and real estate loans at 4 percent up to 20 years are offered from a $12 million federal appropriation to those lacking other financing.
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Louisiana
Farm Security Administration
Fritz L. Spencer
FSA
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Bossier
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
Grant
Natchitoches
Quachita
West Feliciana
Congress
Insurance agents elect new Louisiana association leader
Insurance agents in Louisiana chose J D Musselwhite of Baton Rouge as president of the Louisiana Association of Mutual Insurance Agents. Other officers named include first vice president Richard Troy of Monroe second vice president William Coleman of Lake Charles and secretary treasurer P J Leaman of New Orleans.
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J.D. Musselwhite
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Association of Mutual Insurance Agents
Richard Troy
Monroe
William Coleman
Lake Charles
P. J. Leaman
Noted translator of Bible dies at 73 in New York
The Rev Dr James Moffatt, 73, translator of both Testaments into modern English, died yesterday in New York. A professor emeritus at Union Theological Seminary, he challenged archaic King James terms and favored modern terminology. He taught at Glasgow United Free Church College and at Oxford before joining Union Theological Seminary in 1927.
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James Moffatt
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