Roosevelt's rapport with press evolves since first inauguration
The article discusses Eleanor May Craig’s challenge to a Roosevelt account and recalls how Roosevelt’s interactions with reporters changed from his first White House days to later years. It notes his playful banter, the reporters’ evolving role, and Mrs. Roosevelt’s distinct press corps culture.
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Roosevelt
Elizabeth May Craig
Maine
Montgomery Ward _j
New York Times
Craig
Roosey
Exse
Ipeporter
Jon the
Roosevelts
White House
John Boettige
Chicago Tribune
Boet
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mr. Hoover
Juck
Mrs. Roosevelt
Louisiana Legislature to Hear Governor Address
In Baton Rouge May 15 Governor Davis plans to address the legislature outlining his program. Topics include tax policy, sales tax reform, education funding, highway construction, and preservation measures. The session aims to address routine business and proposed executive preferences.
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Lan Rouge
Giames H Davis
Emare
Felfic
Bhutan
Senate Rejects Poll Tax Cloture Fails to Halt Debate
The Senate rejected a cloture petition to end debate on the anti poll tax bill, voting 33 to 36, leaving the measure shelved amid a southern filibuster. Leaders warned without debate limits the bill cannot reach a vote, while opponents said they would pursue delaying tactics.
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Washington
Senate
House
Barkley
Clark
Missouri
Huge Russian Offensive Aims At Summer Breakout
Moscow officials anticipate a summer Russian assault on the eastern front with massed troops and new Yak fighter production. Brest Litovsk, Polotsk, and Narva were targets as aircraft plants push to scale up for a major drive. Allied invasion timing is seen as linked to the opening of the offensive.
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Brest Litovsk
Old Poland
Polotsk
White Russia
Narva
Estonian Republic
Pravda
Alexander Yakovlev
Chikalov Aircraft
Ammense
Yeremenko'sa
Fresl
Mothers Honored in War Time Tribute Across Cities
Chicago marked Mother’s Day with ceremonies honoring mothers of servicemen and air heroes. Lilly Pennsylvania native Feather McCebe named nation’s No 1 war mother at Indianapolis event. In Chicago a Mothers for Victory broadcast honored Patsy Gentile Richard Bang and L A Johnson mothers of pilots who destroyed 30 Nazi planes and 27 Jap planes respectively.
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Feather McCebe
Lilly
Indianapolis
Blue
Patsy Gentile
Piqua
Ojo
den Gentile
Dati Bang
Poplar
Wis
Richard Bang
L. B. Johnson
Lawton
Okla
Robert A. Johnson
Chinese Army Opens Offensive in Burma Theater
Large Chinese forces launched an offensive from Yunnan to regain the Burma road segment and link Allied advances across northern Burma, with U.S. and Allied air support. Stilwell reported near Myitkyina as Chinese troops capture Suiping, encircling a Japanese force near Chumatien and expanding control along the rail corridor.
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Associated Press
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Burma
Chinese High Command
United States Mth Air Force
Salween River
Yunnan
Poins
Joseph W
Kamaung
Silwell
East Indian
Japan
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Hellandia
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Dutch New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Raneaul
Central Pacific
Maiahnau Islands
Nauroe
Roosevelt seeks renomination as delegates pledge support
The piece describes Democratic and Republican primaries with delegates pledged to Franklin D Roosevelt for a fourth term. California and New Jersey voters head to primaries while Delaware Montana and Washington states report small delegations aligned with the Roosevelt faction and GOP hopefuls.
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Roosevelt
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Pressent
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Communists Back F D R Say Dewey Unfit
New York May 15 State Chairman Isreef Amter said Communists would back Franklin D Roosevelt as the war effort unites all forces. In a keynote at the New York state Communist convention Amter said Governor Thomas E Dewey shows unfitness and political irresponsibility as a presidential candidate.
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New York State
Ameter Salon
Thomas E. Dewey
Priest Accepts His Suspension in Springfield Diocese
The Rev. Starfislaus Orlemanski has accepted Diocesan punishment after unauthorized absence from his parish during a Moscow trip. Springfield chancellor Rev. George A. Shea said the priest wrote to Bishop O Leary and that a parishioner committee voiced support for him. Unclear monastery location and term. possible monastery near Pittsburgh or Cleveland as brothers live there.
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Mass
Starfislaus Orlemanski
Moscow
George A. Shea
Shea
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Thomas M. O'Leary
Father Orlemarski
Stanley Ciak
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Sitéa
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Ohio
Thoman M
Lears Cama
Elghih
Germans Admit Wall May Fail In Allied Invasion Prospects
May 15 report from London states German broadcasts acknowledge West Wall defenses could be penetrated as Allied invasion nears. Berlin notes small waves may reach beyond defenses. underground sources cite reinforcements for airborne and parachute troops and reduced front-line aircraft. Tojo pledges German readiness. BBC urges occupied Europe to move from rail and industrial targets amid pre invasion hammering.
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Berlin
Atlantic Wall
Germany
Britain
Hitler
Wesr
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Occupied
Europe
BBC
British Isles
Mother’s Day gift then word of son’s death
Mrs Kathleen McCarthy of Philadelphia received a Mother's Day card and a $50 money order from her son William a 24 year old cadet in training at Waco Texas. Ten minutes later the telephone rang with the sobering news he had been killed in a plane crash serving his country.
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Philadelphia
Kathleen McCarthy
William
Auestion
WacoTex
Wounded men and plasma at an Eighth Evacuation Hospital
Report from the Eighth Evacuation Hospital of the Fifth Army front describes crowded wards, loaded plasma supplies, and wounded soldiers from across the U.S. The writer notes patients from Ohio, Atlanta, and other places, the impact of plasma transfusions, and soldiers recalling their actions under fire.
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George Tucker
Taly
Mayo
Santa Maria Infante
Wiseu
Ehook
Ohio
American Mother of 1944 arrives in New York for citation
Mrs. John McFarlane Phillips of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, chosen by the Golden Rule Foundation as the American Mother of 1944, arrives in New York smiling to receive her medal and citation. She is 62, a mother of five.
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John McFarlane Phillips
Pittsburgh
Golden Rule Foundation
New York
Forced Army Training Seen in Postwar Plans
Brig. Gen. Raymond H. Fleming said in a report to Louisiana legislators that postwar compulsory military training is “almost a foregone conclusion.” He urged using the National Guard for implementation and tied plans to a long term army buildup after the National Guard return, combining training with community and civic facilities.
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Baton Rouge
Raymond H. Fleming
Selective Service
America
Fleming
State Department
No Charges Made in Infant Deaths at New London Hospital
Coroner Edward G. McKay ruled there was no criminal negligence in the deaths of five infants at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital from accidentally misused boric acid mistaken for dextrose in April. The report says the jar was tainted with boric acid powder, the exact culprit could not be determined, and pharmacist Paula MacHnick was exonerated. The victims were children of naval families.
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Norwich
Conn
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital
New London
Edward G. McKay
Paula MacHnick
New Orleans Sees 91 Degree Heat Wave in 1944
In New Orleans on May 15 1944 the temperature hit 91 degrees the citys hottest day of the year so far. Forecasters expected a near record high with a predicted maximum about 90 degrees and no rain shown in the official outlook.
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New Orleans
No American Bomber Lost But One Mustang Fighter Missing
London dispatch reports American Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked Pas de Calais defenses for the 31st day of a major air offensive. No bomber loss reported, but one Mustang fighter was missing, likely down to anti air fire.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Pas de Calais
Britain
United States
Allied Air Campaign Targets Gustav Line in Italy
Allied warplanes flew over 2,500 sorties supporting the Fifth and Eighth armies to isolate the Gustav line. The Mediterranean army air force reported over 30 enemy aircraft, ten shot down, six Allied planes missing, and one enemy plane downed Saturday night. Heavy bombers hit Po Valley railroad yards while medium and fighter bombers cut rail links between Rome and Florence to disrupt reinforcements.
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Daly Heads Civil Service League in Louisiana
John T. Daly of New Orleans was elected chairman of the Louisiana Civil Service League succeeding Charles Payne Fenner Jr. Wilson S. Callender becomes secretary and executive vice chairman. E Wayles Browne of Monroe is vice chairman for the Fifth district, replacing John L. Marsden. Freid Barksdale of Alexandria becomes vice chairman of the Eighth district. Other members include Fred W. Linda, Emile L. Morvant, Mrs. James W. Reily, Mrs. Roy Terrell, Mrs. Charles R. Cline, and Paul G. Berron.
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New Orleans
John T. Daly
Louisiana Civil Service League
Charles Payne Fenner
Wilson S. Callender
E. Wayles Browne
Monroe
John L. Marsden
Freid Barksdale
Alexandria
J. L. Pitts, Jr
Fred W. Linda
Emile L. Morvant
James W. Reily
Roy Terrell
Charles R. Cline
Lake Charles
Paul G. Berron
Baton Rouge
Allies Capture 1000 Prisoners In Italian Offensive
Allied forces report major gains in southern Italy with the capture of Ausonia and Santa Maria Infante. French troops advance toward San Giorgio and Monte Cerri while Americans push toward Spigno and Minturno. The Gustav line breach widens as heavy fighting and prisoner numbers rise.
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Ausonia
Gustav Line
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Road to Columbia Not Yet Closed Amid Water Overflow
Reports claim Highway 165 near Columbia is not closed yet as rising water covers several inches of the pavement but traffic can pass in a marked safe lane. State Highway officials monitor the area and will issue bulletins if closure becomes necessary.
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Calion
Arkansas
Felsenthal
Sterlington
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