Democats Renominate Roosevelt as War Moves Rise in Europe
The Democratic national convention in Chicago renominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for a fourth term and advocates New Deal policies including farm price supports and tax reform. Allied forces push in Normandy while Japan reorganizes its government after an assassination attempt on Hitler. Russian offensives deepen in East Prussia and Poland as Italy’s Livorno port opens for supply.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
World Organization
U. S
East Prussia
Poland
Italy
Livorno
Lwow
Warsaw
World Bank Plans Stability Fund and Reconstruction Loans
Nations propose an $8.8 billion fund to stabilize currencies and trade, plus a $10 billion world bank for long term loans and private investment guarantees. U S participation awaits congressional approval with shares of about $2.75 billion and $3 billion respectively. In livestock, prime long fed steers rise to $17.65 per cwt at Chicago, highest July since 1919, with heifers up to $17.35 and record July benchmarks noted.
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World Bank
U. S
Chicago
Politics Permitted GIs See Expanded Magazine List
Senate debates expansion of allowed magazines for troops as Taft seeks Hatch Act loosening. Army cites studies of soldiers’ reading and post home purchases to justify broader circulation. Also notes tobacco shortages, iron ore and oil figures, Great Northern railroad financing, and Louisiana renaming muskrats to marsh hares to boost musk rat meat sales.
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Army
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
James H. Davis
Louisiana
American Dreyfuss figure Oberlin Carter dies at 88
Oberlin M. Carter once dubbed the American Dreyfuss by foes and supporters dies in Chicago at 88. He faced a court martial conviction over a Savannah project fraud charge of two million dollars against the government.
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Dreyfuss
Chicago
Savannah
Political News Clash Delays Army Press Freedom in GI News
Washington analyst notes congress passed Title Five for soldiers voting while military leaders fear a political clash. Colonel White's push for a metropolitan Stars & Stripes faced censorship and later demission, amid debates on propaganda rules and how to inform overseas troops without influencing elections.
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Paris
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New York
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Washington Army
Army Mail
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Chaumont
London
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Oran
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Cairo
Middle East
Radio Cherbourg Opens Broadcast With Liberation Quote
The new station Radio Cherbourg begins daily programs noting From the liberated soil of France speaks to you. Also reported evacuations of about 30,000 schoolchildren from Tokyo to rural districts since July 8 and a British Information Service note on invasion maps.
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Tokyo
Radio Cherbourg
France
British Information Service
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