Iowa Returns Show Tight Races In Early Vote
Official returns from 2430 of 466 precincts in Iowa show Dewey leading Roosevelt for president, Hickenlooper ahead of Gillette for Senate, and Blue defeating Mitchell for governor. With incomplete totals, Republicans sweep key congressional races, indicating a strong GOP wave.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dewey
Roosevelt
Hickenlooper
A. Gillette
Blue
Mitchell
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
U. S
Guy A. Gillette
Hulette
Lowa
Robert Blue
Washington
George Wilson
Senate
Nebraska votes to reject prohibition in decisive 3 to 1 landslide
Nebraska voters reject a bid to restore prohibition by a wide margin. With 1,390 precincts reporting, Yes 86,851 and No 258,636, the anti prohibition sentiment spans people from Omaha to outstate towns. Critics cited wartime taxes and doubts about alcohol law effectiveness.
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Omaha
Nebbraska
John B. Quinn
Harold D. Wilson
Araska
Th Infantry
Ar Department Institute
Col
Butler Milnberger
Philippines drive gains in Decisive Pacific battle hits 30 ships
American carrier planes targeted Manila area in a move toward liberation of the Philippines. Reports say 30 Japanese ships and about 440 planes were destroyed or damaged. At least five vessels were sunk, including a heavy cruiser and a destroyer, with 23 more ships damaged. Japanese commander Yamashita reassigned as MacArthur’s forces fight near Leyte, about 350 miles south of Manila.
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Pearl
Manila
Philippines
William “F. Halsexs
The
Pacific
United States
Tokyo
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Bataan
Corregidor
Singapore
Leyte
Douglas
Fear Twelve Dead In Navy Plane Crash
Coast guard patrolled waters off Old Point Comfort for 12 missing crew after a Navy plane went down in the Atlantic late last night. The body of the thirteenth passenger, Henry Lynn, Aviation Radioman Third Class, was recovered. Lynn’s wife Elizabeth K Lynn resides in Tonawanda, N.Y. The missing include Owen H Faurot, sister Mrs James Hessen, of Counci Bluffs, Ta.
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Norfolk
Gp— Coast Guard
Old Point Comfort
Atlantic
Henry Lynn
Aviation
Lynn
Elizabeth K.lynn
Tonawanda, N
Owen H. Faurot
Aviation Radioman 1/c
James Hessen
Vine St
Counci Bluffs, Ta
Moses leads Nye in North Dakota Senate race
With 395 of 2 254 precincts reporting Moses D 33 588 Nye R 20 920 hold a more than 2 600 vote edge. President results show Dewey 36 310 Roosevelt 35 907. Congress at large Lemke R 20 558 Robertson R 17 567 Halvorson D 13 043 Kennedy D 10 122.
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Moses
Nye
Dewer
Roosevelt
Congress
Lemke
Robertson
Halvorson
Kennedy
Reds land on Danube isle near Budapest amid Soviet push
Soviet troops landed on a mid Danube island four miles from Budapest as fighting raged near the capital. Artillery and anti aircraft fire were reported from Dunaharaszti as mopping up operations began and a base was built to threaten Csepel island. Berlin meanwhile said the Red Army struck along the Tisza river front, seizing two bridgeheads and threatening the city.
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Buda
Pest
Danube
Budapest
Dunaharaszti
mid-Danube
Csepel Island
Berlin
Red Army
Tisza
Budanest
Train Derailment Near Colfax Causes Unknown Casualties
Seven cars of the westbound Southern Pacific Challenger derailed three miles west of Colfax today with an undetermined number of casualties. Officials in San Francisco reported the engineer was killed, and wreck reports described dangerous embankment plunges. The second section of the first class passenger train from Chicago to San Francisco was entirely coaches.
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Cailit
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Chicago
Northwestern
Union, Pacific
Glamour Gal Luce Retains Post
GREENWICH Conn UP Claire Boothe Luce the GOPs glamour girl congresswoman from the fourth district said it was too bad about Margaret Connors her democratic opponent then gloated at her victory over the new deal and the PAC I was in running against Miss Connors she said in her smoldered one room headquarters
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Greenwich. Conn
Claire Boothe Luce
GOP
Miss Connors
Demos Win City Lose in County in Oelwein Vote
In Oelwein Roosevelt carried the city with a near complete Democratic sweep except for a lone G O P contender, ending with tight margins in key wards. Gillette defeated Hickebloopers for senator. Davis and Clark split state house votes. county results favored Dewey. Mullaney loses statewide in Fayette County to Jacobson.
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Roosevelt
Oelwein
Talle
Claassen
First Ward
Hoosevelt
Dewey
Oethwein
Gil Teite
Hickebloopers
Mitchell
Davis
Clark
Hoover
Landon
Willkie
al Smith
Oehvein
Fayette County
Nomanee
Mullaney
T. W. Mullaney
Hager
Jacobson
Mulaney
Bus Boy Olsen Defeated in Nebraska Governor Race
George W. Olsen, a Danish-born candidate famed for circle-squaring claims, lost the Nebraska gubernatorial contest to Gov. Dwight Griswold. With 1390 of 2026 precincts reported, Griswold led 264,100 to 84,722, while Olsen vowed to resume his work on B-29 bomber production and returned to Plattsmouth after conceding nothing tonight.
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Omaha
George W. Olsen
Martin-Nebraska
Erpliant
Nebraska
Olsen
Acket
Dwight Griswold
Griswold
Plattsmouth
Patton Opens Drive In East Patton Attack near Metz and Nancy
American Third Army under Lt Gen George S Patton advances up to a mile in hours, seizing at least four villages and crossing the Seille river south of Metz. German counterattack near Kommerscheidt fails to dislodge U S troops as Vossenack siege lengthens with rising intensity.
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Paris
George S. Patton
Metz
Nancy
France
Seille
Doughboys
Moselle
United Press
Collie Small
Cologne
Kommerscheidt
Aachen
Schmidt
Germany
Vossenack
Roosevelt wins fourth term and Democrats gain Congress
United Press tallies at 3 p m show Roosevelt leading in 34 states with 407 electoral votes and a Democratic Senate and House majority forming as Dewey trails in 14 states with 124 electoral votes. National popular vote stands Roosevelt about 21.0 million to 18.5 million.
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Times Square Crowd Quiet on Election Night
Times Square crowds in New York remained quiet and orderly as more than 1,000 police and aides managed crowds near 11 p.m. Roosevelt led, while Dewey appeared beaten when a searchlight paused and swung north near the Times Building. No arrests were reported as attendees cheered Roosevelt results in a pro Roosevelt throng.
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Jack Gaver
New York
Times Square
Paramount Theater
Broadway
Sanitation Department
Flatironapead Times
Times
Roosevelt
Dewey
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