Willkie Named GOP Presidential Candidate at Philadelphia
From the Republican national convention in Philadelphia Wendell Willkie surged to victory on the sixth roll call, gaining 204 votes to win the nomination. Charles L. McNary was chosen as Willkie's running mate. The party endorsed a two-term, anti-New Deal platform emphasizing peace and preparedness. Willkie's rise from political unknown to front-runner surprised many experts.
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Uneasy World as Nations Shift on War Fronts and Industry
Reports show Romania ready to cede Bessarabia to Soviet demands under pressure from Bucharest as Germany expands along the French coast and Britain endures raids. In Brooklyn, the Iowa keel begins a 45000 ton battleship program while the RFC preps rubber and tin reserves. Ford halts plane plans but aims to deliver 1000 fighters daily with Rolls Royce motors, while Britain orders 6000 motors.
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Alaska Clipper Starts Seattle to Territory Flight
The Alaska Clipper, a 20 ton airliner praised by Governor Ernest Gruening as a boost to national defense, begins regular Seattle to Alaska ferry service. The flight cuts a four day boat trip to about five hours with twenty passengers aboard. Navy plans add Sitka and Kodiak bases as part of expanded air defenses. Pan American Airways begins transpacific service to New Zealand and daily flights to Argentina with first leg Los Angeles to Auckland in four and a half days, starting July 12.
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Industry: Downturn Reverses. War Boom Spurs Steel and Tires
Federal and other indices show industrial activity turning up after a December decline. Production expands across key sectors with war materials fueling gains, steel at capacity and new orders flowing in from both foreign and domestic buyers. Auto tire shipments rise while rubber firms offset a seasonal drop in carmaker demand. Southern Pacific negotiates about 2,500 new freight cars.
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League of Nations to Close as Global Tensions Rise
The League of Nations winds down as 89 staff face resignations or contract suspensions after Secretary General Avenol began closing operations around May 16 amid Germany's blitz against the Low Countries. The body, once aimed at preserving peace, saw dwindling activity as aggressors spread, marking the end of an era. Fortune reports 49 percent backing Roosevelt for a third term amid wartime strain. The Justice Department plans to fingerprint about 3.5 million aliens under new federal law.
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Unbossed Republicans Pick Willkie McNary Ticket
The 1940 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia ends with Wendell Willkie at the top of the ticket and Charles L. McNary named for vice president after a turbulent roll call. Delegates praise unity amid a new, bossless era and contentious platform debates. Hoover and Stassen deliver key speeches as party stakes rise.
Small Town Boy Willkie Story From Hoosier Roots to White House
A profile of Wendell L. Willkie tracing a Indiana born farm boy and newspaper seller to Republican presidential nominee. The piece covers his varied early jobs from farming to cement work, schooling at Indiana University, and family emphasis on education shaping the future candidate. Willkie’s rise from Elwood Indiana born in 1892 to national prominence is highlighted.
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First Woman Named Assistant Sergeant at Arms at Republican Convention
At the Philadelphia convention Mary Berkmeier Quinn of Chicago became the first woman named assistant sergeant at arms in the party. Taft headquarters boasted 120 trunk telephone lines. A World’s fair like foot fatigue remark and a historic Mummers parade in Philadelphia marked the eventful gathering as Willkie's rise loomed, with biographical notes on his early life and ascent in law, politics, and business.
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Hull orders Biddle to follow Polish government to London
Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced he ordered Anthony J. Drexel Biddle to accompany the exiled Polish government from Bordeaux to London. Earl Browder lost another appeal as the Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his conviction for using a passport obtained by false statements. Senator Key Pittman urged Britain to move quickly against plans to fight from the New World, while London said no such move was being considered.
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Woman Air Pilot Urges Defense Action in War mobilization
Mrs Lorene Holloway of Jackson Heights New York declares socks are less useful than bombs for defense and says she would join U S defense forces and organize young women fliers into a fighting corps if war comes.
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