Dewey Campaign Opens as GOP Unites Behind Bid
The Associated Press reports the Dewey presidential bid opens with three GOP governors backing the campaign and a nationwide cross country stretch planned. Roosevelt schedules a September 23 AFL Teamsters dinner in Washington and aims to keep the race politically focused. Hannegan outlines voter organization as Browell faults Hillman while labor leaders resist CIO PAC influence.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Earl Warren
California
Dwight H Green
Illinois
Raymond E Baldwin
Connecticut
HILLMAN
Waren
Republian
Sidney Hillman
Hiltman
congressional campaign funds committee
CLO
Republian National
Herbert Brownell, jr
Chicago
Brownell
CIO-PAC
Democratic National
Robert L Hannegan
New England
middle Atlantic
Hannegan
Dewey
Herbert Brow
No Negotiated Peace Asserts Hull
Secretary Hull said Germany shows signs of seeking a negotiated peace but Allied demand for unconditional surrender remains clear. He warned Hitler and aides may flee to neutral countries and noted efforts to prevent sanctuary in Argentina or Spain. Hull recalled Roosevelt and British appeals to neutrals to deny refuge to Nazi leaders.
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WASHINGTON
Hull
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Argentina
Spain
Roosevelt
Serbian Area Seized by Tito
A Yugoslav war bulletin said two Bulgarian battalions on Mt Slabbor in Serbia fell to Marshal Tito's partisans with 850 killed and 120 captured. The sector was freed, remnants retreated toward western Moraca, and Kolasin in Montenegro was captured with more than 2000 enemy troops wiped out.
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LONDON
Mt Slabbor
Serbia
Tito
Moraca
Montenegro
Kolasin
Yanks Parade in Paris as Celebration Reaches Climax
Paris marks three day liberation jubilee with a parade of American troops past the Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs Elysees. General Bradley and General Koenig place a wreath on France’s Unknown Soldier, amid crowd cheers, tears, and the absence of normal city services.
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PARIS
Arc de Triomphe
New York
Fifth avenue
Champs-Elysees
Pars
Omar , Bradley
Joseph Pierre Koenig
France
Brush Fire Near Encino Declared Under Control
A brush fire that scorched about 8000 acres of the west Los Angeles watershed was declared definitely under control after destroying a dozen or more houses. Fire Chief John Alderson said crews drenched the area and held back wind shifts as flames threatened upscale movie colony homes near Encino. The Red Cross reported eighty burned or evacuated families.
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LOS ANGELES
here
Encino
John Alderson
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
San Gabriel
Red Cross
Child Slain Paying War Play
In Lansing on August 30 ten year old Donald Stanaway was killed instantly by a rifle shot from a playmate. Coroner Ray Gorshine ruled the shooting accidental naming Donald's grandmother and grandfather as guardians and identifying the shooter as ten year old Robert Owens.
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LANSING
Donald Stanaway
Dennis Coggins
Don
Donald
Florence Revard
Raymond, Wash
Ray Gorshne
Robert Owens
Gorshine
Senator Norris Resting Easy After Hemorrhage
McUUUK Neb Aug 30 Former Senator George W Norris a three year veteran legislator suffered a cerebral hemorrhage yesterday doctors said he spent a pretty good night and was resting easily He had partial consciousness but the hemorrhage caused partial paralysis of the right side of his body
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McUUUK
Neb
George W Norris
Bradley Given Higher Status
Washington reported that a new command arrangement in France would place Lt Gen Omar N Bradley on equal status with Gen Sir Bernard L Montgomery as army group commander. Britain viewed this as a potential demotion for Montgomery, though SHAEF stated Bradley’s command does not alter Montgomery’s overall role. Sources close to the situation say the change has been underway since Eisenhower moved to France and took personal command.
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WASHINGTON
France
Omar N Bradley
Bernard L. Montgomery
Hisenhower
Britain
Bradley
Montgomery
supreme Allied headquarters
Supreme Headquarters
12th army group
Eisenhower
Esenhower
Bombers Blast Big German Ports in Overnight Attack
London reports large American bomber waves struck Kiel and Bremen links in northern France and Stettin and Konigsberg on the Baltic while British heavy bombers supported northern Russian fronts. Mosquitos dropped two ton bombs on Berlin and Hamburg as 1000 plus aircraft released about 1500 tons of explosives with 41 planes lost.
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LONDON
VPI
Kiel
Bremen
France
Baltic
Stettim
Konigsberg
Berlin
Hamburg
England
Rene Van Lierde
Boulogne
Folkestone
Soldier's Wife Receives Mail On Goering Stationery
Indianapolis August 30 Mrs Harold E Bowsher says she is getting letters mailed on Goering's stationery. Her claim stems from her husband Major in Italy finding Nazi chieftain letterheads in a parachute division HQ left behind by the Nazis.
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INDIANAPOLIS
Harold E Bowsher
Hermann Goering
Italy
Beaten Germans Flee From Black Sea Strongholds
Red Army troops captured Priesti and Polesti as they pushed toward Bucharest, freeing Romania’s oil region and threatening German positions along the Black Sea. Soviet forces closed in on Constanta and advanced near 29 miles from Bulgaria, with Bulgaria warned to act.
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LONDON
Red
Priesti
Romania
Rodina
Malinovsky
Bucharest
Polesti
MOSCOW
Black sea
Russia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Constanta
Bucharest-Polesti
Nazrouti Wallachia
Ploesti oi
Buzua
Transylvania
Hungary
Slovakia
central Europe
Red army
Rodion Y Maiinovsky
Fedor I Tolbukhin
Baltic
Bulgarian
Dobrudja
Greece
Macedonia
Nis
Balkan
Proest
Warsaw
Vaiga
Estonia
Rankin Blocks Blast Relief in House Inquiry
Rep Rankin from Mississippi blocked in the House an effort to grant Navy special authority for claims arising from the Port Chicago explosion on July 17. He argued against delegating such authority to any department and urged Rep McGehee to bring the proposal before the Claims Committee in the regular process.
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WASHINGTON
Rankin
D-Miss
Port Chicago
Calif
McGehee
house
Battle Raging In South France Near Drome River
Rome Aug 30 American 7th army troops and German forces fought along the Rhone valley near the Drome river a dozen miles north of Montelimar. The heaviest action centered around Loriol as Germans tried to cross the Drome with pontoons while Americans struck during a retreat. Eastward near the Italian frontier American troops fell back to Briancon as German forces allegedly entered French soil from Italy. The retreating German force in the Rhone valley, remnants of the Nazi 19th army, left scenes of destruction as more than 800 German vehicles were captured along with two batteries of 88 mm guns.
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ROME
7th army
Rhone
France
Drome
Montelimar
Valence
Loriol
Briancon
Hautes-Alps
Nice
Italy
19th army
65 000 Vessels Built By America A Navy Report
Navy Secretary Forrestal announced that the United States has built 65 000 vessels of all types in the last five years, totaling 9 000 000 tons of naval shipping. About 36 percent are warships, 22 percent landing craft, with roughly 1150 fighting craft in the fleet.
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WASHINGTON
Navy
Forrestal
United States
Shanghai Area Reported Bombed by Allied Planes
A Tokyo radio report stated Allied planes bombed the Shanghai area late Tuesday night but a Japanese communique claimed the raid caused absolutely no damage. The broadcast was recorded by the Federal Communications Commission.
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NEW YORK
Tokyo
Shanghai
federal communications commission
London Faces Robot Bomb Barrage as Allied Attacks Escalate
London and southern England endured renewed German robot bomb attacks while Allied aircraft and fighter pilots targeted the drone munitions. Ground fire and anti air measures downed flights and captured several bombers, with pilots credited for numerous confirms.
Allies Renew Drive in Italy
Allied forces press the attack on the Italian front near the Gothic line with heavy fighting as the 8th Army and Polish troops push the German parachute divisions inland. Gains include ridge captures near the Foglia river, Monte Cigcardo, and Corbordolo while Urbino falls and Florence remains quiet amid patrols.
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ROME
Adriatic
Gothic line
Po valley
8th army
Waai
Cassino
Fogla rier
Arzilla
Pesal
Pesaro
Florence
5th army
Bitter Fighting Rages as Japanese Reach Chinese City
CHUNGKING Aug 20 The struggle for Lishu intensified with Japanese forces at the city gates as Chinese reports say the base near Chekiang would be key for future raids on Japan. A Japanese broadcast claimed Lishu fell August 27, calling it a premier air base for US forces in southwest China. The operation, centered in Wuyi, began weeks ago with reconnaissance over the Burma road area and activity along the Salween-Yunnan front, including a small supply drop to Sungshan.
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CHUNGKING
Lishu
Chekiang province
Japan
Chinese high command
China
Wuyi
maritime
high command
Burma road
Salween Tier
estern Yunnan
Sungshan
Court Clears Motorcyclist On Reckless Riding Charge
INDIANAPOLIS Aug 30 Municipal Judge John L McNells dismissed a reckless driving charge against Ralph Woodward after hearing the man’s family rode on a single motorcycle as their only transportation. The judge noted it was crowded but not reckless riding. Woodward said he sold his car to buy a house and keep the family mobile.
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INDIANAPOLIS
John L. McNells
Ralph Woodward
American Troops Near Belgium Border As Allied Advance Presses
British and American forces push toward Belgium with armored columns less than 40 miles from the border. Units reach Reims and Laon area while the Seine front tightens and Rouen is evacuated. Patton’s 3rd Army advances southeast toward Vitry le Francois as two pockets along the Seine are cleared.
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CHATEAU-THIERRY
SOISSONS
Soigsons
Marne
Chalons
Vitry
Verdun
Paris
Seine river
Vernon
Mantes
LONDON
Belgium
Reims
Laon
Seine
Pas de Calais
ard
agh
Rouen
Vesle
Brussels
George S Patton
3rd army
Vitry-le-Francois
the
Reich
Verdun Chalons-sur- Marne
Les Grandes Loges
Chalons feil
Underground Czech Slovak army goes public in Slovakia
London reports the Czecho Slovak underground army, in its first open communique via underground radio, claims captor of a town and fierce clashes with German forces in three areas. The communique says Slovakia has been occupied since August 29 and cites Cadca falls with heavy fighting near Zilina Povazka Bystrica and Trencin.
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LONDON
cPi
Slovakia
Cadca
Slovalia
Moravia
Zilina
Povazka
Bystrica
Trencn
Armistice Near For Bulgarians
London reports an armistice proposal on a take it or leave it basis should be sent to Bulgarian emissaries within days. Four delegates are believed, names undisclosed, and signing in Cairo appears likely. Negotiations are portrayed as avoided in Cairo dispatches.
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LONDON
Cairo
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