New Yorkers Debate NY Democratic Vice Presidential Choice
New York State delegates at the Democratic National Convention plan a late caucus on whom to support for vice president. Upstate county chairmen led by Parkinson Cortland Morgan Monroe Cayuga and Butler Jefferson seek recognition in federal patronage before backing candidates. They suspected Joseph Ryan Batavia would lead the state committee but Flynn Bronx and Kelly Brooklyn backed Fitzpatrick, complicating status and unity.
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Fred Betts
Herald-Journal
Chicago
New York State
Upstate
Myrone J. Parkinson
Onondaga
William Morgan
Cortland
Ray Bush
Monroe
Joseph Boyle
Cayuga
James Butler
Jefferson
Paul Fitzpatrick
Joseph Ryan
Batavia
Edward J. Flynn
Bronx County
Frank V. Kelly
Brooklyn
Fitzpatrick
Hamilton College Trustee Resigns
Charles A. Miller former Reconstruction Finance Corporation head resigns from Hamilton College board after 21 years. Miller led Utica Savings Bank for 25 years and later served as president and chairman of Savings Bank and Trust Company in New York City.
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Hamilton College
Clinton
Charles A. Miller
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hamilton College Board of Trustees
Miller
Utica Savings Bank
The
Savings Bank and Trust Company
New York City
Hamilton
Chinese Attack Break Chinese Ring Around Hengyang
Counterattacking Chinese have pierced the Japanese ring around Hengyang on the Canton Hankow railway and pressed to within two to three and a half miles of the city. Leiyang to the south saw Japanese troops retreating northward as reinforcements arrived. A Chinese government spokesman said the battle near Hengyang was nearing a climax with both sides encircled at points outside the city.
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Hengyang Chungking
Canton-Hankow
Hengyang
Leiyang
P. H. Chang
One Man Torpedo Becomes German Propaganda Topic
Stockholm reports Berlin discussion centers on a new weapon described as the one man torpedo. German accounts say sailors aged 17 to 24 ride atop torpedoes with faces covered by oxygen. Attacks are planned for night using moon and pole star for navigation. many operators are volunteers from bombed cities, with most perishing in the strikes.
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Cicago Daily News, Inc
Stockholm
Berlin
Pole Star
Fraser Sees Roosevelt Joining Pacific War Conference
Prime Minister Peter Fraser said he expects President Roosevelt and his chiefs of staff to visit the Pacific area to help map final plans for defeating Japan. He gave no timetable and noted Churchill and his staff intend to visit Australia and New Zealand, suggesting Roosevelt may also come.
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N. Z
Peter Fraser
Roosevelt
Pacific
Japan
Fraser
Winston Churchill
London
Australia
New Zealand
United Nations
Australian
Truman Emerges as New Threat in Democratic Rivalry
The article describes Truman's rising status as a vice presidential and presidential alternative amid factional fights at the Democratic convention. It notes Byrnes drawing fire from New Deal factions, Hopkins contacts, and the potential impact of Wallace on the ticket, with implications for Roosevelt's succession and the Young vs Old leadership dynamic.
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Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Chicago
Harry L. Hopkins
Fruman
Wallace
New Deal Democratic Coalition
Ohio Delegate Dies From Bathroom Burns in Ohio
John F. Nolan a 53 year old Ohio delegate at large to the Democratic convention died in Walther Memorial Hospital after suffering burns and shock when he stepped into a bathtub of scalding water in his LaSalle Hotel room. Nolan was a Steubenville attorney and the report notes expected scattering of votes from other states as the convention proceeds with keynote speakers and deliberations.
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Chicago
John F. Nolan
Ohio
Walther Memorial Hospital
LaSalle Hotel
Nolan
Steubenville, O
World Police Plank Faces Platform Fight in Democratic Talks
Mrs. Harriman and others pushed for an international police powered organization to enforce decisions, backing collective security. The platform committee wrestled with a racial declaration while seeking a strong international cooperation plank and Southern resistance to civil rights language. The draft, about 300 words, awaits convention approval with potential compromise on anti discrimination safeguards.
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Chicago
Borden
Harriman
Norway
Culbertson
Pderes
Pws
Hull
Tomay
Texas
Senate
Fa Oring
Ole C.so
South
Sympathy Called Essential to Peace At Chautauqua
Dr. Leland Rex Robinson, former chairman of the American Bureau of Medical Aid to China, urged a sympathetic view of Allies neutrals and enemies at Chautauqua institute. He said peace depends on treating nations as persons and caring for individuals to advance human rights.
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Chautauqua
Leland Rex Robinson
American Bureau of Medical Aid
China
Chautauqua Institute
New York Veterans Commission Names New Executive Aide
Col Thomas L Crystal U S Army retired was named assistant executive director and administrator of the New York State Veterans Commission. Lt Gen Hugh A Drum, the commission chair, also announced Prof Ray F Harvey of New York University as head of the research and planning section to direct future plans.
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T. L. Crystal
New
Executive Aid
Veterans Board
Albany
Thomas L. Crystal
U. S. Army
New York State Veterans Commission
Hugh A. Drum
Commission
Ray F. Harvey
New York University
West Point Graduate Led Plattsburg Barracks and Fort Jay
A 1904 West Point graduate served over four decades in the first and second World Wars. He recently held command at Plattsburg Barracks and Fort Jay, marking a lengthy military career.
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West Point
Plattsburg Barracks
Fort Jay
Schenectady Wacs Awarded Purple Heart
Four Army Air Forces Wacs, the first wounded in action in Europe, received Purple Hearts for injuries from a robot bomb crash in Southern England. Dorothy Whitfield of Schenectady New York was among those honored at a hospital where she recovers.
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A. EB
Wacs
Europe
England
Dorothy Whitfield
Schenectady
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