Republican nominating fight heats up at convention
Philadelphia June 25 Republicans moved into a red hot presidential nominating battle. Senator Taft appeared as a potential frontrunner while Dewey was seen as a major first ballot favorite though slipping. Willkie gained late votes and possible ties to Bridges as a running mate. Progress on the platform draft followed Stassen’s keynote as he urged unity and a shift from the Roosevelt administration toward national defense and compulsory service.
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Ohio
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New York
Dewey
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New Hampshire
Bridges
Herbert Hyde
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
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Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Roosevelt
America
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Ohio Fair Weather Forecast Keeps Cooler Air Moving East
The Great Lakes disturbance tracks northeast into Ontario while high pressure remains over the central, southern, and western states. Cooler air spreads from the lake region toward the central valleys and Atlantic states as temperatures ease. precipitation was widespread east of the Mississippi except Illinois and Indiana.
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Debating Foreign Policy Plank Delays GOP Platform Framing
At the Philadelphia convention site, a fiery substitute foreign policy plank calling for strict isolationism was offered, delaying the platform's completion. The proposal, linked to opposition to Roosevelt policies and criticism of defense spending, faced strong debate and possible duplication with the Democratic agenda.
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PHILADELPHIA
America First
Republican resolutions committee
Herbert K. Hyde
Oklahoma
Herbert Hoover
C. Warland Brooks
Illinois
United States Senate
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army
navy
Mrs Andress Listed In Fair Condition After Accident
The Chronicle Telegram reports Mrs Albert Andress of Ridgeville is in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a fall from a horse at the fairgrounds on Saturday. Leonard Adams says the riding academy at the fairgrounds is run by his wife and disputes earlier claims that the horse was owned by the academy and untamed.
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Albert Andress
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Andress
fairgrounds
Leonard Adams
Xirs Andress
riding academy
Adams
Germans Slaughtered by French Fire Near Sedan, Eye Witness Says
American ambulance driver Kenneth C Banfield reports that 30 000 German soldiers charged a hill near Sedan and were cut down by French machine gunners the Germans pushed on despite massive losses. Banfield quotes the French as saying the attack showed a blind obedience rather than courage.
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NEW YORK
Maginot
Sedan
battlefelds
Kenneth C Banfield
Fremnen
Banfield
Willkie Seeks Ohio Delegates But Faces Taft Unity
Wendell Willkie said he has made no headway with Ohio delegates and reports no votes pledged to him. Ohio officials reaffirmed the delegation will remain with Taft, while talk of a meeting with delegates may occur at a breakfast session planned for Wednesday.
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PHILADELPHIA
Wendell Willkie
New York
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Willkie
Taft
John W. Bricker
Bricker
David S. Ingalls
Cincinnatian
German Planes Raid Wide Area Over England
London records its first air raid alarm since September as German aircraft raid England and Wales from the North Sea to the Atlantic. Five civilians killed and six wounded in various regions. Alarms sound across southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest England and London with searchlights active and sheltering under way.
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President Signs Billion A Year Tax Bill
President Roosevelt signed a tax bill totaling about 1.05 billion dollars per year to fund the national defense. The measure lowers some exemptions for married and single filers, raises the debt limit by four billion dollars, and boosts surtax and corporate tax rates to raise roughly 322 million dollars annually.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Nazis Predict Early Drive On England
Berlin announces the campaign in France ended with an incomparable German victory and predicts an early offensive against Britain. The six week blitz ended with conquest of two thirds of France and an armistice process to be supervised by Gen Joachim von Sinelnagel at Wiesbaden.
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Ban on U S Navy Torpedo Boat Sale to Britain
Senate isolationists view President Roosevelt's cancellation of the 20 boat sale as a setback to aid to the Allies. Attorney General Jackson's ruling cited a 23 year old statute banning disposal of American warships abroad. Knox and Stimson face Senate questions as isolationists push for adverse reports.
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Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Henry L. Stimson
Frank Knox
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Knox
French Do Not Reply To Greetings Of Italian Troops
War account from Rome reports at the Na politano front that after a cease fire began at 1 35 a m Italian troops halted and called greetings to French forces. The French did not answer, according to Popolo Di Roma.
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ROME
Popolo Di Roma
Napolitano front
France and Italy sign cease fire terms troops move toward Riviera
Rome reports Italy accepts all peace terms and declares war with Britain will continue. Italian comm unique 14 notes hostilities with France end at 1 35 a m. Europe and overseas. Submarine sink reported. air raid on Tripoli and Cagliari bombings noted. French plenipotentiaries stay in Italy to await transport and have accepted terms without counter proposals.
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Red Sea
Tripoli
Cagliari
Sardinia
Germany
Bordeaux
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France Observes Day of Mourning After Armistice
Bordeaux June 2 France marks a day of official mourning as Frances armies end 296 days of war. The cabinet meets to discuss armistice terms and postwar plans. President Lebrun leads a solemn mass at Bordeaux Cathedral. Marshal Petain to address the nation by radio.
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France
Frances
Albert Lebrun
Philippe Petain
Germany
Italy
Britain Seeks French Empire Rally After Fleet Loss
Prime Minister Churchill told the House that France’s armed fleet passes to Axis control under armistice terms. Britain seeks to rally French empire to rescue France, praising pledges that the fleet would not fall to Germany. He recapped negotiations with Reynaud and U.S. aid requests amid ongoing German raids.
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Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
France
Adolf Hitler
England
Paul Reynaud
United States
Reynaud
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British empire
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Italy
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Figiland
Japan
Hitler's Plans for Challenging Britain Remain Unclear
War expert J. W. T. Mason notes no clear sign of how Hitler might attack Britain. He warns air power versus sea power will decide the outcome, with a possible neutral peace as a realistic path if stalemate holds.
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Europe
Hitler
North Sea
Germany
England
London
Japan to Deal Directly With Indo China Authorities
Japan dispatches a battle fleet to French Indo China and will deal directly with Sino authorities in negotiations. A Japanese mission will inspect Indo China conditions to monitor transportation of goods to China. The move aligns with France treaty terms and aims to secure positions near the Philippines and Singapore.
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