Election Outcome Delay Continues With Soldier Ballots
Reported in results follow up, 200000 to 300000 soldier ballots expected and counted on November 22. Officials note absentee votes could swing close elections and final winner may not be known until tallying. States differ with canvass dates including California, Missouri, Colorado, Delaware and others listing specific deadlines and electoral implications. Florida and Utah also adjust timing for state versus federal ballots and post election canvassing.
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Edward Martin
California
Missouri
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Utah
Washington
Nelson Discusses His Trip To China
Washington August 24 Don ald M Nelson had a 60 minute heart to heart talk with Senate War Investigating committee members about his prospective trip to China and its possible effect on his fight for a limited resumption of civilian goods production. Neither War Production Board chief nor committee members would reveal details of what was said about Senators who opposed the departure and indicated they were reassured. Nelson consented to the publication of secret testimony he gave the committee a week ago concerning a row with Army officers who opposed any additional production for civilians at this time.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Senate
War Investigating Committee
China
War Production Board
Nelson
Hitler’s Balkan Hold on War Tipped by Romanian Collapse
Soviet reports and Berlin broadcasts depicted Romania's government change under General Saianescu and Antonescu’s flight, weakening Hitler’s Balkan position. German claims labeled the Romanian cabinet a traitor clique while a puppet government formation aimed to rally Romanians, as troops withdraw and Hungarian pressure rises amid advancing Soviet forces toward Bucharest.
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Bulgaria
Romania
London
Greece
Europe
Hitler
Hungary
Vienna
Moscow
Bessarabia
Bucharest
Transylvania
Mihai
Konstantin Saianescu
Balkan
Berlin
Federal Communications Commission
Romania’s armistice shifts echo across wartime fronts
The report notes Ploesti oil regions in decline under Allied bombings while Germany grips Hungary and Transylvania. King Mihai’s claim Romania accepts Allied armistice terms and calls on troops to join the Allies, with Romania’s main aim seen as recovering Transylvania from Hungary. The Moscow radio signals Allied victory as Bulgaria edges toward peace, and Kennedy’s allied stance remains unpublicized in Allied capitals.
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Ploesti
Hitler
Germany
Romania
Moscow
Bucharest
Bulgaria
Mihai
United States
Churchill
House of Commons
Transylvania
Hungary
Vienna
Joyous Reunion in Alencon as Soldier Returns Home
A French soldier who returned with Allied forces is reunited with his mother in Alencon after liberation by French and American troops. The scene, captured by U.S.S.C. photographers, highlights postwar joy and relief across France.
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Alencon
France
U.S.S.C
Plans Treasure Hunt After War Reveals Frayed Maps
The article traces a half fulfilled treasure quest tied to a king, a priest, and Dampier, a Link trainer at the 222nd Combat Crew Training Station. It notes a vellum map, a Spanish copy, a long chain of explorers, and hopes for a $75,000 postwar backing as Dampier and Pvt Verdenburgh discuss expedition plans.
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Spain
Guayaquil
Dampier
222Nd Combat Crew Training Station
Flying Fortress
Richard D’orsay
Maryland
Loch
Quito
Jack Sheppard
Pan-American Society of Tropical Research
Hagerstown
Royal Canadian Air Force
U. S
AAF
ASTP
Walter J. Verdenburgh
Institute of Chicago houses vast print department collection
The Institute of Chicago preserves a print department with 15,000 drawings and rare etchings, highlighting its extensive holdings.
Motorboat gasoline ration cut starts October first
The War Price and Rationing Board announced new limits reducing motorboat gasoline. Inboard boats will be limited to 24 gallons per quarter, down from 125, while outboard boats drop to 10 gallons from 20. Few users exist locally, but the rule affects those who operate motorboats.
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Chesapeake Bay
Clink gave slang its name from London prison at Bankside
The wording notes that the slang term clink derives from The Clink, a historic prison on Bankside in London, shaping later language use.
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Bankside
London
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America
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