No Comment Says Dewey On Willkie Political Question
Governor Thomas E. Dewey refused to comment on Willkie’s withdrawal and his own presidential future. He reaffirmed he is not a candidate for the Republican nomination and avoided discussing possible draft or out of state speeches. Dewey plans a statewide radio report on the 1944 legislative session and a ten day rest after adjournment.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell L. Wilkie
Willkie
Dewey
Hershey
Pawling Farm
Washington
Wendell L. Willkin
Earl Warren
California
Midwest
South
East
West
Warren
United States
Stassen
Republican
Tampa
Fla
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Wisconsin
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E
Vandenberg
Dewey Warren Ticket Talk Grows As Willkie Withdraws
Washington report notes Wendell Willkie's withdrawal from the GOP nomination contest fuels speculation of a Dewey Warren ticket. Analysts cite Dewey and Warren as balanced regional picks with potential to attract Willkie supporters and widen Republican appeal in key eastern and western battlegrounds.
Steel Formula Upheld by Labor Leader
Matthew Woll, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, told a War Labor Board panel that modifying the little steel formula is essential to a prosperous postwar period because removing overtime would impoverish millions.
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Washington (P
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
War Labor Board
Coalition Regime Emerges Over King Abdication in Italy
Six opposition parties near a coalition war government in liberated Italy should King Vittorio Emanuele retire. They propose naming Crown Prince Umberto as lieutenant to govern temporarily until the Italian people decide on the monarchy. The move aims to avoid waiting for Rome’s liberation and to sidestep the Communists’ influence in a restructured government.
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Sorrento
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
A Nee Couator
Naples
Benedetto Croce
Rome
Croce
Carlo Sforza
Pietro Badoglie Ag
Tose
Sforza
Enrico de Nicola
Chamber of Deputies
Japs Use Dead Americans as Booby Traps in New Guinea
Col J Sladen Bradley reports at Saidor in New Guinea dead U S soldiers found wired with explosives and rifles strapped to their bodies to deceive advancing troops. Guards noted numerous trip wires and detonation devices in the area as forces mopped up enemy positions.
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Washington
New Guinea
Saidor
Bradley
America Is Mobile Nation Census Shows
The Census Bureau reported that between 1985 and 1940 a large share of Americans moved houses frequently. About 15.73 million people migrated in that period, over 9 million within a single state while the rest moved across states. War impact on migrations remains unclear.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Hollandia Ripe for Capture in Allied Assault
Allied forces issued a success report on the Hollandia operation in New Guinea. More than 250 Allied aircraft bombed the town and harbor for fifty minutes, dropping 320 tons of explosives and 250000 rounds of ammunition. No enemy planes challenged the attack and several ships and supply dumps were destroyed.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Hershey Seeks Slow Demobilization for Military Strength
Maj. Gen Lewis B. Hershey urged slow Army and Navy demobilization after the war to keep US voice at the Peace table backed by military strength. He called for a permanent system of armed forces with continuous mobilization of replacements and national military training to ensure adequate strength and domestic employment.
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Washington (P
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Army
Navy
United States
National War Veterans Conference
United Automobile Workers C.S
Hershey
Dutch Marines Train With U S Marines In New York Dinner
Lieutenant General Alexander A. Vandegrift disclosed that sizeable numbers of grim resolute Dutchmen are in training at U S Marine camps as a U S detachment, Royal Netherlands Marines. He spoke at a Holland Society of New York meeting which awarded him a gold medal for distinguished achievement. The Dutch wear the same uniform as U S Marines with Royal Netherlands insignia on collar and cap.
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New York
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
U. S
Royal Netherlands Marines
Holland Society of New York
United States Marines
Passover Celebration Begins Worldwide With Seder Services
Passover, a 3000 year festival, starts at sundown as American soldiers abroad join in seders. Hebrew leaders say the world hopes for UN victory, while Reform observe a week and Orthodox eight days. NJWB reports large matzos wine and prayer dock shipments to service members, including Rocky Mountain parachute and Alaska dog-sled deliveries. Fifteen Jews expected at a Bougainville jungle service.
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New York
United Nations
National Jewish Welfare Board
Rocky Mountains
Alaska
Bougainville
Army Quotas Reach Yet Draft Persists in 1944
The Army base hits 7 700 000 but draft continues to expand Navy strength to 3 600 000 by September 1. War Department says 75 000 to 100 000 men monthly needed for rest of 1944. 150 000 monthly conservative estimate. Inductions not reduced before July. 18 year olds add about 60 000 monthly.
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Washington
Army
Office of War Information
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
War Department
OWI
Navy Department
OWL
Selective Service Headquarters
Lewis B. Hershey
Jap Thrust Threatens Rail Line Near Imphal
Allied jungle troops ambush Japanese units north and south of Imphal causing losses as pressure along the Assam front continues. The communique notes no specifics on Dimapur spearheads while confirming a Japanese thrust within eighty miles of Dimapur. Allied forces report salvaging a Japanese general's sword and medals south of Imphal on the Tiddim road. Chinese units in northern Burma push the Japanese south in the upper Mogaung valley toward Wakawng.
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New Delhi
India
Imphal
Assam
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Upper
Burma
Brahmaputra
Tiddim Road
Mogaung
Wakawng
Women in Finland and Netherlands Called to Labor
Finnish women aged 19 to 45 in Nyland province were summoned for labor service, excluding those in daily war work, pregnant, or ill. Berlin radio also indicated Dutch women will be drafted for labor for Germany, with compulsory service anticipated this year.
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New York
Finland
Berlin
Hufvudstads Bladet
OWT
Nyland
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Chemical in Cream Unlimbers Guinea Pigs
Reported to the American Chemical Society yesterday a new anti lameness chemical found in unpasteurized cream acts like a vitamin and exists in minute quantities. Five hundred fifty gallons of raw cream yielded one thousandth of a gram as crystals. The factor also appears in cabbage and perhaps other leafy vegetables but not in fruit. Raw cream is the best source and heat or pasteurization destroys it.
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Cleveland
American Chemical Society
Wisconsin delegate results shift GOP balance at convention
Wisconsin early returns show Stassen gaining one more delegate to reach four for his nomination as Dewey leads with fifteen delegates. MacArthur has three, and two remain uninstructed but leaning Dewey. Willkie withdrawal prompts calls for stronger delegate drive. Vandenberg notes Wisconsin support for him at about 40 percent.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Harold B. Stassen
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
Jap Shore Guns Hit U S Warship In Marshalls
Japanese shore batteries on Wottonoll scored two hits on an American destroyer as it moved in to rescue a downed fighter pilot in the eastern Marshall Islands. The destroyer returned fire with minor damage reported. The clash occurred during bombing raids on four enemy held atolls. The pilot was rescued.
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Washington
Wottentoll
Marshall Islands
Navy
Marshalls
Allied War Effort Outpaces Nazi Production Says FEA Leader
The Foreign Economic Administration said Allied economic strength is overwhelmingly greater than Germany, with U S Soviet and British aircraft output already four times Nazi production. Leo Crowley announced victory is assured as resources and munitions expand across land sea and air. Washington reports War Shipping Admin approval for a Merchant Marine service flag design and licensing of over twenty manufacturers.
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Washington
United Nations
Germany
Foreign Economic Administration
Reich
Leo T. Crowley
FEA
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Crowley
War Shipping Administration
Montgomery Ward Directed by WLB to Restore CIO Contract
The War Labor Board ordered Montgomery Ward & Co to reinstate its contractural relationship with CIO organized employees at its Chicago mail order house and store until the issue of majority representation is decided.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Montgomery Ward & Company
C.I.0
United Mail Order
Chicago
Allied Bombers Mistakenly Hit Allies at Cassino
The Allied air assault on Cassino misfired injuring and killing Allied troops as bombs fell on nearby Venafor and other areas. General Eaker cited mechanical failures and misidentification of targets. The raid, part of the Cassino operation, faced an official review while casualties mounted.
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Naples
Cassino
Ira C. Baker
Venafro
Eaker
Tribute to Jewish Valor in Army Day Address
Senator Eastland in an Army Day speech praised American forces as the best trained equipped fed and intelligent army. He spoke under Jewish War Veterans auspices and paid tribute to Jewish service including Purple Heart recipients and heroes like Meyer Levin Henry Mark Ira Jeffrey and Barney Ross for wartime actions.
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Washington
Senator Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
United States
North
Africa
Pacific
Meyer Levin
Colin Kelly
Haruna
Henry Mark
Ira Jeffrey
Barney Ross
Lyons to Succeed FitzGerald As Democratic City Chairman
Eugene H. Lyons poised to replace Thomas FitzGerald as Troy Democratic City Chairman. Board and party leaders consider a caucus Monday before the Democratic County Committee meeting to elect a new city chairman amid ongoing disputes over Lyons Third Ward reelection.
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Troy
Eugene H. Lyons
Third Ward
FitzGerald
Lyons
Brakeman Rescues Baby From Oncoming Train
Tug McDaniel leaped from a locomotive to grab a baby on the rails and pulled it to safety moments before the train could strike. The daring save occurred yesterday near Roseville as the infant would have been killed without the quick action.
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Roseville Car CP
Ukraine Forces Trap German Units Around Tarnopol Skala
Russian armies push toward Odessa from the northeast and north while encircling German forces at Tarnopol and Skala. Soviets capture Karpovo station and multiple towns, with large advances along the Kuyalnik River and near Razdelnaya, amid intensified fighting on the Ukraine front.
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London
Tarnopol
Skala
Odessa
Black Sea
Karpovo
Razdelnaya
Kuyalnik
Maryanovo
Sverdlovo
Ukraine
Korsun
Stalingrad
Crimean
Red Fleet
Crimea
Red Navy
Aumenian
Iasi
Czernowitz
Soviet Denounces Kravchenko as Deserter in U S
The Soviet Embassy in Washington branded Victor Kravchenko a deserter from the Red Army who refused to return to the USSR for service and who allegedly slandered the country in New York papers. The embassy said he was in the United States on temporary work for the Soviet purchasing commission.
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Washington
Victor Kravchenko
Russian Purchasing Commission
Poli Cy
Fedor Orekhov
Kravchenko
United States
U.S.S.R
Red Army
New York
WAVES Enlistments Hover At Thousand Weekly
Captain Maldred McAfee director of the Women’s Naval Reserve said enlistments into the WAVES have stayed around 1,000 a week for three months. He noted enrollments have been slightly above 1,000 weekly since January, aiming for about 100,000 total within a year.
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New York (P
Maldred EL McAfee
Women’s Naval Reserve
McAffee
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