Quebec Union Nationale Defeats Liberal Party in Provincial Vote
In a bitter Quebec election Union Nationale led by Maurice Duplessis defeats Adelard Godbout's Liberal government. Liberals drop from 49 seats to under forty while Union Nationale rises from 17 to over forty with no clear majority at midnight.
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Montreal
GPI
Adelard Godboul
Canada
Quebec
Union Nationale Party
Maurice Duplessis
Duplessis
Union National
Liberals
Union
Union Nationale
Populaire
Socialist
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
Ontario
Vermont G C P Nominee Leads in Governor Primary
Lieut. Governor Montpelier Vermont GCP nominee Montimer Proctor widened his lead over W Arthur Simp son in the Republican gubernatorial race as returns from 236 towns show Proctor with 15 533 votes to 13 635 for Simpson U S Sen George D Aiken and U S Rep Charles A Plimsey were renominated without opposition Democrats nominated Harry W Witters Robert W Ready Ernest H Bailey and Maurice Mahoney for statewide and federal offices with no opposition noted for the November ballot.
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Montpelier
Mortimer R. Proctor
Churchill Visits France for Talks on Allied Advances
Prime Minister Churchill visited the Normandy battlefront again and received firsthand briefings from General Sir Bernard Montgomery and Lieutenant General Omar Bradley. He conferred with King George VI after the talks and then returned toward Denmark.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary
Force UP
Churchil
Normandy Batilefront
Sopreme
Bernard L
Scoreboard shows eastern standings and single scheduled game
The scoreboard lists Eastern division results with Scranton Elmira Hartford Binghamton Wilkes-Barre Williamsport and Wilkes-Barre records, and a lone national entry New York and Pittsburgh 4. American league has no games scheduled.
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Albany
Scranton
Elmira
Scrantnn
Ehnimas
Hartford
Binghamton
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
Wilkes- Barre
National
New York & Pittsburg
German Hold On France in Grave Danger
Allied reports describe a critical German position between the Loire and the Seine as Canadian and American forces converge near Orne, with a through-line drive toward Falaise. Canadian forces break east of the Orne as American armor advances toward Le Mans, threatening to trap the defender along the Caen to Le Mans corridor.
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Loire
Seine
Caen
le Mans
Paris
Kirke — Sofpson
Associated Press
Avranches
France
Orne
Falaise
Caen-Le Mans
Argentan
Alencon
Mortain
Sourdewal
Caen-Lemans
Advante Guard
Sivarihe
Yanks Use Spike Bombs On Bridges In Burma Skirmish
Airmen in the India-Burma theater improvised spike bombs by removing nose fuses and inserting long spikes to strike bridges and railways. About 20 spike bombs were hand made locally before stockpiles arrived from the United States.
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Washington
Burma
India-Burma
United States
Woman to Oppose Clare Boothe Lace
Bridgeport voters chose Aliss Margaret Connors of Fairfield as the Democratic candidate to oppose Rep. Clare Boothe Luce. Connors, a 9 year old Bridgeport attorney, a Wellsley and Yale Law School graduate, pledged to follow the leadership of the Commander in Chief, President Roosevelt, and to work for postwar peace.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Aliss Margaret E. Connors
Fairfield
Congress
Claire Boothe
Cup That Cheers Led To Downfall of Nazis
A garbled item claims Allied cider caused a Nazi downfall during Franco era fighting. It reports German soldiers captured near a cider supply and mentions a squad led by Sergi Mashburn of Abilens Texas. The fragment includes random product mentions and nonsensical phrases.
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Normandy
Sergi Mashburn
Abilens
Tex
Curran and Wagner Nominated by EDWARD McDONALD
Albany conventions narrowed party lines as Republicans and Democrats named statewide candidates for New York in the fall race. Thomas J. Curran was chosen for U S Senator and Robert F. Wagner for Secretary of State, with John Van Voorhis and Marvin Bre named for Court of Appeals associate judge and Court of Claims respectively. The issues focused on federal versus state soldiers ballots and the military vote.
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Edward McDonald
aAlbany
New York State
Seajor
United States
Secretary
Thomas J. Cur Fan
New York
Cipublican
Robert F.ner
New York City
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
John van Voorhis
Rochester
Court of Ciaims
Marvin BR. Bre
Soth
Joe R. Hanley
Admiral Don Pardee Moon Dies by Suicide After Combat Fatigue
Navy Secretary Forrestal cited combat fatigue as the likely cause of the death of Rear Admiral Don Pardee Moon. Moon, one of the Navy’s youngest rear admirals, reportedly took his own life after participating in the invasion of Europe. His exact assignment at the time of death and location were not disclosed by the Navy.
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Washington
Navy Secretar
Forrestal
Navy
Europe
Don Pardee Moon
Cherbourg
Moon
Naver
British Ruler of Palestine Wounded in Jerusalem Ambush
Sir Harold MacMichael, outgoing British commissioner of Palestine, was wounded yesterday in Jerusalem when his car was attacked. The Colonial Office confirmed the ambush and injury.
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Palestine
London
UPI
Harold Mee
Jerusalem
Colonial Office
German Officers Executed Amid Hitler Plot Rumor
Reports from Berlin say eight officers were hanged for their 1929 conspiracy to topple Hitler and surrender Germany to the Allies. A rumor, not confirmed by German or Allied authorities, claimed Himmler was dead and Goering wounded.
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London
Berlin
Geman
Henrich Himmler
Hermann Goering
Fieichtal
Erwin von Wiszlebek
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Cours
Tin
Hitler
Gestapo
Himmler
British Fron
Normandy
Goering
D.nb
German Officis
Fuehrer
Pro-Russian Finns Form New Helsinki Cabinet
Helsinki announced a new Finnish cabinet chosen by President Marshal Carl Gustav Mannerheim aimed at shaping pro Russian policy. Carl J. A. Enckell becomes foreign minister, replacing Henrik Ramsay, with a lineup featuring Russia experts and exclusion of anti-Russian figures like Edwin Linkomies and Väinö Tanner.
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Stockholm
Rugsia
Helsinki
Carl Gustav Mannerheim
Nisi
Hanui Hackzeil
Russia
Edwin Linktomies
Aino ‘Tanner
Carl J. A. Enckell
Eien
Enckell
Nikolai Lenis
Moscow
Sir Henrik Ramsay
Russian Offensive Slows As Germans Stiffen Lines
Soviet and German communiques report the great Russian summer offensive has slowed after 48 days as German lines stiffen. The Red Army continues pushing toward Riga while German counter blows unfold along the front. Both sides claim stubborn progress amid stretched reserves and mounting losses.
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Riza
Berlin
U S and Britain sign oil policy pact to enforce peace
The United States and Great Britain announce a postwar oil policy pact designed to prevent peacetime disputes and support global security. Negotiated by acting Secretary Stettinius and Lord Beaverbrook, the accord hinges on mutual readiness and future world organization sanctions for aggression, using oil as a peacekeeping tool.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Stetzinius
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
World Organization
Brooklyn Widow Donates Tenth Pint to Red Cross
Mrs. Mazie Gody of Brooklyn donated her tenth pint of blood to the Brooklyn Red Cross on her second wedding anniversary, dedicating the blood to her husband Private Daniel Gody who fell in Normandy on June 18.
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New York
Secon
Mazie Gody
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Red Cross
Daniel Gody
Normandy
Japs Take Hengyang in Key City Victory
Reports say Japanese forces captured Hengyang after a brutal six week siege. Chinese defenders fought to the last man, with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek receiving the news. The fall leaves Hengyang vulnerable to further Japanese advances toward Hankow and Canton.
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Edecate
Berle Dowd
China
Hengyang
Hankow
Canton
Henggvang
Kwangtung
Japanese Forces in India Suffer Major Setbacks in 1944 Campaign
Allied briefings report heavy Japanese losses in Manipur and the northeast theater as Gen Stilwell advances in Burma. Spokesmen say about 42,000 Japanese killed across campaigns with four of nine Surmadi divisions liquidated. Allies aim to push crosses and keep pressure as retreat prospects emerge.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Deyion
India
Manipur
Joseph W. Stilvei
Burmese
Japan
Chindwin
Mandalay Uc
Polish Parley Begins in Moscow With Exile Government
Reuters dispatch from Moscow reports talks on the Polish question opened with Stanislaw Mikolajczyk the premier of the Polish government in exile, meeting representatives of the Soviet government and the Soviet sponsored committee of National Liberation yesterday.
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London
uPi
Tripartite
Moscow
Stanislaw Mikola Gczyk
Polish Committee of National
Hbdsration
Reuters
Allied iBombs Hit Own Troops Before Caen
The raid describes American heavy bombers striking their own troops near Caen during an assault, with a lead plane directing sorties. It notes Luftwaffe defenses, Canadian tank support, and the loss of ten bombers in or near Caen, plus four enemy planes shot down.
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Caen
Frar
Sifong
Dr Me Cromer
U. S
Europe
Vedas Auiatk
Drnjer
Felt
Fulbright Wins in Arkansas Senate Nomination
Governor Adkins conceded defeat as returns from two thirds of Arkansas precincts showed Fulbright with 69 801 votes to Adkins 82 080 for the Democratic senatorial nomination. Negro voters turned out in large numbers, estimated around 60 percent, in a high turnout runoff that followed a racially charged primary.
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Little Rock Ark
Gor. Homer
M. Adkins
W. Fulbright Ay Simosi
Arkansas
Hattie W. Caraway
Adkins
Fulbright
British Publications Banned by U S Army
The U S Army bans sale of British newspapers and magazines in camps in Britain under wartime law. Officials say American service members may not receive or be influenced by such publications and that American publications are restricted for sale to troops.
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U.S
London
UPI
Britain
Brit J Fish
Post
Army and WPB Head Azree on Supply Data
Army and WPB Board discuss supply data with Gen Lucius D and officials, referencing a statistical report that spurred reviews on weapon readiness. The memo outlines analysis methods and unidentified measures, stressing careful data handling and accuracy in wartime provisioning.
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Army
WPB
Azree
Plete Peenen
Lucius D
Referencea
Grawal
Germans Report Plot Against France Nipped
A German news agency report claimed a plot to overthrow Generalissimo Francisco Franco in Spain had been thwarted. Agents charged with engineering the coup were reportedly arrested in Morocco, with the rebroadcast heard by New York-based outlets.
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New York
Canadians Break German Lines Near Le Mans As Paris Drive Advances
Canadian forces, supported by U S heavy bombers, pierce German positions south of Le Mans as they push toward the capital. Reports describe tanks and infantry driving through breaches, with Bradier's units closing on Le Mans and enemy resistance reported in the Cherence Le Boussel area and the Vire pocket.
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le Mans
U.S
Europe
Rou
le Capital
Paris
Cistheaus
Wheatlands
Dvance
Normandy
Brittany
Orne
Czer
Sc. Mato
Japanese Losses Exceed 10 000 in Guam Battles
Pacific Fleet reports over ten thousand Japanese dead in Guam as American forces push northward capturing Mount Santa Rosa and threatening a cut in the island defenses. Admiral Nimitz said successive communiques show enemy casualties since the invasion began in July, with total losses surpassing sixteen thousand including buried dead.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Pan-American Clipper Crashes in Havana
A four engine Pan American Airways clipper crashed on takeoff from Port Anti Havana yesterday. At least two passengers were killed with ten others unaccounted for in the initial report. Police and crew details remain unclear as rescue efforts continued amid a crowded scene and scattered wreckage.
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Havana
China
Anti
Miami
Fla
Knighted Commander Visits Hosea Sester Gar
A fragment notes a commander being knighted and visiting Hosea Sester Gar, indicating a ceremonial honor during an overseas theater engagement. Details on the exact names and affiliations are unclear in the readable text.
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ATRES
Liberal Party
Vermont
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Clare Boothe Lace
Curran
Wagner
Onden
U. S.-Britain
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J. M. Robinson
Arkansas’ Negro Democratic Association
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Troy Savings Book
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