Dewey Warns Against Four-Power World Control
Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged that postwar talks avoid a permanent four power military alliance. He warned such a pact would thrust the United Nations into a world dominated by big powers, saying small nations must have a voice in their futures and that true world organization must be pursued for lasting peace.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Washington
United Nations
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
Republican Party
Dewey
Georgetown
Dumbarton Oaks
World Organization For Peace
President Urges Coal Industry Regulation Reform
President Roosevelt urged Congress in a letter to reestablish federal regulation of the bituminous coal industry. He argued regulation would stabilize the industry and protect producers workers and consumers, warning chaos if old cutthroat competition returns. A spokesman for United Mine Workers supported the need but favored a commission form of administration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
John Flannagan
D.-Wva
United Mine Workers
Commission
Home Shopping Costly For Loretta Young
Los Angeles man Ben Siegel sued film actress Loretta Young and her husband Tom A Lewis for 550000 claiming failure to fulfill terms of an agreement to buy Siegel's residence. A writ of attachment was issued against Young and Lewis properties.
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Los Angeles
Ben (Bugsy) Siegel
New York
Sportsman
Loretta Young
Tom A. Lewis
Siegel
Miss Young
Eastern league scoreboard report with mixed results
The scoreboard lists match results across divisions with scores for teams including Binghamton Albany Williamsport Scranton Hartford Utica Elmira Wilkes-Barre and others. Weather notes mention rain affecting Philadelphia at Pittsburg and related games.
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Binghamton
Albany
Williamsport
Scranton
Hartford
Utica
Elmirs
Wilkes-Barre
Elmira
Nazis Seek To Escape At Warsaw
Germans unleash massive tank and infantry drives to hold Warsaw and drive Russians from Ossow near Praga as Moscow reports ground loss. Russian counterattacks and losses are described, with observers viewing the actions as prelude to a broader push on Warsaw.
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Warsaw
London
Ossow
Praga
Moscow
Estonia
Leukemia Victim Dies Despite Transfusions
Springfield reports the death of 4 year old Jackie Krumholtz son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Krumholtz after a battle with acute lymphatic leukemia since mid July His illness drew national attention Seven blood transfusions and penicillin therapy devised by Dr George A Hayunga at Broad Street Hospital New York City were used in the attempt to save him.
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Springfield
Jackie Krumholtz
Arthur Krumholtz
George A. Hayunga
Broad Street Hospital
New York City
United States freezes Argentina gold assets
Washington reports that the United States restricted Argentina's gold shipments, moving to block further withdrawals as Argentina had been pulling gold from the U S The action marks a diplomatic shift after Argentina was labeled aUN deserter and could signal broader asset freezes.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Hull
United Nations
Treasury
New Orleans
State
Treasury Departments
Germans Fire Salvos of Robot Bombs Over London
London and southern England faced renewed aerial strikes as V resistant flying bombs struck in salvoes. Public fear rose over potential new Nazi rockets amid looting cases and official statements by Home Secretary Morrison. One strike hit a busy southern town center causing casualties and trapping people in a shopping area.
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London
England
London Evening News
East
Hitler
Herbert Morrison
Mugwump Nest Found with 1939 Political Stickers
A Jerseyville report notes a bipartisan pwood thrush Nest found with 27 pieces of printed matter. Among the contents were two 1939 windshield stickers showing the Roosevelt and Willkie election campaigns.
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Jerseyville
UPI
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Allies Enter Falaise and Expand Beachhead in Southern France
Allied forces led by the Seventh Army under Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch crossed into southern France and held a seventy mile Mediterranean coast stretch from Toulon to Cannes. Initial objectives were taken with light casualties as sea air and airborne units reinforced the invasion, using flamethrowers to clear German strongpoints.
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Rome
Seventh Army
U.S
Alexander M. Pateh
France
Mediterranean
Toulon
Cannes
Hitler
Guam Survivor Seeks Divorce After War Returns
George Rey Tweed, a Guam survivor who eluded the Japanese for 31 months, files for divorce from Mary Frances Tweed in Superior Court. The couple, married in 1938 in Yuma, had separated in 1944 on Guam. Mary Frances waived contest. Tweed prepared to return to duty after a 30 day furlough in California.
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San Diego
Cal Pi
George Rey Tweed
Guam
Mary Frances Tweed
Jacob
Tweed
Abs
Ronald Cross
Roberts
Tweeds
Yuma
Ariz
Pan
Churchill Sees Riviera Invasion On Warship Visit
Churchill toured Corsica then watched French coast landings from a destroyer. Allied HQ said last night the Prime Minister joined guests aboard the warship including U S Undersecretary of War Robert P Paterson and Lieutenant General Brebon B Somervell commander of American Army Services of Supply aboard.
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Rome
CPI
Churchill
Corsica
U. S
Robert P. Paterson
Brebon _B. Somervell
Sue Pir
Russian Luther Burbank Realizes Dream In Perennial Wheat
Moscow reports that perennial wheat developed by Prof N V Tsitsin is proving viable on collective farms from Siberia to Moscow. Varieties persist up to five years after sowing, with kernels matching American wheat for gluten content and bread flavor. Tsitsin aims for two-year harvests from a single planting amid Soviet agriculture support.
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Moscow
Siberia
Kunden
Moscaw
N. V.tsitsin
Taitsin
Soviet Articulture Commissariat
Luther Burbank
Tsitsin
Kilgore Bill Seen Doomed In House
Congress debated unemployment benefits with Byrnes backing a federal floor up to 25 dollars a week. Kilgore bill faced opposition as Caler pledged a strong fight for a 25 dollar maximum, while Senate inspired state rights bill drew executive endorsement.
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Washington
Capitol
James F. Byrnes
Caler
D-N
Byrnes
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Geller
Uncle Sam
Kirgore
Young Prisoner Sobs He Never Shot Anyone On Front
British troops report capturing a 10 year old German youth on the French front. The boy, two stepsons of a Shanghai bound Russian, wore a German uniform and claimed his age while sobbing. He said he did not shoot anyone and was found hiding in a dugout with six Nazis.
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France
Stanlius
G E Charged With Light Bulb Monopoly
UPL A federal report names General Electric Co. of New York charged with controlling about 90 percent of lamps manufactured and sold in the United States. Duro-Test Corp. of New York and its subsidiary Tungsten Products Corp. with plants at North Bergen are named as instigators seeking unspecified damages or Sherman Clayton and Robinson-Patman violations.
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Newark
N. 3
UPL
A_ federal
Sult Yesterdas
General Electric Co
New York
United States
Duro-Test Corp
Tungesten Products Corp
North Bergen
Sherman
Clayton and Robinson-Parmanthos
Weather relief as NYC endures heat wave and lightning storm
A violent storm hit New York City with lightning and rain crippling subways and streetcar service while a heat relief trend emerged in the region. Temperatures fell briefly in some areas but remain hot elsewhere as forecasters predict continued heat and humidity in parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
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New York City
Debri
Islaad
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Virginia
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Dakotas
Ohio
Whcn
Boston
Weather Bureau
Wewark
N. J
Airport Weather Bureau
Maryland
Germans Admit Riviera Havens Destroyed and Withdraw
German radio claimed defense forces destroyed harbor installations at Nice Cannes and St Tropez and withdrew inland to avoid naval gun range while asserting heavy Allied fire on coastal points and new movements in northern France with a narrowing Falaise gap.
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London
Gpi
Ins
Southern
France
Riviera
Nice
Cannes
St. Tropez
Transocean Agency
Jin
Anger Fiver
St. Raphael
Chartres
Paris
Falaise
Tin King's Return Cloaked in Mystery
Mauricio Hochschild, Bolivian tin magnate, and Adolphe Blumnis Pax manager return to La Paz after a days long disappearance. They offered few details yet described a harrowing experience. They appeared unshaven and hungry, resting in a ten by ten room, sleeping on mats.
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Mauricio Hochschild
Adolphe Blumnis
Jax
la Paz
Tough Beet Emerges as Filet Mignon in Bout with Papaya
A garbled report discusses papain enzyme from papaya aiding meat tenderizing. It cites U S agricultural officials, experiments on beef, and historical anecdotes about tenderizing methods and opinions from Florida senators and others.
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Washington
Papara
Department of Agriculture
Buesu
Ponce de Leon Caste Islands
Ponce
Florida
Maxsrs
Andrews
Pepper
O'Mahoney
Foe Battles To Maintain Escape Gap In Normandy Center
Allied forces press the push to seal a bottleneck through Falaise as German Seventh Army remnants fight to escape. Canadians brace through center with armor near Ante River and Build up in the town while Americans take Puranges to block the southern exit. Allied airpower and leaflet drops accompany the trench-like battle as channels shrink.
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Seventh Army
Normandy
Paris
Seine
Willam Te Canquerer
Ante
Falaise
Puranges
Front
Argentan
Cherbors
Russia
EOE
Wisconsin Progressives In Last Gasp Of November Bid
The Progressive Party teetered on elimination as Wisconsin primary returns trickled in. Four gubernatorial hopefuls chased the needed 23,000 votes to qualify for the November ballot while contenders Leo Vaudreuil and Alexander Benz battled for the nomination, with John Kaiser and Ralph Amos securing tickets.
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Milwaukee
Progressive Party
Wisconsin
Orlando Loomis
Loomis
Juliue Heil
Iussie
Léo Vaudreul
Ken— Osha
Alexander O. Benz
Appleton
John H. Kaiser
Port Washington
Ralph Amosd
Eau Claire
Saliot
Confucius Saw End Is Near Podcast Foretells Japan Surrender
Fragmentary notes claim a South Seas directed podcast predicted the end within two to three months and Japan would surrender unconditionally within a year. Predictions hinge on unclear calculations and attributed quotes.
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South Seas
Japan
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