Russia to Incorporate Eastern Poland Without Altering Polish System
Moscow announced it will recognize the Polish Committee of National Liberation as the civil authority in territories east of the Bug River as Red Army advances. It said no aim to change Poland’s social system or acquire Polish territory, with administration to be handled by the Polish committee after fighting ends.
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Pro New Deal Democrats Lead In South Carolina and Arkansas
Columbia S C Governor Olin D Johnston built a commanding lead over Senator Ed Smith in the Democratic primary and appeared set to win the Senate nomination. Johnston led 109 322 to 9 689 with 1 354 of 1 540 precincts reported, while Smith and other opponents trailed as returns poured in.
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Dewey Resigns Rubber Director Post as Office to Be Liquidated
Washington reports that Dewey announced his resignation as rubber director and that the Office of Rubber Director will be dissolved and its functions moved to a new division within the War Production Board. He noted the synthetic rubber program is near goal and warned manpower shortages may still hinder tire output.
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James PF. Brimes
Office of War Mobilization
Truman Resting as Eye Exhaustion Denied
Democratic vice presidential candidate Truman denied reports he was ill and said he was resting on the advice of Dr. James Graham. He spoke in St Joseph Missouri where he planned an appearance with Mayor Roger Sermon and addressed a crowd after greeting about 10 000 supporters.
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Roger Sermon
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Stimson Warns Washington on German Doubts After Allied Attacks
Secretary of War Stimson said Germany was shaken and shot through with doubts by three sided Allied offensives in Europe but predicted no collapse soon and cautioned against relaxing defense on the home front.
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Scoreboard highlights from Wilkinsport and national games
National scoreboard shows Wilkinsport 4 over Binghamton after 36 innings. Rittsburg 45 defeats New York and Cincinnati. Boxton 2 tops Chicago 14, Brooklyn 9, St. Louis. Philadelphia 36 over New Fork and Boston 7. Detroit 3, Chicago 9, Washington 6, and Louis with Philadelphia 1.
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Kesselring Wounded in Front Line Operations
Berlin dispatch reports Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, commander of Nazi forces in Italy, was wounded slightly during recent front line operations. After first aid, he continued with an inspection tour. The Geran news agency cited the Berlin broadcast as the source.
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Albert Kesselring
Italy
Caraway Trails in Arkansas Democratic Primary
Hattie W. Caraway, the nation’s only woman senator, trails three opponents in the Arkansas primary as early returns show Rep. J. William Fulbright leading with Gov. Homer Adkins close behind. Caraway concedes defeat but will issue a formal statement in the morning. Fulbright and Adkins appear set for an August runoff amid political tensions after Fulbright’s firing as University of Arkansas president.
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F. H Barton
Dorado
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Caraway
Venable
Fobright
Fulbright
Adking
State Law Keeps Absent Seamen From Voting
Albany officials say Merchant Marine members may use absentee ballots under the New York Constitution since they are not in the military. Joseph Curran, head of the National Maritime Union, claimed 23 240 merchant seamen in the state were barred from voting in this year’s presidential election under recent state rules, which Gov. Thomas supported as simple but Curran called overly permissive.
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Nathaniel E. Goldstein
New York State
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Gov. Thomas
Carran
Plebes at West Point Report Taller Older Class
West Point plebes average ten months older and about an inch taller and eight pounds heavier than last year. 725 cadets begin three weeks of basic training modeled on an infantry rifle company at the replacement training center. Col Fritzsche commands the cadets, noting sixty percent have prior military experience including former lieutenants returning from fronts.
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West Point Plebes
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Anti Hitler Leaflets Flood Berlin Amid Peace Push
Berlin residents awoke to a flood of anti Hitler leaflets ten days before an assassination attempt. The leaflets urged peace and denounced Hitler and his circle. An Associated Press informant said the discs differed from prior Allied drops and were likely distributed by internal German elements.
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Adolf ‘Witler Bertin
Singleling
Hitler
Germany
Associated Press
Allies Open Coordinated Offensive in Normandy Strike
Allied forces launched the largest synchronized attack in the western invasion from Normandy. American units pushed west of St Lo and British Canadian troops moved south of Caen amid fierce German resistance, while Gen Eisenhower conferred with commanders before the major push began.
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Omar N. Bradley
Big Four Nazis Win Expanded Power in Germany
Hitler grants sweeping authority to Hermann Goering and Paul Goebbels, placing Germany under an arch Nazi state with the Gestapo chief named as commander in the field at home. The move boosts Nazi control across public and private life as the four leaders push a total war framework.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Hermann
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Ufe
Germany
Gestapo
Hitler
Goering
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Hatler
Blackout Test Staged In Area With First Summer Practice
A citywide blackout test ran 9:30 to 9:45 pm lasting about ten and a half minutes in darkness. The test checked the rebuilt warning and control center with two blue warning periods and a red danger time. Wardens noted brief alarm before residents returned to routine as the new system operated per expectations.
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Troy
U S Neutral In Polish Dispute May Seek Nonpartisan Path
Washington reports the United States aims to pursue a strictly nonpartisan course in the Russo Polish dispute over Polish administered areas. Officials hope to avoid direct clashes with Britain and Russia while seeking a reconciled line of action. Some see potential for talks between the Polish exile government elements and the governing authorities, citing Yugoslavia as a possible parallel. There is speculation the U S and Britain may respect Polish self determination after liberation and allow choice between the exile committee and the London regime.
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London
Committee of Jiberation
Radio Guam Returns On Air From Agat Beachhead
A November 25 message from Radio Guam announced the station was back on air near Agat on Guam after a lapse since December 1941. The report, credited to Col EL Nelson, notes the unit sent the first radio greeting to Pearl Harbor, referencing the 1941 attack.
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Second Hottest Day in New York Weather History
The weather bureau recorded 05 degrees at 3 pm yesterday, the second highest ash of the year, just under the 22 degrees set July 1. The all time high for July 25 is 54 degrees, established in 1892.
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U S Forces Hold Guam and Tinian as Casualties Light
U S Pacific Fleet reports light casualties on Guam and Tinian amid rapid gains. Admiral Nimitz says American troops control Apra harbor shores on Guam, with 143 killed, 2366 wounded, 265 missing on Guam and 15 killed, 255 wounded on Tinian, while about 2400 enemy dead counted in Guam and 1324 on Tinian.
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Allied drives close on Florence as British push near city
British infantry reached within ten miles south of Florence while American forces along the Arno moved eighteen miles west of the city. Allied offensives along the approaches to Florence faced stubborn Nazi resistance as Fifth and Eighth Armies converged for a final assault on the historic center.
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American Labor Party Nominating Convention Set for Aug 1
The American Labor Party backed by President Roosevelt announced its 1944 nominating convention will be held at the Hotel New Yorker on August 1. The party’s state committee added that it would nominate Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri for Vice President, saying the move strengthens the Democratic ticket.
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G O P Chairman Charges Roosevelt Misused Wartime Powers
Republican National Chairman Herbert Brownell Sr accused President Roosevelt of abusing wartime censorship to meet with a high Democratic leader during his West Coast trip. He said the action misuses wartime regulation for New Deal purposes and aims to sway the election. Brownell pledged to keep public attention on the matter as leaks emerged from the Democratic convention.
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Shaw at 88 predicts Hitler’s fate in Dublin lodge
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, age 88, tells Daily Mail interviewers he believes Hitler will end up in the viceregal lodge in Dublin. He calls the world state plain hell, recalls past times, and mentions his forthcoming book Everybody's Political What's What.
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Doorn
Hertfordshire
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Daily Mail
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Italian Premier Seeks Allied Friendship
Italian Premier Ivanse Bo nomi pledged future collaboration with the United States Britain Russia and France to restore past relations. He described the armistice terms as very hard but said Italy would respect them fully while rejecting being treated as a conquered nation despite remaining axis allies.
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Ivanse Bonomi
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Britain
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France
Italy
Itcaly
Sane 45
Germany
Soviet drive nears Warsaw as Red forces reach Vistula
A Moscow dispatch says Soviet troops have reached the Vistula while sweeping forward along a broad front. Reports claim Lipsk and Lwow falls, encirclement of Bialystok, and near East Prussian borders as Cossack units rout German forces. Residents hear distant artillery as Warsaw braces for a likely breakthrough.
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Litovsk
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Imind
Polio Spreads Across Upstate Counties Reported
Health officials report Dutchess County as a third upstate center of infantile paralysis with 16 cases to date. Steuben and Chemung counties add 20 new infections, bringing Chemung to 139 and Steuben to 153. City of Hornell closes playgrounds and pools. Steuben County bars members from a nearby camp. Dr J Conway cites 71 Chemung cases and 25 hospitalized Pennsylvania patients.
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James E. Perkins
Health Department
Dutchess
Steuben
Hornell
Pennsylvania
Dewers to Meet in Brickers Today
Gov. Thomas Dewey prepares to meet his running mate Gov. John Bricker in Ohio as the Republican ticket nears the St. Louis governors conference agenda. Dewey and Bricker are to reach Albany at 9:10 am and 10:20, with Mrs. Dewey arriving from the Washington posting.
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Jonn W. Bricker
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