Brickerites Deny Victory Claim In Dewey Fight
Chicago reports Dewey backers claim gains while Bricker supporters ridicule the move as a joke. Stassen backers insist he remains in the race for the Republican presidential nomination as convention delegates caucus ahead of ballots. Brown disputes Dewey’s early nomination, predicting Bricker would win by the third or fourth ballot or induce a deadlock.
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Byrd Boom For 66 0P Ticket discussed by GOP
Republican congressmen push a Byrd for vice president boom yesterday while Senator Byrd of Virginia denies any candidacy. Knutson promises at the national convention to offer Byrd second place. Rep. Martin and Rep. Eston weigh Byrd as a national asset despite party labels.
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Special Convention Coverage for Re Publican Convention
Dwight Marvin and Edward McDonald in Chicago will write convention stories for The Record Newspapers. Readers will receive special coverage next week in Chinese via Re Publicar National convention reporters.
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Winds Kill 86 in East as Storms Ravage Regions
The Associated Press reports tornadoes and high winds across southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia killed at least 86 and injured hundreds. McKeesport and Clarksville suffered extensive damage while Shinnston faced early fatality counts. Flash floods swamped parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania as storms moved through.
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Allied Fleet Raids Port Blair in Andaman Islands
Allied forces launched a carrier strike on Port Blair in the Andaman Islands, hitting radar and seaplane stations, troop barracks, workshops, and an oil freighter. The raid damaged air facilities with two grounded Zero fighters set ablaze and no air opposition encountered.
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Imphal Road Cleared Of All Jap Roadblocks
Southeast Asia Command reports the Imphal to Kobima-Imphal road fully cleared of enemy forces. Allied vehicles are using the highway previously surrounded, with signs of further Japanese withdrawals in Bishenpur as mines and damage are observed.
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War Bond Appeal Praised By Newspapers
Washington reports newspapers nationwide earned praise for dedicating about ten percent of space to the War Loan drive. S. Tripp, chairman of the Allied Newspaper Council for the Press Department, said editors remain committed despite a newsprint shortage and work to support the war effort.
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Nazis Press North Italy Front as Allies Advance
Allied forces push along the west Adriatic coast and inland toward Perugia and Lake Trasimeno as German troops regroup in central Italy. The Eighth Army reports strong resistance near Perugia and Trasimeno, with counterattacks repulsed and heavy rains aiding German defenses.
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U S Bombers Raid Europe Twice in Day Without Loss
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force reports U S Fortresses and Liberators attacked targets across France including airfields and bridges after earlier raids on launching ramps in Pas de Calais. At least 11 enemy aircraft destroyed. no Allied losses.
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Housing Study and Research Bill Proposed in Senate
Senators Kilgore and Wagner introduced legislation to create a housing research office within the national housing agency and to establish a permanent fair employment practices commission. The bill also proposes administration reforms for Native American veterans and graduates, with support from Rep Case.
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Flyers Held After Plane Beheads Man
Charges were filed against two airfield workers after a man, William Neppel, 57, was beheaded by a plane wing as he walked along a road near Luke Field. Investigations continue as officials announce pending charges and further inquiries.
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Yanks Enter Cherbourg After Storming Fortified Heights
Soviet forces opened a summer offensive around Vitebsk in White Russia with multi-pronged assaults. Red Army reported significant early gains northwest and southeast of Vitebsk, capturing towns and breaching railway lines as heavy artillery and air support accompanied the infantry advance.
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Thousands Brave Heat for Federal Nylon Sale in Greensboro
In Greensboro North Carolina thousands of women formed long lines in 90 degree heat to buy 4800 pairs of confiscated nylons at a federal sale. The crowd gathered before 10 am outside the federal building as officials set sale procedures. It was a crowded, tense scene with shoppers disappointed by stock running out before entry.
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Vergeltungswaffe V-1 Attacks South England Again
New York UP reports Berlin announced the V-1 reprisal weapon, number 27, was used against South England for the ninth straight night. The bombs caused deaths and damage as Home Secretary warned Parliament. Washington noted most German rocket guidance is gyro-controlled with limited radio guidance.
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OPA Official Named Head of Bates College
Charles F Primipa deputy administrator of the Office of Price Administration in charge of rationing was chosen president of Bates College by the trustees to succeed Dr. Clifton D Gray who requested retirement. Dr Gray will become president emeritus and reach retirement age on seventy.
Nimitz Reports Probable Sinking of Japanese Carrier
Navy communique credits an American submarine with sinking a Shokaku class carrier in the Philippine Sea. Total Japanese losses include five ships sunk or likely sunk, with three carriers affected and several ships damaged. The report notes Mitscher’s carrier air strike and ongoing assessments of enemy carrier capabilities.
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Japanese drive nears Hengyang as Chinese flee rail hub
Reported last night thousands of Chinese civilians flee Hengyang rail junction while Japanese forces push from Changsha toward Hankow. Fighting rages at Hengshan north northeast of the city as Tokyo concentrates 270000 troops in a bid to split China by severing the Peiping Hankow line and press toward Henan Province.
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OPA Admits Clothing Prices Cause Headache
Chicago veteran economist Earley chief in the Office of Price Administration says clothing price control is OPA's number one problem. He warns the American Home Economies Association that clothing prices continue to creep upward and quality deterioration is not fully reflected in price statistics.
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Berlin Says De Gaulle Will Visit With Stalin
Berlin radio reported that General Charles De Gaulle plans to visit Meao dow at the invitation of Marshal Stalin. The claim, cited by an Algiers dispatch, was not confirmed by French authorities.
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Congress adjourns as summer recess begins late day
Congress recessed late yesterday until August 1 with the House adjourning at 4 57 pm and the Senate leaving at 4 01 pm.
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Ten Persons Dead In Mid-West Storm
A tornado ripped southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois Thursday night, killing ten people and injuring more than forty. Platteville and Monona Wisconsin reported fatalities while hospitals treated many in critical condition with property damage running into thousands of dollars.
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Draft Galls Suspended in New York and New Jersey Inductions
The Army Second Service Command announced a temporary suspension of draft inductions in New York State from Monday to July 10 and in Camden and Newark New Jersey from July 1 to July 17. Existing processed selectees due to report to the Army within the next weeks must report as scheduled. WACS recruitment and 17 year old aviation cadets continue. Induction station personnel will use the pause to receive required military training. New York State stations affected include New York City Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Albany Binghamton and Utica.
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Jap Merchantman Hit Near Sorong
Allied headquarters reported a Japanese merchantman of about 3 004 tons was sunk or damaged off Sorong at the northwest tip of Dutch New Guinea. Fire attacks continued as land based assaults targeted Japan's last effective defense on New Guinea. Five coastal vessels and three barges were sunk or damaged off Sorong. Other raids bombed Noemfoor Island Biak and nearby targets in Geelvink Bay.
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Thomas Mann and Wife Become U S Citizens
The author and philosopher Thomas Mann and his wife have become United States citizens. Mann said his first words in English were a warning against Germany and its army, while his wife also received her papers at the ceremony.
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Allied Forces Break Through at Cherbourg Front
Allied troops push toward Cherbourg as forces smash into southern outskirts and seize key ridges near Mont Du Roc and Octeville. Communiques report increasing pressure on Cherbourg defenses while naval forces sink an enemy trawler south of Jersey Island and air strikes hit Nazi bases beyond the Normandy battle line.
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