Russians Open Rail Route to Murmansk
Russian forces push north and in White Russia capturing Petrozavodsk and Bobruisk. Stalin announced two special orders of the day saluting the victory with gun salvos. The battle opened a direct rail line to Murmansk and threatened Finnish forces on the Annius Isthmus as Red armies advance near Minsk and Polotsk.
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London
White Russa
Petrozavodsk
Bobruisk
Stalin
Petrozavodst
Moscow
Bobrbisk
Lake Onegbskos
Oxega
Kyril A. Meretskay
Kondapoga
Arctic
Murmansk
Russia
Annus
Onezhakee
Ladoga
White Russia
Minsk
Potosk
Vitebsk
Ivan Bagramian
Ustach
Vetrino
Polotsk
Molodechne
Finns Explain Reasons for German Aid
Stockholm report quotes Finland's foreign minister as saying Finland asked for but could not accept Russian peace terms before seeking German military help. The account outlines steps from Russian peaking offensive to Finnish request, avoidance of surrender, and pending talks with Russia.
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Stockholm
Henrik Rem- Bay
Finland
United States
Ramsay
Germany
Edmund ‘Gullion
Perelian Isthmian
Stockhol
Edwin Linkomies
Groscow
Kremlin
Helsinki
Russia
Dewey Opens Campaign Talks With Bricker in Ohio Meeting
Dewey plans joint decisions with Gov. Jon Bricker and seeks Wendell Willkie's advice as he frames the campaign. He calls the event the world's Biggest news conference and outlines a policy to draw the Republican organization into campaign councils. He met Bricker at breakfast and discussed plans for the 1950s election with Hoovers and other party leaders.
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Chicago
UPH
Thomas &. Dewey
Jon W. Bricker
Wendell Li
Willkie
G. O. PB
United States
Herbert Hooves
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Dewey
Republicans Defer Selection of Chairman
The Republican National Committee postponed choosing a new chairman who would lead Governor Dewey’s presidential campaign after discussions with a six member subcommittee. Herbert Brownell Jr remains a leading candidate but would need extended leave from his New York law practice. Dewey plans to consult with running mate John W. Bricker and other national committee members and state chairmen before finalizing the pick.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
New Yorker
Herbert Brownell
New York
Brownell
Dewey
John W. Bucker
Ohio
Pepper Warns of Cost Of Democratic Split
Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida warned in Birmingham that a split in the Democratic Party would hand victory to a Republican. He charged the South is being used by forces bent on disenfranchising voters and criticized the Texas revolt as an effort to broaden disenfranchisement.
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Birmingham
Ala
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
South
Texas
Senator Guffey predicts Roosevelt landslide in nationwide race
Senator Guffey (D Pa) said Dewey will lose even Maine and Vermont. He recalled predicting Landon would win two states in 1936 and now foresees Roosevelt winning all 48 states.
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Hazleton
Guffey
Thomes E. Dewey
Maine
Vermont
Nye Leads Opponent in Close North Dakota Republican Primary
Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota led Lynn A. Stambaugh by 898 votes in the Republican primary with all but a portion of precincts reporting. G. S. Rep. Usher L. Burdick and A. G. Townley trailed as corrections to Morton County results boosted Nye's margin. The final result awaited state canvassing board action after the vote, due in about a month.
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Fargo
N. D
Cpr—L
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Lynn A. Stambaugh
American Legion
Nye
Stambaugh
G. S
Usher L Burdick
G. Townley
Fron
Morton’ County
Paratroopers Hurt in Mitchell Field Field Exercise
Seven soldiers from Camp Mackall North Carolina suffered minor injuries during a field exercise at Mitchell Field. Forty Douglas transports participated as the First Air Force combined air defense training center units including the Mist Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 46th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion conducted the drill.
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New York
Camp Mackall
N.C
Mitchell Field
Army
Douglas
Combined Air Defense Training Center
First Air Force
Mist Parachute Infantry Regiment
46Vth Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
Invalid Boy Desires Normal Life and Dies After Street Incident
A Philadelphia boy, David Maize Jr., age 3, who had a braid tumor, told his parents he wanted to play like other kids. He went outside, was struck on the head by a stick, and died a few minutes later after collapsing on the sidewalk.
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Philadelphia
David Maize, Jr
Thousands Welcome Nominee's Return
Governor Bricker returns to Ohio as the Republican vice presidential nominee amid a crowded State House rally in Columbus. He thanks supporters, defends the nation’s leadership, and pledges to help preserve the country while traveling to Mount Sterling for another welcome. He and his family receive a warm homecoming as smiling crowds cheer and confetti fills the air.
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Columbus
Jenn W Sricker
Republican Party
State House
Chicago
High Street
S$ States House
Bricker
Ysrone
Fierloux Stosa
United States
Mount Sterning
John
Mrs. Bricker
Dia
Staf
Ict
Hard Times Ahead For Dewey Bricker Nominated
Bricker reports widespread congratulatory remarks after the Republican ticket of Dewey and Bricker is named. The 41 year old industrial engineer says he is not related to either candidate. He spoke to a reporter in Los Angeles as he receives well wishes from supporters.
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Los Angeles
Dewey Bricker
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
War chiefs warn complacency endangers victory
Washington reports warn the nation that a tougher fight lies ahead as Allied forces press in Europe. Generals Marshall King Arnold emphasize that production and morale must stay strong, or victory could be delayed. They caution against home front optimism and urge continued effort in war work until complete win is achieved.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stall
Admr
Ernest King
H. H. Arnold
Air Forces
United States
Joint Chiefs of
Stam
Normandy
America
Hitler Fortifies Personal Fortress at Berchtesgaden
The London Daily Mail reports supplies arriving at Berchtesgaden for a “last stand fortress” for Hitler and top Nazi leadership. The refuge features underground galleries and is stocked for years, with frequent visits by top military officials and tense private talks.
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London
London Daily Mail
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germans Suffer Massive Losses Near Vitebsk and Bobruisk
Moscow reports over 111,000 German troops killed or captured in the Vitebsk and Bobruisk fighting as Nazi defenses crumble in White Russia. Dispatches call the setback one of the greatest defeats, signaling terror and disaster for the invasion force.
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London
Vitebsk
Bobruisk
White Russia
Moscow
Parisians Reported Attempt to Lynch Allied Prisoners
A Berlin radio dispatch quoted by UPI said Parisians attempted to lynch American prisoners marching through Paris from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lest. The broadcast noted incidents as about 1,000 Allied prisoners were moved through the city, with some hostility toward the Americans.
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Londen
UPI
Berlin
Paris
Gare du Nord
Gare de Lest
Mrs Dewey Says She Will Leave Radio And Speeches If First Lady
Mrs. Dewey told reporters she would avoid new media work as First Lady and prefers her husband handle campaigns. She would allow both men and women reporters at any news conferences and would join campaign trips with her husband. Her sons keep their boyhood going and she notes their normal life at home in Sherman Texas.
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Chicago
Thomas
Dewey
White House
Eleazor Roosevelt
Sherman
Ter
Victory Garden
Pawling Farm
Red Cross Hospital
Albany
Hamilton Nursery School
New York City
Stilwell Bombs Hengyang and Abandoned U S Base
American communiques report Stilwell’s air strike on Hengyang in Hunan Province causing the airbase runway to be destroyed and the base abandoned. Japanese broadcasts claim Hengyang’s fall and the loss of three nearby bases, with Chinese forces recapturing Yiyang and delaying the Japanese advance.
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Stilawell
Hengyang
U. S
Key City
Chungking
Hunan Province
Stilwell
Clif
Bullecin
Hunas
Yiyang
Liling
Hengyans
Kweilin
Hengreng
Kweiin
Kwasgsi
Hunan
Castagneto Falls to Fifth Army as U S Forces Advance
Fifth Army troops raced along the western Italian coast and captured Castagneto, 25 miles from Livorno, as they pressed deeper into the Gothic Line. Other columns seized Monticiano near Siena and neared Sion, while Stimson noted Nazi delays as they fortified defenses before the Po Valley.
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Rome
Clark W. Clark
Castagneto
Livorno
Leghorn
Monticiano
Sions
Florence
Qvar
Stimson
Washington
Pisa
Rimini
Siena
Perugia
British Confirm Death of Dietl in Plane Crash
British radio confirmed Gen Eduard Dietl and a staff officer were killed in a plane crash in Finnish Lapland on a Wednesday. Stockholm messages reportedly confirmed the death, while no confirmation was given for Gen Alfred Jodl.
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Dietl
Eduard Dietl
Finland
Lapland
Federal Communications Commission
Dietis
Stockholm
Alfred Jodi
Stafl
B.C
Roosevelt Aid Sees Dewey Worthy Opponent
An executive assistant to President Roosevelt says he expects the President to remain champion after the November election. Eugene Casty describes Governor Dewey as a worthy opponent at a Syracuse testimonial dinner for Richard Byrne, Democratic candidate for state senate.
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Syracuse
Roosevelt
Eugene Casty
Dewey
Chicago
Republicas
Caser
Richard
Byrne
Price controls extended for restaurants nationwide
The Office of Price Administration announced a seven day extension of restaurant price freezes through July 31. The new rule sets a maximum five cent price for coffee with cream and cigar, while maintaining April 10, 1943 levels for other menu items.
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Restaurant Price Ltd
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Jap Resistance In Southeast Saipan Ends
U S Pacific Fleet reports gains across Saipan with American ground forces overcoming heavy Japanese resistance in the southeast corner near Nafuian Point. Marines and infantry encircled a Japanese stronghold northeast of Mount Tappichau as defenders hunkered in caves amid mortar and artillery fire. Conquest of the pocket could seal Garapan’s fall and push Nipponese forces northward.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Americana
Saipan Island
Nafuian Point
Adm
Chester WW. Nimitz
Japan
America
Mount Tappichau
Saipan
Garapan
Merianas
Richard WW. Johnston
America First Chief Attacks Governor Dewey
Gerald L. K. Smith of the America First party charges Governor Thomas E. Dewey with a weaselsworded speech that failed to satisfy nationalists and mocks his April 4 New York City speech. Smith demands an apology or substantive amends or Dewey cannot become president.
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Chicago
Gerald L. K. Smith
America First Party
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Dewey
Tratz
United States
Raspberry Price Ceilings Set For 1944 Crops
The OPA announced price ceilings for raspberries and related berries for the 1944 crop to take effect Monday. Red raspberries priced at 65 cents a quart in New York, 62 cents in Chicago and Los Angeles. Black raspberries 61 cents in New York and 53 cents in Chicago and Los Angeles. Blackberries and dewberries set at 47 cents a quart in New York and 44 cents in Chicago and Los Angeles.
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Washington
OPA
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Strike Halts Service at Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
About 38 restaurant staff including waiters bartenders and culinary workers walked out at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles yesterday. The strike was ordered by the A F of L joint board of culinary workers after the hotel refused to grant a wage increase from 35 to 50 cents per hour, approved by the War Labor Board.
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Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel
A. F. of L. Joint Board of Culinary Workers
John Sargent
A F. of L
War Labor Board
Allied Tanks Break Through German Lines Near Caen
Allied forces breach German lines on the Orne estuary area near Caen as British and Canadian troops push from the east bank toward Cherbourg. Heavy fighting continues with counterattacks repulsed and strong air support pounding reserves around Metz and other strategic targets.
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Supreme Headquarters
France
Reich
Normandy
Associated Press
Roger D. Greene
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Gro
Odon
Caen
Paris
Metz
Reavy
Tommiss
Gavrus
Evrecy
Orne
Cherbourg
Esterday
Grainville
Caen-Villers-Bocage
Boy Governor Urges Stiffer Examinations
Manlius reports Governor Robert Wallace of Middletown urged the legislature to raise exam standards. He spoke at an American Legion gathering at the Manlius School, arguing that the two year old revisions by the Education Department made exams too easy, and called for tougher examinations.
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Manlius
Danish Patriots Riot in Copenhagen Reported Killing and Wounding
Danish patriots rioted in Copenhagen with reports of deaths and injuries as authorities and the Free Danish Press Service described ongoing demonstrations in the streets.
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Copenhagen
Stockholm
Free Daiss Press Service
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Roosevelt Aid
Bulletin
Reuters
Cabburg
Drew Pearson
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