Dewey Says Peace Effort Needs All Leaders
Dewey declares peace making is not a one man job and that no one man is indispensable. He criticizes Roosevelt for failing to unite his administration and Congress and calls for teamwork among nations and experts before peace is achieved. His remarks follow a crash involving his special train near Portland as he spoke in a nationwide broadcast.
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Congress
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New York
America
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Seattle
Train Crash Jolns Dewey Party Aboard Special Dewey
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and his party survived a train wreck near Castle Rock Washington as a special Seattle to Portland train collided with a Great Northern passenger train. About fifty injured many taken to hospitals. Dewey and wife unhurt. A Negro clerk from Albany Frank Simpson was thrown through a window. Dewey toured the cars and declared this the luckiest train load of people.
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Portland
Thomas E. Dewey
Castle Rock
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Seattle
Great Northern
Albany
Frank Simpson
Baseball Scoreboard National League Postponements
National League games in Pittsburg at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Philadelphia were postponed due to rain. American League results show Detroit 4 New York 1, Washington 0 St Louis 0, Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3, Cleveland 2 Boston 2.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Washington
St Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Loss of U S Sub Revealed
The Navy announced the loss of the submarine Fiver in recent operations against the enemy. Commander John Daniel Crowley of Springfield Massachusetts is a survivor. Next of kin have been informed, but details of the loss remain unavailable. the 65 others aboard the 1555 ton sub may have been rescued or lost. The Fiver was built by Electric Boat Co Groton Connecticut and commissioned in October 1943.
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Washington
John Daniel Crowley
Springield
Mass
Electric Boat Co
Groton
Conn
Sud
Westherman Scoffs at Tales of New Storm
The New York weather bureau disputes rumors of a new hurricane forming despite telephoned inquiries from hurricane weary residents. Benjamin Parry, chief meteorologist, says there is no cause for worry and no storm threat anticipated at this time.
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Westherman
Tales of New Storm
New York
Red Army Reaches Six Miles From Riga Amid Baltic Offensive
Soviet forces pressed toward Riga in a four day Baltic offensive, claiming significant gains including a six mile approach to Riga city limits. Moscow said one Red Army group broke through defenses south and southeast of Riga, with heavy German losses reported as prisoners and casualties.
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London
Red Army
Riga
Baltic States
Moscow
Kekava
Daugava
Dvina
Connistane
First Baltic Front
Lielupe
Nietenek
Rigz
Daugeva
Fifth Army Breaks Gothic Line In Italy
Fifth Army troops near Bologna after capturing three Gotie Line peaks in Savige mountains. Monte Platone Monte Attuzzo and Monte Celili described as great success as they push toward the Po Valley amid heavy shelling and fortified Italian terrain.
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Fifth Army
Bologne
Saveige
Bologna
Po Valley
Monte Platone
Monte Attuzzo
Monte Celii
Amerclans
Mark Clark
Tirpitz Bombed For Sixth Time
London reports the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway endured a sixth bombing raid by RAF Lancasters from Bomber Command. Despite heavy anti aircraft fire the attack caused heavy damage and smoke obscured assessment. Stockholm tallies at least 39 killed and over 100 injured among the crew.
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Stockholm
Three E-boats Sunk Near Dunkirk in Naval Skirmish
An Admiralty communique reports a clash 23 miles north of Dunkerque where three German E-boats were sunk Monday night. The action involved three E-boats and ended with German losses.
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London
Dunkerque
Marines Capture Peleliu Airfield After Rugged Assault
Fresh U.S. Marines of the First Division moved onto Peleliu Island and seized the airfield despite stubborn Japanese ridge defenses. Gen. Julian Smith said the primary objective is secured with heavy enemy casualties reported, while aerial strikes target Davao Koror and Morotai as operations continue in the region.
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Palau Islands
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U.S
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Motuntain
Unobrogul
Pelelin
Bilbaine
Julian S$. Smith
Peleliu
Peteliu
Pelelis
Keystone
Philippines
Mediuot
Yank Ayers Deys
Davao
Morotailsand
Moluccas
Phillippines
Douglas Macarthur
Morotai
Minesweeper Lost In Palau Landing
Navy reports the minesweeper and auxiliary transport Noa were lost near Palau in World War II action against Japan. Light casualties occurred on the Noa, with all crew of the Noa rescued. Perry went down off Palau due to enemy action. both ships were converted destroyers with about 320 officers and men aboard.
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Washington
Perry
Palau Islands
War ballot letter sent to Guadalcánal soldier in Missouri
A Chicago soldier stationed on Guadalcál canal area received a ballot application form with a circular letter signed by Edward J. Kelly urging Roosevelt reelection and Democratic support. Eldon W. Palmer, county clerk, reported the mailing to Grover Dalton, Missouri Republican state chairman.
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American-Republic
Chicago
Guadtalcanal
Addies
Edward J. Kelly
Centre Committee
Democratic Party
Cook County
Roosevelt
Eldon W. Palmer
Sergi
Gehe Metz
Poplar Biut
Palmer
Grover Dalton
Missouri
St. Louis
President names U S ambassador to Belgium
President Roosevelt selects Sean for the post of United States ambassador to Belgium amid Democratic party discussions and official appointments. The announcement follows ongoing diplomatic staffing changes in Washington.
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U. S
Belgium
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Finland Accepts Armistice Terms Described as Hardest
The Russo-Finnish armistice was signed in Moscow. Acting Premier Baron Ernst Von Born called the terms the hardest in Finnish history. The agreement places Finland back to the 1940 border, cedes Porkkala to the Soviet Union for fifty years, leases land and sea areas to Allies, places the fleet and peacetime army under Allied or neutral control, disarms German forces, and requires a 209 million dollar indemnity over six years.
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London
Moscow
Ernst von Born
Peisamo
Pini
Porkkala
Soviet Union
House Committee Endorses Ward Company Seizure
The House investigation panel says President Roosevelt acted within his duty when seizing Montgomery Ward's Ghirarb mail order plant last April. It cites the Smith Connally Act and argues Ward failed to comply with the Leber Board, urging swift judicial review within sixty days.
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Washington
Ramspeck
D-Ga
i-Ward
Leber
Fand
Smith-Connally
Ward
WLE
Government panel approves year end bonuses for employers
The War Labor Board says it will allow employers to pay Christmas or year end bonuses up to 35 dollars per worker without formal approval. The decision announced yesterday clarifies bonus practices amid wartime labor rules.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Rome Trials Under Guard as Allied Troops Standby
Allied troops were deployed around Rome to secure the Pierre Caruso trial after a mob attacked the main witness Mondar. Italian and Allied authorities planned safety measures, with Italian jurisdiction over the court, while Colonel Poletti and Allied police urged caution amid limited prep.
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Charles Poletti
New York
Japs Claim 750 A. S. Prisoners Lost in Sinking
Japanese Domei dispatch broadcast that 93 war prisoners including Americans perished when a transport was sunk in the Southwest Pacific. The report, aired Sunday in Tokyo via FCC reception, cited other prisoners and crew as survivors with no Allied confirmation yet.
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Nmcy
Sumatra
Nerel
New Merger May Outflank Nazi Siegfried Line
Allied forces in Holland complete a junction linking British Second Army with Lieut. Gen. Lewis H Brereton's airborne troops near Nijmegen and Eindhoven. Dempsey's units advance over 37 miles in 24 hours to seize Eindhoven and push toward Germany, while air landings target Nijmegen Arnhem and the Ruhr front.
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Eindhoven
Aachen
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Reuters
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Arnhem
Germany
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Countterattack
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Maastricht
Nikwegen
Nazis Seize Danish Royal Seat as Copenhagen Battles End
Reports from Halsingborg say German Marines besieged Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen where King Christian X and the royal family were sheltered. Danish police capitulated after four hours of resistance as Germans seized government buildings and stations. A false air raid triggered the nationwide coup and the Danish police force was dissolved.
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Copenhagen
U S Submarines Sink 29 Japanese Ships in New Victory
The Navy reported 29 more enemy vessels destroyed by U S submarines, including three warships and two destroyers. Total ships damaged or sunk by American subs since the war began rises to 913, with 23 cargo and transport vessels among the prizes. Details on submarine positions or sink sites were not provided.
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Washington
Navy
Robot Bomb Strikes Hit London Area Again
Reports indicate robot bombs struck southern England again during the night, continuing the pattern set by two prior nights. The attacks were light but resemble the earlier waves of the robot blitz, underscoring ongoing bombardment in the London region.
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London
Lengoa Ai Fal
England
New Strikes Close Seized Coal Mines
Washington officials of the Solid Fuels Administration announce nine government seized coal mines shut by new strikes. They cite the Smith-Cornwall Act forbids promoting a strike against the government.
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Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
Lehi
Allies Bomb Ruhr Railways in Daylight Assaults
Allied air forces carried out heavy daylight raids on strategic Ruhr rail junctions to disrupt German troop and supply movements. Marshalling yards at Hamm and Boek were attacked along with Escheider Duren and Mönchengladbach on the Cologne Aachen line, targeting warehouses cars roundhouses and repair sheds.
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Duren
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Soest
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