Dewey Favored by House GOP in Presidential Straw Vote
In Washington June 12 1940 House Republicans favored Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York as the best qualified for the 1944 Republican presidential nomination in an informal poll by Rep. Leo Allen. Dewey led 51 of 180 votes with Gen. Douglas MacArthur second at 33 and Gov. John Bricker third at 32. Willkie fourth with 13.
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Washington
House
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Leo Allen
Ir. Dewey
Douglas MacArthur
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Willkie
Allen
Dewey
Bricker
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Joseph W. Martin
Harold Stassen
Herbert Hoover
Earl Warren
Soviet Repel German Raid Near Taganrog In Two Day Battle
Russian forces repelled a German assault west of Rostov near Taganrog after a two day fight. Soviet units killed about 400 enemy troops and knocked out fourteen tanks while destroying two German firing points. Several German planes were shot down with no Soviet losses. Ground action held near Belgorod and Kharkov area with limited advances.
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Gorki
Belgorod
Kharkov
Taganrog
Rostov
France’s Generals Split Over De Gaulle Giraud Rift
A large group of generals led by de Gaulle and Giraud clashed over immediate reforms for stronger fighting French units in Syria. Giraud would concede to gradual changes, but resisted urgent actions while other committeemen sought private talks to unite the two leaders.
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Syria
de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Giraud
Sicily field on Pantelleria and regional air targets
The report notes Pantelleria near Sicily and other air targets in the Dodecanese and Crete guarding routes to Greece and the Balkans. It suggests Pantelleria’s garrison weakness may allow a fast sea air and land assault, recalling the rapid German airborne seizure of Crete in four days.
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Pantelleria
Sicily
Dodecanese Islands
Crete
Greece
Balkans
Coffin Corner
Tunisia
Adams Starts Life Term For Killing Two Women
John Quincy Adams, 72, was to be sent to Florence to serve a life sentence for the murders of his wife and her adopted daughter, Mrs. Dotty Baker, committed May 22 in Douglas. He pleaded guilty and reportedly attempted suicide after writing a note admitting the dual slaying. Judge Frank E. Thomas imposed the sentence.
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Bisbee
John Quincy Adams
Florence
Dotty Baker
Adams
Douglas
I. V. Pruitt
City Council to discuss Positions-Compensation Plan
The city council will meet informally at 8 p m Monday with the civil service commission to study the Positions-Compensation Plan approved by the commission at its February 26 public hearing. The commission recommends the plan be accepted by ordinance.
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Civil Service Commission
Allied raids shrink Axis hold on Lampedusa and Pantelleria
The report describes a reconnaissance raid that ashore last Sunday night, with two Allied casualties on return. Pantelleria was bombed into surrender after heavy air and naval bombardment, while Lampedusa is blockaded with its garrison also surrendering pressure. The Isole Pelagie group includes Linosa and Lampione, with limited peacetime populations and strategic sea routes noted.
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Lampedusa
Sicily
Sardinia
Italy
Pantelleria
Linosa
Isole Pelagie
Lampione
Porto Empedocle
Gets Prison Term For Trying To Kill Wife
Fresno California June 12 John T S Clark 59 was sentenced to San Quentin for arson and attempted murder after allegedly pouring gasoline on an electric heater in his wife Laura Mae Clark s bathroom causing a blaze and critical burns Clark a plumbing firm owner and former county grand jury member sat with his wife in court Judge T R Thompson ordered the sentences to run concurrently with two to 20 years for arson and one to 14 years for attempted murder both terms running together
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Fresno
Calif
John T. S. Clark
San Quentin
Laura Mae Clark
T. R. Thompson
Clark
First Iron Ship Built at Savannah In 1834
The John Randolph, constructed in Savannah Georgia in 1834, was the first ship built of iron.
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John Randolph
Savannah
Playgrounds Idle As Funds Shortage Hits Tucson
Recreational Director Marvin Clemens says seven city playgrounds lack supervisors as the civilian defense office appeals to the state social security board for 203 910 to fund child recreation. Volunteers are urged to supervise play to prevent juvenile delinquency among children whose parents work in war jobs.
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Tucson
Civilian Defense’ Office
State Social Security Board
Marvin Clemens
Clemens
State Rights Menaced By Government Control
National Commander Roane Waring of the American Legion warned that a federal trend to usurp state sovereignty threatens the 48 states. He spoke at a University of Virginia alumni luncheon, asserting engrained centralization existed before Pearl Harbor and that dependence on federal aid erodes local autonomy.
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Charlottesville
Roane Waring
American Legion
Pearl Harbor
Waring
Alumni Association
University of Virginia
Dusseldorf Bomb Raid Shatters War Arsenal During Night Air Offensive
RAF four engined bombers struck Dusseldorf in a dense one hour raid, causing great damage to the arms center and Rhine metal works. Munster and other Ruhr targets also faced heavy bombardment while British intruders patrolled France and Holland.
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Cuxhaven
Dusseldorf
Munster
Rhein Metal
Air Ministry
Ruhr
Rhineland
France
Holland
Rhein Works
Krupp
City seeks 20000 for Tucson airport land purchase
The Arizona tax commission will hear at 2 p.m. Monday in Tucson City Hall a city request to use 20000 for acquiring additional land at the Tucson municipal airport. Mayor Henry O Jaastad says funds are available from earlier approved expenditures. The land is needed for extended runways after government requests. Reducing grocer bags aims to save wood pulp and freight cars in 1943.
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Arizona Tax Commission
Tucson
Henry O. Jaastad
Plan to Entertain Tucson Youth Faces Community Meeting
Twenty three representatives from patriotic civic and religious groups met at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss youth programs in Tucson. A follow up organizational meeting is set for 4 pm June 25 at the downtown YWCA with Rev Richard Dawson likely to preside.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tucson
YWCA
Margaret Knight
Richard Dawson
Miss Knight
Dawson
Department of Education
Boy and Girl Scouts
YMCA
Catholic Social Service
Tucson Minister’s Association
Parent-Teachers Association
City Recreation Department
Pima County Child Welfare Board
Salvation Army
County Probation Office
WCTU
Poston camp strike leaders emerge in testimony
James testified that the strike leadership also formed a Japanese planning board led by a man who urged evacuees to back his program with promises of Yen rewards. He described a flag display at the police station and a cardboard sign showing an American soldier hanged.
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Poston Camp No. 1
James
Japan
Imperial Japan
Poston
Costello
Los Angeles
Washington
D. C
Federal funds and highway department financing
The text refutes the idea that highway department activity is fully funded by federal money. It explains that federal aid funds lose their identity when deposited into the highway fund and are not dedicated funds.
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Highway Department
First needle type dam built in Louisa Kentucky in 1900
A historic note records the construction of the first needle type dam in Louisa Kentucky in the year 1900. The brief item highlights early infrastructure development on the riverfront setting.
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Louisa
Attu and Kiska Bombing and Casualties Report
Navy communique No 407 reports 66 Japanese killed and one captured on Attu between Sarana Bay and Cape Khlenbnnkor during June 8 9. On June 10 Allied air strikes hit Kiska installations including gun emplacements and runways while barges were strafed. Total Attu casualties reach 1 911 dead and 21 captured. remnants trapped at Attu’s extreme northeast tip.
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Kiska Island
Itu
Navy
North Pacific
United States Army
Attu Island
Sarana Bay
Cape Khlenbnnkor
Attu
Britain Faces Challenge as Youth Drinking Rises
Officials warn of rising alcohol use among young people aiming to curb consequences. Community leaders push education and stricter enforcement to address health risks and social harms.
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Britain
Air power conquers Crete says WWII leader
A wartime official states there was no surprise to Allied air success on Crete noting it was the first time in warfare history that an enemy was conquered by air power alone without occupation. He recalls Crete’s air subjugation but notes landings by gliders and rescue transports.
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Allied Air
Crete
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