Dewey Bricker Ticket Nominated in Rapid Convention Move
In Chicago a whirlwind Republican convention nominated Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president with Gov. John W. Bricker as running mate. A lone Wisconsin delegate backed MacArthur, while Bricker withdrew his own campaign to clear the way. Dewey planned to address the delegates at 9 p.m. Central War Time after notification.
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Allies Pound Away At Nazis Gain 6 Miles In Italy
Rome dispatch reports Allied forces on a 100 mile central Italy front from Brugia to the Tyrrhenian Sea advancing up to six miles as German resistance stiffens. American units near Livorno seize San Vicenzo after house to house fighting while Belvedere and Sassetta see gains. French and British units extend bridgeheads and push toward Siena and Chiusi.
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Major Tank Battle Rages In France
Allied reports describe a major armored clash near Caen as British divisions breach the Odon line and press toward Esquay. Montgomery directs a deep thrust threatening German 15th and 17th armies, with heavy air support and significant tank losses on the German side. American forces in Cherbourg also claim a second German general and continued mop up of the peninsula.
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Vichy Information Minister Henriot Killed in Paris
Berlin and Transocean reports say Philippe Henriot Vichy information minister was killed last night in his Paris home by 15 or 20 men in uniform. Authorities suggest patriots targeted him, with Laval claiming Henriot acted from patriotism.
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Searchers Still Seek Trace Of Jim Reeves
Prescott reports an ongoing manhunt as Jim Reeves, an 82 year old rancher, vanished after riding from his home on June 15. A riderless horse was found two days later and a small crew of 20 or so neighbors still search the area without success.
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Red Army closes on Minsk in major three front push
London reports Soviet forces under Stalin capturing Mogilev and Osipovichi and advancing within sixty miles of Minsk. Russian air power supports a three front assault with Stormoviks and bombers sweeping German lines and targeting bridges and communications.
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Kingman Sergeant In New Guinea Decorated
Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Lockwood of Kingman received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement on flight missions in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. The decoration was announced from New Guinea on June 28.
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German troops move to aid Finland in last-ditch push
Stockholm reports German units streaming into Helsinki to bolster Finland as Moscow demands unconditional surrender. Finnish leaders allegedly sought Berlin aid after rejecting peace terms, while public sentiment soured over the war stance, with Swedish outlets noting high-level calls to Germany.
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Nebraska Governor Names Dewey for Presidency at Convention
Gov. Dwight Griswold of Nebraska formally placed Thomas E. Dewey in nomination for the Republican presidential ticket at the national convention. He predicted Dewey would win in November and lead America toward a peacetime future, arguing Dewey offers vigor, integrity, and seriousness of purpose.
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Finland Trends Toward Nazi Alignment and Ruin
Associated Press columnist J. M. Roberts Jr. argues Finland has chosen a pro Nazi path that risks ruin, citing Field Marshal Mannerheim's shift toward Hitler and Finland's ranking among Hitlerite states as the United States withdraws support.
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Dewey Silent As He Takes Off For Chicago
Gov Thomas E Dewey departed Albany for Chicago aboard a chartered United Air Lines plane headed for Cleveland for his speech of acceptance. The 42 year old New York governor offered no comment on the nomination, saying his first remarks would come in Chicago Stadium before convention delegates.
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Stambaugh Leads Nye for North Dakota Senate Nomination
Fargo attorney and former national commander Lynn A. Stambaugh holds a 2 000 vote lead over incumbent Gerald P. Nye for the Republican U S Senate nomination as 652 of 2 251 precincts report Stambaugh 18 443 Nye 16 078 Burdick 12 116 Townley 460. The ROC and nonpartisan league split support in the party race with Lemke and Young leading for representative as results widen across the state balloting.
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Nye
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Milton Young
Lamoure Farmer
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Young
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Ralph Beede
Fred G. Randahl
Barnes County
Alvin C. Strutz
Hoover stirs GOP with deathbed fight at convention
Ex president Herbert Hoover, 69, delivers a scathing attack on the Roosevelt New Deal at the Republican national convention. He vows to stay in the political fight until he dies, arguing the New Deal harms liberty and signals power politics in foreign affairs. The crowd's cheering supports his call to upset the Roosevelt administration.
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Woman Solon Urges Think As Americans
Chicago June 28 Clare Boothe Luce a first woman invited to address a Republican national convention in half a century urges Americans to think as Americans and send to the White House a man who loves his country more than power. She described the service Beyond Price and the deaths of G I Joes. She attacked Roosevelt administration promises kept to their ears but broken to their hearts.
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Dewey Emerges as 1944 Republican Standard Bearer
Chicago stadium report on June 28 notes Tom Dewey named the party’s 1944 man of destiny in a dramatic challenge to Roosevelt’s bid for a fourth term. Bricker referenced on page 10.
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