Dewey Or Stassen Youngest, Should Either Be Chosen
A briefing notes that if Republicans nominate Thomas E. Dewey or Harold E. Stassen they would be the youngest presidents in U S history. Dewey would be 42 years 9 months 24 days at inauguration and Stassen 87 years old breaking Teddy Roosevelt age records. The piece traces past ages at inauguration from Washington to Roosevelt and notes constitutional eligibility requirements.
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Alexander R. George A. P
Washington
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Minnesota
Harold EB. Stassen
Dewey
Theodore Roosevelt
Stassen
Teddy
Roosevelt
McKinley
Buffalo
N. Y
Ulysses S. Grant
William Henry Harrison
Tippacanoe
Harrison
Franklin Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
James Buchanan
Zachary Taylor
William Jennines Bryan
The
Platte
United States
More Brazilians Off To War
Brazilian papers report the departure from Brazil of the final contingent to join the first Brazilian Air Force fighter group for war operations. The President’s yacht Potomac becomes the fourth ship to bear that name in naval history.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
War Column Warns of China Strain Amid Japanese Advance
A war column notes China’s dire position as Japan advances in Henan along the Yellow River and toward the Peiping Hankow Canton line. It says Chiang Kai-shek faces dwindling resources and a shrinking defensive perimeter, risking further losses before Allied strength can fully focus on Europe and the Pacific campaign.
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Japan
China
Hitler
Henan
Great Yellow River
Peiping-Hankow- Canton
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Chiang
Wanted Farm Hand Married Misses Details
Classified ad seeking a married farm hand for a job at Cane in Eccleston Maryland. Offered pay of 75 dollars monthly plus housing utilities. Contact B F Johnston Jr for application. Dated May 6 1971.
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B. F. Johnston, Jr
Eccleston, Md
Japanese drive aims to control Peiping Canton rail line
The article discusses a Japanese offensive in Hunan and Loyang aiming to seize the Peiping Canton railroad and cut key supply routes. It notes Allied losses, Admiral King’s assessment of Japan’s naval weakness, and British submarine activity in the Far East. Chinese air forces under Major General Claire L. Chennault bolster the defense in Loyang as battles shift.
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United Nations
Japan
Hanan
Peiping-Canton
China
Ernest J. King
United States
Nippon
London Evening Standard
Far East
Lord Mountbatten
Deer Breaks Through Greenhouse Glass In Salt Lake City
Mrs Keith Sorensen witnessed a deer race through her greenhouse from one end to the other causing glass damage and flowers to be displaced. James F Robinson thanks friends for flowers cards and kindness during illness and convalescence in Winchester Memorial Hospital and at home.
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Salt Lake City
Keith Sorensen
Winchester Memorial Hospital
James F. Robinson
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