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DO YOUR SHAREI The Tucson Dally Citizen nrgei to oar govnm- ment Boy War Savings Stampi or Bonda Bay thorn regularly! LATE NEWS EDITION VOL.LXXIV. NO. 170. Intend wcond-dut Offlot. Tucson TUCSON, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1944.

FIVE CENTS--SIXTEEN PAGES INCUMBENTS Byrnes Pulls Out Of Race (Action Taken Behest Of 'resident Lisfs Second And Third Choices For Post A FAVORED IWiJIiam 0. Douglas Is IVamed As Third Possibility CHICAGO, July 19. first session of the 29th Democratic national convention adjourned at 12:13 p. m. MWT today after or- and arranging to convene- at 7:30 tonight to hear the keynote address by Gov.

Robert Kerr of Oklahoma. Vote By Counties Listed In Three Major State Races PHOENIX, July 19. is how Arizona counties voted in Tuesday's Democratic primary in three major state races: U. S. SENATOR Comvay 269 1,826 106 680 458 715 5,406 312 Navajo 558 Pima 3,200 Final 614 Santa Cruz 204 Yavapai 664 Yuma 608 COUNTY- Apache Cochise Coconino Gila Graham Greenlee Maricopa Mohave Hayden 454 3,486 407 786 "57 989 13,121 502 1,236 3,697 834 570 1,418 1,297 Stockton 43 390 26 122 58 116 1,192 62 40 195 58 35 158 72 R.v JACK" CHICAGO STADIUM, July 119.

Roosevelt (unexpectedly (Democratic vice-presidential scramble today, inspiring the withdrawal of War Mobilization (Director James.F. Byrnes and re- Iportcdiy listing second and third (choices to Henry Wallace. The two a was given (as Sen, Harry a of Missouri, Iwith Supremo Court Justice Wil- (liam 0. Douglas 3. As delegates sang i the lighty Chicago organ, or fanned and a and yelled he- leath i standards through the i i i a i of the party's 29th a i a i develop- jam-packed hotels pointed toward a i possibly i Speakers Land PDR Speaker a convention speaker inclo a sounded more i I i a i addresses for President loosevelt a the speeches of Iprcetinsf sclieduled.

First, Mayor F. Kelly of Chicago, then (Sen. Scott Lucas of I i i a Iso-on a list of I i i and (Chicago i figures, all a i i "our courageous leader, a i Roosevelt" and i i (and a a i 'f (crowded convention floor. Byrnes, previously regarded one 3f the leaders the i for which Wallace a i this morn- ling to fight, in liis own a an- (nounced his i a a "in do- Iference to the wishes of President velt," nearlv two hours be(See BYRXES on Page M) TOTALS 13,697 FOR CONGRESS-- TWO COUNTY-- Harless Apache 333 Cochise 2,840 Coconino 280 Gila 815 Graham 647 Grcenleo 800 Maricopa 13,326 Mohave 255 Navajo 931 Pima 3,240 Final 584 Santa Cruz 470 Yavapai 1,256 Yuma 841 TO 29,385 BE ELECTED 2,589 Murdock 364 3,793 334 1,036 1,134 481 12,766 561 1,179 3,572 925 544 1,439 1,139 Peterson 362 3,091 271 788 877 8,457 493 864 2,045 603 286 1,117 1,011 6 Red Armies Pour Through Eastern Front Senatorial Nominees Advancing From Koiiev Men On South To North Latvia OVER BUG I Battleh'ne To 600 Miles In Length 30. iloscf a i a tonight "Red a of lio i HaKie front lind a now i cast of i a broken sou(h of Ostrov, a a more i i 700 places in an a a of miles.

a iMaslenuikov, one- lime, i a a i Caucasus, was in a of Hie i Baltic a which forced the river Vclika and in days of i i widened a breach in the a defenses to miles, a i reported. ARIZONA STATE RETURNS SEX. CARL HAYDEN FRED AV. FICKETT Sen. Carl Hayden, veteran Arizona legislator, was re- nominated by the Democrats in Tuesday primary election and will be opposed for bis seat by Fred W.

Fickett, nominated by the Republicans. Peyton Has Lead For Justice Post TOTALS 26,811 FOR COUNTY-Apache 129 Cochise 1,495 Coconino 157 Gila 459 Graham 363 Greenlee 431 Maricopa 5,921 Mohave Navajo Pima Final Santa Cruz Yavapai Yuma TOTALS 29,412 GOVERNOR Coxon Osborn 582 '36 4,314 87 428 102 1,151 719 32 1,551 14.054 5,899 676 1,688 104 4,022 625 1,145 2 744 14 1,850 60 1,584 5 283 293 987 366 135 476 494 20,917 Michaels 15 40 65 557 "39 312 1 15 19 1 .11,977 34,796 6,982 1,077 Fanatic Nazis Shield Selves With Civilians By VERiMILLTOX WITF-4THE I A IX I ITALY, Truly is. (Delayed) (U.R)-- I Twenty a a i a a were reported today to have themselves behind 232 women. find i in tho St. Ubaldo monastery atop Monte Ingino, three and one-half miles of Gubbieo, a i other Monte Cassino tragedy.

British officers have far i fire from the monastery, I although the Germans have been i i mortars from emplacements around the walls and i observation I from the monastery towors. Overlooks Broad Valley The St. Ubaldo monastery mill- I a i occupies much the same position as the Monte Cassino abbey which the Allies i a bombed and shelled to destruction, killing a civilians as well as German troops. It overlooks a broad valley commanding the main route British advance east of Angry Nazi Officers Shoot Each Other At Conference In Athens CAIKO, July Germ a officers were killed in a a a among high German officers i a recent conference in Athens, nn i i a announcement, said today. The conference wa.s in Brutngnc hotel As a here, these were were rho -details: The coniercucc, called to "discuss I a a i of policy," developed i an argu- Pistols were drawn and i bi-gair shooting.

The i a I Iried to get away, hut one--chief a i i a i i fof Peloponnesus--was shot down 13y SS guards. A i a Col. Frilse, provost marshal of A disappeared. The a of the Greek in exile did not specify, but there, re.ports he had been excctued for "speaking against tho a a a the Titver river. The father superior sent a priest I down the a i i a note saying the i a in- command of the Germans had received orders to defend it to the last man rind (See FANATICS on Page 14) Six Arizonians Reported As Wounded In Action WASHINGTON', July 19.

Arizona soldiers were reported today by the war a to have been wounded in action. Mediterranean area: Pvt. Robert B. a of Mrs. A i Flares, Sahtiarita; Pvt.

John Rodriguez. Eloy, and Pvt. Robert Shirley, son A Shirley, Cross Canyon, St. Michael. Southwest Pacific: Pfc.

Julio Car- rlllo, Pjtocnix; Pfc, Oren Dodge, son Qf Mrsf Alice Dodge, Central, and Pfc. George G. Hernandez, whose next of kin was listed as his grandmother, Mrs. Marie C. Galladro, 127 Gushing street, Tucson, Publishers Sell Radio Station WASHTXGTON, July 19, federal i a i commission lias approved sale of KTAR Broadcasting company by the Ari- xona i i company to John J.

Chicago businessman and Phoenix i visitor. tho approved a Louis will" get control i i 30 days of A KVOA of Tucson, and KVCA of Proscott, and also mobile relay stations I of Phoenix and A in Tucson. Louis Is director of C. Johnson Son, Racine, a member of the i of Nccdham, Louis Brorby, Chicago a i i and a trustee of Northwestern i i Sale of the stations was announced Feb. 12 by Charles Stauffer, a i a the board of the Arizona i i a Tho sole of KTAR and the associated relay station KEIM involved 77.25 per cent of tho a i capital stock and $375,000, and the Yuma transfer involved 40.4 per cent of the and 438, it was stated.

Livorno Drive Ends In Great Port's Capture Fall Announced Soon After Ancorie Taken By Polish By REYNOLDS 'PACKARD ROME, July 19, (U.R)--Amer- ican troops captured the great Tyrrhenian port of Livorno crumpling the western anchor of the German defenses across I a in the biggest A i victory of tho I a i a campaign since the fall of Rome. Livorno to, the United States i of Lt. Gen, Mark W. Clark's i army soon a Allied head- a i announced that Polish forces had captured A a the A i a i anchor of the Nazi defense i The victories at either end of the I a i a i i the hard-pressed a defenses and cleared the way for a frontal on- a a a i i i before which the Nazis were Strug(See L1VERNO on Page 14) By EDDY GILMORE July 19. Russian armies poured through huge holes today in Hitler's eastern front from Marshal Ivan Konev's new 125-mile-wide a on the south to A i Yeremen- ko's i into the Soviet a i a republic on the 20 miles i i the border.

i i i a objectives were just ahead from one end to the other of a i "was extended to 550 miles in length by the new offensive set off by Konev's first a i army Sunday and Kowel. Konev's tanks and i a which made three-day gains of 31 miles, already were lo.ss a 10 miles from the Polish border (as delineated by a and Russians in 1030) at two places a of Lwow and were across the Bug i at Selets Belski, south of Sokal. (By London i a Konev was i i irve iTjiles of the front i i a at- a i a a of i on the Bug river five miles below the i where the i swings soulhwcstward beyond Lwow. Skomorokhi is 45 miles of Konev's forces were closing in upon Lwow itself, one f'ron only 22 miles away--at capturec a i a on the northeast. The a i i also a the a of Busk, 25 miles to the a a Bortkov, 27 miles on the cast, i a i commentators a a i a situation was serious, A Transocean agency correspondent said Konev's new i was "aimed at no less a pocketing the whole ot the German army in the Marshal a i Rokos- sovsky's troops, now roughly 110 miles east of Warsaw'! are i i toward the western gateway i of Brest Litov.sk from a.

i only 12 miles to the northeast, A a i a maps in London, however, indicated a a elements of.Rokossovsky's army were i i i miles, city, and a Moscow i a to London i morning declared they were crashing i its defenses), Rod Star dispatch from Brest Litovsk said tho Soviets op i had crossed the Lesnla river and were, i i forests where czars used The N-axis were a tacking, i to retake a i a center of a Soviet wedge headed towards the Bug and Warsaw. North of Grodno where the Sov(See RUSSIANS on Page 14) i PIMA COUNTY RETURNS PRES. ELECTOHS 4,448 Williams, Jr 4,553 Rosenberg, M. 2,344 Webb, Claire 4,381 Cahill 3,827 U. S.

SENATOR Hayden, Carl 4,728 Conway, Jo'e 1,611 Stockton, 1-Jndsn 2SS S. REPRESENTATIVE Murdock, 4,639 Harless, Rich. 4,255 Peter.sen, Win 2,772 SUPREME COURT LaPracFc, A T. 3,575 McAlister, A. 2,376 Osborn, S.

5,631 Coxon, i i a 1,360 SECRETARY OF STATE Garvey, Dan 4,530 Kerby, James 1,827 ATTO11X EY GENERAL 3,016 Wilson, F. 0 Anderson, Earl 7S5 Cline, 1,457 STATE AUDITOR Frohmiller, Ana GS64 STATE TREASURER Scott, J. 2S09' Brooks, W. 3197 SUPT. PUB.

INS. Ring, E. 5377 CORP. COM. Simms, i 250G Wright, W.

3549 I 1XSPECT.OR 2222 Herspy, n. 3613 McKinney, Hwd 216S TAX COMMISSIONER Peterson, Warren 3752 Moore, Thad 2S19 STATE SENATOR d'Autremont, H. 4977 i a W. 527S STATE REP. NO.

1 Cole, 0. 345 O'Neill. J. 394 STATE REP. NO.

2 Robles, 2S2 Barber, Bob 307 STATE REP. NO. 3 Martin, Ray S3G prawls, li, 161 STATE REP. NO. 4 Ayraud, J.

634 STATE REP. NO. 5 Hardwicke, J. 772 STATE REP. NO.

8 Penny, D. 383 STATE REP. NO. 7 Akers, Wi W. 130 i orbes, R.

I-T STATE REP. NO. 8 Borky, A 464 REI Edges Ahead Of Chester Gardner By Slim Margin In the see-saw, up and down, knock-down and drag- out battle of ballots staged between Chester Gardner, 'incumbent of the peace and Frank Peyton, a 2 m. tabulation of Pima county votes, indicated that Peyton was leading by i votes. The tabulation includes 30 complete and 14 incomplete -precincts.

Total vote was: Peyton, Gardner, 3,007. This is by far the hottest contest; i i the'county, observers stated a at no timWias one contesant led another by more a 100 votes. Tom Collins, i supervisor, a i his defeat early today. The a tabuiaton showed that Homer Boyd was out in front to the of 2,244 to 909 Dob.ck Trails Echols A Dobek, who atlemtped to unseat veteran Ed Echols for the office of Pima cheriff, was a i i Sheriff Echols by 751 voles. Total in a race are: foi Echols 3,830, for Dobck 3,055.

seals for state representatives, J. O'Neill of Ajo polled 394 votes io 345 for his opponent, 0. Cole. district two F. "Write in" Robles was trailing Bob Barber "by a vote of 2S2 for Robles, 307 for Barber District three gave Ray Mortin a total of S36, whi'le H.

W. Sprawls received 1 R. Forbes was leading in district seven by a total of 401 to 330 for his opponent, W. W. Akers.

Ivlrs. Mary A. Orir'gan, in district i received 279 votes, Garwood was second i 200, i E. a came in for 110, The above are the only contests staged i i the county. Other county officers were not opposed PHOENIX, July 19.

Press tabulations at 2 p.m. today from 333 complete and 71 incomplete precincts from the state's 43S in yesterday's party primaries: UNITED STATES SENATOR Conway, Joe (D) 36,761 Hayden, Carl (D) 35,516 Stockton, Henderson (D) 3,076 Fickett, Fred W. (R) 4,900 REPRESENTA TIVE, CO RESS Harless, Richard F. (D) 32,889 Murdock, John R. (D) 35,576 Pelersen, i i a (D) 25,331 Rockwell, Margaret Adams S3 Ward, M.

(R) 3,932 JUDGE OF THE SUPREME CO FIT LaPrado, A T. (D) 29,437 McAlister, A. G. (D) 22,594 GOVERNOR- Coxon, William (D) 14,539 Osborn, Sidney P. (D) 41,990 Lee, Jerrie (R) 3,475 ,001: Michael, Harry F.

(Rep) "SECRETARY' OF STATE Garvey, 3. (D) 29,581 Kerby, James H. (D) 22,757 Davis, David S. (R) 4,106 STATE A I Frohmiller, Ana (D) 41,460 Drill, a a 4,329 STATE TREASURER Brooks, i i a T. (D) 25,825 Scott, John M.

(D) 23,792 Cogging, L. W. (R) 4,364 ATTORNEY' GENERAL Anderson, Earl (D) 9,559 Cline, P. "Pat" (D) 7,376 Sullivan. John L.

(D) 23,008 Wilson, Fred 0, (D) 11,892 Barry, Ralph (R) 4,304 SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Ring, E. D. (Ed) (D) 39,137 STATE INSPECTOR Hersey, Roy V. (D) 15,015 McKinney, Howard (D) 16,671 Murdock, Clifford, (D) 20,402 Hickcy.

Philip J. (R) 4,157 CORPORATION COM. Simms, Mitt (D) 24,894 Wright. Wilson T. (D) 26,866 TAX COMMISSIONER Moore, Thad, (D) 23,108 Peterson, Warren (D) 31,627 Downey, Joseph P.

(R) 4,087 Osborn Holds Heavy Lead In Governor Race Thairl M. Moore Losing In Biggest Upset Of Primary SEN. HAYDEN WEVS Mill-dock, Harless Also Hold Comfortable Margins in the'primaries, but may find thorn' i the general selves in i i i in election, political observers saicMo- clay, -when they of'Republicans. face a ticket NO. 9 STATE Origan, Mary A Toff man, E.

Jarwood, (See PIMA A OTE on Page 7) 279 110 206 Two-Front Vise Tightens Death Grip On Hitlerites British Hold Fast In Caen Counterattacks Spread IOut'115 Miles From Paris For Showdown With Rommel Port Chicago Reconstruction Starts Today Worst Of Nation's Wartime Explosion Has Death Toll Of 350 By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press War Analyst The Allied two-front vise is tightening its death-grip on Hitler in a big way, with the new and devastating offensives launched simultaneously in the eastern theater and in 'Ntfrmandy. Berlin itself admits that this is the show-' down. A government-controlled Nazi commentator, viewing this fresh onslaught, declared that the war woiild be decided in less than three months. The powerful Allied offensive in Normandy may be the beginning of our major effort to break out of the peninsula onto the open road to Paris. The British and Canadians have achieved a notable gain by, smashing the Nazi defenses in the strategic Caen sector gateway to the hinterland.

And the Americans have added another fine contribution by the capture of St. Lo at the other end of the flaming battleline. Again air power has blazed the way. The Normandy offensive was preceded by a terrific aerial bombardment by more than 2,000 warplanes. Significant indeed is the fact that there was no opposition from German planes, Over the Russian front the Red armies have swelled their already furious offensive to'a scale which is likely to precipitate the grand crisis of the Russo-German war.

A new drive launched by the Russians in southeastern (See DEATH GRIP on Page 14) 7 DON July 10, (U.R)--Allied a a reported today tha German forces had extremely fierce counterattacks ir the Caen a area bu the British hold fast in very heavj fighting. British tanks and i a spread out in the open country oast of the Orne river beyond Caen, some 115 miles from Paris, for a showdown battle with Marshal Erwin Rom mel's Panzer forces. Front dispatches said Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's armored spearheads had driven "several miles" beyond Caen at various points, but Allied headquarters was reticent about specific gains and towns taken, possibly because the enemy's communications had been disrupted' and it was desirable to keep him in the dark about the direction of the advance.

The breakthrough was another of Montgomery's tactical surprises, exceeding in weight of a Hack and perhaps destined to equal in importance his historic feat- at El Alamein in Egypt. American Bombs Rained On Munich Facilities 19. (U.R)--American heavy bombers attacked a i a factories, an airdrome, and an ordnance depot near Munich today. By ASSCIATED PRESS PORT CHICAGO, July ID. 3 )--Reconstruction of the Navy's Port Chicago a i i depot began today as the death toll in the nation's worst wartime explosion approximated 350.

All available construction workers wore urged to report immediately to ilio devastated area where the explosions of two a i i ships a Monday night shattered (he i i base and the town of 1,500 as well. Tho blasts, two seconds apart, shook 1-1 counties and their earthquake-like effects were felt SO miles away. The cause remained undetermined. Xavy and federal bureau of nvestigation agents wore on hand investigation, but devas- ation left i to investigate. No Close.

Survivors "There are no close survivors 'to evidence of what happened," aid Capt. H. Goss, who had i i i over the depot. Official sources gave this approximation of the known death toll 200 to 250 Navy enlisted men. 9 naval officers.

70 a i i commission seamen. 30 members of Navy armed guard crows. 5 coast guardsmen. 3 Civilian railroad workers. Additional deaths, were i possible.

An exact count of the dead was i i because I 'explosions were so terrific they killed i a i a trace of identification. Only four bodies had been recovered last night. Shiy-Lontlflrs Killed Most of the Navy enlisted men were killed while loading the am- i i ships. Many seamen and members of the Navy gun crews died aboard the vessels. Others killed or injured when the barracks, a mile away, was shattered.

Twisted hulls of the two freighters, the new Quinault Victory and tho 7.500-ton Liberty (See EXPLOSION on Page 14) PHOENIX, July 19. -Two veterans of Arizona politics scored decisive victories, two others apparently were defeated on the basis of incomplete returns from yesterday's Domocratic primary, and another pair were engaged in a race for corporation commission that was close the lead was changing hands each tabulation 1oday. Wilson T. Wright, seeking a third lerm on the corporation commission, and Mil Simms. former state treasurer and secretary of state, were matched in closest contest in Arizona politics in a decade.

Simms, a a i i by a small margin throughout last night, emerged i a 07 vote lend at 7 a. m. today, but lost it again at '11 a. m. when heavy returns came'in from Maricopa county.

Wright was leading in the state's largest counties, Maricopa and Pima, as well as Gila. Mohave, Turn a and Santa Cruz, Carries Every Connty Gov. Sidney P. Osborn, nominated for a i term, had repeated his feat of two years ago by carrying every county in the to give William E. Coxon of Casa Grande, former state senator, a trouncing of nearly three to one.

Sen. Carl Hayden, who began his career as a territorial sheriff then went to Washington as a congressman when Arizona was ad-' mittod to statehood, was nominated for his fourth term in the U. S. senate, a i a i i a lead of more a two to one over Joe Conway. who in being elected to four terms as a general had won the a i of being a competent vote-getter.

Henderson Stockton, Phoenix a was i a poor third in his second attempt at a senate seat, Conway was leading only in Graham county. Incomplete returns also indicated I a Hops. John R. Murdock and Richard F. Harloss had been nominated as the state's congrcssmen- at-large again, Murdock.

serving his term, was loading in the three-man race with Harless, a reshman in the congress, running a second, and William Potersen! corporation commissioner and former stale treasurer, trailing in defeat. Ha Joss was getting much of his strength from Maricopa and Pima counties, offsetting tho load hold bv Peterson in Apache. Cochise. Final, Mohave, Greenlee and Yuma. In one biggest upsets of tho primary, Thad M.

Moore, chairman of the state tax commission and a member for 12 years, a i a beating from Warren Peterson who was ousted two years ago from tho scat he held by ap- i He was defeated by Joe Hunt who paired with Moore to form a new majority. Peterson undoubtedly will have his revenge by teaming with Dave O'Noil, veteran of tho commission, if lie hurdles the general election. Leads In Two Counties Moore was loading in only counties, Apache and Final. Another veteran of state politics. Chief Justice A.

G. McAlister of the state supreme court, appare'nt- 2 Burmese Garrisons Are Taken By Allies SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUARTERS, Kandy, Ceylon. July 10. (U.R) Allied forces have captured King- a a after an i i artillery bombard- v.ent which virtually wiped out the 400 Japanese troops manning the twin five miles south of Bishenpur, a communique announced today. Enemy defenses crumpled under shellfire, and tho capture of he two villages cleared one of the blocks to the Allied drive south- vard from Bishenpu-- to Tiddim, he communique said.

Considerable equipment, including 14 medium ight tanks, was taken, it added. ly had gone down in defeat after serving on tho high tribunal since was trailing Judge A T. LaPrado. of Maricopa connjy superior court and former attorney In the four-man race for Attorney General. John L.

Sullivan who was defeated by Conway in 1936 a serving one term in the office, was making a clean sweep of all counties. He was polling -as many votes as any two of his opponents. He onlv recently returned (Sec OSBORN on Page 7) Navy Announces Sinkifig. Of 14 More Jap Vessels July .19 Destruction of more Japanese vessels, including two combat ships, by American submarines." pounding' enemy supply lines-" was announced by the Nary to-', day. Thfi sinkings bring to 80( the number of Japanese vessels probably sung or damaged by the submarines which Xavy Sec-, rotary Porrestni lias said are, striking tlic "jugular vein of pan" and Us shipping.

Of tlic total, (554 sbips definitely have been sunk, 37 probably sunk and at least 115 The Xavy. for several ifiouths, lias not announced the damaging of enemy ships by submarines 7 and that figure undoubtedly now" totals many hundreds..