17 Aug 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
1
Allied air strikes hit many Japanese targets as U S forces press toward Japan and the Philippines. Russian troops breach near Virbales three miles from East Prussia as American tanks push toward Paris and Orleans in a broad Allied offensive across France.
German tanks and machine gun fire reappeared in northern Florence as civilians and Carabinieri were killed. Food and water grew scarcer while Allied efforts to supply through the Arno continued amid ongoing sniper and minefield dangers. British and American forces maintained patrols and securing actions along the Arno and surrounding sectors.
President Roosevelt, after a 15,000 mile five week Pacific tour, urged complete occupation of Germany and Japan before surrender. He warned that allowing Axis quits would fuel future trouble and outlined plans for new assaults in the Pacific with Nimitz and MacArthur, including a return to the Philippines.
On the Haute Savoie frontier at Amne mass e near Lake Geneva a German garrison at St G ingolph surrendered to a Fighting French detachment. About 1000 German troops resisted in the Saleve district as France consolidates control with light artillery mortars and machine guns. Patriots from St Gingloph Evian and Thonon aided the move back French control with no reported casualties.
Nearly 1,200 British aircraft struck Germany last night aiming at Berlin and the Baltic ports Stettin and Kiel, with Halifaxes and Lancasters delivering about 1,000 tons to each port while Mosquitoes dropped two ton bombs on Berlin for the third night. Weather limited the next day’s operations as American heavy bombers entered year three of the European air war.
Panhandle city and county officials invited to a public hearing August 25 at the Amarillo Hotel hosted by Army engineers under Col. F J Wilson. John K Boyce of the Chamber of Commerce says citizens may voice views on dam construction near Sanford and related Canadian River improvements.
Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes returned control of the Philadelphia Transportation Company to its owners at 11 A M after troops who seized the strike-bound system on August 3 completed their mission. He said the Army would shift back to war duties fighting Japs and Germans.
Washington dispatch says American Army casualties in western France for the first two months of action totaled 112,673. Among them 16,434 were killed, 76,535 wounded, and 19,704 missing, announced acting secretary of War John J. McCloy.
Chinese troops launched a fresh offensive in the Tungting Lake area north and south of the Yangtze to disrupt the Japanese drive in Hunan. Heavy fighting raged around Hengyang as China sought to contain the Japanese push and protect the Han kow Canton railway corridor.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with continued cool conditions. West Texas areas see mostly cloudy skies and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with thundershowers Friday west of the Pecos River. New Mexico reports scattered storms this afternoon and Friday with cooler conditions in the east and north central portions. Highs today 85 to 95 degrees.
The report maps four Allied fronts toward Berlin with distances: Russian front 322 miles from Warsaw suburbs, Italian front 603 miles from Florence, Western France 582 miles from Dreux, and Southern France 680 miles from Cannes. Building materials for repairs available from John Maynard Lumber Co. at 800 West Fifth.
Allied forces push 25 miles inland with four seaports including St. Raphael and Frejus captured and towns such as Lorgues Collebrieres Le Luc and Le Lavandou seized. Airborne and ground reinforcements pour ashore as casualties stay light and a key Cannes link is formed.
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