Forgotten Front in France Holds 67000 German Troops
In the Atlantic coast port belt the 67000 German troops fortify a “forgotten front” across Lorient Saint Nazaire and nearby islands. Mixed American Polish Spanish Russian Czech and FFI forces coordinate weekly councils while cattle rustling and sporadic fighting occur behind light arms.
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German General Fuhrmbacher Known for Resistance Zeal
Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Fuhrmbacher, 57, described as a fanatic for resistance, is said to command from a fortified headquarters that can house 1,000 troops and is suspended on shock absorbers to lessen bombardment impact.
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Greek Town Koropi Destroyed by Germans
New York reports London radio officially confirmed that Koropi near Athens has been completely destroyed by German forces. The prewar population of 6,000 is cited and the broadcast says all residents found in the town were killed as reprisals for guerilla actions.
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Draft clerk bribed with steak and whisky gifts
John P. Jacobs former chief of a Long Beach California draft board accepted two bottles of whisky two turkeys a steak and 75 in cash to arrange a deferment for a restaurant owner FBI official E E Conroy filed the charge Jacobs an attorney is the third person arrested in the deferment case linked to Theophrastos G Delyanis owner of Rockland Center restaurant Delyanis has been sentenced to three years for providing false information to the board
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German Soldier With Wooden Arm Surrenders in Siegfried Line
In Luxembourg area a German infantryman ran from a ruined trench toward American lines with one arm raised and revealed his other arm was a wooden replacement. A German captain nearby wore thick glasses and showed a scroll labeling him an ex-officer.
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Oddities shed light on Hitler’s manpower problems
Lt. William E. Byers of Portland reports from the front that rebels and misfits, including a pilot blind in one eye, illustrate Luftwaffe shortages. The Epoch notes these quirks reveal German forces’ struggles under pressure and low morale in their manpower pool.
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Four Husbands Stalked by Tragedy in Michigan Trial
Grand Rapids report: Mrs. Lucille Van Houten, 44, faces sentencing for the confessed knife slaying of her fourth husband. The case notes said her first husband was killed, outlining a history of tragedy linked to the defendant.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Lucille van Houten
Woman Charged After Alleged Knife Attack on Ship Officers
Police said a woman injured her second mate with a sharp object during a voyage. Charges were dropped after she pled self defense. Her fourth mate was killed in a separate incident and she pled guilty to a serious case Tuesday.
Broadway dancer Marc Platt fills roles despite pain
Marc Platt, Rita Hayworth’s partner in Tonight and Every Night, opened in Oklahoma on Broadway dancing with a foot anesthetic to ease cartilage pain from latorn injury.
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