German Resistance Stiffens As Allies Near Florence
Allied forces press toward Florence as German resistance stiffens with veteran New Zealand troops clinching San Casciano, seven miles from Florence. American and German artillery duel across the Arno while Polish and other units push patrols and advances near Empoli, Senigallia, and the Mise river amid heavy mining and destroyed bridges. The Fifth Army reports a rare German air raid with no casualties.
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U S Bombers Stage Twelfth Ploesti Raid
Rome dispatch reports the twelfth Ploesti raid by U S bombers, more than 500 aircraft bombing the Romanian oil center through German smoke. The operation followed earlier dustups in the region with heavy losses on both sides, including 73 Allied planes and over 200 German aircraft destroyed in recent days.
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Horton Trial Awaits End Of First Sentence
Sedrick Honey Boy Horton faces trials for murder after finishing his four year sentence for another killing. His attorney said credit for good behavior shortened the time, and a hung jury ended a Thursday trial on the later charge. Horton remains jailed as a second trial is set.
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Allies Silent on Pisa as Threat Grows
Rome reports quiet amid Vatican plea in Osservatore Romano urging belligerents to weigh moral consequences of destroying Pisa monuments. German forces reportedly erect barricades and machine gun posts north of the Arno with Leaning Tower used as an observation post. The Osservatore cites a Stars and Stripes note and warns against a Monte Cassino-like fate for the city.
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Three Detectives Suspended Over Burglary Inquiry
Three Gary detectives G J Hocker P Hardcastle and J Newman were suspended for three days for allegedly failing to investigate a burglary at Mrs ME Stanford 2417 Buena Vista Street. Chief Duke Carver said a burglary call came Wednesday night and the team had already been dispatched elsewhere. Stolen items valued at about 50 dollars were reported, with five juvenile suspects later arrested in an alley behind the home.
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Duke Carver
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AWOL Private Surrenders Asks to Be A Better Man
Pvt Albert Caponetti 29 surrendered at his home in Chicago after being AWOL from Camp Robinson Arkansas since July 5. He said he left to repair a car and care for his ill wife and infant son, sleeping in garages and reconditioning seven cars. Military authorities remanded him into custody after surrender.
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Texas May Escape Polio Epidemic
Austin reports that Texas shows signs of escaping a polio epidemic. Health officials noted nine new cases for the week ending July 22, below last year, with prior peaks around 105 cases in late July 1943.
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Nazi Deaths Go Unnoticed In Postwar Reporting
A Stocktony newspaper article cited by the Office of War Information states that German officials and industrial leaders disappeared or were assassinated as Polish patriots intensified targets. George Hinner and Hans Harla, identified as Polish-patriot targets, were described as killed or vanished, signaling a broader pattern of disappearances amid wartime chaos. The piece notes early signaling methods like heliographs and sun flashes as an aside.
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Japs Hit By Allied Encirclement In Hunan Drift
War report from Apra harbor to Sumay notes strong Allied pressure in the region as Chinese forces claim 900 Japanese killed southeast of Yungfeng and near Hengyang. General Tseng reports 41 divisions and several brigades totalling about 250,000 in Hunan, used in rotation to limit at one time.
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Italy Prisoner Party Stopped Canceled by Army Order
A weekend party planned by the Garibaldi Beneficial society for 25 Italian war prisoners at Camp Leonard Kenny near Chambersburg was canceled after army authorities notified the society president Antonio Masciantonia. Protests by Frank X. Murray of the Pennsylvania American Legion influenced the decision.
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Revolt Leader Gil Convicted in Colombia Verdict
Colima press announces Diogenes Gil was convicted as the leader of a failed revolt on July 10 in Bogota during which President Alfonso Lopes and several cabinet ministers were held prisoner. Gil received a 10 year sentence while co-defendants were given eight and seven years respectively. All three were stripped of military rank.
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Two Boys Held After Five Stolen Bicycles Recovered
Deputy Sheriff Pred Semany custody Friday morning. a 2 year old and a 5 year old boy held while five stolen bicycles were recovered. One boy picked up at a bath house near the Ter Fell Wells swimming pool. Three bikes found at a used furniture store on South Presa Street and two more at a home on South St. Marys and Fairplay Avenue.
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Poisoned Bread Hunt Successful
Boston police solved a midday scare as a loaf of bread dosed with rat poison, missing since last night, was found in an elevated railway car by a worker. The owner reported the poisoning, and the bread’s recovery ends the alert without injuries.
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