Auto Experts Too Busy for New Design
Washington reports top auto industry executives told a war production board advisory committee that war work keeps their design teams fully occupied. They said after Germany falls it would be impossible to offer vehicles far different from 1942 models, though WPB orders may allow some postwar experimentation and tool-order permissions come July 29.
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Allied Forces Report Shifts In Italy As German Reserves Move
In Italy the Fifth Panzer Grenadier Division returned to the line as German withdrawals press on. The Arno fortress line is manned with gun emplacements rumored along the Florence Pisa axis. San Gimignano, captured July 13, is ruined by shellfire. an Allied spokesman says it was not a military objective and fell to a flank attack. The Eighth Army nears Castle road junction at Santa Lucia and pushes from Gualdo Tadino toward Fossaio di Vico. Italian troops occupy Cingoli and Strada to aid line stabilization. Eleven enemy planes were shot down and 33 Allied aircraft were lost in Mediterranean air operations, including JAL bombers striking a Brod refinery and bombers targeting Budapest facilities and Po valley communications.
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Allied advance tightens around Cherbourg front
In late May the push toward Lessay Periers and St Lo accelerates as bridges are blown and German resistance shifts to rear-guard actions. Bradley’s forces, after taking Gorges, drive four miles toward the swamp and Periers, with St Lo likely the toughest objective. Eisenhower declares French interior forces a combatant part of the Allied Expeditionary Force and vows swift justice for German reprisals.
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Allied War Front Reports Strikes as Nazi Pressures Rise
Article recounts Allied and German positions with emphasis on Nazi regime dangers. It notes Goebbels propaganda aims and Lord Vansittart's stance against leniency. Reports air raid actions near Sainteny, Vire, Amiens, Le Havre, and rail targets across France with multiple enemy aircraft shot down.
Roosevelt Daughter Engaged to Ensign Jackson
Col A B Roosevelt announces engagement of his daughter Nancy Dabney Roosevelt to Ensign William B E Jackson son of Associate Justice Robert B Jackson of the Supreme Court. Nancy is Theodore Roosevelt’s granddaughter and an aunt of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. The groom’s family resides in Washington. Col Roosevelt is recovering from wounds from Biak Island.
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Refugee exchange between Britain and Germany delayed in Lisbon
British and German nationals await exchange at Lisbon delayed by train disruptions in Spain and firings near Bordeaux. Spanish rail officials sought details from German authorities who said the July 6 departure remained east of Bordeaux. Trains idle in Spain since July 8 with the Drottningholm liner in Lisbon awaiting about 200 refugees.
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Roosevelt Buried Near Front Lines in France Funeral
The funeral procession for Brig. Gen. Roosevelt moved from a cemetery as sirens cried and military units blocked roads. Color guards carried the US flag and the general’s division banner while the Fourth Division band played Chopin. His son Lt Stevenson and Kurt Show accompanied the hearse, with pallbearers and a firing squad. French tributes and crosses marked the graves, honoring Roosevelt and noting other Roosevelts who died in service.
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16 1 Per Cent Cut In Newsprint Paper For 6 Months
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports major cuts in newsprint use. In the first six months of 1944 newspapers consumed 1 168 525 tons, down 16.1 percent from the same period in 1943 and 20.4 percent from 1941. June end stocks were a 54 day supply, up three days from May.
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Child Dies After State Theater Fire Tragedy
Patsy Ryan collapsed and died after smoke filled the State Theater during a movie. Allegany County coroner Dr. Nathan J. Fuller said death resulted from a heart ailment likely aggravated by the excitement. A 6 year old boy was overcome by smoke but revived by a state police inhalation squad. Others escaped. chimes confined to the projection booth.
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Eastern Front Battles Escalate As Soviet and German Forces Clash
Front dispatches describe heavy fighting across Poland and Belarus as German forces push toward Grodno and Lid Grodno airports while Soviet columns under Rokossovsky move on Brest Litovsk and Bialystok. The war widens with encirclement breaks and rapid river crossings reshaping the map.
Civil War Vet James Hand Celebrates 103rd Birthday
James A Hand last surviving Civil War veteran in Monroe County observed his 103d birthday in Rochester today. He planned to attend a downtown reception hosted by veteran organizations with great grandsons serving in the current war.
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Roosevelt Tradition Faces Wallace Renomination Question
The text discusses Roosevelt's potential renomination decision involving Wallace. It notes the president may seek a satisfactory running mate and hints at possible convention influence if Wallace is not renominated or if timing delays his choice.
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Allies Press Jap Rear Guard from Manipur Hills
In Manipur Hills Allied forces close in on the Japanese rear guard retreating toward the Chindwin valley. An Adm. Mountbatten communique says Allied troops reached Maoku southeast of Ghurul and cleared a road block while continuing operations to open the exit route to Burma.
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Chinese forces reach Langling perimeter on three sides
Chinese troops report control around Langling in Kannan Province with footholds near the city gate and three fronts. Front-line actions claim two enemy forts fallen on the Funnan front before Teng chung as Japanese reinforcements move. China aims to link with North Burma forces to reopen a land supply route via Salween.
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Food and Drink Items Ordered in 1562 Record
Fragmentary note records ordered food and drinks including beverages. Mentions quantities and monetary amounts such as 325000 and 96000 for soft drinks and beer, with unclear place and names due to damaged text.
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Court Martial Deliberates Fate of Accused Pilot
At Marana Field Arizona a court martial board deliberates the fate of 2d Lt Howard E Stillsworth 21 Wakefield Kansas flying instructor charged with murder by airplane in the death of Earl W Nepnie Los Angeles hotel man Conviction could yield death or life imprisonment The trial featured Stillsworth denying knowledge of the alleged wing strike on June 22 while admitting lying low The prosecution claims he dipped to six feet above Highway 89 in violation of flying regulations and to be under accusation
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RAF Blasts Rail Yards Near Paris
The report notes air strikes targeting rail yards near Paris with mentions of damaged buildings and disrupted communications. Casualty details are unclear and the text is fragmentary.
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New York Milk Market Faces Shortage Threat
Dr Charles Blanford of the New York Metropolitan milk marketing area saysJuly 157 GPA threat nears shortage of fluid milk in New York City. He cites violations by 77 dairy cooperatives in a six state milkshed withholding milk to fulfil contracts. Officials note transport delays and contracts to supply dairy plants hinder on short notice shipments.
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Airplane crash reported near Jamestown site
A large plane struck a pall at Blackville eight miles west of Jamestown today. Early reports say several occupants were killed. Also: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are leaving Miami for New York City this morning by drain.
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