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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1943
Page
1
The Navy reported a 170-foot PC487 patrol vessel rammed depth charged and shelled a submarine approaching a convoy in thick fog. After two rammings the sub surfaced, was rammed again and sank twenty two minutes after first sighting. The chaser sustained slight damage but reached port in good condition.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of Selective Service, told a congressional subcommittee that Army manpower demands are leveling off and that labor shortages in critical industries should ease next year. The Army is 7,000,000 strong. goal 200,000 men monthly across Army and Navy.
Albany Oregon district attorney Harlow Weinrick said a baby believed to be Judith Gurney, missing from Albany hospital since last Tuesday, was found alive. An Army sergeant and his wife were being questioned as the infant was returned for footprint comparison. Nurses believed the child, two days old when she disappeared on August 2, was the Gurney baby.
Nassau Bahamas Harold Christie who found Sir Harry Oakes dead and nearby clues likely will testify today at the resumed preliminary hearing for Alfred de Marigny charged with the Oakes murder. Christie was a guest at Oakes home the night of the killing and summoned help after discovering the body.
Danbury Connecticut novelist Rose Wilder Lane drew FBI scrutiny after state police questioned her over a penny postcard to New York columnist Samuel Grafton criticizing social security. Lane, mother of two sons in the armed forces, recalled Germany had tested similar systems for seventy years and blamed them for the German republic’s collapse.
Chairman William H. Davis stated in a written opinion that apart from food costs the national stabilization policy has been remarkably successful. The board issued the opinion while denying general wage increases to about one million shipyard workers amid wartime economic controls.
An official of the Washington Office of Price Administration said a change in the food ration system is essential because retailers cannot continue under the heavy workload. He proposed token coins for one high value coupon to dispense with the separation work needed for the many valued coupons now used.
Allied forces under General Ike unleash an amphibious encirclement that traps hundreds of German troops on Sicily’s north coast. Seventh Army spearheads push from San Stefano to San Fratello and San Agata while Troina to Cesaro drive drives the Nazi line back toward Randazzo. Canadian and British units threaten Mount Etna base areas as air bombardment continues. Continued details on Page Eleven.
From Bern Switzerland editorials assess that the war in Europe could end within five to eight months with a remote chance of stretching into another year. The piece notes parallel fears to 1918, Mussolini’s downfall reshaping outlook, and Allied and Axis views on future fighting duration. It cites C R Cruttwell and Ludendorff as historical anchors for shifts toward mediation and armistice.
The recall of American Ambassador Norman Armour from Buenos Aires passed the point of return last night as Argentina maintains relations with the Axis. Secretary of State Hull offered a non committal response stating Armour would return to Washington for consultations on US relations with the Western Hemisphere and Argentine developments within the wider international situation.
Allied bombers struck Japanese bases from Vila in the Solomons to Amboina 600 miles northwest of Australia. Salamaua on the New Guinea coast, a major target, suffered fires and heavy damage. Bombs also hit Bairoke near Munda on New Georgia Island as rain slowed ground advance on the supply base.
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports Hawaii faces competition from the proposed State of Sicily, with American officers saying the island is ready to send lobbyists to Washington to pursue statehood.
Rep Estes Kefauver urged a bridge between the executive and legislative branches to align actions on international affairs. He called for a weekly question hour with Cabinet members to ensure State Department and President speak with Congress voice.
S. W. Gerson, Communist Party legislative director, denied any effort to seize control of the American Labor Party. He urged a united Americas Labor Party led by broad trade union leadership, with potential congressional inquiry sessions to probe matters. He criticized constitutional division of powers for hampering foreign policy and called for closer cooperation between Congress and the President on a long term program.
German papers warn of a heavy crisis as Italy is urged to stay in the war with promises of stronger German support. Rome hints at windfall benefits from European developments, while Moscow and Frankfurt comment on morale, eastern front volatility, and shifts in Balkan and French positions amid raids on Genoa Turin and Milan.
Salvage work on the former French liner Normandie continues at the Hudson River pier. Officials indicate the vessel may remain in place to complete righting and pumping. Capt Bernard Manseau says the ship could be floated later if it avoids excessive pile pressure, with refit as a transport expected to take nine months after delivery to a shipyard.
Admiral William H. Standley, the U.S. ambassador, completed a four day tour of Soviet tank factories and steel plants in the Urals. He said very effective work is being done and expressed strong impressions of Russia's eastern industries. The visit was his first to the region and one of few authorized by the Soviet government. The trip used a special plane with Navy supplied pullman bunks, and Standley plans further visits in the Soviet Union.
NATIONAL table lists no games scheduled. AMERICAN EASTERN section notes Wilkes Barre hosting Scranton as the only game scheduled, with a minimal slate across the board.
Russian forces cut in from the north and west near Kharkov driving Germans back toward a summer Stalingrad scenario. The push seized Slatino and Nikitovka, overran a rail junction at Unecha, and battered lines toward Sumy, capturing tanks, guns, mortars, and trucks while freeing inmates at a local concentration camp.
New York dispatch reports Dr Eduard Benes head of the Czechoslovak government in exile stating Czechoslovakia lies under Russia’s guns yet he does not fear Soviet interference after the war. He claimed Russia will become a socialist state within its borders and will seek cooperation with willing nations.
Mrs Sophia Simons a 23 year old mother told police she climbed a tree to watch officers fire on her husband and a companion during a 15 minute chase after robbing two food stores and attempting a third. She later tried to hang herself in a cell but was cut down unharmed.
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