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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1944
Page
3
The Associated Press survey reports 332 holiday fatalities nationwide during Christmas week, with 275 traffic deaths projected and 88 from miscellaneous causes. California led with 37 deaths, followed by Pennsylvania with 27 and New York with 22.
A fragmented page lists radio and music programs with times and hosts across stations in Albany Schenectady and surrounding towns. Featured shows include news briefings, musical melodions, and theater style segments with hosts like Bates and Beaty.
Prime Minister Nygaardsvald disclosed that Norway urged the Allies to launch an immediate invasion from the west. He urged Norwegians to resist by stoning transports and sabotaging communications and warned German escapees would prolong the war. He urged readiness for sacrifices as the fighting intensifies across the nation.
The Christmas service at the Reformed Church included a sermon by Rev. Nelson Van Raaite on The Wise Men. A duet by Mrs. James Seville and Miss Gertrude Hogie and special choir music were presented. Miss Hogie played the organ.
Sergeant Gregory S. Cluett, son of Mr and Mrs Sanford L Cluett of Spring Avenue Road, earns a third Oak Leaf Cluster on his Army Air Forces Art Medal for meritorious service in bombing attacks. He serves in the 351st Bombardment Group, B 17 unit, in the European theater.
SHAEF reported Hitler personally conceived and mapped the new German push toward the Meuse, with plans for one infantry army and two panzer formations. The attack targeted Liege and Meuse lines, aiming to trap Allied forces in the west as the war neared another critical phase.
About 2,200 automobile owners have received 1945 plates from the State Motor Vehicle Bureau at the courthouse since December 4. County Clerk Lawrence Celies reminds owners to obtain the plates now for convenience, noting that the 3933 plates are not required for passenger autos until February 2, while taxicabs must display new plates.
A House Indian Affairs Committee report after ten months of study states Americans have not ensured proper status for Native peoples. It says Indians are not yet ready to be self supporting and that U S obligations remain, delaying abolition of the Indian Office and discontinuation of services.
A committee warned that 130 years of government supervision of Indians produced a program that made Indians resemble lettered citizens rather than becoming better Americans, citing concerns about assimilation and identity.
Heavy snow and freezing temperatures hinder Allied and German operations along the Italian front as Canadian and American units press toward Ravenna and Bologna. Air forces hit oil facilities and rail yards, while British planes fly supplies to Tito’s partisans. A Rochester woman, Kathryn Krause Dainbar, 45, died from injuries in a two car crash.
George Leo Lewis Jr. 21, an electrician’s mate first class in the Navy, died after a accidental discharge of a souvenir Japanese life bullet. He had brought it home after two years in the South Pacific and died from a head wound.
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