Allied Forces Surge on Cassino Front with French Mountain Drive
Allied French troops under Gen. Juin advance through the Central Italian Apennines seizing peaks overlooking Acquafondola and the Cassino area while American infantry from captured Cervaro push within three miles of Cassino. British units threaten the city from the railway approach as Eighth Army reports light patrol activity. In the Sofia air battle, American escorts claim a crushing victory with two enemy losses.
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Algiers
al- Phonse Juin
Italy
Apennines
Acquafondala
Cassino
Cervaro
Fifth Army
Cerraro
Monna Casales
Mt. Molline
Mt. Raimo
Viticuso
Druin
Europe
Cassino-Atina
Sofia
American planes claim 28 enemy shot down in raids
Reports from Bern note heavy bombing of Sofia while clouds aided German fighters in close sorties. British destroyers shelled rail targets near Ancona and Pedaso. RAF bombed Perugia airfield and eastern communications. American Mitchells and fighter-bombers operated against targets in Italy and the Dalmatian coast. Nearly two thirds of passenger car drivers adhere to the 35 mile per hour wartime limit, says the Federal Works Agency.
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Bern
Switzerland
Sofia
Italy
Fifth Army
Orsogna
R. AF. Baltimores
Palena
Chieti
Adriatic
Porto Civitanova
Ancona
Pedaso
R. A. F. Wellingtons
Peruglia
Federal Works Agency
Air Ace dubbed Bald Eagle by squadron men
Maj. Gene Roberts of the Eighth Air Force, based in England, is a Gonzaga graduate from Spokane Wash. At 25 he has six confirmed German kills and one probable. He led a half hour dog fight over Emden improving his squadron to 22 German planes destroyed. Known as Old Man or Chief Bald Eagle to his men, Roberts married a Casper Wyoming secretary before departing the U.S. His P47 Thunderbolt, crew chief Negley Sapper, and a 177 hour total time underline his seasoned record.
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Joseph Willicombe
U.S
England
Ins
Gene Roberts
Eighth Air Force
Emden
Gonzaga
Roberts
Spokane
Wash
Gonzaga University
Bing Crosby
Bald Eagle
Northwest
Wyoming
United States
Major Roberts
Casper
Sergi
Negley Sapper
Jit
Croce Blames Hitler for Ciano Executions
Italian philosopher Benedetto Croce said Hitler ordered the Verona tribunal and death sentences for Count Galeazzo Ciano, Marshal Emilio De Bono, and three other ex-Fascist officials, calling the executions a crime of criminals and noting the resemblance to Nazi purges. He asserted there is little doubt Hitler directed the trial and judged the sentences.
Petersburg Hostesses Visit and Card Party Benefit
Mrs Cornelius O Connor of Syra House visits Mrs Helen McKeon. Camp Fire Girls sponsor a card party at School District No 4 at eight tonight to raise funds for a hospital plane. United Petersburg Parent Teacher Association held its regular meeting Tuesday evening with Rev William J Clark of Watervliet giving an address and resume of his Camp Davis work.
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Cornelius O'Connor
Syra‘House
Helen McKeon
iPresident Reports Reduced Payroll
President Roosevelt told Congress that the federal civilian payroll declined with a total 2,798,000 workers in the continental United States in October 1943 and 154,000 more in Alaska, the Panama Canal Zone, and overseas. He noted most cuts occurred in war agencies, with a 167,000 decrease from June to October.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Executive Branch
United States
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
War and Navy Departments
Continental
Troy Elks Cribbage League Plans Season at Club
A meeting of Troy Elks cribbage league members is held at the Elks Club this evening to plan the coming season. Weekly games begin next week.
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Troy Elks’ Cribbage League
Elks’ Club
Draft Boards Postpone Induction Next Month in Troy
February induction calls to local Selective Service boards are cancelled due to new state regulations requiring pre induction examinations. No men will depart Troy for service next month, though many may undergo physical exams. Boards await state instructions on possible Albany quotas and note exams and screenings halted except for registrants claiming defects and then sent to doctors.
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Tocal Selective Service Boards
Troy
Albany
Mellon gift brings Homer Breezing Up to gallery
Washington reports the National Art Gallery accepts a major American painting as a gift from the W L and May H Mellon Foundation of Pittsburg. Winslow Homer's Breezing Up will be exhibited immediately after formal acceptance. The note also mentions a draft board classification of 4 F for a local individual.
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Rome
Maple
Siebert Carriage
Heywood
Whitehills
Ana Hacer Y
Camden
Trenton
Nna
Igor Gorin
Dmitri Shostakovitch
United Nations
New York
Hitler
Ciano
Petersburg
Rommel
Pressens Bild
Swedish Picture Agency
Stockholm
Field Marshal
Elks' Cribbage League
Zemo
Shoe Salon
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