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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
1
German assault along a 200 mile front near Belgorod faltered as Russians claimed they repelled key advances and recaptured positions. Moscow announced heavy German losses including 520 tanks and 229 planes in a three day tally, with 18,000 German deaths reported.
German radio claimed Allied ships amassed over 1,000,000 tons on the African coast for a Mediterranean invasion while insisting a real invasion is too risky amid southern France and Italian defenses. Berlin suggested Crete was not yet the main target, noting a thwarted sabotage report and implying broader German guard vigilance.
In Fort Wayne Indiana one person died and 25 others were hospitalised after eating breakfast at a Broadway General Electric Co plant cafeteria. The victims were all GE plant employees. Elzo Mountz died after being taken to the plant dispensary.
German forces reportedly suffer unprecedented losses in three days with 30 04 dead 1 539 tanks destroyed or damaged and 6 9 airplanes shot down as Berlin and Moscow signal a major offensive on the eastern front The broadcast suggests Germany shifting from defense to attack amid Allied invasion pressure and hints at Kursk as a likely focal point with continued coverage on page fifteen.
About 100 railroad workers walked out threatening a total stop at the Utah Copper Co operations in Bingham Canyon Utah, and the Magna and Arthur mills over retirement benefits. The dispute centers on whether workers are railroad or copper company employees affecting eligibility under the Railroad Retirement Act. The company reports ore processing halted and ore shipments stopped, risking smelter closure and reduced wartime output.
Fourteen officials of the C I O Independent Laundry Drivers Local 324 pleaded innocent in general sessions court to a 73 count indictment charging conspiracy extortion blackmail and violation of anti racketeering laws. State officials said the union persuaded about 2000 laundry owners and independent agents to join under threat of loss of washing services. Bail was set from 1000 to 5000 for thirteen defendants and 7500 for Meyer Kaufman president of the local.
The national executive board of the Congress of Industrial Organizations created a political action committee and named Sidney Hillman to lead it. The body backed its no strike pledge, faulted John L. Lewis for Connelly-Smith Act push, and noted aims to work with other labor groups. Murray said no definite plan yet.
Washington reports the Eighth Air Force completed 68 daylight bombing missions on 102 targets in Europe, dropping 11 423 tons of bombs and destroying or damaging 1 199 enemy planes. Losses were 276 American heavy bombers, with probable additional enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged. The force began in July last year and expanded to attacking Le Mans Nantes and La Pallice, achieving 344 tons on a combined mission while downing 46 Germans, with 35 probables and seven damaged. The first heavy mission against Germany proper was Wilhelmshaven on January 27, losing three planes and shooting down 26 enemy aircraft.
The Providence Typographical Union voted to return to work at the Providence Journal and Bulletin after a one day strike. The War Labor Board ordered the men to cease striking and resume duties. The walkout halted the Evening Bulletin yesterday, risking a disruption of the Journal's 114 year daily issue. Compositors returned to prepare this morning's Journal.
Belmont. Frank A. Smith, 48, a Little Genesee farmhand and father of four, was indicted by a Allegany County grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the March 14 slaying of ten year old Thelma Snyder. He will be arraigned today before Supreme Court Justice Alonzo G. Hinkley. An extraordinary trial term will convene July 19. The girl disappeared after riding with her father to a highway intersection for work in Olean. Thelma's body was found May 26 in a pine thicket near her home.
Forty seven Chinese internees at Sharp Park federal detention camp were jailed after a Chinese flag was raised and refused removal amid a Chinese Japanese dispute. United States immigration director Irving F. Wixon said Japanese internees threatened the scene prompting intervention.
A government spokesman told a press conference yesterday that the dissolution of the Communist International announced from Moscow has caused a split in the Chinese Communist Party in Chungking.
Cincinnati 5 Boston 1 and 4 2, Pittsburg at New York postponed by weather. Chicago at Brooklyn and St Louis at Philadelphia postponed. New York 2 St Louis 0 Detroit 9 Washington 1 Chicago 3 Boston 2 in 14 innings. Philadelphia at Cleveland postponed. Albany 8 Binghamton 0 Hartford 5 Wilkes Barre 2 Elmira 12 Utica 1 Elmira 6 Utica 2 Scrantomil Springfield and
Gen. Henri Giraud, hero of French resistance, arrived in Washington aboard a four engine plane and met with President Roosevelt. He described the ocean crossing as “a wonderful jump.” He conferred with Adm. Leahy and Gen. Marshall on the war against the Axis and the future of Martinique and Guadeloupe under the unified empire plan.
Los Angeles reports Dixie Davis once a lawyer for leaders of a New York numbers racket is sued for divorce by Hope Dare the former showgirl who stood by him amid publicity about alleged underworld dealings. The complaint cites cruelty and seeks $200 monthly alimony. they wed in Nyack New York in August 1933 and separated last Tuesday. Davis was disbarred jailed and later leniently treated as a state witness in James J Hines trial. He moved west three years ago and started a Palm Springs fruit juice business.
A German radio broadcast relayed by the Associated Press says Franco disciplined members of Spain's Cortes who last month urged the restoration of the Monarchy. The broadcast called the action especially culpable during a period requiring inner unity amid the international situation.
Rep Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut pledged to urge OPA Chief Prentiss Brown to consider a constituent idea. The plan would allow the public to use coupons as it wishes to relieve the faseline situation, if feasible.
Allied HQ in Australia announced American and Australian forces landed near Munda on New Georgia and near Salamaua New Guinea. Nine Japanese destroyers and cruisers were sunk in the Kula Gulf battle the night of July 5 into July 6, while air raids dropped over 100 tons on positions near Mubo. The Helena cruiser was confirmed among losses on our side.
Tokyo radio broadcast to Italy said US forces show incredible stubbornness in the Solomon Islands campaign. It described the enemy landing attempt as stubborn and claimed the battle will have decisive weight on the war's development.
The report notes Australians capture Sui and Japan presses Ren dova Island near Munda. In a latest raid, Japanese losses reach about 180 in the sector as Americans intensify pressure with landings. Munda air base, built by Japanese last December, has been repeatedly pounded from the air and remains contested.
War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson and executive vice chairman Charles E. Wilson defended May production as primarily affected by switches in the military program due to battlefront changes. They projected June to be better, and Wilson asserted a 50 percent rise possible in the second half. Ancraft planes could exceed 10 000 monthly once plants run at full capacity next year.
Monsignor Francis J. Haas, chairman of the FEPC, said Detroit race riots killing over 25 and injuring hundreds stem from housing, recreation, and public transport issues not Klan or Axis influence. He noted war plants drew 35,000 people since New Year and that FEPC has no jurisdiction over inter-racial hostility, only employment discrimination. Public hearings may follow if negotiations with Detroit employers fail. The FBI sees no direct enemy agent link to the riots, despite Axis propaganda concerns.
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