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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1944
Page
8
Allied forces burst into Arezzo marking a breakthrough toward Florence as the Gothic Line defenses crack. British and Fifth Army advances threaten Livorno and Pisa while air operations target Potero bridges and supply lines.
Allied forces in New Guinea tightens encirclement of Japanese 38th Army after cutting lines at the Driniumar River near Aitape. American units repulsed two Japanese counterattacks and forced further casualties, with total Japanese deaths rising to 612 since July 1 as encirclement holds along the river’s inland positions.
Chicago weather forecaster E. A. Downs predicted Democrats would enjoy cooler weather with temperatures not exceeding 62 degrees after Republicans faced near 100 degree heat at their recent convention.
A scattered scoreboard flash from several leagues shows postponed games due to rain and a variety of results. Notable notes include Utica beating Elmira, Hartford defeating Wilkes Barre, and Cincinnati edging St Louis with extra innings. Philadelphia and New York split scores, while Chicago and Boston secured wins in the American
The Red Army seized Grodno near East Prussia and moved toward Kaunas and regions around Liberec with large German losses cited. The report describes outflanking tactics driving German forces into traps as Soviet advances threaten Kaunas and surrounding targets.
Allied air power pounds from Normandy to Austria with heavy raids on Munich Saarbrucken and targets near Paris Rennes and Nantes. Berlin reports ongoing raids as weather eases and RAF Spitfires strike Dutch sites. Moscow?
Partisans in a 140 square mile zone near the Franco Swiss frontier wait for Allied progress before rising. Trained by regulars, they patrol far from bases, sabotage rail lines, kidnap small German units, and hold about 10 000 men with captured gear.
William C. Bullitt former American ambassador to Paris arrived in Algiers reporting Charles de Gaulle’s U S visit a complete success clearing up a series of misunderstandings within a few days.
The Chinese High Command announced 14 000 Japanese killed in three weeks of fighting around Hengyang from June 23 to July 14 while noting ongoing heavy clashes in Kwangtung near Yingtak. Observers doubted the figure but acknowledged intensified combat in the Hengyang area and questioned the city’s strategic value.
Thousands of soldiers on leave volunteer for wartime work as Paul V. McNutt declares urgent manpower needs. GIs take on tasks such as loading trucks steel mill work grain unloading re icing freight cars stevedoring railroad clerical jobs food processing stockyards and various war occupations.
Allied destroyers attacked a small German flotilla off the French coast near タ de Croix southwest of Lorient. Two German ships were sunk and a third was left sinking as shells hit a battle practice target towed by the Nazis. No Allied damage or casualties were reported.
Stars and Stripes reports Joe Louis and Billy Conn rode a London GPA bomber when landing gear stalled. An airforce colonel guided the craft in a 45 minute circling approach before the gear finally deployed and a safe landing followed.
A severe weekend storm lashed Rensselaer County causing drownings and property damage. At Kinderhook Lake a boat overturned, rescuers saved two Troy residents and two others, while three others died. A lightning bolt struck the Grafton Baptist Church steeple, igniting a fire and injuring a boy from Waterford.
A blaze swept a wooden Old Mill tunnel at Elitch’s Gardens in Denver killing six people including four ride occupants and two staff. One occupant escaped as firefighters battled the fire before dawn. The cause remained undetermined as the tunnel and ride walls burned but the theater building survived.
The Office of Price Administration raised waste paper ceilings by $2 per ton for homes offices and stores to stimulate collections. War Production Board chair Donald Nelson announced a two month campaign by Boy Scouts starting August to ease the nation s waste paper shortage and meet military and civilian needs.
The account details a major Japanese counterattack on Saipan, the largest of its kind in the Central Pacific. It describes waves of Japanese assault, heavy casualties, and American defense aided by tanks, flame throwers, and reinforcements as the battle rages along the valley and railroad line.
Democratic officials disclosed that President Roosevelt wrote a letter outlining his general views on the vice presidential nomination. National Committee Chairman Hannegan said the letter, likely to be released today or tomorrow, will speak for itself and would be sent to Senator Samuel D. Jackson of Indiana. The Democratic convention opens Wednesday with a contested fight over the running mate decision expected Friday.
Mrs. Virginia Warren aged 32 died at Maine General Hospital after an Army airplane crash that destroyed a trailer in South Portland. The disaster raised the death toll to 18 with three other occupants still listed as critically ill though showing improvement.
A tropical storm named May moved along the North Carolina coast toward Virginia Capes, with forecasts for New York to see late yesterday or today. Officials warned beachgoers to avoid exposed shores from Long Island to New Jersey as small craft were urged to seek shelter in port. Air traffic centers warned flights as conditions stirred concerns at LaGuardia.
A fire damaged the Navy armed guard rest home in Rockland County set in the north wing with most damage from water. The residence on High Terrace West slope formerly belonged to Archer M Huntington and was acquired by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission before transfer to the Navy. Fire origin suspected from lightning but undetermined. no injuries reported.
New York UPI reports Leo Sumner, 15, was struck by lightning while under a tree in Tawood Hill Park yesterday. His brother Nathad was treated for shock at the scene.
New York figure James A. Farley avoids statements as Chicago hosts the Democratic National Committee meeting. He marks time at the Blackstone Hotel while Harry Hopkins and Franklin D. Roosevelt allies gather nearby. Farley previously said he would wait to see the nominee before backing the ticket.
The first WAC contingent to reach the Normandy beachhead walked ashore quietly from landing craft and settled on the grounds of an old chateau. The 49 enlisted personnel and six officers, from 23 states, arrived less than six weeks after their brothers and are assigned to the 2 forward communications zone headquarters in France.
Texas Regulars aim to seat 18 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago led by Dan Moody against Vice President Wallace. The move signals a Southern revolt to oppose racial equality planks, with other Southern delegates planning a unified stance at a Tuesday meeting.
Japanese or Allied forces continue air raids on Guam for the twelfth straight day. Carrier based aircraft hit targets on Rota island during the same period, destroying or damaging buildings and military installations with rockets and bombs.
Stockholm reports claim Nazi built ten ton robot bombs with 703 mph speed and 65 000 foot altitude capable of reaching New York. Danish sources cast doubt noting no installations in western Jutland while a military expert cites experiments with long range devices.
Allied forces pressed along a six mile front near St Lo driving Germans back more than two miles. US troops moved within seven eighths of a mile of a key road junction and entered Lessay on the western Normandy front as British efforts boosted the push between the Odon and Orne rivers. Casualties were heavy as Montgomery’s Second Army gains support a broader breakthrough plan.
Washington official Leo T. Crowley said lending programs delivered about 200 million dollars in lend leased goods to the China Burma India theater by May 3 1944. He noted three quarters of the total were planes tanks guns and other war materiel for Chinese British and Indian forces. Additional transfers valued at over 217 million were directed to Lieut Gen Joseph Stilwell for onward delivery to allied units. The bulk of the shipments included 134 million in tanks and vehicles and 63 million in other war materiel.
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