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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1944
Page
1
Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark hailed the bravery of Allied forces after repulsing the third German assault at the Anzio beachhead. Ground troops artillery and heavy bombers halted a 1,500 yard penetration as Clark visited the lines and affirmed firm Allied control.
Britain ends shipments of arms and goods to Turkey amid rising frustration with Turkish promises and stalled staff talks. Washington aligns, signaling no appeasement, while Ankara rumors suggest Britain abandoned efforts to bring Turkey into the war. Russians reportedly approve tougher stance toward Turkey.
The Polish telegraph agency reports Germans in Warsaw show acute war jitters and flee the city after fake posters ordered evacuations. German police remove the placards as crowds scramble for transport and groceries, while the Polish underground is blamed for inciting panic.
Nora Carpenter aged 23 in Heanor Derbyshire has named an American soldier as the father of her newborn quadruplets. The babies MacDonald Michael Maureen and Madeline were born Monday and photographed with their mother who remains in bed for two weeks.
A strong American air force of Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked targets in southwest Germany with British escort fighters, while another bomber group struck an airfield at Chartres near Paris. Thunderbolts, Lightnings, Mustangs, and Spitfires led the raid, shooting down eighteen German fighters as eleven bombers and three fighters were listed missing.
Allied forces have landed heavy reinforcements on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands. General MacArthur reports the Fifth Cavalry Regiment’s surprise landing disrupted a numerically superior Japanese force, enabling a rapid move from reconnaissance to occupation. Reinforcements arrived to push beyond the beachhead after fending off Japanese infiltration and mortar attacks.
A six alarm blaze swept the Majestic Hotel in downtown Philadelphia late yesterday. The ten story, 392 room structure was emptied within 14 minutes of discovery with no injuries found by resident manager G. B. Myers.
Nora Carpenter a frail 23 year old mother of quadruplets says she hopes to marry the American doughboy father and go to America with him. Her mother Mrs Ellen Carpenter and nurse Edith Mathews name Staff Sergeant Willam Thompson of Pittsburg Pa as the father and say he was present at the birth.
The War Department confirms illegitimate children can receive monthly sums if the father acknowledges them. The four newborns in Heanor, England, may qualify for $90 total per month. the first child gets $30 and each of the three others $20. The soldier, Nora’s partner in the ATS, is described as a fine fellow and plans to return to America. The babies are in a nursing home as Mrs. Carpenter notes the surprising count.
The Pittsburg wife of Staff Sergeant William Thompson, tied to a quadruplets case in Heanor Derbyshire, is in seclusion. Eleanor, Thompson's wife since 1942, remains in doubt amid claims and a New York paper attention. Mrs. Jenemann says there is no definite proof Thompson is the father.
Hungarian born actor Paul Lukas and Oklahoma born actress Jennifer Jones win top acting prizes for 1943 performances. Jones earns for The Song of Bernadette on her 24th birthday. Lukas wins for The Watch On the Rhine. Supporting acting honors go to Charles Coburn for The More the Merrier and Katina Paxinou for For Whom the Bell Tolls.
The Vatican reports four bombs fell on Vatican grounds and two nearby, injuring a Dutch Augustinian monk and a priest and killing a worker. No one at the Propaganda College was hurt. Windows and homes suffered damage as Rome’s radio cited Osservatore Romano noting the breach.
The Social Demokratti reports Finland’s government aims to negotiate an armistice with Russia while preserving freedom and independence. An informed source says the proposal reflects parliamentary majority views after a secret session vote, though no final decision has been announced.
In Pittsfield on March 14 the exclusion of a baby doll tied to the electrocuted infant Lawrence Noxon last September became a focal point on the seventh day of the trial of Jonn FL Noxon, a socially prominent attorney. Tudor Abraham E. Pinanski ruled the doll’s evidentiary admissibility as prosecutors and defense argued over its relevance and portrayal of the incident.
Two 16 year old Tottenville High School students Walter Wilson Jr and William Miggins were missing since Wednesday after a police launch found an overturned rowboat near Keansboro New Jersey six miles from their last sighting at Sandy Hook. Police planned further searches in Raritan Bay hoping to recover the bodies.
Edwin FR. Finch of New York a former Court of Appeals judge will lead an inquiry into alleged beating of a Black man by state police assisting a probe of Albany County. The probe follows charges by Lenny Jones, Albany former janitor, that troopers beat kicked and suspended him for not answering questions. Special Prosecutor George P. Monaghan named by Governor Dewey said the accusations are serious and demand investigation.
Maj. Edward J Helly announced that Julius Fisher, a Negro handyman at Washington Cathedral, confessed to fatally beating librarian Miss Catherine Cooper Reardon 37 from William and Mary College. Reardon’s body was found in the library basement near a steam pipe pit after Fisher allegedly struck her, chased, and dragged her following a report to the custodian. He was charged with murder and held for further questioning.
London reports Marshal Tito announced Yugoslav Partisans wiped out 500 German troops in a 14 day battle along the Soca River in Slovenia. Four bridges over the Sora River were destroyed by the Thirtieth division, which killed 260 enemies and captured prisoners and booty in a single day of fighting.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey ordered a sixth stay of execution for Louis Lepke Buchalter and two Murder, Inc. henchmen as they await a possible U S Supreme Court appeal. Warden and chaplain reported reactions as Capone and Weiss awaited fate. The stay extends to midnight Saturday, with possible further reprieve if the high court does not act promptly.
General Edelmiro Farrell, acting president after a bloodless coup, pledged Argentina would maintain its foreign policy and press for elections soon. He said the regime would cooperate with American nations and restore constitutional normalcy while guiding the country through a temporary transition.
The Red Army advances toward Pskov along the Warsaw railway, claiming thirty towns in a southward push. Russian forces widen a Narva bridgehead, push Germans from several strong points, and threaten Ostrov and other Baltic targets as Moscow suggests rapid offensive plans may bypass certain towns.
Senate finance chairman George D. Gint predicted a debt limit rise from 210 to 260 billion dollars to cover next year's financing needs. Treasury officials planned talks with fiscal leaders as Morgenthau prepared conferences. Treasury data showed debt at 187.339 billion as of February.
Palmer and Sallami were electrocuted at Sing Sing after being convicted of murdering Brooklyn Detective Joseph Miccio. Palmer proclaimed his innocence as he faced the chair, while Sallami remained silent.
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