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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1944
Page
1
German forces on the Anzio beachhead in Italy suffer about 24 000 casualties including 3 500 captured as fighting stalls three aborted drives. Hermann Goering divisions, once slated for France, are now pinned down amid heavy losses and dislocation of Nazi invasion plans.
Staff Sergeant Lawrence Morel, a Fortress tailgunner, completed his tour of combat duty in this theater with yesterday’s raid on Berlin and said the trip reminded him of home. Allied artillery has taken heavy toll as German forces shift, with reports of German bodies and a common grave observed by an escaped American officer. German plans shifted when the Allied landing near Rome disrupted invasion efforts, drawing in German divisions and replacements for heavy fighting at Cassino and Anzio.
A York Beach, Maine fire killed seven children of Navy yard worker Raymond Rokey and his wife whose ill health left him and family at home on Long Beach Boulevard. The blaze destroyed the Rokey cottage and an adjoining unoccupied building. An eighth Rokey child was killed in an auto accident last October. Victims named: Evelyn 13, Alice 11, John 9, Beatrice 7, Franklin 6, Mary 3, Dorothy 11 months.
Willard Johnson of the National Conference of Christians and Jews defended the forthcoming March of Time film on bigotry. He said the film aligns with Archbishop Spellman’s anti bigotry stance and will direct public attention to what he calls a spreading cancer.
United States mints produced a record 2 023 898 270 coins worth 136 237 136 dollars in the last year. Output rose by 393 242 898 coins and 16 853 337 dollars, accounting for nearly a tenth of all coins in 152 years of minting history.
Heavily escorted U S bombers attacked Berlin amid intense German fighter opposition and dense anti air fire suffering a record loss of 60 planes. Allied fighters claimed 83 German planes down, with at least forty enemy aircraft destroyed. Big force included Flying Fortresses Liberators and R A F Mustangs.
Washington report states a general court martial is ordered to try three Army Air Forces officers for neglect of duty in inspecting Wright Aeronautical engines at Lockland Ohio. Lieut Col Frank C Greulich Maj Walter A Ryan and Maj William Bruckmann face charges under war articles. Proceedings begin April 2 in Cincinnati.
On royal directive Buckingham Palace to reduce light and heat. State rooms closed to save fuel while notices posted in remaining rooms. A fuel officer appointed to enforce the orders.
Five veterans groups urge the government to grant bonuses up to 3500 dollars for home service and 4500 dollars for overseas service per veteran under the Veterans Adjusted Service Pay Act of 1944. Nine House members introduced the bill, offering 3 dollars daily for home service and 4 dollars for overseas service, with extra 500 dollars for wounded. Bonds replace most compensation, bearing 3 percent simple interest then 3 percent compound, non negotiable and tax free. Sponsoring groups include VFW and Purple Heart, led by Rep Lesinski.
Washington (P) A Senate agriculture subcommittee postponed contempt action against Jonathan Daniels until after a session today when the president's confidential aide was to answer questions refused last week. Daniels had urged Slattery to resign as Rural Electrification Administrator and said he was ready to testify as Roosevelt believed his testimony would not harm public interest.
Uruguay held back a decision on recognizing the Argentine government of Gen Edelmiro Farrell yesterday. The delay effectively suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina as advised by a foreign office informant.
Attorney General Nathaniel L. Goldstein urged Edward R. Finch to continue probing claims of a state police beating of Albany Negro John Sonny Jones. Jones, 52, refused to testify citing an insufficiently broad hearing, while Finch had closed the inquiry. Goldstein pressed to question all on the 29th floor of the State Office Building about alleged intimidation.
A Reuters dispatch from Stockholm says Finnish officials have sent their reply to Moscow on Soviet armistice terms and expect a reply today or tomorrow. Pravda renewed Russia’s peace terms, warning Finland against misreading Soviet generosity and urging an exit from the blind alley to avoid sharing Hitlerite Germany’s doom.
Allied officers unravel Hitler s new secret weapon the miniature tank operated by remote control to roll into enemy lines and explode The device is powered by a two cylinder gasoline engine and controlled by an electrical cable 609 yards long linking it to its base It measures five feet by two feet by two feet and weighs 750 pounds carrying a 130 pound explosive charge
Boston retailers and institutions were urged last night to return all available egg cartons and crates to prevent disruption in the egg market. The call targets housewives and merchants to restore supply quickly amid ongoing distribution concerns.
Civilians repatriated from German camps aboard the Gripsholm report harsh treatment yet note some with American parentage preferred to stay in Europe. They left 24 hours notice with few belongings, faced strict censorship, and endured rough transfer at the border while awaiting passage home to North and South America.
American infantry units in Burma opened their first Asiatic front under Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell. They marched 200 miles through jungle to cut off about 2,000 Japanese along the Hukawng valley, striking from the rear near Maungkwan and Walawbum as Chinese troops also pushed in from the north. Engineers moved in on the Ledo road construction as Stilwell described Japanese defense as dug-in like moles.
The foreign economic administration says American built planes shipped to Allied air forces total 28 000 with a value of 2 300 000 000 since the Lend Lease Act. Three fourths of the fleet, 21 000 planes, were under Lend Lease costing 1 700 000 000. Remaining planes were cash paid by Allies, mainly Britain.
Rome reports from the Gazette de isthe Sue say Allied Raiders killed more than 400 in Friday’s assault on the capital. An air raid shelter suffered a direct hit killing at least 200 occupants. Water lines ran to fountains as aqueducts were sabotaged and electricity and gas were nearly knocked out across the city.
A 2nd Lieutenant at Camp Anza, Riverside, armed without explanation, killed three people and wounded five at an Officers Club party then moved into Arlington before being shot by police. The dead include Dorothy Douglas and Lourdine Livermore, both 18, from Long Beach. Captain Aubrey G. Serling was critically wounded, and 2nd Lieutenant Beaufort G. Swancutt, 31, of La Crosse Wisconsin, was injured. A military board seeks motive as details emerge.
Pittsfield Massachusetts UPI testimony in the John F. Noxon Jr murder trial centers on whether a lamp cord’s brightness proves exposure length. GE bridgeport expert Clifford Hull says brightness alone cannot date exposure. pediatrician Hunt notes the child’s limited strength to grasp the wire.
Washington was the scene as Senate and House conferees revised the compromise armed service vote bill. A new provision would allow absentees in New Mexico and Kentucky to use federal ballots even if stationed at home. Senator Green said a Senate vote was likely Thursday and called another conferee meeting. Supporters of the federal ballot view the change as a defeat for their proposal.
Izala Forrester Pace 53 widely known author and scenario writer died yesterday at her Keene residence. She was the great granddaughter of John Wilkes Booth and prominent figure in local literary circles. The obituary notes her contributions to theater and film writing.
Chicago based Max Hoefer, president of the Hairdressers Association, notes 25 percent of American women color hair with tint, rinse, bleach, or dye. Younger people seek glamour, gray haired women dye more in business than at home, and many men dye for professional or age reasons, with some aging between 0 and 50 seen as risky.
Russian forces on the First Ukrainian Front threaten a retreat by outflanking and severing the Odessa Lwow railway, claiming several thousand German casualties as 200 villages and hamlets fell in three days. Zhukov’s 35 infantry divisions and eight tank corps spearhead advances north of the Romanian frontier. Baltic front clashes near Narva report 300 Germans killed in hand to hand combat.
Ways and Means Chairman Doughton announced plans to simplify taxes for earners up to 5000 dollars by shifting to a withholding tax so many individuals would not need to file annual returns. The scheme aims to replace formal returns with an idle statement of income after adjustments, potentially ending the current filing obligation for lower incomes.
A Norwegian merchant named Knute Hangsta was found dead atop Minot Peak in the Mount Whitney region near Lake Placid after a ski trip. He was missing for hours in 25 below zero conditions. search efforts by the Lake Placid Patrol located him yesterday.
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