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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1945
Page
3
Madrid and Paris report Spain will surrender Laval to the United Nations for war crimes. French sources say Laval’s extraction is imminent. his transfer follows Madrid’s long refusal and Allied insistence.
Mary-Rachele Mussolini widow of the executed dictator and two of her children, Homany aged 18 and Anna Maria aged 16, were placed under protective custody by American authorities following arrest by Italian partisans while attempting to reach Switzerland. They were turned over to officers of the American First Armored Division and held in a facility overlooking Lake Como and the Swiss Alps.
The text notes a fortress at the routes of Barcelors and mentions Spain agreeing to follow United Nations decisions regarding Laval. It reflects postwar diplomacy and international authority over the Laval matter.
Unusual interest among children ages one to five keeps the weight lifting classes at the Troy Y M C A ongoing indefinitely. Physical director Hartley Hallguins announced that classes will meet Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:26 with Levin O Brien as instructor, succeeding Jake W Raymond who left to join the Marines.
E F Young of 12 Fales Court retires after 31 years in continuous service at Watervet Arsenal. He joined in September 1914 after time at General Electric Schenectady and Ludlow Valve. He rose from tailmaker to general foreman PMH Department and was past president of the Foremen’s Association and a Twenty Year Club member. Cy Young, once a semi professional baseball player in Troy, is his nickname.
Dispatches from London Stockholm and elsewhere say Admiral Karl Doenitz and his foreign minister Count Ludwig von Schwerin-Krosigk were at Kiel with British troops nearby. The unconfirmed report also mentions meetings with Josef Terboven and Werner Best as a possible last stand in Norway Denmark and nearby regions.
Items report visits and gatherings in Cambridge. J Peter Hui of Albany visits his sister Caroline Sul the Sod. The DAR annual meeting in Cambridge is set for May 3 15 PM at the Bistor Teak Building. Founders Day attendees include McKee Herring ton and Seaman. sugar ration signups occur May 11 at Cambridge Central School with a 15 pound cap per person.
Dispatches describe mass German retreats in northwestern areas as the Red Army advances. Civilians and soldiers abandon guns and vehicles, seeking British lines, with many disguising as civilians and bodies of troops streaming toward safety. British tanks and infantry push forward, while fear of further Russian advances spreads among refugees and officers alike. In Troy, plans for a business travelers meeting and Ladies Council Aid gathering are announced for May 22 with membership drives and refreshments.
Franklin J. Champlin Jr. has been promoted from second to first lieutenant in the Marines, announced by his wife Frances Burton Champlin of 3 Park Place. The 4th graduate of R. P. 1 now serves at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.
John Bart, longtime Hancock County resident and last Civil War veteran, died Wednesday at age 162 after years denied ward care due to being deemed a poor risk. He enlisted as a boy and witnessed pivotal moments in the 19th century.
A fragmentary report notes a Dutch delegation returning to the Netherlands after a deportation incident. Names and precise details are unclear in the text but imply official travel and missing context.
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