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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1943
Page
1
Allied medium bombers and fighters struck Sofia Bulgaria on Sunday in the claimed opening of a Balkan offensive. The raid hit locomotive repair shops car assembly depots and trackage with about 200 bombs in 1 hour 45 minutes.
General Georges Catroux, famed French negotiator, landed in Beirut to urge a settlement with Lebanon in the name of the French Committee of National Liberation after British pressure for a quick resolution. French protests of exaggeration contrast with British view of strategic danger in the Arab region amid fears of wider conflict in Syria.
Washington Senator Bankhead defended a proposal to spend 25 000 000 to 30 000 000 in federal funds annually for War Bond advertising arguing it would boost campaigns and reduce private costs. Opponents warned it sets a dangerous precedent and could price patriotism while Overton cautioned that once begun the program would not end.
Connecticut Governor Baldwin urged Roosevelt for emergency talks on food troubles while Texas livestock leader Joe Montague denounced subsidies as bribery and blackmail. The telegram appeal was disclosed by Senator Danaher. The report carries the Brihive Press imprint.
Alfred De Marigny announced plans to remarry his estranged wife Nancy Oakes at St. Francis Xavier Church but neither party appeared. Father Bonaventure said the ceremony was a validation, not a remarriage, and cited De Marigny’s illness as the reason. The case follows his recent murder acquittal of Nancy Oakes’s father Sir Harry, with deportation orders against De Visdelou and De Marigny discussed by officials.
U S Navy announcements say Army Liberators attacked Gilbert Island bases at Tarawa and also raided Mille Atoll in the southern Marshalls on November 14 and 18. No Japanese planes were downed, all Liberators returned, and Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale led the strikes from the Seventh Air Force. The raids were night attacks likely retaliatory or diverting after Japanese raids on Funafuti and Nanumea. Announcement issued from Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s office.
The United Mine Workers Journal calls the recent coal wage agreement a partial victory and urges public members of the War Labor Board to resign after ending the union’s fourth strike.
Gerald H. Salisbury managing editor of the Knickerbocker News was elected president of the Associated Press Association of New York at the annual Albany meeting. Gov. Dewey spoke at the editors gathering, while AP correspondent Joseph Morton praised American servicemen in Italy. The group elected Fritz Updike as vice president and W. Norris Pexton as secretary treasurer. A Moscow Pact note urged non political unity for foreign policy.
A two story frame house at 402 Palisade Avenue rear burned last night. Five children and a woman died from the blaze. Police say three children died at Jersey City Medical Center, while the others perished at the scene.
Washington wartime relief announces release of up to 5,000,000 pounds of butter to hospitals from the War Food Administration stock. The butter will cover purchases from November through March and requires ration coupons.
The Duke of Gloucester, brother to King George, will become governor general of Australia next July. He succeeds Lord Gowrie, whose term was due to end January 22, 1944, but extended six months after the death of the Duke of Kent. The duke, whose first child was born in December 1941, has served as the King’s aide de camp and as liaison to Home Force Army Headquarters.
Allied air forces reported a Japanese cruiser hit directly by a 1,000 pound bomb off Rabaul New Britain and a large merchant ship struck by a 500 pound bomb. At Bougainville the Empress Augusta Bay beachhead saw Marine and Army units clash with Japanese patrols as seven enemy planes attacked at night with minor casualties.
The House passed a bill to ban manufacture or sale of tokens and slugs similar to coins to protect coin vending machine owners. The measure moves to the Senate. Rep Reed cited companies making slugs for gambling use and noted the vending business handles over $500 million in coins annually.
A broken driving rod on a locomotive derailed 13 freight cars while the train moved from Buffalo toward Meadville Pa. No injuries occurred and rail traffic faced minimal delay as trains were diverted onto a local siding. The incident was reported by the chief dispatcher's office in Salamanca.
President Roosevelt told Philippine leaders on the eighth anniversary of the commonwealth that the United States is working and fighting for the day of liberation and for the time when the Japanese army is finally and totally defeated.
The Senate judiciary committee voted unanimously yesterday to probe the liquor industry. Chairman Van Nuys of Indiana predicted a startling expose of liquor monopolies evading taxes and hoarding whisky to raise prices. The committee approved a subcommittee resolution urged by Senator Scrugham of Nevada.
Harrisburg reports rationed whisky sales began yesterday in 579 state stores under the liquor control board. The board also set limits for armed forces: up to three pints in six weeks for stationed members and one fifth pint for service members home on leave.
Van Nuys announced a committee inquiry into the liquor industrys business practices and operations. The investigation will begin early next week with questioning of major distillery officials about why the retail liquor market dried up despite ample supply. He noted dividends paid to stockholders in whisky and contrasted bonded warehouse withdrawals from 1942 to the previous September.
Buffalo area OPA director Thomas J. Reese announced a price ceiling drive against turkey dealers. He said some sellers have cornered the market to charge above the set ceilings. Despite a short turkey supply, he insisted consumers who can buy should pay fair prices.
In San Francisco Lieutenant General Alexander A. Vandergrift said Allied landings on Bougainville are harder than Guadalcanal but not as hard as Tulagi. He noted progress and, when asked about reaching Rabaul, replied that they were getting along all right.
Jurors began questioning yesterday in the New York City case of Edwin Codarre a 13 year old schoolboy charged with first degree murder in the slaying of 10 year old Hilzabeth Voigt.
Allied forces in the mountains near Mignano repelled three counterattacks by the 28th armored grenadier division as they pressed to break the Allied hold on the Winter Line. Eighth Army moved to higher ground north of Rionero while both sides prepared for major action. Cairo reports note progress for Leros and Greek parachute reinforcements on Samos as long range air support aids the anti Nazi effort.
Bern report cites Donau Zeitung dated November 6 claiming Albania withdrew from hostilities and declared neutral with Nazi approval. Decrees cited include dethroning Vittorio Emanuele as emperor and repealing Albania’s war declaration. The piece notes Mussolini's deposition preceded the decrees and recalls 1927 treaty with Italy. Churchill had pledged Albania’s liberation earlier this month.
Bulletin from Norfolk reports an explosion at the Yorktown Virginia Mine Depot early today killing eight civilian employees and injuring three. Fires were large but brought under control by 2:30 am. Names of the injured and dead were not released.
Reports from Bucharest describe urgent calls by Romanian military leaders to withdraw German and satellite troops to the Bug River line for defense against Soviet forces amid extreme nervousness in the Romanian capital. Rumanians fear a Russian invasion within days as the royal palace tightens security and Transnistria evacuations extend to Bessarabia, regions Germany pledged to Romania in 1941.
The liner Gripsholm docked as 1 802 Americans stepped onto American soil after up to 21 months in Japanese camps. Crowded dockside crowds greeted them with a large welcome in Rio de Janeiro. North American residents gave tours, parties, and infant care while stores stayed open for the holiday.
King Farouk I of Egypt sustained a slight pelvic injury after a car collided with a truck on the Ismailia road by the Suez Canal. He was treated at a British army hospital and slated for return to the palace after radiographs showed a small crack in the left pelvic bone.
Russian forces converged on key Gomel rail hub and outflanked the German garrison amid heavy fighting. Moscow reported 3,000 German dead, 40 tanks destroyed, 27 captured, and the seizure of 14 villages as Gomel appeared near fall. a new thrust aimed toward the Black Sea and a wide Ukrainian advance continued.
Senate War Investigating Committee chairman Truman plans public hearings next week into the 130 million dollar oil project at Whitehorse Canada. Secretaries Ickes and Somervell, among others, will be questioned about why the United States will not retain after the war the project assets. The Canoket plan includes wildcat drilling deeps wells, laying a pipeline, building a refinery and other facilities.
Representative Mahon of Texas told the House that Army Medical Corps expects penicillin output to meet all military needs by February and civilian demand by June. He noted most penicillin goes to the armed forces and is used for bone infections gonorrhea pneumonia meningitis and bloodstream infections.
A House subcommittee investigating the Federal Communications Commission heard testimony alleging FCC Chairman James L. Fry hindered the war effort. The claim, raised more than a year ago, came from the House Naval Fairs chairman addressing President Roosevelt.
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