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May 17, 1944

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Jesse Winchester

1944Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)[†]

James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr. was an American-Canadian musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in the southern United States. Opposed to the Vietnam War, he moved to Canada in 1967 to avoid the draft. During that time, he began his career as a solo artist. His highest-charting recordings were "Yankee Lady" in 1970 and "Say What" in 1981. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973, gained amnesty in the U.S. in 1977 and settled in Memphis, Tennessee in 2002.

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Headlines from May 17, 1944

ALLIES' LOSS LIGHT; 3,000 Germans Taken -- Americans Capture Spigno and Peak FRENCH CONTINUE GAINS Report Disorganization of One Enemy Division -- 8th Army Nearing Hitler Line ALLIES' LOSS LIGHT IN ITALIAN ASSAULT

By A.c. Sedgwickby Wireless To the New York Times

US troops take Spigno and Monte Civita; drive toward Castellonorato; naval units join attack; French disorganize Ger 71st Infantry Div; reach Monte Fammera, Annunziata, Castelnuovo and Cresta Santa Lucia; Ger tanks and guns challenge every inch of Brit Liri Valley advance; Brit cut road linking Cassino with southern end of Gustav line; drive toward Pignataro; Brit and Indian Rapido River bridgehead now penetrates 2 mi; Adriatic area lull continues; Gers reptd withdrawing infantry from US sector and leaving artillery to fight delaying action; Allied planes coordinate with ground offensives; map

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