CBS World News - July 17th, 1948
July 17th, 1948
CBS World News
"The world today. The Columbia Broadcasting System now presents a summary of the all the important world news today. Reports from CBS correspondents by trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific short wave radio, and the latest developments as received by the Columbia's news room here in New York. Tonight we will be reporting on the latest events in Europe via London."
"This is London. After the great Allied advances last month towards the Rhine, little ground has been gained. In June, Canadian divisions attempted to attack the occupied city of Amsterdam, but after incurring heavy losses were forced to withdraw. The German divisions were able to retake the city of Eindhoven as a result."
"Later in June, Allied divisions were able to push across the Rhine, taking Dortmund after some heavy fighting for the fortifications. However, German infantry and armor reserves led by German Field Marshal von Rundstedt, immediately launched a counter attack and retook the city after heavy fighting, which freed the German divisions trapped in Essen."
"Early this month, German troops were pushed from their last fortification west of the Rhine river, with German troops blowing the bridges as they left the German city of Saarbrucken. As a result of this advance, 19 German divisions in the Luxembourg pocket have been cut off. Early this morning, it was reported that the pocket has surrendered to American and British forces, resulting in the capture of roughly 200,000 men and their equipment. This will undoubtedly have an effect on German operations in the area."
"In the Middle East, the German attack aimed at capturing the strategic Suez Canal has been repulsed. German troops launched an attack against the canal in late June."
"As we reported in June, the Bolivian government has joined Argentina and the Axis in their war against Brazil. The past few weeks have resulted in several military attacks into western Brazil, where Bolivian divisions advance unopposed through the jungle. This came after many months of heated diplomatic exchanges between Bolivia and the British and American diplomats. This puts Brazil in an uncomfortable position, because their front has become secondary to the one in Europe and are expected to receive little support as a result."