06 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1943
Page
1
Pulse Feeler invites questions on postwar life and how peace might shape daily life. Readers propose ideas on Germany Italy and Japan after World War II and Mrs Derrington is paid one dollar for her inquiry.
Allied bombers strike along a broad Pacific defense perimeter. Japanese raids target Tarawa and Makin, with three wounded on Tarawa and no damage on Makin. Australian ground forces repelled at Huon Peninsula while Chinese forces claim a victory in northern Hunan. Curtin urges increasing tempo of the campaign. Big Liberator raids hit Hare Island and Mili, Nauru, and the Marshalls report some enemy losses per Tokyo.
The Tehran conference outlined three front plans from east west and south and aimed to crush Germany by land sea and air while laying groundwork for a postwar international order. Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin, joined by Marshall and Voroshilov, discussed second front timing and Balkan options amid tight security at the Soviet embassy in Tehran.
Tehran conference signals Soviet victory in arguing for a full scale second front in Western Europe. Marshall expected to direct operations in the west with a joint Anglo American staff. Roosevelt and Churchill reportedly accept air power limits on breaking Germany. Meanwhile Edwin Codarre, 13, is sentenced to 30 years to life for the rape slaying of 10 year old Elizabeth Voigt.
A high profile gathering at the Russian embassy featured a ceremonial Stalingrad sword presented to Stalin. London craftsman Tom Beasley made the blade inscribed to Soviet defenders of the city, as 16 Buff Regiment soldiers and 22 Russian officers stood in ceremonial lines.
The historic scene in Washington featured Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill distinctly at the table and on the portico. Molotov entered quietly while Stalin wore a khaki uniform and Lenin order. Churchill spoke for the king about steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad. A 27 minute camera session followed with no smoking by the leaders.
Amarillo observes the second anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack with a city wide program at 5 30 PM. The American Legion and War Dads join for a free evening featuring the Army Air Forces Band, the Amarillo Field Skyline Chorus, brief addresses by E A Simpson and Ross Rogers, and speakers Judge Clayton Heare and W Izzard.
Mrs A J Lundegreen of 2608 North West Fifteenth Avenue wins this week’s tip contest with a $5 prize after tipping about her husband being attacked by a prowler. Second prize goes to Mrs D H Barnes of 3501 East Seventeenth Avenue for alerting about the Bowen bus fire.
German armies retreat from a shattered winter line in central Italy while fighting a triple Soviet push on the Russian front. Berlin reportedly massing forces toward Turkey as Tehran conference prompts fears of a Balkans land front. Allied troops push toward Rome, with 5th Army seizing peaks near Mt Maggiore and Montgomery 8th Army advancing toward the Moro River. Soviet forces encircle Cherkasi on the Dnieper bend as fighting intensifies along the front from Kiev to Kherson.
The bulletin notes colder conditions with strong winds tonight and a low near 20. Tuesday brings fair skies and little temperature change with diminishing winds. Panhandle and South Plains see 22 to 26 degrees, near freezing elsewhere, and New Mexico reports light rain or snow northwest and extreme west portions today through Tuesday.
Due to space limits and lengthy Tehran conference reports, Ralph Ingersoll's North Africa war serialization is skipped in this edition and resumes in The Globe tomorrow. Post office Christmas traffic will be directed by two traffic policemen stationed at the corridor entrance. James Tye, a Black man, is sentenced to 12 1 2 years in prison for burglary tied to the July break-in at the J J Sterling home.
Washington December sixth U P reports the Tehran declaration appeared broad and general yet signaled a shared commitment to world democracy by Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. Observers call the meeting a triumph of Anglo American diplomacy despite limited disclosed details.
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