02 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
1
Allied air forces struck southwest Germany in a major operation with U S Flying Fortresses and Liberators delivering heavy blows following a large RAF bomb assault on Stuttgart. The joint daytime and nighttime raid aimed at the strategic war center.
Five protective vessels failed to stop a British submarine from torpedoing a 7,000-ton Japanese aircraft carrier in the Malacca Strait. The action also reportedly sank a Japanese cruiser later and shelled a supply ship. In the Southwest Pacific, Allied forces prepared Momote Airdrome on Los Negros, and air attacks continued against Japanese targets in the Bismarck Archipelago as conflicting war reports emerged.
Reports say lend lease arms to Turkey were halted as Allied hopes to win Turkish backing faded. Germany faced a failed German action while Stuttgart endured a heavy night bombing by 600 plus RAF and RCAF bombers with few losses.
Surma reports Lt. Col. Gordon and the Seagrave hospital unit claim to have saved 2,000 Chinese during the past two years through care provided in the Burma region battles. Friends dispute the figure, noting intensified wartime activity and a day with 150 operations.
Washington report notes possible shifts threatening the Democratic majority in the House as elections loom. The chamber stands at 216 Democrats and 209 Republicans, with five Democratic vacancies and one Republican seat, while four are held by minor parties.
Crane workers at Ludium Steel Corp. ended their strike following a meeting today with Navy officials and company management to settle grievances and resume operations.
Allied troops on Los Negros Island stormed ashore at 8:15 a.m. and captured Momote Airfield within 90 minutes with minimal losses. First Cavalry Division troops faced heavy shore-fire in later waves, Japanese casualties numbered 73 in initial hours, as boats ferried troops under shellfire.
Akron scene near Steele's Corners reported two light trainer monoplanes crashing in flight killing four people. Victims included instructors Joseph A. Smith Youngstown and Robert N. Long Lima and students Norman A. Zidar Detroit Myron D. Spencer Cass City Mich. Planes were based at Mid-City Airport and were seen circling before impact.
Stockholm report in Aftonbladet describes Finnish reaction to Russian peace terms published in Finnish papers. Citizens doubt the armistice conditions, deeming them unacceptable. Terms demand restore 1940 borders, halt fighting immediately, avoid government changes, intern German ships and seven Nazi divisions with or without Soviet aid.
Col. C. W. Goble director of selective service notified Ohio draft boards to reexamine all deferments. The order applies to registrants classified 2-A 2-B 2-C and 3-C as Roosevelt called for a weekend review.
Miss Catherine Cooper Reardon a 37 year old assistant librarian at the cathedral was found battered and dead in the library stacks after going out yesterday she had been missing from home since then and had worked at the cathedral library for eight years.
Pittsburgh school system resumes with 82,000 pupils back in classrooms after a one day holiday prompted by a strike by 1,000 custodial workers acting in a labor dispute.
In Indianapolis a mixup of two Army sergeants named Walter W. Barr led to a marital dispute. Judge Judson L. Stark noted the error after Mrs Barr, later Mrs Utley, faced divorce and remarriage allegations. The court annulled Barr and Utley’s marriage and allowed Utley and his daughter to remain as boarders in the Barr home.
Allied forces in the Rome area repelled a major German counteroffensive, driving back three divisions by about 1,000 yards while gaining ground and capturing over 500 enemy troops. The assault, conducted in rain and hail, marked the third Nazi attempt to split the Cisterna pocket.
Cincinnati report notes a research worker praising developers of synthetic rubber since Pearl Harbor. P M Torrance of Firestone predicts much better synthetic rubbers and potential to surpass natural rubber in many properties.
Washington court hears James W. Collett test a purported confession in the first degree murder case involving three relatives. Judge Rankin signals ruling on admissibility before testimony, a precedent setting action for any court. Jurors completed service.
Secretary of War Stimson outlined US policy to spare cultural and religious sites in Rome while protecting American lives. He cited Monte Cassino and noted rail hubs and suburban air fields as military targets, with Vatican City to be respected. General Knox warned of hard fighting ahead as casualty lists grow.
Washington officials plan to pull up to 75 million bushels of corn from farms in coming months to prevent a plant shutdown. Demand from livestock feeders exceeds supply as farmers favor using corn for livestock products over sales at ceiling prices. If flow to market remains constrained, processing plants may slow or close.
London reports that allied plans approve military government for The Netherlands Norway and Belgium as Gen Dwight D Eisenhower awaits Roosevelt approval for Gen Charles De Gaulle proposed governance of occupied France. The move forms part of the invasion framework for Western Europe.
John F. Burke aged 67 was struck by a truck while crossing a street in Youngstown and died two hours later in a local hospital. The incident occurred in the city, and police are investigating the traffic crash. Burke was a longtime mill employee with no other immediate details released.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced completion of distributing 8.9 million dollars in 1943 back pay. The payment covers employees under new wage agreements with operating and non-operating unions and includes pay adjustments for those not covered by the contracts.
In Houston R C Pollock said 1943 meat production reached about 24 billion pounds, with four billion allocated to armed forces and roughly 3 billion through lend lease. The record output exceeded the 1940 level by more than 5 billion pounds, reflecting a four-year trend of peak production during World War II.
Corporal Henry Kania 21 former 44th Bomber Group member said he punched Labor Leader John L Lewis in the eye during a Washington protest at the United Mine Workers building. He planned to go AWOL, while Jacob Ricotta 20, a Salerno veteran, watched as Dennis Lewis clashed with them outside the sixth floor office. Both sides describe the confrontation amid anti strike protest, with differing views on the final moment.
Stockholm dispatch reports three German generals executed by court martial for ordering a retreat in the Pskov region of Russia without orders from Hitler's headquarters. The piece notes a special trip by Hitler and Himmler to Pskov in relation to the situation.
Navy Secretary Knox told a Senate military panel that enacting a national service law would curb a looming production slump in the Pacific war. He warned that after Germany’s defeat, turnover and absenteeism could spike, creating millions of vacancies and disrupting war effort without a compulsory civilian draft.
British war secretary Sir James Grigg told Commons that the postwar demobilization shape is unclear after Germany’s defeat and before Japan’s destruction. He warned that for years Britain must maintain a substantial armed force in its own interests and for world peace.
In Albany Governor Dewey's counsel signaled a possible sixth reprieve for Louis Lepke Buchalter Murder Inc chief condemned to die that night. They declined to confirm or deny reports Lepke had given testimony, while noting Lepke and aides Louis Capone and Emanuel Weiss were convicted for the 1936 Rosen killing in Brooklyn and that Dewey seeks a plea or testimony.
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