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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1944
Page
1
Allied air and sea offensives surged toward Bogadjim and surrounding airfields as raids hit targets across the Huon Gulf area. Allied pilots reported heavy bombing with Liberators and other bombers attacking airstrips at Dagua, Teall, and nearby nodes, aiming to disrupt Japanese supply lines and ground defenses amid ongoing scouting and interception efforts.
Breslin radio quotes Camel Newsagency stating American planes recently flew toward Japan. The agency says northern fortifications were strengthened and ready for anything. It claims an Allied invasion in the north would be costly to the Allies.
A mangled report notes Japanese leaders and puppet authorities discussing Manchuria exploitation. It cites the Manchurian Ambassador and a North Manchurian Development Company formed to boost dairy, mills, and ore output, while the US Office of War Information remarks on wartime declarations and population shifts in 1946.
A wartime report from Cal fornia details calls for removal of Camp Director Ray Best and National Director War Hato for ineffectual handling of treloyal Japanese inmates. The committee cites lack of discipline and warns that only armed wardens kept order at the Tule Lake center, urging closure under federal authority.
Wew Delil reports Mahamed Vurmen, leader of the House, announced Japan allows food relief for British internees. He claimed the Indian government had internal links and that the Holy Association and the Philippines would assist. Vatican aid was discussed as applicable to all camps.
Two New Zealanders reportedly rode a plane from Cairo to New York for a record hitchhike trip. They left Cairo after one day overdue, spent about four days on the journey, and sold their orderly room. They were hosted by American friends. aviation secrecy was heightened to monitor departures from Britain to Africa.
London reports Allied and German claims of heavy fighting around the Cassino front and Anzio beachhead. British and American forces probe and repulse attacks while German news notes Allied pressure on multiple sectors. Rome indicates limited bombardment and street fighting with civilian toll mounting in Naples.
Allied air force operations near Amiens involved over 200 Marauders in an Alive Expeditionary Air Force strike escorted by RAF. The mission targeted military objectives along Calais and Amiens fronts with heavy flak and aerial support. no enemy fighters opposed and an enemy plane was destroyed during takeoff.
Allied aid enhances Chinese forces in Burma with weapons munitions aircraft and air and ground cooperation. General Stiles reports Chinese and Indian troops advancing near the Nunn River and Vallies while rail lines and supply routes through Indo China endure bombardment and disruption efforts intensify along the Chaung river front.
A chaotic wartime dispatch from New Delhi reports heavy fighting in Arakan with evacuees from bombardment and air support by American and British forces. The 34th Division under General Mulwell is cited as having captured Chanaupqu along the Maya River, while Allied forces push a salient against retreating enemy units.
At Curragh internment camp tensions flare as Allied and German aviators clash outside the facility. A German pilot ambushes a Polish pilot, triggering authorities to move Allied prisoners to another camp. Detailed outcomes remain unclear.
An editorial in the New York paper urges the United States to occupy Japanese islands after the war to secure communications with Chinese allies and to assert postwar power. Reports note Allied air raids on Truk and Ponape, with Liberator losses claimed and Tokyo supposedly abandoning New Britain and New Ireland.
War briefing notes Bolshevik forces push along the 100 mile front toward Pskov from north and south. Reports describe German positions near Pakow and Narve bridgehead, with Russian units driving toward Anerean, Pukar, and Lake Pepur, whileGerman countermeasures and weather affect operations.
A fragment from a Daily Telegraph correspondent reports rapid postwar shifts as Finland's ministries and allied powers react to a redefining crisis. The piece hints at government changes, international responses, and unsettled plans following a major event, with unclear specifics due to damaged text.
London dispatch reports the Soviet Commission on Kiev occupation detailing German atrocities. It states centers destroyed, thousands displaced, and cultural sites damaged as residents were deported or killed. The commission cites mass killings, deportations to Germany, and destruction of universities and government buildings.
London reports anxious interest over Argentina as General Maree assumes the presidency and Colonel Ts om leads the next regime. Telegrams note the two signatories of the decree severing trials with Germany and Japan and discuss ties with Britain and concerns over neutrality and continental policy.
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