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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
1
General MacArthur’s forces press in the Philippines as 25,000 Japanese defend Ormoc Valley. Bazooka fire and tank assaults flare near Ormoc while rains hinder full-scale fighting. U S air and sea actions sink a destroyer six freighters and a tanker as frontline units hold firm.
British Sherman tanks and infantry stormed the left wing EAM headquarters in Athens as fighting spread through the city. ELAS snipers killed a British soldier. others were wounded as tanks bombarded positions and troops moved to secure central areas around Constitution Square and key landmarks.
The Associated Press renews its fight in the Supreme Court against the government antitrust case. AP counsel John T. Cahill argues current controls exist, citing FBI interviews of AP members applying for Chicago Sun membership. He says the Justice Department filed suit after AP sought to limit membership influence, while a district court required amending bylaws to avoid anti competitive effects.
Judge William T. Lovins of Huntington, elected to the appellate bench in 1940 for a 12 year term, becomes the new presiding judge of the West Virginia Supreme Court effective January 1. He will succeed H. H. Rose of Fairmont and likely administer the oath to Governor-elect Clarence W. Meadows at the January 16 inauguration. Also noted are a Huntington beauty schools association election, a fatal hotel fire in Detroit, threats cited in a mining trial at Widen, a pastor resigning to lead a church in Washington, and a Mullens soldier held for military service.
New York December 6 Lt Gen Bre Hon Somervell warned the cost of defeating Japan would be 71 billion dollars annually after Germany falls. He urged a production upswing and cited secret weapons for Pacific operations. Germany is rapidly mobilizing, expanding troop and equipment output, while munitions demand rises as Europe’s war intensifies. Page 2 JAP CONQUEST
Baltimore dispatch reports a father and his four children perished in a four room home blaze. the mother Agnes Sands, 30, suffered third degree burns and is not expected to survive after leaping from a second story window. a 19 year old niece escaped with injuries after falling from a window.
The 78th Congress passed a $415,324,712 appropriation bill boosting this year’s total to about $68 billion. Navy funding dominated with $286,626,582 and talks of secret sky giant tests emerged. The measure also allows use of $52.5 million in surplus funds for the Navy and funds $17.6 million for statistics.
Russian armored columns pushed past Lake Balaton area in western Hungary advancing toward the Austrian frontier. Marshal Tolbukhin's Third Ukrainian Army cut behind Nagykanizsa a short distance from Yugoslav border while threatening rail lines toward Szombathely and Vienna. Russian vanguards probed the countryside between the lake and the Drava as encircling moves formed to the northeast around Budapest and southwest toward Zagreb.
War Analyst Dewitt MacKenzie argues Britain's Greece policy mirrors broader European upheaval. He ties Washington’s hands off stance to a shift of influence as Russia rises and leftist movements gain ground in monarchies. Greece, a strategic crossroad, illustrates how Communism pressures Britain to defend influence.
Lt Gen Lucian K. Truscott Jr 49 selected to lead the U S Fifth Army replacing Lt Gen Mark W Clark Clark becomes commander of the 15th army group and Alexander moves to Allied commander in chief in the Mediterranean Truscott previously led forces on the Anzio beachhead and in the invasion of southern France and had ties to the Dieppe raid planning and Ranger battalion training confirmation said the date will be announced publicly later
Republican lawmakers press to keep Congress in session if the Senate passes and the president vetoes a bill to freeze social security payroll taxes. The House had approved 262 to 72 to maintain 1 percent payroll taxes for another year, delaying a 2 percent rise. Senator Vandenberg refused an informal administration request to shelve rivers and harbors to address war powers, seeking a pledge to stay in Washington for further action.
The Third Army drives into Saarbrucken after crossing the Saar at six places and advancing toward Merzig and Saarlautern. Lt. Gen. Patton’s forces push into the Siegfried line while Texans of the 90th Infantry reach new river positions. Americans near Saarbrucken tighten the hold on northern Lorraine as fighting continues around concrete posts and river to the Siegfried line.
London December 6 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Britain maintains firm objections to Count Carlo Sforza becoming foreign minister of the Italian government. Eden said British views were not mollified by the American hands off Italy stance and that his answers were revised to the last minute.
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