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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1945
Page
1
The account describes H Hour at Okinawa with massive naval bombardment and air strikes. It details waves of landing craft, the tumult of ships and engines, personal fear, and moments of camaraderie as waves 1 and 2 reach shore with minimal opposition.
Allied air forces claim heavy damage to German naval and port facilities in Bremen Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven. Sunk vessels include a light cruiser Koln and seven submarines at Bremen. Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven also targeted with major raids by heavy bombers and escort fighters.
Two Russian armies push toward Vienna driving within four and a half miles of the Austrian capital. Tolbukhin's third Ukrainian army seizes areas south of Vienna, cutting key supply links and threatening the Vienna Prague railroad while Malinovsky's second Ukrainian army advances along the Danube and severs a Morava river railroad segment.
Ex Marine Harry C. Harrison, 20, pleads innocence after being charged with first degree murder in the Easter Monday death of Mrs. John V. Higham, 71. Autopsy found skull fracture and burn damage. jewelry traced to the victim. Harrison, from a prominent Scotland Neck family, was arrested en route to Enfield and linked to a stolen watch and other valuables. Preliminary hearing postponed while police continue the investigation. Detective Sgt Maddrey said keys found in Harrison's pockets fit doors to Mrs Higham's home and will be kept as evidence.
CHUNGKING April 6 Chinese forces launched a large three pronged counteroffensive against Japanese troops moving toward Shensi province. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s units from Honan annihilated a Japanese battalion and encircled several strongholds west of Neijiang on the Honan Shensi highway. In the initial fighting more than 1000 invaders were reported killed and nine tanks destroyed. Chinese troops also reached the highway center of Sichuan 37 miles from the Shensi border, aiming to link with forces behind Japanese lines. Heavy fighting continued as the drive unfolded.
Chungking editorials celebrate Japan's cabinet collapse and Moscow's denunciation of the Russo Japanese neutrality pact as blows to Tokyo. They urge full four power cooperation and Russia's early Pacific war entry, urging Japan toward surrender and urging China to speed counter offensive preparations.
Atlanta report notes scattered light frost in the Appalachian foothills but the weather bureau says it was not heavy enough to harm fruit crops. The temperature did not drop below freezing generally and higher readings are expected tomorrow. No frost in north Georgia or north Alabama. scattered frost in Tennessee and northwestern South Carolina.
Guam April 6. The main battle for Okinawa appeared to be shaping up as U S forces pressed the southern end of the island. American gains were reported with low first four day casualties of 325, 175 killed and 798 wounded, while Japanese losses were not listed. Maj Gen John R His 24th Infantry faced stiffer resistance as they advanced toward Naha. In the north Maj Gen Roy S Geiger’s Marines pushed toward the isthmus and Yabuchi island, with field notes claiming 8 000 yards gained northeast of the isthmus.
American Fifth Army troops push through mountains near the Italian west coast gaining about two miles in a swift advance north of Azzama. The drive began yesterday amid heavy fighting as German mortar fire met the onslaught. A Nazi counterattack drove back forces from Stret to ia. Initial reports saw no clear major-scale action yet.
The denunciation of the Soviet neutrality pact with Japan signals a decisive shift that could clear decks for possible action. It complicates wartime diplomacy among the Allies and may influence how Moscow coordinates with Roosevelt and Churchill while Moscow watches Tokyo and Berlin.
Eastern front about 32 miles from Zellin. Western front 130 miles from Schlotheim area. Italian front 544 miles from Reno river. Report reflects Allied advances and front line bearings in a daily war dispatch.
The commentary notes Russia’s timing in denouncing Moscow and Japan amid an approaching San Francisco security conference. It suggests Tokyo fears shifts in war momentum, the possibility of peace moves, and leadership changes around Koiso and Suzuki as wartime pressures rise. Glenn Babb reports for Associated Press.
In Columbia, April 6, a woman spared from the electric chair 13 years ago due to pregnancy is freed. Lela Beatrice Snipes had her sentence commuted by Gov. Ibra C. Blackwood to life, then reduced further by Gov. Olin D. Johnston on his last day. The case drew national appeals after a rural policeman was killed, the driver’s wife died, and a bystander motorcycle rider perished in a collision while informing the officer’s widow. Prison Superintendent James S. Wilson noted good conduct and earned time off.
Paris radio claimed Finland's government resigned. Finnish radio broadcasts in London recorded no report of such a move and no other substantiation appeared.
The North Carolina Board of Nurse Examiners will hold state board examinations for graduate nurses June 5-6 at the state capitol in Raleigh. All applications must reach secretary Bessie M. Chapman in Raleigh by May 2.
Washington April 6 The Eastern North Carolina federal district is likely to name a successor to I M Meekins after a Monday meeting of Attorney General Biddle with Senators Bailey and Hoey both North Carolina Democrats. The conference aims to recommend a Roosevelt appointment to the judgeship.
The Red Cross reports 25 000 families affected across central Louisiana as floodwaters inundate 500 000 acres. Evacuations exceed 5 000 with refugees housed in tent camps and quarters. Louisiana guards estimate 25 000 to 50 000 refugees as engineers monitor the Red, Yazoo, and Ouachita rivers and levees near Armistead breach maroons 300 families aided by a Texas and Pacific train to Northwestern State College Stadium.
A neutral informant traveling from Berlin to Stockholm reports Berlin residents faced bread shortages last week and only heavy labor workers received 8% ounces of meat. He says Germans subsist on potatoes and carrots at present.
Reports from Nazi sources claim German forces were 90 miles from Berlin near Eisleben with airborne landings and light tanks. The US Ninth Army fought through Hamelin and Hamm while advancing toward the Weser river and the Elbe with multiple bridgeheads and pockets of German resistance.
In Washington April reports show lawmakers weighing limits on youths under 19 in combat and considering letting the Selective Service Act expire May 15. Senator Hill pushes nurse draft extension after act expiry, while Senator Johnson and allies seek six months of training for underage draftees. Nurses are advancing faster than placements, amid wartime urgency.
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