29 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1944
Page
1
Eyewitness account of the Truk operation recounts Feb 16 17 battles by carrier task force off Truk Caroline Islands. The strike wiped out 127 Japanese planes in the air and 74 on the ground with 201 total destroyed. Avenger torpedo planes and Helldiver dive bombers hit targets for two days as carriers retired leaving sunken ships and wreckage in the lagoon.
The Italian premier Badoglio tells an Associated Press correspondent he will take necessary steps to gain alliance status for Italy at the peace table. Many in France and allied nations oppose the move, recalling Mussolini’s betrayal and memories of fighting Italians.
Swedish officer Capt. Jim Wilhelm Kuylenstierna reported from Stockholm that Nazi industry in the Ruhr was operating at full blast despite Allied bombing. He said German plants were back in action within two or three months and noted substantial cavalry use on the eastern front.
U S heavy bombers conducted their 19th February operation targeting Brunswick described as a major aircraft component and engine producer and a key communications hub. The mission, supported by U S and British fighters, followed a record February series and marked another daylight strike on the German aviation center 125 miles west of Berlin.
Four engined Liberators joined lighter planes today dropping explosives on German military objectives near Pas de Calais. American and British bombers continued near Berlin distance with routine raids on the rocket gun coast and related targets.
A medium sized U S merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Arabian Sea early in January. All crew members were rescued and survivors have been landed at Boston according to the Navy.
The Office of Price Administration announces reduced ration points for pork and many beef cuts starting Sunday to ease meat stocks and free storage space. Butter remains 16 points per pound, cheese lard and other fats unchanged. average pork points drop to about 1.7 per pound with varied cuts from one to three points.
New serially numbered gasoline ration coupons will begin tomorrow for B C E and R book holders. The cardboard folder issued coupons resemble theater tickets to curtail black market operations. Washington reports the measure aims to block illicit gasoline sales.
A Berlin Berlin based German Transocean dispatch quoted by the Associated Press says American naval moves off the Marianas have awakened Japan to the front line nature of the war. It notes Tokyo residents fear possible future air raids while acknowledging doubts about direct assaults on the Japanese mainland.
Allied forces report their first major victory of the Burma campaign as they clear areas east of the Mayu range north of Akyab. Japanese withdrawals are noted along the line, with 1 500 enemy dead declared and British troops harassing stragglers while West African units press in the Kaladan valley and a raiding party blocks a Japanese line of communication in the Chin hills.
The House Roads Committee opened consideration of a 3 billion postwar road building program to create jobs and build roads. The plan would provide 1 billion dollars annually for three years, distributed by population area and post roads, with North Carolina slated to receive 24.5 million and South Carolina 13.57 million in the first year.
Maj. Gen. Kenyon A. Joyce, former commandant of the ninth service command, predicted in an interview that the defense our soldiers mounted on the Anzio beach head will go down as a military classic.
Reported Soviet forces press the Pskov area with siege guns firing on the fortress city as Red Army units close to the outer defenses. German resistance along the main road is fierce and cleanup squads work to clear wreckage for a possible advance. Farther south Povopov’s forces breach German lines near the Latvian border, threatening Hitler’s northern plans.
James L Newbold of Detroit, vice-president of the National Retail Coal Association, said officials will decide by March 15 whether domestic coal will be rationed this year. He noted a possible restriction limiting purchases to the 1944-45 season, with the War Production Board and Solid Fuel Administration for War leading the decision and the Office of Price Administration to operate any rationing.
Stockholm reports Finland held a closed morning session with Premier Edvin Linkomies outlining the government stance on Nordic war with the Soviet Union. An afternoon secret session followed as Sweden debated food aid and potential Finnish-Russian armistice moves amid cautious press commentary.
Allied reports say British troops repelled a series of small German assaults southwest of Carroceto while patrolling forces clashed along the beachhead front. American dive bombers hit air fields near Rome. Spitfires and Kittyhawks sank two 100-foot merchant ships off the Adriatic coast as RAF and Fifth Army operations continued. The allied command noted heavy German casualties in the Moletta river headwaters and nearby valleys amid continuing artillery duels.
Governor Broughton proclaimed March as Red Cross month in North Carolina and urged a generous response to the appeal. He praised the American National Red Cross as an auxiliary to the U S armed forces, aiding troops worldwide and their families at home with vital service.
Secretary of the Navy Knox announced 14 Japanese vessels sunk by American submarines in the latest operations. He noted 189 Japanese ships sunk or damaged for February and cited 22 combatant and 167 non combatant vessels in that total. The communique described new sinkings including a large tanker and 11 medium cargo vessels.
Russian army and navy officers observed U S amphibious exercises on the English coast as part of a program to train American personnel for landing operations in Europe. Two Russian admirals and a Soviet general watched as U S forces studied assault weapons landing craft and training methods.
U S aerial and naval bombardment leaves Rabaul heavily damaged, with 2 205 tons of bombs and hundreds of shells dropped over 25 days. General MacArthur reports 12th straight day of heavy pounding. Japanese planes fail to rise for seventh day. Allied destroyers shell Rabaul twice in two weeks while Empress Augusta Bay area sees no enemy raids for two weeks. 32nd division gains 15 miles toward Madang, now 47 miles from the town.
In Italy on February 29 the German shelling hit Fifth Army troops across the Anzio beachhead. The bombardment was widespread rather than concentrated, with several air alerts reported during the day.
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