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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1944
Page
1
The report claims Russian forces near Poland threaten invasion disputes along the border. The piece notes these tensions coincide with U S rail and steel labor troubles seen as aiding Hitler, prompting union leaders to deny responsibility and criticizing White House management of possible strikes.
The American Aviation Daily reports Spain has granted permission for U S aircraft to land there and that American Export Airlines is the contract operator. It notes the deal likely includes high octane gasoline for Spain and other considerations. The news sparked reaction from U S councils and United Nations officials about Axis propaganda and labor union responses.
American bombers and liberators struck two Nazi ball bearing plants near Paris and two French airfields yesterday. Allied aircraft dropped a deluge of bombs on the invasion coast as 29 bombers and three fighters were reported in an official tally.
Soviet units drive toward the Polish and Romanian frontiers with major advances around Zhitomir and Emelyanovka. They seize Pogrebischme, widen gains near Nevel and in the Dnieper bend as Gen. Vatutin’s Ukrainian army races north and west.
Advanced Allied HQ reports New Britain operations as Marine forces clear Cape Gloucester airstrip and repel Japanese attempts to retake it. MacArthur announces strengthened air support for raids on Rabaul with new fighter bases on Bougainville. Spaatz arrives in London to oversee American air efforts in Europe.
Yugoslav partisans press offensives in Hercegovina Monte Negro and the Sanjak with heavy fighting in East Bosnia. Slovenian units captured Bela and killed German soldiers while Chetnik brigades faced losses. German broadcast says 37 790 partisans killed and 49 659 captured in December. The provisional government reports 14 000 guerrillas isolated in the Dinara Alps.
Lt. Thomas Abernathy recalls the second Rome raid on August 13, the crew’s 13th combat mission without damage from flak. Medical Captain Harold Kinney buys a dog in Bari naming it Baron Beri Beri of Bari. Pilots mark Nazi kills with swastikas while weather recon crews tally with lightning streaks on their planes. Correspondents tally stories by crossing the typewriter cover after censor cuts.
Allied dispatch reports Fifth army troops seizing three heights overlooking the Cassino highway, a key route toward Rome. British forces raid north of the Garigliano, destroying a bridge and taking prisoners. The push toward Cassino continues with heavy German resistance and allied air action limited by weather.
AP War Analyst notes that Allied victory in Europe may still require five years of military occupation in reconquered Italy. Civil administration will lag, with Italians starved and disillusioned, lacking political will or leadership as AMG remains a stopgap and local society deteriorates under occupation.
London reports RAF Mosquitos and Hurricanes attacked northern France with escort from Spitfires and Typhoons. Several military objectives were struck in the operation, with a number of hits claimed by the British authorities.
London dispatch reports Adolf Hitler on New Year’s message to the German home front and troops promising renewed offensives against the Allies and new weapons. He cites 1945 as hard but pledges to overcome defense and strike heavy blows, while noting recent reverses and treachery by France and Italy.
Allied leaders anticipate 1944 offensives driving the Japanese retreat toward Tokyo. Admiral Halsey declares the year will bring decisive victories across multiple theaters as bases and fighting strength expand. Japanese unease grows over Pacific developments, with possible targets including the Marshalls, Cape Gloucester, and Truk.
The Commerce Department reports 1943 exports at 11.414 billion dollars for the first eleven months, up 59 percent from the same period in 1942. Excludes shipments to U S armed forces abroad but includes lend-lease to the United Nations.
President Roosevelt on New Year urged the people to pledge rationing and cooperate with a peace-loving world order to sustain the United Nations’ drive toward final victory. He noted progress as Allied forces plan new assaults to defeat Axis powers and emphasized postwar challenges and unity under the UN. He remains under physician orders for rest after grippe, with updates on his condition.
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