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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1945
Page
2
North Carolina will see Sunday rain with little temperature change. In the mountains, clearing and colder conditions follow Sunday afternoon.
Roosevelt warns Congress that postwar plans must mobilize up to 60 million jobs and convert the economy while war continues. He calls for national service, compulsory nursing draft, expansion of projects, and guarantees to support private investment as Europe and Asia demand a lasting peace.
McCarran touts a 100 million dollar annual, five year airport plan with state city matching funds and 3 million for surveys. Lea proposes 650 million over ten years for airport construction per A Freshman Fulbright urges cabinet heads to appear before the Senate twice monthly for questions. Kefauver introduces similar House resolution.
Allied forces seized Sant Alberto after a surprise crossing of the Canale Bonifica. The British Eighth Army controlled the east bank from the Apennines to the lagoon Valli di Comacchio as Canadians pressed east toward Madride chasing retreating German units. The Canale di N access remained a critical escape point for German defense.
Within 24 hours of Governor Cherry's speech both houses enacted or advanced key measures. A teachers bonus and a proposed equal rights for women including jury duty await action, while a study on federal relations seeks to define state federal boundaries. Education priorities include higher starting salaries for A certificate teachers, free eighth grade textbooks, longer school terms, and county building loans. Committee appointments are poised for early next week as the two thirds gag rule sparks a floor clash.
The draft rules explain that local boards will call up more men who do not meet general physical standards but can serve under lower criteria. Ages 18 to 37 remain liable, deferments serve the national interest, and transfers away from deferred jobs must suit wartime needs. An estimated 4.26 million in classes 2A 2B and about 0.85 million in 2A L 2A F 2B F are affected while officials note those with disqualifying defects will not be drafted.
Allied communiques detail U S moves from Ulithi to Formosa and Okinawa with air and naval strikes. Air and sea forces hit Chichi and Haha in the Bonin Islands near Tokyo, sink a cargo ship, and push toward Yap and Luzon as bombardments disrupt Japanese bases and supply lines.
The War Today notes Allied uncertainty over Russian plans in Poland and Hungary. It suggests Russian aims may be to divert German forces from Poland while Allied winter offensives unfold. It mentions Japanese advances to Mandalay and Akyab as Britain nears Luzon preparations led by Thur and Nimitz.
The article argues Allied leaders overestimated German collapse after France retreat. It cites staunch German resistance, supply disruptions, and morale issues among Allied ranks. It notes Von Rundstedt exploited weather, stressed lack of coordinated grand offensives, and details small local successes by U.S. and Allied forces near Fraiture and Rochefort.
Allied forces report a major German counterattack near Bastogne halted by artillery fire as the Third Army gains two miles in north Luxembourg east of Bastogne. Suprem e Headquarters says Germans lost at least 100 000 killed wounded or captured since Dec 16, with Allied losses far lighter. About 685 of 900 German tanks knocked out and 22 prisoners captured. Field Marshal Von Rundstedt shifts armor into deep Belgian sectors.
London reports multiple raids across Hanau and other targets as RAF tonnage in six days reaches about 14,000. U S bombers drop 3,000 tons on Rhine bridges and transport chokepoints while Eighth Air Force fields 800 plus B 17s B 24s with 600 Mustangs.
The Guilford Flour Mill at Lexinton Avenue and Johnson Street was partially destroyed by fire early today. Fire Chief Ingram declined to estimate losses, citing uncertain machinery damage, and noted it was the second mill fire within a week with unclear causes.
Asheville report says Howard Ward 18 of Birmingham Alabama and Morris Fendan formerly of Detroit are held on $2,500 bonds each after arrests in Bingham regarding the Candler North Carolina office robbery on the night of December 31, as announced by postal inspectors.
The fragment mentions Richard Mabrey dying from injuries after being struck by an automobile in Concord North Carolina on January 6. It also references Oliver St John Gogarty as a surgeon and throat specialist and notes Benjamin Franklin in relation to harmonica work. An odd science fact claims enough Antarctic ice to cover the globe with a 120 foot layer.
Allied forces press the German bulge with U S First Army fighting through snow and fog on the northern front. The 82nd airborne attacks near Stavel while the 30th Infantry pushes under light resistance toward Lierneux and Odiegne as German armor massing meets stiff opposition.
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