03 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1943
Page
1
Washington reports Allied forces tightening the noose on Salamua as U S airmen smash at Italian airfields. Congress retreats from anti subsidy stand after veto. full day of activity noted in the capital on July 3.
Allied invasion prospects grow as Mediterranean movements surge with convoys from Gibraltar and heavy bombing of Sicily and Sardinia. Paris radio mocks timing while Allied forces press bombardments on Italian positions and Messina, Palermo, and surrounding airfields.
Nearly 100 U S Liberators launched a major ground raid against three air fields in southern Italy dropping over 400 000 pounds of bombs at Lecce Grottaglie and San Pancrazio The mission damaged targets as Axis fighters clashed above the bases Three American planes were lost versus twelve Axis aircraft shot down in the engagement
Allied air forces crossed the channel in strength near Folkestone with bombers among them as the day advanced. German reports claim Allied planes dropped a limited number of bombs near the western German frontier. the high command says 614 Allied aircraft were destroyed over Germany and occupied territory in June, including 408 four engined bombers.
Allied forces in New Guinea and the Solomons push against Japanese positions. Australian and American patrols join near Salamaua while Munda airfield and Rendova harbor see continued pressure. air battles over Rendova report Japanese losses and Allied air superiority.
Britain based RAF planes dropped a record 15 000 tons of bombs on Europe in June. Heavy raids hit Ghent Courtrai and Lille while Typhoons set an oil storage blaze near IJmuiden. The Ruhr attacks accounted for 10 000 tons as 35 RAF planes were lost and 108 German aircraft shot down.
Maj. Gen. Claire L Chennault announced that Japanese planes did not attack unoccupied China during June 23 to 30. He said weather grounded many American planes but noted pockets where the enemy could have acted. He praised American trained Chinese airmen for strong records and eagerness to help defeat Japan.
Soviet and Allied reports detail Russian infantry assaults along the Smolensk front with hand to hand fighting and the capture of arms. German officers killed on the Leningrad front as guerrilla actions disrupt rail lines in Ukraine. Tass dispatches note raids and ship damage near Kerch and Taman. A parallel Raleigh item notes a 25 cent fee for duplicate auto registrations starting July 1.
The Senate approved a 338 to 39 vote to yield to House demands to terminate the National Youth Administration, created in 1935 to provide work relief for youths aged 16 to 24, as part of a large labor appropriations bill. Gen Giraud is en route to the United States, it was disclosed today.
Tennessee must continue to pay a poll tax to vote as the state supreme court, in a 3 to 2 decision, found unconstitutional 1943 acts repealing the tax and detailing collection and proof of payment. The court voided a separate voter registration act that depended on the poll tax being lifted. Justice Chambliss wrote the majority. Chief Justice Green and Justice Neil dissented.
A marine corps unit sent ahead of the New Georgia invasion landed on the main island before dawn without opposition. They wore jungle camouflage and long knives, dug slit trenches for potential air raids, and moved ashore silently in landing boats. Correspondents Gordon Walker and Walter Farr observed the operation and reported the calm sea and lack of enemy contact.
United Mine Workers leaders urged members to resume mining as coal shortages threaten war needs. The union defended collective bargaining while noting 97,000 of 521,000 miners remained on strike and absenteeism reached 10 to 20 percent in many mines. Steel firms cited costs for six day shifts and storage of coal amid ongoing stoppages.
The army will release ten percent of its soldier students to civilian industry, about 13 000 people mainly engineering trainees, after they finish their courses. They will serve in 13 week basic training and wear uniforms while in school, with selections for civilian work based on need and fitness. The move follows a War Manpower Commission appeal to free engineering graduates to ease shortages in vital industries. The WMC budget plan for wartime college training for 100 000 youths is reported as stalled. Industries must replace drafted workers and add 1 600 000 more to maintain wartime production.
A British wartime convoy crossed the Atlantic under shore to shore air cover. One submarine was destroyed and another probably sunk after air attacks. a reinforced escort helped guard the ships through the battle of the Atlantic. Royal Canadian and RAF aircraft supported the operation with multiple air units involved.
London dispatch notes Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels mocked Allied plans by broadcasting a fictitious July 3 invasion from Paris. The broadcasts played on hope and dashed expectations, revealing aim to mislead occupied Europe and ridicule Allied operations without any factual basis.
Washington officials study a plan to lift the corn price ceiling to possibly 1.20 a bushel and buy and resell to processors at current ceilings, effectively a ten cent subsidy to release corn for industrial use and feeders amid scarce supplies.
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