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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
2
The Carolinas see continued warm and partly cloudy conditions with fair to partly cloudy night skies. Widely scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers are forecast.
The measure passes initial approval with strong support as rounds of funding begin June 6. Officials express hope Germany will be defeated before the next year starts, with the bill totaling $15,436,031,795 in new funds and $33,672,971,000 in prior reappropriations.
Allied air forces attacked rail targets along the Italian East coast and south of Florence. In the sweep, fifteen German planes were destroyed and eighteen Allied aircraft were missing across all operations.
The article describes the B 29 Super Fortress as a long range heavy bomber with vast payloads that can strike from remote bases. Commanded by General Arnold under joint chiefs control it will operate as major task forces across theaters, shaping overall strategy in the war effort. It notes it was the second American raid on Japanese soil, following an April 18 1942 attack.
Tokyo radio reported Allied air and naval onslaught on the Marianas focusing on Guam and Saipan. Two landing attempts were made as fierce fighting raged, with battleships cruisers and destroyers bombarding the area and carrier planes conducting raids.
Allied forces launch extended shelling and bombing across the Marianas and Kuriles while carrier planes strike Palau and Saipan. Nimitz notes ships open fire on Tinian and Saipan as air forces target Truk and Paramushiro, with heavy losses on both sides and ongoing island operations in Biak.
Hollywood chatter notes Lucille Ball may star in Howard Diete musical Rain after Ziegfeld Follies. Donna Harris completes boot camp and seeks hospital work while Doris gets a uniform surprise. Veterans recovering on a Montana ranch praise their surroundings as M G M plans more enlistments. Various stars and entourages maneuver personal affairs and project updates amid wartime Hollywood bustle.
Allied forces push gains from Pont L'Abbe to Quineville along the coast and strengthen the beachhead. German high command notes intensifying fighting and says the battle is approaching a climax as Allied pressure grows on multiple fronts.
Amid salvoes of heavy naval guns and sustained air strikes, American infantry and tanks push westward from Carentan to the high ground guarding the last German roads to Cherbourg. German efforts to blunt the lifeline are fierce, making further American gains costly and hard-won.
California state officials admit a manpower shortage while a widow seeks a pension after her husband, an eighty eight year old Western Union messenger who died in a train accident, is noted. The Polk county North Carolina thermal belt is described as home to the United States' greatest variety of plant life.
The eastern band of Cherokees holds 64 000 acres of land in the Great Smoky Mountains region of North Carolina reflecting historic tribal land holdings and current ownership.
The piece argues that neither Washington nor London will endorse de Gaulle as France's provisional government yet his strong leadership makes recognition likely if he moderates his approach. It notes Allied reluctance to install a single dominating figure before a French vote and hints at impending policy tensions over Eisenhower’s civilian authority.
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