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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
1
Reported During late June Soviet forces converge within 37 miles of Minsk. Moscow front described a bold flanking capture with ground forces supported by air units. Analysts note rail links for force transfer along the front as the Germans retreat.
The broadcast describes Red Army advances toward Minsk and possible German withdrawal to shorter lines along rivers near Orsha and Mogilev. It notes reserves aiding defense in the east and discusses possible troop motions toward the Bug and Vistula fronts with no confirmed truces.
Two Yadkin County camp escapees on a three day manhunt were shot by guards while fleeing near Rockford. Leslie Hauser, camp superintendent, identified Talmadge Parsons 31 of Lenoir and Robert Powers 18 of Concord as the wounded inmates who forced their way into a farmer’s home on the Siloam Elkin highway at noon. The escapees, armed with a knife and suspected of robbery with firearms and breaking and entering, left after lunch and informed the prison authorities of the incident.
From Madrid in June 79 a German pamphlet distribution warns neutral readers of possible gas use against Allied invasion. It likens beetle pests to armies and suggests chemical measures, claiming more beetles should die by asphyxiation than a European potato be lost.
Washington reports total American casualties in the war including early Normandy fighting amounting to 244,158. Of these 55,206 are dead with 35,104 soldiers and 20,102 navy, marines and coast guard personnel.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey said at a Chicago press conference that he will confer with GOP leaders including Wendell Willkie on campaign plans and endorsed many platform planks such as foreign policy and farm employment. He avoided discussing cabinet posts and was asked about Tribune editorial support, replying he would welcome support if the Tribune aligns with his views.
Raleigh reports Governor Broughton parolees six inmates including Henry Lanier convicted in Mecklenburg in 1937 for second degree murder and sentenced to 12 to 20 years and Rosa Bell Matthews convicted in Lenoir in 1940 for second degree murder with an eight to 10 year term. Posie Pack from Forsyth is also among those released.
Allied troops have now eliminated all Japanese forces west of the Kohima Imphal road in north eastern India. A few stragglers remain north of Karong on the eastern side of the road. In northern Burma Chinese forces advanced a mile south of Loilaw, which had fallen per yesterday’s communique.
The Allied air campaign targets Germany with attacks on four aircraft plants, a synthetic oil refinery, and rail hubs. More than 3,000 warplanes cover northwest Europe in a 12 hour raid, hitting Leipzig Oschersleben Fallersleben Bohlsen and other centers. Night Mosquito raids hit Saarbrucken and an oil plant near Essen as daylight offensives pound the Saarbrucken rail yards. Fierce air battles rage in Thuringia.
U S airforce abandoned Hengyang airfield amid Japanese siege. P 51s dropped thousand pound bombs destroying a runway and starting fires in the city. High command said Hengyang remained in Chinese hands despite reinforcements and ongoing offensives near the Canton Hankow railway.
U S Pacific Fleet reports gains up to two miles as American forces advance on Saipan while attacking Japanese bases along a wide arc. Secretary of Navy Forrestal says final occupation will enable surface and air operations toward Japan, the Philippines and Dutch East Indies. Marines push inland, street fighting intensifies as defenses are squeezed.
Barred by NBC, CBS, ABC Blue Mutual for at least the convention period the Tin Pan Alley style tune Dont Change Horses described by its authors as Dont Leave Your Sweetheart. The ban follows advance notice to authors and publishers as Republican convention opens in Chicago.
Rome June 29. American Fifth Army troops push five more miles along the western Italian coast and seize a town amid enemy dead and abandoned equipment on a battered highway.
Editorials from major papers present mixed views on the Dewey Bricker Republican ticket. Praise for Dewey’s public service and electability contrasts with calls for a stronger running mate and concerns over foreign and domestic platforms. Several outlets urge Roosevelt’s reelection or critique the GOP stance.
Allied dispatches report heavy fighting around Caen as British forces push a widening bridgehead on the Odon river. German forces throw 150 tanks into flank attacks while nine counterattacks fail to halt Gen Montgomery’s advance. About 28,849 Germans captured in France through Tuesday night.
Stockholm reports Finland faces potential democratic collapse as Nazi forces surge through the Baltic state. Five Social Democratic cabinet ministers may resign from President Ryti and Premier Linkomies, risking loss of popular support and morale at the front.
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