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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1944
Page
1
Allied brief from March 4 reports three German attacks failed near Rome with German losses and limited gains. British and Indian troops repelled incursions near Carroceto and Torricella, while air forces blasted northern Italian rail lines and ports.
Wounded American soldiers arriving Feb. 25 from Germany boarded the exchange ship Gripsholm in Lisbon with Col. Robert A. Solberg assisting. The men, resting after eight days in a Red Cross hospital, were described as cheerful and well cared for as they prepared to depart. Three diplomatic trains carrying 366 North Americans were due to join later.
Philadelphia reports a large shipment of lubricating oil loaded for Spain amid a U S embargo policy dispute. The Philadelphia Record cites an embargo affecting bulk oil to Spain with exceptions for packaged oil, and British sources hint at a possible Anglo American accord with Franco.
United States Ambassador Norman Armour is to refrain from official relations with Argentina’s Farrell regime amid suspected anti government activity during the rebellion. Acting Secretary Stettinius stressed U S security in the Western Hemisphere hinges on substance, not form, and that relations with the new government never began.
Stockholm reports Juho Paasikivi will carry Finland s reply to Russia s peace terms to Alexandra Kollontay. The message seeks clarification and signals Finland wishes to continue talks. Helsinki papers note new information on armistice demands and a possible path to resume negotiations.
Mrs. Florence C Meyers sought a divorce from Wilbur S Meyers of Peoria Illinois claiming his income comes from street performances by a monkey and a dog and that at home he insisted the animals dine at the family table.
Staff Sgt. William Thompson Jr. and Norah Carpenter, unmarried parents of quadruplets born to an Englishwoman, hope to wed. Thompson, stationed in Europe, aims to register the babies in his name and provide support. Daughter Mary Jenemann and Thompson’s father address divorce and family reactions as three surviving quads progress normally while MacDonald dies.
Moscow reported Soviet forces smashed toward Pskov from two directions and neared the Pskov Warsaw railway while German lines at Narva faced heavy pressure. Unofficial accounts said Narva was set ablaze as Red Army units reached Auvere and closed in on the Narva river bridgehead. Berlin conceded Russian gains in Narva with intensely embattled fighting as Germany fortified approaches to Pskov and mobilized defense centers along front lines.
The Supreme Court rejected a last minute attempt by Louis Lepke Buchalter to avoid execution in Sing Sing. Justices considered the petition for writ of certiorari before a Saturday conference but denied relief. Lepke faces the electric chair at 11 tonight unless a reprieve is granted.
Lt. Wau Kau-Kong of Honolulu, the only Chinese fighter pilot with the American air force in Britain, is reported missing in action. He previously scored a German plane last month flying a Mustang named Chinaman's Chance and No Tickee-No Washee and was praised as a daring and scientific pilot by his squadron commander.
NEW DELHI March 44 British troops captured Japanese positions north and northeast of Buthedaung in their drive on Akyab 50 miles south in Burma yesterday and held them against strong counterattacks. Allied air forces attacked Fort White in Northern Burma and the Kaladan Arakan and Mayu areas as US fighter bombers set fires near troop concentrations and stores in the Swanghka area. Japanese forces east of Ngakyedaukoon in the Mayu range tried to break out and were pursued. The Tokyo radio claimed heavy fighting at Buthedaung with 7000 Japanese killed and 600 prisoners.
Allied forces push inland about a mile and three quarters on Los Negros in the Admiralty Islands as Japanese reinforcements from Manus arrive to contest the Bismarck Sea. Mitchell bombers and Boston aircraft pound Nipponese positions, while U S destroyers dismount cavalry at the northeastern beachhead and Momote airfield is seized.
Manshuk Mamedova a 20 year old machine gun operator from Kazakh SSR is hailed as the second living woman Hero of the Soviet Union. She fought through winter offensives, steadied her gun after a shell toppled it, and helped repulse a German counterattack before losing consciousness and regaining it to keep firing. The only other living female Hero is aviator Valentina Grizodubova.
Norfolk public relations office announced Capt. Donald E. McCafferty and Staff Sgt. Frank Clabby, Marine Corps reservists, are missing after their Navy plane crashed into the sea off Atlantic, North Carolina Friday. Efforts to locate the airmen continue.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt begins his twelfth year in the White House amid domestic battle with a Congress that vetoed his tax bill and international crises from Europe to South America. Questions linger on a possible fourth term, shifting policy tone, and battles over testimony and federal fund transfers.
Berlin reports a heavy U S air raid on the city with strong escort by fighters. German broadcasts claim several American aircraft were shot down near Berlin while formations faced fierce defense and clouded skies.
A Senate agriculture subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend citation of Jonathan W. Daniels administrative assistant to President Roosevelt for contempt of the Senate for failing to answer questions in an oral investigation of the Rural Electrification Administration. The recommendation goes to the full committee for a vote next week. Chair Smith said the subcommittee will report to the full committee with a motion to compel Mr. Daniels to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt.
Chinese forces advance within three miles of M kwan and threat the Hukwangwal village. One column nears Hpungnye while another meets stiff resistance at Namtawng as they press toward the Burmese front.
Marshal Pietro Badoglio said Italy had learned through reports that part of the fleet would be turned over to sin. He asked allied representatives for details of the plan and the right to act accordingly.
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