17 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1944
Page
1
A Finnish diplomat reports to the Associated Press that Finland’s reply to Russian armistice terms delivered to Stockholm lacks hope and signals limited optimism for a settlement. The details point to cautious official stance amid tense negotiations.
Secretary of State Hull said the United States would not recognize the Badoglio government in Italy and was not consulted by the Soviet Union before exchanging ambassadors. He noted U S policy aims to remove King Vittorio Emanuele and Badoglio once Rome is liberated, and no officials favor keeping them in power after liberation.
News reports indicate Finland weighing Roosevelt's call to withdraw from total partnership with Germany. Parliament is said to have prepared a reply and may reveal terms after a formal decision. Russian terms and German reactions dominate wartime coverage as political maneuvering continues.
Four U S correspondents were slightly injured this morning during bombardment at the Villa Virtue headquarters. William Pyle of the Chicago Tribune Wick Fowler of the Dallas News Sgt George Slim S Yank Magazine photographer and George R of the Associated Press sustained cuts bruises neck face and right foot respectively while Pyle escaped with a facial scratch. The incident occurred as Fifth Army beach forces reported.
The Dies committee issued a subpoena to Mark Wood president of the Blue network to produce all scripts and recordings of Walter Winchell broadcasts for the last two years. Robert E. Stripling led the inquiry and notes the chairman is in dispute with Winchell over Sunday night programs.
Pittsburgh officials report 400 to 500 Greyhound drivers and staff walked out, stopping nearly all buses from the Atlantic seaboard to the Midwest. Regional manager H S Crawford says the strike followed the dismissal of two drivers who refused to operate. Arbitration offer rejected by the union.
In Cheyenne Wyoming on March 17 bars struck liquor shortages prompting a shift to Whiskeyless Wednesday following meatless Tuesday. Leading taverns ordered the change as supplies ran thin.
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific report the 1st Cavalry division landed near Lugos Mission on Manus to assault Lorengau airstrip, fighting light Japanese resistance with rocket and artillery support. Troops pushed within a half mile of Lorengau village while avoiding mines and booby traps.
St Patrick Missouri hosts a town centered event with 53 residents the only St Patrick in the United States. Postmaster John Logsdon uses a green ink shamrock cancellation device courtesy of the post office to mail 20000 letters and postcards bearing the stamp St Patrick.
Two years after Gen Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia from the Philippines authorities mark his return to the objective. He now commands a growing military machine with line advances and enemy positions weakened while the Philippines remains the strategic goal.
Allied forces push through bombed Cassino to its southwestern outskirts and seize several key heights. New Zealand troops in the rubble face stiff German resistance but drive them from most of the town except one corner. Engineers clear craters and even build a 70 foot bridge to move tanks across water obstacles. Eighteen Germans captured and two tanks knocked out west of Cassino. Casualties reported on both sides as fighting continues in the Liri valley.
Detroit March 17. After-effects from recent work stoppages at Ford Motor Co. mount as army air forces say aircraft engine production at the Rouge plant has fallen behind schedule. A week ago demonstration and unauthorized walkout and a barricade at the gates caused 92 suspensions and discharges. Ford reported 22 more suspensions, some linked to the demonstration where an official was chased through the plant and the labor relations office damaged.
Union officials call a meeting for 2,400 striking workers at the American Tobacco Company's Durham plant tonight. A week earlier workers shouted down AFL officials urging a return to work while the dispute goes to the national war labor board for final settlement.
The Red army reports a fresh strike on the Odessa Lwow rail line severing German communications in the lower Ukraine. Marshal Konev's second Ukrainian army reaches the Dniester river at several points and forces retreat toward Bessarabia. Soviet forces claim the destruction of about 45 German divisions trapped near Nikolaev and the capture of Vapnyarka, a key rail junction, pushing toward Romanian frontier within 50 miles of the Prut river.
Senator Gillette of Iowa says he believes President Roosevelt will refuse a fourth term. He notes Roosevelt is a skilled politician and may fear political risk despite wanting to influence the war's end and peace. Gillette sees Roosevelt as an outstanding world leader who would preserve history by stepping down.
Allied air forces bombed Vienna and Sofia in two nights of raids. Mediterranean and RAF crews reported heavy attacks with incendiaries and high explosives. Ground resistance was moderate. German fighters were scarce. weather was overcast.
March reports from New Delhi confirm airborne Allied troops landed behind Japanese lines in northern Burma, aiding American and Chinese forces driving from Hukawa valley. In Europe, U S and Allied air forces claimed 125 German planes shot down, with heavy bomber and fighter action over Ulm, Sudan, and Clermont Ferrand as RAF targets hit French transport hubs.
Orange New Jersey March 17 4 Lieutenant Otis Webb Davey who never saw his father a World War One casualty in France has been killed in the fighting at Anzio without seeing his own son The war department reports the death of the 24 year old Ranger lieutenant He was the son of the late Lieutenant Otis Davey of Orange and Mrs Rudolph Eberstadt of Canton Ohio Otis Webb Davey Jr born last December is living with his mother Theodoria P Andrews at the home of her parents in Hempstead New York
The Forty and Fight American Legion honor society plans a mid Atlantic promenade in Asheville from April 8 to 10. The event aims to honor veterans and foster community spirit across Raleigh and Asheville areas.
Congress members from both parties opposed relaxing Britain’s pledge not to export lend-lease materials. Senators McCarran Wheeler and Brewster warned against reversing the policy as talks reportedly consider limited postwar Britain exports. They argued American goods should reach world markets without passing through British hands.
War commentary notes the Cassino attack aimed to break the Gustav line and open a Rome route. It warns of tough fighting ahead, asserts air power alone cannot win the war, and stresses broader Mediterranean and European campaigns with Stimson calling the move a strategic victory.
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