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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1943
Page
1
Delegates from 43 countries gather at the Homestead in Hot Springs for a two week session to draft early postwar plans aimed at feeding and clothing 2 billion people on 4 billion acres. Reporters have restricted access as guards monitor hotel grounds and sessions.
Emily Charlotte May 17. A man arrested by State Highway Patrolman Moore on a charge of driving while intoxicated tipped the patrolman and told him you ve been so nice to me when booked at county police headquarters.
Italy tightens defenses as Premier Mussolini accelerates Mediterranean fortifications. Rumors of King Victor Emmanuel abdication circulated via radio reports, but neutral outlets questioned their reliability. Some chatter claimed cabinet resignation and mass migrations toward Rome amid bombarding fears.
New Delhi May 17 American bombers attacked Japanese rail facilities in Burma returning to the front dropping 10 tons on three junctions near Shwebo and more on railroad yards at Zigon 27 miles northwest of Shwebo. Fires and smoke rose from storage sheds at Zigon as bombs hit yards at Moksogyon Wetlet and Magyizauk.
Congress prepares for a pivotal vote on the modified Rum plan to skip a year of income taxes. Republicans say they have enough support to pass the measure despite earlier defeats. Democrats and President Roosevelt weigh veto risks and withholding tax implications.
Tokyo radio quoted Maj. Gen. Nakao Yahagi saying American forces landing on Attu Island received steady reinforcements under naval and air bombardment. He claimed Japanese counterattacks held positions despite heavy fighting and American landings on southern northern and eastern coasts, with one beachhead allegedly annihilated. Washington officials offered no confirmation.
Eighteen army personnel died when transport planes went missing in fog and crashed into Gingercake Mountain about 25 miles north of Morganton. Names await identification and next of kin notices.
Allied Wellingtons roared over Rome under bright moonlight striking the Lido Di Roma seaplane base at Tiber mouth 15 miles SW of the capital. Hangars and aircraft were set ablaze with little opposition, marking the closest Allied approach to the city’s outskirts.
Analysis notes Italy’s position worsened by loss of North African bases. Allies now command air power and sea routes, shaping a wary outlook for Mussolini’s regime. Reports from London suggest Hitler may withdraw a sole Italian puppet to resist invasion, signaling a shifting Mediterranean balance.
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers reported that all plants in the synthetic rubber program will be completed by year’s end. Essential drivers will receive 12,000,000 new tires in 1943, including 5,000,000 synthetics and 7,000,000 pre Pearl Harbor tires, with 30,000,000 new tires planned for 1944.
The House faces a busy week with a $30 billion Navy appropriation a $72 million Interior supply bill a pay as you go tax measure and a labor curb proposal. A dispute pits the House against the FCC and Interior Department over pay and personnel actions involving Watson Dodd Lovett and other employees tied to un American inquiries.
British bombers struck Berlin Ruhr and Rhine targets last night. German high command said floodwaters from two dams caused heavy civilian casualties. Raid marked fifth straight night of continental attacks as Allied forces press an aerial pincer against the Axis.
Moscow May 17 Reds Army uses planes and artillery to harass German preparations for a summer offensive. Soviet air force reports 1300 German planes destroyed in two to three to one advantage. Bombers strike Bryansk Kremenchug and Dnieperopetrovsk as depots burn. artillery hits span from Kuban to the Baltic.
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