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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1942
Page
2
After a landslide for Republicans, many winners pledged full cooperation with President Roosevelt as commander in chief. They may disagree on methods, yet Roosevelt reassesses the electorate's mood as he enters a second term. The war could shape the next White House occupant.
British dispatches describe a renewed Allied thrust through a cleared lane west of a mine field as tanks clash with Rommel’s forces. After six hours of desert combat, Rommel’s tanks retreat while Allied infantry and Australian troops press forward toward the corridor, capturing prisoners and strengthening the northern flank.
The piece analyzes Montgomery’s infantry heavy assault on Rommel’s left flank at Tel El Akakir, noting strong Axis resistance, Allied air support, and the aim to create tank driven breakthroughs to encircle and destroy enemy forces while cautioning that Rommel remains a capable adversary and the battle is in early stages.
About a third of the prisoners were Germans, the rest Italians, suffering from the shock of the artillery barrage that preceded the final Allied penetration. Allied planes followed Rommel's retreating tank forces to disrupt retreating units and destroy vehicles. Light bombers dropped over 100 tons of bombs on frontline concentrations, acting as flying artillery separate from fighter bombers. Heavy bombers and medium bombers operated a shuttle bombing service reaching Tobruk and Crete.
Amid sweeping returns, Republicans gain 15 Senate seats while Democrats hold 13 and one Independent. Governors shift with Republicans winning California Connecticut New York and Michigan, while Maine Massachusetts Pennsylvania Ohio Vermont Oregon Iowa South Dakota New Hampshire Kansas Nebraska flip Republican, and Oklahoma surprises with a GOP win in the Senate. President Roosevelt fares poorly as Dewey gains momentum for 1944.
The article details Senate election results with Republicans winning 42 seats and Democrats holding 42 as incomplete returns linger. It notes Martin L. Swartz and multiple state races in Iowa New Jersey Michigan and Delaware among others with several incumbents defeated while leaders like McNary and Capper secured victories in key states. It also mentions looming contests in Colorado Idaho Montana and Wyoming and indicates gains for the minority in the House, especially New York.
The report notes continued cold unsettled conditions with frost in interior South Carolina. It cites Rep. Hamilton Fish winning reelection in New York Roosevelt district and Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce elected in Connecticut as a Republican. Kentucky politics show May leading amid a tough fight with Republicans.
Soviet forces dislodged the Germans from a fortified position northeast of Tuapse in the western Caucasus, with others seizing several heights and repelling a counterattack. In Stalingrad, garrisons reportedly recaptured multiple strongholds amid fierce fighting as German assaults continued. A rifle company fought off tank and infantry attacks for six hours, inflicting heavy losses, while another unit claimed over 300 German casualties and destroyed multiple guns and machine guns in defense. Regular shipping kept supplies moving to inside the city, and a Red Army landing on the Volga rear fought into the night, claiming heavy enemy losses.
Senate debate centers on a teen age tax relief measure by James Byrnes for federal rental controls on all properties and hotel charges. Also discussed is outlawing the poll tax for federal voting after House passage, possibly blocked by a filibuster in the Senate. Proposals include overseas service for women in the navy and coast guard reserves and reforms to wartime agencies and congressional procedure to speed action against the enemy.
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