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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1942
Page
1
Moscow dispatches say Soviet forces have broken up the latest German attempts to widen the Stalingrad salient and in some areas forced the enemy to abandon several key positions.
The War Today reports Allied momentum in North Africa with Rome fearing a longer war while German forces face setbacks around Stalingrad. Soviet defense slows the Axis push with heavy casualties and continuing air battles as Red Army units gain ground near Nalchik and along the Mozdok corridor.
Persistent battering by land and air yields ground gains on Guadalcanal and New Guinea. U S Marines and soldiers push back the western flank near Guadalcanal, capturing about 20 machine guns and two small field guns. Allied forces advance toward Buna in New Guinea as MacArthur’s command overcomes strong resistance and presses inland toward the Japanese coastal base. Navy reports continued American advances as planes strafe and bomb Nipponese positions along beaches and inland routes, targeting Buna and subsidiary bases at Lae and Salamaua.
London reports the defeat of Rommel's African forces as a forerunner of Allied offensives in Europe with praise from Smuts and King George VI. Norwegian, Polish, Belgian, Yugoslav, Dutch, and French exile officials express optimism that a second front will free occupied nations.
Weather report from Moscow notes the Caucasus snow line sliding down as a photograph shows a Russian soldier observing. The northern foothills of the Caucasus Tange are the scene as German forces press to approach the region.
The piece argues the United States should deploy its expanding production of planes tanks and ships more decisively to match its growing military power. It notes U S output far exceeds allied and enemy production and calls for leveraging all resources, with some Washington officials cautious about overseas deployment.
The Army will activate five additional infantry divisions in November and December, boosting total strength to about four score divisions and over 4.5 million men. Secretary Stimson criticizes a Senate draft amendment for 18 and 19 year olds as a pre war mindset that would hinder war effort and troop readiness.
US bombers swept Lae in New Guinea with Martin B-26 Marauders and Douglas A-20s flying at tree-top height. Major Donald C. Hall said the attack hammered the base, hitting what appeared to be an ammunition dump as Japanese soldiers ran for cover along the north coast port.
Pilot Lieut. James Miller from Salinas California bailed out over the New Guinea jungle and, with a native boy serving as a seat cushion, climbed into an abandoned fighter plane on a beach. Miller rode the boy’s lap to gain a view andMade a risky takeoff, returning safely to base. The boy received a red belt as a reward.
Eye witness Frank L. Martin reports a crumbling El Alamein line as British Empire infantry push through with American made tanks. The enemy withdrawal begins in the north sector after eleven nights of bombardment and heavy shelling, with Rommel's forces losing ground toward Alexandria.
An official British source said Marshal Rommel’s army is busted and its fate will be sealed soon. The United States and British air land and sea forces are in a mopping-up phase as Allied forces press the campaign. The informant warned the Germans and their Italian allies can expect harsher action in coming months.
Berlin says German and Italian troops on parts of the Alamein front have been withdrawn to prepared second lines. The broadcasts stress no breach of the front and claim Axis forces resist fiercely. Rommel remains active with room to maneuver behind him, while Allied air forces press the retreat.
The Associated Press reports nearly complete returns show Republicans eroding Democratic majorities in Congress and splitting governorships across 48 states. Democrats kept a nominal House edge but lost seats, with Republicans gaining numerous Senate seats, while minor parties held a few. The piece notes historical shifts from 1933 to 1937 and cites specific states and figures as results emerge.
An East Coast port report says thirty-one crewmen died when a United States merchant ship sank 90 seconds after torpedoing off the north coast of South America. Nineteen survivors relayed that no abandon ship order was given, preventing lifeboat launch as the vessel listed and water flooded the decks. The torpedo blast blasted the port bulkheads, and the ship sank almost immediately.
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