14 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1943
Page
1
Allied dispatch reports the American beachhead at Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville’s West Central Coast has expanded in all directions as U.S. forces push forward. Japanese naval losses noted with three ships sunk.
London reports Britain prepared to move fast to take control in Lebanon to safeguard the Middle East amid clashes between French authorities and Lebanese nationalists. British troops are on standby, with Gen. Catroux involved in handling the crisis and Lebanese leaders pressed.
Allied Northwest Africa Air Force planes bombed oil fields at Berati and Kucove airfield in southern Albania while American and RAF fighters strafed ground targets around Mostar in Yugoslavia. Partisans fought back in Slovenia and launched operations across Macedonia Dalmatia Montenegro Serbia and Eastern Bosnia.
The Fifth Army reports local advances against stiff resistance around Filignano and Pozzili north of Venafro while Mount Camino heights change hands. The Eighth Army screens and patrols as Germans defend routes to Rome, with high ground and rock-embedded defenses complicating winter operations. The campaign aims to disrupt Axis lines and secure air bases around Foggia for bombing Axis targets.
Allied Headquarters at Algiers recalls a young George S. Patton Jr alias Old Blood and Guts who sought glory on the French front. He returned after a lifetime in war, arriving with a famed resolve as French leaders meet for a three day clash over terms in Fedala Morocco.
In Honolulu on November 13 1941 Lt General Robert C Richardson Jr and other military authorities warned another Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is likely within four months. Primary targets would be vital installations hangars and supply dumps on Oahu with possible incendiary strikes on Honolulu waterfront.
The War Production Board granted three companies permission to manufacture and market anti-freeze products previously barred as harmful to hoses and auto parts. Great Northern Chemical of Oak Park Illinois argued for No-Freeze. Motoroyal Oil of Denver and Middle States Manufacturing of Salt Lake City won approval for Freeze-Proof and Safas.
Washington reports the U S Navy has completed a major reorganization to mass air striking power against Japan. The Pacific fleet now centers on aircraft carriers with 17 battle type carriers and hundreds of ships joining the carrier groups as planners target island positions and Sea power to force victory.
In Marietta Georgia on November 18 workers at the Bell aircraft assembly line started a gift of five dollars on a plane and others joined. At line end two guards counted a total of 1462 dollars donated to Army and Navy relief groups.
Soviet forces captured the rail hub of Zhitomir on the Leningrad Odessa line and pressed toward the Polish border. The drive, aided by guerrilla actions, yielded 100 towns captured, heavy German losses, and the seizure of key supply trucks and guns as Stalin hailed Zhitomir as a vital junction and stronghold.
Notre Dame's 25-6 victory over Northwestern gives Creighton Miller and a strong Irish line a rout in Evanston as Notre Dame seeks an unbeaten season. Iowa Pre-Flight also extends its win streak with a 61-0 Navy rout dominating headlines alongside Ohio State Illinois drama and Carolina's upset over Penn.
American Flying Fortresses and Liberators bombed Bremen's port and rail hub amid German fighter resistance, destroying key infrastructure. Thunderbolts and Lightnings shot down 10 additional German aircraft. 33 interceptors and nine American fighters were missing. RAF bombers also pressed coastal strikes. overall results remained uncertain.
German reinforcements by sea and parachute reached Leros on the second day of fighting. Nazi dive bombers attacked Brit ish and Italian defenders as landings occurred on the west coast. British Middle East command reports indicate continued attempts to consolidate beach- heads while long range fighters strike island bases. Leros eight miles by three, with rugged inlets, aids difficult defense and movement.
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