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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1942
Page
2
In a sea battle the sergeant swept a cannon and five Nippon sailors leaped into the water as anti-aircraft belts merged into a thunderhead of exploding steel. A torpedo plane fell beside a transport. One wounded airman was rescued and buried. U S planes pressed their advantage while Zero escorts maintained altitude.
The forecast shows temperatures slowly climbing in North Carolina and South Carolina this afternoon into tonight. Expect warmer conditions with a gradual warmup into the evening as highs reach seasonal levels.
The report describes stock market activity as new aerial formations attacked with Zeros. The raid ended in about twenty minutes and anti aircraft fire faded, followed by green black smoke on the horizon. Guadalcanal land positions remain unchanged.
Japanese reports claim battleships sunk and cruisers damaged during night actions on November 12 14 and describe American losses at eight ships sunk. Soviet troops push toward Stalingrad as Germans retreat in places while heavy fighting continues along the Don and Caucasus fronts with captures and raids reported.
Allied air and naval activity in Tunisia and Bizerte Tunis area reported. German and Italian sources claim heavy action against Allied supply lines as Allied forces close on Tunis and Bizerte. Toulon fleet scuttling and German occupation discussed with French figures and Petain context.
A Berlin radio report claims Japan sank a U S battleship and three cruisers, with a crippled battleship loss also noted though unconfirmed. The broadcast cites Tokyo and Canton based sources, and mentions a destroyer previously announced as sunk, casting doubt on credibility.
The Red Army claims to have cleared the west bank of the Don area of German troops and pushed advances north and south of Stalin grad despite reinforcements and heavy snow. Around 300,000 Axis troops at Stalingrad face danger as Soviet forces overrun counterattacks and move toward the Don. The garrison, still resisting, pushes the invaders back from western approaches. In the factory area, defenders swept the occupiers from 20 block houses amid bitter winter fighting.
Raleigh November 28 Power to force inefficient drivers to take drivers license examinations will be sought by the State Motor Vehicles Department when the 1943 legislature convenes. Commissioner T Boddie Ward said if personnel were available he would ask the general assembly to require reissuance every three years to weed out the unfit but competent help limits the move. Since licenses were issued to 1 256 366 North Carolinians many with no questions asked later perfunctory exams were given and only 32 000 of the licensed drivers have received strict examinations.
BBC quoted a British correspondent that some French destroyers fled Toulon and might head for North Africa. Earlier reports said two submarines left the harbor as fleets including battleships and cruisers stayed in Toulon. London observers doubt hoax risk, while Fighting French leaders observe a minute of silence and half-mast flags.
London November 28 Prime Minister Churchill will make a worldwide broadcast tomorrow on the eve of his 68th birthday. The PM who often brings bad news to the microphone is expected to outline a brighter turn in world events. The broadcast is set for 9 p.m. local time 4 p.m. Eastern War Time.
United States Flying Fortresses attacked Portolago Bay on Leros in the Italian Dodecanese last night, scoring hits on Uvvo merchant vessels beside jetties. The headquarters said effects on ships and drydock facilities were visible for 25 miles. A separate note estimated Canadian rivers hold about one fourth of global hydroelectric potential.
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