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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1943
Page
1
A chaotic war column describes Allied landings in Sicily as American Canadian and British troops push to strike the Axis stronghold. The piece links Sicily to broader Allied drives from North Africa to Asia, framing the war as a decisive phase with Churchill and Roosevelt expressions of the changing tide.
British and American air forces attacked German industry and French air bases in a broad sweep. Forces targeted Delvenkirchen refinery and steel works, Caen and Abbeville airfields, and Ruhr targets as Allied bombing pressure mounted. Several Allied aircraft were lost but enemy fighter activity appeared reduced on some fronts. The raids signaled a continuation of the western Europe air offensive amid fighting on multiple fronts.
A House Navy appropriation subcommittee led by Rep. Harry R. Sheppard arrived in New Orleans July 1 to tour southern naval installations. Members included Reps. Hebert Atten Thomas Johnson and Noble Johnson, with Rear Admiral B G Allen. The party planned to proceed to Corpus Christi, Texas.
Allied forces report two direct bomb hits on Japanese cruisers and destroyers near New Georgia as General MacArthur confirms intensified ground fighting at Munda. American medium bombers also attacked approaches to Salamaua while roadblocks disrupt enemy supply lines from Rairok o harbor.
Mrs. Chiang Kai-Shek said a jet carrying her from America nearly strayed onto Japanese held Burma by misread radio beams. The plane avoided landfall, she and the pilot reacting to the drift during a seven hour high altitude flight. She spoke at her first press conference since returning to Chungking.
Japanese forces on Kiska bolster anti aircraft positions and fortify gun emplacements amid anticipated Allied invasion attempts. A naval bombardment by a U S task force followed a prior surface unit strike as weather and fog limit air raids.
In North Africa on July 11 General Eisenhower disclosed that Allied operations would target Sicily within the month. More than 1 million American and British correspondents now speak openly about D day and the Sicily landing, once dismissed as the magoo.
President Roosevelt declared the Sicily invasion marks the start of the war’s final phase. He suggested German forces in France would face attacks from Britain and the Mediterranean with possible invasion of Italy. He spoke at a White House dinner and in a message to Pope Pius XII, affirming Vatican City neutrality amid operations.
A six month old blue eyed blonde girl was found asleep in a swing on the porch of the Volunteers of America rescue home in Shreveport Louisiana. The infant wore light cotton panties and was bundled in a blanket with a small handbag and three milk bottles nearby. A gold jacket and chain bought in San Antonio may offer the only clue to the baby's identity. A taxi driver said he picked up the baby and her mother at the bus station earlier yesterday.
Up-Corporal Charles Eagar died from injuries in a Third Army tank accident during maneuvers in Louisiana. His widow Mia Elizebet Egan, Box 43 Reinhack Jew, survives.
Edward Kennedy analyzes the Allied Sicily invasion to gauge Europe’s defenses and the likely timetable for conquering the continent. He notes that a swift success would suggest a rapid drive across Europe within a year to 15 months, while protracted fighting would require greater force. He recalls Eisenhower’s preparations and the fierce Axis resistance observed in Sicily.
The War Department lists 177 casualties with four Louisianians and a Mississippian missing in action. Names include Sergeant Edward Knower and Staff Sergeant Henry P. Hoehn in Europe, First Lieutenants Joseph J. Slattery and Edward D. Shaw Jr. in North Africa, plus relatives’ addresses in New Orleans Bastrop Shreveport and Jackson are noted.
Soviet field dispatches report massive German tank and infantry assaults along a 165 mile front from Orel to Belgorod and Kursk. Despite repeated advances the Wehrmacht suffered severe losses with thousands killed and hundreds of tanks and planes destroyed as Red Army counterattacks sealed off gains near Belgorod.
Allied AP timeline lists key events from Nov 1942 to July 1943. US and UK landings in French North Africa, Vichy resistance crushed, Tobruk and Tunisian advances, Dakar joining allies, Darlan's assassination, Casablanca talks, Eisenhower named commander, Mareth line breakthrough, Tunis captured, Cap Bon surrender, Pantelleria and Lampedusa surrenders, and Sicily landings beginning.
The Truman committee labeled Curtiss-Wright guilty of gross negligence over inspection practices on P-40 fighters and recommended shifting focus to the C-46 cargo plane. The suit targets Wright Aeronautical and eight officers for selling defective engines from the Lockland plant, with fines up to 2000 dollars per false claim.
Axis broadcasts claim preparation for loss of Mediterranean islands as Allied landings in Sicily intensify. Berlin counters with little detail, while Allied forces face fierce fighting and heavy casualties in southern Europe.
American British assault forces completed initial landings in Sicily without loss of ships. Forces crossed the straits to the beaches facing no submarine or air attacks, according to reports from North Africa dated July 10.
Allied troops hit Sicily's southeastern coast at dawn and advance inland within hours under strong air cover. Eisenhower headquarters calls the invasion a success as ships, planes, and naval gunfire support push toward Italian mainland ferry terminals amid cautious optimism.
Governor Sam Jones announced that Tennessee Gas and Transmission will face strong opposition as it seeks to build a 32 inch natural gas pipeline from southwest Louisiana to near Ashland Kentucky. Louisiana argues its gas supplies are limited and coal in the west Appalachian fields suffices. The Federal Power Commission gave provisional approval pending hearings in September and financing proof.
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