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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1943
Page
1
Foreign embassies in London welcomed the Cairo declaration pledging unyielding effort to defeat Japan and restore its stolen empire. Norwegian Czech and Polish diplomats urged further talks on European issues while unofficial British commentary lamented the lack of an announced meeting of the Prime Ministers.
A listed expense in the Big Three conference notes six fezzes for the F B I guarding Roosevelt and subversive activity. Rumors tie Roosevelt and Stalin to CHEERHIN and a foreign source calls the meeting epoch making. V Wellington Koo calls it epoch making with far reaching Asia and Europe effects. Unofficial Chinese comment praises leaders Chiang, Churchill and Roosevelt for talking.
The Associated Press reports Axis propaganda claims a four power meeting with Russia is underway in Teheran. Berlin radio says Roosevelt Churchill Chiang and Stalin may confer, while Nazi broadcasts question synchronization of Allied strategy and blame Stalin for needing a second front to ease military pressure.
Office of War Information chief Elmer Davis sent a protest to British Information Minister Brenden Bracken over Reuters premature publication of the Cairo United Nations leaders meeting. He charged censorship failures and warned the Axis could exploit the 30 hour head start while American papers were restrained.
Chinese ground troops supported by Chinese and American air cover recaptured Changteh from Japanese forces after days of brutal close combat near the gateway to China’s Rice Bowl region. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek announced the exchange of control as Japanese attempts to seize the city were repelled. Fighting continued nearby as Chinese reinforcements converged on the area.
Major John Boettiger, son-in-law of President Roosevelt, told Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of his interest in Allied Military Government work in the Far East. Chiang swiftly replied through an interpreter, Yes, we will take you into Tokyo with us.
Strong earthquakes in Chile and New Guinea were recorded at the California Institute of Technology, seismologists announced yesterday.
The War Labor Board regional panel led by Theodore W. Kheel ruled a regional minimum of 50 cents an hour or 20 dollars a week for New York State and northern New Jersey. Voluntary wage applications to meet this minimum will be granted.
Washington AP dispatch reports petroleum administrator Ickes said East Coast kerosene stocks fell to 49 percent of normal, down from 52.3 percent last week. He attributed the drop to colder weather and noted the shortage is due to product scarcity, not transportation limits.
American losses in the Gilbert Islands campaign totaled 1,092 killed and 2,080 wounded, Navy reports in Washington and Pearl Harbor show. Tarawa Atoll deaths reached 1,026 with 2,557 wounded, driven largely by Marines of the 2nd Division in a brutal 76 hour assault.
Allied air forces attacked Solingen in the Rhineland with heavy bombers and fighter escorts overcoming German opposition. The operation also struck targets in France Belgium and off Brest, with 42 Allied planes missing and 33 German planes claimed shot down or destroyed on the ground.
German forces renewed heavy combat on the Russian front aiming to reverse Soviet gains. Moscow claimed limited territory taken, while German reserves poured in via long western rail corridors. Russians faced weathered air superiority and difficult supply lines as fighting raged across multiple sectors.
Historical five day conference in Cairo Teheran and Washington saw Roosevelt Chiang Kai-shek and Stalin agree on a four point plan to force Japan back to its home islands. They call for Japan to disgorge all Pacific islands since 1914 and restore Manchuria Formosa the Pescadores Wake and Guam plus Philippines and Dutch East Indies and Indo China. Korea to be freed and Japan expelled from all other territories seized by force. The aim is to dismantle Japan’s empire after Pearl Harbor and its rapid south Pacific conquests. Details from Lisbon dispatches and Tehran reports note secrecy and large military advisory presence.
Allied forces drive through German defenses beyond Sangro ridge as British Eighth Army and American Fifth Army push forward. Heavy air support, intense hand to hand fighting, and high German losses mark a potential start of a broad push toward Rome.
William McGaffin reports on the perilous journeys of Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek en route to a major conference. Each leader faced high risk routes, escorted by forces, with Roosevelt arriving November 22 and Chiang traveling in two American planes via India and Africa.
The dispatch notes Chiang Kai-shek rising at dawn to pray before a British breakfast, his adherence to eastern philosophy, and his preference for a Western diet during the Cairo talks. It cites Madame Chiang’s improving health, Tang Wu’s Chinese cooking, and Chiang’s afternoon garden walks with policy discussions. A social highlight mentions 14 pounds of caviar for conference dining.
James W. Collett, a 60 year old Clinton County farmer, confessed to killing Elmer McCoy his wealthy brother-in-law in a sequence that included the slaying of McCoy’s wife Forrest and their daughter Mildred. Prosecutor John B. Hill announced the admission as a key part of the case.
A North Africa conference photo in Cairo sparked a playful dispute among leaders. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek debated seating order on Roosevelt's villa terrace with Mrs Chiang briefly swapping places before moving beside Churchill.
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