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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1943
Page
1
British air forces bomb Berlin in a fifth heavy raid in two weeks. More than 1,500 long tons of incendiaries and explosives hit the city, destroying large areas and setting the center in flames. Forty-one British planes were shot down as German fighters and flak contested the night assault.
In Canberra Prime Minister Curtin and General MacArthur held talks referencing the Cairo conference. They agreed that the final Pacific offensive must await Germany's defeat in Europe. Curtin said Australia would press offensive against Japan with diversions and economic adjustments, deeming no short cut to victory.
Australian jungle troops with artillery press the Japanese stronghold Wareo on the Huon peninsula in northeastern New Guinea. Gen MacArthur says troops are mopping up along the track from Allied-von Bonga on the coast to Wareo, about 11 miles inland from Finschhafen, which Allied forces seized October 2.
Allied Headquarters reports the Fifth Army under Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark pushing from Calabritto against a steadfast German line guarding the Rome road. Allied pilots softened fortifications as Montgomery’s forces seize Castel Frontano near Lanciano, while German redeployments and scorched earth tactics aim to slow the drive toward Rome.
Washington reports from Secretary Knox and a Marine combat correspondent describe Tarawa as a brutal three day battle. Knox cited a well prepared Japanese defense that withstood heavy pre invasion bombardment. The Marine correspondent warned of missteps despite air and naval firepower. Japanese casualties totaled 1,026 Americans and 2,557 wounded before their defense ended.
Walter Best, 38, a former Pontiac and Detroit worker, was arrested after ten days of circling the White House area for walking against a traffic light. Secret Service says his tale of entering the White House grounds and planning to seize a soldier’s gun is fantasy. Best was found with a loaded .38 revolver and ten rounds in his hotel room and is in St Elizabeths Hospital pending federal action.
Washington dispatch reports five railway operating brotherhood chiefs agreed at a Cleveland meeting to set a strike date for December 15. David B. Robertson of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen said tabulation of votes would be completed by then and the date announced with the strike decision. He indicated a high vote for a strike, driven by opposition to an emergency board award of a four cent hourly wage increase after seeking at least a three dollar daily rise.
Washington LLP reports that Robert Morss Lovett Goodwin Watson and William E. Dodd Jr filed a joint suit in the Court of Claims seeking their withheld salaries. They argue Congress cannot remove a person from the federal payroll without due process and accuse the action of punishing an individual without a trial and of intruding on executive authority.
Soviet forces pushed toward the German rail network northwest of Gomel and expanded the Dnieper bridgehead below Kremenchug while fending off heavy Nazi counterattacks in Cherkasy. The midnight communique reported heavy German losses and more than 100 villages retaken as Davsk Sversen and Zblobin neared the Gomel rail hubs. Seven hundred Germans were killed in one sector as Novo Georgiev and surrounding approaches were cleared by determined Soviet troops through trench systems and minefields.
Stockholm reports a Danish engine factory in Copenhagen was blown up last night in a major sabotage act. The entire building was destroyed and a nearby shoe factory damaged. Danish sabotage in November totaled over 300 incidents, most aimed at factories serving the German army, German power and rail targets, with amateur sabotage making up a portion.
Yugoslav Partisans claimed a Bulgarian mutiny disrupted German forces on the Serbian Bosnian frontier as Bulgarians allegedly refused orders and an entire battalion was disarmed. The broadcast from Gen. Josip Broz noted intensified Nazi reinforcement for a clash along the eastern Adriatic with possible broader implications for Bulgaria and the war. Jamestown report notes Churchill Roosevelt Stalin conference context and Bulgaria's ties to Russia amid war. Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin urged wartime prohibition in an address to 200 delegates, arguing liquor coverage should be limited to aid the war effort.
Madame Chiang Karshek wife of China's Generalissmo told Congress that repealing the Chinese Exclusion Act showed the United States friendship to China In a Chungking cable to Vice President Wallace and Speaker Rayburn she said the action demonstrated unity among the United Nations and reaffirmed liberal leadership from Washington, echoing worldwide.
London sources in Spain circulated letters alleging General Franco’s government aided Germany, including submarine activity and attacks on British ships. Jose Maria Gil Robles, ex-leader of the rightist bloc, urges monarchy restoration to avert catastrophe and warns Allies would not spare Franco.
Warrant Officer Carl Moulime, 38, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the Delaware case against fellow officer Warrant Officer John H. Worthington, 33. The verdict could bring 1 to 30 years in prison. the jury deliberated nearly four hours. Moulime showed no reaction as his attorney sought a new trial, delaying sentence.
London reports Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin held a high level talks in Teheran to decide military and political plans against Germany. Moscow radio cited a few days earlier talks with decisions to be public later and noted surprise among British officials. Details of the conference were promised between noon and 2 p.m. ET, with potential plans for defeat of Nazism and propaganda strategies.
Washington and Stalin loom large in world affairs as contrasting leaders with divergent origins and paths. Stalin, the worker's son turned revolutionary and ruler of the Soviet Union, endured czarist prisons and built a vast command structure. Churchill, famed for the long cigar and steadfast resolve, led Britain through war with a blunt, direct style and memorable lines. The piece contrasts affluence and lineage with hardship and relentless discipline, hinting at deeper political dynamics shaping 20th century leadership.
The article contrasts Stalin's shorter journey to Teheran from Tiflis with Roosevelt and Churchill routes to the city, noting Teheran as a gateway to the East and a familiar link in the supply route to Russia via the Persian Gulf as Britons and Americans observe the crossroads of WWII diplomacy.
United States production of military aircraft rose in November to 7 59? thousand planes and naval construction reached a new high, with about a dozen aircraft carriers completed. WPB chief Nelson said military planes left factories more than once every five minutes, surpassing October’s 8 362 plane record as the campaign plan of 1000 bombers in a month moved closer to achievement. Chinese forces report advances near Lin sien and Changteh as they encircle Japanese troops in the central China Rice Bowl, aided by U S fighter air drops.
A Pennsy railroad collision near Orrville left three dead and several injured. Sergeant Sowers said trains traveling in opposite directions derailed after a collision near RoueT Te. Authorities reported two fatalities at Orrville and a third elsewhere, with medical units responding quickly.
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