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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1943
Page
3
Washington figures and many lawmakers praised the Teheran communique as a step toward unified Allied war effort but some critics urged patience awaiting details. Secretary Hull hailed broad cooperation among the United States Britain and Russia amid concerns over vague commitments and postwar aims.
Allied officials stated malaria caused heavier casualties than combat in the 38 day Sicily campaign. Maj. Gen. E M Cowell, Allied theater surgical head, spoke at the opening of the Allied Malarial Control School in Algiers. Col. Paul Russell directs the program with Rockefeller Foundation support. similar schools opened in Oran, Bizerte and Naples for brief officer instruction.
Allied air and naval bombardments blanket New Britain and Bougainville as MacArthur and Halsey report ground advances on New Guinea and Solomons fronts. Australian forces push north on Huon peninsula near Epsehhafen, while Empress Augusta Bay beachhead strengthens with enemy positions retired. Cape Gloucester air base bombed heavily, boosting weeklong tonnage to 588.
Premier Marshal Stalin has returned safely to Moscow from Tehran where his meeting with Roosevelt and Churchill settled the second front question from the Soviet viewpoint. The 1700 mile round trip flight was his first wartime journey abroad and the most hazardous of the three leaders. He crossed the Russian steppes the Caspian Sea and the Elburz mountains facing low clouds rain snow and icing conditions.
Russian troops advanced in central Ukraine breaking the Smeladna line and severing large German formations guarding railway junctures toward Romania. Moscow reports capture of Tsibulevo northwest of Znamenka and Alexandrya east of Znamenka, as Red Army nears Kirovograd.
Twenty towns and villages were swept up in a Moscow broadcast cited by the Soviet monitor. The Vichy radio admitted a German withdrawal northeast of Krivoi Rog sixty miles below Znamenka, a sign that a large Axis retreat may begin after a six week stand along the Dnieper bend. Berlin broadcasts showed German anxiety as winter fighting looms with talk of two fresh winter trained armies. A portion of the fifty mile Nazi artery between Semla and Znamenka was seized after a Soviet artillery and air barrage softened defenses.
Ohio and Michigan tenant farmers were cited in a War Relocation Authority bulletin suggesting Japanese could teach sanitation and bathing. The WRA ordered destruction of the publication after Rep Clevenger criticized it on the House floor as insulting to American farmers. Senators and representatives called the notion asinine and inappropriate.
U S carrier task forces struck the Japanese held Marshall Islands as submarines cut deeper into Japanese shipping. Navy reports linked the success to a shift in war production toward invasion craft. Officials said 4 000 prime contractors would build self propelled barges and amphibious ducks, with up to 20 000 firms enlisted for a vast landing craft program.
The War Manpower Commission revised down its July 1944 munitions labor forecast to about 900,000 fewer jobs. Even with reduced munitions spending, the commission said manpower remains tight, with a record labor force of about 66.3 million including the armed services, and nonwar employment not dropping as expected. The figures rely on mid-1940s wartime projections.
The Supreme Court stated states should resolve interstate water conflicts through negotiation rather than court action. It dismissed Kansas vs Colorado over Arkansas River irrigation, noting such disputes involve quasi sovereign interests and require expert administration. The court urged negotiation as the preferred settlement method.
London reports German troops flood into Yugoslavia as Hitler rushes to seal the Balkan flank ahead of a potential Allied southern assault. Partisan forces claim 150000 Nazis are engaged and two fresh divisions appeared at a Fiume Zagreb railway station. Rebels warn of a major push along the Adriatic coast and Dalmatian islands to retake liberated Yugoslavia.
President Roosevelt sent a letter to Mohammed Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Iran thanking him for hospitality and inviting him and the Queen to visit the United States, disclosure made yesterday.
The War Department earned praise from Sen. Byrd after the payroll was cut by 124 395 workers since June, far from the 400 000 goal. The committee said most departments lagged in meeting the 10 percent cut target and urged continued efficiency with fewer staff.
Security measures surround the Big Three talks in Teheran with American MPs Soviet gunners British troops and Gurkhas patrolling streets Armored cars tanks and recon cars move through the capital while light bombers circle overhead as Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin meet behind barricaded and guarded embassies
At Camp Amirabad Teheran President Roosevelt told thousands of American soldiers he had just concluded very successful war and peace talks with Churchill and Stalin. He described progress toward a swift end to the war and peace, after a long conference lasting over nine hours with Stalin and Churchill.
A Flying Fortress exploded while taxiing at Columbus airport during a routine training flight from Lockbourne Airbase, killing all four aboard. An official said the blast origin was unusual and an investigation by a board of officers began. The wreck tore the fuselage center. among the dead was Cant John King, 26, of Trumansburg.
Invasion craft are given overriding priority over planes fuel and other urgent programs. About 20 000 firms and 4 000 prime contractors will produce landing craft including self propelled barges and landing vessels. The scale exceeds prior Mediterranean invasion outputs of 750 million dollars in five months under similar directives.
Allied leaders Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill met in Teheran Iran from Nov 28 to Dec 1 to agree on coordinated eastern western and southern blows against Germany. They pledged a lasting peace and a world democratic alliance while outlining a Second Front and ongoing military planning through allied staffs.
Chinese high command reports strong Japanese forces in fierce battle near Tehshan on the highway between Changteh and Changsha in central China. Communique notes Japanese movements north, west and south of Changteh while Chinese troops in northern Hubei continue to attack enemy positions.
Carl Booster of Purdue Research Foundation foresees postwar families owning several adaptable homes like cars in a lifetime, funded short term. He predicts suburbs will expand via air transport, independent dwellings, and near universal visual communications plus energy panel beds for tailored sleep according to metabolism and age.
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