Daily Post - 16.12.1943, Blaðsíða 4

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DAILY POBS
Vital Jap Base
Heavily Hit
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SparksfFly as Women .Train for War
LONDON, Dec. 15th.
General MacArthur’s comm-
unique from the South-West
Pacific to-day reports Austral-
ian troops, in New Gunea, to
be within reach of Lacona. the
village 12 miles north of Finsc-
hafen and the next objective
of the Allied advance.
proposed treaty had been dis-
I cussed at the Moscow confer-
ence by himself, Mr. Molotov,
and Mr. Cordell Hull. The For-
eign Secretary said that the
British Government welcomed
the agreement, particularly as
it provided for the adherence of
neighboring countries which
had been the object of German
aggression.
Increased Allied Air
Aetlvlty In Burma
LONDON, Dec. 15th.
The latest communique on
the fighting in Burma deals
mainly with Allied air activity,
and shows that British and Am-
erican airca-aft have bombed
large number of places in
northern and.southern Burma.
Airfields, barracks, railway
bridges, and a variety of road
and rail targets have been hit.
Altogether, the Allied machines,
of which four are missing, des-
troyed or damaged 38 Japan-
ese aircraft during these opera-
tions.
. .Providence. In Elberton, Ga.,
windstorm hit a church that
had been leaning badly for
years. set it back straight
again.
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The Germans are still making
guesses about Allied invasion
plans. Reports that Field Mar-
shal Rommel had been to Den-
mark to inspect the organi.'a-
tion of the German fortifica-
tions in Jutland have been con-
firmed by Berlin, which stated
that the Field Marshai haa
been accompained by several
experts on coastal defences.
London, Dec. 14th.
A number of Japanese air-
craft came over to bomb an Am-
erican held airfield.in northern
Assam. Two enemy bombers
and five Zeros were shot down.
There was little damage and
few casualties.
Self-Sustaining. In Jackson,
Ohio, Robert S. Campbell, by
living to 96 became the bene-
ficiary of his on life insurance.
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llandle. In Portland, Me.,
Andrew Tokio finally gave up,
went to court to have it
changed.
In the Ramu valley fighting,
the Australians have smashed
three strong Japanese counter
attacks, inflicting heavy losses
on the enemy.
Gasmata, in New Britain, has
been given one of the heaviest
attacks of the Pacific war. The
raid was carried out by more
than 100 Allied bombers, and
when 19 enemy fighters tried
to intercept, tow were promptly
shot down, the rest as promptly
flying off, to be seen no more.
An instructor checks the work of women taking a course in welding at a vocational school
in the eastern United States. The training is designed to fit them for work in war plants.
Rabaul, in New Britain, was
also bombed, and fires started
which could be seen fifty miles
away.
Allied H.Q. discloses that the
total tonnage of bombs dropped
on New Britain during the past
two months has reached the
three thousand mark.
Ground activity on Bougain-
ville has been limited to patrol
clashes.
Czecho-SovietTreaty
Favornred By Allies
LONDON, Dec. 15th.
In the House of Commons
to-day. .Mr. .Eden, .Britain’s
Foreign Secretary, answered
several questions on the new
treaty between Russia and
Czechoslovakia.
Mr. Eden revealed that the
Former D.S. Reslðent Greets fiilies
Nick Postano, who once lived in the United States, presents vege
tables and foodstuffs to a U. S. Army officer after Allied forces had
liberated Salerno, Italy, where Mr. Postano now resides.