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Evening star., 1944-01-07
5th Army Drive
Is Pressed All
Along Front
American Forces
Storm Strong Points
In San Vittore
BY the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Jan. with grenades,
machine guns and small arms,
American troops today attacked
three bitterly contested strong
points in the fortified village Of
San Vittore as the 5th Army
pressed its offensive all along
the 10-mile front straddling the
Via Casilina to Rome.
Forging ahead short distances
through the snow-covered noun
tains, the Americans stormed the
strong defenses built by the Ger
mans to cover the key town of
Casino six miles ahead OF San Wit
tore. The American captured the
3,500-foot peak of Monte Maio about
mile southwest of Viticuso and
flve miles northwest of Venafro.
The seizure of Monte Maio under
a hail of German artillery and
mortar fire cut the German supply
road from Cevaro to San Vittore
near Viticuso.
Half of Town Captured.
The Americans, who entered San
Vittore from the northeast and
southwest, had taken more than
half the town and now were driving
on three clusters of gray tumble
down stone buildings where the Ger
mans had barricaded themselves.
1t was no-quarter fight with
the Germans refusing to give up.
The doughboys had to creep up to
the pillboxes, toss grenades through
the apertures and wipe out the
defenders.
San Vittore is about two miles up
the road from the village of San
Pletro, captured by the Americans
December 18 after one of the blood
lest and flercest battles of the Medi-
terranean theater.
While the Americans fought from
one pillbox-converted house to an
otner, the British on their southern
leg OF the 10-mile front pushed an
attack at Rocoa d'Envandro. cap-
turing 79 more prisoners for a two
day total of 1876.
weather Grounds Most Planes.
Cold weather with snow falling in
the mountains and dense clouds OBJ
scurlng the mountain tops impeded
the movement of the 9th Army on
the Adriatic coastal front. Indian
troops. nevertheless, made a short
advance west of San Tommaso.
The weather grounded most Allied
aircraft, but A-36 invaders and P-4O
WarhaWks divebombed and strafed
German gun positions and troop
concentrations in the Cervaro and
Aquino areas just behind the enemy
on the 5th Army front, and shot up
the town OF Fondi, northeast of Ter
racina, as well as motor conveys and
trains east of Rome.
Intercepting 20 German planes
over Central Italy, American Spit
fires destroyed two for the only
score OF the day against enemy air.
craft. No Allied planes were lost
yesterday
An officer whose men are fighting
in San Vittore described the village
AS a miniature Stalingrad, with op-
posing troops neither asking nor
giving any quarter.
The Germans have turned each
house, or what remains of it after
steady Allied artillery shelling in
recent weeks, into small fortress
and blaze away at the attackers
with machine guns, pistols and hand
prena doc
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Military Equipment
To Be Cut in 1914,
.0WI Report Says
Output Of Combat Planes
To Be Speeded; Civilians
To Get Irons, Buthtubs
E.y the Associated Press.

80 NhC naSoNidtcu
Sharp cutbacks of military
equipment and a 40 per cent re-
duction of aluminium output for
war purposes is predicted for
1914, but about all it will amount
to for civilians is 1000, 900 electric
irons, $4,000 bathtubs and pos
Sibly a few stoves and refrigera-
tors.
The preview was given by the
Office of Waf Information in re-
port issued yesterday. While pro-
duction of small arms, bullets, nom
combat planes and antiaircraft
equipment will be trimmed drasti-
cally, the decreases will be more than
offset by boosts in war planes and
some other munitions. Owl said.
No considerable curtailments" for
the purpose of resuming civilian
goods manufacture can be scheduled
for 1914, the agency said, unless the
European war ends by June or July.
Civilian Production Temporary.
Until then. whatever resumption
Of civilian production the War Pro-
duction Board permits must be con-
sidered purely as temporary and
subject at all times to a return to
military production when required.
said the Owl report. The document
was the first comprehensive account
of production curtailment from
official sources.
Arms production in 1914 is to bt
/ II per cent greater than in l943
This in itself Is cutback, since
previous disclosures have estimated
a gain of from 20 to 25 per cent.
The Navy alone, owl disclosed
has made cutbacks amounting t
81. .856, ,000, 900 in the last six months
Much of this was merely on paper
representing cancellations of order.
on which work had not been started
Despite this trimming, the Navy!
1914 program will be $4,000, 900 600
one-third higher than in 1943, witt
production maintained at about the
rate achieved last month.
More Ships and Planes.
Both naval ships and naval plane,
will be delivered in greater volume
this year than last, with shipbuild.
ing alone reaching the record tota
Of $4,000 ,000, 900 in 1914
The consensus of the officials ot
the Army and civilian war agencies
is that any return to civilian manu-.
facture during the year Q944, be.
yond the 100000 electric irons anc
$4,000 bathtubs recently authorized
by WPB will probably be in goods
tSee CUTBACKS. Page A-6J
Evening star., 1944-01-07
26AirCudets
Die in Arizona
Crossing Crash
BY the Associated Press.

KINGMAN, Ariz., Jan. T.
Twenty-six aviation cadets were
killed last night when a Santa
Fe Railroad freight train COL
lided with a bus carrying 36 air
men stationed at the Kingman
Army Gunnery School here.
Two of the 10 servicemen sur
viving were not expected to live, the
air base public relations Office re-
ported.
Preliminary information indicated
the bus, which was returning the
cadets from night training mis-
sion on gunnery range near the
base, did not stop at the crossing.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
BY the Associated Press.


BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 7.-American
Marauder bombers smashed at
military objectives in Northern
France today, keeping the
round-the-clock offensive roll
ing after Raj Mosquitoes raided
Western Germany last night for
the 9Th night in succession.
The Marauders returned from
their cross-Channel sweeps in early
afternoon without single loss. The
medium bombers were a part of the
parade of Allied fighters and fight
er-bombers observed streaking across
toward the French coast shortly
after the Mosquitoes returned from
their night raids.
The fleet plywood bombers re-
turned without loss at the hands of
German antiaircraft defenses or
night fighters, an Air Ministry COM
munique said
Northern France Also Hit.
In addition to bombing objectives
in Germany, the identity of which
was not disclosed, the Mosquitoes last
night also stabbed at Northern
France and other RAF planes laid
mines in enemy waters, the bulletin
declared
Apparently considerable num-
ber of the hardhitting Mosquitoes
participated in the operations, for
observers on the British southeast
coast reported last night that they
| had heard outward bound planes
passing overhead for almost two
hours.
The Mosquito raids were accom-
panied by air alerts in Geneva and
other Swiss cities, the German-con-
trolled Paris radio said.
Diversionary Raid on Berlin.
The previous night the Mosquitoes
staged diversionary raid on Berlin,
causing the Germans to rush their
night fighters to the defense of the
capital while great fleet of British
heavy bombers pounded the Baltic
port of Stettin with more than 1000
tons of bombs almost unopposed.
Stockholm dispatches said an
eyewitness to the Stettin raid
said he heard reports in the city
that 1000 persons had been killed.
The traveller said extensive
damage was done to the harbor
area, an important feeder line to
German forces in Finland and
along the Baltic front.
(The newspaper Morgon It'd
ningen had reported earlier that
10000 persons were left homeless.)
Yesterday, the Air Ministry said,
Raj light and medium bombers
teamed up with fighter-bombers to
attack military objectives in North
ern France. The light and medium
bombers were escorted by Allied
fighters.
RAF, Dominion and Allied fighters
also carried out supporting sweeps,
the ministry, said.
From the daylight operations six
Allied aircraft were reported miss
ing. Three enemy planes were shot
down.
Fighters Set Record.
American Thunderbolt and Light
ming fighter planes which escorted
heavy bombers in Wednesdays as
sault on the German U-boat and
shipbuilding center of Kiel destroyed
ID Nazi aircraft without loss for a
new American fighter record over
Germany. The previous record
was 16.
The United States Air Force an
nouncement today said the fighters
were led by Maj. James r. Howard
Of st. Louis.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
American Marauders
Blast France After
Raj Raids on Reich
Medium Bombers Suffer
No Loss in FoIIow-up
Of Sixth Night Attack
BULLETIN.

LONDON R.-Strong forces
OF American Flying Fortresses
and Liberators attacked tar
gets in Southwestern Ger
many today.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

(See HOAX, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1944-01-07

tSee DRAFT, Page A-I6.)
Evening star., 1944-01-07

tSee CUTBACKS, Page A-6.D
Evening star., 1944-01-07

tSee PORK, Page A-16Ds
Evening star., 1944-01-07

(See BALKANS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1944-01-07

(Sec PRISONERS, Page A-6)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-23
s ss., TO-?

/. hngcbr Island !, part ri"what
at"ii IN In" Marshall Islands
z. OF what chemical element arc
Diamonds composed?
! Name the first president OF inc
United States who wore . bacyd%
!. y coCt l. an insect. bird. nr n .hp
D. What IS measured in watts
u. who proclaimed this month of
March as Red Cros, Month";
:. Name the SIX New Ennlaud
SiatCs
o. The Star Spanglcd Banner" wa.
officially designated by law az tho
national anthem III 1876. 1890, 1865.
or 1881?
81. What tw".lCticr word is used 10
designate the number 3lil6?
10. Name the largest of the pres
cn,-duy land animals.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-23
TEN COT My MANAGERS
ARE NAMED FOR CHERRY

Ii0IIIGN. NHrCN y lNP)-Cun-
pHIGn headquarters mere toy Il. Gregg
merry. CHudIdal" Tor Governor IN
Inc Democratic primary May -. to-
DAY announced appointment at 10
county managers Il handled Cherry
affairs.
They ar, Den NJ. Stafford and
Hd".l Lambeth. Greensboro. for Gull
!"rc: Harry y. Wilson. Morganiuu.
Burke; {. V. Guntcr and Francis y.
y mite. dc. G"S'un.a. CASTOR: AdJns
=. Whitley. SI'h!.cld. johnston:
ta.rios :. Alien. Durham. D.rm1m.
Holm Harvey. Kinston. Lcnoir: Ben
Douglas. Charlotte. McckIcnbu-g: Hr.
W. Il. Hunt. Lexington. Davidson:
A!.i'S Smith and Walter Garter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-23
Musical Program

\ "''.'rrl program sponsored bv
the missionary circle is 10 be held
at Spring street Baptist church To-
morrow evening at $3.50 o'cloci. il
was ST led today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-23
Singing SIIntllN Nirhl

y song service Is announced FOR
Davis chapel churCh AT p. N. Sun
day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-23
THURSDAY, MARCH %, 1914

Hai'Sh"v. for Rowan. and -
ranc and John l.. llawl;In, a. De.
hiiic. Tor Cumberland rdye',e-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-23
Irish Problem Believed
Holding Back Invasion

has remained fairly we'll under con-
troll ever since the Germans "bltzci''
into Poland III 1899
The views OF the Allied nations
ere. OF course. well understood IN
the light oi the impending invasion.
oui conversely. lrclani's position IN
Il world conflict has. To Il large cX-
tent, escaped public understanding.
Ireland, as has been bly, pointed
ouI by that nations minister TO the
United States, Robert Brennan. has
aided greatly i'll relieving the critical
food situation that has obtained in
Great Britain since the outbreak OF
the war.
While rem ming neutral. Ireland
hes sen; virtually all her food en-
ports 10 the United kingdom. and
Virtually no food from ireland ha,
lnun; lis Way 10 the enemy and
cnrny-domlnatcd nations in the
European fortress of which Hitler
boasts.
There are good grounds for the
belief tina; the traditional anlmosi,,
when has existed between the BIZ
iSn com!nOnWc lih and Ere. Will
become 50 aG.,atcd by the current
!Ac.I,nt that this source OF food may
be cat off from Britain.
Then, again. Ireland may weld.
thus spav!ng the United States fur
iAcr strain in feeding ;hc British.
Even 4 the DUbln government
casts Oh; enemy diplomatic repre-
SrntiiNCS. the extent t. which they
nave succeeded III spying on Allied
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Tomorrow's City
Washington POST

washington POST
We have often expressed our belief that attention
will have to be given in the postwar period to the re-
building of many American cities In the past they
have developed as great sprawing communities with
minimum of basic planning and precious little con-
sderaon for the amenities of life so far as the great
ma ority of their inhabitants are concerned When
the war is won shall have to go back and correct
these mistakes if we expect to our cities from
further disintegration
An illuminating picture of what has hoppened
to American cities in recent decades was given at
the recent Citizens Conference on Postwar Planning
in St Louis by Charles Gordon managing director OF
the American Transit Association. Cities all over
America he said ARE figurativey exploding Until
1880 cities spread out only about ~ miles from the
eenterthe distance that could be reasonably covered
on foot or by horse-drawn vehicles Then electric
street-cars made it practicable for urban population
to spread out for about miles in all directions.
With widespread use of the automobile the radius
of urbanization was heightened to Is or 20 miles.
So the potential area of cities increased during
a short period from roughly rs square miles to 100
square miles, says Mr. Gordon or nearly 1000 per cent
New suburbs have been built while close-ln resi-
Dental neighborhoods have deerorated into slums.
Traffic congestion has often become intoerable prop
erty values been unstablized suburbs have been
burdened with the expense of new schools, churcheS
streets sewerage systems, and so forth While decay
ing central areas have been burdened with maintaining
community facilities longer necessary for their
dwindling population.
we do not see how these problems can be met
without communicated planning to reclaim the
blighted and neglected for improved residential
commercial or industrial use. Such planning must
also include ample provision for fast convenient and
safe local TRANSPORTATION Many thousands OF weary,
iostled Washilgtonians looking forward TO the
day when city and traffic planners will have made 1t
possible them to get to and from their work with
out the wear and tear and waste Of time the move
nent now entails Many looking forward to re-
newed use of their automobiles for this purpose but
it is obvious that Washington will never again be
able to rely as heavily on the automobile as 1T did In
the past.
Fortunately, the whole subject is being studied
by the highway department in cooperation with the
Public Roads Administration and the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission Expert transit and
highway engineers expected to bring in COM
prehensive report this fall Their work Will cover
improved transit facilities modern highways the ques-
ton of subways and all other aspects OF Washington
mammoth transportation problem. Presumably this
will be tied in with the NCPPCs plans for further
decentralization of the city 1t affords an optimistic
outlook which we hope is duplicated in many other
American cities
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Dewey camp on the St Louis trip
won't be repeated-the farce about
Dewey not using special trains.
Fearful of public opposition to use
of a special train, Dewey had his
train described as the advance sec
ton" of a regular train, giving the
impression that a couple OF cars
were merely added to a regular
train to accommodate his party.
Real fact was that Dewey used a
nine-car special, completely occup-
led by himself, staff members and
correspondents. Gov. and Mrs.
Dewey had a special car to them
selves. There was work car for
staff, work car for correspondents,
special dining car, four Pullman
cars for staff and newsmen, plus a
baggage car. Schedules were made
to accommodate the candidate. Re-
suit was that hundreds of people
along the way. hoping to board
the advance section" of a regular
train, found the train occupied en-
tirely by the Dewey party.
NOTE-There is no reason why
Dewey shouldn't have a special
train. ODT has given full permits
sion, says it will not hurt the war
effort Roosevelt uses long spec
ial. on all trips, including mon
political" war-plant inspections.
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Washington
Merry
Go-Round

CONTINUED from rage one)
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SOUTHERN VOTERS

According to a recent Gallup Poll the so-called
Southern revolt of the Democratic Party is barely
noticeable fizzle with the large majority of voters
interviewed standing the same as before. However,
there is every indication that the Negro vote has
been lost as a result of the Democratic platforms
sidesteppng of the racial question. The Demos chose
to stand the record of the last II years while the
Republican stand strong in that it contains
promises abolish the poll tax, pass anti-lynchlng
legislation. eliminate discrimination in the armed
forces and establish a permanent Fair Employment
Practice Commission
One Negro newspaper says the 1874 Democratic
convention plank is not only disappointing 10 coored
Democrats, it is unsatisfactory to colored people.
Certain it is that the great Democratic Party which
bid openly for the colored vote in 1910 has with
drawn the glad hand in just four years"
Democrats at the convention were faced with the
alternative of further antagonzng hostile Southern
Democrats or taking the chance of offending the
Negro voters such the skipping of the racial issue
brought about
The Negro vote is not of great importance in
Democratic Maryland in the District of Columbia,
but the reaction also is typical OF such areas as New
voters may help swing the election or another.
may help swing h election one way or another
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bosses Jackie, j. Russell Sprague,
Crews and Curran held enough
proxies to choose Whomever they
wanted.
Cracked one veteran Chicago po-
litical writer:
This looks just like a Chicago
Democratic meeting in the Morrl-
son Hotel when word has come over
from Mayor Kelly on who the can
didates will be. l feel at home
here"
Curran was unanimously chosen.
Macy, swallowing hard, seconded
his nomination.
After the meeting, Dewey sent
word to Macy, saying, You can
have anything you want
I Macy, overwh elmed by the
strength of his own party's bosses,
voiced quiet Thank YOU" board
ed train for home.
NOTE-When Mayor La Guardia
heard about Curran's nomination,
he was asked to comment. Crack
/ ed La Guardia, "Curran was good
alderman, but Bob Wagner's a great
Senator"
Copyright, 1914, by United
j Feature Syndicate, Inc)
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20 YEARS AGO 4yim EMPIRE
AUGUST II, 1924

AUGUST IT, 1924
Yukon commercial flew from
Norman WINNER
Federal of Mines passenger
received by Supervisor D.
Stewart
Delegate Admiral Evans
lead in the first seven innings
the Juneau the eighth the last
defeating the Islanders by
score game the Juneau
that the locals had beat
the outfit
Miss Rosetta Femmer daughter D. b Femmer.
returning had spending the
summer with her grandparents the South
visiting months With
home the Princess Louise
Chairman of the Womens Auxiliary Department
calling meeting OF the chamen
the office of M Bradford next door to
Shattuck
Attorney Rusgard the Westward
Seward.
Weather report: low, 81; partly cloudy
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DEWEY AND THE BOSSES

Folks who think Tom Dewey is
simon pure when it comes to bosses
should have been in Albany to
watch the Embossed" New York
COP machine choose candidates for
u. S. Senator and the State ju-
dietary.
Fact was that Dewey pulled
Roosevelt" kissed off candidate
pretty much as FDR bounced Henry
Wallace. Here's what happened.
Veteran progressive Republican
w. Kingsland Macy, whom the Old
Guard hates, had the inside track
to the Senate nomination. Macy
told all corners he had the nod
from Dewey, was even moving
ahead with plans for his actual
campaign.
Before Dewey left for ST Louis,
he invited Macy to the Executive
Mansion, told him in best FDR
fashion how much he liked him,
what a great contribution he could
make to the nation. Macy left
smiling broadly, even twitted Boss
Ed Jackie, State chairman. about
having won out DESPITE Jaeckle's
Opposition.
However. when Dewey returned
from st. Louis, COP machine bosses
Jaeckle, John Crews and Tom Cur
ran put on the heat, demanded
that Dewey drop Macy. Dewey
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Daily Lessons in English " y |. GORDON

WORDS Frank asked anybody
was at home Saw Prank ANYONE home
Aluminium Pronounce a-lu-min- um
Aas in ASK unstressed second
syllable
Physiology; observe the PHYSl
SYNONYMS: unclohed, exposed
three times is yours Let us
mastering word each day loday WORD
admitted THE discussion OF this
subjec
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
but do not compel"
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10

An unimportant day in planetary
direction. The New Moon presages
increased public anxiety regarding
the armed forces.
HEART AND HOME: Introduc-
ton of new ideas, changes in poll
cies and divergence of opinions
may. produce inharmonies' in the
home. Young members of the fam
lily may be exceedingly trying. Pa
tience should be the guide to par
entS.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Amazing
advancement in inventions will con-
tinue to contribute to United Ma
lions success and new lines OF
manufacturing will be founded. The
influence of Uranus in Gemini is
believed to stimulate mechanical
genius.
NATIONAL ISSUES: Changes in
our educational systems are to be
radical but gradual. Plans for
the Autumn will place emphasis on
practical needs and the develop
lment of technical efficiency, but
later there will be a revival OF
academic courses under the fore
most scholars of Europe
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR S
American optimism may be too
prevalent for the best interests of
the nation Setbacks and fierce
| fighting by desperate enemies will
delay victory over the Nazis who
will employ barbaric devices.
! Persons whose birthdate it Is
have the augury of a year of good
luck. Envy may cause CRITICISM
which should be ignored.
! Children born on this day prob
ably will bo devoted to hop' q !
friends. Leo folk are talented and
deeply emotional.
Copyright, 1944)
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Michigan went Republican by the whisker of one per-
cent in the last election
According to another Negro editor the Democrats
can regain many of the Negro votes by backing anti
discrimination legislation such bill for perma-
nent FEPC. Hearings scheduled on such legisla-
ton shortly and it should have a good chance OF
passage because the Republicans already are COM
mitted to its support and the Democrats will be
making up for an early mistake
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MODERN ETIQUETTE BY ROBERTA LEE

butter letter is being written should 1t be
addressed visiting, to mother?
addressed to BOTH separate letter
10
hotel office building should
a manr when a enters?
hotel elevator, buit necessary
So in building shop.
Il artichokes with the fingers?
they hardly other except with
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Most of Canada'S coffee, befC--
the war, came from British East
Africa.