|
Bologna and cleared a few villages.
The 5th Army has taken another key point.
General Arnold of the 20th Air Force
gave details about the 2 attacks by
Superfortresses within 48 hours on
Formosa. 50 Japanese planes were
wrecked on the ground and the air defence
was very weak. Washington did not
report any Japanese ships in
action. Admiral Nimitz announced
that 89 more Japanese planes were
destroyed and patrols of these attacked
one group of American ships.
The Trade Union Congress opened at
Blackpool today. It is expected that
the T.U.C. will require punishment
of German war criminals and complete
de-militarisation. The Russian
delegation who is at present in England
is in agreement. On the eve of the flag day
collection for her aid to Russia fund
Mrs. Churchill spoke about a special
hospital in Kalinin to which partisans
took mutilated children found
behind the German lines. Frank Philips
introduced war reports about
planning, building and transporting
pre-fabricated ports. More than 28000
|