22/4/1944 1.= pm. Frederick Allen
Strikes in London and Manchester seem to
be almost over.
Reports about air attacks on Bucharest
and Turnu Severin.
It is the 4th day of the German attacks in
the foothills of the Carpathians.
London bus strike appears to be over and in the
next hour Manchester gas workers will be back
as well.
From the Mediterranean the news is chiefly
about the air war yesterday when railway yards
at Bucharest were attacked and also the
Danube parts of Turnu Severin.
In Italy ammunition dumps and
railway targets were attacked. 38 enemy planes
were destroyed. We lost 8 bombers and 9 other
planes. Patrols were aggressive in the land
fighting. Tito reports hard fighting in Central
Yugoslavia and Montenegro. Mosquitoes
again attacked Cologne which had 1600 tons
of bombs the night before. Mines were also
laid. Our planes returned without loss.
This morning fighters and bombers have
been crossing the Channel. The Germans
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