CBC World News – December 29th, 1959
December 29th, 1959
CBC World News
"The world today. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation now presents a summary of the all the important world news today. Reports from CBC correspondents by trans-America short wave radio, and the latest developments as received by the Canada's news room here in Ottawa. Tonight, we report on the latest news from Asia and around the world."
"Good evening, and thank you for tuning in. This is your host, Tommy Fourever, broadcasting to you live."
"A massive naval confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union has occurred in the waters off of Australia. The Soviet attack on the Australian port of Darwin initiated the conflict between the two navies, when two US carrier fleets moved in to attack the transport fleet supplying the beachhead. Here, the US Carrier fleet found themselves engaging roughly 60 vessels, including battleships, heavy cruisers, and support ships of various sizes. Soviet losses were staggering, with some 30 to 40 ships sunk."
"The main battle was thought to be over at this time, but it was just beginning. As the carrier planes returned to their ships, waves upon waves of Soviet aircraft launched from 14 carriers, which hid just outside US radar range. The 1st US Carrier Task Force was caught with many of her carrier planes refueling on the decks. A survivor brings us a very graphic report on the events."
"...not minutes earlier, we were celebrating on the deck, celebrating what we thought to be a decisive victory in the Pacific, if not the entire campaign against the Soviet Union. Why not? We had just sunk over a entire third of the Soviet surface fleet. A celebration short lived. When the alarm on the deck sounded, initially there was confusion, with the aircraft refueling and all. However, not to far off on the horizon, a dark swarm of aircraft appeared to the south, closing in fast....by the time many of us got to our aircraft, it was too late. Soviet anti-ship missiles streaked towards our ships. The USS Reprisal was the first to go. One of the missiles must have penetrated the weapons cache, because the ship exploded into a huge fireball. My brother had been on that ship, a true patriotic American, having fought since the war with Japan. That ship had alot of experienced crew...and almost all of them died in minutes. I mean, these men, some survived 20 years of war!...As I started my aircraft's engines, two missiles streaked towards our ship. One flew straight over my cockpit...thank God it missed. The other tore straight into the control tower. As I sleep, I can still see the men on fire as they jumped out of the tower to their deaths...the men in the water from the Wasp, struggling in the flame-covered waters as she went under..."
"The 1st US Carrier Task Force was hardest hit, losing all of her Carriers and battleships to the onslaught. One carrier had been left afloat by the time the 2nd Fleet got to her aid. However, both fleets were forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses. Soviet naval strike aircraft, based in Vietnam, managed to inflict heavy losses. It is suspected that the large fleet was to lure in the US fleet, in order to report the position of contact to land and carrier based aircraft."
"After the defeat of the US carrier fleets, Soviet Marines landed on the Philippine capital of Manila, meeting very little resistance. Many of the officials in the Philippine capital were Soviet sympathizers, and have been attempting to portray the Communist invaders as liberators from the Democratic imperialists. The Japanese garrison on the island has been cut off from supply, and has requested reinforcements from the United States."
"Such reinforcement, however, is unlikely to come. The US Army is currently swamped with demands from several theaters. A recent shipment of 45,000 soldiers arrived in Australia to meet the Soviet invasion force there. In a response to the titanic demands on US equipment and fighting power, the US government has authorized the issue of another draft. The new draft is supposed to meet the requirement of 180,000 men every two months, for the next year, exceeding one million soldiers over the next year. This has caused some dissent in some states who have lost a disproportionate amount of men compared to the rest of the country. Black Rights groups claim that the US government is choosing a disproportionate amount of black soldiers to enter the army, and feel as if their government acts as if their lives are expendable. Others, having the fear of fighting once again in the army, have decided to fleet the country. Many have chosen to flee to Europe, others to South America. While South American countries, as well as France and Great Britain, have decided to allow deserters into their country, Germany announced that any American deserters fleeing to their country will be turned in to the American Embassy in Berlin, and rightfully deported."
**Seriously, come on. Really! I lost an entire carrier fleet, while my 2nd lost half her ships and the rest seriously damage. My last remaining fleet is currently under construction, and will not be ready till around March. The Soviets are flooding into Australia, and it appears any new division I make will be heading there. Philippines are not worth the trouble at the moment, and my next report will show an invasion of Taiwan.**