GEN. MacARTHUR's HEADQUARTERS, Australia--Allied troops closed from three sides today on Sanananda Point, last Japanese foothold in the Papuan area of New Guinea, as remnants of an enemy convey which was battered for three days at Lae were reported fleeing north-eastward.
American troops moving up the coast from the Buna area, which was overrun by Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur's men on Jan. 2, captured the village of Tarakene, a mile and a half below Sanananda, on Sunday.
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