11 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
1
News analysis notes a major air offensive against Germany opening with a raid on Cologne. It highlights intensified air raids and strategic pressure on German targets as Allied forces push for air supremacy.
The first United Nations strike against Hitler’s Europe blends propaganda with heavy bombing. U S and British officials plan standardized gear as 1,250 British bombers hit Cologne, leveling large sections of the city. Allied air forces renew actions on the Australian front with raids on Rabaul Lae and Tulagi in the Solomons.
Reports from the Kharkov front describe heavy Soviet operations that diverted at least 36 German divisions from Rostov and repelled counterattacks with significant German losses. The campaign claims 75 000 Soviet casualties but up to 90 000 Germans killed or captured, framing the push as a preemptive move rather than a direct capture of Kharkov.
WPB Automotive Division Chief Kanzler suggested nationwide gasoline rationing to ease rubber and parts shortages. Board Chairman Nelson warned administrative difficulties would hinder a rationing start before July 1. The Office of Price Administration set new car quotas at 40,000 plus carryovers from March, April and May.
Department of Agriculture experts estimate winter wheat production in nine key states at 496,305,000 bushels. A deferred payment plan for the new three year crop insurance contract allows wheat growers to pay premiums in annual installments around harvest time.
In New England shipbuilders turned to wood as steel dwindled. They produced lightweight plywood mosquito fleet craft for the Navy, including unarmored transports and sub chasers. A mosquito boat carried General MacArthur from danger in the Bataan area, showing wooden craft still mattered.
In Washington General Hershey outlines wartime manpower needs and deferment rules. He notes about 18 million men available, with six million to be recruited, meaning roughly one in three military-age men may be called. He reports shifts in morale after early service and explains drafts favor older, skilled workers and dependents, while schooling and family life influence deferments. Major Oliver Newman, former D C mayor, appears at the White House as Santo Domingo adviser during a vacation return.
The Rockefeller foundation provides yellow fever vaccine free to government troops. The piece says housewives debutantes lack civilian defense discipline, and promotes the working girl as best worker. The WPB allows film studios to spend up to $5,000 per picture on new sets to spur farm talk and reduce leisure for talk. Speaker: Secretary Claude R Wickard.
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