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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
1
Western Newspaper Union releases weekly analysis noting that opinion statements reflect the agency's analysts, not necessarily the newspaper. The column id notes the source as ENITOR'S NOTE and clarifies the distinct positions of the agency versus the publishing outlet.
Allied leaders forecast French unity as De Gaulle and Giraud create a seven to nine member Committee of National Liberation to direct the war effort with the Allies until victory. The panel removes Vichy ties, replacing officials with loyalists and designates Catroux Monnet and Massigli among members. Roosevelt orders miners back to work, backed by War Labor Board. In Argentina observers weigh neutrality policy ahead of a Conservative convention. Pantelleria under heavy air and sea bombardment signals Allied Mediterranean dominance.
Chiang Kai shek reports from headquarters that Chinese forces pressed the central China push toward Chungking, inflicting more than 30,000 Japanese casualties in two weeks. Tokyo radio confirms retreats to prepared positions as gains focus on Yangtze between Hupeh and Hunan.
Senate approves two year extension of Roosevelt reciprocal trade agreements after defeating five restricting amendments. House previously voted for extension. Policy to continue through June 12 1945, ensuring current trade program beyond the next presidential inauguration.
Highlights from the week’s news show the Treasury chief urging Americans to allocate 25 cents of every dollar to war bonds. Canada freezes all anthracite coal stocks per a war munitions order. In Mississippi, Sherman Jenkins’ farm sons aged 19 to 39 were drafted one by one until all twelve served. Seventy two oil executives traded fatigue for field life at Fort Belvoir with troops powering the war effort.
Moscow said 500 Nazi planes raided Kursk with 123 shot down while 30 Red planes fell. Germans claimed new Russian offensives in Kuban near Novorossisk as war pivots across the Caucasus to the Arctic, shaping summer outcomes.
After months of wrangle Congress sped the pay-as-you-go income tax bill through the Senate following House passage. Treasury officials set up collection at source starting July 1 for 40,000,000 workers, with 16 billion dollars projected in the new fiscal year. In the Pacific and Asia, Allied air forces pressed attacks from Attu to Kiska and bombed Japanese air bases in WeWak and rail targets between Burma and China, while raids hit the Shweli bridge and railway installations near Mandalay.
Delegates from 44 United Nations nations pledged a postwar world of plenty and backed an international permanent world agricultural authority. The closing sessions hailed this as the conference's greatest achievement. Undersecretary Paul H. Appleby stated the gathering was highly successful.
Dwindling beef supplies prompted the Office of Price Administration to raise ration point values. Steak cuts like porterhouse sirloin and T bone rose three pointsRoasts averaged two points and dried beef jumped from 12 to 16 points per pound. Housewives were assured declines in veal lamb mutton pork and variety meats would allow substitutions.
Secretary Morgenthau announced a unified war finance committee to oversee all future war financing drives. The body, named the war finance committee, will operate along state lines with state chairmen reporting directly to the Treasury.
U S Ambassador Bill Phillips returns from India with a blunt report criticizing British policy and urging Indian mediation. Roosevelt seeks noninterference while Britain keeps the lid on India amid war strain. Mary Barber promotes thrift in army kitchens. White House confronts copper shortages on the Black Market. Gandhi seeks talks. viceroy blocks but Indian leaders push for unity.
American pilots in the Aleutians report Japanese fortifications on Kiska Island Narukima and an active submarine base. U S Army Engineers build a new landing field on an Andreanof island as a large armada sails west under fog. August 30 landing, September 11 fighter planes arrive, and airstrikes begin driving toward Tokyo. Roosevelt vows to pursue all paths to victory.
Barca the Carthaginian admonishes Hannibal about how to use triumph, warning against squandered victory and urging prudent strategy in victory’s wake. The ancient exchange emphasizes control and foresight in war.
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