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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1943
Page
8
Allied land based aircraft claim 77 Japanese planes shot down and 12 damaged in a raid on Guadalcanal as surrounding shipping took hits. Tokyo reported 32 American planes down and 20 Japanese losses, with one transport sunk and a Liberty ship beached.
Washington dispatch reports about 75 000 jobs open due to jurisdictional dispute between Teamsters led by Daniel J Tobin and machinists headed by Harvey W Brown. AFL withdrawal and canceled mutual aid agreements sparked the conflict amid labor agitation and recruitment notes at WAAC recruiting shack.
The War Meat Board announced plans to shift more pork to civilian use while supplying the armed forces with additional beef. An order may require packers to reserve 45 percent of beef for military use, and county committees are created to curb illegal slaughter as cattle shipments stay low and farmers wait for prices to recover.
Thomas Mann, exiled German author, told San Francisco listeners that Hitler has lost influence and the generals are running the war. He said Berlin may have ordered the surrender in Tunisia to avoid a huge German death toll.
Dispatches from La Linea near Gibraltar said three United States destroyers joined a British fleet in harbor afternoon. The fleet already included two aircraft carriers two battleships and twelve destroyers in Gibraltar.
U S Navy reports the Guadalcanal air battle shifting to Japanese defense as they deploy at least 120 fighters and bombers in a desperate assault. Tokyo claims many American airmen are untrained college boys while Allied sources cite heavy Japanese losses and limited damage to U S planes and ships.
Sweetwater announces the sale of the Sweetwater Reporter, Nolan County’s daily, to Mr and Mrs J S Mc Beath of Dallas, from George and Russell Bennitt. Radio station KXOX will be jointly owned by the McBeaths and Wendell Mays of Brownwood with no organizational changes planned. The McBeaths previously published the Brownwood Bulletin.
Tokyo radio declares American zoot suit youths are isolationists and anti war fighters forming a nationwide army to show disapproval of the war. The remarks were carried in a Tokyo broadcast relayed to the Office of War Information in New York.
Deputy Prime Minister Francis M. Forde told the Australian Trades Union Conference in Melbourne that the elimination of strikes is a goal. He outlined policies aimed at stabilizing labor relations and promoting industrial harmony. The remarks followed ongoing debates over worker grievances and dispute resolution mechanisms.
In Washington on June 18 an AA A and Office of Civilian Defense course will train instructor volunteers in wartime emergency vehicle operation. The program aims to prepare volunteer driver groups for defense duties and improve readiness.
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