21 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1943
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports a floating seabase used by bombers in a daring operation against Japan. The War Department revealed the Shangri-La base hidden at sea, capable of rapid deployment and multiplication to strike Nippon from multiple positions, signaling intensified warfare.
War Department list confirms three of 80 American airmen in the Tokyo raid last April 18 were Ohioans. One, First Lt. Robert Meder of Lakewood, is listed as a prisoner of war. Lt. William M. Bower of Cleveland and Lt. Richard E. Cole of Dayton are noted as having returned to safety.
The official account shows Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle led 16 twin engined bombers from the Hornet 80 miles off Japan in rough weather. The mission deviated from plans as planes failed to reach Chinese airfields and most crews survived via China while several crewmen were captured or went missing. Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. commanded the task force as the attack surprised Tokyo and other targets.
New York AP report quotes National Coffee Association secretary W F Williamson stating more coffee is available for consumers than since rationing began last October. He hopes the ration will be raised in the next period starting April 26.
Washington AP House conferees reach a broad compromise for tax relief with about 50 percent abatement and a 20 percent withholding on wages to take effect July 1. Pilot changes would apply 1941 rates to 1942 income with tweaks, while Farm Security Administration funds and programs face scrutiny and possible continuation.
Organized labor plans to seek changes to the wage control and job-freeze orders after sharp criticism from AFL and CIO spokesmen. AFL President William Green calls the measures uncalled for and unnecessary while the CIO cost-of-living committee says wages and manpower are being tightly controlled as prices rise.
In Columbus two mimeographed books appeared praising Gov. John W. Bricker and detailing his administration. Jack Flanagan, Bricker’s representative, said the publications were issued amid interest in Bricker’s potential bid for the 1944 Republican presidential nomination.
British air raids hit La Spezia as Allied bombers maintain pressure on Italian ports. Reports say yesterday the Italian fleet withdrew from the harbor, signaling a potential setback for Axis naval operations.
The Ohio River jumped from two to nearly nine feet in the middle-upper stretch overnight while forecasts held that it would reach the 52 foot flood stage by Friday or Saturday. Parkersburg recorded 30.8 feet at 7:30 a.m., up 1.7 feet in two and a half hours, with Point Pleasant 41.2 feet, Portsmouth 46.5 feet, and Cincinnati at 40.8 feet as the Big Sandy and Big Kanawha rivers crest developments moved closer to Ohio’s crest.
Errol L. Kindice, 39, longtime Kent city council president, died from injuries after an automobile accident. Authorities reported the fatal collision occurred during a routine incident in Kent.
Doctors nurses and civilian defense groups fight a smallpox outbreak in the Steubenville Ohio Weirton West Virginia steel district. Health officials say misdiagnosis spread the disease and vaccine points were sent to Weirton to curb transmission in an industrial area. First cases surfaced in Brilliant then Toronto.
New York reports UMW leaders have received numerous messages from local leaders and miners declaring they will not work May 1 without a contract and opposing another 30 day extension. Wage talks have stretched beyond a month on a 30 day extension that expired March 31.
A Columbus report says the House judiciary sub committee drastically revised the measure to regulate unions. The revised bill drops a proposed state board and ends provisions banning sitdown strikes mass picketing and a four-fifths vote for all union shops.
President Roosevelt and Avila Camacho in Monterrey chart postwar unity modeled on Pan American solidarity after Axis surrender. They pledge united war effort and a durable world order while rejecting any negotiated peace.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that the United Nations remain determined on the unconditional surrender of the Axis and its satellites. He said there was no official information Spain was ready to intervene to restore world peace.
In Columbus the Ohio State Grange executive committee adopted a resolution protesting congressional action to remove supervision of FSA credit loans to low income families and transfer responsibility to other federal agencies.
In Columbus the female labor bill passed the Senate 19 to 13 and moves to the House. During the war emergency, the measure sets a 50 hour work week for women and minors, lowers minor age limits from 18 to 16, and allows women in occupations previously barred such as taxi driving and freight handling, with a referendum possible in November.
Pearl Harbor reports submarine Wahoo returned from its second war patrol with eight ships sunk totaling 37,000 tons, plus one damaged ship and two wrecked craft. Skipper Lieut. Cmdr Dudley Morton calls the actions a straightforward sinking run, completing 13 ships sunk in two patrols.
Washington announces the Civil Aeronautics Administration is concentrating pre combat and non combat pilot training in about 400 centers eliminating around 250 flight schools from the program. Special aviation assistant William A M Burden says action may come soon to assure pay and subsistence for about 13 000 Army reservists whose training has been extended beyond expectations.
The Office of Price Administration cut point values for frozen fruits and vegetables and canned and dehydrated soups effective tomorrow to curb spoilage and storage clog. Dry beans become ration free. Meat points under review may shift later month. New blue coupons apply April and May, with Book No.3 distribution by mail from May 20 to June 5 and delivery by July end.
Allied air forces and ground troops report heavy operations across North Africa. British Eighth Army captures Enfidaville near Tunis after repelling four Axis counterattacks. First Army advances toward Medjez El Bab as air forces claim 151 Axis planes destroyed over three days. Montgomery’s troops push into Takrouna Heights as battle rages.
London reports reveal Churchill warned a private audience in 1942 that Britain would face a terrible shambles if Hitler invaded after Dunkirk due to scarce weapons. Allied air forces claim 27 enemy planes shot down yesterday, with 12 more on April 18-19. Tank-busting Hurricanes harass Rommel's armored forces.
Allied quarters caution that progress into the Tunis Bizerte bridgehead will be slow despite early gains as Rommel defends high ridges. RAF aircraft strike Berlin Stettin Rostock and Baltic ports in a sequence of night raids, while daytime operations target German railways and shipping. In the Kuban Delta Novorossisk, Germans push troops but fail to gain ground as Red Army reports intensifying artillery and air action. Romanian troops are cited in a frontline dispatch as prisoners claim Germans abandoned them.
Treasury officials report communities have reset targets in the record $13 billion second war loan campaign. Sales pass the $10 billion mark and signs point to meeting the goal well before the three week deadline. Secretary Morgenthau notes disappointment at bond sales to individuals in the last two weeks.
London AP report notes British and Canadian war prisoners still shackled by Germans from last October. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that the method of application is less rigorous now. Britain will press Germany to abandon the practice and has unshackled German prisoners in retaliation.
Columbus AP reports the House defeated a measure requiring one spouse to have lived 30 days in the county issuing a license. London AP notes Princess Elizabeth, heiress presumptive to the British throne, turns 17 today.
Allied Headquarters in Australia warns of a rapidly growing Japanese air and ground power in the South west Pacific. The spokesman for General MacArthur says the situation on the Australian front is increasingly menacing and hopes his force will rise to meet the threat. A New Guinea ship of about 6000 tons was sunk at Wewak yesterday, apparently fuel laden.
Major General Claire L. Chennault stated Japanese forces were concentrating in French Indo China Malaya and Thailand for a renewed offensive in the Southwest Pacific or Burma The 14th U S Army Air Force commander said he was reviewing reports of units moving from Manchuria and Northern China
The Vatican radio in a French language broadcast criticised the Pharisees who seek to solve mankind's problems with death and violence. They warn that those preaching violence will be the first victims of their creed. In Toledo Lucas County, Judge Lee N. Marlin died after collapsing at home.
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