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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
2
A British delegate to the Food Conference calls for a normal granary system for all nations as Allied bombing and Axis industry pressures rise. The report notes shifts in world revolutionary groups and regional responses amid wartime strain and economic disruption.
More than 40,000 families or 160,000 people are homeless as floodwaters sweep across the Midwest. Red Cross shelters the victims and immunizations are provided. Food Administrator Chester C. Davis calls a regional conference to arrange farm production in rain soaked, flood affected areas. Mississippi reaches multi decade highs while levees crack along the Illinois stance. Planting is delayed into late June with harvests depending on early fall frosts.
Allied air offensives struck Dortmund and other German targets with over 2000 tons of explosives on the city, while Mediterranean raids hit Pantelleria, Sardinia and Sicily. Thirty eight RAF bombers failed to return and total tonnage over Germany reached 100000 since the war began.
United Mine Workers and coal operators restart bargaining while the War Labor Board rejects John L. Lewis demand for a $2 daily raise. WLB urges agreement on travel pay, supports six day week with concessions, boosts vacation payment from 20 to 50 dollars, totaling an 8 to 15 cent daily wage rise.
American forces press Attu fighting with sleet and rain as 14 Japanese bombers attack ground positions and shipping. Two thirds of the enemy squadron are reported shot down while Japanese remnants use high ground above Attu village, supply base razed by bombers. Meanwhile, American bombers pound Kiska, 172 miles east.
Richard K. Law, chairman of Britain's UN delegation, urged an ever normal granary with buffer stocks and fair prices. He opposed import quotas and called for a representative consumer producer authority. The American delegation suggested mass resettlement to boost production, noting only one fifth of people live in temperate zones with tech driven agriculture.
The Comintern formally dissolves citing war hindering coordination. Allied circles react mixedly with some seeing closer Russia UN ties while U.S. Communists had separated from the Comintern in 1940 but kept party activity. The move cites loss of branch communication and favors national groups shaping policy locally.
In protest over revisions in price ceilings several high officials of the OPA tendered their resignations to Price Administrator Prentiss Brown. Russia seeks larger grain shipments for army and people as Red delegates report to UN conference. An eastern produce house predicts five million more sacks of early potatoes this summer. Allies and U boat activity stretch across wide areas. Nazi naval spokesman Heinrich Schmidt claims reduced U boat efficiency.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg announced approval of a pay as you go income tax measure after months of bickering. The plan eliminates taxes of 50 dollars and under and forgives 75 percent of remaining taxes for one year, moving all taxpayers to a current basis July 1. Taxpayers would pick the higher of 1942 or 1943 liability, pay 25 percent over two yearly installments in 1944 and 1945, and face a 20 percent weekly wage tax plus a 3 percent victory tax after exemptions. Farmers pay quarterly on current earnings.
Labor circles buzz over John L. Lewis applying for United Mine Workers to rejoin the American Federation of Labor after leaving for the CIO. The AFL executive committee will study the proposal this summer and consider District 50’s union mix and the fate of the Progressive Mine union.
Final accounting shows the battleship Oklahoma raised after 49 hours of pulling cables and winches, reducing Pearl Harbor losses to three ships. California Nevada and West Virginia were repaired along with destroyer Shaw, while Arizona Cassin and Downes were damaged earlier.
Fifteen thousand Goodyear workers joined 30,000 colleagues from Firestone and B. F. Goodrich in a strike over the War Labor Board's refusal to grant an eight cent per hour wage rise. The three rubber plants halted production as pickets blocked returns to work. Dalrymple and CIO leaders condemned the stoppage, while the War Department flagged it as a breach of the no strike pledge. The WLB argued the eight cent raise would destabilize industry pay.
In a dramatic session a 21-year-old San Francisco sailor performed on gallery rails as the house approved the anti poll tax bill by 265 to 110. Rep Hatton Sumners of Texas argued the democracy requires more than minimal fees, noting the costs of citizenship.
The War Production Board imposes tighter garment limits to save material. For size 16 dresses hip measurement drops to 56 inches sleeve length to 30 inches and skirt sweep reduced to 72 inches. Proportional changes apply to other sizes.
A lyrical panorama of Washington DC landmarks and life blending grandeur with daily toil. The piece paints the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol Dome, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and war agencies amid reporters, lobbyists, embassies, and crowds, interleaving history with modern bustle and quiet longing.
Backstage senators uncover that cabinet meetings rarely follow a plan, with no fixed agenda and unpredictable policy talks. An advance briefing for department heads before meetings is proposed to streamline discussions and reduce last minute notes to the President. Four German officials watch U.S. moves from neutral capitals, shaping war strategy.
Burma battles reveal Gen Sir Archibald Wavell's struggle as Japanese forces reportedly number about 60,000 in Burma while the overall India area remains a military secret but likely exceeds a million. Indian troops perform poorly in this campaign, prompting strategic thoughts from Chiang Kai-shek on Burma road reopening and India’s political aims. Generals Giraud and De Gaulle plan joint pressure on Admiral Robert. Ferd Eberstadt praises Ickes as a capable, reliable executive in Washington.
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