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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1943
Page
1
A signed agreement by Wilson and Company and CIO officials signals a union victory for packing-house workers amid war labor policy pressure. It raises questions about bargaining stability, while cost-plus contracts and manpower use dominate Senate discussions and industry concerns.
Wilson and company sign a master working agreement with CIO officials representing five Wilson plants. The pact covers Cedar Rapids Omaha Kansas City Kan Albert Lea and Faribault plus the Chicago plant. It retroacts to Aug 20 1942 and allows annual wage negotiations and a 32 hour week with holidays and vacations. It includes leave of absence rules for union officers and a five cent night shift bonus.
Washington Rep Jenkins urges supporters of the Ruml skip-a-year income tax plan to accept no compromise as the House enters the final day of general debate on pay as you go tax legislation. He says the Robertson-Forand compromise is a makeshift attempt to thwart the Ruml movement.
Cedar Rapids notes report from March 10 lists National Guard members missing in North Africa. Staff Sergeant Arthur S. Elliott, 25, is latest added. he is survived by a wife and 14 month old son, with family details and addresses in Cedar Rapids. He served six years, previously in Northern Ireland before Africa deployment.
RAF bombers resumed attacks on German submarine bases after the Berlin raid, blasting the St Nazaire U-boat base with a concentrated attack. Two bombers failed to return as escorts and fighters backed the offensive along the southeast coast.
Washington dispatch reports American naval and air units in the Aleutians remain alert for a Japanese force of four cruisers and four destroyers escorting two cargo vessels. A Friday surface duel west of Attu ended without full details, and Tokyo claimed aerial hits but provided no surface engagement specifics.
Generous supplies of beef and pork reach Cedar Rapids freezers and show cases as the national meat rationing rules take effect. Market managers report high quality meat on hand for the first time in weeks and extra delivery trucks are sent to ensure rapid distribution. Red stamp purchases start at 16 points per week with price and point values posted on trays and charts to aid customers.
The Navy said American bombers attacked Japanese positions at Buin and Kahiti in the Solomons scoring hits on a runway and dispersal areas before returning safely to their base.
Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon identified the decomposed body found Sunday in the Cedar River near the Johnson county line as William C. Saxton, 54, missing since November 16, 1942. A brother and former employer confirmed the ID. Saxton had $0.26 on him. No foul play suspected.
The Associated Press reports from London that Germany has taken over the Italian navy after talks between Admiral Karl Doenitz and Admiral Arturo Riccardi. Doenitz is said to now command the Italian fleet, with speculation that the Duce's battle fleet may be deployed against Allied forces.
Allied reports say Rommel's Mareth line fell to Montgomery's forces as British Eighth Army pressed north. Axis retreats expanded toward Gabes while Patton's US troops converge on the coast pushing toward the escape corridor.
American forces advance in Tunisia launching three assaults on German mountain positions. The largest effort targets Gabes road southeast of El Guetar as troops seek to seize elevated positions guarding the Gabes route. A second attack threatens Kairouan with heavy shelling and the third fights for high ground east of Maknassy amid fierce mortar fire.
A group of 15 army and navy officers from Pacific war theaters met in Washington to discuss strategy aligned with the Casablanca decisions. Attendees represented Gen. Emmons Kenney Harmon and Nimitz, MacArthur, Halsey commands, and included Spruance, Sutherland, Chamberlin, Peck, Browning, and Roberts among others.
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