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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1943
Page
1
Washington confirms a revised plan to fine soft coal miners for the strike while offering a path to avoid payments through collective bargaining with government mine managers. Ickes notes contracts remain in effect, with dispute machinery to adjust fees and a push to align action with existing agreements.
West Virginia coal operators indicated they would not fine miners for last week’s stoppage. Solid Fuels Administrator Ickes said fines would be part of collective bargaining between miners and government managers. D Holmes Morton of Winstrede Collieries asserted no fines should be imposed and noted miners would not work without a contract.
Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov pledged that Anglo American Russian cooperation forged during the war will grow in the post war era. Hull acknowledged the mutual aid pact as a pillar of the Allied coalition and called for continued unity among the United States Britain and the Soviet Union to defeat fascism and build a post war order.
More than 700 Soviet planes struck German airfields along the front, destroying or diverting about 150 aircraft and causing fires and explosions at multiple bases. The operation, reportedly supported by aerial battles with German fighters, led to the loss of 10 Soviet planes and the downing of around 100 German aircraft near bombardment sites.
The House passed the Connally Smith anti strike bill 219 to 123. It targets labor strikes in war industries, imposes fines or prison terms for provoked disputes, requires 30 day cooling off periods, and authorizes the War Labor Board to oversee secret ballot voting on strikes. The measure now heads to the Senate for action.
The Office of Economic Stabilization authorized subsidies to vegetable packers amid congressional pressure to trim the program and a AFL leadership request. Fred M. Vinson announced the stabilization move, the first in a wave tied to price supports for canned vegetables and related produce.
On Attu in the Aleutians Lt Col Joby Finn leads a snow siege to seize Fishhook's cliff line. George Mirich of Klamath Falls fires eight shells into eight foxholes with full Garand ammo, continuing a bold assault.
Allied forces claim Pantelleria surrendered unconditionally after an intense air and naval campaign. British troops landed at noon as Italian defenses collapsed. German air attacks failed to halt the invasion. The capture marks a major step toward the planned campaign against Sicily.
Roosevelt urges Italian people to reject fascist rule and join a broader peace effort. He warns war could intensify unless Mussolini’s regime is confronted, while insisting Italians deserve freedom and self determination. The president links rallying world opinion to ending tyranny and aiding Allied aims.
Algiers reports Gen Charles de Gaulle resigning as head of the French National Committee of Liberation. The move follows disputes among committee members over purging alleged Vichy elements and antiwar factions. Meetings were suspended as a new arrangement was sought to reestablish governance.
The article recounts Jeffers praising the Institute’s synthetic rubber plant as a magnificent monument to progress. It notes his observations during a tour and the plant’s rapid production, highlighting the involvement of workers, officials, and media in documenting the event.
The article quotes Jones discussing airport pricing and national trade shifts. He references Chamber of Commerce dinner remarks about whether Charleston or other regions could cost less, and mentions Kamina valleys and the rubber industry future. Hodges and Pear Harbor context appear with rubber stockpile notes and plans to push industry forward.
President Roosevelt indicated Congress may decide on new taxes including a sales levy as part of inflation measures. He suggested a tax proposal could be sent to Congress after a summer recess, noting opposition to a broad sales tax and stressing inflation and savings concerns.
Allied North Africa reports say Pantelleria fell after a massive air siege, with heavy bombings and naval shelling supporting the assault. Gen. Saunders notes air forces opened the way for rapid ground operations, reducing casualties and accelerating the campaign.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower rode the bridge of the British cruiser Aurora as Pantelleria endured a massive bombardment by 12 British warships 3 motor torpedo boats and hundreds of Allied bombers Admiral Andrew Browne Dunn Hingham led Allied Mediterranean forces and Cunningham shared the scene as Pantelleria was described as pulverized and the assault culminated in a daring torpedo craft strike against the island fortress
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