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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1943
Page
8
The article outlines a tentative plan to repudiates Vichy influence in Africa and to shape postwar policy with prominent White House and Senate figures weighing in. It notes debates over education and enduring allied plans as officials focus on future international positions.
In Algiers Gen Henri Giraud urged unity with Gen Charles de Gaulle and drafted decrees repudiating Vichy influence in North and West Africa. He said a 200000 strong force with American weapons would be formed and pledged Safeguards for their provisional government choice. He did not name De Gaulle but suggested a mutual trusteeship until victory.
The article describes a heated Republican effort in the House over a yearlong tax plan as leaders aim to mobilize support for a pay-as-you-go system. It notes divisions within the party, Roosevelt opposition, and speculation on a July decision boundary. Names, dates, and firm outcomes are unclear due to the fragmented OCR text.
fragmented OCR text notes German claims of a front capture while Allied forces report ongoing combat in the Pacific. Mentions MacArthur, naval units, air activity, and patrols near Guinea-like areas with unclear coordinates and garbled phrasing.
Iowa Governor B B Hickenlooper condemned federal farm equipment rationing as impractical at a 12 State conference in Des Moines. He cited thousands of stored combines that could aid production but are blocked by the program, urging changes to meet higher food goals.
Gen Jean Marie Berperet, a member of Gen Henri Giraud’s war committee, reportedly handed in his resignation, and it was accepted. Various outlets confirm the move amid criticism of his Dro- Vichy stance during wartime Algiers reports.
In occupied France Axis authorities threaten to execute German and Italian troops against several thousand armed youths hiding near Lake Geneva if they do not surrender by tonight. Guerrillas are isolated from mainland France, connected by secret radio and messengers, said La Suisse reporters. Ex-French army officers are reported to command the rebels with nightly resupply of arms including machine guns.
A steady line of taxpayers gathered outside deputy collectors of Internal Revenue as the midnight deadline neared for filing returns and making initial payments. Collectors expected crowding on the second floor and said many would be turned away. most first time filers need about fifteen minutes per form, and last minute aid would be limited. The filing deadline is tonight at midnight, but offices close at 5 pm, leaving latecomers to seek help elsewhere or proceed without assistance.
Congress moves three farm measures onto the agenda. The bills cover farm labor programs and funding, farm security administration controls, and an investigation of FAA activity. House action follows wage hikes for postal workers and government wheat sales.
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Iowa lawmakers that the war aims to forge a lasting peace. He warned military strength alone cannot secure peace and called for broader public understanding and a new approach addressing ideologies, economic pressures, nationalism, imperialism, and revenge. He outlined four dynamic forces driving conflict and the need to resolve political, territorial, economic, and ideological questions to achieve real peace.
Taft accuses OWL director Davia of commandeering all United protest radio relations for his broadcasts. Davia denies war powers, says broadcasts remain independent, while Taft promises to point out any propaganda used to influence the public.
AP dispatch from March 10 reports Army bombers with escort striking Kiska in a heavy bombardment. The operation, part of a spring offensive, deployed Liberator and Mitchell aircraft hitting anti aircraft positions and buildings. Total bombs airbursts and explosions pushed past 1.437 million pounds, with ships, guns, and shells recorded. enemy artillery locations were silenced during the five minute reception.
Allied air forces bombed Rommel’s positions to soften the Mareth Line in preparation for the British Eighth Army’s advance. Bad weather limited daylight operations but Mitchell bombers escorted by Spitfires attacked amid fighting along the Medening plains. RAF Spitfires defended shipping off the Algerian coast and damaged several enemy torpedo bombers with one shot down.
Japanese forces concentrate air power and infantry near Akyab in Burma and northwest of Australia, raising new fears of an attack. Gen Douglas MacArthur warned, while a New Delhi communique notes Japan recovered initiations lost in Burma earlier, with fierce combat along Rathedaung’s left bank forcing British line readjustments.
American planes strafed the Kiska area in the Aleutians damaging grounded enemy planes and sinking a Japanese vessel near Randoval Island. In the South Pacific, Liberator bombers conducted minor strikes on positions in Portland Island and nearby targets while returning. Royal Navy and Army air units supported by P-40s and P-38 Lightning aircraft engaged Japanese forces in the New Georgia group and Renders Island operations.
Huntsville Alabama AP former president of the Alabama Farm Bureau died this morning at Muntaville hospital after confinement since March 4. A prominent farmer from New Market he served as county farm agent for DeKalb and Mobile Counties and later for Pike County before becoming Farm Bureau Federation president. He held roles on the Federal Reserve Bank of Birmingham board of directors and was an elder in his church. He is survived by his widow and three children, plus his mother and an uncle. The man earned an agriculture degree from Alabama Polytechnic and returned to farming and dairying in New Market six years ago.
James Calloway, a Black resident, was jailed in Houston County on hit-and-run charges after Dwight Bowling of nearby Deathan was struck on Saturday night. Bowling escaped in July. the sheriff said the accident was not reported to his office until after Calloway’s arrest, traced by the vehicle tag number obtained from a truck.
RAF fighters pressed the Allied air offensive by targeting railway communications in occupied Europe and Germany. Earlier raids by British radar and Whirlwind bombers hit Abbeville and Maupertus near Paris. One German aircraft was downed. several trains were damaged in overnight sweeps. northeast England coast saw enemy bombing with casualties.
War Price and Rationing Board will register residents who failed to obtain War Ration Books One and Two starting tomorrow. A comparison shows 43,556 registered for Book One and 242,010 for Book Two. Book One used for sugar coffee and etheals. Book Two for meat cheese and butter rationing begins March 2.
The county notes a 5 pm deadline for cotton crop insurance with a 196% rate and a projected 26 percent planting drop. Officials cite drought impact, crops like peanuts and tomatoes, labor shortages, and fears acreage may fall below 45 000. Houston County reports land settlement affecting planting plans.
London dispatch notes conflicting claims as Nazi forces reportedly captured Kharkov while Soviet communiques say fighting continued nearby. Bulletin details heavy artillery exchanges, German claims of encirclement, and Russian counterattacks west and south of Vyasma with several towns and a railway station cited as recaptured.
Rome radio and The Associated Press claimed the Canadian Pacific Empress of Canada was sunk by U boats with 92 000 tons of ships in the Atlantic. Allied confirmation was not yet available. The report named several vessels and referenced a Panamanian ship loss in the western Atlantic.
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