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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1943
Page
1
Judge Marvin Jones becomes the third wartime food administrator in seven months as Chester C. Davis resigns over policy disputes with the Roosevelt administration. Davis opposed prioritizing consumer price holds and subsidies, signaling a shift to price stabilization.
Vice president Wallace, chairman of BEW, accused Secretary Jones of obstructionist tactics and harassing the BEW board as it works to shorten the war by securing strategic material stocks. He said Jones has not accepted transferred authority and has impeded wartime assignments, with some actions minor and some major.
The piece notes coal stoppage as a potential disaster affecting production and war supply lines. It highlights Stalin’s push for a western front and warns that a second front in Europe is crucial for Allied victory. Possible invasions of Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, the Balkans, or France are discussed, with Allied air力量 aiding operations.
Malcolm MacDonald, British high commissioner to Canada, said at least 14 submarines were sunk in the last two weeks and predicted Allied action against Europe would begin soon. He called the Atlantic war a turning tide and noted preparations for a broader assault while downplaying an immediate second front.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports more than 150000 striking miners began returning to work amid 400000 already back. Insurgents focused on Pennsylvania where 56000 of 83000 anthracite workers were idle and about 50000 of 117000 soft coal miners were out. Union officers met in Wilkes-Barre to discuss idle locals as district 2 planned actions in central Pennsylvania.
A U S circuit court of appeals reversed six Chicagoans treason convictions and remanded for new trials. Defendants Hans Haupt Otto Wergin Walter Froehling and wives Erna Haupt Kate Wergin Lucille Froehling were sentenced to death or 25 years. The court faulted jury instructions and denied separate trials upholding trial errors and ordered rehearing. U S Attorney J Albert Woll announced the government would seek an immediate rehearing and has 10 days to prepare.
The FBI arrested Erwin Harry de Spretter 53 in New York on charges of aiding the German high command. He allegedly supplied Ernest Lehmitz with national defense data and observed New York harbor shipping. Lehmitz faced wartime espionage charges for sending information in invisible ink to Axis contacts. De Spretter, a non citizen born in Montevideo, Uruguay, had ties to a German father and Spanish mother.
Washington reports show Senate and House conferees wrestling over anti subsidy provisions wrapped in a bill granting the CCC two more years of life beginning at midnight tomorrow. With 36 hours left, lawmakers remain divided on denying funds for price rollbacks and shifting subsidy decisions to the War Food Administrator. Conferees warn a deadlock could spur broader anti subsidy reform in the Senate.
The Federal Works Agency announced allocations for 98 additional nurseries and child care centers. Locations include High Point North Carolina receiving 822,144 for eight nurseries serving 240 children and Lexington North Carolina with 856,268 for six nurseries for 294 children and five centers for 400.
About one hundred Flying Fortresses hit Leghorn, destroying oil tanks and a refinery, damaging a light cruiser and four ships, and setting off fires across the harbor. Return flights were unscathed as Italian losses tallied in killed and injured, with further attacks on Sardinia and nearby targets.
London reports a massive RAF raid on Cologne with 1,000 bombers blasting 500 acres of desertion in May 1942 and targeting Hamburg as well. The German communique claims heavy damage to Cologne Cathedral and property, with thousands displaced and crews missing, while assessments note persistent Allied air power over Rhineland industry.
The War Labor Board reached agreement on two controversial aspects of the Connally Smith Harness strike control bill. It says the act will not change current labor member roles nor interfere with maintenance of membership clauses in labor contracts. Officials note potential court challenges remain possible but the unified stance may carry weight, given the board's three-unit structure.
Allied fighters credited with breaking up an 18-plane Japanese raid on Darwin Australia as MacArthur’s long-range bombers attacked four enemy bases north in a heavy weather raid. Observers say the rising tempo of the Allied offensive from the Aleutians to the South Seas could signal a new campaign opening.
Six additional aerial attacks were mounted against Japanese installations on Kiska in the Aleutians. Navy officials said planes also hit targets near little Kiska, while in the Solomons American aircraft bombed a Japanese naval disposition without decisive results. Weather likely reduced activity, with raids seen as softening actions ahead of an anticipated invasion.
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