12 Mar 1943
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1943
Page
1
Allies gain momentum in North Africa as U S troops halt Rommel’s advance and RAF raids target German U boat nests. Farm price parity debate shapes policy while headlines emphasize wartime shifts and economic pressures.
In Tunisia Rommel’s advance against American forces ends in costly retreat with Axis setbacks. Allied counteroffensives under Montgomery threaten Rommel’s rear at Mareth while Hitler issues a hard proclamations about Europe’s future and foreign lives.
Funds for building 4403 ships were approved by the house appropriations committee totaling 6,298,530,435 dollars. Admiral Emory Land, head of the Maritime Commission, outlined a warship program mapped through 1943 to thwart submarine threats and supply lines. The plan includes 2,242 ships with 554 delivered by January 1, 1943 and a proposal to add 2,161 more ships contracted in 1943.
The article sketches Wickard seeking a clear mandate to raise farm prices via a 100 million incentive fund while the Senate farm bloc pushes higher ceilings on certain commodities. Officials warn living costs could rise, as OPA and agriculture weigh technical factors. Allied air offensives target Wilhelmshaven and Lorient with heavy raids and thousands of sorties reported.
Restaurants and hotels faced slimmer servings as wartime rationing tightened, with a streamlined bill of fare reducing food variety. Commercial eatery orders favored canned and processed foods proportionally to the number served, boosting supplies for larger establishments and smaller outlets alike.
Washington reports more than 3,000,000 babies born last year, the highest in U S history, surpassing 1921 and 1942 totals. New York notes potential parcel post limits on overseas navy shipments unless merchants curb excessive mailing to service personnel.
Across the eastern front the Russian offensives push westward toward the Dnieper river. Military observers weigh German defenses on the Dnieper as possible weaker than those along the Don and Donets basins. In upper Ukraine Red armies advance toward Moscow Kiev railway from Sumy Letedin and Akhtyrke as Germans try to stem the enveloping Donets advance.
In the Pacific theater Allied forces pursue three aims to solidify gains, destroy enemy naval and air assets, and build momentum for future offensives. American bombers hit Japanese warships at Rabaul and a cargo vessel, with other strikes at Rekata Bay and Munda. The Burma drive gains steam as a fan raid on Assam airfield loses 30 aircraft.
President Inonu outlined a restraint aimed at avoiding entanglement while ready to enter if needed. Turkey has boosted defense spending over the past four years, the war stance reflecting cautious neutrality and warning of limits on Turkish control over final choices. Americans boasted a four to one air victory ratio in 1942 with 2,587 enemy planes downed. total Allied losses were 609.
Washington notes a shift in Soviet politics as shoulder insignia return to Red Army officers and top awards like Nevsky Suvorov and Kutuzov reappear. Reports describe officers dressing sharply to outshine American counterparts while waning Bolshevik hostility to past heroes. Hap Arnold praises Chinese ingenuity but China will receive limited aid despite high-level assurances.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt discusses war strategy and postwar peace in a Collier's feature. She cites Burma road limits, Africa cleaning, and European drive against Hitler while stressing humane, human-centered diplomacy and the need for the United Nations to build lasting peace through mutual understanding rather than treaties.
Observers in 1940s press discuss a push to draft President Roosevelt for a fourth term. Leading supporters include Maryland Governor Neely and Illinois Congressman Adolph Sabath who says he spoke with the President and that he owes the country another run.
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