14 May 1943
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1943
Page
1
Analysts note Allied pressure in Tunisia tightens the Axis grip as a Russian push in the Caucasus threatens German bridgeheads near Novorossiysk. President Roosevelt outlines a postwar youth service plan in editorials, framing the broader wartime mobilization.
The report outlines coordinated Allied offensives in North Africa with the British First Army pressing toward Tunis and the Medjez-El-Bab sector while American forces under Patton target key hill positions on the road to Bizerte. French forces cut the Pont-du-Fahs-Enfidaville route, exposing Axis flank as Montgomery's Eighth Army advances. Refugee aids discussed at Bermuda talks include relocating 20,000 refugees to Africa and improving care for those unable to reach neutral countries.
President Roosevelt proposed extending postwar service ideas to American youth. He cited benefits from military and home front training during wartime and suggested camps and plants could be used after victory to boost physical condition and mental alertness. He offered no specific plan, noting any program would be partly military.
President Roosevelt pressed blunt action against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers over a coal tie-up. With 75,000 miners already on strike and a threat of a 450,000 strong bituminous walkout, the president warned such action violated labor's no strike pledge and could trigger use of war powers.
The War Manpower Commission expands its employment stabilization program to the entire nation allowing workers to move from one essential job to a higher paying one in another essential industry if a statement of availability is secured. The change follows labor protests that prior transfers favored workers in stabilization areas.
Chairman Doughton of the house ways and means committee assured taxpayers that the 20 percent withholding provision of the pay as you go tax bills will not take extra money from pockets. He explained the withholdings align with existing taxes and refunds will be issued if over withheld. All wage earners will file a regular income tax return on March 15 with withholdings credited against tax owed.
Territorial differences dominated the Polish Soviet dispute as Sikorski urged friendly ties with Russia yet contested Soviet claims to western Ukraine and western Belorussia. The Polish government seeks eastern lands they ruled before 1939, while Russia cites historical ownership amid diplomatic standstill. Other reports note Allied air raids on Kiska, deeper Pacific and China war horrors, and a U S commerce forecast predicting postwar prosperity with high employment and production.
In Washington U S Army chemical warfare chief Brig Gen Alden H Waitt outlines gas as a deterrent and potential weapon. He notes nitrogen mustard and plane spraying, cites World War I gas casualties, and argues gas could target industrial centers while minimizing overall losses with proper defense and discipline.
The college announces students must volunteer one hour of service daily without pay to help offset rising costs and avoid extra tuition. President Herbert Davis stated the plan as a step to maintain operations and financial balance.
More than 3,000,000 youths ages 14 to 18 are expected to hold full or part-time jobs this summer, per Katherine Lenroot chief of the Children's Bureau. She urged communities to protect the health of high school age workers balancing school and work or entering full-time roles.
Bankhage reports Polish saboteurs killed or wounded 424 Nazis, damaged 17 trains and destroyed seven air wells in one month. Militaerwochenblatt, a famed German military magazine, is reported suspended after 127 years of publication. A farmer selling rationed dairy or fats must collect ration points, and those struggling with point rationing are advised to consult their Red Cross chapter for help from a nutrition expert.
Major General James Chaney observed Civil Air Patrol planes low over water scanning for submarines during a Mitchell Field flight. CAP, begun just before Pearl Harbor, now operates 21 bases from Mexico to Maine with volunteers who fly, study navigation and meteorology and aid in anti submarine patrols. Despite skepticism, CAP missions cut sinkings and earned praise from General Hap Arnold for increasing patrol effectiveness.
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