28 May 1943
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
1
Air raids soften Europe ahead of invasion with decisive Allied moves against Japan foreseen in Washington strategy meetings. Wage boosts regain authority for the War Labor Board as policy shifts unfold.
The United Nations timetable for intensified offensives against Hitler’s Europe and Japanese holdings, outlined in Washington by Roosevelt and Churchill, includes Wavell, Somerville, and Peirse in Asia and the Pacific. Halsey and MacArthur coordinated future ops as Tokyo reported Attu invasion. The plan combines eastern and Indian Ocean offensives to squeeze Japan. The House extended the reciprocal trade program for two years amid party-line debates.
Soviet forces push attackers back near Lisichansk gateway to the eastern Donets basin while Red troops seize a hill of great tactical importance. Allied daylight and night raids smash Cologne Dortmund and Duisburg, with Duisburg the heaviest raid in history. US bombers strike Sicily and Italian coast airfields as Eastern and Mediterranean fronts heat up.
The War Production Board announced a halt on most new war plant construction that cannot be completed by October 1, citing adequate current plant capacity to meet Axis defeat. It directs conversion of machine tools and facilities to essential wartime goods. Estimated 500 to 1000 million dollars in new plants could be halted, with many tool orders canceled and plants converted to production of combat items. The move aims to free men and materials for the war effort.
In Washington a wartime digest outlines an envisioned world council with agricultural banks to raise global living standards and manage food supplies, storage, and distribution. The piece links the idea to U N style cooperation and contrasts it with war costs and potential gains from dehydration of eggs and other products. It also critiques censorship and the secrecy surrounding military actions like Kiska and Attu.
The U S Senate confirmed temporary promotions of Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. and John Lesesne DeWitt to lieutenant general in the army. The announcements note broader wartime postings and duties for these senior officers amid current campaigns.
The OPA announces extra gasoline rations for victory gardeners needing more mileage this summer. American war expenditures will surpass 100 billion dollars in 1943, following 18 percent of a prior 1918 figure. A German seamstress was jailed six months after seeking payment in eggs and dairy instead of money after answering a Nazi advertisement. She left when refused, claiming many customers would accept such terms.
Washington officials and British experts witnessed Sikorsky's helicopter landing on a tanker during two days of trials. The craft could precede convoys, scan for submarines, and alert escorts, challenging navy resistance and prompting WSA to pursue use with coast guard and war department.
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