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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
2
Edward C Wayne presents an editorial weekly recap from the Western Newspaper Union. The column reflects the authorial opinion on current events and policy while noting it represents the analyst rather than the newspaper.
Following the fall of Singapore, refugees arrive on rescue ships to Java amid strong Dutch and American reinforcements. Observers note Java's 40 million population and expected Japanese strategy, while Allied actions and political maneuvers unfold in Washington.
American mission oversaw last shipments of thousands of tons of lease aid as Rangoon fell and British defenses withdrew to the Sittang river. Destruction of movable materiel and movement of trucks hindered by Japanese advance. Chinese lines held in the north while British forces fell back toward Rangoon.
WPB states textile mills not supplying armed services will lose access to machinery by mid 1942. Cleveland reports a labor dispute crippling an airplane and bomb parts producer. Washington notes wool demand rising for new soldiers, prompting civilian supply cuts. Baltimore says CPA will set rent ceilings in defense areas. Buenos Aires reports Argentina suspends representation of Italy in the Western Hemisphere.
News reports describe Red Army partisans surfacing behind Nazi lines as Soviet advances push bands of guerrillas into action. They strike German communications, destroy vehicles, and report brutal Nazi reprisals on Russian civilians amid the war’s eastern front developments.
Labor troubles flare as wartime issues revive strikes and walkouts. St Louis power workers threaten action that could slow defense production. Bethlehem Steel in San Pedro uses eight hour shifts amid 10 hour demand. West coast workers skip Washington's Birthday observance, unions push for double pay, employers resist, creating widespread layoff effects.
Reports from Australia suggest the nation is digging in across the eastern coast while debating extensive aid to Java. Correspondents note the battle for defense at home keeps spirits uniformly high despite uncertainty about outside help.
Washington reports Ambassador Bullitt tells President Roosevelt there is no chance of Russia making peace with Germany and predicts Australia may fall to the British Empire. He foresees Indian enlistment and large Indian tribals' war aid while noting US and Allied resources outweigh the Axis.
A column recalling Maj. George Fitzgerald Lee, a veteran of the Indian wars, Cuba, the Philippines, and China, now wintering in San Diego as he looks west toward battles ahead, paired with a critique of labor control in industry and a warning about national defense costs and the need to buy defense bonds.
Collier's notes that Roger Brooke Taney, chief justice from 1836 to 1864, administered the oath to more presidents than any other man. He swore in Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln.
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