29 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1943
Page
1
The report forecasts a six percent reduction in food supplies amid wartime disruptions. It notes Axis bombers strafing Italian supply ports as Allied forces tighten the Tunisian trap. U S promises MacArthur additional aircraft and support to accelerate campaigns.
A wartime digest reports Axis air threats around Tokyo and air control efforts. Allied forces under Eisenhower close on Axis positions in Tunisia while OPA delays meat price ceilings to May 17 amid shortages. Soviet and Allied offensives press Axis across the European theatre with raids on Stuttgart and Cagliari and renewed fighting in Tunisia, Tunisia.
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Seven Graf Spee crew members fled from an internment camp on Martin Garcia Island, Argentina. Authorities hunt for them as government sources note more than 300 Nazi sailors have escaped since internment began three years ago. In Bern, a German report concedes war setbacks and the bitterness of Allied bombings.
Rome broadcast reports Hitler pulled 200000 troops from the Russian front to reinforce the Mediterranean. Antonescu pledges continued fight against Europe’s enemies until unconditional victory. Army food waste down from 20–25 percent to about 11 percent, enough to feed a million civilians yearly. Maj. Gen. E B Gregory outlines 1943 overseas and domestic service needs.
Commerce Secretary Jesse H. Jones urged CED in New York that the nation cannot endure another low mood and must bear war costs, estimated at about 250 million dollars. He said postwar planning should come from business with practical solutions, not government dictation, promising jobs at a living wage for those willing to work.
The OPA warned landlords and tenants as rent control continues to bind inflation. Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown dismissed calls for broad rent increases, signaling only minor rule tweaks while preserving the existing program. A Dies Committee report on prewar Nazi espionage is cited to illustrate Axis plans.
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