09 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
1
U S forces push forward in the South Pacific delivering new air sea and land blows against Japan. Berlin bombing shocks Germany as Allied air power intensifies. Farm machinery output reportedly doubled in 1944, signaling wartime home-front mobilization.
U S forces after securing Gilberts push again into the Pacific theater. Maj Gen Hallend Smith leads 6,000 Japanese defenders killed as American naval and air actions target Bougainville and Guadalcanal. Japanese destroyers fall to torpedoes and gunfire in swift engagements as bombardment and aviation soften Bobm.
The Senate and House consider ending retail subsidies to trim prices while sustaining agricultural output. Discussions cover subsidy extensions for vegetable oils, CCC borrowing up to 3 billion dollars, and new tax measures aimed at beer, jewelry, and transportation. World War II context notes rising production needs and labor shifts, with Germany bolstering actions near Turkey as Allied casualties in Italy rise.
The U S treasury proposed a world bank to back long term rebuilding credit and possibly guarantee private loans. U S contributions could start at 700 million dollars, with total aid possibly 3 billion. Britain would provide under one billion, while Soviet Russia’s share would be smaller.
Henry J. Kaiser outlined at the New York Economic Club that shipyards under his management have launched 1,087 vessels since January 1, 1841. Of these, 85 are Liberty ships, 40 test tankers, and 12 aircraft carriers with two or three troop transports carrying 4,000 passengers. Navy to allow cablegrams at most overseas installations. army bans fixed holiday greetings to soldiers overseas Dec 1–25 to ease facilities.
The United States Britain China and Russia will coordinate with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to obtain and allocate supplies for postwar needy nations. They will estimate European needs and direct raw materials to prewar industrial countries with manufacturing capacity. Nations not invaded may contribute 1 percent of national income to a relief fund.
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