21 Jan 1943
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1943
Page
1
Japanese naval forces were repulsed in New Guinea while Russian troops recaptured vital areas along the Caucasus front from German forces. President Franklin D Roosevelt praised wartime production as a miracle of war effort during a Western Newspaper Union dispatch.
President Roosevelt’s annual address to the 75th Congress outlines three key themes: bad news for the Axis, good news for the United Nations, and promises of postwar economic security. He cites Allied production milestones, mobilization gains, and intensified campaigns in Africa and the Mediterranean while stressing unity with Britain and Allied leaders in planning postwar strategy.
President Roosevelt issues a broad order to speed wartime worker movement naming Defense Transportation Director Joseph B. Eastman in charge of local buses and streetcars. Eastman will supervise 21 transportation systems and revise service and schedules as needed to move passengers to and from war plants.
Allied air forces and naval units report heavy action across the Pacific and Caucasus fronts. In New Guinea a large enemy area remains. U.N. bombers sink 16 ships and damage others near Bune while planes down Japanese aircraft. Allied operations in New Britain Solomons Burma and the Caucasus push toward strategic goals with German retreat apparent in the east.
The OPA tightened petroleum use in 17 eastern states by banning pleasure driving. Non-residential sectors may use up to 95 percent less, about 43 percent of normal. The order bans motoring to theaters and race tracks, casting doubt on future amusements and nightlife. Violations risk revocation of fuel rations.
Congress debates strengthening farm bloc influence in the eleventh congress to modify administration farm policies and secure release from drafted farm youth to ease the agriculture manpower shortage. Five major farm organizations back the effort including the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange. Senator John Bankhead of Alabama argues farm labor must be preserved in manpower redistribution. The War Production Board predicts civilian purchases will fall 10 to 15 percent in 1953 with a 15 to 20 percent dip in goods production, while inventories absorb 33 percent of year-start stocks and durable goods demand weakens due to postwar trends.
Davis rejects Admiral Halsey’s forecast of a UN victory this year, saying he has no data to support such a prediction. He notes Germany’s submarines are building faster than Allied sinkings, causing heavy losses. The War Information director counters with recent gains in ship production by Allied nations, especially the United States.
F C Crawford NAM president envisions postwar life with radically new light weight passenger cars possibly as low as 400. He cites advances in metallurgy and superior gasoline for aircraft fuel, predicting better mileage and cheaper transportation. Production may begin soon after the war, with new models in 15 to 18 months.
United China relief contributions exceeded 5.06 million dollars in 1944, announced by Wendell Likie. Speaking via national radio, Likie noted cash and pledges last year reached 7.08 million and 2.21 million respectively, with gifts ranging from 3 cents to Bernard Baruch's 100,600 dollars.
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