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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1943
Page
2
A Western Newspaper Union analysis reports Allied forces tightening the Tunisian gap on the Axis and a Russian push in the Caucasus threatening the German bridgehead at Novorossiysk. It also notes FDR’s vision for postwar youth service.
Allied forces push toward Tunis and Bizerte with coordinated moves by British First Army American troops under Patton overcoming hill strongpoints. French forces cut a road exposing Axis flank while Moscow reports show heavy aerial activity aiming to wear down German reserves. Refugee relief plans discussed at Bermuda conference foresee moving 80 000 refugees to Africa and improving feeding and care in neutral zones.
President Roosevelt urged postwar national service by using war plants and military camps to train millions of young people. He cited benefits in physical condition and mental alertness from service and war work and suggested extending training to all youth after victory, noting any program would be partly military.
President Roosevelt warned John L. Lewis to end the soft coal strike as 75,000 miners walked off, with the broader threat of a 450,000 strong bituminous walkout seen as strikes against the U S government. The president cited his commander in chief powers to curb interference with the war effort and uphold labor pledges.
The War Manpower Commission extends the essential job transfer rule to the entire nation. Workers may move from one essential job to another for higher pay if the transfer benefits the war effort and they obtain a statement of availability from employer, employment service, or local WMC office.
Smith college students to perform one hour daily service without pay to avoid extra fees. Ontario liquor board caps beer purchases at 36 pints per month. Paul Reynaud, ex French premier, in Pyrenees jail writes memoirs. Allied bombers hit a 2,000-ton Japanese vessel in the Arafura Sea near Australia, UN reports.
Chairman Doughton of the house ways and means committee said the 20 percent withholding will not take extra dollars from taxpayers. He noted it is a method to collect existing taxes with refunds possible if too much is withheld. All salary earners must file a regular income tax return by March 15 with withheld amounts credited against owed tax.
Territorial disagreements dominated the Polish Soviet dispute as Poland rejects Soviet claim to western Ukraine and western Belorussia while seeking the return of eastern lands it held before 1939. Sikorski calls for friendly ties but questions Soviet ownership. The UN chancelleries face a hard backlog to broker a breach.
American airmen joined by Canadian pilots in U S Warhawk and Libera tor bombers attacked Jop held positions on Kiska. Observers doubt whether raids are prelude or diversion as naval communique notes damage on main camp and runway.
Katherine Lenroot of the Children's Bureau says over 3,000,000 youths aged 14 to 18 will take full or part-time work this summer. She urged communities to protect the health of students balancing school and jobs, or entering full-time employment.
Lieut Ira Sussky landed behind Japanese lines in Burma to rescue Lieut Melvin Kimball. Sussky endured nine attempts to take off as Jap snipers fired, with another plane covering the landing. The pair are pictured beside the rescue plane with Kimball lighting a cigarette for his savior.
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