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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
2
Opinion column released by Western Newspaper Union. Analyst notes reflect WNU perspectives and are not necessarily those of the host newspaper.
Soviet experts call for a second western front to ease pressure on Soviet forces at Stalingrad as German troops slow but stubborn combat continues. Moscow reports heavy fighting in the Voronezh and northwest Moscow suburbs, with 3000 enemy killed in three days and workers aiding Red defense. In Washington, senate and house committees approve bills giving the President authority to stabilize wages and prices based on prewar levels with ceilings largely restricted, adopting the "little steel" rule for wage increases and setting a 90 percent parity floor for key commodities.
William M. Jeffers, the new rubber administrator, pledges sufficient rubber for military and essential civilian needs. He cites expanding synthetic rubber and ongoing research, calls for swift action, and warns against halting wheels of America by restricting civilian use.
A bill drafted by Senator Huey Hill of Alabama seeks broad presidential power to coordinate manpower and industry during war. It would empower executive orders to designate occupations and mobilize workers from nonessential sectors through local draft boards for war plant jobs.
The OPA will determine household fuel oil rations amid wide climate differences across 30 central states and the East. In Lancashire a fisherman paid fines for baiting with bread. Britain reports a 5 percent yield gain saving a million tons of shipping space. Rio de Janeiro police order Axis nationals including Japanese to register at the alien bureau.
The article argues that capital and labor must form a true partnership to boost productivity and avoid the failed closed shop. It notes unions in railroads and meatpacking embracing cooperative models, while warning paternalism by capital harms progress.
A radio columnist explains why bread costs rise despite high wheat prices. He recalls a 1898 baking scene, notes bread costs depend little on wheat, and cites studies showing a 60 cent wheat rise only adds one cent to a loaf. He also discusses packaging, labor, and sanitary changes increasing bread price.
Aviation News committee says bombing planes are the lethal successors of weaponless WWI observation planes. Rockefeller Foundation provides yellow fever vaccine for armed forces. Berlin Swedish correspondent cites Germany’s foreign workers at 4,000,000 with 1,500,000 prisoners of war. Economists project about 3 percent more cows in dairy herds this year and next.
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