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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1943
Page
1
A wartime report notes U S air power backed by 200 fortress aircraft hammering Japanese positions on Attu and nearby Aleutian islands. Tokyo radio claims rugged resistance while U S and Allied sources signal potential victory as operations proceed with overwhelming force.
New York May 15 All major networks will broadcast Prime Minister Churchill's press address to Congress next Wednesday. He is scheduled to begin speaking at 9:30 a.m. E.T. Global networks will carry the event as diplomats and audiences await wartime remarks expected to outline Allied strategy and unity.
Forecast calls for light change in temperature Sunday with strong winds expected. Details from the Weal iron dinar page 4.
A Canadian war time baby boy, over two years old, is linked to the first birth via air transported human sperm. The donor matched the husband’s traits, and the process occurred between New York and Montreal under medical ethics with legal consent. Precautions included maintaining sperm viability during a 500 mile flight and waivers of standard customs checks.
Allied headquarters in North Africa say destroyer and four enemy merchant ships were sunk during an attempt to evacuate Axis forces. Additional vessels including a barge, steamer, fishing craft and small boats were destroyed. About 490 troops and a general were captured.
ROSTAN May 16 INS John Monroe of Washington was reduced to a nonration status for his occupation. State GPA Director Bresnahan ruled Monroe not qualified for a CO ration due to his listed residence and occupation. Senator Florence Thomas died in Washington from a cerebral hemorrhage after a cerebral hemorrhage illness.
CHICAGO May 1. American ingenuity has made this country world leader in research says Gustav Egloff director of research Universal Oil Products at the American Institute for Chemists conference in Chicago. He notes Germans led 26 years ago but not today and cites petroleum quality in planes high octane gasoline plastics and other chemical materials as U S achievements.
Washington reports say Roosevelt and Churchill plan a final defeat of Germany with strong moves against Japan. Officials doubt a decisive European knockout before next spring, while preparations may push to seize Sicily, Sardinia and Crete and press Norway action. Burma campaign could follow if Britain and United States shift focus depending on German brinkmanship.
Allied air force attacks extended on Italy’s coast from North Africa and the Middle East, striking at major ports and harbor facilities. Clustavecchia and Olbia in Sardinia were hit, with ships sunk and docks damaged. Naples, Cagliari, Messina, and Pantelleria faced heavy bombardment as Sicily and Sardinia's ports were degraded to hinder Axis operations.
Three men hijacked a truck carrying cigarettes and tobacco valued at about $10,000 near Chicago's loop. The driver Frank Walusek was forced into a car. another man drove off in the truck while Walusek was taken to North Riverside and released.
Phoenixville Pa May 16 reports from Valley Forge General Hospital confirm a headline claim that young German girls served as gunners on bombers in North Africa. Sgt Victor Woodard Seymour Ind said the girls were small enough to fit into the tail positions and could shoot as well as men. Woodard, wounded in a jeep crash, recalls the fighting phase not previously revealed.
A proposal for a large color world map printed in three sections each week to trace global war movements. The plan outlines publishing on Monday with state editions delayed to Tuesday and aims to provide multiple copies for communal display as the war progresses.
London reports that German occupation authorities seized over a million radio sets in Holland after a nationwide wave of strikes and sabotage blamed on broadcasts from London via Radio Orange. The action follows a surge in resistance appeals and aims to suppress Dutch broadcasts and communication.
United Nations report details a large Japanese raid on Bobdubi on the north coast of New Guinea, with 102 planes used in the attack the day prior. Allied forces repelled the aerial assault with light losses and no reported casualties, while seven enemy planes were shot down.
London May 1 Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes said the war in Europe may end soon in a speech at Rickmanworth. He noted the ending hinges on the cover we provide to invading land forces and expressed optimism about a rapid conclusion.
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo May 15 Work resumed on the Mississippi river dredging for the new Texas to New Jersey oil pipeline after workers, who obeyed AFI leaders, returned to the job. Missouri state guards patrolled the area to maintain order.
Sir Arthur Tedder, head of Allied air forces in North Africa, said wins in the Mediterranean allow free Allied shipping through the Sicilian Straits. He reported 500 Axis planes captured, praised concentration and adaptability, and noted German shortages and weakened morale as the Mediterranean front opens wider for Allied operations.
Swedish Navy Arbetaren reports April Allied raids on German industry cut capacity by over 60 percent. notes Skoda plant in Grechoslovakia remains a reminder of wartime damage. Also reports accident in Brownsville where Mido Gonzales, 40, was struck by a locomotive in the railyard.
London reports radio monitors heard a vague Nazi broadcast urging listeners to standby for an important message. By 2:15 AM no specific content or directive had been received from Deutschlandsender and the signal ceased after a brief interruption.
London reports saboteurs believed British parachutists wrecked Copenhagen's Riffel Syndikatet, one of Scandinavia's largest arms factories. They attacked the main power station and an assembly shop, disrupting production of automatic weapons, submachine guns, and anti-aircraft guns. The plant employs 1500 to 2000 workers and runs three shifts under Nazi guard.
General McNair disclosed two American artillery shells with strategic use in World War II. One helped blunt Axis forces in Tunisia, the other is reserved for Europe. He described a time fuse shell that bursts in air over trenches and noted plans for the “flechette” weapon. He warned about German mines and said U S training and tactics would be sharpened.
London dispatch reports today that nearly 200 American Flying Fortresses joined British raids against Emden and Kiel, delivering hundreds of tons of bombs including thousands of incendiaries. The operation, part of a broader daylight offensive, aimed to cripple harbor works and U-boat facilities, with strong enemy fighter opposition and several aircraft losses.
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