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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1943
Page
4
Malta regroups after heavy bombing as plans strike Tunisia and supply convoys resume. Maltese civilians endure rationing and destruction while local craftsmen anticipate postwar trade revival. George Cross symbol and Times of Malta showcase enduring resistance and morale.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, in California for a University of California commencement and alumni meeting, announced that the Pacific fleet is rapidly reinforced and will reach formidable proportions by year end. He stressed continued war material output, noted Japan’s defensive stance, and urged aid to China through joint bases while warning destruction of the fleet alone cannot win the war.
President W H Cowley of Hamilton College told 35 graduating seniors that a postwar balance between rampant individualism and wartime regimentation will be the world’s greatest problem. He blamed extreme individualism for domestic labor strife and prewar international tensions and urged responsible cooperation. Hamilton cut commencement to two days and noted nine of 16 living members of the class of 1893 attended.
The piece argues the Nazi army remains strong but wearing, and invasion by Allies will rely on air power to target Hitler's war industries. It predicts bombing will erode Germany’s defenses, allowing Allied ground campaigns once air superiority is secure.
Yale President Charles Seymour urged the nation to base foreign policy on facts rather than theories. He spoke to New Haven graduates noting the need to educate Americans about foreign relations to ensure peace and security as the war abbreviated commencement honored 262 graduates.
The period after the last quarter century forced two costly wars and squandered victory. It notes that democratic control rests on an uneducated public in foreign affairs. President Seymour spoke at brief exercises and no honorary degrees were awarded.
Six major war fraud cases will go to trial this month in Federal Courts from Kansas City to New York in the busiest period yet for the Justice Department war frauds unit. Trials span Fort Wayne Newark Syracuse Detroit and more with indictments against firms and officers for conspiracy to defraud and present false claims.
New Yorkers receive home delivered milk at reduced prices as OPA cuts maximum price to LT cents per quart in the metropolitan area. A brief strike by milk wagon drivers from Bordens Riverside plant disrupted the skip-a-day delivery plan, splitting routes to deliver every day with shorter trips to save gasoline.
London reports praise for American air crews joining the Royal Air Force effort. Maj. Gen. Ike Exner’s 8th Air Force sees May bomb tonnage up 70 percent from March, with 20 targets hit. Fighter losses reach 35, yet enemy planes shot down rise, signaling transition from pioneering to seasoned collaboration.
Michigan apple growers from ten western counties forecast a normal 1533 crop with Jonathan and Macintosh varieties likely to lead. They expect about ten percent below last year’s bumper yield and urge action against price ceilings to ease the national food shortage.
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