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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union notes Nazi forces stiffen line on the eastern front as they plan to reinforce western defenses. Hull urges unity to pursue peace aims amid global tensions and wartime mobilization. Japanese forces threaten Indian supply bases in the broader theater of conflict.
Allied forces press the Jap advance in the Pacific and Asia as Japanese units push toward the Assam Bengal rail line in India while U S and Chinese troops near Stilwell's forces in northern Burma. Japs abandon New Britain coasts and head to Rabaul as U S naval airpower bombards Carolines outposts.
Officials forecast delays of a few days to 90 days in inducting men over 26 due to orders to local boards to defer their drafting and rush processing for those under 26. After the under 26 pool is exhausted, 26 to 29 and 30 plus groups will follow, with fathers given special consideration when employment in essential occupations balances other factors. Congress weighs compulsory labor battalions for 4F workers who refuse needed jobs as navy seeks 400000 by September 1 to reach 3600000, with 50000 to 75000 monthly thereafter. army replacements require 75000 to 100000 monthly.
The Supreme Court issued three major rulings. First, under the National Labor Relations Act an employer must deal with the union as the collective bargaining agent, not individual members who have not renounced. Second, the NLRB can require bargaining with a union that has lost majority support during negotiations. Third, under the 13th Amendment and anti peonage act no one can be held criminally liable for failing to work after receiving money, and the complainant should pursue other legal remedies.
The March figures show a new high for cattle and hog slaughtered in federally inspected plants. A London radio engineer developed an electronic device to identify a queen bee among 50,000 workers by tagging the queen with a radioactive speck.
Europe report details Allied bomber raids over Belgium and France targeting rail and canal routes as zero hour nears. German forces shift to the west and strengthen positions in the Balkans and France while Romanian and Red Army actions unfold on the eastern front.
Secretary Cordell Hull argues unity among the United States Britain Russia and China is essential to postwar peace and that annexations would not violate the Atlantic Charter. He also notes wartime population shifts and forecasts a 1944 winter wheat crop of about 602 million bushels. Political previews highlight Dewey and MacArthur rising, with Roosevelt maintaining Democratic strength in primaries.
President Manuel Avila Camacho was shot at by a 30 year old army lieutenant in Mexico City. The bullet pierced his coat but Camacho overpowered the assailant who was later killed trying to escape. The president urged unity and calm, dismissing the incident as likely the act of an isolated individual or small group. In a separate note the War Production Board ordered rum imports from Cuba Mexico Jamaica and other nations to resume after bans were lifted, forecasting 2 000 000 gallons entering the United States.
An editorial argues disciplined homes, schools, and churches are essential to democracy. It warns that lax standards foster delinquency and corrupt politics, risking dictatorship unless citizens maintain firm, just norms and reject easy moral compromises.
Washington column examines the U S Chamber of Commerce campaign to explain free enterprise amid foreign policy debates. Eric Johnston defends and critiques labor, while chambers promote study groups and local projects to clarify democratic economic liberty and its pitfalls.
The WPB halts civilian goods production at the three month level in 183 labor shortage regions to conserve manpower. It raises priority for heavy artillery, munitions, and gun carriages. The measure is expected to cut output of electric irons.
The article argues the Oklahoma special election outcome shows Democrats can win with the best man. The Democratic candidate, a former state American Legion commander, was more popular. The Republican challenger had previously run and was near victory, hindered by the other candidate's personal unpopularity.
U S expenditures for war purposes climbed to 7.808 billion in February from 7.416 billion in January, a 5.3 percent increase. Premier Tojo’s cabinet delays prefectural elections to September 1945. About 60 to 100 thousand Japanese Americans evacuated to relocation centers are now living off-center. Modern battleships require 90k to 120k gallons of distilled water daily for crew and machinery.
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