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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1943
Page
9
William L. Worden, AP war correspondent, recounts his experiences at Attu and Tarawa. He notes the harsh island campaigns against Japan and previews the next phase of the Pacific fight.
Allied forces prepare a vast multi-island campaign across the Philippines Indies Kuriles and central Pacific. Experts note Tarawa and Attu show small garrisons can be isolated and captured while Japan cannot reinforce them, signaling a long land hopping campaign.
The American Viscose Corporation reports benefit payments to employees entering the armed services totaling 476335 up to October 31 this year. The number of service members stood at 2089. The plan pays the difference between service pay and potential straight-time earnings for the first ninety days after leaving, plus reimbursement for the face amount of $1000 national service life insurance. Upon return, group life insurance is reinstated to its former amount.
Bureau of Labor Statistics researchers examine the cost of living index as a wage guide in cities. The indicator tracks 78 foods across 56 large urban areas and notes limitations for extreme prices and local variations.
The index monitors diet shifts, clothing and home furnishings, shortages, higher rents, and urban trends while noting that taxes are excluded. It lists foods counted as bread milk eggs sugar butter beef potatoes flour macaroni wheat cereal corn flakes and corn.
A long roster of groceries and pantry staples including meats such as veal pork chops ham bacon liver sausage bologna and lamb. Fresh produce fruits and vegetables including apples bananas oranges grapefruits green beans cabbage carrots lettuce onions spinach beets plus canned peaches pineapple grapefruit juice canned vegetables soup prunes dried beans and liquid condiments.
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