| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Soviets Break Nazi Lines at To o Relieve Pressure on Kerch Front U. U S. S Army Takes Over All Air it Lines Ines Lower Wage Brackets Face Income Tax TaxI I EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTH When NOTE When opinions are re expressed In these columns column they are those of the news ne analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper Released by Western Newspaper TT Union I Il M S A 6 b V r s t h. h y S s R r a l Pierre Laval's La position grew more difficult as the thc United States Stales in practical effect ceased to recognize Vichy control over o Martinique and other French possessions In the Western hemisphere Immobilization of French warships at Martinique followed conferences between American representatives and the resident French high commissioner Above c cenI center center cen cen- I ter is shown Laval with M. M Cathala Catha la left his minister of finance and M. M Paul Marion secretary of or state RUSSIAN FRONT Nazis f Seek Oil With the rich oil fields of ot the Caucasus as the prize Nazi and Russian Red army fighters locked forces in a combat which before the summers summer's end may determine the wars war's outcome Principal theater of the Nazis' Nazis newest conquest effort was the Kerch peninsula gateway to the Soviets Soviet's oil possessions While the Russians admitted that thata a German break into the Kerch defenses defenses defenses de de- de- de had caused a withdrawal to new positions the Soviet ques reported that the new line was being held in good order and that a heavy toll was being taken of the attackers Balancing this news was a report that Marshal Marsh l Semeon armies further north had broken through the first German defense lines around the industrial city of and were preparing for an invasion of the city itself Success of ot the offense would mean that the German move toward the Caucasus would be forestalled Regarded as a grand dress rehearsal rehearsal rehearsal re re- re- re for the major Nazi spring offensive when drier ground permits greater movement the present battles battles bat bat- ties offered a test of the best arms which Axis and the United Nations could muster German air concentrations concentrations concentrations concen concen- were reported the heaviest heaviest heaviest est of any used thus far in World War No 2 Russian mechanical equipment included turret triple American tanks and the latest desIgn design design de de- de- de sign planes INCOME IE TAXES ore More ore Will ill Pay Prospects that a single person making as little as weekly and a childless married couple whose income is 2308 a week or more will have to file income tax returns were seen in the action of ot the house ways and means committee commit commit- tee in voting to lower the exemptions exemptions exemptions for married persons to 1200 a 3 year from the present 1500 and I Ifor for single persons to from Allowances for for children and other other other oth oth- er dependents would be left at More than persons it was estimated would be added to the present fold of Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans who file income tax returns Taxpayers could take comfort from the fact that the committee voted to retain the present 10 per percent percent percent cent earned Income credit for earned income up to a year For example a person earning 1200 a year Is permitted to deduct from the amount which would otherwise be subject to the normal tax provision provided his income Is derived from wages or salaries MARTINIQUE l UE Warships Immobilized As French warships at Martinique were being immobilized the United States came closer to its goal of completely neutralizing French possessions possessions pos pOSe sessions in the Caribbean sea While Vichy France had issued a note covering the situation American Ameri Amen can representatives indicated they were doing business with Adm Georges Robert high commissioner nt n the French West Indies SHIP BUILDING Good News Ahead All around the clock seven days a week wt is the rate at which Uncle Rams Ram's ship production machine is being utilized it was disclosed by War Shipping Administrator Emory S. S Land Good news for the future was held forth In the admirals admiral's statement that the nations nation's shipyards will turn out tons of new vessels annually annually annu annu- ally after 1943 and will wilt continue that pace as lon long long as as necessary AIRLINERS Will ill Fly for or U. U S. S The war departments department's action in taking over the commercial commercial commer commer- cial aviation industry emphasized again the United Nations' Nations conviction conviction conviction tion that air power will be the determining determining de de- de factor in winning the war In a drastic order authorized by President Roosevelt the army curtailed curtailed curtailed cur cur- tailed private aviation requisitioned 55 of ot the nations nation's palatial airliners airliners airliners air air- liners for immediate military service service ice and directed that 70 more be converted by the 17 airlines themselves themselves themselves them them- selves into cargo carriers Virtual elimination of night flying was forecast in the new order A change in air routes and the closing of many commercial airports for forthe forthe forthe the wars war's duration was indicated Employees of the airlines Including including including ing 2200 pilots and other personnel personnel personnel per per- were given their choice of joining up with the air corps or the ferry command or remaining with war operated department-operated lines The war departments department's action followed followed fol fol- fol lowed the recent requisitioning of 83 airliners for service in the Near East and Far East AXIS SUBS Inland Attacks When an Axis submarine slipped sUpped through the net of Can Canadas Canada's das da's coastal defenses to torpedo and sink two ships in the St. St Lawrence river it marked the first time in history an enemy craft had penetrated penetrated penetrated pene pene- North Americas America's inland wa wa- Increasing boldness of U-boat U warfare all along the Atlantic seaboard was Indicated by the sinking of seven United United Unit Unit- ed Nations' Nations merchantmen in American waters At the same time an enemy mine was discovered discovered dis dis- covered cred near the Florida coast Exact location of the boat U-boat attack attack at at- tack In the St. St Lawrence was not disclosed in n the Canadian que nor were the names of the freighters sunk That the same submarine submarine sub sub- marine was responsible for both was indicated by the fact that they both occurred in the same general locality and at the same general time The St. St L Lawrence wrence river Is navigable ble to ocean going vessels between its mouth and the city of Quebec miles upstream The que noted that both ships were sunk in the river and not not in the gulf gul outside TIRES U. U S. S ff Wants ants Them TheIn Jesse Jones secretary of commerce commerce commerce com com- merce revealed that the Reconstruction Reconstruction Reconstruction Recon Recon- Finance corporation had made ava available able for the purchase by the government of new and used tires and tubes now in the hands of consumers County tire ration boards of the Office of Price Administration tion and agencies will be responsible for administering the plan Mr Jones declared A voluntary system of oC tire purchasing purchasing purchasing pur pur- chasing will wUl be tried out first Should this fail commandeering of civilian ci tires looked like the next step Coincident with the Jones announcement announcement announcement an an- came a 1 pessimistic report report re reo re- re port on the nations nation's rubber situation situation situation situa situa- tion issued by the Office of Emergency Emergency Emergency Emer Emer- gency Management This report entitled entitled entitled en en- titled The Truth About Rubber stated that U. U S. S production of synthetic synthetic syn syn- rubber this year may reach tons and cannot be expected expect expect- ed to be much more than tons in 1943 Only by slapping the Japs Japs' J ps back in their islands will the American people regain all the rubber they need and prewar use the report concludes |
