| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Allies Drive on German Border Expand Navy by Ships August Beef Output Hits Peak ft Released by Western Newspaper Union In these columns they are tho those of off expressed EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When Then opinions are necessarily of this n newspaper K Western Vestern Newspaper Unions Union's news analysts and not nol f 1 I rT rr r-i i ii i J JI I Jf f tM I i Seated on ground at Hotel Majestic following their capture by Free French officers await removal to toI Forces in liberation of Paris ranking high German I prison quarters I EUROPE I Vasi Losses Having suffered losses of I men en since day D-day and with it it ith power n France broken the once proud i German erman army reeled back toward he lie Siegfried line guarding the eich's border there to hole up for fori i i final stand Although the bulk of the German I armies escaped annihilation in both he north and south swift moving Allied armor hacked enemy rearguards rear- rear i. i guards to shreds and U. 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S and i British planes swarming over the Battlefields took a heavy toll of men md and equipment in the retreating colAs col- col I As the British and Canadians rove up along the Channel coast they hey overran many of the enemy's robot comb installations but the continuance of attacks on southeast England with the flying missiles in- in that the Germans moved heir dispatching ramps farther inand in in- land and Illustrating the vast scope of Allied operations in France since day D-day Gen Dwight Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisen Eisen- hower bower reported that we had lost planes ourselves required more than tanks for replacements replace- replace I ments in the first 70 days das of off r f fighting dropped more than 55 tons of bombs and used gallons of aviation gas As the battle tempo heightens and supply lines lengthen there I is also need for more trucks i and tires Ike declared Deep Peep in Balkans t Rolling on American wheels the urging Russian army pushed through Rumania and pointed spear leads eads at Hungary to the northwest where here Marshal Josip Titos Tito's rugged Partisans have been waging relent- relent ess guerrilla warfare against the occupational forces As the Russian drive carried deep toto nto to the heart of the Balkans Red in northern Poland stepped 2 ap their pressure against reinforced re re- re- re enforced Nazi troops battling grimly grim grim- ly r to stave off the capture of War War- law aw I In their developing Rumanian I offensive the Russians sought to exploit an early break into the Carpathian mountains guarding guarding guarding guard guard- ing Hungary where Adolf 0 Hitler desperately sought to keep that country in the war warby warby warby by agreeing to rush ments to bolster its tottering eastern defenses By rolling roIling through Bucharest to the southwest southwest southwest south south- west the Reds also had the 1 choice of ot driving forward for a junction with Titos Tito's Partisans and endangering the entire Nazi hold on the southern Balkans BEEF Cheap Grades Abound Reflecting the heavy run of grass- grass II led ted cattle August beef production In federally inspected plants reached lh the time all-time r record cord output for that month of pounds and 21 I per cent higher than the same sameI period last year I Meanwhile August pork production production tion Lion was 19 per cent under August AugustI I Df f last year reflecting continued I short receipts in the markets which were expected to prevail until October October October Octo Octo- I ber when the spring crop is moved to slaughter I As a result of the heavy grass-fed grass ample supplies of lean 1 pointless utility beef will be available available avail avail- I able to consumers but the governments government's governments government's govern govern- I ments ment's recent order to packers to I set et aside 50 per cent of their higher grades for military and lend-lease lend I. I account will decrease the supply of the choicer roasts and steaks INCOME TAX I New Returns Thirty million taxpayers earning under per year no longer face the ordeal of filling out a complicated complicated com corn income tax form under a anew anew anew new system of the treasury Uncle Sam himself will undertake to figure out the taxpayers taxpayer's liability next year after he has filed a withholding withholding withholding with with- holding receipt furnished by his employer employer employer em em- showing income and pay-as- pay you-go you deductions with space for listing exemptions In figuring out the taxpayers taxpayer's liability Uncle Sam will allow 10 per cent for charitable contributions contributions contributions interest medical expenses etc and anyone claiming larger credits for these items will have to file a 1040 form U. U S. S NAVY Rapid Buildup Reflecting the American genius for mobilizing the country's tremendous tremendous tremendous dous resources Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal revealed that U. U S. S naval strength had increased by ay vessels since the outbreak of war in 1939 and personnel had been expanded from men to Of the vessels 1150 were major fighting ships At the same time Forrestal di divulged divulged divulged di- di that the navys navy's air strength r Navy Secretary Forrestal left discusses operations with Adm II K Hewitt had been increased by planes since 1939 20 times more than before before before be be- fore the war In addition to be being ng built up into the greatest fighting force afloat the navy lend-leased lend 5 billion dollars of ships materials and services to the Allies Forrestal said with the British British British Brit Brit- ish receiving 92 per cent of the aid II PACIFIC Subs Boost Bag While U. U S. S army and navy planes pounded the Japanese Pacific outposts outposts outposts out out- posts preparatory to further strides along the stones stepping-stones to the Asiatic Asiatic Asiatic Asi Asi- mainland American submarines submarines submarines sub sub- marines continued their deadly warfare against enemy shipping In latest operations in far Pacific waters U. U S. S subs were credited with bagging 17 vessels including two destroyers to bring the total number sunk or damaged to since Pearl Harbor Operating from advance bases U. U S. S bombers hammered Halma- Halma hera strategic gateway to the Philippines and also hit the enemy's supply lines in neighboring waters WAGES To Top p Levels With employment 28 per cent over January 1941 weekly and hourly earnings in 25 manufacturing industries industries industries indus indus- tries rose to record levels for June AS S a result of the payment of higher wages to obtain help in the flourishing labor market and overtime overtime overtime over over- time to meet war demands workers workers' workers workers' workers workers' work work- ers' ers weekly earnings av averaged raged for the month 60 per cent over January 1941 while hourly pay totaled a rise of 40 per cent over three and a half years ago Because of a slight dip in living costs for the month real earnings or or income in relation to the price of goods increased goods increased almost 2 per percent percent percent cent over May |
