Axis troops await Allied assault in Tunisia and Egypt
From Cairo Reuters reports allied thrusts threaten Axis positions in Tunisia and Egypt. German, Polish, Czech, and Austrian troops reportedly removed from front lines as Gen. James Doolittle’s air forces pound supply lines and harass Rommel's forces near Sousse, Kairouan, and Bou Thib.
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Ceilings On Food Prices Expanded By Government
Washington AP reports new maximum prices set for fresh tuna and other foods under ice price control. The move follows President Roosevelt’s order and aims to cover 8 percent of all food by rule, with further actions on apples vegetables and other perishables. Regional offices are authorized to freeze prices on meat and staple farm products to bolster existing flour and bread controls.
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Rosevelt
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Srengthen
Price control extended to all refrigerator sales and rentals
The Price Administration district office announced price controls will extend Thursday to all new and used refrigerators and rentals. Previously controlled for some items, individual transactions were not included. Inflation concerns cited with complaints about inflated tire prices and war shortages noted in the survey.
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Columbus
Mechanica
District Office of Price Administration
Abolition of FSA Urged in House Action
A House Appropriations Committee report urges abolition of the Farm Security Administration and abandonment of the crop insurance program and parity payments for the 1943 and 1944 crops. The panel would shift FSA functions to the Farm Credit Administration as part of a $107,080,844 Agriculture Department supply bill with parity funds for 1942.
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Farm Security Administration
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Agriculture Department
Farm Credit “Administration
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GOP Demands Pay-Go Action
The House Republicans push pay-go income tax reform using blocking tactics in the Ways and Means Committee. Minority Leader Martin of Massachusetts rejects a joint two percent withholding plan and circulates a discharge petition to force a floor vote. Democrats consider a compromise withholding option while Republicans seek 218 signatures to revive the Rumakip-a-year proposal defeated 215-198 two weeks ago.
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House
Ways and Means
Martin
Massachusetts
Rayburn
DeTex
Levy
Federal housing units face state tax ruling in Ohio
Columbus report says an Ohio Supreme Court appeal likely today after a State Board of Tax Appeals ruling that federally owned housing projects are subject to state taxation. The decision sides with local housing authorities in taxing millions in value.
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Ohio Supreme Court
State Board of Tax Appeals
Ohio
Wartime Bond Drive Amidst Wartime Struggles
The text urges continued support for war bonds to finance military effort. It notes active operations across theaters and the need for funding under adverse weather conditions, stressing daily contributions to sustain troops and logistics. It emphasizes collective effort from all citizens to back the war.
Price Administration to cut restaurant prices in Pennsylvania
The Office of Price Administration plans action to reduce restaurant prices after owners allegedly raised costs beyond food price increases. A joint New York report notes debate over a war treaty requiring bipartisan Senate support, with Senator Harold H. Burtons quoted on wartime policy.
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Price Admin
Ust
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York
Senate
Harold Hurton
Army manpower limits debated as 1943 draft nears
Washington AP reports War Manpower Chairman McNutt warns that by end of 1943 most fathers under 58 may be in uniform prompting calls on Congress to limit army size. House Military Committee chair May backs swift Senate passage to set nationwide selective service and curb local drafts.
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Paul V. McNute
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Manpower Commission
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Selective Service
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Senators Oppose Equal Rights Plan
Senators express opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment mandating equal rights for men and women. They warn it could backfire against the very group it intends to help and note it would require ratification by 26 state legislatures.
Two Men Sentenced For Draft Act Violations In Ohio
Judge Emerich B. Freed sentenced Harman Bradford aged 30 of Mansfield and Marion A. Cox aged 37 of Salem to four years in prison for violating the Selective Service Act. George C. Estes 40 of Mansfield faced deferral on raft law violation. court probation department to investigate.
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Clevelase
Rickenbacker Urges Outlawing Strikes and Overtime Pay
Captain E V Rickenbacker proposed wartime labor controls during a Columbus speech. He urged banning strikes for the duration and suspending the closed shop and checkoff, replacing overtime with incentives, and adopting a 48 hour week. State action followed as the House judiciary committee planned tonight review. Governor Bricker hailed him as the ace of ace as he spoke to a full House hall after returning from the Pacific.
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E. V. Rickenbackers
Ohio
Ing & State Board
Hous of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Rickenbaker
Albert L. Daniels
Highland
Rickenbaexer
Pacific Ocean
House of Representatives
John W. Bricker
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Stores Fined for Boycott of The New York Times
The New York Retail Dry Goods Association and 15 department stores were fined 15 000 each after pleas of nolo contendere to a charge of violating antitrust laws by boycotting The New York Times. The government alleged the Times raised ad rates and misled readers about merchandise shortages during war, while stores suggested price increases instead of ad rate hikes.
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Times
Corn on Ohio Farms Sets All-Time Record
Ohio crops report shows corn for grain stock at 81,618,000 bushels on April 1, a record for the date and 34 percent above the prior year. Egg production for March 1943 reached 310,000,000, up 33,000,000 from March 1942. Milk production by April 1 declined versus last year.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Co- Operative Crop ‘Reporting Service
Sharp Rise in Farm Real Estate Values Reported
The Agriculture Department reported a sharp rise in farm real estate values for the two months ending March 1. The index based on 1912-14 acre values stood at 99 nationwide, up from 91 earlier, 85 in 1941, and 73 in 1933, marking the largest yearly gain since 1920. Most of the increase occurred in the last four months.
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Washington
Agriculture ‘Department
Sane
Liberalize fishing nets faces gubernatorial approval
Morgenthau urged the nation to borrow up to 70 billion as he pushed for liberalizing fishing nets and related wartime measures. He described a tense global moment and warned of aggressive actions by potential foes while calling for sustained government financing to support industry and security.
Farmers Seek Protection Under Compensation Act
The State Industrial Commission reports farmers must hire help this year from any source to produce Ohio 1943 crops. Ralph Klapp notes many teen and younger workers will assist and argues compensation insurance protects farmers from legal claims arising from accidents. Ohio farms employing three or more workers must carry coverage, though many have avoided it in the past. A survey shows 242 farm accidents with four fatalities on 4 032 farms.
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State Industrial Commission
Ralph Klapp
Commission
Ohio
Klapp
Ohio “Safety Council
Landon Says FD Won't Quit Voluntarily
Kansas former governor Landon, a 1996 Republican candidate, told the New York Times that it is evident the President will never leave the White House voluntarily.
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New York
Kansas
New York Times Today
Wll
White House
Japanese Build Up In Pacific Threaten Australia Alaska
Allied reports warn Japan massing 20 000 troops on island chains above Australia and building air bases to reach Alaska as Port Moresby air victory sharpens Allied gains. RAF and US forces report multiple enemy raids and continued pressure in the Coral Sea Solomons and New Guinea theaters.
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Douglas MacArthur
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New Apan
Thomas A. Ruamey
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Burma
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Berlin
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Navy official unsure of Japanese plans near Attu and Aleutians
Dispatches reveal limited knowledge of Japan's possible moves from Kiska toward Attu and nearby islands. Navy spokesmen acknowledge fog and distance hinder intelligence as US scouting and ships strive to intercept potential Japanese operations in the Aleutian region.
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Attu
Neutians
Kiska
Saramushiro
Washington Dedicates Marble Memorial to Jefferson
A garbled report describes Washington paying tribute to Thomas Jefferson on the anniversary of his birth by dedicating a white marble memorial. It mentions a Pantheon like design, a large dome, and a national capital layout with the Jefferson Memorial at the south.
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Washington ‘Monument
Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
White House
Jefferson Memorial
Four Million Dollar Flood Hits Omaha Region
Rescue crews battled flooding from the Missouri River as Omaha's municipal airport area faced inundation. Officials evacuated residents of a ten square mile zone in the northwestern outskirts, with Red Cross and other teams assisting in the urgent relief effort.
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Omaha
Enied
Red Cros
Maha
Berlin radio reports enemy force near Koenigsberg unclear
Reuters broadcast notes Berlin radio mentioned an enemy force near Koenigsberg but did not identify its nature or origin. British sources reported no activity by the RAP last night, suggesting the force may be Russian.
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Koenigsberg
Berlin
Reuters
Prisoner fatally shot while attempting escape from Ohio Penitentiary
Paul Werstertied, 25, of Cine, tried to scale the 4 foot West walls of Ohio Penitentiary last night. Tower guards fired with shotguns. the inmate was killed. Warden Frank D. Henderson confirmed the identity and incident details.
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Penitentiary
Frank D. Henderson
Paul Westertied
Cine
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