Whiskey Bills and Price Controls Dominate Senate Debate
In Washington, Senate committees weigh whiskey tax cuts to four years of bond hold without excise tax payments, part of a $2.14 billion tax revenues plan. Other panels scrutinize Office of Price Administration liquor price rules amid shortages, pricing gaps, and store operations.
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Senate Finance Committee
Sen. (D
Senate
Office of Price Administation
Shining
Black Mar
Hisken
Allied Airmen Key to Balkan Defeat in Tito’s Yugoslavia
Allied air power, including more than 300 American bombers, struck Nazi airfields near Athens in the Balkans while Tito’s Partisans reported major ground victories against German forces near Zara, prompting evacuation of Uljan across the Adriatic. The high activity follows Gen. Arnold’s forecast of “terrible blows” against Germany and its allies.
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Tito
Hitler
Balkan
Greece
Yugoslavia
Algiers
Balkans
Athens
Josip Broz
Zara
Uljan
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Salerno
Henry H. Arnold
U. S. Lair
Germany
Principal Perishes in Iowa Schoolhouse Fire
Mrs Edgington a 50 year old principal died in a blaze at a Gilmore City schoolhouse while returning to ensure all pupils escaped. Firefighters say she re entered the building to check the second floor as flames blocked exits.
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Iowa
Gilmore City
Edgington
H. M. Banner
Waller Succumbs After Heart Attack
The article notes the death of a prominent Negro dance bandleader at Kansas City Union Station after a heart attack on a train. The coroner’s preliminary findings cited a heart attack, and it mentions Waller’s earnings and a shift from a 13‑piece orchestra to a smaller five‑piece group at a reduced weekly rate.
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Kansas
City Union Station
Acio & Band
Waller
Delicate note on morale among U S servicemen
A fragment reports Rabbi Bar er of Cleveland touring and condemning demoralizing letters sent to service members. He claims such letters undermine morale and urges proper conduct, warning that the public should refrain from spreading misleading or harmful messages to the troops.
Gas Ration Cuts Foreseeable as War in Pacific Intensifies
Price Administrator Chester Bowles warns of further civilian gasoline reductions as Pacific war pressure rises. He cites four of ten gallons on the West Coast already diverted to war and predicts half of coastal supply could be redirected during intensified offensive. Bowles notes a rising counterfeit coupon racket and theft from ration boards as major black market sources, with figures surpassing 100 million and 138 million gallons respectively.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Japan
Bowles
Philadelphia
OPA
Allied Forces Close on New Britain as Pacific Push Gains
Allied aerial and naval raids target New Britain and surrounding bases in a broad Pacific drive. Reports say heavy bombings hit Gasmata Rabaul Cape Gloucester and Cape Hoskins while Rabaul remains largely neutralized. In New Guinea Huon Peninsula progress continues as Japanese barges suffer heavy losses. Elsewhere Marshalls bases Wotje Jaluit attacked and Ta Kung Pao urges China to build a defensive navy.
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New Britain
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Pacific
Gibraltar
Truk
Ramu
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Marshall Islands
Bougainville
MacArthur
Rabaul
Lakunai
Cape Gloucester
Cape Hoskins
Wide Bay
Adm
William F. Halsey
Solomons
Gasmata
Jaluit
Changteh
Hunan
Chungking
Ta Kung Pao
China
Formosa
Million Americans Affected by Mild Flu Epidemic
Across the nation more than a million people reported respiratory illness with schools and war plants hit by absenteeism. Officials said illnesses were mild, lasting about five days, though type varied from grippe to common cold. Ohio shows ten percent affected. reports from Madrid and Britain cite larger epidemics.
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Madrid
Spain
Germany
Britain
Ohio
Sub-zero Temperatures Hit Ohio Across State
Ohio endured sub-zero readings last night with Toledo at three below and Cleveland at zero. Columbus marked one above, Cincinnati Dayton and Akron at two or three, while Youngstown remained the warmest at four. Forecasters call for continued cold with rising clouds and warmer conditions tomorrow. No major road issues reported by the state patrol. George J. Callahan of Chicago seeks Ohio Republican presidential nominating petitions from Secretary Hummel for next spring’s preferential primary.
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Ohio
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Bucyrus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
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George J.callahan
Chicago
Edward J. Hummel
Famed Health Authority Dr Kellogg Dies at 91
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg famed physician and head of the Battle Creek Sanitarium died during the night at the age of ninety one in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Famed Health Authority
Dr. Kellogg
Battle Creek, Mich
John Harvey Kellogg
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Farm Product Demand To Reach Peak in 1944
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicts 1944 will see the greatest demand for American agricultural products with civilian income rising and aid needs from military lend-lease and foreign relief programs. It cites abundant cereals and per capita supplies of chickens eggs fruits vegetables potatoes beans and peas, while meats and dairy may be smaller.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Arms Output Sets Record In November
WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson reports another record for American war industries in November with gains across sectors. Aircraft, communications and electronic equipment up six percent, shipbuilding four percent, guns three percent, combat and motor vehicles one percent. aerial bombs eleven percent, small arms eight percent, artillery one percent, and a 14 percent rise due to backlog slowdowns in small arms ammunition.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
American War Industries
WPB
Charge Draft Board Worker Aided Evasion
An assistant clerk from Yonkers New York faces arrest on charges of destroying selective service files and aiding evasion of the draft. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said Carmela Sterricchio Topazio 26 destroyed records of Joseph J Topazio and Vincent Rubeo three times and the couple married last month. She reportedly claimed neither registrant knew of her actions. Topazio now classified 1 A and Rubeo's status is under appeal.
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Washington
Yonkers
N. Y
Selective Service Board
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Carmela Sterricchio Topazio
Joseph J. Topazio
Hoover
Vincent Rubeo
Topazio
FBI
Rubeo
Three Ohio Families To Get Food Awards
Three Central Ohio farm families will receive awards of merit for outstanding service in food production. Plaques commemorating distinguished service in the production of the nation s food through use of rural electric power will be presented by REA in Lancaster, Ohio. The honorees are Chester Saums of Amanda, Roe Heslers of Thornville, and Bruce Stevensons of Circleville, the first to win the honor east of the Mississippi River.
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ST. Louis
Ohio
Lancaster
Rural Electric Administration
Rea
Chester Saums
Amanda
Roe Helsers
Thornville
Bruce Stevensons
Circleville
Mississippi River
Japs and Russians Near War Warned by Prisoner
A Japanese prisoner Masakasa Funabashi 25 told Allied attaches in northern Hunan that Japan is rushing preparations in Manchuria and that war with Russia is a foregone conclusion with Chinese forces nearby.
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Hunan
Japan
Manchuria
Russia
Masakasa Funabashi
Soviet Union
General Patton Receives Yacht Club Confidence
The Capital Yacht Club members voted to show support for Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. saying we're for him. The action followed the recent soldier slapping incident in which the general was involved.
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Washington
George S. Patton, Jr
Capital Yacht Club
Walter Smith
Igenera
Hull Defends New Deal South America Spending
Secretary of State Hull rejected Senator Butler’s claim that U S funds were lavishly spent to win South American favor. He praised the republics south of us for aiding in the anti Axis effort while addressing concerns about Latin American commitments, which Butler had estimated at over six billion dollars.
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Hull
South America
Washington
Butler
United States
Senate
Latin America
12 Killed as American Plane Crashes Near Burma Border
A Reuters dispatch from New Delhi reports 12 passengers and crew were killed when an American aircraft crashed near the Burma border on Sunday. The crash occurred soon after takeoff, authorities said.
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London
Reuters
New Delhi
India
Burma
STILL LIVES After Morgue Near-Death Twice in War Plant Tale
Arthur Lance of East Chi cago Indiana has been declared dead twice yet remains alive. An auto wreck eight years ago led to morgue preparation for embalming before he revived. Recently he collapsed after eating pickled herring. rescuers believed death, but his wife pleaded to continue reviving efforts and he awoke.
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Arthur Lance
Chicago
Ind
Social Security Taxes Frozen Through 1944
In Washington the Senate Finance Committee voted to freeze social security taxes through 1944 at 1 percent on employers and workers. Senator Vandenberg led the move, citing reserves larger than required by law. The panel also ratified union filing of financial returns, approved a 5 point rise in excess profits tax for corporations to 95 percent, and kept the 80 percent overall corporate tax ceiling.
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Washington
The
Senate Finance Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
House
Mustering-Out Pay for Christmas in Doubt
Washington report says House Military Committee chair May could not push a mustering-out pay bill before holiday recess. The plan would have offered up to 300 dollars to service members who served six months or more since Pearl Harbor.
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Truman
Ing
Washington
Germany
Italy
Fatherland
Associated Press
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Af- Committee
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United States
Finland
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Pearl Harbor
Coal car incident claims life near Bristol mine
In the Spicer coal mine near Bristol yesterday a coal car fatally struck Dell Van Wey, 45. The death is reported by local officials and investigators are examining the scene.
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New Lexington
Dell van Wey
Spicer
Bristol
Bulgaria Rejects Peace Feelers Amid War Realization
The New York Times reports Bulgaria sent peace feelers via Russia to Britain and the United States, rejected by all. A Cairo dispatch notes Greece targets were struck four times in one day, including Piraeus, as Germans repaired the port supplying munitions to Aegean outposts.
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The
New York Times
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Bulgaria
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Aegean
Frontline Pushes Across Europe Mark Key WWII Battles
Reports describe German offensives around Kiev and Russian counterstrikes near Cherkasy while Montgomery’s Eighth Army advances on the Italian front. Allied forces merge Moro River bridgeheads as Canadians raid Berrati, and Bulgaria delays government changes amid war pressure. Col. Veltchev tipped as possible successor if pro-German rule falters.
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Cherkasy
Dnieper
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Caldari
Adriatic
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Moro River
Berrati
Germany
Balkan
Bulgaria
Damian Veltchev
Dobri Bosilov
Oil Pipeline Is Completed in War Emergency Program
Cincinnati reports the Little Big Inch is finished as the 1475 mile 20 inch companion to the Big Inch. Water tests are under way and by December 30, 15 pumping stations will supply 150 000 barrels daily. The lines run from Little Rock Arkansas to Linden New Jersey and welding was completed near Crooksville Ohio 225 days after work began.
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Cincinnati
Little Big Inch
War Emergency Pipelines, Inc
Little Rock
Ark
Linden
N. J
Crooksville
Yanks Begin Air Operations From Bougainville Airstrip
American transport planes began operating from Torokina Air Field on Bougainville for the first time today. Navy Sea-Bees started work on the field November 3, three days after invasion forces landed, and broke ground November 6 with Japanese nearby.
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Guadalcanal
Torokina
Bougainville
Navy
Rommel Poised to Be Top Nazi Commander in Germany Plan
London reports quote high Nazi leaders weighing Rommel for supreme army command to tighten defenses and deter invasion. Rundstedt may be removed as Junker coup rumors surface with talks of seeking peace terms from the Allies to salvage Germany’s war machine.
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Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Europe
Karl Ron Rundstedt
Hitler
Fuehrer
von Rundstedt
Acaocracy
Germany
Junker Clique
Supreme Command
Denmark
Norway
Griffiths assails Vinson in OPA chaos claim
Ohio lawmaker P W Griffiths told the Ohio Canners Association that the Office of Price Administration is only an operating agency and that Judge Vinson directs its policies from behind the throne. He said Vinson’s directives come from a hidden power and are not public record.
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Columbus
Rep
P. W. Griffiths
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Marietta
Ohio Canners Association
Vinson
Office of Economic Stabilization
Griffiths
Production Resumed At Goodyear Plant
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co truck rim plant in Akron restarted operations after a weeklong walkout by CIO United Rubber Workers over piece work rates. Over half the night shift returned after talks with union president Sherman H. Dalrymple.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
CIO United Rubber Workers
Sherman H. Dalrymple
The Romans Started It One Way Street Theory
A humorous note on the origin of one way streets attributes the idea to Julius Caesar and links it to ad placement and a successful furniture sale. It mentions a Norge stove and refrigerator and a roll top desk with a buyer response, plus a claimed sale and a buyer inquiry contact.
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NORGE
Charles Jaynes
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