Roosevelt Unveils $100 Billion War Budget for Next Year
President Roosevelt told Congress a total 109 billion dollar war budget for the coming fiscal year, with 16 billion in new taxes. He said the plan is the maximum wartime program and dwarfs all other belligerents' expenditures, urging national unity across sectors to win. He framed food as a weapon, budgeting 837 million for federal farm aids to shift production toward essentials.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
England
Japan
America
Pearl Harbor
Treasury
George Washington
United Nations
Allied airmen down 138 Japanese planes in four days
Allied headquarters in Australia reports 138 Japanese planes shot down or crippled as airmen press the pursuit of a battered convoy from New Guinea across the Solomon Sea. Several transports including a 14,000 ton troopship were sunk and Lae reinforcements were struck. Brig. Gen. Kenneth Walker is reported missing after a January 5 attack on Rabaul. General MacArthur praises Walker and the bombardment command for efficiency.
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Australia
New Guinea
MacArthur
Pacific
Kenneth N. Walker
Glendale
Calif
Rabaul
New Britain
Lae
Solomon Sea
Sanananda Point
Papuan
Tarakena
Walker
Fifth American Air Force
Five Thousand Miners Return to Work in Pennsylvania
About 5,000 striking miners went back to work in Pennsylvania's anthracite fields amid a 13 day old government condemned walkout that left roughly 19,000 miners idle. 2,000 resumed at Glen Alden collieries and 3,000 at Lehigh Valley Coal Company after meetings urged by Ickes and the War Department.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Ickes
War Department
Glen Alden Coal Company
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Charles W. Kerwood
Canton Abandons Plans For Municipal Airport
Canton officials announce cancellation of plans to build a municipal airport after the Civil Aeronautics Administration declined approval of the three proposed sites. The project had called for a government developed airport at a cost of $2,000,000.
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Canton
Charles O. Tressel
Special
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Allied ships massing at Gibraltar report
London dispatch quotes Paris radio noting a concentration of Allied shipping at Gibraltar with 30 freighters and many warships including two aircraft carriers anchored off the fortress.
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Gibraltar
London
Paris Radio 4
la Linea
Spain
Bricker Begins Third Term as Ohio Governor
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker took the oath of office at 11 05 a m marking his third consecutive two year term. Chief Justice Carl V Weygandt administered the oath as Bricker pledged to support the U S and Ohio constitutions and aid the national war effort. Also taking third terms were Lieut Gov Paul M Herbert and Atty Gen Thomas J Herbert, with Don H Ebright as treasurer and Edward J Hummel named secretary of state replacing John E Sweeney.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Statehouse Cor
Ridors
Jack
Bricker
United States
United Nations
Weygandt
Paul M. Herbert
Thomas J. Herbert
Don H. Ebright
Edward J. Hummel
Cincinnati
John E. Sweeney
Cleveland Democrat
Merchant Seamen Toll Over 4000 for Year
New York dispatch notes the perilous duty of sailing merchant ships in the submarine infested Atlantic has claimed at least 4,000 lives this year and possibly more than 6,000. It cites six cargo vessel losses in the Western Atlantic last week with 73 men killed and 87 missing, marking a record toll compared with recent months.
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New York
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Livestock and Crops Outproduce 1941 Levels in 1942
The agriculture department reports final year end estimates show livestock and livestock products in 1942 up 12 percent from 1941 with crop production up 14 percent. Livestock beat the department goals by three percent while crops stayed just under target.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Names of 364 Yankee Casualties Announced
The War Department released the names of 364 American soldiers killed in action on four fronts. Among them were 17 officers and 217 enlisted men in Africa, 3 officers and 9 enlisted men in Europe, 1 officer and 7 enlisted men in the South Pacific, and 8 officers and 102 enlisted men in the Southwest Pacific.
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Washington
War Department
Africa
South Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Sled crash kills Edna Noble in Rocky River Park
Edna Noble of Cleveland, 20, died when her sled struck a tree during an outing at Rocky River Metropolitan Park. Authorities investigated the accident and notified relatives.
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Cleveland
Edna Noble
Rocky River Metropolitan Park
Three Miners Trapped After Mine Explosion Near Belle Valley
State Patrol reports three miners trapped by a Belle Valley Mining Company explosion 15 miles south of Cambridge. Two other miners escaped as rescue crews, including Marcus Kerr, work with 17 engineers to reach them, hampered by gas fumes.
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Cambridge
State Highway Patrol
Belle Valley Mining Company
Here
James Mackey
Mike Zeleznik
Lester Berry
Belle Valley
Marcus Kerr
Ohio
Division of Mines
LaFollette Urges Keeping Butter At Home For War Needs
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin urged in a public letter to Secretary Wickard that butter be reserved for American homes and armed forces while margarine serves overseas. He stressed domestic butter supplies are essential part of the war effort alongside aiding the Allies.
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Washington
LaFollette
Wickard
Unrest Reported in Romania Triggers New Security Divisions
Advices from Romania said unrest forced the Antonescu government to create four new internal security divisions. Reports linked growing public discontent to reverses in Russia and the resulting political instability.
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Turkey
Rumania
Antonescu
Russia
Scrap Drive Chairman Held for Embezzling Funds
CHARDON Frank Mika 47 pleaded innocent to embezzling 165 dollars received as chairman of the Hamden scrap metal committee. He was also charged with converting and concealing the same amount from the Geauga American Red Cross chapter.
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Frank Mika
Hamden
Geauga American Red Cross
Reds Smash Nazis Lines In Caucasus
The Russians recaptured 13 towns along the Rostov Baku railway advancing toward the Georgievsk junction and near Mozdok as German defense崩崩 crumbled. Allied air power boosted with 313 enemy planes downed to 93 Soviet losses plus American and British fighters supporting operations in Europe Africa. Major Cochran of Erie Pa bombed a German HQ in Kairouan while Libyan and Sicilian targets faced air strikes. Big British raids hit Essen as Rommel’s forces pulled back toward Tunisia amid continued Allied air superiority.
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Kairouan
Libya
Tripoli
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North African Front
Rommel
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Cairo
la Goulette
Lampedusia
Soldier gazes toward Tunis from milepost in Tunisia
A lone American soldier stands at a milepost on the road to Tunis, casting a long look toward the Tunisian capital as he lingers at the edge of the battlefield scene.
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le Kef
Tunis
Four Nominations Sent to Senate by President Today
President Roosevelt sent four nominations to the Senate as Congress anticipates a historic budget of 100 billion dollars. The nominees include Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. for associate justice, Prentiss Marsh Brown as price administrator, Edward J. Flynn as minister to Australia, and Josh Lee to the Civil Aeronautics Board. Lawmakers warn of higher taxes and tighter oversight of war and civilian programs.
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Congress
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Supreme Court
Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr
University of Iowa Law School
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
James F. Byrnes
Leon Henderson
Prentiss Marsh Brown
Michigan
Australia
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Democratic National Committee
Nelson T. Johnson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
State Liquor Policies Hit By Retailers
Cleveland report says Ohio faces a liquor shortage harming taverns. Barney Rubenstein, Buckeye Liquor Dealers Association president, claims only Ohio and Pennsylvania face shortages due to state distiller policies. He calls on the state to sell liquor directly or risk more closures within six months.
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Cleveland
Barney Rubenstein
Buckeye Liquor Dealers Association
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Two U Boats Reported Sunk In Atlantic Convoy Patrols
United States Navy patrol planes and RAF bombers were credited with the almost certain destruction of two Axis submarines while guarding an important Allied convoy crossing the Atlantic. At least six other underwater raiders were damaged by escorting ships or aircraft, the Admiralty and Air Ministry announced. The convoy did not escape loss, with a single torpedo hit on a merchant vessel noted.
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United States Navy
RAF Coastal Command
Atlantic
Britain
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Charges Against Liquor Inspectors Dismissed
Middletown report says Municipal Judge E H Dell dismissed disorderly conduct charges against two state liquor inspectors after a tavern disturbance. Inspectors Lonnie A Musser 49 Waynesfield and George E Little 42 Columbus were named. Little was found innocent of intoxication charges.
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Middletown
E. H. Dell
Lonnie A Musser
Waynesfield
George E. Little
Columbus
Little
Death of Gen Augustin P Justo Shocks Argentina Leaders
Gen Augustin P Justo former president of Argentina from 1932 to 1938 died yesterday at age 66. A staunch ally of democracies and advocate of Pan American solidarity he shaped regional policy during his tenure and influenced international ties. The news notes a period of mourning across political circles and diplomatic communities.
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Augustin P. Justo
Argentina
Panbscet
No More Wakers Up So Railroaders Strike
In London Nottingham district 300 to 409 locomotive engineers and firemen began a midnight strike after the railroad company ended the practice of waking crews. Trainmen said alarm clocks are unavailable to replace the nocturnal wakeup rounds between 11 30 p m and 7 a m.
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London
Nottingham
Woman Held in Mate's Death Ends Her Life
WOOSTER Thelma Pauline Simcox 33 of Orville was held on a second degree murder charge after allegedly stabbing her husband Friday night. She died Saturday night from self inflicted wounds using a broken medicine vial. Sheriff E E Mills said she had been arraigned earlier.
U.S. and China Abolish Extraterritorial Rights
Washington and Beijing sign a treaty ending extraterritorial rights in China. A parallel agreement is also reached between Britain and China in London.
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Crosley Jr and Marianna Wallingford Wed in Indiana
Crosley Corp president Powell Crosley Jr and Mrs Marianna Richards Wallingford married in North Vernon Indiana on Saturday. Crosley's first wife Gwendolyn Aikep died four years ago.
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Cincinnati
Powell ‘Crosley, Jr
Crosley Corp
Marianna Richards Wallingford
North Vernon
Ind
Crossey
Gwendolyn Aikep
Frills Must Be Eliminated in War Time Economies
President Roosevelt urges elimination of unnecessary costs and frills to support total war. He and Harold D. Smith push for at least 16 billion dollars in additional 1944 funds via taxes and savings, while endorsing a 25 thousand dollar after tax income limit and possible compulsory savings. He warns debt will rise to about 210 billion by June 1944 and calls for national political unity.
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Harold D. Smith
Congress
Treasury
Roosevelt Budget Aims To Max Civilian Output For War
President outlines a budget strategy to divert output to war needs leaving civilians with about $500 worth of goods and services per person for the year. He calls for pulling 6 million workers into essential industries and mobilizing reserves of women and youth to meet armed service and production goals. The budget projects national income at 135 billion this year and 145 billion next year as war mobilization intensifies.
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Armed Services
Pearl Harbor
Franklin Gun Wielder Charged With Murder
First degree murder charges filed against Curt Evans 39 of Franklin for the Jan 2 shooting death of George Garrett 35 of Franklin. Garrett died Saturday after being shot as he followed Evans and a woman from an inn, Mayor J. T. Riley reported.
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Middletown
Curt Evans
Franklin
George Garrett
J. T. Riley
Charles Moore
Garrett
Evans
First fatal traffic accident shocks Belmont County in 1946
Joseph Truchan aged 52 was killed today in a hit and run at Fair Point Belmont County marking the county's first fatal traffic incident of 1946.
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Bridgeport
Joseph Truchan
Fairpoint
Belmont County
Major Andrew Rowan Dies, Carrier of Message to Garcia
SAN FRANCISCO Major Andrew Rowan, famed carrier of The Message to Garcia in the Spanish-American War, died yesterday at Letterman Army Hospital. The message from the War Department notified Gen Calxto Garcia of imminent hostilities on May 1, 1898, after Rowan delivered vital information through dangerous jungles.
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Andrew Rowan
Garcia
Letterman Hospital
Elbert Hubbard
Rowan
War Department
Calixto Garcia
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