House passes tax bill amid inflation fight and wartime strain
Amid strong opposition, the House approved a 300000 tax measure to raise federal revenue by about 000000 annually while nixing the food program. Doughton led attacks against the plan as a weak inflation remedy. the measure shifts tax burden with revised rates and credits, preserving several exemptions.
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Ishington
House
Treasury
Roosevelt
Robert Lee Doughton
Ways and Committee
Doughton
Turkey for Yanks by Hale Boyle Allied Headquarters
Algiers dispatch reports Thanksgiving meals for hundreds of thousands of American troops in the Mediterranean theater. The Army aims to favor front line Italy, with most Casablanca to Tunis troops to receive meals.-Air force airlifted 68 tons of turkey from ship to Tunis and delivered by refrigerated trucks. Religious services planned and AEF Radio to broadcast a Thanksgiving program, including a possible football game. WACS in Algiers host open house to showcase American, English and French allies.
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Hale Boyle
Algiers
Mediterranean
Italy
Casablanca
Tunis
Air Force
Troop Carrier Command
AEF
United States
WACS
Admiral Gateh Criticizes 1918 Errors at Naval Graduation
Admiral Thomas L. Gateh told 970 Columbia University midshipmen that if Pershing’s plans had prevailed an American army would have marched through Berlin. He condemned postwar disarmament as paving the way to future war and cautioned against destroying main streets in victory. Gateh, former commander of the USS South Dakota, spoke at the U S Naval Reserve School ceremony.
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New York
Thomas L. Gateh
Navy
Pershing
Berlin
Unter den Linden
U. S. Naval Reserve School
Columbia University
Gatch
Tokyo
South Dakota
South Pacific
Solon Seeks Patton Relief From Command
Representative Johnson of Oklahoma told the House floor he urged General Marshall to relieve Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. of command of the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean. Rep. Grant asked if the soldier was Charles H. Kuhl of Mishawaka Indiana who wrote his father that Patton slapped him and kicked him in the pants and cursed him.
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Washington
Johnson D.-Okla
House
George C. Marshall
George S. Patton, Jr
Seventh Army
Mediterranean
Rep
Grant
New Chief Plans Clean Up of Italian Army
Marshal Giovanni Messe, new chief of staff, said at Italian government headquarters in southern Italy that a complete purge of the army was necessary to remove technically incompetent and politically dangerous officers. He pledged a reorganization to restore effectiveness.
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Italy
Giovanni Messe
Herbert Jumpstarts Governor Race and War Production
Gov. Paul Herbert of Columbus enters the Republican nominating race as James Garfield Stewart announces his campaign. Jack and Heintz Corp. says its five plants are ahead on autopilot and other war products, prompting a company shutdown and vacation.
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Mal Herbert
Jack and Heintz Co
Paul Herbert
Columbus
James Garfield Stewart Beccinna
Cleveland
Jack & Heintz
William S. Jack
Would Draft Men for Jobs Would Draft Men for Jobs
Representative Clare Boothe Luce criticized the draft law for creating a harsh homefront versus battlefront duty distinction. She promoted a bill to form an Army and Navy maintenance corps of deferred draft-age men assigned to essential war work.
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Washington
Clare Boothe Luce
Conn
National Forum
Knisley Seeks Democratic Nomination for Governor
In Columbus former State Treasurer Clarence H Knisley announced his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. James W Huffman resigned as chief attorney for the district OPA office amid speculation he may enter the race. Huffman is Vic Donahey’s son in law and has been weighing a gubernatorial bid.
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Columbus
Clarence H. Kiisley
James W. Huffman
Office of Price Administration
Huffman
U. S
Vic Donahey
Miners Quit Work Over Pay In Willow Grove Mine
About 400 miners at the Willow Grove Mine of the Hanna Coal Co. quit after pay envelopes were distributed. District superintendent Charles Nailler said the action stemmed from dissatisfaction with the pay formula awaiting revision from Washington. Today’s payroll is temporary and subject to later adjustment.
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Bellaire
Willow Grove
Hanna Coal Co
Charles Nailler
Washington
Portrait Photographer John A. Erickson Dies at 64
ERIE Pa August 4 John A Erickson 64 a noted portrait photographer died yesterday Born in Pittsburgh he opened his first studio in McKeesport Pa at age 20 later achieving international recognition in the field of portraiture and lighting noted for his studio work with notable figures.
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Erie
John A. Erickson
Pittsburgh
Micon
Nazi Weapon May Be Gas or Rocket Guns
Berlin lay in ruins as Britain’s bomber fleet struck repeatedly. Nazi leaders hinted at a revenge weapon possibly poison gas or rocket projectiles aimed at London. Soviet and German reports clashed over Kiev area fighting while Montgomery’s forces pressed along the Sangro in Italy. The 36th Texas Division played a leading role in the Salerno-to-Sangro campaign.
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Berlin
Britain
London
France
Germany
RAF
Hitler
Kiev
Brusilov
Chernyakhov
Zhitomir
Red Army
Red Star
Vichy
Toulon
Corsica
Italy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Sangro
San Angelo
Alfedena
36Th
Texas Division
Salerno
General Motors Plans for Veterans Rehabilitation
General Motors disclosed plans to rehabilitate and reemploy former workers who are physically disabled in the war. The company stated it is already making arrangements to support veterans with injuries and aim for their return to suitable roles within the firm.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Hitler Weathered RAF Raid in Berlin Shelter
Adolph Hitler reportedly sat out the Royal Air Force record raid on Berlin Monday night in a Reich Chancellery air raid shelter. He emerged unharmed and left the stricken city after conferring with Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel and Albert Speer as sirens wailed.
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RAF
Berlin
Frontier
Fuehrer
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Albert Speer
Interior Secretary Ickes urges steel firms to join wage talks
Washington Ickes promoter of current wage talks between coal operators and John L Lewis urged steel companies to join negotiations. He cited captive mines owned by steel interests as the major group absent and urged quick participation for war effort and national wage formula. He named Western Kentucky Iowa Arkansas Oklahoma regions lacking representation.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
Iowa
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Conte Di Savoia Camouflaged as Venice Island Illusion
The Conte Di Savoia, long reported sunk, is still afloat under German control at Venice. Italian officers say the liner is camouflaged to resemble a small island in the Venice lagoon with a fake villa garden and cows painted on its deck.
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Italy
London Looks for Renewal of German Air Attacks
Londoners face renewed fear as Berlin hints at reprisals after a brutal 1940 41 bombardment. AP correspondent Robert Bunnelle recalls the siege while Londoners weigh the cost of another massive raid and the city’s resolve to endure until victory.
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London
Londén
Senators Clash Over OPA Price Ceiling Rules
Senate Banking Committee set hearings for November 30 on food subsidy rules with aim to finish by December 4. Senator Thomas accuses the OPA of unethical handling of livestock price ceilings amid war demand. CIO urges testimony from President Murray or a representative, warning the antisubsidy bill could harm the home front economy.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
Thomas
Idaho
OPA
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Senate Committee
Philip Murray
Nathan Cowan
CIO
DNY
Illinois Mine Contract Calls for Fewer Hours
The Progressive Mine Workers of America and Illinois operators plan to submit to Secretary Ickes a wage proposal for a portal-to-portal workday with seven productive hours daily instead of eight as in the Ickes agreement with John L. Lewis. The plan lowers daily work time but not the same earnings as the United Mine Workers.
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Washington
Progressive Mine Workers of
Amaica
AFL
Illinois
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Progressive
Bulgarian Capital Is Raided by Allied Planes
London dispatch says Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, was attacked by American Mediterranean force bombers with a two hour alert reported by Berlin. Gen Draja Mihailovic announced Yugoslav guerrillas fully control Montenegro province.
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London
Sofia
Bulgaria
Berlin
Draja Mihailovic
Montenegro
Bricker to Open GOP Campaign HQ in Columbus A I U Building
Governor John W. Bricker will set up Republican presidential campaign headquarters in two 33rd floor suites of the A I U building in Columbus early next week. The move signals an intensified statewide organizing push ahead of the GOP nominating process.
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PICK
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Executions of Seventeen Belgians Mark London Sabotage
London reports that seventeen Belgians were executed yesterday for sabotage and other resistance actions during the war. The executions underscore harsh measures taken against occupied resistance activities.
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London
Fifth Is Damaged During Clash Off Bougainville
American light naval forces sank four Japanese destroyers and damaged a fifth off Bougainville during the early Thanksgiving Day action. Two more destroyers were sunk in pursuit. one Japanese ship escaped damage. No American ships were hit. Marines and soldiers expanded Empress Augusta Bay defenses as air strikes hit Japanese supply ships. An 8000-ton merchantman was sunk by Liberators northwest of New Guinea.
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Southwest Pacific
Allied
Dahacel
Solomons
Bougainville
Empress Augusta Bay
MacArthur
Empress Augusta
Japan
Halmahera
Gilbert Islands Taken by American Forces Betio Falls
American invasion forces completed the capture of Betio Island in the Tarawa atoll on Tuesday after heavy fighting. About 4,000 Japanese defenders were killed, with few prisoners taken, as the Second Marine Division secured the air base and prepared for further Allied offensives in the Gilberts.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
mid-Pacific
Gilbert Islands
Betio Island
Tarawa Atoll
United States
Makin
Abernama
Gilberts
Japan
Central Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
San Betio
Tarawa
Betio
Jap Defenders Annihilated At Betio In Pacific Campaign
The article describes a rapid American assault on Betio Island in the Gilberts, noting Japanese fortifications and heavy losses as Marines breached coastal defenses and fought hand to hand. It compares Betio to Wake and outlines plans to consolidate gains and repair airfields for further operations. Admiral Nimitz hints at more attacks arising from this campaign.
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Betio
Pacific
Wake Island
Gilberts
Marshalls
Tarawa
Navy
Makin
27Th Infantry Division
Nimitz
Mid-Pacific
Price Control Systems Are Urged by UNRRA
Atlantic City reports two UNRRA committees urge uniform price controls and health measures across large world areas. They call for immediate price control systems as UNRRA supplies enter liberated zones and insist that black markets be eliminated through vigorous enforcement.
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UNRRA
Atlantic City
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Automaker Wilson Seeks Unbridled U S Production
General Motors President Charles E. Wilson told the Senate Truman Committee that civilian car production could resume in about three months after a war end if industries were allowed to operate without restrictions and supply chains were immediately available. He cautioned the hopeful scenario assumes a perfect postwar environment.
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Washington
General Motors
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
Truman Committee
Willson
Ration Coupon Printers Held
Five veteran U S Government Printing Office workers face grand jury action on counterfeiting ration coupons. They pleaded guilty after evidence showed they produced a small number of coupons for themselves and friends in “homework” operations outside the office. Secret Service says some coupons were printed on common paper, leading to detection by a mail order house.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
U. S
Needham C. Turnage
Secret Service
Psychogenic rheumatism linked to emotional troubles
Two Army physicians reviewing 450 soldiers cases found about one third stems from unconscious mental and emotional issues. They described the condition as psychogenic rheumatism noting pain stiffness swelling and limited motion are driven by mental influences.
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Chicago
Price of Hard Coal Raised by OPA Order
The Office of Price Administration boosted price ceilings on anthracite by about 62 cents a ton to offset miner wage increases. Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson approved the move, effective immediately for about six months.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Fred M. Vinson
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