Congress Pursued Sound Policy on Taxes in War Finance
Congress argued over war revenue needs amid Treasury estimates of up to 100 billion for the year and a revised 92 billion. It rejected a 10.6 billion tax bill, counting on 2.3 billion in taxes plus renegotiation revenues and outside debt sales to fund the budget. Experts say about 40 percent of war funding comes from taxes, with inflation controls considered.
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The Master Is at Fault If He Lets Servant Become a Tyrant
In this Robert Quillen essay the author argues natural rights preexist government and that constitutions are contracts limiting rulers. He traces historical cycles where power houses laws and religious moral codes protect privilege, while ordinary people seek liberty through reform and revolt.
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George III
Life's Extras Reverence for Nature by Archibald Rutledge
In Today’s Talk George Matthew Adams extols Archibald Rutledge’s Life’s Extras a brief book from Fleming H Revell priced at 75 cents. The piece praises how sun moonlight music perfume flowers are extras enriching life and recalls nature writers like Muir Hudson Fabre Thoreau.
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Nova Scotia
Public Opinion Guides Leaders Like a Coachman
A quotation from J C Hare compares a statesman to a coachman who must hold firm control of the reins and steer public opinion with decisive guidance. The analogy emphasizes steady leadership and responsive direction in governance.
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J. C. Hare
Rubber pledges loom in wartime production talks
U S rubber director Jadiey Dewey vows that 1944 output will exceed peak prewar natural rubber use with synthetic rubber by a large margin, signaling a major shift in wartime material strategy.
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Jadiey Dewey
Worse Than Women Drivers Says Bowles on Gasoline Black Market
Price Administrator Chester Bowles warns the gasoline black market is a grave threat to civilian life and work, labeling it worse than women drivers in public rhetoric of the era.
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Guy Kibbe
Pearl Harbor
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Army of Navy
Marauders Push Front Line Back Swiftly
Quoted U S Air Lt Phillips of Kansas City notes that in eight months the Marauders have shifted the enemy front by about 50 miles, signaling substantial progress in their campaign.
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Ominous Evidence of F R S Inability to Work with Congress
Marquis W Childs argues Roosevelt cannot govern with Congress after Sen Barkley s explosive confrontation over veto messages and tax policy. He cites Democratic dissent, Rosenman influence, and a fragile political coalition facing a wary 1944 electoral climate.
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Wisdom and Wit on Mindful Parenting and Power
Dr. Wiggam answers questions on parenting ego and honesty, equality before the law, power versus love, women's role in raising living standards, shy greats like Rousseau Hawthorne Crosby and Disney, and building self confidence through public speaking and influencing others.
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Hawthorne
Bing Crosby
Walt Disney
Baby fed liquor by mother sparks alarm over abuse
Dr Brady notes a four month old in a troubled household repeatedly fed near raw liquor by the mother. The infant, one of three anemic children, suffers fits and stupor after each dose, fueling concerns about degeneracy, retardation, and lifelong harm.
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Stinker
Demimonde
Barkley Reveals Fury Over Tax Veto Before Resignation
Senator Barkley faced intense opposition from longtime allies over President Roosevelt's tax bill veto. His son in law Max Truitt argued to deter him, as Barkley battled weariness, illness at home, and 31 years in Congress defending the President yet ready to oppose the veto.
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First Test at the Polls Since Tax Veto Stirs District
Gould Lincoln reports on New York Twenty first district voting for a new representative to replace Gavagan. Bennet faces Torrens in a race seen as a gauge of support for the President after the tax veto, with party line history and labor backing shaping the contest.
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Nutshell Biography of Adolf Sugs Boer
A terse profile parodies wartime biographical prose, mocking the buildup of Adolf’s career from Brownhaus to a final blow. The narrator hints at a dramatic arc ending in pride and rage, ending with a symbolic self-shake.
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