Senate Finance Committee OKs Carlson Bill Altered to Forgive One Year Taxes
The Senate Finance Committee approved a slightly modified Carlson proposal by 13 to 7 to forgive one tax year for all taxpayers, skipping windfall tax forgiveness. It plans to bring the bill to a vote next Tuesday with intent to pass a pay-as-you-earn system next week.
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Washington
INS
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate
Nomé
Rep
Carlson
R-Kan
House
Finance Committee
Uopayer
Congressional
Semamittes
Haowever
Colin ¥. Stam
Congressional Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Stam
Judge Rules 5 Pet. Beer Intoxicating in Glenville
Circuit Judge Jake Fisher ruled that five percent beer is intoxicating and granted Glenville the permanent restraining order against D. W. Brannon. The decision questions the five percent standard and may reach the supreme court for constitutional review of the statute.
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Glenville
Circuit
Jake Fisher
Supreme Court
Fisher
D. W. Brannon
State Tax Commission
Union Recalls Fined Miners in Multi-State Strike
Roughly 2000 coal miners walk out over fines for unauthorized stoppages in Ohio and Pennsylvania. John L. Lewis declined comment while district officers seek an early settlement. California Pennsylvania and Bobtown Shannopin mine in Jones & Laughlin steel affected.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
UMW
New York City
California
Shannopin
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Bobtown
Columbus
Adolph Pacifico
District 6
West Virginia Coal Mines Run Smoothly Despite Nearby Strikes
West Virginia’s coal industry operated peacefully yesterday with no walkouts, unlike Ohio Pennsylvania and Indiana where protests over fines and unauthorized work stoppages occurred. Union leaders warn a strike after May 18 remains possible if no agreement is reached before the 15 day truce ends, and President Roosevelt has urged no coal miner strike against the government which runs all mines. Kanawha Valley schools boosted the war effort by donating funds for jeeps with St. Albans Gauley Bridge Lincoln junior high Boyd elementary contributing sizable amounts and also funding war bonds and stamps.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
W. Va
Kanawha Valley
Army
St. Albans
Gauley Bridge
Lincoln Junior High
Boyd Elementary
County Plans Second Air Raid Blackout Test Tomorrow Night
Kanawha county schedules its second blackout under the West Virginia air raid alarm system for tomorrow night from 8 p m to midnight. Production plants need not participate fully. nonessential lights are to be out and workers on alert. No all clear signal exists. it will come by radio wardens or street lights. Cars must pull over and lights off at first siren burst. traffic signals off. Pedestrians may resume with second steady blast and motorists may dim lights. Civilian defense volunteers meet at 2 p m today to prep. new signals to be discussed.
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Kanawha County
West Virginia
T. H. McGovran
W. T. Brotherton
OPA Sets Top Prices in Kanawha County Food Ceilings
The OPA announced Monday new top prices for about half the housewife market basket in Kanawha county. Carl M. Frasure said stores must display prices and follow the new ceilings while larger retailers keep their current limits. An OPA staff will check compliance and all stores must mark prices. The plan applies across Kanawha county with outside areas remaining on existing ceilings.
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Kanawha County
Carl M. Frasure
OPA
Charleston
Indi
Solons Protest Subsidy Plan Curtailment of Funds Threatened
Washington May 8 The administration seeks subsidies through RFC payments to cut retail food prices and aid processors raising opposition in Congress. Lawmakers say the subsidy authority was denied and may face amendments to ban payments. House Appropriations Chairman Cannon calls the plan harmful to the war effort and signals possible legislative action.
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Vnn- Press
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Congress
RFC
Cannon
D. Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Army Order Defied By Sailor's Mother
In Philadelphia a woman defied a military exclusion order by remaining in the city rather than move to a non defense area. Olga Schueller, 53, German born American, mother of a navy son and a war plant worker, runs a mid city restaurant and faced government enforcement under Lt Gen Hugh A Drum’s proclamation.
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Philadelphia
U.S. Army
Olga Schueller
Navy
Army
Turkish President Receives German Ambassador Von Papen
Ankara reports that President Ismet Inonu met German Ambassador Franz von Papen for an interview at 4:30 p.m. yesterday. Turkish Foreign Minister Numan Menemengolu attended. The discussions were not disclosed though Turkey’s neutral stance amid speculation on an Allied invasion into southern Europe was noted. A trade pact between Germany and Turkey was signed on April 20.
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von Papen
Ankara
Turkey
Ismet Inenu
Franz von Papen
Numan Menemenioglu
Europe
Aprit
Germany
British 1st and 8th Armies close on Tunis from north Africa
Allied forces press toward Tunis across Tunisia with British 1st Army nearing Grombalia to link with the 8th Army and block Axis retreat toward Cape Bon. American and British units push to isolate German divisions south of Tunis, capturing towns and threatening Smindja and Zaghousa while advancing toward Cape Bon coast.
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Cape Bon Peninsula
Ban ‘Dunkerque
North Africa
May
Bizerte
Tunis
Cape Bon
1St Army
Hamman Lif
Creteville
Mediterranean
Sicily
Tuneis
Goubellat
Pont du Fahs
Aits el-Asker
Smindja
Zaghousa
Cape Son
Tapuis
Crecan
Eighth Army
Bou Fiche
Mames
Loree Fee
Associated Press
Bir Meherga
Bernard L. Montgomery
8Th
Medjez el-Bab
Naz
Bou Arade
Pont du Fas
Axia
Food Relief For Tunisians Allies In Need
Washington May 8 Insi Foreign Relief Director Herbert H Lehman said the United States will rush large quantities of food and medical supplies to liberated Tunisia as Allied armies advance Stocks of basic foods medical supplies and clothing have been assembled in depots in Algiers and near Tunis Distribution has begun in Tunisia under military control with deliveries at Sfax Gabes and Sousse About 150 000 needy and war shocked children are receiving milk in Algeria and Morocco with the Red Cross as relief agent The United Nations plan a relief committee to coordinate measures and aid liberated territories through farming machinery and materials to restore self sufficiency
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Washington
INSI
Herbert H. Lehman
United States
Tunisia
Lehman
Algiers
Sfax
Gabes
Sousse
Algeria
Morocco
Red Cross
Relief and Rehabilitation Agency
London
United Nations
United Nations Relief Committee
Liversted
Gas Relaxed for Vacation Travel Considered
The Office of Price Administration weighed easing gasoline restrictions to allow up to 40 extra gallons for vacationing war workers. Labor and management groups urged relief to enable short furloughs, arguing vacations boost morale and health. Governor Harry F. Kelly and Detroit-area reps pushed the plan in Washington.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Price Admini
Prentiss Brown
Paul Queary
Detroit
Brown
Allies expected to seize Crete Sicily and Sardinia in summer
London observers anticipates Allied operations against the Axis from Crete to Sardinia as part of a broad Mediterranean push after Tunisia. Reports hint at conferences for a final strategy, with Roosevelt sending Davies to Moscow and Allied forces assembling across the Middle East and Europe.
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Crete
Sicily
Sardinia
Balkans
Mediterranean Isles
Aegean Islands
British Isles
America
Norway
Charleston airport project declared very much alive
Charleston airport plans remain supported with federal aid possible and bond issues valid. War Department approval hinges on war priorities, but site at Coonskin Ridge is favored and Kanawha County could start work soon with modest federal funds. Army planes have used the old Institute field, underscoring need for a new airport.
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Charleston
Vann Meere Rereee
War Department
Kanawha
Coonskin
Washington
Coonskin Ridge
War Production Board
Kanawha County
Institute
Manag
Russians Break Through Near Novorossisk in Caucasus Drive
Soviet communique from Moscow reports Russian infantry artillery and air forces breaking a German belt within nine miles of Novorossisk on the Black Sea. The assault, aided by American planes and Red artillery, pushed toward the port as German resistance faltered.
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Caucasus
London
Novorossisk
Tunisia
Moscow
Monitor
Black Sea
Tamen Penkesla
Crimea
Neberdjayev-skaya
Red Army
Potatoes and Whisky Shortage Roils Charleston Voices
West Virginia's capital city faces sharp price rises and rationing as the potato and spirits shortage bites. New potatoes fetch four pounds for a quarter, larger spuds at 13 cents a pound, and sweet potatoes rumored at two pounds for a quarter amid wartime controls and price checks. Bootleggers widen supply avenues while government orders hint at price cuts.
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Twico
West Virginia
Hcapital
Jong
Quints Thrill as Private Rail Car Derailed
The Dionne quintuplets on a trip with their parents escaped injury when their private railroad car derailed in the Soo line yards at Superior. The girls spoke in French as workers lifted the car back onto the rails after the train navigated a sharp curve.
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Superior
Wis
Soo Line
Gui
Bombers Shift Raids to Attu in Aleutians Action
The U S Navy says Army Air Forces have shifted focus from Kiska to Attu in the western Aleutians. Attu endured seven raids Thursday with fires started as Japanese built a runway for planes. heightened activity suggests American concern over recent weeks and a push to curb Japanese operations.
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INS
Navy Department
Army
Kiska
Attu
Aleutians
Amchitka
Kiske
Alaska
U S Formed French Army to Copy Yanks
The United States plans to arm and train a French army in North Africa wearing U S uniforms. Five French divisions are already armed in North Africa with armor and infantry plus tank battalions and air defense units. The goal is a French force of at least 1 divisions closely modeled on the American army with ongoing expert guidance from U S officers.
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Uasablana
Marocro
United States
North Africa
At Iest
Wnc
Yanks Shorten North Africa War Schedule By Weeks
Washington reports American and British forces in North Africa moved two weeks ahead of the Allied timetable. Eisenhower’s strategy credited for rapid Tunis and Bizerte breakthrough, with Patton replaced by Omar Bradley amid signals the campaign nears its final phase.
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America
North Africa
War Department
Tunis
Bizerte
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Asis
Cape Surat
Entidaville
Evert
1St Army
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