Surtax Rates Approved by House Ways and Means
The 12 to 81 percent personal income surtax schedule was set in the tax bill by the house committee, with top rates applying to incomes of $200,000 and above. The plan aims for about $2.75 billion in 1942 revenue, far short of the Treasury's $4.3 billion goal, and raises exemptions for individuals and couples, potentially bringing many new taxpayers into the system. The committee also sets higher corporation taxes and requires joint returns for married couples, boosting projected revenues.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthen, Jr
States Removing Obstacles to War
Washington May 20 five state governors acting as a committee for all the states drafted a program designed to remove for the duration of the war any state and local traffic labor or other regulations hampering the war effort. Governors Harold E Stanson Minnesota Herbert R O Conor Maryland Leverett Saltonstall Massachusetts J Melville Brough ton North Carolina and Herbert Lehman New York conferred with federal officials and proposed uniform trucking regulations and relaxation of labor laws in some instances. The committee said most governors could carry out the proposals without legislative action on an emergency basis.
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Washington
Harold E. Stanson
Minnesota
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Herbert Lehman
New York
Governors’ Conference
Federal
Public Roads Administration
Farmers Ask Enough Tools to Farm War Needs
Chicago May 20 farmers leaders urge specific recognition of farming as a war industry. C L Nell Mississippi state chairman warns the vital element is the material to work with and calls for better equipment and timely allotments. Laurence Norton Kansas stresses metals shortfalls must be resolved before production goals, noting little items on the farm matter.
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Chicago
AAA
C. L. Nell
Mississippi
Neill
Laurence Norton
Kansas
Norton
Sightseeing bus service banned to save war rubber
Washington reports that all sightseeing bus services are prohibited starting June 4 by the Office of Defense Transportation. Chartered buses may operate only for essential duties such as transporting troops war workers and school children. The order aims to save over 100000 pounds of crude rubber annually and directs local authorities to enforce the decree.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
QDT
Joseph B. Eastman
Wooden Barges Box Cars May Haul Gas
A Senate subcommittee heard that patented mareng could line wing tanks and possibly leak proof wooden barges and railroad box cars to transport gasoline to east coast states. Ernst Holzborn described mareng as rubber-like yet rubber free, noting its use in Martin bombers in China and current Pennsylvania Railroad trials on a wooden box car.
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Washington
Senate Inter-State Commerce
Martin
Ernst Holzborn
Intercoastal Transportation
China
Holzhorn
Pennsylvania Railroad
OCD Head Blasts Mayor LaGuardia
Civil Defense Director James M. Landis accuses Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of wartime irresponsibility for comments about 22 000 steel helmets. He says city orders and OCD actions set helmet manufacture priorities, with a 1942 change enabling steel approved by CCD, and notes a June conference and subsequent shipment to B F Goodrich for helmet suspensions.
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Washington
JINS
James M. Landis
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Landis
City of
OCD
CCD
New York City
McCord Hadiater Company
Fats Protect Mind Against Insanity Says Doctors
Boston May 20 Discovery that fats protect the mind against insanity was reported to the American Psychiatric Association. The fats lipids acids and cholesterol help form body fat and correlate with recovery chances in mental illness. Study of 142 cases found high fats in blood among those who recovered and low fats in those who did not. A pyknic body type was linked to higher blood fats and greater recuperative capacity.
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Boston
American Psychiatric Association
Edwin F. Gildea
Evelyn B. Man
Yale University
Chinese battle new offensive reported in Burma and Chekiang
Chungking reports a heavy rainstorm aiding Chinese defenses as they oppose a large Japanese offensive in Burma and Chekiang. Japan consolidates forces near Hangchow Nankin and Shanghai, while Chinese resist along the Salween and Tung rivers amid flooded roads and malaria risk.
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Chungking
Burma-Yunnan
China
Indo-China
Chekiang
Burma
Salween
Yunnan
Thailand
Hangchow
Nankine
Shanghai
Tung River
Chuxi
Chekiang- Kiangsi
Chenghsien
Changlachen
India
Cosmetics Lines To Be Curtailed
The War Production Board announced a survey of cosmetics and toiletries and plans to order fewer shades of lipstick rouge and face powder on a future date. Essential items will remain available but face powder and critical materials may be restricted. manufacturers may cut overlapping products and sizes to prevent shortages.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPE
WPE Save
Nazis Firepower Roars Over Mannheim in Night Bombing
London reports detail a massive raid on Mannheim with 40,000 incendiaries and heavy bombs. British and American air fleets may reach 1,000 planes nightly as plans for a broader offensive unfold. U. S. forces may join future raids, targeting Germany’s industrial center and its submarine base at St. Na.
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London
Mannheim
Reich
Air Ministry
Germany
Baltic
Rostock
Britain
U. S
St. Na
Martinique Cargo Ships Immobilized
Washington reports a largely worked out, satisfactory agreement to immobilize merchant and naval vessels under the French flag at Martinique. Negotiations were with Admiral Georges Robert. the Vichy government did not participate. Hull said demobilized warships have been stripped of fuel oil, leaving only enough to power lights and minor systems.
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Washington
Martinique
Connally
R.tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connnally
Georges Robert
Hull
Sra
Roosevelt orders return of Brewster plants to private owners
President Roosevelt directed the Navy to restore Brewster Aeronautical Corp plants at Long Island City New Jersey Newark New Jersey and Johnsville Pennsylvania to private owners. An executive order says the plants will be operated in support of the war effort. The Navy had seized the sites on April 18 over management dissatisfaction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Knox
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
Long Island City
N. J
Newark
Johnsville
Navy
White House
Goering Admits Germany Faces Painful War Struggle
Berlin reports Goering at a ceremony awarding workers warned the war is the hardest Germany has fought. He cited two fronts the external and the home front, noted ruin behind the front, three cold winters, poor harvests, and the need to strike first as Russia and Finland press Germany.
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Berlin
Pi—Reich
Goering
Germany
Russia
Romania
Finland
Fuehrer
Walsh Cleared Of Riding Spies in Brooklyn Scandal
Senate leader Barkley told a tense session that Justice Department findings fully exonerated Sen. David I. Walsh of Massachusetts from unjustified charges he visited a Brooklyn house of degradation and conspired with alien enemies. The New York Post had alleged Walsh frequented the place and spoke with an alien spy. editor Thackrey vowed further inquiry.
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Washington
Mag
Laseler
New York Post
Walsh
Brooklyn
Senate
New York
Ted O. Thackrey
The
Post
Barkley
Sharges
Justice Department
Gustave Beekman
Cripps Favors Later Attack Plan Against Europe
London May 20 Britain plans a carefully prepared attack on the Mazi held continent but until ready will continue bombing Germany as the main contribution to the war effort. Sir Stafford Cripps spoke in the House of Commons praising Churchill’s experience while defending the government against critics and signaling a possible confidence vote if needed.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Germany
Churchill
Sie
Stafford Cripps
Privy Seal
Russia
Europe
Sir Stafford
Stafford
Emanuel Shinwell
Laborite
Jitters For Sweden in Telephone Disruptions
Stockholm reports Berlin cut international telephone service for nine hours from May 9 to 10 and again last night with no explanation. The outage follows a recent pattern of German nerve games against neutrals, a tactic seen before prior wartime actions.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Berlin
Sec Hull Sees Victory Nearer to Occur Swifter Pace
Secretary of State Hull said victory in World War II may come sooner than earlier expected. He cited growing US war effort, offensive and defensive momentum, and rising British air raids as indicators. Hull offered no duration predictions, stressing accelerating national capacity toward a climax.
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Washington
Sec
Hull
Hhis Press
United States
Europe
Germans Lose 20 000 Dead at Kharkov Battle
Moscow reports a desperate defense as German forces pour tanks and air units into Kharkov. About 20,000 German soldiers perished, 600 tanks were destroyed, and German artillery losses mounted amid close combat with Soviet forces led by Marshal Timonshenko.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Semyon Timoshenko
Feodor von Bock
Srb
Glenery
Wiens
Sub-Parity Grain Prices Approved by Senate
The Senate approved a wartime agricultural appropriation bill after voting to let the administration sell surplus feed grains at sub-parity prices. The measure totals more than 680,000 dollars in cash and 185 million dollars in loans, and it shifts funds vs last year while leaving room for house refinements. The controversy centered on a Senate provision to permit sales of government-held surplus wheat, corn, and other grains below full parity. President Roosevelt and Secretary Wickard urged the change to curb living costs and boost wartime meat and dairy supplies.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
W. S
House
Chamber
Roosevelt
Sec of Agriculture
Wickard
Corn Belt
Public to Get Free Gas Masks From OCD
Free gas masks will be distributed to civilians starting the end of the month under a plan to produce 2,500,000 masks monthly. Civilian Defense Director James M. Landis arrived from Washington and said initial releases will go to policemen firemen and air raid wardens.
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New York
James M. Landis
Washington
Landis
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