Tax bill of man earning three thousand assessed to rise
A citizen named Mr. Guizen estimates federal tax increases under a national defense program. He details that a married exemption cut and new surcharges raise his federal bill from 27 to 47.70 dollars, with further boosts to admissions, whisky, beer, radio, and tobacco taxes. He projects about 13.20 dollars next March and broader price impacts.
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John Q
United States
Guizen
Congress
McCitizen
Treasury
Citizen
Motor policemen arrest three more on highways
State motor policemen on the county road patrol report three additional arrests made yesterday. Information was laid before Alderman G B Porter this morning. Two offenders were cited for operating their cars at excessive speed while the third lacked operator clearance to pass. They will be arraigned later for hearings.
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Siit-Station
Gwar Vt
G. B Porter
Qile
War Today Analyzed By J W Mason United Press War Expert
War expert J W Mason analyzes the cessation of fighting in Europe and the prospect of a compromise peace between the two great powers. He notes uncertainty about Hitler's next moves against the British Empire and the limited impact of aerial offensives as the conflict enters a new phase.
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J. W. J. Mason
United Press
Europe
J.W.T. Mason
Hitler
British Empire
North Sea
Germany
England
London
Hoover Will Speak Tonight at Convention
At the Republican national convention in Philadelphia Senator Taft leads on the first ballot while Dewey, Willkie discussed as contenders. Former President Hoover is slated to speak tonight possibly shifting momentum toward the California candidate. Stassen urged opposition to the New Deal while backing national unity.
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Lyle
Wilson
United Press
Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Roosevelt
Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell L Willkie
New York
Dewey
Willie
Harold & Stassen
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Herbert ©. Hoover
California
Hoover
Gov
Stassen
Minnesota
Committees to Survey Labor Supply Across Counties
Secretary of Public Assistance Howard L. Russell orders county boards to form employment coordinating committees to rapidly survey local labor supply and demand, vocational training needs, and related unemployment issues. Reports should cover available labor types, unemployment classifications, local industries tied to defense, and potential vocational school use, with Hatch Vocational School mentioned.
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Secretary of Public Assistance
Howard L. Russell
Hatch Vocational School
Edoral
Russell
State Employment Service
Acquit group in plot against U S government
Federal trial closes with five defendants acquitted on charges of conspiring to steal National Guard weapons and to overthrow the United States government. Jurors could not reach a verdict on remaining defendants as the case ended late yesterday.
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New
United States
Former Governor John S Fisher Dies at 73 in Pittsburgh
Former Pennsylvania governor John S Fisher died at his home in the Schenley apartments Pittsburgh aged 73. He had been in poor health since July after a San Francisco trip and an operation last September. He was governor 1927 to 1931, survived by son Robert M Fisher and siblings.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
John S Fisher
Pennsylvania
Schenley Apartments
Robert M. Fisher
Indiana
San Francisco
Beyme
Fisher
Gilford Pinchot
Charles P. Fisher
Olean
Josiah Fisher
Emporium
Molly Fisher
Effie
Wage increase announced for Raymond employees
Raymond Manufacturing Company posted on bulletin boards a general wage rise effective Monday July 1. The increase ranges from two to ten percent with all workers sharing in the advance.
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Raymond
Raymond Manufacturing Company
Tvo
Hold Man Charged in Norfolk Family Homicide
In Deep Creek farm near Norfolk a 64 year old man, D. Co. Sanderlin, was jailed after his wife Louie and three children, Charles seven Louis five and Dollie months, were found strangled and hung in a chicken coop. Police and coroner linked the deaths to yesterday, with Sanderlin saying he found the bodies and cut them down. An inquest was planned for today.
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Norfolk
D. Co. Sanderlin
Portsmouth
Deep Creek
Louie Sander UN
Charles
Louis
Dollie
E. 1. Ferebee
Sanderlin
Body of aide to Trotzky found in Mexico City
June 25 reports say police discovered the body of Robert Sheldon Harte, kidnapped guard of Leon Trotzky, apparently murdered after an abortive attempt on Trotzky. The incident followed the failed assassination bid a month earlier. Trotzky and his wife survived by lying on the bedroom floor. In Harrisburg, a separate June 25 note says the investigation into a Pennsylvania National Guard airplane crash, injuring three officers, was closed with no fault found.
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Mexico City
Robert Sheldon Harte
Leon Trotzky
Harte
Trotzky
Red Army
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania National Guard
Eight Recruits Sought for Guard Unit in Corry
Eight vacancies remain to complete Company A of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Recruits are needed to reach a quota of 83 including officers by August 4. The unit will depart for a 21 day training period in New York state. Capt. W. Stuart Houghton and clerk Lynford Chase urge interested young men to enlist immediately.
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Pennsylvania National Guard
New York State
North Corry
W. Stuart Houghton
Lynford Chase
Rumania Denies Frontier Warfare in Bessarabia
The Rumanian government denied abroad reports of fighting in Bessarabia between Romanians and Russians or Soviet forces. Dispatches from Kishineff claimed no battles were occurring there. In Istanbul, travelers said Italy concentrated troops on the Yugoslav frontier and villages east of the Tissal front had been evacuated.
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Rumania
United Press
Bucharest
Bessarabia
Kishineff
Istanbul
Turkey
Itaily
Political squabbles in South aired at convention credential session
Philadelphia June 25 Po Utica squabbles in the South ranged from charges of mass intoxication to outright sale of nominations as convention delegations were aired during an all-night session of the Republican national convention's credential committee.
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Philadelphia
South
WPA requires workers sign loyalty affidavits to avoid Nazi links
The WPA mails affidavits to 250000 state workers and jobseekers asking proof of U S citizenship and allegiance by month end under a new act to weed out foreign affiliations. State WPA Administrator Philip Mathews says compliance is required for enrollment and new work relief, with funds set to run out by month end.
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WPA
State Works Projects Administration
Ely
Congress
Philip Mathews
U. S
United States
WEA
Mathews
Japan Dispatches Battle Fleet to French Indochina
Tokyo announced a portion of the Japanese fleet would move to Haiphong in French Indochina, with future direct dealings to be with Indochinese authorities rather than the French government. The move could extend to the Indo-Chinese coast, nearing 600 miles from the Philippines and 100 miles from Singapore.
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Japan
China
United Press
Tokyo
Imperial Japanese
South China
Haiphong
Tada-China
Philippines
Singapore
Snow Flurries Reported Around City Early Today
Truckers arriving in the loity reported light snow flurries near the city as rain gave way to clearing skies. The cold damp spell gripping the district during the past week shows slight relief with early morning fading precipitation.
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Re Mercury
Loity
France Surrenders Armies to Axis Across Savoy and Nice
French forces laid down arms at 13 35 a m in line with German and Italian armistice terms. The government, led by Albert Lebrun, vows a future of national mourning and renewal, with Petain addressing the nation from Bordeaux Cathedral. Italian troops prepare to advance from Mont Blanc toward Savoy and Nice as Axis victory consolidates from the Alps to the Mediterranean.
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Savoy
Nice
France
Ralph Heinzen
United Press Star
Bordeaux
Therexas
Prescent
Albert Lebrun
Philippe Petain
Rhio
Germany
Italy
Althougty
Europe
Paris
Marci
Reynolds Packard
Rome
Wallace Carroll
United Press
London
Hugland
Wales
Nori Sea
Atlantic
Air Ministry
Frederick C.oechsner
Staif
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
High Command
Scan
Navia
Mediterranean
Churchill broadcasts on armistice terms for fallen French fleet
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that the French fleet is fully armed and under armistice terms but Britain aims to rally Free France. He noted Malta’s position, hopes for change in French plenipotentiaries, and reported weather grounded planes as talks continued.
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Sof
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
France
Britain
Malta
Hallans
Geremany
Tie Daly
le Borden
Bombings Cause Casualties in English Towns During War
Fragmentary report describes bombings in southwest England with six civilians wounded and three killed in Fawlish. Incendiary device damaged a hotel and another building while police searched a burned structure for two missing persons amid ongoing war casualties.
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Ester Lhgkine
Fawlish Town
Dne
Thitney Peyaons
Nilsaing
Uney
Wlite
French Front Advances and Bombardments Reported
Allied statements describe German progress near Rovian and Angouleme estuaries while Rhine defenses fall. A 3000 ton British transport was bombed on the French Atlantic coast and air strikes hit central England. A British plane over Stavariges Norway was shot down before releasing any bombs. Prime Minister reinforces France’s pledge to resist bondage and ridicules Hitler’s vow on French warships.
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Amanuc
France
Brenleliye
Rovian
Gironda
Angouleme
Rhine
Norway
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