GOP Plans 10 LEND SUPPORT TO RUML LEVY
The House Republican Steering Committee backs the Ruml plan to abate a year of income taxes and shift to a pay as you go system. It aims to mobilize support for the 20 percent wage and salary withholding scheme starting July 1 and to keep current tax payments for most filers.
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GOP
Ruml Levy
Francis M. LE May
Washington
House
Republican
Mittee
Plan Martin
Ways and Means
Martin
Beardsley Ruml
New York
Carlson
R.-Kas
Ways and Means Committee
Allied Forces Dominate North Africa Front Says Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson reported Allied forces in Tunisia had the better of last week's fighting with substantial losses on both sides. Allies captured over 1,000 German and Italian prisoners and destroyed more than 100 Axis tanks. Casualties peaked Feb 14–20 with 59 killed 176 wounded and 2,007 missing.
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Washington
Tunisia
Stimson
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Axis
First Army
Giraud
Nefta
Tozeur
Gafsa
le Clerc
Lake Chad
England
Germany
Europe
County Over Top Tonight in Red Cross War Fund Drive
Morgan county leads the countywide drive for the American Red Cross war work fund as Decatur surpasses its quota and other districts report progress. Total city and county totals reach about 18 thousand dollars with Decatur and surrounding communities contributing above their targets.
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Decatur
Morgan
War Work Fund
American Red Cross
Wallace H. Meadows
Lyle Roberts
E. L. Drinkard
Marvin L. Rankin
John McCutcheon
J. W Darrah
Ben Bloodworth
Roberts
Hartselle
Red Cross
Think Things Tough Then You Read This Think Things Tough
A World War II dispatch from the South Pacific recalls mail call at war front lines. Envelopes reveal disbelief and hardship as Marines face rationing, long bus rides, and scarce butter while fighting near Austen mountain and across the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Norman Lodge
South Pacific
United States
American Air Forces Repel Japanese Attack in Solomons
Navy communique reports American planes repelled a Japanese aerial raid by ten dive bombers and twelve fighters over Henderson Field Guadalcanal. In the Aleutians, bombers struck Kiska, with a Japanese dive bomber and three Zeros shot down. Mounting Allied counterattacks included Mitchell B25 and B24 bombing, Liberator raids, and carrier air operations across North and South Pacific theaters.
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Washington
Solomons
Navy
North Pacific
Kiska
Aleutians
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
United States
South Pacific
Kahili
Bougainville Island
Munda
Vila
Kolombangara Island
Senate Likely To Pass War Lend Lease Extension
The House approved a one year extension of lend lease aid as a Senate review began. Administrator Stettinius reported total lend lease to Allies reached 9.632 billion dollars, with 1.977 billion in goods shipped in the quarter to March 1. He said aid in the last 12 months matched or exceeded earlier periods and Russia received large shares of planes tanks and vehicles.
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Washington
House
Senate
E. R. Settinius Jr
Stettinius
Russia
Murmansk- Archangel
Pacific
Congress
United Kingdom
Mrs Hughes Passes Here
Mrs J N Hughes 52 died Wednesday after a week’s illness at her home 409 Grant Street Funeral cortege leaves Friday 3 15 p m for First Christian church service 3 30 p m conducted by Dr Edwin Wyle assisted by Dr John C Cowell Interment in city cemetery Survived by husband and daughter Miss Alma Schauber
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J. N. Hughes
Grant Street
First Christian Church
Edwin Wyle
John C. Cowell
Central Baptist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Alma Schauber
Red Army closes Vyazma encirclement near Smolensk
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army troops nearly finished the Vyazma ring with a corridor to Smolensk. Isakova's capture tightens the pincer along the Vyamma Kaluga line as Germans fall back to prepared positions amid heavy fighting and minefields.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Vyazma
Smolensk
Isakova
Vyamma-Kaluga
Gzhatsk
Red Star
Vyaazma
Bryansk
Kharkov
Stay of execution granted for Robert Redus in Alabama case
The U S Supreme Court granted a ten day stay of execution for Robert Redus a Limestone county Negro scheduled to die for slaying Athens police officer Bedford Brackeen The stay dating from today allows counsel to file a petition seeking reconsideration of yesterday action denying review A further reprieve until April 16 was issued by Governor Sparks at the request of Redus lawyer Walter Smith to pursue a rehearing based on grounds including a juror foreman who was brother to a member of the Athens city council
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robert Redus
Athens
Ala
Montgomery
Robert Redis
Limestone County
Kilby
Bedford Brackeen
Sparks
Walter Smith
Redus
United States Supreme Court
Alabama Supreme Court
Smith
Circuit Court
RAF Bombing Campaign Wrecks German Industry in Europe
London reports Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair said the RAF is mounting a heavy bombing drive. More than 2 000 German factories wrecked and 1 000 000 Germans homeless as Essen near Krupp works suffered a major raid on March 5-6. The US air force praised as vital ally. A new RAF transport command was announced.
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London
RAF
Europe
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Essen
Krupp
Sinclair
Reich
Cologne
Ruhr
Saar
Germany
United States Army Air Force
Air Ministry
United States Transport Command
Allied drive in Tunisia press leads as Rommel faces Mareth line
Allied detachments clash with Von Arnim in northern Tunisia near Sed Jenane three miles from Tamera with dive bomber support, but heavy losses force a Allied retreat. Allied planes bomb El Aouina La Marsa and Gafsa targets while Metlaoui is reported captured. Rommel's forces strain under air and sea power as the Mediterranean timetable pressures an Allied advance.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Jurgen von Arnim
Sed Jenane
Tamera
Galisa
Metlaoui
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Mareth Line
Tunisia
el Aouina
la Marsa
Tunis
Gafsa
Stalingrad
Russia
Rommel
Algiers
London
Metiaoui
Tozeur
First Army
Royal Navy
von Arnim
Mediterranean
Bizerte
Marelly
Europe
Allied Forces Rally as Kharkov Battles and Tunisian Fronts Heat Up
The article details Hitler's push toward Kharkov to steady his eastern front while Montgomery deploys the Eighth Army for a strike along the fortified Mareth Line in Tunisia. It notes the strategic aim to blunt Allied moves toward France and concerns over tank and air power, with Eisenhower coordinating global efforts as both theaters contest time.
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Hitler
Kharkov
Ukraine
Montgomery
Rommel
Reynard
Mareth Line
Tunisia
Hitter
France
Russia
Europe
Eisenhower
Africa
Fuehrer
Donets
Cau Contineca
Twey
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Elvie L. Willingham
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Armored Air Force School
Fort Knox, Ky
William C. Hunter
Naval Air Gunners School
Jacksonville
Fla
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Sherrill W. Moore
Hartseller
Jefferson Barracks
Moore
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
Falkville
Pfc
Louis Blizzard
Camp Shelby
Miss
I. L. Bailey
W. ©. Blizzard
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Hope
War Department
Nealy D. Crawford
Young Crawford
United States Army
J. A. Bennett
Jesse Aubrey Bennett
Don Jones
Memphis
Tenn
Harry Boyles
Birmingham
Jimmy Burl
Denver
Colo
Ovella McClougher
Eugene Jones
Betty
Lyons Hotel
Moulton
Neel
H. G. Faulkner
West Moulton
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Mississippi
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L. B. Long
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Pell City
Paul Ezell Young
Elkmont
Uod
Baugh
Frank Burke
5Th Ave
Hamil
Benevolent Hospital
McAfee, Howell and ‘Young
R. R. Mooney Jr
Ens
Pensacola
Gilbert D. Edwards
Dr. Patterson
Nashville
Bruce Pettey
Mr. Pettey
Srd Ave
Hubbard
John Wesley May
Flint
Mich
John Roach
Emmagene May
Austen Mountain
John M. Arthur
U. S. Marines
Udige Senate UK
Mrs. Hughes
WAAC
Col. I. M. Madison
Army
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Philadelphia
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