State Income Tax Diversion Proposal To Cause Controversy
Rex Thomas reports from Montgomery on Alabama's proposed income tax diversion plan and other amendments. The package includes local tax changes, airport and hospital funding, and voter registration safeguards tied to postwar funds, with debate over education and white supremacy wording. Municipalities may levy up to 12.5 mills. counties could authorize up to 6.0 mills for rural hospital construction and maintenance, awaiting voter ratification in several cities.
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Rex Thomas
Aps
Alabama
Bedic
Tees
Beard
Itat
Geneva
E. C. Borwell
Mobile
Decatur
Cullman
Haleyville
Legislative gridlock over liquor reform and reapportionment
The article recounts failed moves by Witnyel Jucel and others on referenda and shifts in the House and Senate. It notes attempts to block liquor manufacture in Albany and protests on beverage sales profits, plus a stalled reapportionment plan and oath of office issues in Lawrence Senator Veragon L. St Jobs’ district as calendar pressures mount.
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Iieapures
Berther
House
Senate
Myst
Aisbanie
Tex
Lawrence
Veragon
Geneva Legion Banquet Meet Moved to August at Lake Geneva
The Geneva American Legion banquet scheduled for July 2 will be held on Wednesday night August 1 at Lake Geneva. Commander S I D Scott announced new officers will be installed and a barbecue served. Rep. George Andrews, Seventh District representative to the U.S. Congress, is expected to address the meeting, and Otus Cooper of Red Level will install the officers.
Air Force Officer Stowaway On Troopships Returns to New York
Two troop ships, the Ezra Cornell and the Liberty Ship, docked with 632 officers and men from Europe. A young air force lieutenant, previously released from a German prison camp, boarded Ezra Cornell as a stowaway and later surrendered to authorities. Units returning included the 57th Quartermaster Car Company, 1675th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 3rd and 321st Signal Service Companies.
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New York
Air Force
Europe
Army
Maimie
Ezra Cornell
Toon
Cornell
Robin Sherwood
57Th Quartermaster Car Company
1675Th Engineer Utilities Detachment
3Rd and Signal Service Company
321Th Signal Service Company
Medal of Honor Awarded Posthumously in Okinawa salute
The Congressional Medal of Honor was presented posthumously to Pfc. doh y F Thorson of Armstrong Jews by General Geo Joseph Stillwell then commander of the Tenth Army. Thorson earned the medal for extraordinary heroism with the Seventh Division on Leyte where he was killed.
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Okinawa
Pfc
Dohy F Thorson
Armstrong
Geo Joseph Stillwell
Tenth Army
Leyte
Thorson
Secretary Of War Lands MacArthur For Luzon Victory
Philippine dispatch reports Secretary of War congratulating General MacArthur on Luzon victory with praise for allied forces and plan to press campaign in the Philippines. Officials include Lt Gen Walter Kroeger and other officers coordinating final operations and press statements.
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Secretary of War
MacArthur
Luzon
Manila
Secretat of War
Vativlas Matarthor
Carn Pichon
Saltull Ad
Walter Kroeger
Peates
Piilapines
Speeder Wannde Town Marshal Event Report
A garbled OCR style report references Speeder Wannde Town Marshal, Marysville Kansas nearby Mirtevelle police, a pursuit and a crash. It mentions a shooter or escape incident, police response, and subsequent actions by Marshals and officers. The text includes scattered names, places, and department mentions without clear sequence.
Kiwanian Speaker Harry K Martin Leads July Meeting
Kiwanis Club members attended a regular weekly meeting as they observed the Fourth of July. Henry KO Martin spoke, with Wes Wilson and PP Culver among officers in charge. Sam Bhunbey, a club service member, served as treasurer and Muster keeper in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
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R¢Gula
Mutha Kiwanis Club
Doe Wilson
Proti
Pune
Wiman
Wes
Mirkewn
PP Culver
pSdice
Sam Bhunbey
U. 5 Naval Heserve
Prime Minister Curtin Illness Alters Australian Leadership
Canberra reports Prime Minister John Curtin remains critically ill with heart and anemia symptoms. Cabinet colleagues confer with doctors as Curtin undergoes treatment, delaying duties and prompting warnings to observers about his recovery timeline. The public awaits further medical bulletins and potential impact on governance.
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Tcanberra Australia
APY
John Curtin
Uiey
Curtin
Mel Bone
Tun
Hume
Higgins Plans Postwar Growth From War Plants
Andrew Jackson Higgins, in Washington, lays out postwar plans to convert Higgins Industries from a wartime contractor into a major private industrial force in the South. He outlines continuing work on ships, helicopters, prefabricated houses, and other products, while noting losses from canceled contracts were repurposed into postwar assets.
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Petes Edson
Washington
Andrew Jackeson
New Orleans
Andrew Jack Higgins
Ube
Higgins
Biz
Meggins Aircraft Corporation
Michaud
Jiggins
Assembly One
Industrial Canal
Marume Commission
Maritime Commission
Plug
Chinese Mission To Moscow Upsets Jap Group
Moscow dispatch notes Japanese nervousness over Soong party amid cordial receptions for Chinese premier. Tokyo officials fear a Sino Soviet pact impacting Chinese war with Japan. Soong’s talks in Moscow seen as potentially advancing Sino Soviet ties before the Berlin Big Three meeting.
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Moscow
T. V. Soong
Garfliet
Vyachesulv Molotov
Soong
Berlin
Russia
Hannegan Praises Unity Behind President at Truman Day
GAINSVILLE GA AP Postmaster General Robert E Hannegan spoke at Truman Day praising national unity behind President Truman. He urged wartime solidarity to meet peacetime challenges and full employment, saying diverse groups have united to meet war and will meet peace with vigor.
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Gainsville
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Coairman
United States
United Nations
Demokrate Party
Truman Tam
Returned War Vets Protest Nazi POWs Given Pullmans
Five hundred combat veterans arriving at Camp Beale protest overcrowded cars and German prisoners given sleepers. Col De Paola reports the trip a mess as veterans complain of lack of water and space, with men sleeping in aisles and some jumping trains in New Haven and New York.
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Califap
Camp Beale
Comoda |Ons
Feter de Paola
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John E Norberg
Burlin- Bame
Cali
New Haven
Food safety: uninspected meat cannot cross state lines
The article states that meat not federally inspected may not be shipped across state lines, reflecting federal regulation on interstate meat commerce and safety oversight by authorities.
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The
United States
War profits fund expansion of New Orleans plants
A businessman leveraged profits from wartime contracts to expand his City Park and Industrial Canal plants in the New Orleans area. The ventures widened production and employment as he built out facilities using proceeds from war-related deals.
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Pairindisc Wome
A Krug
New Orleans Area
Bretton Woods Approval Nears in Senate Push
Washington AP reports the Senate moves toward early approval of the Bretton Woods monetary program with Taft vowing a floor fight. Enabling legislation for the World Bank and stabilization fund faces opposition but gains momentum as July 36 is targeted for debate after UN Charter discussion.
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Bretton Woods
Taft
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Houston County Road Department Runs Out of Gas
The Houston County road ailment faced a gas shortage after a failed transfer from trucks to storage tanks. The Board of Revenue convened, accepted the second bid at 7.59 cents per gallon, and secured gasoline from the remaining bidders to resolve the shortage.
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Houston County Road Department
Houston
Board of Revenue
Road Department
Fragmented wartime notes about alien aircraft and plans
A garbled wartime report mentions Comtened from page ey gagerebly and references to planes, Japanese fields, and a final confrontation. Quotes from Ylos¢ suggest uncertainty over the planes and their purpose, while the General notes the madre plane documents seem to be letun up.
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Ylos
Dinyer
Uy Ip
Invason
Parade and Military Salute at Civil War Cemetery
General Edward Br. Brooks leads a long parade through a city packed with over 25,000 visitors including hotels camps and private homes ready to overflow. Tonight 8 23 bombers from Gulf Port and B 17s from Jackson Army Air Base plan a saluting arc over the National Cemetery honoring 13 000 unknown Union soldiers buried there.
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Page Sac Ma
Edward BR. Brooks
Atlanta
Fourth Service Command
Mujelong
Cera Carbeden
Gulfport
Ge Jackson Army Air Base
Massive Allied Firebombing Hits Japan Air Raids Widen
Japanese casualties and homes destroyed surge in Tokyo Osaka Yokohama Nagoya Kobe after May 3 fires. LeMay reports 70 percent of 500 commanders radioed in as flames reach general conflagration proportions across four cities. Tokyo notes Mustang fighters and B-20s hitting military targets with Honshu cave defenses ongoing.
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Osaka
Yokohama
Nagoya
Kobe
Fve
LeMay
Japan
Tokushima
Shikoku
Takamatsu
Kochi
Himeji
Honshu
Iwo Jima
Revival Meeting Date Change at Pleasant His Church
The revival meeting originally set for the fifth Sunday in July at Pleasant His Church has been moved to begin on the third Sunday at 9 a.m. 14 was announced today.
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Pleasant
Monuments and War Cemeteries Highlight Independence Day
The article notes continued coverage of Number 18 on page one focusing on three American war cemeteries in Holland and special Independence Day programs in Moscow and Pregueira. For American servicemen in the United Kingdom, the day offered relaxation with a holiday for all Army personnel and organized entertainments.
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Holland
Moscow
United Kingdom
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