Chinese Soldier Speaks On Burma Front And Spirit
In a wartime profile General Sultan portrays Chinese troops in the Burma campaign as rugged, well trained fighters who endure hardships and drive on despite danger. He notes air mobility, supply woes, and a stubborn resolve, with remarks on morale and the allure of home in America.
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Stilwell
China
Udy
Sultan
Neral Sultan
Wissippian
Gen
Johnson
Zeneral
Jing Fou
Burma
Ard
Nambkan
Miss Mn
Imphal
Equipmt
Myitkyina
Ual Ba
Unite States
America
Voice of America
Highway Closed Near Ozark to Enterprize Hill
Highway 21 from Ozark to Enterprize Hill was closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow during firearms practice by soldiers from Fort Rucker. Army authorities warned the road would be dangerous to travel and advised motorists to use the new route through Seville.
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Ozark
Ala
Rucker
Seville
Alabama Tax System To Be Rewritten Under Dowling Plan
Alabama Revenue Commissioner H G Dowling seeks a unified fair tax system replacing the patchwork code. A state commission will work about a year, with findings handed to the 1947 legislature. He cites inequities in license taxes and ad valorem assessments, notes small farms taxed higher, and urges a sound timber land taxation base to encourage growth.
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Rex Thomas Muntgomery
Alabama
H. G. Dowling
Dowling
Batance
Survey Commission
Ninth Army Known As Soldier's Army In European War
AP Newsfeature details the U S Ninth Army, its quiet yet decisive leadership under Gen Simpson, and its rapid, powerful advances from Brest through the Ardennes to the Rhine. It highlights its maneuvers with the First Army, the Ruhr crossing, and its pivotal role in cutting off the Ruhr and pushing toward the Elbe before Berlin, with key actions by the 2nd Armored Division and allied units.
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Wes Gallagher
U.S
Simspron
England
Pan
Brest
Ligcimbourg
Ardennes
Ine Boer River
2Nd Armored
Gerensweiler
Roer
Rhine
von Romdstedt
Ardennes Forest
Simpson
1St
Cologne
Sth
Muuch
9Th
2Nd Army
2Nd
Ath Wan
Wesel
Ruhr
8Th
Montgomery
1St Army
Paderborn
Elbe
Berlin
Eisenhower
Tax burden by bracket inspires plan for reform
A speaker proposed tallying the total tax load from state, local, and federal levels for each income group as a baseline. He argued that a workable system should be developed and valued, aiming for balanced treatment across brackets.
Senate Ultimatum Pressures FEPC Vote Record House
Senate pressure pushes House to consider a FEPC funding record vote. Appropriations and rules committees clash over a token fund while aiming to avoid a full liquidation. protests over blocking a roll call persist as strategy unfolds. Argentina plans postwar tourist boom with 37 thousand workers building roads. The Longest pipeline in the United States, the Little Big Inch, spans 1475 miles delivering gasoline from Texas and Louisiana to New York outlets.
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Washington
Senate
House
Fepc Desdine
House Appropriations
Cushman Cannon
D-Mo
FEPC
Appropriations Committee
Rules
United States
Texen
Louisiana
New York
Allied corps advance to Elbe and seize Ruhr centers
In the 33rd Corps advance to the Elbe, while the 13th and 19th Corps held the line, the 18th Corps fought 215 miles behind, seizing Hamm and Essen and other Ruhr cities, destroying Model's 15th Army Group. The campaign spanned a long, historic struggle with heavy action well behind the front lines.
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Elbe
Ruhr
Hamm
Essen
Model
15Th Army Group
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