World Today War News Clipping Mishmash
Fragmented World Today briefing notes Allied advances in the Mediterranean and the Pacific. Italy surrenders heavy fortifications collapse after 19 days. Berlin reports Nazi offensives planned. Reds push for Soviet superiority as bombings affect Rabaul and Bari. Tribulations in Allied shipping draw legal scrutiny and U.S. military maneuvers noted.
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Associated Press
Menterranean
Italy
le Talleria
Allien
Grand jury session opens in Salt Case probe
Houston County grand jury meets in special session as investigations begin. A 12-year-old girl case dominates docket with two soldiers charged, bond set at 500 dollars each. Do not copy sensational wording from the source. provide a concise report.
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Houston County Grand Jury
D. C. Halstead
Grand Yi
Fred
Napier Field
Halstead
Arthur de Fed
Tom Gibson
Erty
Carner
Te Oil
Lineville
Hartford
Midiers
Ln Dethan
Chinese Capture Japanese-Held Town Near Ichang Base
Chinese forces, credited by officials, stormed and seized a town northeast of the Ichang base after an all night battle in the upper Yangtze front. About 300 Japanese soldiers were killed as Chinese columns penetrated near Wangehlachang and a stronghold northwest of Hankow. A separate note says U.S. Army observers aided by disrupting Japanese movements.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Yangtze River
Ichang
Chines Co
Wangehlachang
Ingshan
Hankow
Yangtze
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Kalewa
Rathedaung
Longer Draft Leave To Start On Monday In Houston County
Houston County Selective Service Board officials announced longer furloughs for men inducted into the Army. Those inducted after Monday will receive fourteen days, and those inducted after July 26 will get twenty one days. The extension follows national directives to allow more time for married inductees to settle personal affairs as drafts accelerate.
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Houston County
Selective Service Boards
National Selective Service
Army
Japanese Inc. 5. Expected Invaders
Evacuees in Los Angeles sought a speedy U S defeat and hid stolen food in the desert for expected paratroopers and invasion forces. A former Poston relocation center official told a U S Senate subcommittee in a secret May 26 session, naming Harold Townsend as a former chief.
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Los Angeles
Jepanieas
United States
Poston, Ariz
Diss
Harold, H. Townsend
Treasury Sets Machinery 10 Withhold Tax
The Treasury moved to collect a 20 percent withholding tax on wages and salaries starting next month after President Roosevelt signed the pay as you go bill. Internal revenue orders released forms and instructions for employers who act as tax collectors. Effective dates span July 1 to July 10 for weekly wage earners, with full impact delayed for most taxpayers.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
Soviets Establish Aerial Supremacy In Kuban Valley
Moscow reports the Russian Air Force has achieved air supremacy in the Kuban valley after two months of mass aerial combat over the Axis bridgehead. Irvestin dispatch says since the end of May Soviet stormovik bombers can punish German troops at will with no losses. Observers note German air power avoids engagement without strong Russian air support, while German planes are outmatched. Recent communiques have been silent on the Caucasus fighting around Novorossisk and the Kuban delta.
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Moscow
Kuban
Western Caucasus
Novorossisk
Anti-Strike Bill Clears House In Wartime Pact Tone
The House passed a compromise anti strike bill targeting government industries and illegal strikes with penalties of one year jail and a five thousand dollar fine. Senate action was pending as the bill moved toward final consideration amid Labor opposition and war needs.
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Washington
APF
House
Senate
Senate House
Jona L Lawis
United Mine Werbare
Alvin Mount Named As New Commander Of Legion Post Here
Alvin Mount will succeed G. N. Shoop as commander of the Chester R. Vickery Post American Legion after last night’s annual officer election. Installation is set for July 22. Alto V. Lee was elected first vice commander, with Edwin Worthy as second vice commander and several other officers named. The election was the main item of business at a joint Legion meeting at the Houston Memorial Library.
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Alvin Mount
Legion
G. N. Shoop
Chester R. Vickery
American Legion
Mount
Alto V. Lee
Dothan
Edwin Worthy
T. A. Deason
B. M. Cherry
J. A. Campbell
Clement Ritter
Alford Brown
Arma
Shoop
Honea Saunders
James H Brennan
R. O. Byrd
John P. Shealy
Victor Mavity
Roy O. Hin
C H. May
A. J. Reg
Army appeals for farm soldiers to aid harvest
Brigadier General F W Mansey at Camp Rucker says soldiers will not be released for peanut harvests in Houston and surrounding Wiregrass counties. He notes troops are training for overseas duty and higher authority has prioritized combat readiness over farm help. Farmers must intensify their own efforts.
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Camp Rucker
Houston
War Department of Washington
F W Mansey
Dothan
Gon. Maniey
Coal miners face fines as talks with Lewis buckle
Washington reports tensions rise over government fines for miners’ five day walkout tied to old UMW contract. Ickes explains fines fund charity while wage dispute and WLB talks deteriorate. UMW top officials declare formal end to conference after operator telegram.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
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Ickes
UMW
Esra van Horn
WLB
van Horn
John L Lewis
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Argentina Recognized by United States President Ramirez Named
Secretary Hull announced recognition of Argentina’s new government under President Pedro Ramirez. Ambassador Norman Armour delivered the formal notice to Buenos Aires at noon local time. The action follows a Washington press briefing and confirms U S diplomatic stance.
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Washington
Hull
United Etates
Argentina
Pedro Ramires
Norman Armour
Leam
Buenos Aires
Pay-As-You-Go Tax System Replaces 30-Year-Old Plan
AP overview traces the pay-as-you-go tax shift from early ideas in 1867 to a modern system. It notes Fred M. Vinson's chairmanship proposing payroll tax removal for incomes under 5,000, Treasury support for withholding as taxes rise, and 1941 discussions by Secretary Morgenthau and Beardsley Ritz’s later proposals. The piece frames a long evolution toward a universal payroll withholding approach.
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James Marlow
George Ziklae
Washington
Fred M. Vincon
House
Treasury
Morgenthau
Beardsley Ritz
Argentina Bans Code Messages To Axis Nations
Argentina's provisional government bans all coded messages in international radio communications, halting Axis access. The decree suspends the daily 100 word quota previously granted to German and Japanese embassies, while plain language radio remains allowed. Cable transmission stays open to non Axis nations.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Axi
Republica
Axis
United Nations
Vast U S Plan For World Relief Under Consideration
A wide U S proposal to set up a United Nations relief and rehabilitation agency to feed, clothe, shelter and rehabilitate liberated territories was under study by 42 governments. The draft includes a council, a central committee and an executive staff led by a director general, with Britain, the Soviet Union, Russia and China consulted.
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Washington
United Nations
State Department
United and Associated Nations
United States
Chamber Head Opposes Extending Gas Ban to Alabama
A. D. Carmichael of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce told Senators Hill and Bankhead that shipping gasoline into Alabama by Inland waterways without railroads does not hinder the war effort. He argued that extending the gasoline ban westward would not advance the war, while Alabamians are willing to sacrifice but oppose broader rationing. Currently motorists outside twelve eastern states face four gallons per week amid ongoing rationing reviews.
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Alabama
A. D Carmichael
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Hill and Bankhead
Gulf States
Carmichael
Jess
FDR Urges Italy to Quit War and Rejoin Nations
President Roosevelt hailed Pantelleria’s surrender and appealed to Italy to withdraw from the war. He said the United Nations would enable Italians to choose a non Nazi, non Fascist government after Fascism is toppled and Germans expelled. The aim is Italy’s restoration as a respected European nation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pantelleria
Italy
United Nations
Roosevelt Caild
De Gaulle Threatens To Quit Over Purge Demand Crisis
In Algiers the French National Committee for National Liberation faced a deepening rift as Gen Charles de Gaulle allegedly threatened resignation if his purge demands were refused. His list targeted Vichy-linked officials including Peyrouton Nogues Boisson and Boisson, while internal divisions over leadership and defense posts complicated formation efforts.
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Algiers
Natonal
Charles de Gaulle
Hiad
French North Africa
Vichy
da Gaulle
Lst
Martel Peyrouton
Gan Auguste Nogues
Pierre Bojason
French West Africa
Peyrouton
Amalde Ag
Algeria
Nogues
Morocco
Boisson
Dakar
Gen
Giraud
Minster
National Defense
Senate Group Cool To Food Subsidies
Washington report says Senate Banking Committee favors limiting subsidy rules to curb price cuts while AFL CIO press for a 2 billion dollar subsidy to roll back prices to May 15 1942 levels. Republican McNary blocked recall of anti subsidy regulation. more details on page 22.
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Washington
Fap
Organzzeg
Benats
Labor
William Grean
American Federation of Laor
AFL
Senate Banking Committee
Congress of Industrial Organization (Cio
Mare
Banking
Pantelleria Falls to Allied Forces After Heavy Bombardment
Pantelleria surrendered unconditionally to Allied forces after a sustained air and naval assault led by Eisenhower. The island’s garrison capitulated following a white flag raised on Hill 74 near Banter palabras harbor, ending Italy’s hold in the Pantelleria-Sicily region as Allied air power dominated the campaign.
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