Lawmaker Seeks Broad Tax Cuts Beyond Starter Relief
Senator George of Georgia argues a 5 000-plus tax cut is only a starter and urges substantial reductions beyond current measures. He forecasts prewar tax levels by 1947, supports keeping individual rates while trimming all taxes, and hints at wholesale exemptions and potential repeal of excess profits tax as Congress prepares a comprehensive revenue plan.
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Finance Committee
White House
George
Con
Congress
United Nations Food Agency Urged to Fight World Hunger
A press broadcast features Secretary Clinton Anderson and experts urging a UN linked food agency to wage a war on hunger. They warn against new bombs and stress civil and living standards must rise so all can afford food, linking FAO to a global drive toward freedom from want.
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Seeary of
Clinton Ansoi
Eryational Food Agency
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Ger
Want
Gove
Bidge Pearson
Irman
Hambidge
Commission
Anderson
United Nations
International Department of Igulture
Pearson
Overseas Package Deadline Notice
Assistant Postmaster John Bell said a rush of packages to servicemen overseas peaked recently but remains below last year. He noted about 25 percent of last year’s Christmas parcels had not yet arrived by mid October, though families expect servicemen home before Christmas despite the Oct. 15 mailing deadline.
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John Bell
Dot
War Chest Drive Nears Goal As Funds Reach 15 243
The halfway mark in the Dothan United Charities War Chest drive shows $15,243 raised toward a $30,150 goal. Roy O. Hill, Special Gifts chair, says $315,000 quota for the group has been met with plans to raise an extra $2,000. Nine agencies share $15,150 while $15,000 goes to the Alabama War Chest for 19 agencies. General drive led by Walter Morris and E McClintic solicits through Kiwanis Exchange Rotary Lions.
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Dothan
Roy. O. Hill
Special Gifts Committee
Dothan United Chariots Chest
Alabama War Chest
Walter Morris
McClintic
Kiwanis, Exchange
Rotary
Lions
Four Injured In Auto Smash Near Dothan
Four people were reported injured last night in a highway crash about six miles south of Dothan. Ambulance workers could not identify the injured at the Dothan hospital and hospital staff could not provide names. City police alerted the Highway Patrol, but investigators had not filed a report and details were unavailable.
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Dothan
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Freak Storm Sinks Four Motor Vessels Near Eleuthera
AP dispatch reports a freak wind blast near Eleuthera Island sank four motor vessels and killed one person. Weather forecasters tracked a squall area lingering over the Bahamas as winds hit around 100 miles per hour in the sudden blow.
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Miame
Fla
Bahamas
Eleuthera Island
Chocolate King Leaves 84 Million To Orphan Boys
AERSHEY PA. Hershey 88-year-old chocolate king philanthropist died Saturday leaving a trust fund of 8400000 to the orpan boys of America. He founded the town of Hershey and the Hershey Industrial school for orphans. Cause was listed as advanced age after illness Thursday night.
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API
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Orpan Boys of America
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Hershey Industrial School
Hershey Hospital
German POWs Spend Own Money To Learn Democracy
German prisoners of war at Fort Benning have spent 312,000 of their own money on classes about American government. After work in cotton fields, pulpwood mills, or peanut patches, they gather to study, aiming to understand freedom and democracy, under Col. George M. Chascheir’s program with 24 Auburn textbooks divided into 24 lectures.
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Catton
George M. Chascheir
Louisville
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Efforts To Form Greek Cabinet Fail
Athens AP report says Archbishop Damaskinis, Greek Regent, announced that all attempts to form a new Cabinet had failed though he remained optimistic the crisis would be resolved. He urged all potential ministers to remain willing to serve as talks continued with representatives of the People’s Party after Premier Petros Voulgaris resigned Tuesday.
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Athens
Archbshop
U S Optimism On Reconversion Slips Under Strikes
Washington faces cooled optimism over reconversion as strikes and work stoppages in coal oil steel and lumber threaten timelines. Government measures test wage policies while business leaders expect expansion and high employment amid de central efforts and eased wartime controls.
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APH
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Menin
Quisling Death Sentence Upheld by Supreme Court
The Neowegian Supreme Court upheld a firing squad death sentence for Virkim Quisling, the puppet premier convicted of treason and murder. The lengthy 41 to 2 hour session saw Quisling appealing, while reports indicated execution was expected next Saturday.
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Neowegian
Supreme Court
Virkim Quisling
High Court
Quisling
Woulo
Exchange Telegraph
Ogln Despatenat
Longshoremen End Strike Ends Amid Wider Labor Turmoil
The Longshoremen’s strike neared resolution while related labor unrest persisted. Debates over union leadership and pay sparked renewed actions across industries. coal, trucking, transit, and film sectors faced stoppages and production halts as organizers sought higher wages and better recognition.
House GOP Favors World Free Press
A muddled wire service style summary notes House Republicans consider supporting a world free press concept and argues for federal funds in a press freedom framework. Mentions Rep Joseph W Martin and a steering committee meeting next week to discuss proposals and administration draft. references American Society of Newspaper Editors and policy declarations.
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Washington
Joseph W Mertin
Miarearhusetts
THI House Republicary
Clarence Broan
Grertyhies
Amertein Society of Messpaper
Probe Group Studies Pearl Harbor Files
Washington AIM. A Senate House committee investigating the Pearl Harbor disaster received letters from the War and Navy Departments and an oral assurance from Secretary Byrnes that all information from the three agencies will be made available. Chairman Barkley said the committee counsel needs time to review the mass of evidence and draft a plan, delaying public hearings until early November.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Senate House
Barkley
War and Navy Department
State Byrnes
William JD Mitchell
Uptil
Argentina Cabinet Reshuffle Amid Army Power Clash
Buenos Aires AP reports President Edelmaro Farrell fills two Argentine cabinet posts as crisis deepens. Army demands control until after April 7 elections, while political leaders push to shift administration to the Supreme Court. Violence subsides but censorship and protests rise as U S diplomat protests censorship.
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Gabioe
U. S
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Americcans
Nip Political Factions Prep For Vote Battle
Tokyo reports indicate Nippon political factions consolidate for a midwinter general election, with shifts in leadership, revision talks on the constitution, and possible abdication rumors surrounding Emperor Hirohito. New liberal and socialist groupings form as veterans recalibrate strategy ahead of a volatile ballot.
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Isao Abe
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Nying
Troops Used To Keep Food Moving During British Dock Strike
London reports say specially trained dock workers were replaced by troops and 4900 soldiers to keep ships moving as about 50,000 striking workers and employers joined the disruption. Cranes, meat, cheese, and other goods flowed as contingency measures and warnings were issued about intensified controls unless deals were made.
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Ford
Jap American Secret Service Unit Upset Nips
Allied headquarters disclosed that a hidden US Army unit, composed largely of Japanese Americans, operated effectively in Pacific battles. Captured documents showed their vast knowledge of Japanese units, officers, and rosters. Despite many decorations, the unit’s existence was kept secret to prevent retaliation.
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Imperial Army
Kenneth Yunone
Pacific
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Carregidor
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Jaepan
Jury Finds Negro Lynched By Unknowns in Madison Fla
A Madison Florida jury found a Black man was lynched by unidentified assailants after being dragged from a local gathering. State and federal officials investigated but offered few details. Key witnesses included Percy Barday who discovered the body and Sheriff T T Davis.
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Florida Inn
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Jobe Wigginton
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Scientists Who Developed Atom Bomb Want It Shared
Foreseeing bombs more powerful than those dropped on Japan, 400 scientists at Los Alamos urged broad sharing of atomic knowledge. Dr Robert Wilson spoke for the Association of San Alamon Seventiats, arguing restricting power to the US Britain and Canada risks endless, savage war and failed to lead to peace.
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Robert Ro Wilson
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French Kill 100 Annamesen Push Against Rebel Force
SAIGON INDOCHINA LATE REPORTS French forces killed about 100 Annamese rebels as they push against rebel bands near Saigon. Eight French soldiers died and 15 wounded in an ambush while British troops faced resistance after pledging a ceasefire. Maj Gen Gracey warned that Annamese obstruction of British occupation would be dealt with firmly. The British moved into southern French Indochina to accept Japanese surrender and recover Allied prisoners, with certain areas occupied to secure communications.
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Indochina
Safirela
Annemene
Ar Wit
TY DB Gracey
Heart
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Laison
Warnee Traderg
Wandan
Antamerr
Gracey
French Indochina
Annamore
Wull
Last China Jap Force Surrenders at Peiping ceremony
The last Japanese force in China signed surrender documents in the Forbidden City Peiping before 150000 Chinese. Lt Gen Mimo to signed the formal act ending a eight year campaign, with 178000 Japanese troops officially capitulating in north China.
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China
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Sun Taeng-Cher
Marea Pol Bridge
Forbidden City
Peiping
Mimoto
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