Morgenthau pushes new tax plan for war funding
Secretary Morgenthau testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on a plan to raise about 3.5 billion dollars in new revenue to fund potential war costs. The Treasury outlined surtaxes starting at 11 percent and expanded levies, with exemptions varying by plan, plus higher excises on tobacco and fuel.
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Congress
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George Haas
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New Defense Strategy Hinted In Atlantic Patrol
Washington reports hint at a broader hemisphere defense plan to patrol the North Atlantic halfway to Europe. Officials dispute specifics while Fiorello La Guardia cites a 1000 mile offshore line as possible, with White House presses explaining neutrality patrol scope and uncertainty about enforcement against raiders.
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Europe
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Britain
New York
Fiorello H. la Guardia
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U. S.-Canadian Defense Board
Ottawa
Whits Houxw
Stephen Early
White Mouse
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Roosevelt
Early
Canada
United States
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Biggest Sales Event Of The Month In Huron
The Evening Huronite promotes a citywide after Easter sales event by local retailers. Merchants unite to offer more for the money across spring and summer items, clothing, footwear, house goods, sporting gear, and automotive supplies, encouraging shoppers to visit multiple stores to save on transportation.
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Huronite
Huron
South Dakota
World Today: Allied Balkans Defeat, Turkish Control Demanded
The British and German commands clash over Thermopylae fighting as the Nazi drive stalls. Berlin presses call for death of anti Axis kings while Britain seeks accountability for Balkan losses. Daily Herald notes German demand on Turkey for Bosporus control amid Luftwaffe raids and RAF retaliations.
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Daily Herald
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Huron Declares Clean-Up Week Urging Civic Help
Mayor J. Tschetter proclaims April 27 to May 3 as Huron clean-up week. Citizens are urged to dispose of trash in containers for pickup, while street crews haul debris. Efforts target weeded vacant lots with enforcement of anti-weed ordinances, and residents may hire workers via the local Employment Service office.
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Louise Tollefson
Suspect Nabbed in Louisville Bank Robbery Case
Omaha agent for the FBI announced that a man was captured at a St. today and would be charged here in the $1,300 robbery of the Home State Bank. The man was identified as Orval Lloyd Skinner, 28, of Winnebago Nebraska, with Sioux City listed as his parents’ residence. He faced questioning on prior bank robberies in Nebraska and Iowa.
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Home State
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Nebraska
Iowa
Further Delay Seen In Resuming Coal Production
Coal operators and the United Mine Workers warned of further delays in restarting soft coal mines. Reports to the war department blamed the stoppage for drastic defense production curtailment. Secretary Perkins faces a defense mediation board decision, with officials saying delay may continue. Labor fronts include a San Diego construction strike and extended work weeks for Southern railway shopmen. Governor Van Wagener named a special bee.
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New York
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Stephen Early
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San Diego
Building Trades Council
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Southern Railway
Knoxville Journal
Murray D. van Wagomer
Fall Of Athens And End Of Battle Is Believed Imminent
London reports kritik in British press as Greece frontier news vanishes amid Axis advances in Balkans. Papers question imperial forces’ delays while North Africa offers a lone gleam for Wavell and a looming clash with Axia spearhead across Libya toward Egypt.
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Daily Mail
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David Lloyd George
Greece
Thony Eden
Turkey
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Daily Herald
Berlin
British Forces Hold Thermopylae Line As Athens Falls
British expeditionary troops cling to defensive positions near Thermopylae in a last stand to slow Germany while Athens nears fall. Berlin claims panzer breakthrough and 30 British tanks captured, though London reports limited engagements and no mass exodus yet. King George III and government fled to Crete.
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Yeterday
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Berlix
Adolf
Britain’s Balkan Campaign Seen As Political Gamble
War Today notes Britain’s role in Greece was driven by political aims rather than military odds. It argues Allied chances to halt the Nazi war machine were slim, but Britain kept its pledge to Greece to avoid ceding world opinion and to honor its alliance, a view echoed by Australian readers.
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