Army Papers Stolen by Bandits Ransacked in Rhode Island
Four men held up a military truck in North Kingstown Rhode Island, forced Private Raymond L. Mosher to drive, rifled through official Army papers, then vanished in a sedan. State police launched a dragnet and the FBI joined the investigation. Mosher described the route and the attempted plate capture, with guards posted on highways out of the area.
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von North Kingstown
R. I
Raymond L. Mosher
Springfield
Mass
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mosher
Jamestown Bridge Road
Boston Neck Road
Providence
Dier
Tri State Waters Commission appeals for 7500 funding
The Tri State Waters Commission asks Minnesota to appropriate 7500 dollars for its biennial operations starting July 2. Executives urge continued surveys and projects in the Red River valley to bolster agriculture, municipalities, and industry, with similar requests in North Dakota. The note underscores water as key to economic independence and future growth.
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St, Paul
Tri-State Waters Commission
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Robert L. Bard
Bach
Red River Valley
Tor Scientific
Ickes Face Crowds After Radio Broadcast Entrance
Secretary Ickes drew a crowd and calls of razzing as his car left a newsreel theater and he emerged from a radio studio upstairs where he had been broadcasting. The gathered onlookers dispersed as he appeared.
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Washington
Ickes
Hills Legislator Proposes Tax Cut on Ore Taxes in SD
PIERRE Jan 14 The South Dakota legislature is urged to lower the ore tax from six to two percent in a bill by Representative John Mayo. The tax, first 4 then 6 percent, yielded about a million dollars yearly from Homestake Mining of Lead before the War Production Board order last October. Homestake has paid $7,116,457 since 1935, excluding late 1942 quarters. Bald Mountain of Trojan paid $57,016. The tax is inoperative now due to the WPB closing order. Governor Bush, in farewell, urged study of the tax for fairer state taxation and to avoid driving mining capital out of state. The article notes Homestake and Bald Mountain remain the main taxed mines.
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Pierre
South Dakota
John Mayo
Homestake Mining Company
Lead
Federal War Production Board
Oil Conservation Board
Homestake
Bald
Trojan
Harlan J. Bushfield
Hickenlooper becomes Iowa's 29th governor
Bourke B. Hickenlooper, a 46 year old Cedar Rapids attorney, was sworn in as Iowa’s 29th governor. In his inaugural address he urged a substantial reduction of the state income tax for 1942 and 1949, signaling a fiscally conservative agenda.
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Des Moines
Reds Smash Ahead In Caucasus Drive Near Rostov
Soviet dispatches report a 500 mile German retreat in the Caucasus as Russian forces crush counterattacks and take 12 towns toward Rostov. German officers reportedly flee Stalingrad, while Moscow boasts long advance north from the Georgelevsk region and heavy hits on Don front.
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Adolf Hitler
Rostov
London
DNB
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Don-Volga
Reuters
Moscow
Red Army
Georgelevsk-Mineralnye Vody
Don
Velikie Luki
Stalingard
Nalchik
Mozdok
Minevalnye Vody
Stockholm
Hitler
Defends Musicians Ban Against Canned Music
Joseph A. Padway, attorney for the American Federation of Musicians, defended the union's ban on recorded music before a Senate committee. He described the fight as organized musicians defending their existence against powerful corporations and rejected appeals to patriotism. Padway said the union would meet with responsible industry groups to seek a fair, workable solution.
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Washington
Joseph A. Padway
American Federation of Musicians
Senate
Padway
Interstate Commerce
James C. Petrillo
Urgent Tax Legislation May Halt FDR Security Program
Washington reports that immediate tax and revenue measures will likely dominate congressional action, stalling plans for expanding Social Security. The move, driven by debt limits and trade authority needs, risks delaying Roosevelt's social security proposals for months as committees focus on pay as you earn taxes and related legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
George
Georgia
Senate
France
Mittee Rold
House
Finance
Congress
House Naval Committee
American Federation of Musicians
James C. Petrillo
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Edward J. Flynn
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Rep
Colmer
Mississippi
Butler
Republican
Nebraska
United States
Pacific
Great Britain
Sea Warfare Inquiry Opened by House Naval Committee
The House naval committee opens a broad review of American sea warfare since Pearl Harbor with Vice Admiral F H Horne as the first witness. The session will be closed to the public at first, with later statements or off the record input to be released as deemed safe.
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Washington
House
Naval Committed
Pearl Harbor
Vinson
Georgia
F. H. Horne
Naval Operations
Horne
Solomon Islands
Hog
Hearing Ordered in Coal Strike Crisis
War Labor Board ordered a public hearing for tomorrow on the anthracite strike. It invited United Mine Workers officers, coal company leaders, and local union officials to explain why miners are striking during wartime. Ickes called the stoppage reckless and harmful to national welfare.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Lewis
William H. Davis
John A. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United States
Lebor Hoard
Truman
Missouri
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Ickes
Leost Us
Aid to China deemed ridiculously small by official
London dispatch quotes Dr K C George Yeh, London director of the Chinese Ministry of Information, saying wartime aid to China is far below need. He criticized President Roosevelt’s Congress address and noted the Burma road’s limited capacity and other secret channels still failing to deliver enough supplies.
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London
K. C. George Yeh
Chinese Ministry of Information
China
Roosevelt
United States Congress
Burma Road
Dr. Yeh
Bomb raid on Essen marks third Ruhr night attack
London dispatch reports Essen, home to Krupp Armament Works, hit by 100 tons of bombs in RAF raid the third straight Ruhr attack. Four bombers lost. other Ruhr cities damaged. Daylight assault on occupied France and the Netherlands followed, with American bombers involved. German bulletin notes Sunderland fires and western coast raids.
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London
Essen
Krupp Armament Works
RAF
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Germany
France
Netherlands
High Command
Berlin
Sunderland
Gennans
Krupp
England
Europe
Lille
Allied air strikes hit Lae New Guinea and more
Allied warplanes blasted Lae and multiple targets in New Guinea and Burma. MacArthur said heavy bombardment damaged Lae and other locations while ships and aviation attacked Salamaua Madang Finschhafen and surrounding areas. In Burma RAF raids focused on Akyab and Kyauktaw with strafing of port and river shipping.
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Associated Press
Japan
Burma
South Seas
Lae
New Guinea
Sanananda Point
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Salamaua
Madang
Finschhafen
Tacks
Lac
MacArthur
Merauke
Dutch New Guinea
Communicae
India
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Kyauktaw
Seid
Mayu
Sir Archibald P. Ward
Kate Smith Improves After Severe Illness Report
Kate Smith, 33, radio star, has improved after a severe illness. She was confined to bed at her Park Avenue home since last Friday and will be off the air indefinitely, according to manager Ted Collins. The Greenville Va. singer’s condition was updated today.
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Kate Smith
New York
Radio Sat
Ted Coll
Miss Smith
Park Avenue
Collins
Greenville
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