Tax Proposal Startles U S Solons
Washington May 7 To the surprise of Congress Secretary Morgenthau proposed drastic lowering of individual income tax exemptions to raise 1 1 100 000 000 in new taxes He urged cutting single 750 to 600 married 1500 to 1200 and dependent 400 to 200 He said revision is needed to fund higher surtax rates in middle and low brackets The disclosure surprised Ways and Means Committee members as they opened a session amid votes on new surtaxes continued on Page 2.
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Washington
Congress
Morgenthau
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Aew
Doughton
Travel Rationing Looms as Officials Seek Tire Reductions
May 7 Washington officials announced travel rationing on railroads and buses was “definitely in prospect” and issued a blueprint urging efficient use of all transport. Robert Patterson urged motorists to curb Sunday driving and sell surplus tires beyond five to the government to conserve rubber for war needs.
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Washington
Congress
Robert Patterson
Cousin Joe
Patterson
Six Army Fliers Die in Louisiana Bomber Crash
Alexandria La May 7 Six Army fliers from nearby Esler field were killed when a bomber crashed and burned 12 miles east of the city. Identified as Second Lieut Merton Ortman 28 pilot Walter Ortman Clinton Wis Second Lieut Edward Walters 23 co pilot Alfred Walters Odebolt Iowa Second Lieut George Edwards father William M Edwards Lubbosh Texas Second Lieut Thomas G Gillam 27 father H Gillam Statesville NC Second Lieut Charles T Willock Jr father Charles T Willock Winthrop Mass Staff Sgt Thomas R Numbers 26 father William D Numbers Glendale Calif Walters and Sergeant Numbers had wives living here.
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Alexandria
Eslerfield
Here
Merton W. Ortman
Walter Ortman
Clinton
Wis
Edward N. Walters
Alfred Walters
Odebolt
Iowa
George §. Edwards
William M. Edwards
Lubbosh
Texas
Thomas G. Gillam
H. Gillam
Statesville
N.C
Charles T. Willock, Jr
Charles T. Willock
Winthrop
Mass
Thomas R. Numbers
William D. Numbers
Glendale
Calif
Walters
Sergeant Numbers
Madagascar Harbor Falls to British Forces
British troops and warships captured Madagascar's Diego Suarez harbor after two days of fighting, with a brief bridgehead established earlier. Prime Minister Church ill announced the surrender of French commanders, while uncertainty remained on the island's governor general Armand Annet and potential guerrilla resistance. Vichy France reported capitulation, though reports of continued resistance and calls for reprisals followed.
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London
Madagascar
Diego Suarez
Churchill
Alasace-Lorraine
Armand Annet
Vichy
Reriin
Paris
Jap Transport Sunk Off New Guinea By Allied Bombers
Allied bombers destroyed a Japanese transport off the Louisiade islands near New Guinea in light attacks on enemy shipping. Eight Japanese Zero fighters attacked Port Moresby. one raider was shot down. Allied reconnaissances reported another Japanese plane down over Lae.
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Allied
Australia
Louisiade Islands
MacArthur
Louisiade
Port Moresby
New Britain
Lae
New Guineas Island
Southwest Pacific
Douglas
Washington
Solomon Islands
British Lose Big Cruiser in Nazi Attack on Convoy
The British cruiser Edinburgh was lost last week after German submarine, surface and air attacks on Arctic supply convoys to Russia. The admiralty said the mission succeeded with relatively small losses to other naval and merchant vessels. One German destroyer was sunk, another damaged, and at least three Nazi bombers destroyed. The Edinburgh was crippled by torpedoes, abandoned, and sunk by its own escort while returning from the convoy, which had delivered its goods. The second convoy suffered multiple sinkings but delivered about 40 percent of its cargo. Casualties aboard the Edinburgh were reported. The German navy warned of a deadly blow against the Soviet front, with no precise plan given.
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London
Edinburg
Arctic
Russia
Admiralty
Edinburgh
Suburban London air-raid alert likely false
London reports a brief midnight air-raid alert with no damage or gunfire heard. Authorities offered no comment, marking the last general night alert in London since November 1944 and the previous major night raid on July 27 prior to that.
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London
Japs Drive Into China From Burma Across Burma Road
Japanese armies push along the Burma road into China proper near Wanting and Chefang as artillery supports and repeated assaults test Chinese defenses. Analysts fear a broader northeastward drive through Yunnan toward Chungking linked to attacks from Shansi and Henan. Berlin and Tokyo sources claim a Japanese penetration toward Chittagong, India, to sever the Calcutta rail link, with Paoshan and Paletwa noted as bombardment targets.
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China
Burma
Free China
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Yunnan
Shansi
Henan
Lupeh
Chiang
India
Berlin
Tokyo
Paletwin
Chittangong
Calcutta
Akyah
Paletwa
Chefang Hes Paoshan
Materials May Be Cheapened in Inflation Drive
On York May 7, Dr J Kenneth Galbraith told cloak and suit industry reps the OPA will cheapen materials to curb inflation. He said ceilings will not rise and outlined plans for refinements as raw material prices push ceilings based on March prices and affect manufacturers and retailers.
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York
Office of Price Administration
J. Kenneth Galbraith
G.P.A
Cloak and Suit Industry
O.P.A
Galbraith
Townsend Man Held by Japanese Army in Shanghai
May 7 special news reports John Polak of Townsend, once believed captured at Wake Island, is a prisoner of the Japanese in Shanghai. The alert came via Switzerland to the American Red Cross in Washington and was relayed to twin sister Mrs. William Glanville in Santa Monica, California, who informed Mrs. Frank Smazal of Townsend.
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Townsend
Frank Smazal
John Polak
Shanghai
Switzerland
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Polak
William Glanville
Santa Monica
Calif
Smazal
Wake Island
U S Scores Smashing Sea Victory Over Japs
Allied Headquarters announces a sea and air battle in the southwest Pacific continuing from yesterday’s action off the Solomon Islands. US forces report sinking eight enemy vessels, damaging four, and destroying six planes with three US planes lost in a ferocious engagement.
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U.S
Surrender of All Forces in Philippines Questioned
An unofficial report cited by the War Department claims the Japanese demanded surrender of small American Filipino units to end attacks on Manila forts. The exchange would require Gen Jonathan V. Wainwright to yield to the condition. The report notes prior unconfirmed claims around the Balabac peninsula and Manila Bay forts.
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Philippines
Washington
Manila Hay Forts
War Department
Department
Manila
Jonathan V. Waimight
Manila Bay
Brother of Montana Man Dies in War
Townsend May 7 Special John Dee an employee of George Gabisch company here has been notified that his brother Norman B Dee was killed in action on Corregidor April 30.
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Townsend
John Dee
George Gabisch Company
Norman B. Dee
Corregidor
Montana Exhibitors Win Prizes at Spokane Stock Show
In Spokane Washington on May 7 Montana exhibitors claimed prizes at the Spokane Junior Livestock show. A black Aberdeen Angus steer from Gallatin valley owned and shown by Bill Harrar of Bozeman won the overall 4-H club division championship. Charles Jensen of Deer Lodge took reserve with an Hereford. Victor Eisenman of Park City earned third in swine feeding.
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Montana
Spokane
Wash
Gallatin Valley
Bill Harrar
Bozeman
Charles Jensen
Deer Lodge
Mont
Flb.a. Hereford
Victor Eisenman
Park City
Ration Books Issued Across City for War Sugar Control
War ration books totaling 11,856 were issued at six public elementary schools after a four day registration. In Helena 2,211 books were issued, East Helena 190 bringing that total to 1,183 for four days. Each book holds stamps required for sugar purchases with a one pound per stamp limit until June 27, after which the limit may change. Books cover all family members, and registrants declared their sugar usage.
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United States
Cecil Day
Lewis and Clark County Tuitioning Board
Helena
East Ielene
RAF Blasts Stuttgart For Third Consecutive Night Raid
London reports RAF strikes last night hit Stuttgart for the third successive night targeting aviation and electrical works. Docks and airports in occupied areas were hit, while daylight raids escorted American Eagles bombed Ostend and Zeebrugge. The Ostend raid saw limited opposition. seven British planes were lost at night. The air ministry noted a surge in daylight raids in April, with 107 enemy aircraft shot down on the western front and German losses listed as 197, though these figures cover broader theaters.
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London
Stuttgart
RAF
Britain
Ostend
Stuttrat
Oair Ministry
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Europe
Tokyo Navy claims brilliant Coral Sea gains in combined fleet
The Navy press section in Tokyo reports brilliant Coral Sea achievements by the Anglo American combined fleet. It said results would be announced later and noted U.S. submarines in the western Pacific sank three more Japanese ships, bringing totals to 11 sunk, including seven warships and four damaged, with two destroyers, a cruiser, four gun boats, and a supply vessel among losses.
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Tapanesh
Tokyo
Navy Office
Coral Sea
Australia
Solomon Islands
New Caledonia
New Hebrides Islands
U. S
Western Pacific
Alemons
Churchill Reveals Madagascar Move Shaping Wider War
In a wide world analysis, Churchill states Britain’s seizure of Madagascar ports signals a plan to halt Japanese aggression in the Indian Ocean and set up a two front counterattack. He notes Singapore’s fall and three months of prep for the Madagascar shift, reshuffling naval power before Singapore’s loss.
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Madagascar
United Nations
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Churchill
Diego Suarez Bay
Singapore
Indies
Burma
Philippines
Malay Peninsula
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