Postwar finance fears spur new controls and debates
Washington economists fear a postwar slump and unemployment as reconversion looms. Plans for Federal control of money and credit spark political tensions while officials weigh heavier taxes to mop up cash. Private buyers delay purchases until industry delivers affordable dream models. A Navy farming probe spawns congressional scrutiny of port installations and wartime spending.
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Ray Tucker Cash
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Capitol Hill
Ischundt Tisiece
Henry L. Morgenthau
Do's and Don'ts of Income Tax Deductions in 1943
AP Features outlines deductible expenses for 1943 filing. Travel and commuting rules, union dues, tools, salesmen entertaining costs, and business travel are addressed. Deductible taxes include state income and property taxes, with federal and federal gasoline taxes often non deductible. Charitable contributions to nonprofits are deductible. gifts to individuals are not. Interest on debts, home mortgage, and auto expenses tied to work can be deducted, while personal or pleasure auto costs have separate rules. Guidance suggests consulting tax officials for uncertain taxes.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Revelations Shake Capitol Hill on Navy Conduct
Debates over navy actions prompt warnings to stay within bounds and dampen partisanship as discussions of Vice President and past performances sober lawmakers with purse strings in the capital.
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Navy
V.P
Capitol Hill
Industry optimism shields fuel fears with ample reserves
The article argues that despite warnings of a gasoline shortage, industry and science point to over twenty billion barrels in reserves in 1943 and vast untapped shale and coal that can be converted to synthetic fuel. It notes that price signals, low drilling activity, and wartime demand influence production, while limits on ceilings and tech mean depletion will take decades at least.
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Ickes
Washington
United States
Senate
Mars
Mothers Comforting Hands Soothe Cold Aches
Penetro vaporizing counter irritant offers relief for muscular aches congested noses and coughs. Marketed as safe for home use by mothers with a 25 cent price and refund if not delighted the product promises lasting standby for colds and includes mutton suet in its base.
Health Today looks at larynx and winter cough cures
Dr Clendening explains the larynx as the source of chronic coughs and hoarseness. He dismisses gargles as largely ineffective and urges warm climates to speed recovery, noting the limits of home remedies and the value of natural air.
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Florida
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Doepsn
Wolf
Entertainer Tours Bring Light To Solomons Soldiers
Professional entertainers spend months in the Pacific islands, touring remote Solomons camps and military centers with USO shows. Singers, musicians, and groups travel from Hawaii to Guadalcanal and Bougainville, living in tents and performing daily for exhausted service members to boost morale.
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Vern Haugland
Munda
New Georgia
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
Hollywood
Solomons
USO
States
Hawaii
Jackie Heller
Lew Parker
Sen En Em
New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Lyawvellan
Treasury Group
Bougainville
Bob Dearborn
Jack Hilton
John Calvin
Buck) Harris
Brownwood
Texas
Earl James Baxter
Minneapolis
Dea
Army
Navy
Parker
Hawaiian Islands
Tito Congratulates Yugoslavs With Russia
Tito congratulated Yugoslav forces and thanked the Red Army for its leading role in liberating enslaved nations. He stressed a strong bond with Soviet troops and said Yugoslav fighters will honor the Army of Liberation of Yugoslavia.
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Moscow
Josip Broz (Tito
Tovarich
Nazi Intelligence Agents Switch Sides in Istanbul
Two Austrian agents serving German counter espionage in Istanbul and a Gestapo officer, Karl Alois von Kleckowski and Capt. Wilhelm Hamberger, defected to the British. A German clerk to the military attache also surrendered to Allied forces last week.
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Istanbul
Berlin
Karl Alois von Kleckowski
Wilhelm Hamberger
Radio Schedule Highlights Mixed Network Corrections
Eastern War Time program list for February 15 outlines two hours of adjustments due to late corrections. The day features Captain Midnight, Jack Armstrong, War News, The Metitan Opera, The Mystery Theater, Bob Hope and other entertainment and news bytes across CBS NBC and related networks.
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Farrell
Captain Midnight
Hblu
Cbs
Nbe
Bdlu
Quincy Howe
News Time
America
Tim Healy
Edwin ¢. Hill
Cbs Dancing Music
Jack Armstrong
Biu-West
Dack Smith
Cbs News Time
Volney Hurd
Lowell
Lowell Thomas & Newecast—nbe Henry J. Taylor
Biu-Basic
Biu-West World News
Cbs Nepeat
Waring
Nbc Basic
Gable
Fatton Lewis, Jr
Harry James
Cbs the
Arthur Hale
Lum
Abner
Blu Falcon Oursler
Judy
Ed Gardner
S Place
Blu
Judy Canova
Cbs Pick & Pat
Cbe
Nbe Bas
Dramatico
Biu
Cee Burns
Gracie Allen
Gabriel
American Forum
Bob Hope
Nbe Penne
Ae Pram
See Raym Ram
Cheeter Bowles
Sunny Skylar
Hted
War Department announces promotions in Army ranks
The War Department announces promotions for several officers including First Lieutenant promotions for Mar Fon Butler Medlin Robin Hoodee Donald Curtis Cole Clifford E Robinson John Paul Chaplin and Pa Robinson Massengill with assignments in medical and corps units.
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Washington
Carolina
Mar‘fon Butler Medlin
Robin Hoodee OD
Donald Curtis Cole
Rt. 1
Candler
Clifford E Robinson
Moore St
Jetteville
John Paul Chaplin
Manteo
Robinson Massengill
Rt. 4
Raleigh
Medical Corps
Two North Carolina Marines Reported Casualties
The navy released a casualty list naming Private First Class Elmond Brantley and Private First Class Joseph A Whitesides of North Carolina as the two Marines reported casualties. Wounded are listed as Mrs Ferris Whitley and Mrs Joseph Whitesides Jr, with locations and status noted.
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Washington
Navy
Brantley
Elmond
USMC
Ferris Whitley
Middlewe
A Writesides
Joseph A. Jwe Penisites R. Vate
Joseph Whitesides, Jr
Ville
N.C
North Carolina tops war bond drive with $130.3 million
North Carolina reports $130.3 million in war bond sales, exceeding the $126 million quota. Clarence T. Leinbach, state war finance chairman, announced the February totals as the campaign nears its end.
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Winston-Salem
Rooke Rated As Valuable To Allies For Future Program
Allied headquarters in the southwest Pacific reports the bloodless capture of Rooke Island near Vitiaz Strait, enabling control of nearby passages. The offensive against Rabaul continues with heavy bombings on Tobera and Lakunai airfields while Wewak and the Admiralty Islands suffer bombardment. Naval Air Transport Service expands from one boat to ten transport rows in three months.
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Southwe Pacific
Rooke
Umboi
Vitiaz Strait
New Guinea
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Rabaul
Kavieng
Huon Peninsula
New
Long Island
Vitiaz
Dampier Straits
Bismarck Sea
Caroline Islands
neThe
Tobera
V Lakunai
Aan
New Ireland
Bismarck Archipelago
Admiralty Islands
Wewak
New Pe
Ae i
Gorissi
C. Mensing
Cape Gloucester
Naval Air Transport Service
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