Court of Allied justice for wartime crimes proposed
Rep. Emanuel Celler cites editorials from 1918 urging an international or allied court to try war criminals, noting Kaiser's 1918 list and Versailles Commission figures. He recalls limited postwar trials and warns skeptics history may repeat if crimes go unpunished.
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Washington
Hitler
Musolini
Tojo
London
E’xpress
New York Times
John Hayes Hammond
Celler
Library of Congress
Versailles
Kaiser Wilhelm II
First Friday yields notable House Senate firsts in session
The General Assembly recorded several firsts as the Friday sessions addressed key bills. A conference committee was named for a radio announcers and technicians jury duty exemption bill. Representative Willie Lee Lumpkin urged a sales tax with emphasis on building materials for federal construction. The House debated a broad levy, noting it could raise costs for Liberty ships.
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General Assembly
Senate
House
B. C. Brock
Davie County
Lumpkin
Willie Lee Lumpkin
Franklin
Wounded American Flier First One To Enter Tripoli
First Lt. Richard W. Kimball of Minneapolis became the first U.S. soldier to enter Tripoli after British forces seized the Libyan base. He shot down a German Messerschmitt 109 on Jan. 29 1943, was wounded in the shoulder, bailed out, linked with British forces, and reached Tripoli in a Sherman tank crewed by the British.
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Washington
United States
Tripoli
War Department
Richard W. Kimball
Minneapolis
Kimball
Marshal Rommel
Modern War? Old Stuff To Washington
A World War II era AP feature notes George Washington born 211 years ago today understood modern lightning war concepts. It cites surprise attacks and flanking as colonial tactics and contrasts them with jungle warfare and modern weapons praised by Maj. Gen. Alexander Vandergrift of the Marines.
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Washington
George Washington
Maj
Alexander Vandergrift
Marines
Income Tax Rules on Property Transactions and Asset Classes
The text outlines reporting gains or losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets versus property other than capital assets. It defines capital assets, non depreciable property, and depreciable property held over six months. It notes limits on net gains for short and long holdings, offsets from prior losses, and special cases for personal property. It also cites a Parana river fact and Scotland Yard’s 1891 completion date.
Farley hints at New Deal end and Dixie realignments
James A. Farley tells a luncheon group that the New Deal is finished above and below the Mason-Dixon line. He cites conversations with key Democrats nationwide and notes anti-Roosevelt sentiment in Texas Mississippi Alabama and Georgia.
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James A. Farley
Mason and Dixon
F.D.R
Jim
South
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Dixie
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Price-Minus Plan Aims to Cut Ship Costs
The maritime commission introduces price-minus to curb shipbuilding expenses. It fixes a ship price from estimated labor and material costs, grants builders about a 3 percent fee, and lets them retain half the saving when actual costs fall below estimates, with the other half returned to the commission.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Commission
Moonlit Mystery and War Trailer Trade Talk
Half the moon’s surface has never been seen from Earth. Germany bans non war use trailers. only motor trailers may be manufactured. England may revive saddle making due to lack of apprentices.
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Earth
Germany
England
Radio Schedule Highlights War Time Programming
An evening lineup lists programs from 5 45 pm to midnight noting changes due to late network corrections. Shows include Captain Midnight, Ben Bernie, Fred Waring, Lum and Abner, The Cavalcade of America, and News programs with war commentary and Quizzes.
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Farrell
Captain Midnight
Biu
Ben Bernie
Cbs
Shrednick
Nbe
Mbs
Rhythm Orch
Harry Wismer
Joe Rines
Bla Rhythm Ensemble
St. Louis
Jack Armstrong
Biu-West
Walter Cassel
Dhs-Basie
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
Midnight
Fred Waring
Nbc
Stoupnagie
Blu
Dbbs
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Celllog Unlimited
Johnson Family
Dinning Sisters
Blondie-Dagwond
Mystery Hall
Buffalo
Kaltenborn
Far Godwitts
Parks and Warren
Cbs Cal Tinney
Abner
Harry Sisters
Willard
Alfred Wallenstein
Dr. Hagen
Cbha
Basie Kulldee
Drummond
Voorhees
I. de Mille Radio Theater
Fiabriel Hearter
Mbs-Baele
Raymond G. Swing
Screen Guild Players & Guests
Raymond Clapper
Miracle Fields
Dean Pardue
Nbe Pasin Street
Bla
Biondie Dagwood
Cbe-West
Paul Schubert
Dancing
Nbe-West
Dhe
Lennon
Wadi and Navy terms appear in quiz style notes
The page explains wadis as short seasonal streams in North Africa and defines a naval boss as the hull around the propeller shaft. It notes War Ration Book 2 coffee isn’t allowed and that the Vandalia Grand American trapshooting venue is owned by the North American Amateur Trapshooting Association.
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North Africa
Wadis
Vandalia
Amateur Trapshooting Association of North America
Dayton
Association
Lawmaking adjournment eyed as session winds down
Raleigh dispatch notes the General Assembly may adjourn by March 6 with most members aiming for March 10 to 13. Key bills remain on revenue, appropriations, nine months school, and wine control. Efforts to cut the sales tax face uncertainty. the state liquor referendum was quickly disposed of in committee. A constitutional State board amendment is expected to pass Senate and likely be adopted by the House, then require voter ratification.
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Dan Tompkins
Jackson
Oscar Richardson
Union
Committee of the Whole
Dan
Fairchild Aircraft
Burlington
Raleigh
Bill Sharpe
Fairchild
Bill
United States
Germany
Russia
Marshal Mannerheim
Greater Finland
Helsinki
Kremlin
Moscow
Finland
Berlin
Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
General Assembly
State School Board
House
Senate
Revenue Department
State School Commission
Afl
Assembly
Broughton
Public school funding adjourning by March 10
The text warns that revenue could seriously jeopardize public schools and suggests a satisfactory solution may be found within two weeks. If members continue energetic activity and maintain even tempers, adjournment may be expected by March 10.
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Count Bismarck
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Holland
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Libby Ward
Farm Security Administration and
Commodity Credit Corporation
Africa
Henry Fonda
Maureen O'Hara
Donald Duck
Simone Simon Jack Holt
Paramount
Gene Preston Tierney
Foster John Sutton
Rial
Lloyd Nolan
Salem Street
Thomasville
SDAY
Red Skelton
Ann Rutherford
Geo. Bancroft
The
Delaware
Ohio
U. S. Marine
U.S
Solomons
Parana
Scotland Yard
Thames Embankment
Westminster
By Ray Tucker
Connecticut
Clare Luce
America
Ray Baldwin
Bailiwick
Albert Leman
New York
Risto Ryti
Informed
Ryti
Mannerheim
Tweedledum
Tweedledee
Ryu
Clouds
Jas. Cagney
Brenda Marshall
Midway
Duncan Phyfe
Sevres
Dresden
Lowestoft
Queen Anne
Limoges
Furniture
China
A. F. Parker
River Drive
South Main Street
Parker
Etta Parker
Mary B. Parker
Pearl Parker Burford
William Parker
Chaney Parker
Norwood
Nannie Carpenter
Cherry St
Presbyterian Church
A. W. Waddell
American Legion
John McClain
East Washington Street
No. 10
N. EE
Ecommunity Center
Daniel Brooks
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Church Cabinet
H. M. Kirkpatrick
Maud Williams
N. W. Williams
St. Matthew Church
Willing Workers and Missionary Society
Mesdames
Anena Anderson
Edna Caldwell
F. ©. Bass
Mt. Vernon
Cherry St. Presbyterian Church
Rev. Jones
Pilgrim Congregational
C. W. Lawerence
St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion Church
W. S. McLeod
Stark Methodist
St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion
Inez Carver
Leonard Street
Nicaragua
Brazil
By Pi Downey
Raymond Paige
IME
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
High Point
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