Pay As You Go Tax Plan Moves Ahead In Congress
House Ways and Means Committee debates a pay as you go income tax plan to be pushed by March 15. Rep Knutson and Rep Disney urge separaing it from broader tax issues with hearings limited. Chairman Doughton says first meeting set to decide proceedings as Roosevelt requests 16 billion in new revenue and compulsory loans. Treasury head Morgenthau urges early tax filing amid large rising filers.
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Ouse Ways-Means Committee
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Houseays and Means Committee
Rep
Knutson
R-Md
Disney
D-Okla
Doughton
D-Nc
Roosevelt
Coughton
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
George
D-Ga
The
Sea
American fliers brief stay in Portugal stirs airport crowd
SEON, Portugal, Jan 16. United States fighter pilots aroused excitement at Lisbon civil airport as a U S bomber circled overhead. Authorities said the fliers landed after fighting headwinds, then were moved to a town near Elvas after being interned.
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Seon
Portugal
Lis
Airas
U. S
Senate Moves Fast As Major Bill Soon OKayed
Raleigh Jan 16 The Senate opened its first full week with one major bill passed and rapid action on another. A postwar reserve fund proposal was approved setting the fund at 22 million dollars. An education amendment compromise proposed after last November’s election was introduced in both chambers and sent to constitutional amendments committees for a Wednesday hearing.
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Woodrow Price Aleigh
R. L. Harris
Ashly
Senate
Asure
E. C. Brooks
Durham
House
Arch T. Allen
Wake
Sen. Brooks
Rep. Allen
Brooks
Agricul
UAW Officer Proposes 48-Hour Week and 40-Hour Pay
Detroit January 16 War Manpower policy committee member Walter P Reuther urges government to require 48 hours weekly work in war plants within 60 days and to guarantee 40 hours pay when under 48. He also calls for industry wage stabilization with master wage agreement and emphasizes benefits to production and labor morale.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers (Cio
War Manpower Commission
War Labor Board
Reuther
WLB
Dixie Members In House Fight Marcantonio
Washington January 16 A Democratic proposal to appoint Rep Mercantonio to the judiciary committee sparks protest on Capitol Hill Critics oppose seating him on the panel arguing it would push anti lynching and anti poll tax bills forward Marcantonio defends his record and seeks assignment LaGuardia also seeks a judiciary post
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Washington
Mercantonio
AL NY
House Judiciary Committee
Capitol
Judiciary Committee
McKenzie
D-La
South
Marcantonio
Louisiana
LaGuardia
New York
Judiciary
Invalid Pensions
Public Lands
Stoppages Spread Despite Edict To Return To Mines
Work stoppages in Pennsylvania's anthracite fields spread despite a War Labor Board ultimatum to resume work. The fuel shortages threaten northeastern states dependent on coal for oil rationing and heating.
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Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Allied Troops Close In On Japanese Holdout at Sanananda
General MacArthur reports Allied ground forces are narrowing the final Japanese position at Sanananda in New Guinea. The latest communique notes an earlier breakthrough near Buna, with 154 enemy casualties, plus continued operations around Mubo and Sala Maula. A separate note mentions air strikes on Lae and Cape St George area activity.
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Australia
Sanananda
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Buna
Mubo
Salamaua
Cape St. George
New Ireland
Lae
Flying Forts Destroy Allied Bombing in North Africa
Allied air reconnaissance shows Flying Fortresses escorted by P 38s striking Tunisian ports. Destruction extends from Gabes to Bizerte, wrecking about 20 percent of dock installations in six weeks. Weather permitting, more attacks may follow as German efforts struggle in Tripolitania.
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North Africa
Tripolitania
Tunis
Bizerte
Sousse
Sfax
Preparations First Then Victory at WPB Anniversary Dinner
Philadelphia on January 16 1944 Donald M. Nelson chairman of the War Production Board urged finishing war preparations this year to win a final victory in 1944. He spoke at the Poor Richard Club annual dinner where he received a gold medal noting wartime restrictions are unavoidable and not a cloak for reform. He praised Americans for meeting Pearl Harbor tasks and said the nation is now about twice as strong capable and productive as imagined.
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Philadelphia
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Poor Richard Club
Nelson
America
Berlin Bombard London Raid Reported by Stockholm Dispatch
A Svenska Dagbladet Berlin correspondent said Berlin was raided Saturday night with a very heavy antiaircraft barrage heard, as reported by Reuters from Stockholm.
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London
PA Reuters
Stockholm
Berlin
Svenska Dagbladet
Baruch Defends Self Over Belshazzar Feast Claims
Ray Tucker reports on Bernard M. Baruch denying charges he hosted a lavish reception for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hopkins during lean days. Guests say the banquet was modest, noting a $5 per person food average and champagne from Baruch’s cellar. The event reportedly cost about $2,000 for ninety guests, not counting bubble water and flowers.
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Ray Tucker
Bernard M. Baruch
Harry Hopkins
Mr. Baruch
Mr. Hopkins
Axis Reports Eighth Army Starts New Drive South
London reports say the British Eighth Army renewed its offensive toward Tripoli with a strong armored attack at Wadi Zem Zem, 180 miles southeast of Tripoli. Intensive air fighting in Tunisia involved 23 enemy planes destroyed at the loss of eight Allied aircraft. German and Italian claims said Montgomery’s forces repulsed Axis efforts near Sirte, while London circles note potential encirclement attempts against Rommel. Allied air superiority persisted over Libya and Tunisia with extensive bombing of Tripoli, Gabes area, and rail and road targets near Gabes.
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London
Eighth
Libya
Tripoli
Wadi Zem-Zem
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Sirte
Montgomery
North Africa
el- Alamein
Egypt
el Agheila
Eighth Army
Sfax
Gabes
Carl Spaatz
Perkins urges retaining War Labor Board postwar
Secretary of Labor Perkins urged preserving the board's machinery after peace, suggesting a name change and continuation of some functions on a simplified basis. She warned against compulsory use but said continued machinery could foster reliance on adjustment over strikes in wage hours and working conditions disputes. The report cites growing public responsibility in industry and unions.
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Washington
Perkins
War Labor Board
Labor Department
Soviet gains widen Stalingrad encirclement in seven day drive
The Red Army broke through German defenses at Stalingrad after a seven day battle begun January 10. German forces were reduced from 220,000 to about 70,000 to 80,000, with 25,000 killed and 15,000 captured in three days of the new drive toward the Don region. Strongpoints including Marinovka were seized as Russians pressed closer, while a separate offensive along the Kharkov axis advanced 30 to 56 miles and captured 600 towns and villages. German casualties totaled 17,000 captured and 15,000 killed.
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Associated Press
London
Red Army
Stalingrad
Moscow
Marinovka
Don River
Moscow Radio Tonight
Kharov
Ukraine
Voronezh
Don
Ludwig Sartorius
Berlin
Weather Good As Russians Drive Into Rostov Area
Southeast of Rostov action described as Russians advancing into the Rostov region. Dispatch notes the Allied observers and local weather conditions affecting mobility. Eddy Gilmore provides frontline details and context on the campaign in the Rostov area.
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Rostov
Red Army Advances on Front Near Rostov in Mild Winter
The Red Army pushes along the Rostov front in surprisingly warm weather contradicting claims that cold snaps aided German retreat. Reports from Lieut Gen Rodiony Malinovski indicate Germans show confusion but may attempt a defense along the Manych Canal and Northern Donets as the Red Army moves through Zimovniki toward Rostov.
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Red Arm
Rostov
Red
Hitler
Rodiony Malinovski
Maenych Canal
Donets
NMB Chairman Sees RR Dispute Near Solve
CHICAGO January 1644 Mediation over the railroad labor dispute failed today but NMB Chairman George A Cook voiced confidence that President Roosevelts new railway labor panel would settle the issues. Since January 7 the board sought wage raises of 20 cents an hour and a closed shop for 900000 non operating workers. Mediation ended with no arbitration agreement and the panel was asked to decide.
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Chicago
George A. Cook
National Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Carriers Joint Conference Committee
Quartet Of 70 Bills In House Aimed At Changes In Schools
North Carolina 1943 House opens with 70 bills in the hopper. Four key school measures seek a 20 percent pay raise for teachers and admins, sick leave with pay for up to 10 days, a push for vocational education with funded teachers, and a proposal to place schools under a single Board of Education. Speaker Kerr announces key committee assignments incl F E Wallace finance chair and T Clarence Stone appropriations chair.
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Scott Summers
Raleigh
North Carolina
Abernethy
Lincoln
Caveness
Mosely
Guilford
Tompkins
Jackson
Arch T. Allen Ot Wake
John Kerr, Jr
F. E. Wallace
Lenoir
T. Clarence Stone
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UAW
CIO
Dixie
United Mine Workers
Wildcat
By E. C. Daniel
Miss Perkins
Eddy Gilmore
Russia
Selma
Ala
Atlanta Journal
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IMI
By Eddy Gilmore
Zimovniki
Kotelnikovski
Volga
NMB
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