Roosevelt At Sixty Working Harder Than Ever
President Roosevelt, age 60, continues intensive work at the White House since December 7. He is in strong health per Rear Admiral MacIntire, though aging lines mark his face. War changes his routine with fewer social calls and a focus on war effort leaders. Hollywood guests join White House events and a nationwide radio address is planned.
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Pearl Harbor
Amazing battle for Singapore and East Indies unfolds
The story portrays Japanese advances near Singapore and the naval base as Allied forces confront a vast, encroaching Japanese push. It likens the enemy to a giant octopus spreading through the region, threatening Malaya, French Indochina, Thailand, and the Philippines as the war widens.
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Tax On Payrolls Gains Spotlight in Washington Debates
Washington officials report renewed discussion of a 15 percent payroll tax on all wages above 1,000 annually to fund general taxes. Treasury and Congress weigh payroll at source versus a 3 percent federal sales tax. estimates vary on revenue potential.
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Roosevelt signs price control bill amid farm ceiling concerns
President Roosevelt signed the price control bill and warned that farm price provisions threaten parity and the cost of living. He called the 110 percent parity ceiling a danger but said the measure is the best obtainable and would be vigorously administered with possible later amendments. Leon Henderson, the price administrator, drew a wry Latin quip as to his potential role. Readings showed few farm products hitting the 110 percent ceiling, with detailed ceilings listed for cotton, wheat, corn, oats, barley, rice, rye, flax seed, and potatoes.
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Denny Named To State Supreme Court In North Carolina
Raleigh Jan 30 News reports Denny, a Gastonia lawyer and former Gastonia mayor, named to fill the late Justice Heriot Clarkson’s seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. He is 30, practiced law since 1919, and may seek reelection in 1942 with Justices Stacy and Schenck. Several names circulate for the Democratic state chair role.
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Heriot Clarkson
Supreme Court
Walter P. Stacy
Michael Schenck
D. Hiden Ramsey
Asheville
Monroe Redden
Hendersonville
Dick Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Jonathan Daniels
Surry County
President seeks $26 billion Navy boost for planes
Roosevelt asked Congress to add 56.0 billion to the navy appropriation, boosting the total to about 25.99 billion with funds for 23,000 combat planes and 10,000 army training planes. The measure includes 30 million for Douglas dam construction and a provision to transfer ships to vital allies, signaling expansion of wartime aid.
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War fears pivot on Panama Canal defense plan
A wartime column argues the Panama Canal narrowly escaped attack on a fatal Sunday as Army air forces manned defenses. It cites suspected enemy fleets and Tokyo plans targeting the Philippines and Hawaii, noting Lt. Gen. Frank Andrews leads Caribbean defense and contrasts with Admiral Kimmel and Gen. Short.
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Submarine sightings near New Jersey coast alarm naval zone
New York January 30 three and perhaps four Axis submarines sighted close to the New Jersey coast, per the third naval district. A naval warning urged ships and shore stations to watch areas where raiders might be found, including waters near Atlantic City and Cape May.
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Navy tanker Pan Maine reaches Atlantic port safely
The Navy announced that the 7,236 ton Pan Maine, once reported attacked by an enemy submarine, has arrived at an Atlantic port without incident.
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South Carolina Adopts Prohibition Rider on Dry Bill
In Columbia on January 30 a surprise House action passed a straight dry bill restoring prohibition in South Carolina. The measure, a rider to the general Appropriation bill, was approved by a roll call vote of 10 to 29.
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Planes Over Ireland Threaten Ulster Town Fire Routines
anti aircraft batteries opened fire today when enemy planes appeared over Northeastern Ulster. A United States Army force of several hundred was on a route march and could have been in the affected area.
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Japs Are Only 18 Miles From British Port
AP report shows Japanese forces surged within 18 miles of Singapore as 90 000 troops opened a climactic assault on the Malay peninsula and Johor Bahru corridor. British HQ warned of serious danger near Kulai and the Singapore causeway while Dutch and Allied units fight across the Indies and Pacific fronts.
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Second casualty reported by U S pilots in Burma
In Burma on January 30 the Flying Tigers unofficially reported a second casualty from a strafing raid on a Japanese air field on the Moulmein front. The missing flier was from Missouri and his Curtiss Tomahawk burst into flames in a low dive. The AVG squadron, by contrast, claimed 30 Japanese planes downed in dog fights over Burma during the past week.
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Hitler Says War Will Last, Vows U Boats Power
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler, in his first speech since declaring war on the United States, said America’s war with Japan freed Germany to act and asserted Germany would beat the enemy where met. He praised Rommel, warned of winter’s end, and urged German arms production. He claimed Eastern front was stabilized against weather, not Russians, and spoke of a broader world war against old foes.
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Eire Fears Arrival Of Troops Portends Seizure Of Her Bases
Dublin reports official concern that US troops landing in Ulster may precede seizure of Ireland's naval bases vital to Allied operations. The mood in Dublin is wary of Britain and Ulster politics, with calls for neutrality amid fears of pressure to join the war.
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German Lines Clear To Azov Sea Menaced
Moscow reports cavalry paced Soviet troops drove through Donets Basin fortifications toward the Sea of Azov. Dnieperopetrovsk, once held by Axis, fell five months earlier. Recaptured Lozovaya with a 93 mile advance, 20,000 Germans killed in 10 days. Three German divisions and three regiments were declared utterly routed. Headquarters of the 257th Infantry division destroyed with documents captured.
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Nelson Urges Quick War Production Over Debate
Washington January 30 Donald M Nelson War Production Board chairman urged 230 National Association of Manufacturers leaders to accelerate output now even if costs and terms are unsettled. He dismissed delays and said start producing with imperfect methods and refine later, prioritizing speed over bargaining.
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