Treasury reviews tax plan to address war income inequities
The Treasury Department studies extending exemptions to reflect normal incomes to curb excess profits taxes amid wartime incomes. The plan would compare rising peace-time earnings with flat salaries, addressing inequities while Congress and administration seek at least 12 billion dollars in new revenue.
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Donald Kovacic
Washington
Treasury Department
John Doe
Richard Roe
Treasury
Department
Ways and Means
War Today and Air Power in the Western Front
The piece discusses potential German and Allied actions in Europe, noting an offensive if not first strike, threats of invasion of western Europe by Anglo American forces, and a limited Nazi air power aid to Mussolini. It weighs how these moves could affect the Mediterranean, the invasion timeline, and Stalin’s push for a second front as Churchill’s autumn leaves fall.
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Europe
Mussolini
France
Mediterranean
Russia
Stalin
Hitler
Churchill
Allies Beatback Overwhelming Luftwaffe in Sicily Raid Roundup
Allied air forces including P-38s bombers and fighters hammered targets over Sicily and Sardinia. At least 42 enemy aircraft were claimed down in 24 hours by Northwest African air forces, with reports of limited German losses by Berlin broadcasts. Raids targeted Messina, Catania, and Marsala, while Axis-claimed Bizerte raid remained unconfirmed. Axis reinforcements over Gerbini signaled intensified Mediterranean air war as Crete operations continued.
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U. S
Sicily
Sardinia
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Associated Press
Berlin
Messina
Marsala
Bizerte
Gerbini
Great Test as Red Army Holds Kursk Front
Russian observers describe a pivotal clash near Kursk and Belgorod with the central front across fields and forests, as hundreds of tanks flatten grain. German artillery and air raids press the line while Soviet counterattacks and dugouts resist. The battle, just dawned yesterday, tests the resolve of the Russian people and the army.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Soviet Repel Major German Tank Drive In Eastern Front
Soviet reports describe a morning German assault with tanks and infantry aimed along a contested front. They say 200 German tanks led the push, followed by air bombers, and that a midday counterattack by the Red Army drove Germans from the line, with about 600 killed. Reports note 100 German tanks pierced Orel Kursk Belgorod sectors before Soviet counter forces halted further advances and recaptured ground.
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Southern Democrats seek reintegration on equal footing
In wartime Washington, governors from 14 Southern and Democratic border states aired grievances about political job distribution, freight-rate inequities, and anti-lynching efforts. A strong Southern candidate for the ticket and a renewed union on equal terms were key goals, with Roosevelt favored for the next nomination if the war continues. Meanwhile, Navy reports signaled a naval engagement in Kula Gulf near New Georgia, with analysis noting potential escalation and the strategic stakes for Guadalcanal and broader Pacific operations.
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Navy
Kula Gulf
South Pacific
New Georgia Island
Handy trivia quiz from an old paper
The piece tests general knowledge with questions and answers. It covers Henry VIII’s six wives with a note about two beheaded, the volume of a cord of wood as 8 by 4 by 4 feet, medical abbreviations Hor decub Gtt Ft, and the Bourne Whaling Museum in New Bedford as dedicated to whaling history. It also notes that the White House has rooms named Red Blue and Pearl.
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New Bedford
Mass
Naval actions in the Solomons indicate rising battle scale
Reports show US forces inflicted considerable damage as about 40 ships operated in the Solomon Islands campaign since August 7, with the June 30 invasion of Munda area marking a new phase. Japanese losses are estimated around 65 to 80 ships, roughly a 2 to 1 disadvantage for Japan, suggesting future hit and run clashes could widen and foreshadow a major naval battle in the central Solomons.
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Truk Island
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Kula Gulf
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Guadalcanal
Giraud to Confer With British and American Chiefs
General Henri Giraud will meet in Washington with the British and American combined chiefs of staff to discuss the conduct of the war against the Axis powers. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said the visit will be military in character and did not specify Giraud’s arrival date.
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Stephen Early
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Africa
Early
Convention Opens in Raleigh With FFA Speakers
The two day annual state convention of the future farmers of America opened in Raleigh. Governor Broughton and Dr Clyde A Erwin state superintendent of public instruction were among speakers. Theme focuses on how the FFA can meet a maximum amount of war needs. District public speaking contests were held today and officers will be elected tomorrow.
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The
Future Farmers of America
Governor Broughton
Clyde A. Erwin
Superintendent of Public Instruction
FFA
Navy shells bomb New Georgia targets July 4 5
American forces hit Vila Kolombangara Island and Bairoko anchorage on New Georgia with warship shells and Mitchell medium bombers during the night of July 4 and before dawn July 5. Dive bombers later dropped 1000 pound bombs on Bairoko above Munda in New Georgia.
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Kula Gulf
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Bairoko
Munda
OPA To Permit Vacation Trips In Eastern States
Representative Hartley of New Jersey announced that the Office of Price Administration has agreed to relax gasoline restrictions in 12 eastern seaboard states. Vacation trips by A card holders will be allowed after July 15 for seashore visits, summer homes, or similar getaways, with duration options of one or two weeks or a season. The decision followed talks with OPA Director Prentiss M. Brown.
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Hartley
R-N.j
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Eastern Seaboard
Eastern Conference of
Prentiss M. Brown
New Jersey
Pilot Believed Lost In Crash Near Winston
A bomber crashed and exploded ten miles north of Winston Salem yesterday. Sheriff Ernie Shore said no trace of the occupants was found and the Army took charge of the wreckage. Also reported, Lacy Walker of Burlington was elected the new North Carolina Department Commander of the Disabled American Veterans at the 20th annual convention in Gastonia.
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Burlington
North Carolina Department
Charlies A. Baker
Asheville
Weather in Carolinas continues warmth with scattered storms
North Carolina stays warm with scattered thundershowers in the mountains late this afternoon or early tonight, while South Carolina remains warm. Local forecast notes mild evening and lingering heat across both states.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Wright Carl Bynum Dies in Greensboro at 53
Carl Bynum Wright 53 of Weasley Street Greensboro died Monday at Guilford Sanatorium after a yearlong illness. Funeral services planned in Hanes Chapel pending word from son Otis Wright. He lived in Richmond County before nine years ago moving to Greensboro and worked with George C. Brown Cedar Company. Survived by wife Emily Bryant three sons R W Wright Wade Wright Ortis Wright one daughter Isabel Wright and two sisters Hassie Harrison and Misa Nove Wright of High Point.
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Thomasville Man To Address Annual Synod Conference
Salisbury July 6 Rev W C Lyerly of Thomasville chairman of the Synod committee on National Missions will deliver the main address closing tonight the annual summer conference of the Southern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church The event began Sunday at Catow College with daily conferences classes and directed recreation led by Rev Lawrence A Leonard of Landis
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Salisbury
Southern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
W. C. Lyerly
Thomasville
Synod
Catow College
Lawrence A. Leonard
Landis
Sweden Holds Summer Military Exercises On Same Scale
A Swedish communique announced summer drills on an extensive scale akin to spring and winter maneuvers with the air force taking part in the final phase. Officials stated Sweden remained at risk of involvement in the war though no troop counts were given. Under full mobilization Sweden could field about 600000 troops.
Contract Awarded for Water Treatment Plant Work
The War Department announced a contract award between $100,000 and $500,000. Higgins and Gaines of Greensboro, North Carolina, will construct a water treatment plant in Richmond County, North Carolina, under the supervision of Wilmington Engineers.
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War Department
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Greensboro
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Richmond County
Wilmington Engineers
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