Political raid on Arkansas sales tax foes schools burden
Little Rock reports warn of a proposed bill by the Arkansas Municipal League and the Arkansas County Judges Association to divert 5 percent of the first 8 million dollars of sales tax to city and county governments. The piece defends the state 2 percent tax as essential for schools and welfare, notes war-related shifts in local government activity, and warns against breaking the pledge to reduce the tax once its purposes are met. It also notes wartime automobile sales drop but January collections holding, and mentions a skeptical look at future trade until the war ends. The column contrasts this with a harsh birthday scene in Berlin, where restrained celebrations and Allied air activity colored the day.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Municipal League
Arkansas County Judges Association
Arkansas
Hamburg Bombed by RAF Planes in Major Raid
London reports with British air ministry stating 16 RAF aircraft missing after a heavy night raid on Hamburg. DNB notes daylight formations over western Germany with mixed German losses claimed. Dover corridor activity seen as Allied forces head toward Abbeville. Hamburg fires burned reported by authorities.
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London
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
British
Air Ministry
RAF
Germany
Cologne
DNB
Strait of
Dover
Abbeville
England
Ways Means Member Hits Rum Tax Plan
Washington reports that House Ways and Means Chairman Doughton opposed Beardsley Ruml's skip year tax plan. Ruml argued the plan would boost federal revenue without forgiving debts. Debate focused on withholding timelines and the impact on individual taxpayers and government funding during wartime.
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fBy Fancis M. LE May
Washington
Doughton
D - NC
House
Ways and Means Committee
Beardsley Ruml
Boughton
Ruml
New York Federal Reserve Board
Rumi
Ecc
Treasury
Coughton
RAF Follows Up Night Raid on Germany
Heavy U S air force bombers attacked targets in northwestern Germany in a daylight raid believed to involve Wilhelmshaven and Emden shipping industries. British reports claim German fighters intercepted the force with heavy losses, while speculation points to Kiel canal and U‑boat parts factories as possible targets.
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London
United States Army Air Force
Targes
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
WilhelmsShaven
Kiel Canal
Berlin
Reapportionment Bill Again Introduced
Sen. Jocham James of Jonesboro introduced a long-promised bill to reapportion Arkansas seven congressional districts. He said the measure is not an attack on office holders and added that any congressman will have time to move to his preferred district. James also hinted at a potential bid for Congress himself.
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Litle Rock
Jocham James
Jonesboro
James
West Memphis
Congress
Flashes of Life and Oddities From Around the Nation
A, P dispatches detail John Murray in New York Night Court admitting a chaotic home life and alleged abuse of a four year old, with the magistrate holding him for further hearing. Measurements of wartime life appear in stories from Philadelphia, Northampton, Farragut, Denver, Gallup, and more.
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Associated Press
New York
John Murray
Lng
Murray
Robbery Motive Mentioned in Slaying of Model Carey
Chicago police considered robbery as a motive in the bludgeoning slaying of model and nightclub dancer Miss Carey. A man was seen fleeing her apartment before her death on Tuesday, and investigators weighed other theories including an angry suitor, a jealous rival, or revenge. A tenant in the building reported seeing a man with two women's coats as he left.
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Chicago
Pretty Stele Carey
Dlice
Miss Carey
William Drury
Miss. Carey
Spain Denies Any Part of Peace Proposal
Buenos Aires reports say Spain instructed ambassadors in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago to deny Hitler asked General Franco to mediate a peace offer. The embassies issued statements denying any such proposition and asserting Spain would act according to sovereignty if a future peace offer is made.
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Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Santiago
Adolf Mitler
Francisco Franco
Spain
South America
Franco
Brazil
Argentina
Hope mayoral race draws lots for ballot positions
In Hope the only contested race for mayor drew ballot spots with E. P. Young first, W. S. Atkins second, and incumbent Albert Graves third. Four wards aldermen and the city treasurer face no opposition, while no candidate filed for the office of city attorney. The preferential primary will be held February 28 with a runoff on March 4.
Americans Japs’ Maneuvering for Positions in the Pacific
In the Southwest Pacific United States and Japanese naval forces maneuver for position near Guadalcanal and its air field. Both sides report continued air and surface exchanges with limited losses as a potential titanic clash looms, including Japan's first night bombing near Savo Island and claims of battleships sunk off Rennell Island.
Navy Verifies Air Attack on Guadalcanal
Navy reports first night air raid by Japanese planes on surface vessels off Guadalcanal during U S operations in the South Pacific. Attack occurred January 29 and involved night bombing attributed to air units operating from the Solomons theater. Tokyo claims of battleship and cruiser losses cited but viewed as exaggerated by Washington.
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United States
Southwest Pacific
Navy
Guadalcanal
Ishindi
U. S
South Pacific
Sava Island
Solomons
Paacific Fie
Bolomans
Suvo Island
Midway
Tokyo
Rennell Island
Solomons Chain
Washington
Yinyo
14 Axis Supply Ships Sunk Off Tunisia Amid Allied Push
Allied forces intensified operations in North Africa with the destruction of 14 to 16 Axis supply ships in the midMediterranean approaches to Tunisia. British forces seized Hill 648 near Bou Arada, and American troops advanced near Sened. Allied bombers hit Gabes and Maknassy while losses included six Axis planes for eight Allied aircraft. Satellites and naval units supported a broader push toward Faid pass as Montgomery massed forces on the Libyan Tunisian border.
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Tunisia
Associated Press
London
North Africa
mid-Mediterranean
Bou Arada
Jebel Mansour
Medjezel Bab
Robaa
Sened
Maknassy
Gabes
Faid
Tunisian
Sfax
Eighth Army
Cairo
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Fisida
Strait of Messina
Italy
Sicily
U.S. Army
Ninth Air Force
Payroll Plan fuels 45 percent of war bond sales
Moody Moore of the Arkansas War Savings Staff told Hempstead county officials and local business leaders at Mon ecity hall that the Payroll Savings Plan accounts for 45 percent of national war bond sales. He urged 100 percent participation and noted Arkansas bought 45 million of 1942 bonds, with Hempstead county totaling 515,562 in 1942 purchases and Series H co-ownership rising to 10,000 annually.
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Moody Moore
Arkansas War Savings
Little Rock
Hempstead
Mone City Hall
Albert Graves
Meare
Arkansas
Moore
Rate Reduction Would Affect Arkansas Consumers
Little Rock February 4 Arkansas Power and Light Company may have rate cuts ordered by the Federal Power Commission for its Lake Catherine aluminum plant. Arkansas utilities commission spokesman says refunds on excess earnings for 1942 would lower consumer bills, while the intervenor Federal Works Agency prepares to call Douglas Wright of Grand River Dam to the stand.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Federal Power Commission
Lake Catherine
Ark
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Arkkansas Utilities Commission
FPC
J. E. Flanders
Saite
Flanders
Arkansas Utilities Commission
Federal Works Agency
Douglas Wright
Grand River Dam
Ark - la
Allies Building Huge Arsenal Behind Lines
London reports Allied powers are assembling a vast war supply network behind North African front lines. Reinforcements arrive by sea and air from Britain and the United States as armored divisions, air forces, and logistics bases spread from Morocco to Tunisia. Despite Axis shortages, Allied confidence grows that ultimate victory is near.
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Rice Yhner
London
North Africa
Europe
Algiers
Morocco
United Nations Air Force
Avalino Ale Eit
Tunisia
United Kingdom
United States
South Atlantic
Africa
Axis
Ant
Mediterranean
England
Sever Rail Line: Sea Only Way for Nazis to Escape
Russian forces close in on Rostov and Kharkov as the Red Army drives toward the sea and cuts the last rail link to the Caucasus. The German retreat tightens around Kupyansk, Krasny Liman, and Voroshilovgrad as Soviet offensives press from Don, Donets, and upper Don regions amid claims of defensive successes.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
la Émia
Caucasus
Azov
Dunkerque
Red Army
Rostov
Tll
Kischchevka
Sha Yeya
London
Novorossisk
Strait of Kerch
Crimea
Salsk
Alnitskaya
Kur
Kharkov
Voroshilovgrad
Don
High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
Donets
Lake Ladoga
Kupyansk
Voronezh
Krasny Liman
Gemans
Ir Kharkov
Zolothukhino
Fulbright Hints Bipartisan Will To Cooperate on World Issues
Representative Fulbright of Arkansas says many new Republican House members are eager to cooperate for a satisfactory solution to international problems. He cautions that isolationist views exist in both parties and notes the party label is less important than origin and age of members. He discusses committee placements and praises Edward Stettinius as lend-lease administrator while predicting possible extensions with minor changes.
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Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
University of Arkansas
Rublican House
Whle
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs
Agriculture Committee
Education
Foreign Affairs Committee
Edward Stettitius
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Man Welch
Farragut
Idaho
Parragut Naval Training Station
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Gallup
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