Sales Tax Debate Divides Arkansas Teachers and Lobbyists
Little Rock reports show lobbyist J Forrest Rozzell filed with the Secretary of State to place an actor sponsored initiated act raising the state sales tax from two to three percent. The piece argues against higher taxes, urging reform of real and personal property taxes to fund public schools and warns of broader economic consequences.
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Little Rock
J. Forrest Rozzell
Retary of State
Kansas
Arkansas
Public Welfare Department
WPA Dies at End of Vast Spending Era
Washington reports the World Projects Administration ends its nine year run after spending $10.14 billion to aid 8.5 million workers. The Office of Price Administration gains a one year extension amid warnings from Roosevelt about enforcing price controls.
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WPA
Washington
World Projects Administration
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt
OPA
Congress
Rotary District Governors Assume Office in State
Chicago announces two Rotary International district governors have begun their terms. Cole Hampton McKinney of Harrison Arkansas becomes governor of District 136 overseeing 56 clubs in Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma. Oscar I Moore of Magnolia Arkansas heads District 138 with 59 Arkansas clubs. he runs Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. in Magnolia.
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Chicago
Iax
Cole Hampton McKinney
Harrison
Ark
Oscar I. Moore
Magnolia
Rotary International
McKinney
Rotary
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Moore
Arkansas,Louisiana Gas Company
Pulpwood Exports From Canada East to U.S. in 1943
In 1943 Canada exported about 1,590,000 cords of pulpwood from the eastern region east of the Cascades to the United States. The report notes a sizable wartime timber trade sustaining allied needs during the year.
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U.S
Canada
Cascende Mountains
United States
Moon Distance Relative to Clouds
The moon lies about 100000 times farther away than the highest clouds, a contrast highlighted as it appears to glide through the sky. This observation notes the vast scale between cloud tops and lunar distance.
Shorthand in Old Rome A Cicero Secretary's System
An ancient aide devised a shorthand system to record Cicero’s speeches as he dictated them. The method helped capture orations accurately and sped transcription for the famed Roman orator.
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Old Rome
Cicero
Liberators Hit Formosa and Jap Bastion
Liberator bombers from China attacked Formosa targets at Takao including ships docks and harbor installations. Reports from Chungking say the raid aims to neutralize Formosa for Admiral Nimitz to press toward the Chinese mainland.
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Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Liberator
China
Formosa
Chungking
Takao
Adm
Nimitz
Philippines
Saipan
Pacific
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Comei
Guam
Tokyo
Bonin Islands
Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
14Th Air Force
English Barkeep in England Praises Postwar Troops
An English innkeeper near the U S Army camp recalls two generations of American soldiers and says today’s troops are more educated, polite, and better behaved yet still chase spirits. Betty the innkeeper charms officers with a mirror loving vanity and guards a touching farewell kiss memory from a captain bound for France.
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Hal Boyle
England
Robert George Fox
U.S
Normandy
Betty
Mother Camp
United States
WLB Moves to End Two Big Strikes
The War Labor Board acted to settle two major labor conflicts affecting 26 000 Midwest truck drivers and 9 000 Timken Roller Bearing Co workers in Canton Ohio. The truckers walkout was postponed awaiting a WLB hearing while a wage dispute and grievances at Timken spurred the board to order an end to the strike. Potential wage increases and retroactive rates were at issue for drivers across several states.
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Associated Press
War Labor
WLB
Washington
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton
United Steel Workers Union
CSO
Thomas E. Flynn
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Midwest Operators Association
Midwest
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Dexter Lewis
Central States Drivers Council
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Kans
Robots Crash on South End of England
German flying bombs hit southern England as the air battle intensified. Prime Minister Churchill was seen at anti aircraft sites and Parliament prepared for a possible brief statement next week. Casualties and damage rose with crashes and a nursery destroyed leaving many fatalities among babies.
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London
England
Winston Churchill
Commons
Churchill
Air Ministry
International Information Bureau
German Propaganda Agency
Ne Associated Press
Routed Nazis Pouring Back Into Minsk
Moscow dispatches report demoralized German forces pouring into Minsk after being outflanked from the northwest. Soviet Third Army led by Cherniakhovsky advances east and southeast with Rokossovsky and Zakharov’s armies converging toward the capital of White Russia as Red Star notes river crossings and heavy German counterattacks near PoJotsk.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Front
Minsk
Gestapo
White Russia
Hitler
Ivan Chernikhovsky
Berezina
Red Star
Red Army
Rokossovsky
George Zakharov
Cherniakhovsky
High Command
Po Jotsk
Fifth Army presses along west coast of Italy toward Laverno
Fifth Army infantry beat off German tank counterattacks near Cecina and advanced along the Italian west coast toward Laverno while the French pushed toward Siena. In the Adriatic sector the Eighth Army crossed the Musone river and German forces retreated toward Ancona as American units seized multiple towns near Cecina.
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Rome
Fifth
Cecina
Laverno
Leghorn
Jisa
Siena
Florence
Adriatic
Ancona
Fifth Army
Doughboys
Meortar
Livorno
Guardistallo
Casale
Sien
Lake Trasimeno
Buoncenvento
San Giovanni
Eighth Army
Civitanova
House Mosquito Proves Nuisance With Ten Day Growth
A common house mosquito can breed rapidly in a damp bottle cap or tin can, given water and ten days. The resulting swarm could annoy neighbors for weeks, highlighting the need for proper water disposal and container coverage.
British Stand Firm at Caen as 2000 Tanks Rush In
Allied dispatch from Supreme Headquarters reports British Second Army holding the Odon salient near Caen as Rommel concentrates German armor in France. American forces push toward St Lo, reaching La Forge and Le Carillon while declaring German counterattacks repulsed.
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Caen
West Gallagher Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Second Army
Odon River
Erwin Rommel
Russia
St. Lo
la Forge
Isigny
le Carillon
Rommel
Friedrich Dollman
7Th Army
Berlin
Caen-Evrecy
Odon
Supreme Headquarters
Miles Christopher Dempsey
France
This Is 4st War to Hurt U.S. Says Japs
The Japanese argue the Saipan battle proves Americans will face a costly war on a national scale. In a Shanghai prison interview, they boasted of possible repatriation plans and predicted swift American defeat, while acknowledging fierce fighting would intensify as the Pacific war continues.
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Washington
Saipan Island
United States
Pearl Harbor
Shanghai
Gripsholm
San Francisco
Pacific
China
Saipan
Tarawa
Manhattan Skyscrapers Balance on Excavated Dirt Weight
New Yorkers wonder if Manhattan’s towering skylines burden the island. Experts note the buildings weigh less than the dirt excavated to construct them, keeping overall load manageable.
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Manhattan
New York City
Wound fatalities cut Florence Nishtingale
A fragment claims Florence Nightingale reduced Crimean War wounded death rate from 40 percent to 2 percent and notes a convoluted coinage about fat and dynamite. The passage blends historical斟 and nonsensical phrases, preserving the readable facts while omitting unclear details.
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Florence Nishtingale
World Bank and World Store outlined as postwar finance plan
Bretton Woods opens with a plan for two massive institutions the International Monetary Fund and a world bank to stabilize currencies and promote trade. Nations led by the United States would fund the IMF and RFC style bank to provide foreign exchange and long term credit for reconstruction and development.
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Donald Kovacic
Bretton Woods
N. H
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
French Committee of National Liberation
International Monetary Fund
England
Russia
China
RFC
United Nations Bank For Reconstruction and Development
United States
Playing Card Invitations for Philadelphia President Birthday Ball
The Philadelphia Assembly issued playing card invitations to attend the President birthday ball honoring Gevorve Wushinoute.
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Philadelphia Assembly
Gevorve Wushinoute
U S Forces Press Saipan Ridge Advance in Bloody Battle
American forces push through intensified Japanese resistance on Saipan as U S casualties mount and gains spread along ridges above Garapan. Naval and Marine losses are detailed, with comparisons to Tarawa and Guadalcanal as the costly campaign continues.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan Island
Associated Press
Rembert James
Garapan
U. S
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Saipan
Tarawa
Guadalcanal
Marine Corps
Nimitz
Dewey Homecoming Rally Sees United U S Support
Governor Thomas E. Dewey returns to Albany amid a crowd of about 2,500 at the capitol steps. He says the November election will show America’s unity and strength in war, stressing Americans can argue and still stay focused on the war effort while allies are assured of renewed resolve. Dewey is greeted after a parade from the station and welcomed by Albany Mayor Frank S. Harris.
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Great Britain
United States
High Seas
Enen
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Capitol
Dewey
Capitol Park
Grounding Chains Extend 500 Mile Gas Tanker Route
Gasoline trucks use chains to ground loads and prevent static sparks. The Mariannas stands stretch 500 miles between Japan and the Carolines, serving as a navigation landmark.
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Japan
The
Carolines
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S. Burton Heath Merchant Marine
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LITH
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Polotsk
Grodryanka
Hho
Vitebsk
Senno
Zhiobin
Orshe
Bobruisk
NEA Telemap
Liberators
Jap Bastion
Middle East
South End
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Europe
Cap de la Hague
Greville
Cape
Omonville la Rogue
Omonville la Petite
Morris J. Harris
World Store
World Bank
United Nation
Dewcey
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