Senate divides on treaty power and constitutional change
The piece argues the United States Senate controls treaty approval and could veto by minority, hindering World Peace efforts and UN participation. It notes a proposed amendment to require simple majority consent in both houses and cites a two thirds requirement for constitutions, warning the Senate may resist changing a power held 150 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Senate
America
United Nation’s Council
Congress
Organization
United Nations
AP Washington
House
Postwar Tax Policy Should Be Realistic Not Promises
Senator Barkley and the House committee spoke of possible 50 percent tax cuts, but the article urges caution. It argues voters will expect heaven and earth, yet the nation must focus on a stable financial plan to end debt borrowing and ensure tax revenue covers government expenses after the war.
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Barkley
Kentucky
Committee On Finance
House Republican Committee
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Treasury Department
Congress
Walter F. George
Senate
Meyer Jacobstein
Brookings Institution
W. M. Colmer
House
Chicago
Marion B. Folsom
A. D. H. Kaplan
Committee For Economic Development
National Resources Planning Board
Unified command aims for fair war communiques
A critique of General MacArthur's official dispatches argues they overstate army operations while downplaying naval actions in Mindoro. It cites Navy carrier strikes, air field attacks, and convoy moves, urging balanced reporting and awareness of interservice tensions shaping public notices during wartime.
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Washington
MacArthur
United States Navy
Japan
General MacArthur
Mac
Philippines
Mindoro
Leyte
Visayan
Navy
Luzon
Pearl Harbor
Five Star ranks for U.S. military chiefs proposed
The piece argues that U S military and naval leaders should wear five stars to match international standards and prestige. It notes larger forces justify higher ranks and cites examples of foreign envoys adopting distinctive dress to project strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Babson urges outside sales to spur 60 million jobs
In his CIO convention remarks Roger W Babson argues for boosting employment after the war by strengthening outside sales and merchandising in existing firms. He warns that inventors need sales to turn ideas into jobs and favors tax relief but cautions against overreliance on lone ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
Wallace
CIO
Chicago
Thomas A. Edison
Babson
Ceaiinam
Ule Tees
U. S
Prietor
Washington
Government Encourages Saving Wrapping for Waste Drive
Treasury announces the last quarter income tax payment due date is extended to January 15. Citizens are told to set aside Christmas wrappings for a city waste paper drive, easing year end mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Santa Claus
Senate Blocks Christmas Postman Pay Raise
James Marlow reports that the senate blocked a $400 yearly raise for all postal workers after House approval. The post office department opposed a flat increase, favoring graded boosts to repair salary inequalities and adjust the pay scale while new recommendations await congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Bailey
Department
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Walker
Legacy of the Christmas Clearing House Drive at City Hall
Pledges and baskets pour into the Christmas Clearing House headquarters in the city hall on Friday morning secretary Clara Rudiger said donations would be received until Monday. The item notes visits and returns of local residents and echoes several decade-spanning items from ten to forty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Heck
Lake City
Minn
Pearl Coudrey
A. H. Coudrey
French Island
Christmas Clearing House
Common Council
City Hall
Clara Ruediger
William Bockehnaur
Charles Street
Madison
la Crosse
L. Weingarten
William Eldred
C. B. Bechtold
Nozzelman
E. P. Kuehn
Leo Rumy
Trempealeau County Men To Be Inducted
Whitehall officials announce two groups of Trempealeau county men will leave Whitehall on December 27 for induction and medical examination in Milwaukee. Inductees include Douglas G Kindschy Raymond H Richardson James L Smith and others from Galesville Whitehall Eleva Osseo Ettrick Blair Independence and Adams etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Milwaukee
Clarence H. Johnson
Selective Service Board
Douglas George Kindschy
Raymond Harlow Richardson
James Lincoln Smith
Galesville
Raymond T. Slaby
William Leo Robinson
Andrew Earl Lemb
Lloyd Milan Arneson
Heber Jeddy Grant McNish
Clayton Gerald Alberg
Eleva
Noble Bennie Syverson
Earl Orvin Estenson
Osseo
Charles Floyd Turner
John Norbert Dick
Ettrick
Earl Goodwin Gilbertson
Farrel Monroe Bergum
Blair
Albert Arcadia
Henry James Sokolsky
Ro—_ Adrian Sonsalla
Indepence
Supreme Court affirms Jencks case verdict in Whitehall
The Wisconsin Supreme Court confirmed the jury and Judge R S Cowie in the Jencks auto collision case. Jencks awarded 3274.50 total: 3000 for personal injuries, 224.50 for medical bills, 50 for car damage. collision occurred November 30, 1942 near Eleva on Highway 10 involving a 1927 Chevrolet driven by Jencks of Unity and a 1937 Cadillac driven by A R Schlagel of Milwaukee with his wife Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
State Supreme Court
R. S. Cowie
C. E. Jencks
Circuit Court
Jencks
Unity
A. R. Schlagel
Milwaukee
Harley-Davidson Company
Marie
Highway 10
Eleva
Postwar planning shortfall noted by senate committee
The Senate military affairs subcommittee reports postwar laws have not provided an economic substitute for war production. It criticizes the 78th Congress for not mapping a sound postwar economy and lists tentative reforms as insufficient while calling for centralized planning and continued postwar policy efforts in the 79th Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Murray
Truman
Revercomb
Goodland Governor Aims to Smooth Wisconsin Legislature Ties
Gov. Goodland plans frequent consultations with legislative leaders to avoid past clashes. Ed Roethe and Ed Doan will handle liaison and press duties, promising a more cordial, productive session. Senator John Lappen seeks sergeant-at-arms. Kellman likely reelected. talk of a 2 percent sales tax tied to soldiers' aid funds persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Gov. Goodland
Executive Department
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Republican Party
Ed Roethe
Goodland
Roethe
Ed Doan
Doan
Wisconsin
John Lappen
Outagamie County
State
Senate
Assembly
Norris Kellman
Galesville
Armond R Johnson Promoted in England to Technician Fifth Grade
Armond R Johnson promoted from private first class to technician fifth grade as part of a British based unit. He is son of Mr and Mrs Albert Johnson of Osseo Wisconsin and serves with the military police detachment of the 56th Fighter Group of the Eighth Air Force.
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Armond R. Johnson
England
Albert Johnson
Osseo
Wis
T. Johnson
56Th Fighter Group
8Th Air Force
Soldiers sue railroad over two severe injuries in Terre Haute wreck
Tech. Sgt. Maywood Carpenter of Summerfield Ohio and Sgt. Earl Carruthers of Gordon Wisconsin filed federal suits seeking 200000 each from Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad alleging irreparable back and spine injuries from the Sept 14 wreck near Terre Haute Indiana that killed 26 people while aboard the south bound Dixie Flyer collision with a mail express train.
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Chicago
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Terre Haute
Ind
Maywood Carpenter
Summerfield
Ohio
Earl Carruthers
Gordon
Wis
Dixie Flyer
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Masthead Description
The brief shows the La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press masthead details and staff roles. It notes publication by the La Crosse Tribune Co with city editors and managing editors, and its Associated Press affiliation.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
Cass
la Crosse
Win
Wise
Von Rundstedt's High Stakes Gamble On Western Front
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes von Rundstedt's German offensive as a risky move aiming to disrupt Eisenhower's timetable. He notes heavy losses, Allied resilience, and uncertain outcomes, warning the battle could reshape the Western Front amid weather and supply constraints.
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von Rundstedt
Eisenhower
Rundstedt
G Gg
Owever
Answers to Questions from The Haskin Service
The Q and A summarizes military draft rules for state police, prisoners of war meals, draft suitability by size for pack animals, and the meaning of 4th Ind on a disability certificate. It notes no blanket deferment for state police and explains the indorsement in military communications.
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TLE
POW Eligibility for Company Citation Ribbon
A member must be with his organization at the time of the action for which it is cited to be eligible to wear the citation ribbon or medal. A prisoner of war is not automatically entitled to wear a decoration earned by the unit after capture.
Release of conscientious objectors after war ends
Release from camps will be in roughly the same proportion and, on an individual basis, by length of service, age, and dependency. The plan mirrors military release timing with priority similar to army considerations.
Silk from black widow used in bombsights and optics
Silk from black widow spiders is used in bombsights and optical instruments for high altitude due to its superior tolerance of extreme temperatures compared with other materials.
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C.C.N. A
Swans' Terms and Wartime Military Ranks Summary
Q and A cover swan terminology with cob male pen female cygnet young. Eve Curie serves as G 3 Liaison with U S Seventh Army. Males in warfare include the mule's continued valuable use for supply transport in Sicily Italy and Bar. Merchant Marine ranks lack a standard table. titles reflect position and ship type with Maritime Service integration.
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M.R.A
S.N. A
Sicily
Italy
Bar
United States Maritime Service
Navy
Maritime Service
WAAC Service Abroad and Ribbons Before WAC Form 1943
The WAAC served outside the continental United States before the transition to WAC. They earned service recognition and were entitled to wear service ribbons for overseas and other duties. The North Africa postings illustrate early overseas service and earned honors for these members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAAC
Continental
United States
WAC
War Department
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
North Africa
Foreign students at U S Naval Academy limited
The Navy Department states foreign governments may send students to the United States Naval Academy only by special act of Congress. A separate law allows appointments from the American republics, with more than 20 students at any one time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. & Academy
Navy Department
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Congress
Flanders Fields Referenced as Belgian East and West Flanders
The poem alludes to the fields in East and West Flanders in Belgium where intense fighting occurred during the last World War. The reference ties the imagery to these two Belgian provinces and their war history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Belgium
East
Wet
Naval Headings and Military Terms Puzzle
A cryptic crossword style grid listing naval and military terms with clues across and down. Contains references to operations in Guam and notable officers, plus scattered abbreviations and general vocabulary clues.
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Roger W. Babson
James Marlow
Tribune
N. Haskell Withee
West
Oregon
Cowie
J. R. Williams
Peter Edson
John Wyngaard
BY Gones
Armond Johnson
Soldiers Sue Railroad
DeWitt Mackenzie
Rhind
The
Haskin Service
Camp Pery
Eve Curie
C.O.N. A
Curie
U. S. Seventh Army
U. S. Naval Head
Phibious
Guam
Richard
Memphis
Spain
Guido
Salerno
Namur
Sweet
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