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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1942
Page
1
The National Safety Council reports 101,500 deaths and 9,310,000 injuries in 1941, with traffic fatalities at 40,000 and occupational deaths at 18,000. Economic loss estimated at $1.8 billion as defense activity rises.
Washington January 3 A 15 percent payroll tax on salaries above 1.44 a year was reported under discussion in administration circles as treasury officials push to raise 7 billion in general taxes to meet President Roosevelt. Opposition grows for a retail sales tax with Senate finance committee members leaning toward a 3 percent levy on all retail sales.
Sheila MacDonald sister of Malcolm MacDonald and daughter of Ramsay MacDonald sustained a fractured skull and other injuries in a Wimbledon automobile accident. She was hospitalized in serious condition.
American doughboys in Ulster camps express readiness for combat with Nazis. Commanding officers and sergeants describe husky midwestern troops acclimating to war in Northern Ireland’s 5 200 square miles as blackout nights and left driving traffic pose hazards.
London report from the air ministry says five Dornier 217 bombers touted for a U S raid have been destroyed this year in British night raids. Beaufighters repeatedly intercepted and shot down two aircraft over England, one at 12,000 feet, another after a brief pursuit ending in a fiery explosion.
The Soviet Union announced a spectacular 93 mile advance in the Donets river basin in Ukraine, leaving 25 000 Germans dead on the battlefield. Hitler in a ninth anniversary speech accused Roosevelt and Churchill while repeating questions about Germanys conduct. Meanwhile Rommels greatly superior forces reclaimed Bengali in North Africa as British headquarters acknowledged the move.
President Roosevelt turns sixty as he continues active duty amid war, with 12 000 parties and dances nationwide marking his anniversary. Hollywood stars attend a White House luncheon and evening events while proceeds aid infantile paralysis victims.
Lydia Fairchild, once Miss Lydia Fairchild and Mardi Gras queen in New Orleans in 1895, died in New York City after living there nearly 35 years. She left survivors including sisters Marguerite and Christine Fairchild, brother Edmund H. Fairchild, all of New Orleans, and nieces Marguerite White Spraggins and Blanche White Spraggins of Jackson, Tennessee.
Detroit reports passenger car production to end tomorrow as the automotive sector pivots to war materiel. Some firms may run up to ten more days to finish January quotas while plants nationwide retool for tanks airplanes and other military output as experts anticipate a surprisingly rapid war production ramp by summer.
Washington January 30 A heated battle over seating Senator Langer Republican North Dakota looms after a Senate committee report said he forfeited the right to be seated for contempt of public duty. Langer vowed to defend his seat and planned to speak on the floor amid charges stemming from his pre Senate career.
A. P. war reporter Larry Allen, on furlough from the British Mediterranean fleet, says the war will last at least three and up to five years. He reflects on near-drowning when the Galatea was sunk, praises British morale, and notes Italian and German strength. He aims to resume reporting soon.
Adolf Hitler, in a wartime radio speech, said America’s Japan war freed Germany to act and vowed U boats would press on. He claimed eastern fronts stabilized, praised Rommel’s North Africa comeback, and predicted the ground would harden for renewed German offensives despite uncertainty about ending the war in 1942.
President Roosevelt signed the price control bill in Washington noting it has benefits but farm price provisions risk locking prices above parity at 110 percent. He warned the measure could raise living costs yet called it the best possible for now and urged vigorous administration with potential future amendments. Leon Henderson stood by as Roosevelt commented and quipped ecce homo when asked who would lead the program.
A mysterious blast woke families across suburban Johnson County Kansas with a loud boom heard along Fiftieth Street near the Missouri line and downtown Kansas City. No damage was reported. A prior unexplained explosion in the area remains unsolved.
In Lake Worth Florida a father awaits the formal presentation of the Medal of Honor posthumously awarded to Second Lieutenant Alexander Ramsey Nininger Jr. for conspicuous gallantry in the Philippines. The 23 year old West Point graduate died during a January 12 assault on Japanese snipers at Abucay, Bataan.
Senate sub committee approves budget requests pushing the Navy appropriation bill toward a record. Chairman Overton argues for a dedicated four billion dollar warplanes fund to vastly enlarge air arm strength, with House action imminent.
In New Orleans on January 30, federal collector Paul H. Maloney reported voluntary contributions rising alongside income tax receipts for Louisiana. A retiree began the push with a 40 dollar personal check, another payer doubled a 50 dollar tax to 100 dollars, and over 200,000 Louisiana residents are expected to file in 1942. Maloney urged extra funds go to defense bonds after taxes.
The Japanese assault presses toward Singapore with 90,000 troops. British and Dutch forces report near Kulai and mining of the Johore causeway. In the Indies and Philippines, fighting continues with Dutch offensives and wearied lines awaiting a large scale Japanese push.
Washington reports a new wave of U boat attacks on Atlantic shipping is likely despite U S counter measures having sunk or damaged at least 20 subs. The navy warns enemy submarines operate off the east coast as far south as Florida and notes the Francis E Powell sinking.
The 1,386 ton Heimdall with 616 children aboard is ice-bound off Abo Finland in the northern Baltic. Food and water were to be flown in as supplies run low while the ship was en route from Abo to Sweden. An Oslo dispatch reported the Norwegian vessel Vaaland lost to enemy action with one crewman killed.
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