Inter-American Training CenterGrows as Officials Learn Latin America
Washington officials from multiple departments enroll in the Inter-American Training Center funded by the Rockefeller Office to study Latin American vocabularies maps and charts. Dr Henry Grattan Doyle leads the program with 28 treasury lawyers refining Latin America insights. Luncheon discussions occur in Spanish across the city.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Rockefeller
Inter-American Training Center
Henry Grattan Doyle
George Washington University
Morris Cooke
Brazil
Doyle
Rio
Treasury Department
Latin America
Dean Doyle
Record Breaking Tax Measure Clears Final Hurdle
United Nations forces pursue Axis remnants off Africa as weeks of war news frame a global struggle. editor notes display Western Newspaper Union analysis on U S aims for a youthful wartime army and broader mobilization.
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United Nations
Africa
U. S
Western Newspaper Union
Taxes Set a Record in 1943 War Tax Bill
The 1943 tax bill increases federal revenues to about 6.88 billion dollars with higher rates across income tax bands. Normal rates rise from 4 to 6 percent, surtaxes jump to 13 to 82 percent, and a new Victory tax applies to earnings over 624 dollars yearly. Personal exemptions drop, dependents credits shrink, and excise taxes rise on liquor, tobacco, travel, and other goods. Corporations also face higher taxes, though largely indirect for most citizens.
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Senate
House
Treasury
John Q
Draft Bills and Pacific War Outlook in 1943
Financial experts say direct taxes should not rise despite urgent war needs with treasury studying compulsory savings. Senate and House pursue 18 and 19 year old drafts, with debates over draft priority and deferments for students, while Buin Guadalcanal campaigns reveal Japanese strength in the northern Solomons. U S bombers raid Kiska in the Aleutians as Nazis shift U boars toward Africa with Liberia as a new base.
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U. S
Treasury Department
Senate
House
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Taft
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
Buin
Solomons
United Nations
Bougainville
Guadalcanal
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Farm Wages: Wickard Takes Control Under OPS Order
Acting on an order from James F. Byrnes the director of the Office of Economic Stabilization the agriculture department has assumed full jurisdiction for farm wage stabilization Secretary Wickard was instructed to set up machinery to handle the issue Officials weigh a plan to subsidize farm operators to raise workers wages The House agriculture committee warns of a possible farm labor shortage within 12 months risking shortages of many necessities Chairman Fulmer of South Carolina says millions could soon face hunger before better understanding those who till the soil
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James F. Byrnes
Office of Economic Stabilization
Agricultural Department
Wickard
House Committee On Agriculture
P. Fulmer
South Carolina
EXPECT NAZI BOMBS Churchill Warns of Heavy Winter Air Attacks
Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned Britons that Nazi air raids this winter could be heavy and require all civil defense measures. Goering has regrouped the Luftwaffe, raising concerns over potential increased effectiveness over England. In the Solomons, Marine Private Eugene Moore survived a brutal Gavutu tank attack after being tossed from the turret and badly wounded. Navy doctors saved his life.
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Winston Churchill
Reich
Nazi Reichsmarshal Goering
England
Eugene Moore
Gavutu Island
Solomons
Moore
Navy
Philosophy in Wartime and Service Center Notes
An older woman writes to a young student in the forces about war's meaning linking Service and Democracy and the duty of elders to guide youth. She praises a Washington service center dedication, funded through rapid collaboration, with facilities for washing, messaging, lounging, and a canteen, run by War Hospitality. A birthday dinner reflection on aging, wisdom, and maintaining essential values concludes.
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New York City
Hampstead Heath
England
Washington
Service Men
Walter S. Mack Jr
War Hospitality Committee
French Workers: Hired by Gestapo Under Laval Pact
Pierre Laval agreed to Nazi demands for more French specialists in German war plants. The Vichy government reportedly naturalized 500 Gestapo agents to assist in rounding up workers in unoccupied France.
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Pierre Laval
Vichy
Hitler
Gestapo
France
Desperate Nazi Push Near Stalingrad and Caucasus
The Nazi drive along the Volga continues as Hitler abandons consolidation to press toward Stalingrad and Mozdok in the Caucasus. The Soviet declaration cites 6000 German deaths in a single day on the Stalingrad front and reports heavy fighting with tanks and infantry. Northwest of Stalingrad a Soviet relief force moves toward the city while battles also unfold near Novorossisk as the Black Sea area remains contested.
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Hitler
Volga
Stalingrad
Mozdok
Caucasus
Red
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Air raids pound Cologne as RAF strikes resume
Royal Air Force four motored bombers hit Cologne with two ton blockbusters for the first time since May 30 when 1150 British planes blasted large parts of the city. Roosevelt says no change planned in Puerto Rico governorship under Tugwell after AFL request. Tokyo broadcasts report deaths of a vice admiral two rear admirals and two major generals at the Yasukuni shrine fall festival.
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Cologne
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Rexford G. Tugwell
Tugwell
American Federation of Labor
Tokyo
Yasukuni Shrine
Motifs for Guest Towel Embroideries Pattern 29464
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Pull the Trigger on Constipation with Ease
When constipation brings discomfort after meals your stomach may be upset and bloated. Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin wakes lazy nerves and muscles in the intestines for relief and is easy on the stomach, even for children. Get genuine Dr Caldwell's.
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Dr. Caldwell
Panama Canal Trade Flow 1915 1940 Pacific to Atlantic Lead
The Panama Canal carried over two thirds of its cargo from the Pacific to the Atlantic between 1915 and 1940. This dominant eastward movement reflects the canal's major role in interoceanic shipping during the period.
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Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
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