Uncle Sam and the seven billion wartime spending pace
A historical piece compares six month wartime disbursements to a seven billion total, noting $3.1 billion delivered to Allies and $9.28 billion decided. It contrasts farm and factory deliveries, tracks direct and indirect taxes, and argues citizens will bear the burden through state local taxes and everyday costs.
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Johnny Ball
John Chinaman
Sam
Gaele Sam
England
Wartorn
Toad
Uncle Sam
More Trouble Across Europe Amid Nazi Repression
Reports describe a broad Nazi crackdown in occupied Europe with sabotage in Belgium France Denmark and Czechoslovakia. Executions by drumhead courts in Bohemia Moravia and other territories escalate fear as Heydrich tightens control. Churchill touts RAF mastery and Rome bombings prompt Berlin and Rome to react. Knox warns sea power will end the Axis and calls for Anglo American unity against aggression.
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Europe
Belgium
France
Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Bohemia
Moravia
Reinhard Heydrich
Berlin
Bulgaria
Sofia
Black Sea
ATR Masters
Chevarchill
Knox
Britain
United States
Tokyo
Russia
Nazis Launch Repressive Campaign In England War
Edward C Wayne reports in depth on a British government push to quell anti-German revolts and sabotage acts, detailing London’s claim of air superiority and a tightened security drive across the country as wartime tensions escalate.
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England
Tax Burden Seen Rising as War Taxes Grow
The government plans a record daily tax intake of 3,009,000, totaling about 13 billion annually, with exemptions down from 1918 levels. The plan aims to shift the burden to buyers, while labor unrest rises with strikes at Chrysler, Briggs, and Pittsburgh hotels. The government also expands steel capacity to support a large construction program.
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Chrysler Motort
Isbor
Briggs Auto Body
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Sandusky
Ohio
America First Speakers Stir Bridgeport Rally Headlines
American First speakers led by Senator Nye electrified a Bridgeport audience, urging defense production to avert economic ruin. Nye warned of a post defense boom in Bridgeport, while others condemned critics of Lindberryt's anti-Semitic remarks and ridiculed the new American Legion commander as Bennet Arnold.
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Bridgeport
Americs
Nye
North Dakotan
Lindberryt
Dee Morres
Midnighter
Garbo
Hayakewa
Comm
The
Legion
Jim Tully
Scribner’s
IL Mundo
Anti- Axis
Powers
Ickes on Oil and Free Press in Wartime Era
Secretary of the Interior Ickes defended his fuel-saver curbs before a senate committee while blasting testimony that claimed a severe Eastern gas shortage. He cited only 5,000 usable railroad tank cars found versus a claimed 24,000. The Free Press praised press freedom as vital to national defense and democracy, with President Roosevelt stressing its importance. Meanwhile the Navy backed releasing information on British naval vessels as wartime news evolved. A World Series crowd at Yankee Stadium watched the Dodgers battle the Yankees amid heavy interest in baseball's championship pursuit.
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Winston Churchill
Howse of Commons
Royal Air Force
London
R.A.F
Rome
Cairo
Berlin
Myron C. Taylor
Roastvelt
KAP
Stettin
Tissy
Mediterranean
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Etroleum
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Senate
Nat
United States
New York
Om Free Press
Ruth
Hull
Navy Department
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Rurn
Dodger
Dodgers
Dem Bums
Senate of Committee
Roosevelt explains ship sinkings cargo in detail
Washington reports President Roosevelt outlining ship sinkings with item by item cargo values from the Pink Star torpedoing. London notes Beltal expenditures at $24 million daily versus $35 million in the prior war. Berlin claims German forces advance into Crimea as Rome criticizes Roosevelt policy and hints at recognizing De Gaulle regime to aid U S interests in Martinique and Dakar.
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Roosevelt
London
Beltala
Milwaukee
Wis
Berlin
Crimea
Humorous Clippings From The Village News Press
A jumble of media gossip fills The Village News Press with Ed Cantor quips about Joe DiMaggio and radio, hints at Hauptmann case scoops, stage and screen stars at New York venues, and notes on Axis talk and early American newspaper history.
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Ed Cantor
Carol Landis
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Carol
Washington Senators
Hauptmann
In & Men Beek
New York
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