Washington Roundup States Rights Service Vote Gels Group OK
The house committee approved a states rights plan for a unitary federal ballot on the soldier vote, setting up a fight on the floor. Chairman Worley said he would carry the battle for a federal ballot, while party-line splits appeared among Democrats and Republicans alike. Budget talks opened with objections to Roosevelt’s 1945 request as critics called padding, and tax legislation moved toward final action amid looming veto possibilities. News from Washington touched on wartime travel reducing White House press conferences to 59 in 1942, signaling quieter presidential briefings ahead.
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Bridges
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London Press
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George
Finance Committee
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Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Dixie
Government to limit rum and whisky as beer and cigarettes rise
Washington dispatch notes the budget bureau projects higher excise revenue from distilled spirits due to imports, while beer and ale taxes drop as overseas shipments rise. Cigarettes are set to fall only slightly, with analysts citing overseas tax-free shipments. White House social plans stir third party speculations as Dixie governors gather in Washington for rail rate talks amid shifting Democratic support.
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Congress
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White House
Washington
Walkout Halts Steel Production at Bethlehem South San Francisco
Steel production at Bethlehem Steel's South San Francisco plant nearly stopped as 600 of 1000 workers walked out. A United Steel Workers spokesman cited grievances dating back to October as the cause of the stoppage.
Two Guests Rob Clerk At Mexico Hotel
Two guests robbed a hotel clerk, Bernadino Garza 71, at the Mexico Hotel on West Leona Street early Friday. Garza was cut on the forehead when a knife slipped. he was treated at Robert B. Grech hospital.
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Bernadino Garza
Mexico Hotel
West
Leona Street
Garza
Robert B. Grech Hospital
Block Busters Fired at F D R Labor Draft Plan
Washington dispatch probes the Roosevelt labor draft proposal amid split opinions from labor and lawmakers. The piece questions effectiveness of a mandatory service law to curb strikes, its impact on unions, and feasibility within wartime manpower planning. It notes support from some officials and skepticism from others, including Senator Truman and the War Investigating Committee.
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George Zielke
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Truman
Senate
War Investigating Committee
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Plant Ordered to Refund Profits
Washington report states Undersecretary of War Patterson ordered Jack and Heintz company of Cleveland to refund $1,750,000 in alleged excess profits for the year ended October 31, 1942. The order follows voluntary refusal and reflects 1942 profits of $8,361,000 on a $354,000 investment with the government supplying major financing.
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Patterson
Cleveland
War Department
Jack and Heintz
13 Year Old Navy Trainee Sent Home From Farregut
Jan 11 Farregut Idaho reports a boy named Ben Holta sent home from naval training with a good record. The article reveals his real name is Raymond Brotiner and notes a discrepancy in identity statements.
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Navy
Farragut
Idaho
Ben Holta
Farregut Naval Training Station
Chicago
Raymond Brotiner
Alzafar Shrine Inducts Officers
New officers of Alzafar Shrine temple inducted at a Thursday meeting will be honored at the patentates ball January 22. They are Albert A. Green paten state Wallace D. Turbeville chief taboon T. E. Poppe assistant rab ban Alfred W. Harris high priest and George F. P. Knox recorder.
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Alzafar Shrine
Jesse Jones Plans Return to Capital
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones, confined to his Houston apartment since December 23 with the flu and a leg injury, expects to return to Washington shortly, his office announced.
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Jesse Jones
Houston
Secretary of Commerce
Washishgton
Marquis founder of Who's Who in America dies at 89
The will of Marquis, founder of Who's Who in America, leaves $430,000 to various beneficiaries. Probate filings indicate minor bequests are made to keep his nephews, with the bulk directed to his Evanston home and other heirs.
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Chicago
Dan
Lose 7 Lbs In 10 Days LAX Method Ad
An old diet laxative promotion promises seven pound weight loss in ten days with full month supply of LAX and weekly diet plan. It offers a money back guarantee if the weight is not lost and includes directions to purchase from Carolina Chemical Co at 157 Meeting St Charleston.
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Meeting St
Charleston
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