Truman Demands Action On Army Extravagance
Senator Truman urges swift action on a large army supply bill amid accusations of waste especially in construction. He cites Sunflower Ordnance Plant costs near Fareka Kansas and reveals hotel leases and reallocation plans as part of the probe into military spending. The appropriations subcommittee plans to review the spending timeline and contracts before July 4 1944.
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Truman
D.-Mo
Senate War Investigating Committee
Fareka
Kan
Shar
Missouri
Appropriations Group
War Department
Brehon Schmervell
Army Service Forces
House Appropriations Committee
Department
Thomas Dokin
House
Inquiry Aims at War Department Plans and Land Tax Claims
Thomas questions the war department on removing 18 year old students from military training and sending them to army camps. He also schedules inquiry into land taken from local tax rolls and studies gasoline and oil supplies for 100 009 new planes.
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Thomas
War Department
OW Head Aims At Straight News War Office
Washington dispatch reports Palmer Hoyt new director of the OWI domestic branch pledges straight information about the war free of political pressure. Voyt Portland Oregonian publisher says the office will resist political pressure and focus on war information with full authority if funds are restored. Hoyt notes his Republican background and aims to operate under the freest standards of the American press.
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Washington
Palmer Hoyt
Voyt
The
Portland Oregonian
Hoyt
House
DWD
Senate
Portland
Tam
Himer Davis
Hillsboro Man 76 Completes Three Weeks Cotton Chopping
James W. Bryan reports finishing the first three weeks of the cotton season in Hillsboro. He averages ten hours of work daily and has chopped cotton since he was old enough to lift a hoe. He began picking cotton as a child and continues the long daily routine.
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Hillsboro
James W. Bryan
Bryan Aid
Ince
King George VI Visits Malta in War Time Tour
King George VI arrived in Valletta aboard the cruiser Aurora with four destroyers to inspect Malta as Allied control of the Mediterranean evidences itself. He toured flag decked streets and dockyards that remained active through air raids. A five minute air raid alarm sounded but no enemy planes appeared during the royal visit.
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Miia
Mediterranean
George VI
North Africa
Aurora
Malta
Motorists Break War Speed Law in Arkansas
Little Rock June 26 Engineers from the Arkansas highway department report wartime 35 mile per hour speed regulation compliance. Among ings, the overall compliance was low with average speeds far above the limit. In state passenger cars showed mixed results while out of state vehicles varied. trucks and buses far exceeded the wartime limit.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Highway Department
Arkansas
Pole Marshal Prominent in Polish Underground
June 22 reports claim Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz, once Poland’s army commander, leads a key underground group, with names given as The Graybe or Mushroom. Government-in-exile cannot confirm. Smigly-Rydz reportedly prefers fighting Nazis at home.
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Marshall Edward Smigly-Rydz
Poland
London
Th Marshal
Grayb
Graybee Tage
Smilgly-Syda
Rumania
Jozef Beck
Poli
Rung Ts Tepu
Bucharest
Imnece Moscick
Mow
Born
Coke Ovens and Steel War Production Threats
Washington reports potential coal mine shutdowns threaten steel output as coke ovens near mines risk halting production. Ides point to above-ground reserves, by products, and industry reliance on coke plants, with experts warning of grave consequences for war effort.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Becays
Prooud
Alabama
Pennsylvania
ouEe
Pope Industries
Atec
WPR
Solid Fuels Administration
Amery
Von
Maya
Sellig Watels
Eary
Wem
Elgler
Maeie
Lepatis
Peotartion Sauttars
Bern
Aceria Group
Colin Myens
Taroi
Uae
Farm bill talks edge toward accord in capital clash
Washington reports say House and Senate conferees narrowed differences on the 875 million farm bill with progress on regional agricultural credit and school milk aid while disputes linger over rural electrification loans and parity payments for 1944 and 1945 crops.
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Washington
Boi
House
Senate
FSA
Spi
Regional Agricultural Credit, Corporation
Agriculture Department
Pay-As-You-Go Tax Explained Under Withholding Plan
The pay-as-you-go withholding tax is not new extra tax but a method to collect the annual income tax plus the Victory tax. It is deducted by employers from wages, does not include social security, and starts April 1, 1948 for wages paid on or after that date. Examples show lower percentages with exemptions, and previously paid 1942 taxes are treated as part payments for 1943. It remains compatible with payroll savings plans for war bonds.
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Unis
Amoyort
Compromise In Subsidy Battle Seen
Washington notes a possible Senate driven compromise to curb subsidy payments to reduce food prices. President officials push for a two year extension of the commodity corp and a $1,000,000 borrowing boost while opponents push for blocking all subsidies and restricting price relief. The dispute centers on limiting subsidies versus honoring existing commitments to stabilize meats and coffee prices.
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Senate
Tate R-Ohier
Tait
Banking Committee
Taft
Congress
Iag
George Ga
Finance Committee
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