Pay as you go tax measure clears House for Senate action
Pay as you go income tax reform moves to the Senate after the House passed a compromise plan. It provides full or partial abatements for 1942 1943 taxes and imposes a 20 percent withholding levy on wages effective July 1. President Roosevelt expected to sign.
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Francis Lemay
Wshington
America
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Three York men held in fatal barroom beating
In York pennsylvania two suspects and one witness are held on homicide related charges after Ge sualdo Facchinei aged 52 owner of the Eagle hotel was beaten to death with chairs during a quarrel over refused service. Harry Billet age 20 John Kirkessner age 21 and Victor Rudy a witness face murder charges as investigation continues.
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York
Oklahoma Pipe Line Company
Gesualdo
Joe) Facchinei
Eagle Hotel
Facchinei
Harry William Billet
John Leo Kirkessner
Victor Rudy
Meter receipts rise in May amid driving restrictions
The ban on pleasure driving boosted May meter receipts by $129.54 above April, as OPA rules limited trips for most of May. Despite late May restrictions, May 1943 receipts reached $832.54, $129.54 higher than April and $50 less than May last year.
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OPA
Peyrouton Gives Up His Gov Gen Post For Army Duty
Marcel Peyrouton resigns as Governor General of Algeria and becomes an infantry captain under General De Gaulle. He states the move is to unite Frenchmen in the fight for liberation and to prove his willingness to serve France. The decision comes as De Gaulle and Giraud pursue a unified French war effort and purge a list of officials.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Marcel Peyrouton
France
Peyrouton
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee
French
Musselman
Executive Committee
de Gaulle
Middle East
Henri Giraud
Giraud
Mercel Peyrouton
Pierre Boisson
Bus Drivers Defy ODT Protest in McKeesport
In McKeesport on June 1 drivers of Penn Transit defied an order from the Ontario Disaster Treaty to conserve gasoline. Twelve drivers would have been placed on the extra list but the bus staff continued operating all buses, despite a 20 percent reduction directive.
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ODT
Mckeesport
Penn Transit Company
Flying Instructor Killed in Latrobe Plane Crash
Randall Mowell a 35 year old civilian flying instructor from Adamsburg was killed when his plane crashed near Latrobe airport today.
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Latrobe
Randall Mowell
Adamsburg
Henry Ford Reassumes Ford Motor Presidency at 89
Henry Ford, nearing 89, returns to the Ford Motor Co presidency after Edsel Ford's death opens new board seats. He names Sorensen as vice president and adds B J Craig H L Moekler and H E Schluchter to senior posts. New directors include Mrs Edsel Ford and Harry R Bennett among others.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsel
Charles E. Sorensen
B. J. Craig
H. L. Moekler
H. E. Schluchter
Ford
Henry Ford II
Benson Ford
Sorensen
Eds
Ford Organization
Bennett
United Automobile Workers
Five Slain on Virginia Farm Reported
At the Loudoun County farm of A Morris Love a 21 year old son James Love and two tenants named Russell were found slain along with Love and his wife. Authorities did not immediately reach for comment while the incident shocks Leesburg. Love was the son of former delegate Lenton M Love.
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Leesburg
A. Morris Love
Loudoun County
James Love
Russell
Love
Lenton M. Love
House of Delegates
Loudoun
Fauquier
Knupp Arrested for Forging Check in Somerset
Dwight Knupp formerly of Gray now residing in Somerset used a $42.95 check forged under employer R. W. Beatty of Dallas. The check cashed at J C Penny and deemed fraudulent. Knupp admitted the forgery, faced a preliminary hearing, and was remanded to jail as other arrests for drunken driving were also reported.
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Dwight Knupp
Gray
Somerset
R. W. Beatty
Dallas
Texas
J. C. Penny
Knupp
Jacob Pile
Merle Miller
Berlin
Morality
Earl Ogline
RAF Bombing Western Europe as Luftwaffe Struggles
British light bombers and fighters joined daylight sweeps over northern France and the Low Countries while American heavy bombers rested at bases. Typhoon bombers with escorts damaged five small enemy ships off Holland. RAF pilots downed five enemy fighters and lost one. London faced a late night raid with casualties in suburban shelters, the first in a week.
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Lewis Hawkins
London
Europe
RAF
France
Holland
Germany
England
Low Countries
Air Ministy
BBC
Britain
Sailor Lived Five Months in Philadelphia Navy Yard
An 18 year old Norfork Virginia sailor testified that he resided five months at the Philadelphia navy yard without status being checked. He said he used a pass to access yards, borrowed clothes, and obtained money by minor street contacts. He was arraigned on a stolen auto charge and held in $2,500 bail for a Monday hearing.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk
U. S
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Lawrence Edward Smith
USC
Smith
Ashville
N. C
Norman J. Griffin
Navy Yard
Edward A. Kallick
175 More U. S. Ships
Washington reports that merchant shipyards in the United States delivered 175 vessels, totaling a large wartime output. The notice notes continued expansion and production across multiple yards to meet logistical needs.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Aggregat- Anu DD Ll Sane
Doolittle Fliers Bomb Italy’s Foggia Airfield
Allied aviation hits Foggia again with heavy bombardment by Doolittle’s Fortresses. New york Mayor La Guardia among trainees observed as 80 miles northeast of Naples, rail facilities blasted and hangars damaged with minimal air opposition. May destruction totals rise weekly.
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Daniel DE Luce
N. Africa
Italy
Foggia
Mayor la Guardia
New York
U. S
Sardinia
Pantelleria
Naples
Air Command
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
Middle East
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest African Air Command
Posthumous Award For Cpl. Burak
Corporal Walter J. Burak of Greensburg Pennsylvania received a posthumous citation for radio and message work under fire with a marine raider battalion on Guadalcanal. He was killed October 8 and had previously earned the Navy Cross and a commendation for actions during Tulagi and near the Guadalcanal airfield.
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Washington
Walter J. Burak
Greensburg
Guadalcanal
Marine Corps Headquarters
Burak
Anthony Burak
Tulagi Island
Thomas Holcomb
Marine Corps
Tasimboko
Solomon Islands
Attu Island Clearing Near Complete After Night of Battle
U S Navy communique reports three American columns linked at Chichagof harbor on Attu. About 400 Japanese soldiers slain in a single night as forces moved toward the eastern end of the island. Valley fighting and counterattacks described, with heavy enemy losses and a large share of the garrison believed killed.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Attu Island
Navy
Chichagof Harbor
Chichagof
Attu
Gabimmles
Somerset County Coal Miners Strike Idle in Protest
About 3000 miners in Somerset county walked out at midnight Monday ending a truce that expired. They demand a contract raising pay by 2.25 per day, with only a handful returning to work at Gray Acosta Jenners and other mines. Local operators urge government action to protect those willing to work.
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Somerset County
Consolidation Coal Company
Gray
Acosta
Jenners
Bird Coal Company
Kelso
Baker-Whitely
Hooversville
Hillman
Jerome
Consolidation
Gray and Acosta
Merrill Mines
Garrett
Saxman
Harrison
Somerset
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Chinese claim major victory as Japanese regiment annihilated
Chungking dispatch reports Chinese forces advancing on a 300 mile front in central China. The 116th Japanese regiment and portions of mixed cavalry and engineering units covering retreat in Hupeh were surrounded and annihilated near Yuyangkwan, with substantial war supplies captured. Japanese divisions southwest of Ichang were declared routed. Air action aided Chinese advance.
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Chungking
China
Central China
Hunan Province
Hupeh Province
Hunan-Hupeh
Lishutang
Yuyangkwan
Ishang
Draft Dodger Held in Lackawanna County Jail
Ernest Litz 34 of Stroudsburg was committed to Lackawanna County jail in Scranton on a draft evasion charge.
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Scranton
Ernest Litz
Stroudsburg
Lackawanna ‘County
Coal miners shutdown cripples war effort across nation
Up to 500000 United Mine Workers walk out in government coal pits delaying wartime output. Officials consider measures including reduced rail travel and a dim-out. War Labor Board sessions and Roosevelt positions frame a tense labor crisis with broad production risks.
Miners Walkout Halts 330000 In Pennsylvania and West Virginia
A mass strike by about 330,000 miners in Pennsylvania and West Virginia cripples coal supply for war industries. UMW leaders urge restraint while companies warn of swift production cuts and looming shortages. Washington negotiations continue as nonunion workers operate a single West Virginia mine.
Rationing Tightens as B and C Coupons Cut 17 Percent
The Office of Price Administration ordered a 17 percent cut in the value of B and C gasoline coupons in the northwest region. Gasoline rations drop to 2 1/2 gallons from three, effective at midnight. Prentiss M. Brown called the move tough and directed boards to deny extra rations and revoke furlough service member allowances.
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Waishington
Office of Price Administration
Northwest
Prentiss M. Brown
Maine
Virginia
Brown
Anthracite Mines Idle in Major Pennsylvania Shutdown
Pennsylvania's 83,000 anthracite workers halted operations in an eighth general stoppage since 1900, joining soft coal miners in demanding a contract. Whistles blew at mine entrances as the industry grinds to a standstill across the state.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Report and Temperature Figures
Weather data from Somerset shows daily temperature readings from 5:30 p.m. Monday to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The fragment includes notes by David Grove, a U.S. Weather Observer, but the specific values are unclear due to OCR errors. A year ago temperature figures are also referenced but illegible.
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Somerset
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Veaxumuim
Weston
Siaataeiias
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Welfare League
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F.W
Doolittle
Cpl
Associated Press
Office of Defense Transportation
War Production Board
Office of War Utilities
Ickes
WPB
UMW
Progressive Miners Union
AFL
Illinois
West Pa
Pittsburgh
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U. S. Steel Corporation
No. 1 Steel Maker
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Gallitzin
William Hargest
UMW District 5
Eastern
Maryland
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