GOP Pushes Vote On Skip Year Tax In Congress
Republicans move to discharge the Ways and Means panel and bring a Rums Plan vote to the floor. A companion bid to abate 1942 taxes faces Democratic opposition as a larger tax withholding plan is debated to curb inflation.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Gopl House
Massachusetts
Rayburn D-Texo
House
Martin
Robertson
Forand
D-R
Robertson-Forand
Ruml
Carlson
R-Kas
Rayburn
Gearhart
R-Calif
Nazis to Defend Southern Italy and Nearby Territories
Swiss reports claim Germany will assume defense of Sicily Sardinia and the southern Italian mainland south of a Gaeta to Foggia line. Berlin and Rome reportedly plan to rush anti aircraft guns and fighters and deploy troops and engineers to Italy Sabonika and Greek islands.
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London
Germany
Sicily
Sardinia
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Sabonika
Gaeta
Naples
Foggia
Gulf of
Manfredonia
Gustav Siegfried Eins
Marishal Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
North
Africa
Zurich
Mussolini
Balkans
Jugoslav
Cairo
Draja Mihailovich
Jugoslavia
Serbia
Studentitija
Trade pact renewal urged by Commerce Secretary in Congress
Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones urged the House Ways and Means Committee to renew reciprocal trade agreements with 27 nations to help restore private interests postwar. Secretary Hull, also before the panel, argued the program expanded foreign trade while critics raised concerns about tariff levels and wartime bargains.
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Washington
Commercee
Jesse Ones
House
Jones
Hull
Gearhart
Calif
Sap
Stow
Congress
United States
Tennessee
Doughton
D-N. C
Robertson
D.-Va
Woodruff
R.mich
Tler
Seven Wave Doctors Await Roosevelt Sign on Service Bill
Seven Wave doctors completing an eight week indoctrination at the National Oval Medical Center watch the White House as Congress has sent the Service Bill to the President. The measure would allow women doctors to serve with the armed forces in wartime on the same basis as men. The bill, approved by the House and passed by the Senate, now awaits the President’s signature.
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Roosevelt
Washington
National Oval Medical Center
White House
Navy
Congress
House
Senate
Schenectady Food Sellers Cited for Short Inventories
Propri etors of two Schenectady restaurantes face OPA hearings with John O Rourke charged over undeclared inventories of processed foods on hand Feb 28. Albert B Nicholaus allegedly underreported 64724 points while Alex Varkous and Charles Cavada are accused of 85651 points.
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Schenectady
Albany
OPA
John O'Rourke
Albert B. Nicholaus
Alex Varkous
Charles Cavada
Farm Bill Probes Parity and Crop Insurance Abolition
A congressional committee rewrites a large farm supply bill detailing parities for 1943 and 1944, significant cuts to farm programs, and abolition of the federal crop insurance program while preserving some contract safeguards. It also trims soil conservation funding, caps county and community committee per diems, and redirects loans away from government agencies toward private lenders. The panel approves rubber project funding and rubber program adjustments aligned with wartime needs and land use.
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PCA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Budget Bureau
Tthe
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
FSA
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
Bankhead-Jones
William ©Ogelfers
Wickard
U S War Material Reaches Brazil In Large Volumes
War materiel bound for Brazil is arriving at a northeastern port aboard convoy ships protected by U S and Brazilian naval units. Tanks armored cars and other equipment are delivered to Brazilian forces with technicians inspecting and preparing the gear for field use if Brazil commits expeditionary forces.
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United States
Brazil
South American Republic
U.S
U. S
Churchill Says UK Holds Its Own in U Boat War
London reports Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain is more than holding its own in the Atlantic battle against German U boats. He cited general facts on shipping losses and noted enemies use mid Atlantic routes. he declined to share sensitive details.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Atlantic
Germany
Emanuel Shinwell
Frank Knox
U. S
Knox
Washington
England
Africa
Shinwell
Senators Seek Senate Presence at UN Food Conference
Washington reports lawmakers push for Senate observers at the May UN food conference in Hot Springs. Senator Nye calls for chairmen and minority leaders of key committees to attend, arguing full information is a congressional duty and a fifth freedom.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Hot Springs
Gerald P. Nye
R-N.d
Foreign Relations and Agriculture Committees
State Department
Congress
Nye
Send Herald Journal to service members abroad
Readers are invited to brighten a serviceman’s morale by mailing the Herald Journal or Herald American. Overseas forwarding is available upon proper request and approval. Rates are published on the Editorial page.
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Herald-Journal
Herald-American
Woman Dies After Plunge From 10th Floor Hotel
Detectives identify Nancy Traylor Sewder 29 of Chicago as the woman who fell from the 10th floor of the Hotel Plaza in New York. The body was found on the roof of a three story extension housing the ballroom just before midnight. Sowder, husband of the deceased, says he was in the living room while she slept in the adjoining bedroom and found her missing when he went to call.
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New York
James Costello
Hotel Plaza
Nancy Traylor Sewder
Melvin Traylor
Chicago
Robert Sowder
Madison
Kxan
Costello
John O'Neill
Sowder
Banker’s daughter killed in Hotel Plaza jump
Mrs. Nancy Sowder of Chicago, 34, daughter of late Melvin A. Traylor, banker, died after jumping or falling from her 10th floor suite at the Hotel Plaza in New York shortly before midnight. Police reported the tragedy.
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New York
INS
Nancy Sowder
Melvin A. Traylor
Chicago
Plaza
Mme Chiang Keeps Secluded Aboard Eastbound Train
The wife of Chiang Kai-shek travels on a special train toward New York City for medical care and rest after a transcontinental tour. Her private car curtains are drawn and she avoids waving at crowds as the train passes Kansas, Kansas City, and Chicago.
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Mme
Chiang
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Gencerais Simoa
Middle West
New York City
Plains of Kansas
Kansas City
Mme. Chiang
Chicago
State Circulation Men Will Discuss Prices in 1943 Outlook
The New York State Circulation Managers Association opened its two day spring meeting in Utica with discussions on current newspaper problems. Topics include recent price increases and future prospects, plus the present news print situation. Speakers include Paul B. Williams of the Utica Press and Paul F. Lockwood, secretary to Governor Dewey.
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Utica
New York State Circulation Mannagers Association
Paul B. Williams
Utica Press
Paul F. Lockwood
Dewey
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