Tax Bill Vote Sparks Optimistic Liberalism Support
Washington reports optimistic reactions to the override of President Roosevelt's tax bill. Senate action 72 to 14 and House vote 299 to 95 backed the override, with lawmakers arguing the move strengthens liberal governance and unites Congress and the White House against totalitarian threats.
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White House
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House
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Congress
McKellar
D-Tenn
Barkley
Dky
Democratic Party
Ramirez Recalled in Argentina Amid Political Turmoil
United States awaited word on recognition of Argentina’s Ramirez government as Farrell was expected to keep most of Ramirez' cabinet. Ramon S. Castillo acted during Ortiz illness and was deposed after last June 4 revolution that brought Ramirez to power.
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United States
Stettinius
Buenos Aires
United Press Dispatch
Santiago
Ah Ane
Fenton
Farrell
Ramon S. Castillo
Roberto Ortiz
Castillo
Ortiz
Ramirez
Bennington Ships Carrier U S S Bennington Launched
The 27 000 ton Essex class carrier U S S Bennington was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard after 15 months from keel laying. Sponsor Mrs Melvin J Maas attended with guest Francis E Morrissey of Bennington village. The ship, first fully built at New York yard, used a water‑docking launch method.
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Brooklyn
New York
U. S. S. Bennington
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Melvin J. Mars
Representative Maas
Minnesota
Francis E. Morrissey
United States
Wake Island
New York Yard
Weather forecast and temperatures across regions
The Weather Bureau forecast rain and warmer tonight with a low of 36 degrees. Snow flurries and colder tomorrow with strong winds. Shippers forecast shows Northeast and Northwest at 15 degrees, Southeast 30, Southwest 25. Saturday temperatures range around 27 to 28 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Hitler Aging. Nazis Take Beating Face Major Losses
The piece notes Himmler commands a vast 600000-strong Gestapo network independent of the army. Rommel’s influence wanes while Hitler elevates him to command the European fortress. It cites 22 German generals killed on the eastern front since September and counters wartime propaganda about Allied air raids with a detailed eyewitness account of the Rhineland daylight raid.
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Gestam
Hitler
Germany
Himmler
Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Siegfried Walls
Eastern Front
Europe
Rhineland
Single Bureau For Defense Under Study
The joint chiefs of staff led by Adm William D Leahy Gen George C Marshall Adm Ernest J King and Gen Henry H Arnold study a possible single civilian head of a cabinet department for all armed forces. Some military men warn such a move could invite political adventures by a powerful civilian head, posing future risks.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernest J. King
Navy
Henry H. Arnold
Kaiser Forecasts Greatest Forward Move After War
Kaiser predicts postwar U.S. will see the greatest forward movement civilization has achieved. He spoke to Montana School of Mines graduates urging adoption of peacetime use of mechanical arts. Lt. Col. James Roosevelt of the Marines, son of the President, awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action during the 27th Army Division's November capture of Mavinka.
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Butte
Mont
Henry J. Kaiser
United States
Montana
School of Mines
Dilan
U. S. Army Forces
Central Pacific
James Roosevelt
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Marrines
Mavin
Mystery of Jap Fleet Persists After Saipan Raid
At Saipan Tinian and Guam the U S Navy reported the Japanese fleet elusive despite destroying 135 planes and sinking two ships. Rear Adm. Mitscher stated the enemy ships may have fled to other bases or were absent from the Marianas defenses. Nimitz attributed transport shortages and weakened fleet to ship losses. Meanwhile American POWs in Germany expand to four camps including Moosburg near Munich and Krems on the Danube, with Y M C A efforts aiding reading and education.
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U. S
Marianas Islands
Adm
Mare A A. Mitscher
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Saipan
Japan
Chester W. Nimitz
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Guam
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Germany
Munich
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Aulches
Krems
Danube
Vienna
France
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Moosburg
Isar
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Red Cross
Yanks Strike Reich Targets In Daylight Raids
American air forces from Britain and Italy targeted Regensburg Augsburg and Furth near Nurnberg in daylight raids. The operations hit Messerschmitt assembly lines and related factories while Stuttgart ball bearing works received attention. Bombing described as the best of the war with significant destruction reported.
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Augsburg
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Italy
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Messerschmitt
Stuttgart
Furth
Nurnberg
Atlantuc
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Luftwaffe
London
Air
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State Retail Stores Report Payroll Cuts in New York
New York State retail stores report seasonal losses with employment down 20.8 percent and payrolls down 14.5 percent for the period Dec 15 to Jan 15. The Labor Department notes both figures are still over 3 percent higher than January 1942.
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Albany
New York State
Labor Department
Californian 103 Rules Out Cake With Candles
Long Beach reports Charles Clark Spencer turning 103 today and refusing cake candles. His first well wisher was Charles Manning, who also is 103 years old. Spencer said he did not bother with candles on his birthday cake.
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Long Beach
Charles Clark Spencer
Charles Manning
Spencer
Finnish peace outlook hints at government plan
London reports suggest Finland readies the public for a major step as the government prepares a full Parliament report. A Stockholm Reuters note says Russia proposes a Finnish delegation to Moscow for peace terms while concerns about joint action with Russia against Germany persist.
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Stockholm Aftonbladet
Helsinki
Finland
Reuter
Stockholm
Moscow
Civilian Sugar Allotments Cut for Industry
Washington reports a 6 percent reduction in civilian sugar allotments for 1944 versus 1943 while individual household rations likely stay intact. War Food Administration cites industry cuts, with industrial allowances set at about 0.70 of base-period use to meet wartime needs.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
WFA
Tax guidance lets servicemen and wives delay filing returns
The article explains when a military member or his wife may postpone filing 1943 tax returns, the treatment of allotments and exemptions, and refunds for payments made. It notes the $1500 service pay exclusion, the $1200 1943 income threshold for spouses, joint returns risks, and late death tax cancellations and refunds.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Linental United Staes
United Nations
Fight Begun Against Coal Shortages and Voting Compromise
Washington reports a new Solid Fuels Administration plan to mobilize regional coal distribution next winter and set up unpaid local committees to avoid shortages. Separately Senate and House conferees hedge on a compromise for military absentee voting, clinging to a federal ballot while proposing limited use only where states lack an adequate system. Conferees plan to reconvene Monday.
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Ickes
Solid Fuels Administration
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House
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Hatch
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Green
I. Welle
War Today column decries Nazi airpower and Allied air strategy
The piece argues the second major Allied air offensive aims to defeat Germany's Luftwaffe by destroying warplane factories and keeping pilots exhausted. It notes Eisenhower's deputy is Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder and cites Mediterranean raids from Italian bases. Franz Steininger, Vienna-born composer of a wartime theme, becomes a U.S. citizen in Los Angeles.
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Fuehrer
Reich
Hitler
Luftwaffe
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Britain
Germany
Eisenhower
Western Front
Arthur Tedder
Mediterranean
Nezi
Steininger
Los Angeles
Franz Steininger
United States
Ogland
Wartime Daily Menu for Meals and Potatoes
Wartime menu items include baked stuffed potatoes with mashed interiors, glazed carrots, banana cream pie, and coffee. Instructions describe washing potatoes, baking 40 to 60 minutes, scooping, mashing with fat and hot milk, stuffing shells, and browning in oven. Sunday supper notes feature sandwiches and coffee.
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Cole Sian
Protestant Leaders oppose Sunday night blackout plan
A group of New York City Protestant leaders oppose Sunday night blackouts and the 9 PM air raid drill. The Protestant Council of the City of New York plans to discuss possible actions with authorities. Col Edward C O Thomas explains the timing aims to avoid church services. The state notes the decision came from the Army, not the state.
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New York
New York City
Protestant Council of
City of
Joseph R. Sizoo
Sizoo
Albany
Edward C. O. Thomas
Army
Thomas
Walkout at Great Lakes Steel threatens Navy armor plate supply
Detroit area strike spreads as 500 workers quit at the Great Lakes Steel Corporation plant in Ecorse. The plant, sole armor plate supplier for Navy barges, could close if discipline dispute over procedures remains unresolved. 6,000 employees face layoffs as 1500 anticipated next week amid six day weeks.
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Detroit
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Ecorse
Navy
C.I.0
Urtan
C.o.united Automobile Workers
Mack Avenue
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Briggs
Roosevelt Pushes Deferment Study to Tighten Wartime Roles
In a speech, Roosevelt criticized deferments as overly lenient seeking a stronger war effort. He urged over-age men, physically disqualified individuals, returned soldiers, and women in industry and agriculture to take broader wartime roles.
Bodies Found of Four More California Snow Victims
Four additional storm victims were recovered in Southern California. Mr and Mrs Paul Hess aged about 40 were found crushed in a snow buried cabin at Iceland Canyon above Camp Baldy. Mr and Mrs Floyd JH Bruce were found outside their cabin in Jawbone Canyon near Mojave, believed to have died from exposure and hunger while trying to break through heavy snow.
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California
Los Angeles
Paul Hess
Iceland Canyon
Camp Baldy
Floyd JH. Bruce
Jawbone Canyon
Mojave
Bruces
Suspect Held Without Bail in Major Arson Case
Mahlon Alfred Vorghn, 38, of Binghamton, charged with second degree arson after a $10,000 Vestal Coal and Supply Co fire. He was held in Broome County jail without bail pending grand jury action. Vorghn reportedly admitted setting the blaze on an impulse and was arraigned before Peace Justice Charles E. Watson in Johnson City.
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Binghamton
Mahlon Alfred Vorghn
Vestal Coal and Supply Company
Broome County
Vorgan
Charles E. Watson
Johnson City
French Pro Nazi Leader Arrives in Paris for Volunteers Report
Jacques Doriot head of the pro Nazi French Popular Party has returned to Paris from the eastern front. A Paris radio broadcast monitored in the United States says Doriot will issue a report on the activities of French volunteers fighting with Germany on the Russian front.
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New York
Jacques ‘Doriot
Popular Party
Paris
U. S
Doriot
Engineers Society Opens Conference in Albany
The New York State Society of Engineers opened its midwinter conference in Albany. State Senator Julian Elway of Albany was to give the welcoming address with Walter Graff, president of the Ohio Society, listed to speak. Holden Evans Jr., executive secretary of the State Public Works De penning Commission, will deliver the principal address.
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Engineers Society
Albany
New York State Society of Engineers
Julian Elway
Walter Graff
Ohio Sorclety
Holden Evans, Jr
State Public Works
Youth Is He In Death Playmate Mystery
New York police arrested 16 year old Frank Drury after discovery of 11 year old playmate Pederson dead in a rooming house closet. Drury allegedly claimed accidental shooting while they were handling a rifle bought via mail order. The case involves two boys, both newsboys, and a sequence of concealment before detectives uncovered the body.
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New York
Frank Drury
Pederson
Henry Devitt
Police
Drury
Devlin
Burla
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MacArthur Praises Men On New Allied Radio Station
General MacArthur praised his troops on a new Allied radio station serving the Southwest Pacific. He thanked them for fortitude and fighting spirit and said broadcasts would bring news and entertainment from Saidor, Guinea, to Arawe, New Guinea, aiding morale amid jungle hardship.
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Sor Pacific
I MacArthur
Saide ‘Guinea
Arawe
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Adm Hart to Testify On Pearl Harbor Inquiry
In Washington on February 26 Admiral Hart is to testify before a board regarding the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7 1941. Navy Secretary Knox said the department seeks any information on possible derelictions by Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short and ordered court proceedings when war conditions allow. Optimists Convene: St Louis to host a 300 delegate international convention July 6-8 to elect officers and discuss organization.
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Pearl Harbor
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Thomas C. Hart
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Walter C. Kimmel
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