New Tax Plan Abates Lower Of Two Years
Senate Finance Committee revises the Ruml-Carlson pay as you go plan to base tax relief on the lower of a taxpayer's income from current or past years. The panel backed a 20 percent wage withholding starting July 1 and set 1943 liabilities on a current quarterly schedule for many taxpayers.
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Washington
May
Senate Finance Committee
la Follette
Senate Finance
Senate
George
D-Ga
Barkley
Kentucky
Connally
Byrd
D-Va
Johnson
LaFolette
Conti Price Cuts Tied to Wage Fight and Subsidy Theory
Conti cuts meat coffee and butter prices effective June 1 as the subsidy policy and the White House seek clarification of the hold the line order. Officials argue subsidies can curb living costs without harming the public, aligning with administration aims to roll back inflation amid wage pressures. John J. Lewis advocated higher miners’ pay, reflecting broader worker demands. experts say subsidies could satisfy producers workers and consumers at no net cost.
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OPA
War Labor Board
White House
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
U S Troops Strike Gold Too Busy to Stake Claim
U S troops along the Alcan highway reportedly found gravel with gold flakes at a central point but were too occupied to file a claim. The spot was marked secretly by the soldiers, keeping the exact location known only to themselves.
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U.S
Winnipeg
Man
U. S
Alcanighway
Washington Delighted by African Coup
Washington reacts with surprise and delight as Allied forces rapidly collapse Axis defenses in northern Tunisia. Patton’s 2d Army Corps advances from Mateur to seize key rail hubs and approach Bizerte, while the British First Army pushes on from Djebel Bou Aoukaz towards Tunis.
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Washington
May
Tunisia
Tunis
Bizerte
US. Army Corps
George 53. Patton
Sjr
Djebel Tahent
Mateur
Ferryville
First Army
Djebel Bou Aoukaz
First
Massicault
Tebourba
Cape Bon
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
Eighth Army
Enfidaville
Pont du Fahs
Djedeida
Tunisian
Algeria
Morocco
Iggeeyrestacgr Weisulet
Forward to Victory Giraud's Message To Allied Troops
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports Gen. Giraud delivering a day of victory praise to the French African Army. He cites Tunis and Bizerte as delivered and honors British and American forces. He lauds French soldiers who fought under hardship and thanks them for securing Tunisia, France, and humanity.
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Giraud
North Africa
Henri Fraud
Joan of Arc
France
Tunis
Bizerte
Tunisia
Tunis falls to Allies as German resistance collapses
British tanks entered Tunis amid light combat as German forces retreated, surrendering in waves. Civilians cheered, with locals and refugees reacting near the harbor while a French flag flew from a Sherman tank. The ancient city, home to about 200000 people and a busy harbor, is described as a war scarred prize for Allied arms.
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Fifth Avenue
Tunisia
Tunis
Scipio Africanus
Carthage
Charlemagne
Don Juan
Tupper Lake Man in Africa Bags Gazelles from Jeep
In Africa corporal Clarence Lemieux writes of chasing gazelles in a jeep and shooting as many as ten from one herd. He describes speeds up to 45 miles per hour and claims to have killed five of sixteen shot, noting the hunt provided their meat, while recounting the safari atmosphere and local guides.
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Africa
Jeep
Tupper Lake
Corp
Clarence “Lemieux
Buffalo Bill
Dave Lemieux
Lemieux
Tunis Victory Sets Curtain For Big Show
Allied landings in Europe appear virtually certain as Tunis and Bizerte fall ahead of schedule. The campaign accelerates Mediterranean logistics, enabling convoys through the length of the sea and setting up a multi-pronged assault pattern against Hitler’s Europe. Strong air and armored coordination marks a swift end to the African campaign.
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Harrison Salisbury
Chicago
Danly News
Tee
London
Europe
Hitler
Tunis
Bizerte
Africa
Second Corps
Italy
Mediterranean
Cairo
India
Sicily
Pantelleria
Sardinia
Fear Kidnap Of Girl Who Saw Killings In Chicago
Police fear a blond woman who witnessed the gangland killings of Danny Stanton and Louis Dorman has been kidnapped to stop her from talking to authorities or has gone into hiding under threat. Cecelia Ashley, a 19 year employee and telephone operator, vanished after leaving for Englewood police to report. Investigators seek Sam Hunt and Claude Maddox for questioning, linking the case to Stanton’s alleged labor racketeering ambitions.
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Chicago
May
Danny Stanton
Louis Dorman
Cecelia Ashley
Englewood
Miss Ashley
Dorman
Southside
Sam “Golf Bag” Hunt
Claude Maddox
Stanton
Fisherman Drowns After Boat Seat Breaks
Schenectady man Thomas J. Yurkines drowned while fishing on Lake Mariaville after a rowboat seat broke as he hoisted anchor. Coroner E. J. Senn issued a certificate of accidental death, noting he apparently fell from the boat into the water.
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Schenectady
E. J. Senn
Thomas J. Yurkines
Lake Mariaville
Yurkines
Stalin to Get U.S. Plea for Allied Unity
Washington May 5. An American appeal urging Russia to avoid further bickering with the Poles is believed in the hands of Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinov. He will deliver it to Premier Stalin after returning to Moscow. Officials stress the need to keep the Allies united and focus on military plans to defeat the Axis.
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Washington
INS
Russia
Maxim Litvinov
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
United States
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
Litvinow
Hull
Welles
State Department
United Nations
London
Europe
U.S. Presses In Aleutians On New Bases And Plans
The Navy signals possible occupation of Amchitka Adak and new bases in the Pacific as a strategic advance. Secretary Knox notes such moves may serve offensive aims or provide a defensive air umbrella. Reports cite recent base gains at Funafuti and the Russell Islands, near Guadalcanal, expanding Pacific reach.
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Frank Knox
Aleutians
Pacific
Amchitka
Adak
Andreanos
Funafuti
Ellice Islands
Gilberts
South Pacific
Russell Islands
Guadalcanal
Buffalo Health Chief Orders Boil Water Amid Work Stoppage
Health Commissioner Francis E. Fronczak urged Buffalo residents to boil water for the time being after a walkout by 150 Buffalo Sewer Authority maintenance men demanding wage adjustments. The Authority warned the workers not to return to work by tomorrow morning or risk losing Civil Service jobs.
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Buffalo
Francis E. Fronczak
Buffalo Sewer Authority
117 Year-Old Mother Held For Abandoning Her Baby
A Boston woman claimed as the infant's mother appears in court on a charge of abandoning the baby found on a city doorstep. Alice Violante and her husband Francisco were involved. she confessed to seeking to relocate and claim the child later. The case follows her Easter departure, birth in Harlem Hospital, and the baby left near a church in Boston before the parents were notified and posted bail.
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Boston
May & LP
Alice Violante
Bridgeport
Violante
Fairfield
Conn
Bohmbach
New York
L25th Street
Harlem
Passaquala
Vi‘olante
Rekata Bay Pulverized In U S Raid
In the Central Solomons on May 3 a large allied air strike against Rekata Bay Santa Isabel Island leveled sections of the seaplane base with 2000 pound daisy cutter bombs. Navy Army and Marine planes delivered a coordinated attack silencing anti aircraft batteries and destroying bivouac areas.
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Guadalcanal
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Solomons
Washington
Paehena Cape
Papatura Fa
Suavanau Point
Air Force Headquarters
U S Bombers Smash Japs Across New Guinea Areas
Allied air forces bombed Finschhafen port and Mubo below Salamaua to disrupt Japanese supply lines. Medium bombers hit Kupang on Timor and Babo in Dutch New Guinea at night, setting fires and shredding targets. Enemy bombers and fighters in dispersal areas were heavily strafed, the communique noted.
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Finschhafen
Mubo
Salamaua
Dutch Timor
Dutch New Guinea
Timor
Kupang
Babo
Shipyard workers join in search for missing boy
In Kearny New Jersey on May 8, workers at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company joined a night shift search for Daniel Goodwin Jr., a three year old boy who vanished after a launching ceremony. The missing child is son of a yard worker, and the scene drew in hardened shipyard laborers to help in the mercy mission.
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Kearney
N. J
INS
Federal Shipbuilding
Aleutian Base Opens Far North Push Toward Tokyo
Amchitka, Aleutian Islands Feb 27 delayed reports describe the new base as a staging point toward Tokyo. Lt. Col. Louis H. Foote and Col. Fisher S. Blinn lead engineers who completed an airstrip by Feb 18 after the Jan 12 landings at Kiska vicinity. Japanese raids began, yet fighter defenses shot down at least two Zeros with no American losses reported.
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Sion
Amcritka
Kiska
Attu
Tokyo
Paramushiru
Kuriles Islands
Amkcitka
Amchitka
Aleutian_Islands
Defense Command
Alaskan
Aleutian
Hiska
Rat Island
Lloyd E. Jones
Columbia
Fisher S
Blinn
Marion
Ind
Louis H. Foote
Plainview
Tex
Jane
Harold C. Larson
Salt Lake City
Yank Bomber Pilot Wins Silver Star for Wewak Battle
Lt Gen George C Kenney awarded Capt Charles Whitlock of New Brunswick New Jersey the Silver Star for gallantry in action over Wewak in April. His B 24 bomber engaged 10 to 12 Japanese Zeros, enabling gunners to shoot down five of the attackers. The remaining planes pressed the fight for 30 minutes, leaving engine damage and gun damage but the aircraft reached base.
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Wewak
United Nations
Australia
INS
George C. Kenney
Charles’ ‘Whitlock
New Brunswick
N. J
Whitlock
Ice Breaker Sailor Shot Accidentally by Fellow Sailor
Richard W. Hoffman of Clean, a crew member of the ice breaker Chief Wawatam, was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the chest after a fellow sailor discharged a gun accidentally. The accident occurred while the ship was anchored off Point Abino.
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Buffalo
Richard W. Hoffman
Clean
Wawatam
U.S. Marine Hospital
Guna
Iver Cleaning
Point Abino
Png
Teport-to
Bullale
Lie Eto Ag
Miners Return To Work Amid Widespread Walkouts
In a wave of coal mine stoppages across Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana about 1 400 miners returned to work today at several J and L mines near Pittsburgh and California Pa while 2 600 remained idle as unions protest fines and wage disputes. District 5 officials backed resumed shifts at Vesta No 4 California pa and Bobtown Pa others stayed idle or walked out citing contract and prior strike penalties. Government takeover of mines announced by President Roosevelt marks the first such move amid the broader labor action.
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Pittsburgh
California
Ano Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Laughlin’ Steel Corporation
District 5
United Mine Workers
John P. Busarello
Bobtown
Ohio
Willow Grove
Hanna Coal Company
Guy Mulleman
Powhatan Mine
Powhatan Point
Pennsylvania
Kind
Princeton
Ind
David Jones
Glen- Lyons Pa
Susquehannan Colliers Company
U. MW
Jones & Laughlin Corporation
Vesta
Washington
Rector Who Married Windsors Held for Overstaying Visa
Rev Robert Anderson Jardine who joined the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in marriage and his wife Maude Evelyn Jardine were arrested in Los Angeles on overstaying their temporary U S visas. A deportation hearing will be held soon after a February 1938 entry from France. renewal was denied.
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Washington
Robert Anderson Jardine
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Maude Evelyn Jardine
Los Angeles
Justice Department
Immigration Service
Jardines
United States
France
Jardine
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