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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1942
Page
6
Washington today outlined a plan to raise about 1 billion dollars by taxing income from state and municipal bonds and tightening tax laws to remove inequalities. The proposals would also fund 6 billion more in revenue plus 2 billion for social security, aiming for 9 billion in war revenue for the fiscal year starting July 1.
Lehman High senior Martha Harrison and Middlebranch senior Janice Lewis shared first prize in The Repository fifth annual news essay contest. Entries dropped during examination week. judging emphasized original thought and clear writing.
Results list prize winners and honorable mentions across Lehman, St. John's, Mt. Marie, Massillon, East Palestine, and others. Prizes are in Defense Savings Stamps. multiple students named with ages and addresses.
columnist Kirke L. Simpson argues Japan and Germany are winning tactical victories but lacking critical oil resources. He notes Dutch efforts at Tarakan and the broader oil scarcity shaping World War II, comparing Japan's China Sea gains to Hitler’s Russia campaign as empty victories that won’t restore strength or alter the oil shortage.
The navy announced contracts totaling $300 million for General Motors to produce war materiel as part of mobilizing automotive industry capacity for the war effort. The specific materials GM will supply were not disclosed.
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