Quacks and Experts Probed Over Tax Return Confusion
Representative O Toole of New York urges licensing of tax experts to curb untrained ad hoc preparers. The piece cites inconsistent answers from tax pros across cities, a Cleveland Red Cross first aid unit at the Bureau, and a call for a simplified Form 1040 as Congress considers reform.
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O'Toole
New York City
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Cleveland Internal Revenue Office
Philadelphia
Morgenthau
Internal Revenue Bureau
Cleveland
Red Cross
Congress
Oil and Peace in Arabia Draws U.S. Venture Ties
The United States moves to develop Arabian oil with Washington aid as domestic production wanes. Critics among independents fear survival, while liberals and conservatives dispute government role. Britain in Parliament expresses concern over a Persian Gulf to Mediterranean pipeline and possible sovereignty issues. Stettinius and Eden await reports.
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United States
Roosevelt
Washington
Standard Oil
California
Texas
Gulf
America
Britain
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
the Commons
Stettinius
State Department
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean
Palestine
Egypt
Oil Power Stakes in Middle East Wars and Peace
Nations with abundant natural petroleum could become war makers. The United States may maintain a protective force in the Middle East, facing costlier future conflicts. If US Britain and Russia seize rich oil reserves, they could solidify their roles as world peacekeepers.
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United States
Middle East
Great Britain
Russia
Wallace Aims to Expand New Deal Vision in 1940 Path
A column argues Vice President Henry Wallace promotes a far-reaching New Deal, envisioning a postwar society with universal comforts and government backed longevity. It warns of debt, asks who pays, and suggests Wallace would succeed if Roosevelt dies. It urges Democrats to rethink VP selection at the convention.
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Roosevelt
Henry W. Wallace
Wallace
Wall Street
Henry Wallace
White House
William J. Miller
Connecticut
France
Miller
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Postwar planning needed to avert bad slump
A New York City survey shows half fear a postwar slump while 25 percent expect no worse off and only 7 percent foresee unemployment. The piece argues optimistic luck won’t carry the nation and calls for widespread citizen planning and cooperation to secure America’s future.
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New York City
America
United States
No Anglo-American alliance assertion by Law cited
The article notes British Minister Richard K. Law denying interest in any postwar Anglo-American alliance. It argues free nations must unite to secure world peace, criticizes secret treaties undermining the League, and cautions the US not to act as world policeman with Britain or any single ally. It ends with a quip on Hitler and political tricks.
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Richard K. Law
American Chamber of Commerce
London
Mr. Law
United States
Great Britain
Law
League of Nations
League
Geneva
America
Kansas Legal Hanging Sparks Warden Resignation
For the first time in 70 years Kansas schedules execution and Warden Amrine resigns rather than carry out the sentence. The piece argues capital punishment fails as a crime deterrent and condemns public indifference, urging a reexamination of how criminals are treated and punished.
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Kansas
Amline
Wisconsin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Minnesota
Amrine
Mischievous 48-Vote Proposal Debated in Albany
The Utica Press reports Senator Coughlin of Brooklyn introduced a resolution in Albany urging the United States to have 48 votes at the peace conference. The measure is described as mischievous and unlikely to succeed, serving mainly to draw attention to the legislator.
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Utica Press
Albany
Coughlin
Brooklyn Democrat
United States
Russia
England
Empire State
Pulse of the People letters and legal queries
A compilation of reader letters to The Record from Troy and Albany in February 1944. Questions cover music copyright with a $1 fee, adoption steps via orphanages and a lawyer, summer work for a 15 year old student, and a lengthy critique of a Times Record editorial on the Supreme Court and water rights. Continued on Page Fourteen.
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Copyright Office
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C
E. V. Albany
Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler on Chaplin Mann Act probe
Westbrook Pegler denounces the Department of Justice for pursuing Charlie Chaplin under the Mann Act, calling the action a petty crusade by a corrupt California system. He argues the case targets a foreign-born artist who found refuge in America and that state laws could handle alleged seduction or related offenses locally.
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Chicago
Charlie Chaplin
Department of Justice
England
California
Jack Johnson
Dickens
Chaplin
New York
U. S. Department of Justice
Rome on the brink as Cassino bombing stirs fear
The bombing of the Benedictine monastery at Cassino signals a broader danger to Rome as German defenses in northern Italy leverage mountain fortress strongholds. The piece notes Allied nerves over Catholic world reactions and the strategic difficulty of bypassing the fortress city amid ongoing Italian battles.
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Cassino
Rome
Washington
Leningrad
Stalingrad
Madrid
United States Army
Italy
U. S
Arewell
Washington tax bill hangs in doubt amid veto chatter
Capitol Hill debates a possible Roosevelt veto of the tax bill with drafts of a veto message in circulation. Some administration allies, including Senator James Mead, urge signing the bill to avoid party discord and preserve revenue. A veto could delay tax action for a year, while the President foresees offset by excise taxes and Social Security payroll boosts. Continued on Page Fourteen.
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George Washington
Senate
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Edwin Halsey
Washington
Claypool
American Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia
James Lenox
Lenox Library
New York Public Library
Henry Clay
Lenox
Shoe Fight
WPS
OPA
Feather and Shoe
Bureau of Standards
Senate War-Mobilization Committee
West Virginia
Harley Kilgore
Paul C. Waler
Douglas Shoe Company
Wolfer
WPEB
WPB
Leather
Leather and Shoe
Lawrence B. Sheppard
Hanover Shoe Company
Kilgore Committee
Sheppard
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Senyu
James Mead
New ‘York
Mead
Congress
Treasury
Pronunciation notes and Basic English offer
A reader discusses pronunciation quirks of RAPINE RECOGNIZANCE COMELY and its origins. The piece notes silent g debates, basic English claims, and offers a free pamphlet reproducing an 850 word Basic English vocabulary with Lincoln's Gettysburg Address rendered in its style, available by sending a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Frank Colby
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