Security tax rate frozen amid congressional clash
A joint committee froze the Social Security tax rate at 1 percent for the year, blocking a scheduled automatic rise. Senator Van denberg led the Senate opposition, arguing the reserve fund is ample, while President Roosevelt urged the increase to build reserves. House conferees backed the Senate position.
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Vandenberg
R.-Mich
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Survivors of Jap Torture Recount Escape and Hard Return
Knoxville residents recount Maj. Austin C. Shofner and Capt. Samuel Grashio surviving Japanese camps. Shofner, once UT football player 1934–37, avoided rice despite captivity. Grashio described trauma after the March of Death while his wife notes sleep and appetite issues.
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Tenn
Kathleen King
Marine Corps
Austin C. Shofner
Shelbyville
Miss King
Shofner
University of Tennessee
Samuel C. Grashio
William A. Dyess
Propaganda and Tokyo Radio Respond to War Prisons Charges
A Tokyo Domei wireless dispatch for American readers dismisses Allied claims of Japan’s mistreatment of prisoners as enemy propaganda. The agency calls the accusations groundless and notes its astonishment at the Anglo American authorities’ boldness after Guadalcanal killings.
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United States
Tokyo Domei Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo
Utica Club XXX Pale Cream Ale Ad Seen in Restaurants
An advertisement fragment lists Utica Club XXX Pale Cream Ale for sale in restaurants and clubs. The text appears garbled but implies a beer promotion and venue listing.
Hull Vows Revenge For Jap Atrocities
American anger surged after a Thursday Army Navy disclosure as Cordell Hull and Congress called for severe retaliation against Japan. Officials vowed to bring those who tortured and killed Bataan heroes to account with strong words and renewed resolve.
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Japan
Congress
U. S
Allied Bombardment Advances in Pacific War Report
The Associated Press notes intensified Allied air blows against Japan in the Southwest Pacific with reports of barbaric treatment of Bataan heroes fueling calls to bomb Japan. In the Mid Pacific bombardment targets the Marshall Islands with pre invasion pressure as MacArthur cites 22 to 30 Japanese fighters down over Rabaul.
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Mid-Pacific
Marshall Islands
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Rabaul
New Britain
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Kavieng
New Ireland
Morse May Quit WLB to Seek Senate Seat
Oregon figures report Wayne Morse resigns from the War Labor Board to run for the U S Senate. The 43 year old dean of the University of Oregon law school would challenge Senator Rufus Holman in the Republican primary. Morse reportedly sent his resignation to the White House.
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WLB
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Washington
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War Labor Board
Oregon
White House
University of Oregon Law School
Rufus Holman
Riverbank Canning Co. Fined 50,000 for OPA violation
The Riverbank Canning Co. was fined 50,000 dollars, the largest penalty in federal court here for an OPA case. The firm pled guilty to ten counts for selling 73,013 cases of tomato paste at 105,927.50 over ceiling prices.
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New York
Riverbank Canning Co
You Can Swat a Jap War Bond Push Page Two
Palmer Hoyt criticizes withholding atrocity details from 1943 45. Stephen Early cites end of secrecy and lack of relief supply hope. OWI notes release aims to influence Japanese prisoners and public attitude. Davis denies bond drive or policy pressure influenced timing. Continued on Page Two Hull Vows.
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Hoyt
Stephen Early
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Hull
Censor Warns Americans Against Revealing War Plans
Byron Price, director of censorship, urged listeners on NBC to resist revealing how much they know about the war. He warned the enemy seeks time and place of Europe invasion and seeks to exploit Nazi espionage to strike again.
U S S Missouri Launch At Brooklyn Navy Yard
The 45 000 ton battleship U S S Missouri will be launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard with Miss Mary Margaret Truman as sponsor. Built since Jan 6 1941 the ship is set at about 104 million dollars and features advanced warfare equipment.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Missouri
Town
New Jersey
Mary Margaret Truman
U.S
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Argentina Splits with Axis as Ramirez Government Rises
Gen. Pedro Ramirez’s Argentina severed diplomatic ties with Germany and Japan after a June revolt restored him to power. Gen. Arturo Rawson resigned as ambassador to Brazil for being pro Allied, with ministers and officials following suit over Axis ties. Argentina cut financial and commercial relations with Axis states and ordered severance of all radio, telephone, and cable links. Sweden agreed to take over German and Japanese interests in Argentina.
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Pedro Ramirez
Argentina
Axis
Arturo Rawson
Ramirez
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Rawson
Germany
Japan
Col
Enrique P. Gonzales
Sweden
Bomber Crash Misses 600 Pupils at Play
In Phoenix Arizona a medium bomber faltered on approach and crashed into a schoolyard. The crash killed two of the three occupants and injured two children slightly while narrowly missing a larger disaster as one engine ran quiet and a wing tore into the frame building.
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Ariz
Phoenix I
Witnessey
Labor Will Cooperate With Latin America
The American Federation of Labor executive council urged cooperation with free and independent Latin American unions to develop a concrete future program. It cited upheavals in Argentina and Bolivia and said the horizon has grown darker for Latin American workers.
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Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Hemisphere
Latin America
Argentina
Bolivia
Ingrid Bergman Returns From North Camp Tour
Swedish born actress Ingrid Bergman spoke after a six week tour of camps in the north. She said American troops in Alaska asked many questions about Hollywood and how America looks now. Troop crowds ranged from 7 to 2,000 men as she presented 60 shows.
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Alaska
Ingrid Bergman
America
Bergman
Strategic Russian Rail Line Reopened
Stalin announces the reopening of the Moscow Leningrad October railway line after Red Army gains cut off the line west of Lake, freeing the route for supplies and men between Moscow and Leningrad. The victory salutes 12 rounds from 124 guns mark the achievement as the line nears repair.
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Joseph Stalin
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Chudovo
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Nicholas
Treasury Rebukes Nebraska Banker Over Bond Reporting Plan
Washington officials condemned Emil Placek of Wahoo for proposing to report county residents who refuse War Bonds or miss quotas to local draft and ration boards. Morgenthau aides said there will be no such compulsory listing and urged Placek to drop the plan or face removal as Saunders County war finance chairman.
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Treasury
Nebraska
Morgenthau
United States
Emil EB. Placek
Wahoo
Saunders County War Finance
Woman Leaves 30000 For Home for Dogs
Batavia UPI says Miss Anna C Bowen 86 left 30000 for the construction and upkeep of a home and cemetery for dogs near Batavia, part of her bequests disclosed in probate. Daughter of the late State Senator George Bowen she valued her estate at 500000 to 750000 and also left 30000 to Cornell University, where she graduated in 1935.
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Batavia
Italian Prisoners Donate $700 to Polio Fund
Italian officers and enlisted men at the prisoner of war camp in Weingarten Missouri have donated more than $700 to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Col. H. H. Glidden disclosed the total and noted that receptacles for canteen coupons were placed at each canteen and pay table.
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National Foundation For
H. H. Glidden
Glidden
Allied triumph near Rome repels Nazi assault and air attacks
Allied headquarters report a twin victory in the Rome battle with land and air forces defeating a German offensive at the BritishAmerican bridgehead about 21 miles from Rome and shooting down 28 German planes. Prisoners claim Hitler ordered the 10th army to stand or die on the Cassino front as German trains and Tiger tanks mass near the Anzio beachhead.
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Subsidies Urged to Bolster Health Morale During Postwar Era
Congressional witnesses for white collar workers argue price rises threaten health, stamina and morale of millions. They push immediate food subsidies, reform of salary stabilization, and revised fair labor standards. department store staff quote low wages and high living costs. WC A finds 75 percent of office workers rely on savings or family aid to get by.
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Lewis G. Hines
Boris Shishkin
A. F
War Labor Board
Nicholas Carnes
iDepartment Store Employees Union
New York
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Jeanne Rock
Macy's Department
Teresa Wright Troy
Troy
Lillian Sharpley
Young Women's Christian Association
Princess Juliana’s bottle smash christens Liberty ship
In San Francisco during launching ceremonies Princess Juliana of The Netherlands attempts to christen the Liberty ship Jan Pieterszoon Coen with champagne but misses. A bystander Norris Nash and a police officer Charles Runyan intervene. Runyan strikes the prow, the bottle breaks and champagne flows.
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Jul‘jana
Netherlands
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Norris Nash
Charles Runyan
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Union Secretary Appears Before War Labor Board
Woodruff Randolph, secretary treasurer of the International Typographical Union, told the War Labor Board he would cooperate with the no strike policy as far as possible but refused to give a blank check. He said only a referendum or ITU convention can bind the union, and no ITU council official can compel membership through such a pledge.
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Woodruff Randolph
International Typographical Union
War Labor Board
WLB
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ITU Council
Battleship Builders To Be Blood Donors
Ten thousand Brooklyn Navy Yard workers who built the battleship Missouri will also donate blood to the Red Cross. The workers plan to give one pint each as part of a wartime relief effort.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Missouri
Red Cross
Tito's Troops Attack Nazi Communications
Yugoslav partisans claim four fronts against German forces and report piercing six holes in a cross country rail line from Belgrade to Zagreb. The statement follows heavy fighting and aims to disrupt Nazi logistics in the region.
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London
Belgrade
Zagreb
U S Moves to Cut Spanish Oil Ties With Allies
The State Department said it would reassess relations with Spain and suspend loading of Spanish tankers carrying petroleum products. It cited Spain's reluctance to satisfy Allied requests, including continued internment of Italian ships, export of vital war materials to Germany, Axis agent activity, and alleged dealings with Germany to boost espionage. The move risks a Spanish oil shortage and potential political tremors for Franco.
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UPI
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United States
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Axis
Activ
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Caribbean
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British Showdown Move Over Oil Aid to Franco Spain
British press framing suspension of American oil shipments to Spain as a final showdown. Daily Express headline Aries Give Franco 4 Month to Decide. US seeks showdown with Franco Spain over continued aid to Germany as diplomatic pressure proves ineffective. News Chronicle comments on the stubborn neutrality of Spain.
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Daily Express
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the Express
News Chronicle
Spain Says Oil Embargo Not Political
Madrid sources said the planned U S suspension of Caribbean oil shipments to Spain in February had no political significance and was tied to negotiations of a purely commercial character.
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