Senate Debates Tax Skip Bill Today
Senate Finance Committee backs a tax bill projected to raise at least 1.8 billion in new revenue and abate taxes for more citizens than the House measure. Senator Van denberg said windfall provisions and 1943 tax timing boost receipts, while a vast pay as you go plan would withhold 20 percent from wages. Some senators, like George of Georgia, weigh substitutes to ease the burden.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
Senate
Congressional
Michigan
George
D-Ga
Goal Conversion Order Curbed
Washington P Price Administrator Prentisa M Brown announced that homeowners will not be asked to convert oil burners to coal or wood for the coming winter. This reverses last winter's oil rationing policy in thirty states. Brown cited ongoing oil shortages but said coal and wood supplies are now insufficient in many areas to justify forced conversions.
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Washington
P—Price
Prentisa M. Brown
Brown
Woodside of A. J. Heinz to Retire After 57 Years
Pittsburg announcer Woodside, director and vice president of the A. J. Heinz Co., retires after a 57 year career with the 57 variety food firm. He began as a salesman and has been vice president in charge of sales since 1923.
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Pittsburg
N. G. Woodside
A. J. Heinz Co
Got A Ride Ride Wanted at American Locomotive Plant
Wanted helper for early shift at American Locomotive 50 Paine Street Green Island Watervliet area. Apply for position in 1970 advertisement listing shift start around 8 am and pay rate details.
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En — Ride
Paine St
Green Island
First Lady Denies Visits To R Street House
Mrs. Roosevelt declared yesterday that her appearances did not include the “big red house on E Street.” The House inquiry noted letters from Mrs. Eula Smith at a B Street address and the committee probed whether war contracts were discussed there. The First Lady said she received letters years ago about a Jacksonville dry nursery run by a tobacco firm.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Big Red House
E Street
Eula Smith
B Street
House
Congressional
Hoffman
R.mich
House of Representatives
Civil Supply Bill Passed in Senate to Create Civilian Admin
The Senate approved a bill by 44 to 29 to establish a powerful civilian supply administration with authority over materials and services, rivaling Army and Navy power, to ensure war production. It would replace the War Production Board unit on civilian requirements, drawing Republican opposition over agency redundancy. The administrator would be presidentially appointed and can seek Byrnes’ ruling in disputes with other claimant bodies.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Senate
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
House
War Production Board
Maloney
D-Conn
Economic Stabilization Director
James F. Byrnes
Battle Over Pacts Sparks Washington Bipartisan Clash
In Washington the House opened two days of debate on extending President Roosevelt’s authority to negotiate three year reciprocal trade pacts. Democrats accused Republicans of isolationism and warned such a stance risks war, while Republicans decry the program as a New Deal drift.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
McCormack
Massachusetts
Fish
R-N.y
Knutson
R-Minn
Plumley
R-Vt
Congress
Representative Doughton
D.-N.c
Ways and Means Committee
Trade Authority
Soviet Air Offensive Harasses German Front Lines
Day-long Soviet bombing blasted 44 rail centers behind German lines as Moscow reported 43 German planes shot down in raids on the Rostov Bataisk gateway to the Caucasus. Russian fighters claimed seven interceptors lost as Stormovik assaults disrupted enemy trains and trucks while artillery pounded Kuban forces near Novorossisk.
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London
Moscow
Rostov-Bataisk
Caucasus
Monitor
Red Air Force
Kuban
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Troop Plane Crashes In Maiden Flight At Louisville
An experimental troop carrying plane named the C-76 Caravan built at the Louisville Curtiss Wright factory fell apart in the air near Louisville killing three civilian crewmen. Lieut. Col. J B Dexter said investigators are examining the crash and witnesses report parts of the aircraft separated before it plummeted. He noted that the maiden flight occurred Saturday with factory workers watching as the craft was assembled.
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Louisville
GPI
Curtiss- Wright Corp
Dexter
Army
Balloon explosion kills three naval cadets in New Jersey
Three Navy officers burned to death when a hydrogen filled free balloon exploded as it landed in a field northeast of Haddonfield New Jersey at 345 p m EWT yesterday. Aviation cadets Donald Z Wood James Eversley and William Goldman from Lakehurst Naval Air Station had debarked minutes before the blast.
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Haddonfield
N. J. Upp
Navy
E.W.T
Here
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Fourth Naval District
Philadelphia
Donald Z. Wood
Ipswich
Mass
James Eversley
Lynbrook
Long Island
William Goldman
Roosevelt Lands Textile Workers Message Highlights US Labor
President Roosevelt told the Textile Workers Union of America convention that American workers are doing superb production. The address, delivered in New York, praised labor efficiency amid wartime and industrial activity, signaling strong support for unionized textile workers.
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New York
Roosevelt
Textile Workers Union of America
C. I
Germans Stunned By Defeat in North Africa
Berlin dispatch reports Germans at home are shocked by Allied triumph in North Africa. Even Nazi generals are surprised by American fighting ability as Hitler and Mussolini face renewed hardship, with the Axis initiative slipping to Allied forces preparing new blows.
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Bern
Switzerland
North Africa
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Goering to Italy and Franco war stalemate report
Soviet monitor says Goering and Himmler plan to go to Rome to lead Italy’s defense with Goering handling army and airfield reorganization and base fortifications while Himmler pursues internal purges. Franco says war at deadlock as Axis and Allied moves surge amid Italian burden in the Mediterranean.
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London
Moscow
Hermann Goering
Heinrik Himmler
Secret Police
Rome
Italy
Goering
Himmler
Francisco Franco
Hitler
Red Cross
Axis
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Thunderbolt Hits Europe In Air War Master Fighter
The P47 Thunderbolt, over 400 mph with eight .50 cal guns, proves superior to Hitler’s top fighters in Europe. Debuted in the May 4 Antwerp raid, it supports Flying Fortress and Liberator missions, serving as a perfect running mate for U S heavy bombers in future sorties.
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London
Hitler
Antwerp
United States
Cap Bon Siege Ends as Axis Surrenders at Bizerte
Allied forces report Cap Bon peninsula chokepoint cooled Axis resistance with 25,000 Germans and six generals surrendering at Bizerte. British Sixth Armored Division advances to seal the neck of Cap Bon while Eighth Army and French units push from south and east. Omar N. Bradley’s Second Corps oversaw the campaign ending in unconditional surrender.
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North Africa
Cap Bon
Bizerte
Berlin
Tunis
Associated Press
Tammam Lif
Gulf of Tunis
Eighth Army
Pont du Fahs
Djebel
Depienne-Tunis l
Masif
Matéor
United States Army
Omar N. Bradley
Krause
Dewey Letter Prompts New York and Boston Price Action
Governor Saltonstall asked Attorney General Bushnell for a ruling on whether Massachusetts can enforce federal price controls. The move follows a letter from Governor Dewey of New York urging neighboring states to adopt a policy like New York’s April 28 War Council resolution.
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Boston
Saltonstall
Robert T. Bushnell
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
New York War Council
OPA
Dear Boss Tojo Letter From Amchitka Island
Letter from William L. Worden on Amchitka Island narrates his first sighting of Japanese forces after a year and a half. He recalls meeting a naval commander’s advice, the view from the point near the mess hall, and his attempt to observe the action despite distance. The piece blends humor with wartime reporting and personal reflection.
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Amchitka Island
Sear Dan
William L. Worden
United States
Kiska
Ite
Tojo
Unconditional Surrender Bitter Pill for Germans
In Tunisia the U S Army accepted the surrender of German forces after the 1st Armored Division trapped 15,000 troops near Djebel el Faoat east of Bizerte. Maj Gen Omar Bradley said the operation ends the American Second Corps in North Africa as Borowietz, weeping, capitulated with a demand for unconditional terms.
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Tunisia
North Africa
Omar N. Bradley
Djebel el Faoat
Bizerte
Willibald Borowietz
Bradley
Borowietz
Churchill Said To Be Victory Plan Author
The article reports Lord Halifax quoting a postwar note that Churchill began a strategic plan for victory in the dark days of 1940. It describes Churchill strengthening positions in the Middle East and sending the only armored division then available to the region to deter Italian aggression and prepare for future operations toward Tunis and Bizerte.
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Chicago
Lord Halifax
Churchill
United States
Middle ‘ East
Mediterranean
Europe
Middle East
Tunis
Bizerte
Plane Crashes At Marine Base in San Diego
Four people were killed and 63 injured when an Army experimental plane crashed at the U S Marine Corps base in San Diego California It plunged into the recruit hut area after a failed takeoff and burst into flames amid temporary buildings near Lindbergh Field witnesses said the craft could not lift off and struck structures before burning out.
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San Diego
Cal
U. S. Marine Corps Base
Lindbergh Field
James
Giraud Proposes Swap Plan with De Gaulle in France
Gen. Henri Giraud offers a temporary power-sharing plan with Gen. Charles De Gaulle to alternate as head of the French council and the governing committee. He advocates a provisional government chosen by the French people once France is liberated, while insisting the pact remains non duumvirate and collective.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
United Nations
Giraud
France
de Gaulle
Associated Press
Counci
Council
de Gaulie
North Africa
Senator Langer opposes Chandler on federal judgeship
Senator Langer filed a one man minority report against Stephen S. Chandler disqualification citing a young stenographer's claim of assault in Chandler's law office years ago. The Senate confirmed Chandler's nomination to the western Oklahoma judgeship despite the report. The Judiciary Committee previously favored Chandler on a 9 to 5 vote while noting the complainant's good character.
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Washington GP
Langer
R-N.d
Senate
Stephen S. Chandler
Chandler
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Come Plainant
Allies and Japs Trade Air Blows Near Australia
Allied and Japanese air actions raged over a broad area north of Australia as ground forces repelled an assault on Allied positions in the Muho area of northwest New Guinea. The heaviest Allied strike hit Babo in Dutch New Guinea where Catalinas destroyed three grounded planes. about twenty fires were started near dispersal bays.
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Australia
Muho
New Guinea
Babo
Dutch New Guinea
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