New Cancer Cure Believed Found
Memorial Hospital researchers led by Dr. Cornelius P. Rhoads and Dr. James B. Murphy announce early findings in cancer treatment. Synthetic chemicals show promise in halting certain cancer cells without harming normal cells in test tubes, with further study needed for living patients.
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New York
Memorial Hospital
Cornelius P. Rhoads
Department of Scientific Research
James B. Murphy
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Rhoads
Man
Dr. Rhoads
War Production Push Surges as June Output Skews Ahead
The War Production Board reports June output of planes tanks ships guns and ammunition nearly triples November a month before Pearl Harbor. Nelson warns against overclaiming progress and cautions the big job lies ahead. OPA tightens tire rules imposes August bicycle quotas and permits civil suits over overcharges starting July 31. Navy submarine victories rise with sank ships and new camera periscopes. Major digs include Tobruk and Crete damage and Buna area raids. Continuous mobilization drives scrap metal and chemical recovery with renewed salvage and trucking support to sustain wartime needs.
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U. S
Pearl Harbor
Nelson
Navy
Far Eastern
Lewis H. Brereton
Middle East
Tobruk
Benghazi
Suda Bay
Crete
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Vichy France
MacArthur
Australia
Buna- Ambass-Gona
New Guinea
United Nations
Proposed Texas Amendment Allowing 2 Million Bond Investment
Legislature proposes amending Article 3 to authorize not more than 2 million dollars in bonds for the Permanent School Fund to build a Texas state office in Austin with the fund investing the amount. Voters will decide on November 3, 1942, with explicit ballot wording for and against the amendment and a required publication proclamation.
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Roosevelt
WPB
Nelson
State of Texas
State OF
Texas
General Revenue Fund
Beggar Pays Income Tax On 3500 A Year In New York
Charles Hansen 46 of Judson Falls New York earned about 3500 last year from street patriotic singing and settled with the IRS and police paying a 50 dollar fine after officers found 873 dollars on him. His attorney says the settlement covers taxes for the year and police recovered a record of daily earnings from his street performances. An Illinois editor quotes a pun about rag paper money and banks.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Hansen
Judson Falls
N. Y
Internal Revenue Collector
Hansen
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Pop
Henderson
OPA
War Front
Hobby
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
The
First National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Illinois
Palace Theatre
Action Star
Popular Cowboy
Red River
Roy Rogers
Jungle Girl
BILLS
Boyd Qtdavis
Ec Powell
Peter Stewart
Precis
Shamuno Meufeld
Rio
Broadway
Tripoli
King’s Row
Roxie Hart
Old
California
Hillarious
the Weavers
Marilyn Hare
Frank Albertson
Thurston Hall
Yoo Hoo
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