America at war! (1941– ) (Part 1)

’One-man Army’ returns to duty in Luzon in spite of bandages

Three-gun captain, who killed 129 Japs, seeks ‘regular job’; his diary tells story of exploits behind lines, against snipers
By Frank Hewlett, United Press staff writer

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Non-defense spending on the pan –
Growing demands for economy seen in House rebellion

Appropriation cuts reflect increasing grumble from taxpayers back home over unnecessary government expenditures for non-war agencies
By Thomas L. Stokes, Scripps-Howard staff writer

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House rushes ban for tax on war contracts

State officials protest hurried hearings on Cochran measure
By Daniel M. Kidney, Scripps-Howard staff writer

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Aruba sub alarm brings quick attack by U.S. bomber

By Nat A. Barrows

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AVG aces move bullet-torn planes from Rangoon to carry on battle

By Leland Stowe

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Other countries tougher than U.S. in taxing wages

Sweden and three divisions in British Empire put heavier tap on salaries although Americans are forced to pay many hidden levies

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House may press for still lower personal income tax exemptions

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Enemy broadcast –
Jap soldiers enter Batavia

Tokyo reports successes in Java and Burma

Dispatches from enemy countries are based on broadcasts over controlled radio stations and frequently contain false information. Bear this in mind.

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U.S. base in Eritrea will be a ‘wacker’

London, England (UP) –
Oliver Lyttelton, supervisory Production Minister, said today that:

The new American naval base in Eritrea [on the Red Sea] is not very big at the moment, but it is going to be a wacker.

Just back from the Middle East, where he was resident cabinet minister, Mr. Lyttelton said on assuming his new post that the capacity of the Iranian railroad to Russia, on which Allied supplies are sent, had been trebled “but has not yet reached its target.”

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Capital’s schools ban Gershwin hit

Washington (UP) –
District of Columbia school officials revealed today that “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’,” the hit song from the late George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, has been banned from the musical repertoire of Washington schools as a result of pressure by Negroes.

The tune was one of 20 against which objections were raised, on the grounds that their lyrics were offensive to the Negro race.

Other songs attacked were “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Massa’s in de Cold Ground,” “Ol’ Man River,” “Old Folks at Home,” “Old Uncle Ned,” “Ring, Ring the Banjo,” “Shortnin’ Bread” and “Without a Song.”

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That’s blasphemy now

Cleveland, Ohio –
Pearl Harbor is a sacred name now – too sacred for a beer parlor. When a new café was christened “Pearl Harbor Café,” 3,000 women signed petitions protesting the name and asked a change. It was – to “Hub Café.”

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New possibly final crisis approaches in Vichy’s strained relations with U.S.

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British charge Jap atrocities at Hong Kong

White women mistreated, brutality against prisoners cited

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90 days of war –
Many dark days are ahead while U.S. gathers strength

By Harrison Salisbury, United Press staff writer

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Enemy roundup includes two prominent Germans

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Chinese paper raps AEF trip to Britain

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Housewives to get food in bottles

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Jury indicts two as German agents

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Knudsen ready to probe blast

Arms plant ‘carries on’ despite explosion

Interned group prints paper in Nazi camp

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