The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-07-16
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FOSTER GILRoY
Biggest Tax Bill Ever

WaShington-AlVer io'l iiioii'iiS
.,dv with some stormy sessions
:. un,se Ways and Means Commit
=. - reported the heaviest tax bill in
=. nations history, planned to yield
! .so,,t s7OOO,OOO, 900 in new revenue
This Is a billion and a half short OF
s.s the Treasury Department
,.ssd for. The new taxes under this
~ added to state and local levies
IN next year require about a third
y the American family's income to
s,uuort government in all its FORMS
Rig German Roundup
Now York City-In the intensive
mi drive to rid the country of Ger
man spies and saboteurs, the biggest
sa,,l thus far was made over the
vpek-end in New York, where 15S
mSnbers of a false-front ''voca-
.ionalp society were rounded up.
MANY of them had had military
.roining in Germany and a still
rreater number hoped that Germany
would win the war.
Children's Music Banned
1nterlochen, Mich.-James G.. Pc
trillo alien-born labor union dicta-
tm d all United States music and
musical organizations, has banned
broadcasting of the famous chill
drens orchestra from the National
Music Camp here, because the little
boys and girls do not pay dues to his
privately run union. The famous
Youngsters organization of 160 with
an average age of Is have been a
radio fixture eagerly looked forward
to BY proud parents in 40 states for
the past 70 years.
OPA'S Funds Slashed
Washington Because the Senate
cut TO s120,0OO,00O the $161, 900, 900
asked for to cover the administration
Of the office of Price Administra-
Hon, Leon Henderson, Price Admins
traitor, fears that the whole Act
might have to be abandoned. Prev
iously the House had cut his soaring
estimates down to SIS, O00. 900. Among
other things the senate objects TO
Henderson,s appointment Of small
army of field executives" at $4,000
year without passing out the soft
jobs as political gravy through Sem
storial recommendations.
Russians Stiffen Lines
Moscow-Although Soviet troops
have considerably slowed down the
German drive toward the Oil fields
Of the Caucasus, the situation in the
Southeastern Russia is exceedingly
grave Elsewhere the Russian lines
are holding firmly. ~ -. 4. ~
Rommel Unpleasantly Surprised
Cairo Turning savagely on their
German prsuers when only IS miles
from Alexandria, British troops UNI
DER General Auchinleck not only
stopped the Nazi drive into Egypt,
out regained several miles and took
1910 Axis prisoners. Rommel is
known to be desperately in need of
supplies and reinforcements, the de-
livery OF which has been greatly
complicated by the arrival in At
nca Of strong detatchments of u. S.
planes ~ ~ ~.
Yugoslavs Take Action
Stanbul, Turkey-After carrying
On devastating guerrella warfare
against the Axis in their mountain
OUT strongholds for two years, CSC, 900 |
fugoslaVian troops under the ia
NOUS General Draja Mikhailevitch
nave launched a large scale attack
against German, italian, Bulgarian
ala hungarian troops that may de-
'e'op INTO a Balkan campaign of
MAJOR proportions. Gen. Mikhailo-
n'en mas blocked every German eff
.us 10 dislodge him from his noun
= positions, even holding off three ,,
:, OF -Nazi troops. Hitler has
ICED an enormous price on his
4sAa' and any important reinforce
aS ne receives now may reopen |
we entire Balkan war.