The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-30
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FOSTER GfLROY
presidents Seven Points

Presidents Seven Points
uasHINGTON-In a dramatic
.naoI for legislation curbing ilfla-
s saap president Roosevelt laid down
s seven points as essential to vic
tov:
.ns prices of all commodities and on
rents in defense areas.
msYHsLTax to the limit without
asstroying industry or individual en-
prise. ,.. ;,,i+ ~ coz ooo ,,or.
..,s- net the salaries paid to execut-
;res or the return from invested
capital. . H. r..
,.,itv to an index of 100 instead
mthe present ITO. r.
poNDS- Drive for constantly
oreater sales of War Bonds with
MT resorting to enforced savings.
CATIONS Control the sale of all
Commodities of which there is a
shortage to insure even distribution
vishout ability to buy. ~ r
cREDIT-Discourage instalment
h,virg or the extension Of credit for
unnecessary purchases.
chief congressional criticism was
over the absence of any wage con-
trol for labor and the. lowering of
fhe farmers present marked adj
vantage in PARTIES. The SIS, 900
salary limit will affect $4,000 exc
cutiYes in US.
Canada O.K:'s Draft
ottowa-All the Dorninion's pro-
yinces except French Language Que
bec voted in favor of an amendment
20 the present law, which would per-
init the drafting of eligible men for
overseas war service. Heretofore
the government was pledged not o
send draftees out of the country and
the huge Canadian army now in
Europe was created on a volunteer
basis. 80
Wire Tapping Legal
Washington In decision by the
o. s. Supreme Court, the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation and other
hw enforcement agencies won their
fight to have evidence obtained by
wire tapping and other listening de-
vices admitted in court. The decis-
lon affirms the conviction of a group
Of ambulanee-chasing New York
doctors for conspiring to defraud in
xrance companies in fake accident
eases.
Eastern Seab0ard Dark Area
Washington-A sweeping army or
der places the entire Atlantic Sea-
board from Maine to Florida under
tie command of Lieut-Gen. Hugh A.
Drum as a military area. In the
Is states affected by the order, all
shore lights, including homes and
automobiles, that might help Ger
man submarines in locating their
prey will be dinlned or blacked-
out entirely In New York no lights
VIII be permitted above the 18th
floor OF skyscrapers.s-- ~rt1E e.srs -. ...
British Extend Bombing
London Extreme activity on the
part of the Royal Air Force has
eit q trail of desolation and ruin
Straight across Germany from the
Baltic seaport of Rostock to the
vast Skoda munitions works at Pill
sen, CzechoSloVakia. Four attacks
were made on Rostock, an import
ant Na1 naval base causing heavy
carnage to ships and repair yards.
Inc port IS the home of the Heinkel
alplane works and the Neptune
Salp yards and on the fourth raid
Sm tons of bombs were dropped,
heaviest attack thus far made on a
German objective in so short a
time.
Manhattan's Worst Tube Wreck
Jersey City-A wreck in the Hud-
ooa-Manhattan tube just before it
CUES under the Hudson river toward
view York caused deaths and 233
Injuries. The cause is unknown, but
9e nnotorman of the wrecked train
ssclared that something seemed to
u.oW up" He was held for man
slaughter and driving train under
ue influence of liquor.
Chinese Recapture City
London. Although news from
BURMA continues to stress the gra-
: y Of a possible invasion Of In
va, Chinese troops recaptured the
.su terminus of Taunggyi, one of
e vital points of the Shan states
aoing to the Indian Empire.
us. in New Caledonia
@eloourne, Australia-The Vichy
s; s has protested the land.
VI US. troops in the French
nsssesslon of New Caledonia, one of
irs s Key positions blocking Japan,s
raslon OF Australia. The Free
1S. icn under General DeGaulle,
W. cn took over the island nearly
s.; o years ago, welcomed the Am
- @sn troops. although Vichy term
-. Ae DeGualle occupation as an
No. French rebels" In India
~ alaa Ghandi likewise protested
~ arrival OF Us trnorc