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May 2, 1942

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Headlines from May 2, 1942

Plane's Passenger List; 18 DIE AS AIRLINER HITS PEAK IN UTAH

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

CHICAGO, Saturday, May 2 -- The passenger list of the UnitedI airliner that crashed near Salt Lake City, as issued by the line's

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Foe Pushes Up Burma Road; Chinese Send New Forces; ENEMY ADVANCES ON BURMA HIGHWAY

By Craig Thompsonwireless To the New York Times

Japanese move toward Mandalay; attacked by Gurkha brigade north of Kyaukse; Brit withdrawals reptd successful but position critical, Mandalay area; battle reptd, Hsenwi; Chinese reptd sending reinforcements down Burma Rd; isolated Chinese units attack to cut Jap supply lines, Taunggyi and Loilem; U S fliers bomb Rangoon

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18 DIE AS AIRLINER HITS PEAK IN UTAH AND CATCHES FIRE; Mainliner, San Francisco to New York, Is Wrecked as It Nears Salt Lake City TWO INFANTS AMONG DEAD 13 Other Passengers and the Crew of Three Are Victims -- Army Men Aboard

By the United Press

Passenger plane crashes near Salt Lake City, Utah; 17 dead

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CORPORATION TAX INCREASED TO 40%, EXCESS PROFITS 94; Ways and Means Rejection of Treasury Plea for 55% on Net Cuts Its Expected Yield INFLATION CURB AT ISSUE But Committee Relies on High Recapture Rate With Offsets in Computation Reduced CORPORATION TAX INCREASED TO 40%

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

House com favors 40% income tax for corps reptg net profits over $25,000 and 94% excess profits tax

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U.S. ENDS STRIKE IN BUILDINGS HERE AFTER 13 HOURS; 8,000 QUIT WORK Thousands Climb Stairs in the 800 West Side Structures Affected EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED Mayor Charges Union Broke Pledge and Turns Case Over to War Labor Board [J. S. ENDS STRIKE IN BUILDINGS HERE

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strike, Manhattan West Side; LaGuardia proclaims emergency state; calls on NWLB; strike ends

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1942Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman (died 2021)^[†]

Jacques Jean Marie, Count Rogge was a Belgian sports administrator, former athlete, and physician, who served as the eighth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013. In 2013, Rogge became the IOC's honorary president, a lifetime position, which he held until his death from Parkinson's disease in August 2021.

Headlines from May 2, 1942

Plane's Passenger List; 18 DIE AS AIRLINER HITS PEAK IN UTAH

Foe Pushes Up Burma Road; Chinese Send New Forces; ENEMY ADVANCES ON BURMA HIGHWAY

18 DIE AS AIRLINER HITS PEAK IN UTAH AND CATCHES FIRE; Mainliner, San Francisco to New York, Is Wrecked as It Nears Salt Lake City TWO INFANTS AMONG DEAD 13 Other Passengers and the Crew of Three Are Victims -- Army Men Aboard

CORPORATION TAX INCREASED TO 40%, EXCESS PROFITS 94; Ways and Means Rejection of Treasury Plea for 55% on Net Cuts Its Expected Yield INFLATION CURB AT ISSUE But Committee Relies on High Recapture Rate With Offsets in Computation Reduced CORPORATION TAX INCREASED TO 40%

U.S. ENDS STRIKE IN BUILDINGS HERE AFTER 13 HOURS; 8,000 QUIT WORK Thousands Climb Stairs in the 800 West Side Structures Affected EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED Mayor Charges Union Broke Pledge and Turns Case Over to War Labor Board [J. S. ENDS STRIKE IN BUILDINGS HERE

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