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May 5, 1943

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HOUSE ABATES 75% OF '42 INCOME TAX; RUML PLAN BEATEN; FORAND BILL VOTED

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

House passes Forand bill (Robertson plan) canceling normal and 13% surtax rate on '42 incomes plus 20% withholding levy; Carlson and Doughton bills defeated; Sen George says Sen hearings will begin next week; doubts if Sen will accept Forand bill; says Sen com favors Ruml plan; Forand bill effect on taxpayers revd

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ICKES DENIES DEAL WITH LEWIS, ORDERS SIX-DAY MINE WEEK; Solid Fuels Chief Also Insists War Labor Board Must Not Be 'By-Passed'

By Louis Stark

Ickes orders mandatory 6-day wk; to rescind price rise for overtime if mines fail to comply; denies agreement with Lewis for contract negotiations; insists WLB must not be by-passed; explains his authority; WLB to reconvene fact-finding panel; Roosevelt infers he will maintain stand on bd jurisdiction; union-operators deadlock continues

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Notable Births

Michael Palin

1943Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter[†]

Sir Michael Edward Palin is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019.

Ignacio Ramonet

1943Ignacio Ramonet, Spanish journalist and author[†]

Ignacio Ramonet Miguez is a Spanish academic, journalist, and writer who has been based in Paris for much of his career. After becoming first known for writing on film and media, he became editor-in-chief of Le Monde diplomatique, serving from 1991 until March 2008. Under his leadership, LMD established editorial independence in 1996 from Le Monde, with which it had been affiliated since 1954.