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August 6, 1943

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Headlines from August 6, 1943

Guadalcanal Cost Enemy 40,500 Men

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Col R M Gervais on Jap losses, Guadalcanal

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SOLOMONS VICTORY; U.S. Forces Win Control of Half of Airdrome on New Georgia

By the Associated Press

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CATANIA EXPLODES IN HYSTERIA OF JOY; Popular Welcome for British Rivals Greeting That They Received in Tunis

By Ned Russell United Press Correspondent

CATANIA, Sicily, Aug. 5 -- The British Eighth Army entered Catania unopposed today to the hysterical cheers of men, women and children who ran from the ruins of their homes to welcome the troops as their liberators from Fascist-German rule.

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Soldier's Farther Averts a Strike By Plea to Fellow War Workers; SOLDIER'S FATHER STOPS WAR STRIKE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Quaker City Iron Works Phila plant employes heed plea of C Daggert, fellow-worker, and rescind vote to strike over WLB decision delay on wage increase petition

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EXCESS TAX DEBT IS DUE BY SEPT. 15, TREASURY WARNS; Half of the Amount on Income for 1943, Over Withholding, Must Be Paid by Then

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

taxpayers whose withholding payments do not cover total income tax liability must pay 1/2 of deficit on Sept 15; Treas to issue standard form; Morgenthau says withholding tax has not affected bond sales

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1943Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (died 1998)^[†]

Jonathan Bruce Postel was an American computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly with respect to standards. He is known principally for being the Editor of the Request for Comment (RFC) document series, for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and for administering the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) until his death.

Headlines from August 6, 1943

Guadalcanal Cost Enemy 40,500 Men

SOLOMONS VICTORY; U.S. Forces Win Control of Half of Airdrome on New Georgia

CATANIA EXPLODES IN HYSTERIA OF JOY; Popular Welcome for British Rivals Greeting That They Received in Tunis

Soldier's Farther Averts a Strike By Plea to Fellow War Workers; SOLDIER'S FATHER STOPS WAR STRIKE

EXCESS TAX DEBT IS DUE BY SEPT. 15, TREASURY WARNS; Half of the Amount on Income for 1943, Over Withholding, Must Be Paid by Then

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