Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 January 1941 — Page 11

U:'S. Debates Use of Blind

At Air-Raid

BOSTON, Jan. ‘17 (U. P.).—The cute sense of hearing with which L#hature sometimes compensates plind rsons may be exploited -for United Ptates air defense, it was disclosed ay. U. S. Army officials, it was rned, are’ considering a phan Tor using blind observers at airraid listening posts during ‘New England air maneuvers starting Tuesday. ) ¢ Alec Templeton, blind: British pianist and radio star, has offered to serve in an advisory capacity” if the Army decides to make a scientific test to ‘determine whether blind

time of war to listen for ap-

Bie could be used profitably T

oaching planes. ' Brig. .Gen. James E. Chaney of the air command at Mitchell Field, N. Y,, conferred last week with Dr. John H. Hall of the Bridgewater State Hospital about the plan. Dr. Hall, Legion National Defense Commit-| tee of Massachusetts, said he was ready to make the test.

Blind persons from institutions J. L.

, “and private life whose hearing was idemonstrated to be unusually acute | fwould work under Mr. Templeton’s

Listening Pos ts

direction. Before the maneu: pets they. would be given opportunit;’ to hear. ‘and learn to differentiate between bombers and pursuits planes. The experiment would. disclose whether blind persons were ible to defect the approach of ‘warpl: nes before normal observers. Since one listening post will be near the U. S. Arsenal at Waiertown, it was believed. that students of Perkins Institution for the Bind there. ‘might be recruited for ‘the test. Geil, Chaney was said to be imhpressed by reports in. English journals of simile tests in Great Britain. J

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Only 3 of 12 n Congress Are Expected to Go ‘Allout’ With Rocsevelt.

‘ By DANIEL M. KIDNEY: ‘ | Times Special Viriter . “WASIHHINGTON, . Jin, J17--Only. three c¢’ the 12 Indiana . men ar: likely to support the Adniinistry tion's lend-leasie bil for allout aic' to England, an informal poll disclosed today.

Ind.) lizely. will support the measure in the form in which it comes

" |from the Senate Foreign Relations

Gommities of which le is a mem-

(R. Inc) is expected to oppose its passage as will all the eight Republicanis in the House. They will be join:d in this opposition by Rep. Louis Ludlow o Ind.) it appears. Those expecting t vote for passage | of the bill ate Reps. William H| Larrabee, John Boehne Jr. and William, T. Schulte. All are

Democrats.

“Americans Not Cowards”

Rep. Larrabee is the only Hoosier left in the House who has a perfect retord of supporting the Administration: on national defense. He is’ the sole ‘survivor of the November election in « [ndiana who voted ior the selective service bill. “I would favor putting a twoyear liinitation- on the grant of power ‘to ‘the President under this measur” Rep. Larrabee said. “But I certainly feel that he should be

given perfect freedom |to act at any.

tinle o" place .to save democracy. Americans are not cowards and fhis bill ‘will show the world - that. we mean husiness.” ’ Didn’t Vote for Rep. |Boehne, who did not vote for thé draft, said that he fully expected, to support | the plan to

Draft

give President Roosevelt the power

to act.

Some| limiting ampndments are

.lexpected by Rep. Schulte, but he

will surely support the measure on passage, he said. Althcugh Rep. Charles A. Halleck, dean o! the Indiana G. O. P. delegation in the House, was a leading lieutens nt of Wendell L. Willkie and put his name in nomination at the Philadelphia convention, he will not follow ‘he Willkie leadership in this matter. ; Like all the other Hoosier Republicaiis, Rep. Halleck will oppose the bili} Althcugh h will oppose. the bill's pessage, REp. Forest A. Harness (R. i), member of the House Military Affairs’ Coinmittee, predicted that the measure will be promptly passed. Rep. Ludlow will | ‘be the only

Hoosie: A Democrat not supporting the Administration. |

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