Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1943 — Page 6

EXTBOOK ISSUE STILL DISPUTED

Senate Passes: Amended Lane Bill; Crook Fights Pressure.

Senate passage of the amended multiple textbook adoption plan: for public schools yesterday revived lively debate over issues that have plagued school book legislation for tHe last 15 years. ‘As passed, by a vote of 40 to 2, the bill was far from the original measure introduced Jan. Senator Bruce Lane (R. Bain-

bridge). * The original bill would have au- : | thorized the state board of educa- ~ tion to select an open list of three to six books for each subject in ~ both ntary and high schools of the State. = Limits Selection . -

As amended, the bill limits the sefection to three books for each subject and: it applies only to high schools. Under the bill the selections are to be made for fix years. In debating against limiting the multiple adoptions to high schools only, Senator Thurman Crook (D. South Bend) shouted: “The school book situation has . been stinking to high heaven for He said pressure groups are %glways in here {rying to block ~ needed textbook legislation and I'm ~ going to fight them.” ‘Senator Lane expressed regret at being forced to compromise on the bill, destroying some of the bill's original provisions. “However, there is a great need

for widening the selection of school |

books and I'll compromise to get

seriously by restrictions on books.” Bill Sent to House

~The bill was sent to the house for further action. The senate also passed and sent to the house a bill that would exempt lodges and unions from gross income taxes on their benefit in“surance services. Employers would be authorized to “make checkoffs on the salaries of “employees for union dues, contributions and company loans under another bill passed by the senate.

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Mrs. Helen Randle, 31-year-old Maryland socialite, is being held in Annapolis on a charge of murdering a ‘17-year-old boy, Allen Willey, and with assault ‘with intent to kill. Her husband, E. S. Randle, is in a hospital with a leg wound as a result of the shoot-

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RABAUL RAIDED FOR SIXTH NIGHT

MacARTHUR'S HEADQU ARTERS, Australia, Feb. 5 (U. P).— Allied heavy bombers smashed at Rabaul, on New Britain island, early Thursday in their sixth consecutive raid, hitting Lakunai airdrome, while Catalina flying boats attacked |" Buin airfield, on Bougainville island in the Solomons, firing fuel and |. ammunition dumps and probably destroying several grounded planes, a headquarters communique said today. Airmen over Rabaul were unale to observe the results, the communique said, but a B-24 Liberator, reconnoitering off New Britain's south coast, scored a direct hit on the stern of a camouflaged Japanese cargo ship and put other bombs within 10 feet of the vessel—leaving it listing badly on a reef. Ground skirmishes continued in the Muba village and Wau areas, southwest of Salamaua in New Guinea, with allied patrols making some progress east and southeast of Wau. “These are merely patrol clashes,”

an army spokesman said.

OF TOWNSHPS

Trostoes Sponsor Bill for Commission Inquiry Into Consolidations.

mission to study township govern-

township consolidation, was “introduced in the house yesterday ‘under.

‘ceive and study reports from county | ¥ commissions on township research. Members of -the: state: commission would be ‘the ‘lieutenant : governor, the the attorney ‘general, state auditor, state superintendent of ‘public instruction, chairman. ofthe state tax

‘1hboard, chief examiner of the board lot accounts and director of the

legislative reference bureau.

consist of the county auditors, superintendents of schools, surveyors and township trustees. From the reports of the county commissions, the state group would draft such recommendations as regarded feasible into bills for presentation to the general assembly. , A $5000 appropriation is provided to be used in connection with the!g study.

Solar Eclipse "News Eclipsed By UNITED PRESS War-time restrictions on .ret the weather eclipsed a solar eclipse yesterday visible (or not) to western United States,

Alaska and Japan.

The moon moved between the earth and the sun, beginning at 5:16 p. m. (PWT) at San Francisco, making & third of the sun's surface obscured at that city at its peak, 6:02 p. m, (PWT). Japan was scheduled to have an almost total eclipse; Portland, Ore., had a half-eclipse, while Los Angeles only got a one-sixth eclipse Residents of the western states were free to look for an eclipse all they wanted to, despite weather restrictions, the U. S. weather bureau said, but publication of the actual goings on in the heavens were shrouded ;as military

information.

A bill creating a seven-man com- &

ment problems, with a view ‘toward | ur

High

The county commissions = would | pass

in months, .or both.

on em) oyees |Z 0 union dues, contributions and | Heal company Joans. (42 ayes; 0 noes) E

- Bill Defeated Feb. 4

§. B. 2—(Arms )—Abolishes Indiana School = Athletic association and} create state athletic control board, 410 Ayes; “33 noes)

HOUSE : Bills Introduced Feb. 4 H. B. 372— (Kern) —Provides forthe. subamendments

cedure. (Judi H. B. #2 (Glenker) —Aamals real es} tate liens held by the te by “virtue of the Proviso o the “loss welfare lien ay (Judiciar

women ht to run for office in a political unit different from the one in whilelt her husband resides. rE 875— (O'Connor) —Provides for the repair and improvement of Sleniing ditches, exclu

Jom the provisions of the bill. dines 000.

Ba B. 876—(Fulk, Montgomery)—Legalizes the use of only one license plate instead of two on motor vehicles, (Judiciary B) B. - 317—(Miser)—Changes system of distribution for gasoline tax receipts, eliminating the $2,500,000 b. to the general fund and placing distri-

butions to cities and counties on a per=-|g

centage basis mather than in terms of flat amounts. (Rule B. 378—(Clas| wri Randoipin—Repeals present Lo provi for a salary o a day for gE aators, A . B. Bee (

Long, ray for drainage consiruction. (Drains, es and Swamp ds H. B. 380— (Harrison, Claycombe) — Makes certain changes in the housing authority law. (Judiciary A) H. B. 381— (Gwinnup) Provides for the issuance of drivers’ licenses on the first weekday in So aarY: sets for driving without ‘license after March 1 at a fine of $10 to priso (Judiciary B)

Yous 8 increase of one per cent of

penalty tax rate provisions for employers"

in the je employmens, security act.

ge 383 (Duggins)—Removes from “- motor vehicle licensing law the quirement of making in five rt a 2 report to the bureau of rio vehicles © the sale of a motor vehicle. = (Judiciary = B. 384—(Kendall)—Provides for th

vorce cases where change of venue takes place. (Judiciary A)

B. 385 — (Harvey, Gwin) —

schoo) townships. (Way

and Means B. 386— (Kitt, Gwinhu I cir- Justices of the peace of court ju er to} a ate int a clerk ab, $80 per ol gy 1 Ph

_- ‘and superior make orders during vacation yi4 Partition agtions, guardianships, receiverships and rusts. {Organization of Courts and nal Code)

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BYTE. (Mayhil) —Gives married | 510

(Judiciary B) | 7,

Gaditiary T=. ye I. biennial diversion 5 B. -100-tCvans, TES dt all AoIsls.

ai00 r ardless: oO penalties in actual ay fon.

nment of department of: conservation 985 (Hostettler)—Extelids for two | fhe. functions Sad. loialiaer, fo carr; the | tracts H. B. 405— (Mon! (Ways Vision of Yaemiployment of

tablish plants, . loyed wh to 5 Elve ie.

penalty of 60 e| which may be added

H. payment of allowances for support in di-|anyone refusing to pay for news burchased g Ras.

Creates venta of firemen’s pension Runde in state commission on township research for ons each county for a Survey of civil and Sayings and Joan assoeial]

yurces of the state and

3d Means) vell,

A ~Reinstafes 1 Ww the y

hway department. in

“(Ways and Means) B. -404—(Andrew)—Authorizes . al to lease o

such conheretofore ‘made. OS icles 5 y) Creates

relief in

o would otherwise ae ‘(Judiciary A) 406— (Malone) —Sets a maximum days‘ imprisonment, to & fine of $25 fof from a minor under 18. ( or) B. 407—(Maehling)—Permits the

(Buildand Loan Associati B. 408— (Willis, Colbert) Authorizes

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(Cooper, one) ts drugs to er Ea ‘undesirable’ | i such’ have -a toxic effect songbirds, game birds and animals; alty for such use: fine from $50 to $500 to. which may be added 90 days imprisons ment. (Sais Medicine and Public Health) 3 413— (Gregory) —Provides that all oe of establishments must secure Byiifcate from a Physician She showin, wing y disease and ; ’ he hey “Have had no 1 Be wat | Eo puyphills cense fee tate Medicine {f : Public Health) 2 i

Bills Passed Feb 4

H. B. Hi=(Murray)—Refuces, the interest ‘rate on school fund loans from five

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DECLARES AIR ACTION|

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (U. P.)— Only quick action by aviation} authorities prevented an ‘invasion ‘of the continental United States last year, a congressional commit-| tee was told today by Col. Edgar S.|§ ; Gorrell, president of. the Air Trans-|} = % : a : , port - Association of America and| 0 oe world war I chief of staff of the; U. S. air corps overseas. Testifying before the house interstate and foreign commerce committee, the colonel said that, for reasons. of military expediency, he could not reveal when or where in-| vasion was threatened but he explained that a battle which balked| ‘an attack on the mainland occurred at sea and that in a -matter of 30 minutes air transportation facilities| were mobilized to carry men and equipment to the battle area. | Since no major sea battle occured off the Atlantic coast, it was] presumed the threat was from the| Pacific where the No. 1 battle of || 1942 was that at Midway last June when American forces—primarily air forces—smashed a large Japenese armada. - :

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