Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1943 — Page 3

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Connally insisted that “internaauthority” has greater breadth and comprehensiveness . than “international organization,” preferred by some critics. ; Chosen for ‘Breadth’ “The world ‘authority’ was chosen because of its breadth and comprehensiveness,” Connally said. “It includes the employment of all.e

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HERBERT A. SMITH, musician with the U. 8. navy, was killed in action aboard the U. 8. 8. Wasp by enemy submarines and sunk in the South Pacific Sept. 15, 1942. " He is the of Mr. and Mrs. Austin L. Smith of Los Angeles,

Cal, who formerly resided at |'

1201 W. 31st st. more than 30 years. : He was reported missing In action after the aircraft carrier was sunk. The 40-year-old sailor was a teacher of violin at the time of his enlistment. Before opening his own studio, he was an instructor with the College of Musie and Fine Arts of IndianapBesides his parents, a brother, Paul Lee Smith, who Is serving

-in the army, survives,

3 . 8 » SECOND LT. JACK C. ROBINSON of Lafayette was among 18 airmen killed when two heavy bombers crashed in flight yesterday at Mountain Home, Ida. » » ¥ Missing SIX HOOSIERS are missing in action today in the Asiatic, Buro-

pean and North African war |

In the Asiatic area 2d Lt. James W. Punk, son of Dr, Vance A. Funk of Vincennes, is missing. T. Sgt. John L. Connell, son of Mrs, Sybil H. Connell, Nashville, and 8. Sgt. Gordon O, Shaw, son of Mrs, Mamie C. Shaw, Rochester, are missing in the European area. : Missing in the ‘North African theater are Sgt. Charles E. Harbison, son of Mrs. Oma Bradfield, Petersburg; Plight Officer Joseph D. Powelson, son of Mrs. Charles H. Powelson, Evansville, and Pfe, Raymond B. Temple, son of Lawrence Temple, Borden.

Honored

. PFC. FLOYD ARVIN, U 8 army.engineer from Otterboir, was awdrded the distinguished service cross today for heroism under fire as a “duck” driver during the Sicilian campaign. : The citation praised Pfe. Arvin for driving a “duck” loaded with ammunition through enemy fire to an American infantry post which was three-quarters surrounded and running short of amu Pfe.-Arvin's “duck” was hit by enemy shellfire and sunk and he had to swim ashore, The incident occurred near Capo Orlando; Sicily.’

STRAUSS SAYS:

of a series of successes hewed out of the German positions across Italy. Farther inland the American flank of the 5th army continued slow but steady progress in the face of stiff German resistance in the hills along the upper course of the Volturno, = Opposition also was tough on the

British 8th army ftont from the

Apennine spine to the Adriatic. There Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery had forced the Trigno river in an offensive launched on the an-

\|niversary of the battle of El Ala-

mein, where the 8th began the march now continuing up the Italian boot. Expand Bridgehead Montgomery expanded his bridgehead across the Trigno the coastal plain in the offensive which should be regarded as a curtainraiser rather than the main event. “(The reference was not amplified, but appeared to hint broadly at some brewing action on a grand scale by the 8th army which would capitalize on the technically achieved by-passing of Rome in a possible effort to squeeze out the Nazis without a frontal assault on the eternal city.)

army against towering Massico ridge and the Americans pushing forward on the upper reaches of the Volturno, the situation was likened to that at Catania in Sicily, where the 8th army held a line for weeks while the Americans and Canadians wheeled around to flank the strong German defensive positions, Nazis Beaten Back The loss of Sparanise will require the Germans to pull back north of the Volturno between that town and the sea, or risk being cut off by an American or British thrust from either flank. : The importance which the Germans attached to Sparanise was indicated by the vigor with which they struck back. Four counterlattacks around Sparanise and Pig|natoro to the east were beaten down, ‘and finally the Nazis withdrew,

With the British flank of the 5th

“| tees.” :

Flier Husband Held After Wife’s Battered Body Is Discovered.

NEW YORK, Oct, 28 (U. P).— RCAF Cadet Wayne Lonergan, 26, was being held in Toronto, Canada, today as detectives investigating the murder of his socialite wife said

she fought desperately against her assailant In a “battle royal” that left blood smeared in the richlycarpeted stairway of her luxurious Beekman pl. apartment, Asked about reports Lonergan had scratches on his face when é was taken into custody in Toronto, Assistant Acting Deputy Chief Inspector Patrick Kenny of the New York police sald, “I understand that is so.” Lonergan will be questioned as to his movements during the weekend which ended last night with the finding of Mrs. Lonergan's nude, beaten body, sprawled across a big second empire bed. Lonergan also: was reported to have visited his estranged wife and their 18-months-old son Saturday.

DEMANDS JOBS 60 TO SOLDIERS

Legion Officer Opens Fire

On Hoosier -: Employers At Fall Meeting.

By SHERLEY UHL

Reluctance on the: part of some employers and labor organizations to co-operate in rehabilitating world war I veterans today was

roundly scored by Fred C. Hassel-| ’

bring, chairmdn of the American Legion's World . War Two Liaison committee for Indiana. Speaking yesterday at the closing session of the annual fall confers

ence of the legion's Indiana depart-}

ment, Mr. Hassélbring also assailed what he termed “the prevailing atmosphere of inactivity surrounding most post-war planning commitHe sald that from talks with liaison members throughout the state he had received the impression that many of Indiana's 1100 discharged world war II veterans “are

New York advertising executive who entered the OPA office last July to

E take the new post of general man

ager, . : : Brown gave Bowles “all the

gram to make the price control agency more acceptable to congress, business and the people. Bowles as general manager weeded out of the OPA many theorlists and in their place brought to Washington experienced business men.

Bowles is 43 years old, a former |

Authority the term implies” and the

Mr. Bowles

Lakes naval training station and

tfansport which was used in convoy work, He had made one round trip to Algeria and two trips to Panama.

the sallor sald the trip on the tanker was the Iast trip he would make before coming home on a furlough Thursday. His mother doesn’t know

In a recent letter to his mother,

whether the furlough will still be given, -

{mother that he planned to be mar{ried when he came home this month, He has two brothers in the serv-

"ROYAL ARCH TO HEAR RAUB |niversary dinner.of the group st 8 ice. Sgt. Lawrence O"Brien is staEdward B. Raub, former high|p m, tomorrow, Following the din- tioned at an army-air base in Enid, priest of the Keystone chapter of ner, Royal Arch degrees will be Okla, and Pvt. Marcus L. O’Brien Masons, will speak at the 73d an-| conferred.

‘at an army. base in Louisiana.

for several months served aboard al .

COLUMBUS CHAPLA RETURNS TO IC

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (U. Lt. Col, Ralph W. Rogers, Colum

| bus, Ind, has returned after

Seaman O"Brien also told his) vears as base chaplain of the U.

army Iceland command, the war department announced today. Rogers sald up-to-date i pan Styles are being displayed in Reye kjavik, where before the war shops were European in tone. ding construction is on the increase, he sald, ' F

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meeting with rebuffs when they try to obtain their old jobs.

VICTORY “The situation sickens me,” Mr.

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refusing to replace war-hired employees with returning soldiers because, they say, they've spent too much time breaking others in on the jobs, Labor organizations, too, are partly to blame for the rehabilitation bogdown, Mr. Hasselbring contended:

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