Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1943 — Page 1

Airfields Blasted Are Near City While An-|| : other Group Bombs Strategic Rail Yards in Northern Italy.

LONDON, Dec. 29 (U. P.),—Strong forces of American medium bombers blasted German airfields in the northern and southern suburbs of Rome yesterday, an Algiers communique announced today, and a German broadcast reported 8 heavy death toll and considerable damage. ~The basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura (St. Paul outside the walls), one of the five patriarchal churches in the ‘southern outskirts of Rome, was hit and damaged seriously, “the German DNB agency : claimed. The assault on the Roman aire

ll {Emotional Strain, Living at | High Pressure Blamed

cast by the German radio snd] heard here, said several houses were} destroyed in the residential district!

at Piettrala, all suburbs of Rome, San Paolo Fuori le Mura, which DNB said was hit, was founded in 386 A.D, but was almost entirely} destroyed by*fire in 1823. It was restored according to the original}

waves of Mitchells with an ‘of Invaders heavily bombed grounds at Ciampino, south of Rome, setting fire

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Snow. at End; Traffic Is!

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EGA if . ® -Led Dieppe Alr Attack parts of the state dug out of a deep 3 C ’ » ly testify that their mates do not Invasion Near, Say Nazis: : Leigh-Mallory has shouldered 8/)ove them any more and asked them SHOW. ; ; eo | large : ‘The forecast said that the mercury 3 4 } the - divorce | here will dip to 12 fo 16 degrees "Report 2 Commando Raids 50% case viv Shae eon Shove rs nies i Posi : : € lan increasingly greater social prob-| warmer weather tomorrow, LONDON, Dec. .P), services. |lem because of the resulting delin-f The blinding snowfall which Britis Operations (quency that often crops up among|lasted most of yesterday measured ttack. children of divorced parents and|24 inches here, : : ainst the delegation |hroken homes. Accidents were numerous here as : heavy explosions were ob-iof the two key posts to Britain| Juvenile court records show that|winter's first major blast struck served, indicating that beach mines| were Eisenhower's appointment as/s majority of the children on the suddenly, paralyzing early morning up,” DNB said. "One|supreme ‘commander and the asBritish soldier later was found. signment of high :

3 by the weather bureau today as the

Wives or husbands not wishout these charges mere.

on the ice. Eleven others were in« Jured in traffic accidents. Roads in the state south of a line

RECOGNIZES IL DUCE (drawn from east to west through

> ONED Crawfordsville and Andétson Fo PRESS ‘I mained slippery y with a t Nazi and Fascist propaganda glaze of packed snow, but the highwireless and voice|way commission said all highways to the OWI were passable at moderate speeds. Spain had rec-| The snowfall ranged from a trace regime of Benito! at Evansville to six and one-half timate govern: inches at Bedford .and six inches at Terre Haute. Some telephone

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F.D.R. SUFFERING

2 (MU. P)~A said bere ho : to verify doubted the accurscy of Fascist : Nasi reports that his govern. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (U. PJ. had recognized the regime of |—The White House announced tossoliy day that President Roosevelt is suf+ Se —————————— fering from a head cold and will PLAN POST-WAR FILMS remain in his residential quarters LONDON, Dec. 20 (U. P.)--Sir|today. ‘film

His physician, Rear Admiral Ross

the war,|him to stay away from his offices

Ole Man Winter a

Another cold night was predicted

city and the central and southem!

_pletures inno fever, but he thought It best for]

th Japan May Go on.

As long as there Is winter and snow and boys, scenes like this will be enacted. It's a friendly tussle. | between William Hueber (left) of 20 E. Raymond st, and Willlam Sudkamp, 2228 §. Pennsylvania st, in | the 100 block of Pleasant Run north drive. Each gave the sther a face wash with cold, cold

Tucker Here, Shuns Politics: WILLKIE PICKED terri a 81 100_evay ves He's ‘In the Navy. Period" BY NEW DEALER

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Join 17 Others in Agreeing To Arbitration Over Rail Wages.

By UNITED PRESS Grave threats to America’s war production were removed today when three unions of key railroad employees called off their strike scheduled for 5 a. m, (Indianapolis time) tomorrow, and steel workers brought production back to normal after a brief walkont. At Washington, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced that the three holdout unions had agreed they “will take no action that will { imperil the successful prosecution mow, But | of the war and that they will ims : et niediately cancel the strike order.” LAT The raliroad ‘brotherhoods ine volved were the Firemen and Ens ginemen, Bwitchmen, and Condugs« tors. Seventeen other rail unions

previously had agreed to acospt presidential arbitration of the wage

dispute

With the rallrond strike threat Femoved, only. ore HIAJoR LAbeE oe

Tobin, Labor Leader, Gives Views on Republican Chances in 1944,

maneuvered by| Daniel J. Tobin, pro-Rooseveit friends into an labor leader and head of the Inter-

national ‘Teamsters union, today that Wendell L. Willkie

To the host of questions about il be the 1044 Republican presi-

his political future, Lt. Tucker has In an article

one simple answer: ‘I'm in the navy, period” And he says that privately as well as in public. He just won't talk politics, The former secretary of state, who wears the purple heart foi his

wound received at Salerno, is in Indianapolis for the remainder of

the week and he intends, while here, to see all of his friends that he can. He spent today visiting at the state house. : He expects to call upon Governor Schricker, G. O. P. State Ohsirman Ralph Gates and other politicians, but he isn't going to talk politics, he says. :

Must Go to Memphis

There is no doubt, however, that politics will be talked to him since organization Republicans him as a “natural” for the senatorial nomination, =

He will report at the navy hospital at Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. § for treatment for bronchial asthma,

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Hoosier Heroes—

WOUNDED PRIVATE

LEAVES ‘HOSPITAL

Former Attorney | Took Part!

In Italian Invasion.

- Wounded PVT. LEO A. WEXLER, wounded in Italy, has been released from an overseas hospital, ac cording to Information reaching

| his wife, Mrs, Norma E. Wexler,

FROM A HEAD COLD]

660 E. 61st st, and his father, Benjamin Wexler, Road 52 at 42d st.

Pvt. Wexlers name wai included on today’s war department

vasion of Italy,

for Years —Simms

“June,” he sald.

regard

in the January: lssue of the union magasine the A. F of L. executive stated that if the war ends by June, which he “very much doubts,” the Republicans will sweep into power, Mr. Tobin opined that Willkie is making a campaign that will be difficult to overcome, but conceded that . Governor Thomas BE. Dewey!’ of New York has a chance of nome ination. . Dewey Advised to Wait “Our advice to him (Dewey) Ronde Selsed Monday

would be—If we had any influence] The unions had precipitated fedwith him—to keep out of the pic-|ersl seizure of the railroads on ture and wait until the election of | Monday by refusing to follow the 1M8, if the war has not ended by sult: of the 17 other unions in ae- | cepting presidential arbitration. Mr. Tobin pointed out that Dewey! With only 18 hours remaining be would be a “tougher man for the | fore the deadline at 5 a. m. tomor moc fo beat in New York row, the three unions rescinded than = Willkie,” adding thattheir strike call as the srmy pre“throughout the rest of the country |pared to keep the railroads going Willkie is the better of the two with soldiers if v campaigners.” : In releasing Btimson's announce Concerning a split in the Repub- ment, the war department sald it jlican_ party, he noted that “the Re- | wax approved by the three union publicans work as a unit when it|chiels ; comes to elections, especially if| The question immediately arose Shey arg out of ofce a oot a as retain con 0! i View on Kentnehy was assumed that federal oper He discounted .the significance of (tion, technically speaking, would Republican victories in New a until the wage dispute is

New Jersey and Kentucky, saying! finally settled. : that the only one worth considera-| President Roosevelt sald at his tion 1s Kentucky. | news conference yesterday that ’ Of this, he wrote, “There are cer- | federal operation would last tain elements in Kentucky amongst until the emergency was over. the working people who believe they [added that he wanted to restors could be no worse off under the!the roads to private management

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