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GERMANS ABANDON HOARDING OF PLANES .
By PHIL AULT Berlin, after 2000 ‘American planes had set the German
United Press Staff
LONDON, May 8.—A 2000-plane American air fleet ~ struck the second stunning blow at Berlin in 24 hours and
man fighters which tried out all the tactics in the book, including ramming the U, S. bombers. "A thousand heavy bombers escorted by an equal num- _ ber of fighters smashed through the blazing Nazi defense shield to drop 2000 tons of explosives through clouds over
POLICE PROBE COLLISION WHICH KILLED 6, HURT 5
VETERANS’ 108 UNITS PLANNED
Post-War Conference Gets State Senate Leader's
Recommendations.
Legislative action authorizing appointment of county “service officers” to supervise the rehabilitation of returning servicemen was urged today by John Van Ness of Valparaiso, senate majority leader, in an address before the Indiana PostWar Planning Conference at the Claypool hotel. Citing the need for regional coordinators of various veteran reemployment projects, Senator Van Ness warned that “Unless skilled administrators are ready to tackle the rehabilitation program with all gesources at their command we might well have a recurrence of our world war I mistakes.” Other Speakers of the conclave's opening session pondered the probjem of removing government from business without disrupting the na-tion-wide organization and co-oper-ation of present planning agencies.
Several Hundred Attend
The convention, sponsored by the Indiana Economic Council, attracted
several hundred civic, business and|ly
government leaders from through-
Predicting that a county service officer statute will be enacted in the next legislative session in January, Senator Van Ness suggested the advisability of enlisting the aid of civilian defense volunteers in administering local veteran rehabilitation projects, The senator, whose discussion em- , braced various phases of state- " sponsored post-war planning, also advocated: Other Points in Program - 1. State adoption of “a comprehensive aviation law . . . one which will vest in some group the power “to cope with related problems.” 2. Local financing of local proa “The cost of raising funds at for such purposes is far less than when they are sent to Indian-
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Marilyn Mears G. Thseshvait Herbert Mears Sr. Esther Mears Dead Critical
Two Cars Collide on North-Side, Raising 1944
Allisonville rd. last night when two automobiles collided, killing six persons and injuring five others, four of them critically.
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erate Nazi Fliers Ram U. S. Bombers Rai FORTS COLLIDE WITH FIGHTERS ALL OVER SKY’
Puzergendsn capital ablaze yesterday.
hit Brunswick today after battling through massed Ger-
for 48 hours to around 11,500.
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Traffic Toll to 55; 13-Month-Old Girl Seriously Hurt.
State police today were investigating an accident at 82d st. and
The crash, which happened at about 8:15 p. m., brought 1944 traffic fatalities for Marion county to 55, in comparison to 28 at this time
Other big forces of allied planes shuttled across the channel to hammer the defenses of western Europe. By noon, some 2500 sorties had been flown, raising the total
Scores of German fighters swarmed against the massive American formation sweeping against Berlin for the
second straight day. Abandoning caution and the hoarding of planes for the invasion,
F.D. R. HOLDS
Congressional Leaders Find
| Congressional leaders today apprised | | President Roosevelt of the current |
MONDAY, MAY §, 1944
through the American forma
steel from the big bombers and their escorts. Returning crewmen said the desperate Germans rammed a number of Fortresses. “There were Fortresses and fighters colliding all over the sky,” 2d Lt. L. Houston, Helena, Mont., a Fortress “My ship flew through the wreckage of a couple of them. One Focke-Wulf came in so close I figured
pilot, said.
he was going to ram us, and
the Nazi fighters barreled missed each other.”
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tions, ignoring the rain of
1 still don’t know how we
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ing Berlin
T. Sgt. Wilbur R. Sigler, Smithsburg, Md., a top tur-
ret gunner, reported the “worst air battle in my 23 missions” when at least 100 German fighters jumped his formation just before it got to the target.
The Nazis put up their stiffest opposition over the
approaches to Berlin, especially in the region of Brunswick, 120 miles to the west, the main base of the forces defending the skyroads to the capital.
Over burning and cloud-covered Berlin itself, fewer (Continued on Page 3—Column 7)
ALLIED COMMANDO RAIDS INCREASE INVASION FEVER |
President ‘Looking Well’
At Conference. WASHINGTON, May 8 (U. P.).—
But All's Well— It Doesn't Stay
AN AMERICAN AIR BASE England, May 8 (U. P.) —Capt.
| Bomb Hits Plane, | |
legislative situation as he waded
by the White House before con-
into a pile of official tasks accumu-| lated during his four weeks’ sunning | { and fishing vacation in South Caro- | lina, | Mr. Roosevelt met for an hour| { and a half with Vice President Hen-| ry A. Wallace, Speaker Sam Ray-| burn, Senate Democratic Leader | { Alben W. Barkley (Ky.) and House, | Democratic Leader John W. Mc- | | Cormack (Mass.). “We apprised the President of the | | status of legislation in both houses, which is getting along very well” Barkley said as he left the in | House,
No New Legislation
Barkley said Mr. Roosevelt “recommended no new legislation.” Under questioning, he added that he saw “no indication” that any new legislation would be sought
goes into recess this summer for the national political conventions. The congressional leaders said they found the President “looking very fine indeed” after his month's rest at Hobcaw Barony, Bernard M. Baruch's 23,000-acre coastal plantation near Georgetown, S. C.| They added that there was no dis- |
Hiram PF. Conant's attack bomber toted an extra bomb for one terrifying moment over France today. The bomb was dropped from another raiding plane overhead | and it lodged on the wing of Con- | ant’s ship—fully fused and ready | to explode at any instant. “I looked out the window and | saw that thing rolling around and figured it would not be long before it exploded,” Conant said. "2 = =
Conant was afraid to rock the wings to jar it loose, and he was afraid not to. A moment later the bomb solved the problem by slipping loose and plummeting down to earth, and Conant turned his damaged plane for home. Conant lives in Cambridge, Mass, y
‘Hoosier Heroes—
9 MEN MISSING ON'WIDE FRONTS
!than 25 per cent by recent bombings | which “will have an immediate ad- { verse effect on the Nazi war front,”
last year.
The dead: ROGER E. HUFFMAN, 42, of 538 N. Berwick ave. MRS. EDNA HUFFMAN, wife of Reger E Huffman. MARILYN MEARS, 7, of 541 N. Berwick ave. WILLIAM M. DELL, 42, of Sheridan. MRS. LILLIAN APPLE, 46, of Sheridan, sister of Mr. Dell. MRS. GLADYS THISTLETHWAITE, 49, of Sheridan, sister of Mr. Dell.. Injured critically: Herbert Mears Sr., 40, father of | Marilyn Mears. Mrs. Esther Mears, 35, wife of Herbert Mears. ,....... Mrs. Gladys Dell, 4 36, wife of William M. Dell. Miss Juanita Huffman, 18 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Huff-
Had 13-m on th-old daughter of Mr, Linda Lee Dell and Mrs. Dell. Serious
Linda, Lee Dell, | ,
Scattered Frosts Over State
ERNIE PYLE'S LOST BATTALION
® Ernie Pyle tells today of the plight of 180 Amerjcan soldiers “frozen” in Casablanca, and how he did what he could to help break the bonds of red tape that had made a “lost battalion” of them.
® Turn to Page 9.
WARMER WEATHER IS DUE HERE TODAY
Did Little Damage.
Temperdtures were slowly rising over the state today after a week-
and scattered frosts.
end of unseasonable cold weather
The weather bureau predicted
Traveling east on 82d st., the car driven by Mr, Dell hurtled into a
thundershowers and slightly warmer
cussion at the conference of toe! government's seizure of Montgomery Ward & Co. properties in Sgt. Chicago. Wallace, who will leave soon on a trip to China, remained behind for a few moments to chat with Over Hungary. the President privately. Asked later whether he had discussed his{ NINE INDIANAPOLIS MEN are; trip, Wallace said, “Naturally it; | among the missing on today's recame up.’ Beyond that he would | ports from the battlefronts, and
Charles aries Hunmieis Lost in Liberator Raid
{not discuss their separate confer-| three soldiers have been decorated |
ence. | for their service. Other Parleys Slated MISSING Mr. Roosevelt also scheduled con-| Sgt. Charles A. Humphress, ferences with Undersecretary of W. New York st. State Edward R. Stettinius Jr, re-| 8. Sgt. Harold A. Askins, 1022 N.! cently returned from important con-| Ewing st. ferences, and with Secretary of State| Lt. Bailey Stivers, 1502 Lexington Cordell Hull. He also is expected!ave. to see W. Averell Harriman, U. 8. Cpl. James O. Adams, 1413 W.! ambassador to Russia, who returned | 31st st. last week for a brief visit. { S. Sgt. Charles M Heck, 205 N. Mr. Roosevelt returned by train 19th ave., Beech Grove. yesterday, Vice Admiral Ross T.| T. Sgt. Wilson Roberts, 6138 CenMcIntire, White House physician,|tral ave. was enthusiastic about his recup-| M. Sgt. Charles D. Long, 1115 N. eration from the sinus and bronchial| Oxford st. difficulties which. plagued the Pres-| ident last winter and in early spring. ot 1453 N. McIntire said Mr. Roosevelt was| Pvt. Arley in “perfectly fine” health and, in| Washington st. his opinion, had thrown off all 2 8 8 traces of the bronchial and sinus!" ggT. CHARLES A.
New Jersey st.
HUM-
through the winter and spring. To make scientifically cer-| tain, McIntire planned a thorough
missing in action since a raid Apri 13 over Hungary.
P. Hazelett, 1214 E.|
RAIDS REDUCE M Nutt Threatened
PLOESTI'S OIL CAPACITY 70%
‘Bombings of - Refineries Is’
Sharp Blow to Germans, 3
Eaker Reports.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Na-| ples, May 8 (U. P.).—The capacity | {of the Ploesti refineries in the Ro-|
AVIERA AREA OF ITALY HIT,
{manian oil fields, normally 9,600,000} §
tons a year, has been cut to less
Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker reported today. Eaker, commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean air forces, said the Ploesti refineries had been handling} 90 per cent of all Romanian crude’ oil and supplying 30 per cent of | Germany's needs. “The enemy's position is greatly | weakened by serious interruption to {his rail and river transportation” |
forces, Eaker said in a message of | congratulations to Maj. Gen. Na« than F. Twining, commander of the! | United States 15th air force. Since the allied landing in North Africa on Nov. 8, 1942, allied forces {have dropped more than 200,000 tons of bombs in this theater, Eaker | said.
‘German Attack 'Repulsed in Italy
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Na-| | Pies May 8 (U. P.).—Allied ground troops repulsed German patrol at- | tacks in the Garigliano valley sec-|
| was disclosed today, as enemy artillery launched a heavy barrage’ along a 50-mile front in the moun-| tains west of Cassino. } { Front reports indicated the in-! | creased German activity on the cen- | tral front was aimed at disrupting, { allied concentrations and hampering | preparations for a general 5th army offensive. Headquarters spokesmen said | German shelling was intensified all | the way from Cassino westward to
coast. While the main weight of the al{lied bombing offensive from Italy 'again swung out over the Balkans, | American and British fighter-
irritations which plagued him | pHRESS, a radio operator on a bombers continued their attacks on early B.24 Liberator bomber, has beenenemy communications lines and
1 | front line positions.
: wd Hews
| caused by the Mediterranean a
AXIS REPORTS
Admits Coastal Defenses Destroyed in Daring Attacks.
LONDON, May 8 (U. P.) —Allied commandos destroved newly constructed coastal fortifications along the Italian Riviera in a series of daring week-end raids, Italian Fascist press dispatches said today as invasion tension mounted in both Britain and axis Europe.
Switzerland acknowledged that some allied commandos, striking from Corsica and Sardinia, had succeeded ‘in re-embarking after destroying coastal defenses only recently completed by the Italian branch of Germany’s Todt construction agency. Other commandos were “quickly
LIFE 18 PERILED eczuneiea” however, the newspa- | pers said.
Fascist newspapers reaching + p.
Hints Strong Attacks .| The Florence newspaper Nazione suspen Seized After De {reported that while other command for Travel Permit; {mando raids had been carried out i i months, “never before have the atFaces Sanity Hearing. tacks reached such a high number.” Times Staff Writer that if the allies attempt a huge g~—Morris {landing in western France, it will | Zaden, who threatened to hoot mando raids along the Italian RivW ar Manpower Chairman McNutt! jeria and in southern France,” Na-
against the Italian coast in recent By DANIEL M. KIDNEY “Everything leads to the belief WASHINGTON, May be accompanied by numerous com-
3» {tor of the main 5th army front, it because he said he couldn‘t get &zione said.
The newspaper also reported that | German Marshal Erwin Rommel, {will be arraigned here Tuesday on | Germany's anti-invasion commanlan insanity commitment. 'der, had arrived in Italy for conHe is from New York City and ferences with Marshal Albert Keswas said to have been previously !selring, commander in Italy, after confined oth at Bellevue and ‘inspecting defenses along the southRockland hospitals. He escaped ern coast of France. from the latter before coming here. | (The Yn, ce of war fitormas tion at Washington report that Gun Found in Car | Gestapo agents, dressed as allied In 1942 he threatened to shoot | pilots, sometimes were dropped by Secretary - Morgenthau, it was | parachute on occupied territory.
lcertificate to go out West to work,
Lt. Roy R. Cheesman, formerly | within 20 miles of the Adriatic!/learned. The threats against Mr.|Patriois who attempted. to help
| McNutt were made on April 26 and | them were arrested, the report said.) 28 over the phones at the social | Other developments contributing security building where Mr. McNutt to the growing tension in Britain has his office. and axis Europe with the obvious Zaden eluded FBI men in his{approach of the zero hour for inwife's car, but was captured by|vasion included: police at Waynesboro, Va. He was| 1. Disclosure that American and returned here. A revolver report-
edly was found in the car. He had invasion just have completed the
British forces rehearsing for the - &
physical check this week.
Son of Mrs. Irene Chris, 730 W.|
‘Rabaul Bears Brunt been living in nearby Silver Springs,
greatest air-borne landings in his-
vacant lot after the crash, while the other car, driven by Mr, Mears and
trave south on Allisonville rd., turned over intofa three-foot ditch. Both machines were demolished and bodies were strewn over a wide area.
weather for Indianapolis and Indiana today followed by another mercury dip tomorrow. Frosts struck the areas around Indianapolis, Evansville and Terre Haute over the week-end, but no extensive or serious damage to crops
Hull Meets President
Cordell Hull went aboard Mr. Roosevelt's
Hardly had the special presidential train stopped rolling yesterday morning than Secretary of State
car to welcome him
New York st.
inducted into the army air force: Oct. 14, 1942,
The 23-year-old gunner had been a truck driver for Marion Transit
Sgt. Humphress went | Md. overseas Feb. 1, 1944, after Being f '0f Allied Offensive
By UNITED PRESS Allied bombers continued their offensive against the Japanese in the Pacific, centering the attacks
In his numerous calls and threats to the McNutt office he claimed he
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tory. Conducted in Secrecy 2. An article in the semi-official Russian publication, “War and the Working Class,” warning that the “time has now run out and all
Driven to Noblesville
"The Mears had driven Mr. Huffman to Noblesville to pick up his wife and daughter, who had attended funeral services for Mrs.
was re
Today's 6 and 7 a. m. temperature of 50 degrees was 10 degrees below the normal témperature for May 8. The average temperature
home.
lems.
Hull rode with the President to the White House, They had an opportunity to canvass some of the more pressing international prob-
The President came home to a
Co. before going into service and | attended Avon high school: He was based in Italy and previously had been in North Africa. His - brother, Sgt. James Hum-
on the isolated enemy base at Rabaul, New Britain, where they rounded out the 12th consecutive week of a campaign to neutralize the former key bastion in the Bismarck archipelago, it was revealed
SINK 2 NAZI SHIPS
LONDON, May 8 (U. P.) —Carrier planes of a British task force sank two enemy supply ships and damaged three other vessels in a co-ordinated attack on two German
preparations for co-ordinated olows from the east and west have been complete.” 3. German propaganda threats of a couater-invasion of Britain to discreanjze the allied offensive.
passengers in his car were on their
Huffman’s mother. Mr. Dell andiin Indianapolis yesterday was 48
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today.
The pracruice landing exercises by
degrees, 12 degrees below normal.
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Solomons-based bombers hit the
convoys off the Norwegian coast
way to see Mr. Dell's son, William, inducted at Ft. Harrison Wedngsday. Three ambulances from City hos-| pital and one from Ft. Harrison
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SEEK MACHINERY FOR REDUCTION PLANT
the new glass-and-plastic
Vast Possibilities Are Seen For Glass-Plastic Material
By EDWARD A. EVANS - Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, May 8.—Vast post-war possibilifies are seen for material, Sponsored by army air forges Shieh jorins the fuselage of @ basic Sratnes plane now being
FILM STARS’ CLUB SWEPT BY FLAMES
$150,000: Damage Set at Hollywood Resort.
. HOLLYWOOD, May 8 (U. P.).— Owners of the luxurious Hillcrest Country club, playground of Hollywood film stars, today estimated
$150,000 damage from a fire which last night destroyed the building
and forced 350 film notables and business executives to flee without nes dinners. one was juss.
early Saturday morning, an admiralty communique disclosed today.
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$281,000,000, Biggest Goal, Set in State's 5th Loan Drive
Indiana today was assigned its asked to establish a quota and to biggest war bond goal of the war, take the leadership in the cam$281,000,000, for the fifth war loan |paign for “V” dollars. drive starting June 12. Employee groups of all sizes will Quotas also were: fixed for 1: be asked to participate on one of 143,214 Hoosiers - in letters ad- two quota formulas: An average dressed to 56,788 stores, offices and |investment of $100 in cash per factories in each of Indiana's 92|person—an increase of $25 an emcounties. ployee over the $100 bond basis
lism, state chairman of the finance ment of wages or salaries from 100
“This is it,” said Eugene C. Pul-| sed in former drives or invest $a qupe
glider and troop carrier forces were conducted with such secrecy that even accredited newspapermen were not permitted to witness them. It was learned, however, that Ameris can glider forces landed by day and British, by night. Air Chief Marshal Trafford Ly = Leigh-Mallory, invasion air come
that “one of the great moments of history is in front of us.” German threats of a countel vasion of Britain were DIENLENV by the arrival of Nazi p 0 units on the Cherbourg p
committee. os Sur biggest fi (hours of work one