Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1945 — Page 5

; AY, JAN. 2, 1945

IDEN. AREA OF |_ LUZON BOMBING

Yank Planes. Extend Raids: Nearly 150 Miles North 0f - Manila.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Philippirifs, Jan. 3 (U. P.).—American land-based planes have extended their-offénsive against Luzon nearly 150 miles north of Manila for the first time. ‘They wrecked two destroyers and six other ships in the Lingayen gulf, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today. Three - freighter- transports of | 8000 tons each, two’ smaller cargo ships and a destroyer-escort, in laddition- to the two destroyers, were sunk .or probably sunk by Mitchell and A-20 attack bombers Saturday. ll This smashing attack battered one of the havens to -which the Jap-| anese had shifted their Philippines shipping from battered Manila | harbor, It was.in the Lingayen gulf {hat the Japanese began their invasion of the Philippihes’ in . December, 1940.

There was no word whether the | :

ships hit Saturday were-oaded with |: troops or supplies. \

Bomb Manila Airdrome

Liberators hit Nielson airdrome at Manild, while 50 or more marine Corsajzs blew up an’ ammunition train” and seriously damaged three others in.a series of dive-bombing and strafing attacks south of Manila. In addition, the Corsairs stroyed at least 20 locomotives. Reconnais sance planes shot down | five Japanese aifcraft over Luzon. | Over Mindoro, - American night | fighters dnd anti-aircraft gunners! shot down three out of 15 enemy planes. :

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Pacific Offensive Schedule Upset

By WILLIAM F. TYREE United Press’ Staff Correspondent “PEARD HARBOR; Jan 8:AdmChester W. Nimitz conceded yesterday that "American reverses.on the Western front had upset the] offensive schedule for the Pacific. But he asserted his commanders would use all available resources against Japan “without loss of] Lime." At the same time, he said the United States must be prepared “to seize bases on the China coast and to invade the Japanese homeland. ‘ Returning from a tour of American forward bases with. a forecast | of a Japanese, Nimitz told newsmen that the success of tHe German counteroffensive would delay the re-de-ployment of forces in Europe, par-! “ticularly the air forces,

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In ‘answer to a question’ about-ers on provisions of the bill.

Russia joining the war against! Japan, Nimitz said he would welcome the Soviets as allies,

B-29's Pay Tokyo New Year Visits

FWENTY.- FIRST BOMBER COMMAND, Salpa¥, Jan. 2 (U.P), —B-29 Superfortresses rang out 1944 "and welcomed 1945 With nuisance raids on Tokyo. Lt. Col. H. N. Brandon of ‘Dallas, | Tex., flew the last B-29 of 1944 over Tokyo at 9:52 p. m. Japanese time Sunday. He dropped bombs on the. wharf and dock area, : - At 12:11 a. m. Capt. Charles C. Fishburne -Jr. ‘of «~Darfen, Ga ushered in 1045 with ‘another load; of bombs, ~~ Both planes” reported. rd "and explosions; (A-Pearl Harbor sotmunigie said Mitchell mediupy” bombers hit Iwo inthe Volcario islands, 750 miles southeast ‘of Tokyo, Saturday for the 24th consecufive day. "Other planes scored hits on a small coastal "cargo ship near the Bonin islands.) (A Tokyo- broadcast claimed that Japanese planes shot down 168 B-29's and damaged 146 in combat and set afire or hit 240 others on the ground during the last six months. (Some 4000 Superfortress crewmen have been killed, the broadcast sald. f

NEW. LIP READING CLASSES TO START

A new series of "classes "in lip! reading! will begin tomorrow at room 318, Board of Trade building, under the sponsorship of the Indianapolls Society for the Hard of Hearing. i The classes will ‘meet once a week and will be taught by Mrs. | George B, Katzenberger, Miss Hilda Bartelt and Mrs. Edith Knodle. The beginner's class will open at 7:30 p:m. tomorrow, the advanced class at 7:30 p. m. next Tuesday| | and the day class for beginning and | intermediate classes at 1 p. m, | Monday.

CHRISTIAN ‘PARK . LEAGUE WILL MEET,

will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow - at the Christian Park Community house.

Officers for 1945 are Donald ® 4

Brown, ‘president; Harold V. Dar- | nell, vice president; Harold ©. Hatcher, treasurer, and Miss Bernice Krichbaum, secretary,

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Formation of New Regirte. By Regent Expected -| Today.

By JAMES Es ROPER United Picss Staffi Correspondent ATHENS, Jan, 2.—Regent Arch bishop Damaskinos wis expected to announce * the formation” of a new | Greek government today. The new| regime was expected .ta clear the! way for reopening of peace negotia~ ~tioms-in the Greek civil war. } (AB. B. C. broadcast .from| Athens said Gen. Nicholas Plastiras, former ‘strong man” "of Greece, | who recently ‘returned to Athens | | from exile; was considered a “likely choice” for. premier.) : British-E. L. A, S. discussions for | an armistice came to a temporary -+halt-yesterday.oyer. the _aliestion of.

Two brothers, . John, P, Evan @#eft), seaman 2-¢, and Louis 8. Evan, seaman 1-c¢, arg serving with the navy overseas. Louis, husband of Mrs. Barbara' Evan, is in Africa... Bath. are sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Evan, 770 N. Concord st, and brothers of Mrs. "Thomas McBride, 1118. N. Con-. cord st. Sang

STATE HIGHWAY SHAKEUP | HINTED

GOP Policy vo studies. Bil to Give Party

Control of Bureau. By NOBLE REED A bill. to. reorganize the statef Highway department, giving the new Republican administration com-

plete control of it, will be considthe G..O. P. legislative |

policy committee this afternoon. Bn : ut Scobie pointed out that they Committee members said they|, 4 not complied with them: by, may propose”’a bill SeftifE UD 8| i gaging from Attica and lay-| three or five-member commission; | ing. down: their arms. replacing the present four- member, Dy E. L.A. S. representatives | a d 1d! insisted that the gendarmerie and! ie. measire, 1° approved, woud |, ational guard also should lay down

| Provile is 2 Republican majority | their arms, Scobie referred them to, wo Republicans if a three-mem | Damaskinos.

commission. is organized and yee; The E. It. A. S. military arm of | Republicans if a five-member board | the E. A.-M. (national liberation

bg; seu. front), regard the gendarfnerie and | » |national “guard as a- private army ‘| maintained by Greek rightists. | Scobie made-a final appeal to E: |L. A. S. delégates to permit hostili-’ |ties to bé brought to an end within la few hours by fulfillment of his two military conditions, No decision was reached. 1 / Though no formal “cease fire” order Has been “given; no large-scale fighting was reported in Athens oF | Piraeus. } (B. B. C. said many closed shops have reopened and “that all of

J i 8 controversial elec- Athens had been cleared of E. L. A tion code 's. troops)

The measure, which provides for | { drastic changes in election and registration procedures, was compiled by the state election codification | commission, - headed by Will H. Adams.

Adams to Seek Accord

Last week séveral members of the policy . committee objected to somes of the provisions in the. election cade. Mr. Adams was-to appear be-| A salesman for the Towell So | fore-the committee this afternoon to {mission Co., he was born Feb. 20,

ment gendarmerie and’ national guardsmen. Damaskinos- told -E. i A'S. rep- | resentatives that the question should await the appointment of a new Greek governnient.

Disagreement Cited

During the two-hour conference, | leftist E. L.A. S. representatives insisted they already had accepted British Lt. Gen. Ronald Scobie’s larmistice terms. :

Party Leaders Complain -

Pressure for reorganization-of the | department - which spends some] $20,000,000 annually on road. build-

publican party leaders. - They have] complained that the Democratic party controlled the highway .department for. 12.u00rs, and that it) is now time for the- Republicans to run it. Also before the pillow committee |

EVERETT PARSLEY DEAD AT AGE 50

Everett Parsley, 4935 Manker st. a livestock dealer 20 years, died yes- | terday in Cambridge City at: the home of a daughter,” Mrs. Mildred | Brenner.

seek a compromise with party lead-| 1895, and was a member of Moose lodge ‘No. 17., The. measure would. take control! The Rev. R. M. Dodrill, Broadway .. of elections away from county clerks! Baptist church. pastor, will conduct’ ‘and place full authority in a three-|services at 3:30 p. m. Thursday in member commission ineach county. the J. ‘C. Wilson chapel” of the Republican National Committee- chimes. - Burial will bé in Crown man Ernest Morris of South Bend {Hill &« was scheduled to appear before the | Survivors besides Mrs. Brenner, {policy committee in behalf of al are. his wife, Grace; a son, Sgt. {proposal to establish -a state chil- Arthur Leon Parsley, stationed in| drén’s hospital in northern In-|Italy* another daughter, Mrs. Anna diana. A committee appointed by | Wray, Indianapolis; three ‘brothers, the “last legislature to investigate waiter and Orval. both of Franklin, | the needs of a children’s hospital |, nd Floyd. Muncie. ahd three sis‘was reported to have recopamended | Lters. Mrs. Manda Evans, Pranklin: | Sout Bend as the _site for the ares Daisy Ellis, Cincinnati, O., and ay soliaiitee” “was: 0] Mrs. Hazel 1 Young, Indianapolis. complete . tonight. its” program of [bills Yo. be sponsored By the . Re- | SEEKS | CITY TAXI | publican ‘majority in the legisla- | {turé which will open at 10 -a. m.| DRIVER LICENSING {Fhursday for a two- ion, Sess 100d The safety board will ask the city i — | legal department to draft a model taxi-eab ordinance for presentation CITES out N DEATHS to the city council. { This was iridicated today followN TWO- CAR CRASHES ing the appearance before the board | of “Mrs. Maude Hobsosi, city weights and measures director. She pressed A marked drop vin deaths and | [for the “board's support in fhe injuries . from two-car automobile licensing of taxi-cah drivers, ra'/e: collisions iit the past. four months than the taxi-cabs. was cited today. ¢ The board previously asked ‘the Dr. R. N. Harger, enforcement|. department, to submit a sugcommittee chairman of the Indi- gested ordinance. anapolis. chamber of commerce, | cailed attention to the absence of | any tatalities during August, Sep- 1ST OF “BREAKFAST tember, October and November. The | - . first seven months saw six deaths SERIES TOMORROW from two car ‘collisions. The first in a seriés of weekly “The nhext step should be 1t0|hreakfasts to be: sponsored by the! attack ‘with the same vigor the iChurch Laymen's committee will‘ be much greater problem® of the pedes- | held at 8 4 m. tomorrow at the trian,” Dr. Hargéer said. LY. M. C. A. He also. emphasized that policét Dr.’ Howard J. Baumgartel, exectrebled their arrests in the last] utive secretary ‘of the church fed-four-month period: on charges of | eration, will*§peak. ignoring traffic signals. Injuries dropped 16 per cent Ps {the ‘period, compared to the first| seveni months. | "ENGINEER INJURED: WHEN HIT BY AUTO Charles F.- Royer, Bellefontaine, | .» Big Pour engineer, received head jo leg injuries last night when {he was struck by ‘a car: driven by Everett Lawson, 1127 E, Washington st” The accident occurred -at Virginia ave, and South si. Mr. ‘Royer is at City hospital. | | His condition is:reported serious.

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