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Billowing clouds of fire-fed smoke roll from the St. Louis & Indianapolis Transfer warehouse, 313 S. Alabama st., as flames consume it and
the Foster Trucking Co. garage next doer.
6. 0. P. LEADERS |
House Recesses” as Lawmakers Strive to Iron
Dissensions.
By NOBLE REED Seventeen new bills were intro duced in "the legislature today ‘as Republican majority leaders recessed the assembly temporarily to fron out party dissensions on at
least three controversial proposed measures, . Republican leaders were wrangling among themselves over provisions of the proposed new election code, the demands of G. O. P. county chairmen for a change in the alcoholic beverages commission to give the party more control and the proposal to reorganize the highway commission to give ita G. O. P. majority, Bills submitted would: ONE: Prevent mayors of small cities and towns from acting -as municipal judges without at least three years'-law “practice or three years’ experience as. state or city official. TWO: ‘Repeal the present law permitting suits. for limited separation instead of divorce ‘actions. If bill is passed only suits for absolute divorce could be filed. THREE, Permit Indianapolis school board to grant $15000 annually - to the Indiana Children’s museum, 7 FOUR: Require "pasteurization of all dairy products sold in Indiana. Under present laws only milk is required to be pasteurized. "FIVE: Require dll dental assistants t0 pass state dental board examinations befose working in a dentist's office. Bills introduced would: ONE: Make all decisions of state boards and commissions subject to review by circuit and superior courts. Any citizen dissatisfied with a board's decision could, under the bill, file a petition for a review in the courts. TWO: Limit the working hours of city firemen to 56 hours a week;
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MRS. BING CROSBY IS SERIOUSLY ILL
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 10 (U, P,).— Dixie Lee, former film actress and wife of Crooner Bing Crosby, was showing slight improvement today from what physicians described as “a respiratory’ infection that may develop into pneumonia.’ Mrs. Croshy, mother Of four sons, including twins, was taken to St. Vincent's hospital by ambulance last night, after collapsing at her home. Her condition was considered serious and she was placed in an oxygen tent.
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Ruth Millgtt, Obituaries . .. Fred Perkins. Radio Ratlon Dates. Mrs. Roosevelt 9 Side Glances. 10 | Wm. P,- Simms 10
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Comics .. Crossword ... Editorials .,.. 10 Fashions ......13 Ro 10] Freckles ies 11 Meta Given +13 State Deaths. . . 3|Thos. Stokes. . 10
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$50, 000 Blaze Rages an Hour; 5 INCH SNOW BID FOR UNITY Fireman Overcome by Smoke GLOGS TRAFFIC
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ME at $50, 000 were destroyed today when a two-alarm fire swept
through a large warehouse and a garage on'S. Alabama st. The fireman was Vernas H. Brunson, attached to headquarters com- | pany. He was treated for smoke poisoning at the scene and remained|
on duty. In less than a half hour smoke billowed approximately 900 feet into| the air and flames shot up 100 feet. Damage to the building was unestimated, * Firemen prevented spread of the flames to a third building where explosives were reported to be stored. Discovered about 8 a. m. at the St. Louis and Indianapolis Transfer warehouse, 313 S. Alabama st., the fire almost immediately. burst through -the wall into the Foster Trucking Co. garage which adjoins the structure on the north.
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" Four terrific ‘explosions shook the neighborhood when gasoline tanks of the several trucks consumed in
plosions also were heard. Firemen ran 25 hose lines to the burning - buildings and despite the 10 above temperature were able to bring the flames under control after about a 45-minute battle. - Police said the fire originated in the northeast corner of thé Indianapolis and St. Louis one- Slory brick building.
Flames Spread Rapidly
An employeé of the firm, whose name was not inimediately learned, attempted to extinguish the flames but was forced to flee. John Tattlewell, 719. Bates st, who was on duty at the Foster Co. garage with George Simms, R. R. 3,
the several trucks” and tractor trucks from the garage, The flames spread so rapidly that only three vehicles were saved. The flames burst through the roofs of the two buildings and flared 30 feet in the air. For a while a warehouse operated by the
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SENDS LETTER HERE:
Another letter has .arrived in Indianapolis from a soldier who received his training at Camp Atterbury and is serving with the 106th infantry, Received by Miss Doris Stewart, 628 E. Vermont st, the letter was from Pfc.
Mich. He wrote that he now is with the.division'in Belgium. The
soldier . said he spent Christmas day in a foxhole. The Germans claimed - to have destroyed the 106th in their bréakthrough’ counter-attack. Since then
by Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery for gallantry in ste ming the Nazis’ break-through. ——————————
the division has been ; erm 5
Peter Yoush, Detroit; +
SOON AFTER JAN. 20
LONDON, Jan. 10 (U..P.).—The Big Three meeting probably will be held between Jan. 20 and Feb. 10. It may éxceed in secrecy even the Tehran conférence, it was believed today. There also is a strong possibility that, the Big Three foreign mi
FUND CONTROL RULES DRAWN
County Council Aims New
Curb on Spending by
Commissioners.
By JOE JARVIS
councilmen _ _today unwrapped a set of proposals for new ruies desi ed to tighten their grip] on the county's purse strings. Offered by Councilman. Richard Smith, the proposals were seen by observers as adding new fuel tothe: two-year feud between thé council and the board of commissioness. The proposals dictate the terms on
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which the council will consider com- |
missioners’ requests for funds and | establish an’ elaborate fiscal check on all county departments.
Political Motive Denied
Meeting at their own call—Ralph | Moore, county auditor, had refused to advertise a meeting for today because “We aren't read# to present ordinances” — the councilmen explained through Addison J. Parry, president, that the new rules are aimed at providing better service to the taxpayers. “This is not a political. move,” Mr. Parry pointed out. “We are trying to provide better service and to save taxpayers’ money.” He said the council had shaved more than $1,300,000 from the 1944
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Airliner Crashes
With 24 Aboard
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 (U. P.).— An American airliner with 24 perne aboard crashed in heavy fog today after circling the airport and heading for an emergency field, Apparently all occupants perished. All 21 passengers were members cf the armed forces, The plane was 25 minutes overdue when it, circled the airport at 6 a. m. (Indianapolis time) and turned back for an emergency field in the desert because of heavy fog over the air terminal here.
five miles northeast of the Burbank air terminal.
Tt crashed in tHe To6tHIIS about;
Warmer Weather Foreseen| Tomorrow; Three
Are injured.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6a.m..... 10
Slightly warmer weather was expected in Indianapolis tomorrow as the heaviest snowfall this season blanketed the city.
The new snow, which began fal-
inches. It covered two inches of old snow and ice which has been on the ground since before: Christmas. ;
Traffic was slowed down _considerably’ by the weather, Driving is expected to become more hazardous in_the city as the snow is packed own. Most of the old snow had | been cleaned off in tural districts.
| Streetcars, trolleys an@— busses were off schedule because of slippery roads and rails. Chicago busses | pulled into the station here about 20 minutes late. Trolley and streetcar schedules are said to be “in pretty i good shape.” A ‘trolley wire snapped at 30th st. and Northwestern ave. about 7 a. m. slowing down traffic for more than jan hour. Service on the line was {not discontinued, however. Trucks | pulled the trolleys through the section where the wires were dead. Vehicles Delayed
Several public vehicles were delayed a few minutes because of the slowness of traffic. The College ave. streetcars were off schedule because of a defective car. ; As soon as snow began falling today, the Indianapolis Railways began throwing sand and salt on street intersections and slippery spots. The sweeping crews began]. clearing snow from streetcar rails immediately after the rush hours. Meanwhile, two. more persons were injured in falls on the ice.
Two Injure Ankles
Mrs, Nettie Corder, 43, of 2035 Beecher st, hurt her ankle when she slipped on the ice in front of 320 Layman ave, last night. Miss Mable Callon, 45, of 3517 Broadway, broke her ankle when she fell on the ice at 32d st. and Broadway. While sledding at Ellenberger park yesterday afternoon, Charles Van Buskirk,’ 13, of 1212 Leland ave, crashed into a tree and. injured his leg. Methodist hospital. | Throughout the state icy roads
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2 GOP Senators Urge Allied
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (U. P.). ~Michigan’s two Republican senators today called on the administration to initiate immediate allied
agreements which they believed
would eliminate political strife and |lay the groundwork for a strong, effective peace organization. Senator - Arthur H. Vandenberg lled for drafting now of ar allied reaty to provide for demilitarization of the axis powers. i + Vandenberg said that there must not be “an instant’s hesitation or
Agreement on Peace Policy
said ‘the senate should waive any constitutional requirement for congressional sanction of use of such force. > His colleague — Senator Homer Ferguson—cdlled for immediate formotion of a united ‘nations council to supervise liberated countries until stable governments are formed.
major foreign policy debate this year, Vandenberg blamed fear of reborn German aggression for most of the ‘allied friction over current political developments’ in Europe.- . He said there is. no reason why,
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Yanks Win Belgan Tank Battle
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TROOPS SLASH ‘PAST GERMAN ANCHOR TOWN
Samree Falls ey Siw as.
Allies Pursue Fleeing Nazi Forces.
By J. EDWARD MURRAY United Press Staff Correspondent PARIS, Jan. 10. — Ameri-by-passed the] Ardennes anchor base of La| Roche today and captured] nearby — Samree by storm after winning a big tank bat-| tle there. British forces advanced two miles on the heels of German troops retreating from the nose of the bulge. Front dispatches made it clear that Marshal Karl von Rundstedt’s forces were engaged in an orderly a , from the western end of | the Belgian salient. They were leaving only a brittle shell of rear guard resistance to cover the retreat. “The parade out of the salient, which began Jan. 7, now is in full swing,” a dispatch from U. S. 1st army headquarters said. “A steady stream of German traffic has been
observed moving eastward as the tempo of the withdrawal increases.”
Report Maas Attack
A London Evening News dispatch said Canadian troops opened a new attack in the sector eight miles southeast of Nijmegen in the Maas valley. They - lashed forward -.into . the German trenches about a mile after a fierce artillery barrage, it was said. The report of ‘the attack. inthe. long dormant area of eastern Holland, apparently aimed at the Kleve area where the north end of the Siegfried line is anchored, lacked immediate confirmation. At the opposite end of the front, German aggressiveness posed a new threat to Strasbourg. German infantry and armor in some force “reached Band and) Kiafft, a dozen miles below the French border city. The French 1st army withdrew from Gersfheim, three miles south of Krafft, but drove the Nazis from the outskirts of Herbsheim and
'| Rossfeld, south of Sand.
1100 Bombers Attack
Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch’s U. S. 7th army knocked out at least 14 German tanks and probably four more of a force of 20 thrown against his lines around Hatten, north of the Haguenau forest.
A low ground haze hung over the|§
Ardennes bulge all day. It prevented allied air forces from giving their ground armies direct support
Nips May Ris
k Navy to Save Their Nation
By WILLIAM F. TYREE United Press Staff Correspondent PEARL HARBOR, Jan. 10.—Adm.| William F. Halsey's 3d fleet got set! Loday for another and perhaps finul chowdown with the remnants of Japan’s- fleet. Halsey wrecked 156 enemy ships] and 593¢ planes. in eight days of | raids from Luzon fo.the Ryukyus. With the American invasion of |* Luzon, the chips were down; Most sources here expected sume
climactic naval developments within | the next 30 days. ‘The Japanese probably will throw | most, .if not all, of their remaining | battleships, carriers- and other war- | ships into a final effort to save their disintegrating empire, these [ sources said. Tokyo broadcasts indicated some surface units already may have challenged the American 7th fee: in the Lingayen gulf area. A “severe paval and air battle’ was under way, one broadcast said. It did not make clear whether Japanese participation was limited to air forces.
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Fresh - Panzer Divisions Hurled Into Battle For Budapest.
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INVASION ARMY OF 100,000
Hard. Divi ing Yanks Take Towns on. Lingay en Gull Against Feeble
Resistance; U. S. Losses Low.
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By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON ‘Unite Press Stalt Correspondent
WITH GEN. MacARTHUR ON LUZON, Jan. '10.—An American invasion army—100,000 strong— ‘today drove down the highway toward Manila, 100 ‘miles aw ay. = The Yanks overran San Fabian and other Linga-
lyen gulf towns against feeble Japanese. resistance.
Our forces suffered virtually no beachhead casualties. Light Japanese forces fell back under the impact of the American blow. So far there has been little Japanese air reaction.” Advancing American vanguards found the Japanese had only made half- hearted efforts to wreck" bridges. 2 as they fell back in confusion.™_ Forward units reported they had peneirated inland - “a number of miles” without encountering more than light resistance. At the end of the beachhead north of Sati Fabian a battleship and two destroyers pounded away at the hills on the flank of the beachhead. The Japanese were said to have some concentrations there, including artillery.
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Three Lost in Division
One U. S. division suffered only three casualties on the landing, all by drowning. The weather was hot and clear, ; Qur troops, supplies and armored forces poured ashige \in quantities never before matched in the Pacific. i (In Washington military observers said MacArthur's forces probably are now meeting their first serious opposi= tion along the Agno river which cuts a wandering course
LONDON, Jan. 10 (U. P.).—The German army hurled fresh panzer | divisions into the battle for Buda- | pest today in a series of lunging] tank drjves that rolled back the Russian siege lines within ‘15 miles | ‘west and northwest. of the burning | city. One of the war's decisive battles was in full swing on a 30-mile front | extending southward from the Danube river bend, with the Ger- | {mans committing great masses of | | men and armor. | Moscow dispatches admitted the | | Russians were giving ground at! some points, but the Soviet morn- | ing communique said all attempts | at a breakthrough had been blocked: | - Both sides were reported pouring | reinforcements into the battle. The | focal point of the fighting remained | on the Esztergom-Budapest- high-| way northwest of the city
in the counter-offensive which had |
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Hoosier Heroes—
LT. EARL HiGHBAUGH | KILLED OVER ITALY
An Indianapolis pilot has been) killed over Italy and five servicemen are missing in Europe and over China. In addition, five others have been wounded and one is a prisoner. KILLED Lt. Ear! Burton Highbaugh, 540 Udell st., over Italy. MISSING First Lt. Charles P. Voyles, 3432 Salem st. over Germany. Pvt. Amos Hugh Atkins, R. R. 6, box 331-R, in Belgium. Lt. Hugh L. Murrell Jr, Holmes ave., over China. First Lt.-Frederick B. McRee, 8300 E. Washington st., over Germany, Pfc. Joseph T. Maled, 1230 N. Holmes ave., In Germany. | WOUNDED Soundman 3-¢c Lynn Howard
62 N.
Lowry, 1023 S. State'ave., in Phil-|
lippines, Pvt. John Rafer, 454 Goodlet ave., in Italy.
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Pvt, William A. ‘Bernloehr, 803
E. Minnesota st., in Germany.
Pvt. Eugene Cornett, formerly" of
1314 Congress ave, in Holland.
Sgt. Charles Sipe, 646 Home pL!
in Germany. PRISONER \ Pe, Terrence J. Gaughan, a N. Pershing ave:, of Germany.
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10 to 19 miles inland from our beachheads.) A 1000-ship. armada, 800 of them transports, stood lalong the curving Lingayen gulf coast. ~ By this morning one thing was_apparent—we, have {come to Luzon- to stay. ** A screen of heavy naval artillery fire fngiied inland as far as the line of the Agno river, roughly 19 miles inland and only 83 miles from Manila. American troops were ad‘vancing behind the barrage rapidly. They had firm ground to advance across at the notthern, rend of the curving beachhead. The beachhead already is '15 miles long between - San ‘Fabian and Lingayen. At the southern end of the
beachhead the initial obstacle was the sluggish Calmay river. It connects the Agno and Dagupan rivers, running parallel to the |beachhead about two miles inland. | But there were no appreciable | (Continued on_ Page 3-—Column 4)
beach defenses and -good roads “and | paths thread the rice paddies. San Fabian was the only Line gayen town named in initial reports as captured, but others were seized, too. | Lingayen has three air strips and {one of the main beachheads was
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