Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 June 1945 — Page 2

PRESS FREEDON PARLEY INDORSE

American Society oi Newspaper Editors Hears Repert On World Tour, Votes to Hold | Conference in Australia.

WASHINGTON, June 11 «iJ, P.).—A ence in Australia on freedom of news as indorsed today. by the American Society of Newspaper Editors on recommendation of three globe-circling U. S. editorial leaders. The newspapermen reportéd yesterday to A, S. NTE.

directors on their 40,000-m ile tour duriig which they Aiscussed freedom of the press rm and communications with “FEES on Seen most of the world's political ‘and 0 wooo getting a picture military leaders. ; America and its news.” They said they found many “Too oiten,” they said, “it is ernments ‘controlling the murders, Hollywoog loves., dipolitically under the guise vorees- and So oh. which contribtite security” but that foreign editors to a distorted picture of also desired more press freedom than most nations have pernmiittea The They reported that Russian lowing leaders newspapermen are skeptical of the pregident Edou American conception of a free press Czechoslovakia. but that Vice Commisar of Foreign tion would “stand. for and assume Affairs 1: A. Lazovsky voiced a freedom and public opinion, expreswillingness to , seek a common !sion and press. ground for freer exchange of news & (Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and fuller mutual coverage. who promised abolition of China's The A. S. N. E-sponsored tour Sensorgup hen the Saparmse id . - 18 ‘over—which he predicted would started in Jarvuary and xompiethd be before the end of 1946 last April, was made by Wilbur Fore Brendan Bracken, British minrest, assistant editor of the New qo. or jjformation, who said Ive York, Herald-Tribune; Ralph Me- thought metropolitan editors of toGill, editor of the Atlanta Constitu- day were “office boys’ and that tion, and Carl W. Ackerman, dean people were increasingly skeptical of the Columbia University Gradu-' of news as printed ate School of Journalism. Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower Many Governments Control Press Said “every soldier in this wal

; . a right to expect a free press.” The main objective of the iP| pgayadas Gandhi, son of the Inwas to obtain .in peace treaties a dian leader, Mohancas K. Garidhi vledge from governments “not to who published in his Hindustan censds news at the source, not to, Times an editorial “warning ‘U. 8 use the’ press as an instrument of editors against . “mere lip service national policy and to permit a in India’s fight for freedom. free Bow of news in and out of She ASNE hoard Sdopied a resoA ne ’ ution commending ecretary of Signatory’ countries. State Edward R. Stettinius Jr, for Tte editors reported the follow- his help in furthering freedom of ing general findings: ; {news at the San Francisco confer“It was evident. . . that, many ence. It opposed a post-war mergovernments ‘were controlling the ger of communication facilities press politically” under She guise of sugested by the navy department. war security. -

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PLUNGES TO DEATH FROM FOURTH FLOOR

Pearl Gillespie, 32.+¢f 921 Darnell plunged to deafly {his morning through a *fourth-floor window City hospital A patient at the hospital lowering heir¥elf 5: the ground with dis- a rope made of sheets when the up their sheets be ame untied

McGee in Guardhouse Again; A.W. ©. L.From Ft. Devens

FT. DEVENS, Mass, 11 (U PY. -Pvt. Joseph V. McGee, 23 whose dishonorable discharge for slapping 11 Germans prisoners “of . war was cancelled recently, was. confined to the guardholse today after being A. W. O. L. Military intelmgence o sotzed MéGee “n Worcester Saturday night, less than 24 hour po after he lett hiy baracks where had been confued af, ‘siek in quarters” for the day.

of war knowing little or nothing of the world around them. BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 11 “Some editors abroad are under (U. P.).—President Herman B Wells the. impression that the American, __ ath press is dominated by the advertiser of Indiana university has announced and that much of American think- three appointments to the faculty ing is directed towards undemo- of the university's law school. cratic policies by so-called news- President Wells said the appointpaper ‘trusts’ or chains.” ments would fill existing vacancies The travelers said the proposal and help to take care of the infor a world conference on freedom creasing . enrollment of war -vetof news was advanced by Greek and erans. Australian editors. | The new appointments are AlliRussians Criticize U. son Dunham, naval officer now on the combined chiefs..of staff in During their stop in Moscow, the Washington, who will join the staff Americans visited the Kremlin and’ i iyo termination of his duty: John the plants of Pravda and Izvestia.'p prank member of the claims diRussia's two largest daily NEWS= vision of tha department wf juspapers. tice, and Benjamin ‘F. Small, now “Editors Pospeloy of Pravda and teaching at the University of North Ilyichev of Izvestia,” their report carolina. : said. “declared in almost identical ion a speeches their system was most representative of the wishes of the PETAIN DECLARES HE people and was a ‘free press’ be- AIDED UNDERGROUND cause it represented only the people “They insisted Américan news-| PARIS. June 11 (U.P. —Marshal papers did not always represernt the Henri Philippe Petain declared wishes of fhe people, using the day he played a double Roosevelt elections and opposition during the Germian occupation to many Roosevelt policies which : had been adopted oy to people as Frarigeatigs pf ihe Navi supboridy examples. Vichy state in public and a member i : of the underground in secret. “They also said that many of the = pio. = 4 dt eg iris critical items aboui the Soviets in | yenitd Ao an examining the Ameriean. press were revealed commission of- the French high court of justice that he had ever to be untrue but papers which had 4.4 ¢, stamp out the resistance carried them prominently never movement. took the trouble to admit the un- «1 mvcelr was a member of tne truths when’ revealeq.’ resistance in metropolitan France,” The report said,’ however, that ye told the commission Lazovsky finally concluded pat os do not see why we cannot find a common ground.” PLAN FOR OPENING Soviet editors said that Red army OPERA AT GARFIELD generals would not permit U : . Lo : correspondents to accompany their Paul Brown, city parks superinarmies because “the Americans had tendent. today met with local factoo often broken their word about 'OTY mechanical foremen and mainreleasing news and information Sofas Supervises 1 tonicte ut. Explain American Position | duction of the civic opera season at The visitors conceded to the Rus-| Garfield nark. sians that U, 8. correspondents | “H. M.S. Pinafore - might be wrong in what the; sented July 20,’ 21 but said that the “freedom with! | dianapolis Opera which they might ‘express such|Hedlev directing. opinions was fundamental with the American press freedom.” ‘“ “We stated,” the report said, “th 1550 ARE LAID OFF AT position of American papers—that LUKAS-HAROLD CORP. they were newspapers and not or-| gans of a party; that advertisers did| Lukas-Harold Corp., dperators of not control them and-did mot want the naval ordnance plant here to do s0; that if they.did they couid where the Norden bombsight and ‘get away with it.’ We ‘told other war instruments are made the people in America were vel has laid off 550 employees in the quisitive about their papers two weeks. due to contract owned them. and what inte cancellations and cutbacks there were behind them.” About 300 were laid . off The visitors ieported that Thursday and 250 others about slans see very few Americ ago, Lav-offs were handled senloritvt basis

an new bring from politireal

papers, The Tass news agenc) in about 15.000 words per day America but “it is screened and does not give picture. of America ET The three journalist ican diplomats and ficers complained news services, sucn as A. P, U.P and I. N. 8, were doing Ame thing, sending items” the thought would used and Played in an effort to build

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Tune from the fort, boarding a bus fol Worcester. He was arrested while leaving a Worcester restaurant with a waitress Officials: said ‘that reversed his stahd and. wants quit the service under the army point rating system. He was quoted as saving he lias changed his mind ‘shout making the army a careei He has 120 points The war department restores McGee to duty after he was dis honorably cischarged and senPort authorities said McGee went ‘tenced to two years at hard. labor to the post exchange on the, pre- ai Ft. Harriton, Ind, for hitting lef ing sone, “ght pe< Nazi war prisoners while Huariiiy)

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cy INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Tn SEVEN DISCHARGED * Schools-at-War Flag fo Be To Unfold Tale pao INDIANAPOLIS ~ Presented fo Superintendent BLACK MARKET RING

Juhe 11 (U. Ps — Approximately 150 witnesses have been subpenaed to appear today ab hearing cof | treasury department charges that a of black - marketeering tax evaders is operating in Kansas. the <hearing was -made at Washington by Secres=, ‘tary of the Treasury ‘Henry Mot=

m GERMAN SUBS South Seas Vet ~ SUNK DURING WAR

WASHINGTON, June 11 (U. P).! PT. GORDON M. JONES, y Seven — Allied set and ‘sir might blasted eran assault landings on ‘Tarawa, sokiiers 13 the | Saipan, Tinian - and ‘Leyte, will! Botton: onG-half speak at'the Navy i League meshing years of war 2 at 7:45 p. FriPresident Truman and Prime day in De Bn Minister Winston = Churchill dis-!gwar memoria. & closed last week that more than|,.4itorium. 700 U-boats were destroved. The! "Capt Jones, who exact numker of victims was givens now director. of ir a joint announcement by the training . at the U. 8S navy and the British ad- |Great Lakes Navmirality 1. training staAmerican Brees and allied units | [ tion, will outline S. con trol were credited | his ‘experiences in U-boats. British forees! onnection with showing of “Target Japan" Action.” The naval officer wears the USNR Stone ave. ribbon with for continuous mann,” 1317 8. ie dh ae 3 |'T. Sgt. Edwin Baltic | duty since the spring of 1941 when | arroliton ave. other waters from Sept. he joined the transport m——— May 8, I945. Italian moving the first ‘American. troops into Ireland. Later he took part forsee - - (in the assault landings on Tulagi, | LITTLE HEAT NEEDED Guadalcanal. Recently he was WASHINGTON.—1In ‘cheese cook- commanding officer of the uss) low heat is the rule Feland and the USS Heywood tak-

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ranks of civilians, Four men were discharged from schools. at 1:45 p. m.

Saturday, having scored 85 or more’ auditorium. the

2 Sgt. Lester E, Jones, 3814 Ruckle Mr. © 8. Sgt. Louis G. Williams, 1160 the city's record of having each of Sgt. Gordon B. Dumas, 16th st, 55 N. _ An additional three former G.1'S when 90 per cent of the pupils are | were discharged in accordance with enrolled in the war stamp purchase | lms the new regulation releasing men “Brought to| {who are over 40. They are M. Sgt Furge, 3523 N. GladS. Sgt.

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R. Sinclair Hess are in charge of arrangements the meeting, White will preside

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br “WICHITA, Kas, The Schools-at-War flag will be chairman of each P.-T. A. will be | presented to “SHpt. Virgil Stine- guests. Speakers besides Mr. Pulliam baugh and the Indianapolis: public!will be Governor Gates. Mayor tomorrow at Tyndall and William A.. Evans, dithe Indiana World War Memorial rector of war service activities for

the schools.

GEN. BRADLEY ENDS HOME TOWN VISIT

MOBERLY, Mo, June 11 (U, P.). —Gen. Omar N. Bradley, refreshed by his first visit in 12: years to his hometown of Moberly, goes to St.! Louis today for his last public ap- | pearance before Telurning to Germany. Gen. Bradley, recently President Truman, his fellow Missourian, .as /national veterans administrator,/ will go from St. Louis to Washington before leaving for Europe to relinquish his 12th army | command.

had rejoined

a federal ‘grand jury

separation ¢ enter

huge ring Eugene: Cc Pulliam, "state chairman of the Indiana War Finance committee, will present the flag to

Stinebaugh in recognition of

army's adjusted |

plan. They. are Announcement of

- its 90 public schools flying and Pfc. Gerwinégchools-at-War flag. Warman ave. The flag is awarded to a school

the { genthau Jr. (CBS), had reported. that thousands, of dollars” poured by free spenders night combination.” He said. the ganized by men lining their

had | program. According to U, S. treasury officials, Indianapolis is the’ first city in its population class to achieve such distinction. The Shortridge high school brass ensemble, under direction of Robert J. Shultz, will play, and the Crispus | Attucks high school. color guard! will © post the colors. Ralph W. Wright, director of music for the public schools, will lead group singing.

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Ladies auxiliary, Baltimore Ohio Railroad Veterans will at 8 o'clock tonight at Two pupils and a teachier from ave. Mrs.

each school and the war service side, 5

liberation of ket ‘dry state (Kansas) high as $14 a quart, Ket meat operations, from illegal slot added

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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1043

U.S. JURY ORES

In a nation - wide broadcas t Morgenthau said his agents “hundreds

into club. illicit liquor - gambling

“ring” had been or“who, appear to be pockets with currency and ignoring their tax obligations.” “These reports tell of black mare liquor flowing into that legally at prices as of black mars of fat profits machines,”

MONDAY, Allies 1 For

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following the 1 (R. 0), will the reciprocal vision allowing cent below pre The state needs this aut Job of horse=tr: other nations. “Prohibitive listed by Gover the condition: World War I downs and ev gressive descer controls over e national comm Mr. Dewey there are som which other r removing — ci trols, widespre quotas and du

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