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JAP PARADERS ASK HIROHITO T0 ABDICATE

Demonstrators Also Seek Permission to Import More Food.

By RALPH TEATSORTH United Press Staff Correspondent

TOKYO, Oct. 16.—Three hundred Japanese demonstrated outside Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters today. They clamored for abdication of Emperor Hirohito and permission to import food to avert mass starvation. War Minister Gen. Sadamu Shi-

momura, meantime, reported to the Japanese cabinet that both the war

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and navy ministers will be abolished Dec. 1 and replaced by demobilization ministers. Shimomura said the demobilization of the army in the home islands was completed Monday except for officers required to work on repatriation and- related matters. The surrender of munitions to the allies probably will be completed this month, he said. Delegation Sent Inside The demonstrators at MacArthur's headquarters, claiming to represent 2500 members of a democratic mass labor party, sent a delegation inside with a declaration of their aims, They sought: 1. Replacement of Hirohito with 11-year-old Crown Prince Akihito. 2. Resignation of all high Japanese and military officials and suspension of their pensions. 3. Abolition of the peerage and resignation of the entire lower house of ‘the diet. 4. Publication of war truths and an explanation of the reason for the present military budget. 5. Distribution of food now held by the military and permission to import food in order to avert “mass starvation.” Written in English The declaration was delivered to an interpreter. Though written in it was not turned over immediately to Mac~ Arthur. The delegation was especially concerned over 100d shortages. Armed sentries stood or aude the headquarters during the demonstration, but there was no disturbance. The demonstrators carried banners proclaiming: “We are starved. - We need food.” A spokesman for the group said the Japanese premier, Baron Kijuro Bhidehars, earlier had refused to receive a delegation from the party, The demonstration clearly showed that the Japanes» have taken a long stride toward free speech. Only a few months ago, a cry for Hirohito’s abdication would have landed demonstrators in jail, if not on the execution block. MacArthur said in a radio speech

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‘SLIDING’ MERCURY PUZZLES HOOSIERS

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6a. m...,.39 10 a. m.:..,. Ta m....41 $a m.....48 12 (noon)....61 $a m.....»503

Typical Indiana October weather, with occasional frosts to turn the leaves into blazing colors, Is keeping Hoosiers guessing which coat to wear and when. The weather bureau in its fiveday forecast predicts temperatures to rise three to five degrees above normal tomorrow and Thursday. Friday may be \ somewhat cooler again, with the chilly spell lasting until Sunday. Scattered local showers will occur about Friday. The freezing temperatures predicted for lasé night skipped Indianapolis with the lowest temperature 38 degrees. It will be warmer today.

HOOSIER’S WARNING SAVED MANY LIVES

PEARL HARBOR, Oct. 16 (U, P)), -—R2-¢ Billy M. Burnett, Washington, Ind, shouted a warning which saved many lives when a dynamite cache exploded on Okinawa, reports reaching here sald today. The dynamite, stored in a cave, caught fire and blew up last Thursday, levelling everything for 1000 feet around. Six sialors were killed and 23 others wounded.

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gether.

winter,

“shot general

months ago. veteran suffers most. Soldiers, sailors and marines come back to find the “no vacancy” sign up all over town. A soldier in Chicago spread a newspaper on the sidewalk and lay down to sleep. An ex-soldier pleaded in a Boston newspaper's want-ad columns: “would some kind person have a heart? Veteran and wife urgently need apartment.” A couple with two children in Miami begged for space to park their

BERLIN, Oct.

council,

VOLUME 56—NUMBER 188 °°

Nation Faces Crisis Finding G.l.'s Homes

By UNITED ‘PRESS Two months after the end of the war America’s cities suffer from growing

A United

vey found foday that the

housing shortage from coast to coast is worse than it was six And the returning

A housing official in Atlanta said “there’s not a doghouse for rent.” In New York, Detroit, Chicago, Denver and San Francisco it's the

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WHO WILL TAKE IKE'S AMG POST?

Date of General's Transfer To U. S. Pondered.

By EDWARD P. MORGAN Times Foreign Correspondent 16—One of the

biggest problems Washington must be pondering today is: replace Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as head of the American military government of Germany, and when?

A few weeks ago, it appeared certain that Eisenhower would return home about Oct. 15 to succeed Gen. George C. Marshall as chief of staff and pitch into a project, which now may be closest to his heart—combination of defense. But with a congressional investigation of the Pearl Harbor disaster impending, doubtly, will not retire in the interim, meaning that “Ike” might stick to his present job, at least until spring. . Gen. Eisenhower is a tremendous asset where he is, particularly be~ cause of his excellent relations with the Russians and his knack of getting all sorts of people to work toThis is the stoutest argument in favor of keeping him in Germany through this

Another Factor Involved

However, there is another argument—that this is the time, when his prestige is at its height for him to go home so that the nation ‘can cash in on his talents as leader over a longer period. It is plain that controversy over the occupation of Germany is going to increase and nobody involved in its administration can avoid being at,” not even a man of the 's stature. Actually, there is a good possibility that Gen. Eisenhower's present job will fall to two men. Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney has been mentioned as the next commander of U, 8S, forces in Germany. But it is not inconceivable that the American seat on the allied control chief governing body of Germany, will go to a civilian or to Lt. Gen, Lucius D. Clay, present deputy military governor, Shifted to Civilian The government of the American zone is now being transformed from army to civilian operation. Selection of the man to succeed Gen. Eisenhower as the head of it will be a vital and important responsibility. American relations with, and policies toward, both Germany and Europe as a whole are being worked out in the day-to-day job of fourpower occupation of this nation. One responsible source here to-

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FIRST OF INDIANA'S HOSPITALUNIT HOME

Eleven Members Arrive at Camp Atterbury.

Indiana's 32d general hospital division which marched away as a Hoosfer unit in 1943 today was filtering back into this country. Eleven members of the 32d, one of

Marshall, un-

U.S. FORMULA 10 END LABOR

Press sur giate Action for

Production. By FRED W. PERKINS ASHT -Howard Staff Writer

WAS

worse today.

before midnight.

board. Thus, of

jabor-management rows

erties of the companies. Reaction in Congress

national labor-management confer ence still three weeks away. The question is whether the pub-

Who will

tion.

formation that the board will mee! to discuss the subject. It brough from Pr

ploration. 8 Big Inflation Question

duction. crucial

does not involve a wage demand.

when mine strikes started on big scale. It has been taking mos

coal operators.

The principal spokesmen

PARLEY COLLAPSES:

Steel Output Travel Strikers Return. By UNITED PRESS

bound eastern Massachusetts stree

posed a greater threat to the na tion’s steel production. The back-to-work movemen

defiance of union leadership.

union charter.

TROUBLE FAILS

Public May Insist on Imme-

INGTON, Oct. 16.— The national reconversion and labor situation is considerably

Secretary Schwellenbach’s intensive effort to end the coal strikes, which have more than halved bituminous production ended in a complete breakdown just

President Truman's endeavor to find a wage-price formula was tangled up in confusing double-talk from the public, management and labor members of the war labor

from two directions the “good will” approach to. settlement had chalked up failures, however temporary they may be, on top of the recent unsuccessful effort to settle the oil strikes without seizing prop-

Whether these developments will cause congress to try to step in with new labor law depends on reaction among the legaslators. This also will be affected by their faith in the

lic will be content to wait for the uncertain results of that meeting, or will insist on immediate action to prevent any further stalling of the national industrial machine in its progress toward peace-time produc-

The White House conference yesterday, when Mr. Truman discussed a wage-price policy with members of the war labor-board and Reconversion Director John W. Snyder, produced from WLB Acting Chairman Lloyd K. Garrison only the in-

tial Secretary Charles Ross the statement that this was merely one step in a process of ex-

No official seemed to know where any other steps might lead. Many labor unions are campaigning for wage increases up to 30 per cent in hourly pay to make up the loss of overtime pay in war-time pro-

The official problem. is whether all or part of such a pay boost would start inflation and a rise in prices that might wipe out the wage

ns. The issue in the coal case is the question of unionizing .foremen and other supervisory employees and

It became vital about Sept. 22

8! Bert J. Westover of Indianapolis,

of Mr. Schwellenbach's attention for 10 days. He has held fruitless meetings two and three times a day with spokesmen for the miners and the

are

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COAL HOPES FADE

Plunges; |

Service was restored on the strike-

railway today, but collapse of negotiations to end the soft coal strike

among A. F. of L. motor coach and streetcar employees came less than 24 hours after the union members had voted to remain on strike in

The strikers returned on orders of acting union President A. L. Spradling, who threatened them with sanc~ tions, including revocation of their

Some blast furnaces were shut down by the coal shortage and pro-

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1945

In Ta

Enteted as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis 9, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday

ClO Urges 6 Billion Cut xes For Individual

PRICE FIVE CENTS |

CITES LACK OF BUILDINGS FOR NEW INDUSTRY

James Tells Planners New Structures Needed for Factories.

Indiana is severely handicapped by lack of buildings for new manufacturing projects, Lt. Gov. Richard T. James told Hoosier planning officials meeting ‘today at the

Claypool. “Aside from the oversized. war plants, it's amazing how few build= ings are available for use in new industrial operations,’ said the lieutenant governor. “Scarcely a day passes when we don’t have td tell a prospective industrialist we have no facilities meeting his qualifications,” he added. “Other than war plants, I can name on the fingers of my two hands the number of factory build-|-ings with an area of more than 10,000 square feet. . . . There are numerous excellent building sites, put few buildings.” Legislative Needs Lt. Gov. James, head of the state partment of commerce and public relations, was principal speaker at the conference, sponsored by the Indiana Economic council. The conclave was called, said 1. E. C. Chairman Stephen C. Noland, “in response to discoveries of omissions and weaknesses in the state’s planning laws. . ... We are hopeful that from this conference Ul will come suggestions to be develt oped for the attention of the next gession of the general assembly, “We also hope revisions will be agreed upon in ample time to afford members of the assembly time fo study them before the session opens.” The next session of the legislature is in January, 1946, Governor Gates has indicated he won't call a special session unless federal legislation makes it imperative, Other Speakers Others scheduled to speak at the conference were Kenneth L. Schellie, acting director of the Indiana economic council; Prof. G. E. Lommel of the topographical engineering department of Purdue univers sity; Mayor W. Vincent Youkey ot Crown Point, executive secretary of the Indiana Municipal league; H. H. Morgan, assistant director of the Indianapolis city plan commission;

t director of the state administrative

building council, Anson Thomas of Indianapolis, director of the tax and legislative department of the Indiana Farm bureau; Horace Abbott, Marion county « agricultural agent; Prof, J. B. Kohlmeyer, land use specialist of Purdue university; W. G, Smith, Henry county agricultural agent; Noble P. Hollister, director-secre-tary of the Indianapolis city plan commission, and Walter Rice of South Bend, attorney for the St. Joseph county planning commission.

SUSPECT SUICIDE IN DEATH OF SOLDIER

BLUFFTON, Ind, Oct. 16 (U. P.). —Pyt. Harry Wayne Strahm, 18-year-old son of William H. Strahm of Craigville, today died of a bullet wound in his head at a hospital here. The soldier was found lying in rinot of his parked car early today,

Welcome Gifts to ©. I's With Injured Backs

These wheel chairs are gifts to men with back injuries at Wakeman General hospital from the South Mrs. Samuel Beaman, seerefary; Mrs. Frank

Side Service club. Kattau, treasurer: Mrs. Tillie Hin,

FIND TRIANGLE IN DEATH PROBE

Secretary Admits Intimacy With Victim's Mate.

PONTIAC, Mich., Oct. 16 (U. P.). ~The pretty” secretary of Louis Veto Thompson, 48, estranged husband of brutally-murdered Socialite Lydia Thompson, today admitted “intimate” friendship with Thompson over a two-year period. Taken into custody last night, Mrs. Helen Budnik, 38, disclosed in a statement that she and Thompson had been together in Miami. The victim of one of Michigan's most savage slayings was disclosed to have been violently jealous of}

a Mrs. Budnik and hired a detective |

who “located us in Miami,” the secretary said. “Mrs. Thompson said to me, sii can't have my husband, I'll haunt you all your life if you take him,” Mrs. Budnik ‘said in her statement. Mrs. Budnik said that after Mrs. Thompson came to Miami and threatened to kill herself, the secretary promised she would never see Thompson again, Lie Detector Test

She and Thompson were to be

today. Sheriff E, K. Thomas sald both appeared to be eager to undergo such a test. re Mrs. Budnik, who lives in Detroit, told officers that she was separated from her husband, Edmund Budnik, a former Detroit dentist, now an army captain recently returned from overseas. She said he had

"| filed suit for divorce and that she

had entered a cross-bill. Mrs. Budnik said that on last Thursday, ‘the day when Mrs, Thompson was believed to have met her death by ax blows after several days of torture —she had some friends over for a card game. She said that she and Thompson met for lunch Friday, met some friends in Mt. Clemens, near Detorit, and played cards until after midnight, when Thompson took her home, She said the two separated about 2 a. m. Saturday. Mrs.

The club's officers are (left to right)

president, and Mrs. Arthur Gundlach, vice president.

Club of Women With Kin in Service Gives Wheel Chairs

A wheelchair from every party is the aim of the South Side Service

club,

And so far they have lived up to their pledge.

Today their total contribution to men with back injuries at Wakeman General hospital, Camp Atterbury, swelled to 10 as they shipped six. These chairs are not for the use of the hospital but are personal

Clifford McAvoy Present Labor Group’s Plan To Committee.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (U. P.).—The C. 1.0. asked congress today for a tax bill that would save individual about $6,500,000,000 in 1946 and leave corporation taxes unchanged. Clifford McAvoy, legislative reps resentative for the C. I, O. told the senate finance committee that the union’s proposal would give tx relief where it is needed most would convert the savings into pure chasing power as a stimulant to 1 conversion, McAvoy denounced the houseproved $5,350,000,000 tax cut bill cause of the tax relief it offered corporations. The house bill would relieve about 12,000,000 low-income individuals from any federal ir come tax in 1946, cut the levy on others and reduce the corporation excess profits and normal taxes, Urges Repeal of 3 Pet, As an alternative, McAvoy pros Repeal the 3 per cent norm

gifts to the individual soldier. On] each is placed a nameplate. « “This makes it possible for these men to go home on furlough,” Mrs, Tillie Hill, 961 E. Morris st., president, said, “There are so few chairs for the boys that if they get a chance to go home they can’t because the wheelchairs can't be spared from the hospital. Relatives in Service “We thought we could be doing some little good this way,” she said. Nearing its fourth anniversary as going organization, the club is composed of women who have relatives in the armed forces. They meet at the South Side community hbuse. Besides being a Wakeman benefactor, the group has contributed much to Billings General hospital. But they do not forget their own loved ones in service. Every meet ing they draw two or three names

WASHINGTON, Oct. Benjamin Harrison will remain as a permanent army post and the war department will dnnounce its status as such shortly, it was learned today, Schoen field, however, already has been declared surplus and is for Priority bids can come from the state or city and private bidders come second under the surplus)

sale,

FT. HARRISON TO

Stout Field Status to Be Same for Present. By DANIEL M. KIDNEY

Times Staff Writer

from a hat and send them gifts! property rules.

plus home-made delicacies.

Mrs,

Kattau, 758 Paris ave, and Mrs. Samuel Beaman, 1277 Naomi st., secretary, Members of Club Members of the club are: Mrs. Sam Hinderliter, Mrs. Emma Kinland, Mrs. Paul Kulke, Mrs, Alice Madden, Mrs, Mary Many, Mrs.

Blanche Miles, Mrs. Mamie Moulder, Mrs; Clarence Robinson, Mrs, Eva Schaefer, Mrs. Nora Shanahan, Mrs. Lena Underhill and Miss Emma Lou Voelker, Also members are Mrs. Joseph Wade, Mrs. Myrtle Wickliff, Mrs. Pear] Yatkso, Mrs, Thomas W, York 8r., Mrs, Jack Gistner, Mrs. Thomas O'Neill, Mrs. Louis Seitz, Mrs, Paul Pritchard, Mrs, Helen Lay, Mrs.| Gertrude Smith, Mrs, Edna Strelow | and Miss Lillian Lyster. Gold star mothers are Mrs. Louise Brunning and Mrs, id M13, Myrtle Armel,

Thompson's body was found Saturé day afternoon, Mrs. Budnik said she did not be-|

Authorities said he apparently shot himself. Strahm was stationed at| Camp Wolf, Tex.

NAMED TO HEALTH JOB Dr. L. E. Burney, state health commissioner, today announced the appointment of Dr. William F. King of Indianapolis as director of the newly created division on diseases and disabilities of elderly persons. Dr, King, who practiced medicine at Columbia City for 12 years, is a

BRITAIN TO RETAIN

LONDON, Oct. 16 (U. P.) —~Wartime controls probably will continue. for another five years -in Britain. Commons voted 258-139 last night to continued government regulations on labor, food, clothing, hous-

former state health commissioner.

ing and other essential matters.

: whom was Col. Cyrus J. Clark, In- Times Special : honor of the noted Times war corA ae u dianapolis, commanding officer,| BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Oct. 16—|respondent who was killed last Ned Brooks .. 12{Doug. Larsen. 12|pilled into Camp Atterbury yes- A gift of $10,000 to the Ernie Pyle| April by a Jap sniper. Ernie Pyle Business .... 8 /McGaftin .... 10] terday. memorial fund at Indiana univer-|W8s # student at Indiana univerCarnival rere al Ruth Millett. 11| They were scattered among three sity from the Scripps-Howard news- |i oF Dearly out Jers ana 3 ‘Max B. Cook. ee ure > bury for discharge into Atter-|papers was announced today by|io receive the honorary degree of Crossword ... 19| Pred Othman 11 originally was comprised Lawrence Wheeler, executive di.|Doctor of Humane Letters in rec. By mr alomtuaries ,.. Tot 72° oMicers, 90. nurses and more [CI Of the Indiana University ognition of his work as a reporter Fashions .... 16! Dr. O'Brien.. 11|than 500 enlisted personnel. A foundation. The memorial fund will be devoted _ Forum , 12|Radio ....... 19|large number of the unit was re- Roy W. Howard, president of The| to scholarships in journalism at In. G.1, Rights’. 4|Ration Dates, 4|cruited from Indiana university| [ndianapolls “Times and Scripps:| diana wiltersity, whets the depart- * Meta Given . 18 Mrs. Roosevelt 11] center, which spofisoréd the unit,| Howard newspapers, sent the gift ment of journalism is one of the Carl D. D. Groat 13|8ports......... 18! and other ag|t0 James 8. Adams of New York, oldest in the. country. More than - D, Harmon ,. 17| State Deaths. 17 well as from hospitals over state, | President of Standard Brands, Inc.,|4500 men and women have studied In 1a i : Sigion, Weller. 11] Col. Clark and one other Indian. ®d National chairman of the me-|in the department. . {a a. s officer, . Maj. Charles A |morial fpmd. Mrs. Ernie Pyle is| The scholarships will Avardsd Inside aT ole, offeet r 8017 Orit. honorary of the fund. (to students who show promise of o es for I A) = 3 ) i af ‘maga

Scripps-Howard Newspapers Give $10,000 To Ernie Pyle Fund at Indiana University|

exists the scholarships will be| awarded to veterans, It is expected that the first awards will be made after a hearing of the executive committee of the Indiana University foundation on Oct. 27. Applications have been recelved from men serving in every theater of operations. Contrigjtions to the fund have been made by individuals and eorporations throughout the coun'ry and from abroad. ‘More than 1500 Indiana university students made gifts to the fund on Ernie Pyle day, celebrated on the campus here last week.

Gifts to the mémnorial fund may

-|be sent to the Indiana ‘University

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6. |, SAYS FOOTBALL KEPT HIM IN U, §

| — CONTROLS 5 YEARS Asserts Army Denied Him ®

Overseas Duty.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 16 (U, P.) = | Charles Trippl, in an interview | with the Atlanta Journal, sald to|day he had “requested overseas |

duty last winter, but was ignored.” | within such limits as may be determined by the congress, to-grant government

“My commanding officer couldn't) |send me overseas because attached | [to my file was a card which said ‘frozen—hold for 1045 football project.” he said. Trippi, of Youngstown, O, and li of Georgia's 1942 Rose Bowl] | team, completed re-enrollment in the University of Georgia today, | after being discharged from the army Priday in a storm of contro-| versy. He had been in the army two and a half years as-a physical instruo-|P tor, during which he played two full seasons of service football “1 was released with about 300 other guys as a_routiné surplus case,” Trippl explained. “Some of them had less points: than 1.” He is majoring in commerce and planned to play professiona# fpot-; ball after corhipleting. work ‘on his ‘degree. eligibility, but was undecided oh whether’ to play colkige. ball aan stiget

Trippl has two years of}

Since Stout field is not on the Officers other than Mrs. Hill are list of 85 permanent army air force Arthur Gundlach, 701 Weg- | bases announced by the war degiven a lie detector test at Lansing)... st., vice president; Mrs. Frank | partment last night its status for treasurer, | the present will remain unchanged. Billings hospital is to be abanarmy next June, Indianapolis has been making an effort to have it taken over by the

doned Rep.

Democrat,

the Ludlow,

by Louis

veterans administration,

He was informed today, however, that it is unlikely that the veterans administration can use the property as it is not of a sufficiently perma-

nent character,

This Information was given the congressman Gen, Paul Hawley, newly appointed surgeon general of the veterans .adminis~

tration. Gen. Hawley is a native

by Maj.

Hoosier from Union county,

Puerto Rico

To Get Voice In Self-Rule?

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (U.P) ~~ President Truman said today that “within such limits $s may be determined by congress,” should he granted the kind of gov-

{ Puerto Ricans,

ernment they want,

Mr,

status

to them | which The chief executive said the presform of government appeared to be unsatisfactory to a number of and that various the government were (1) The

ent

Puerto Ricans ! changes | being advocated, including: right of the Puerto Ricans to elect [their own governor with a wider measure of local self government; (3) Complete independence, and (4) ‘A dominion form

(2) Statehood;

Truman sald in a message to the house and senate he thought | ithe time had come {from i thelr

the people of Puerto Rico of wishes as to the ultimate] SONJA JA HENIE ADMITS: which . they prefer, and,

the kind of they desire.”

of government,

“Each of these propositions Is being urged in the island, and each has its own advocates,” the Presi“Uncertainty has been created among the people as just what, the future of Puerto Rico Is These uncertainties should |. be cleared away at an early date”

dent. said.

to” be.

The President recommended that BAGHDAD, Oct. congress dfiRider each Jrooned and and | Salahuddin . enact legislation submitting various 1 1 ; Puerto

NT income individuals, (The

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“to ascertain | (Contintied on “Page 6~Column N

1 tax assessed under present against all income over $500 a ye regardless of family status, It w relieve 12,000,000 low-income sons from any federal tax slightly reduce the taxes of hi

would allow $500 exemption for eacl dependent in addition to the payer and give persons with h incomes more reduction than

C, 1. O. proposal.) 2 Increase exemptions from present $500 for each taxpay and $500 for each dependent ¢ $1000 for a single person, $2000 a couple and $500 for each child This would give a family with children an exemption of # (The house bill would give the s: sized family an exemption of $2( Sees Big Saving 5 McAvoy estimated that eliminas tion of the normal tax would say | taxpayers about $2,000,000,000 an | erensed exemptions would sas about $4,000,000,000 in 1946, He said low-income families. would be saved an additional $500,000,000 in 1946 by repeal of the automobile use tax and reduction of excise taxes on mass : tion items such as electric light = bulbs, movie tickets, cosmetics and leather goods. ; In addition, McAvoy advocated special treatment for veterans and proposed that individuals get the benefit of “carry-backs” allowed corporations, Under the “carry-back” plan an individual whose earnings for 1948 dropped below the exemptions al« lowed by law would be allowed to apply the “unused” amount against 1945 earnings, For veterans, McAvoy proposed: : ONE: Forgiveness of up to $250 : n back taxes for the fo 1941, years bask TWO: Continuance of the sito special exemption for “a reasonable period” after discharge and return} : to civilian life. ’

THREE: A flat 25 per cent bute ness tax cut for veterans opening ; new businesses, Position Challenged . Several committee memberschals lenged McAvoy's position on cots poration taxes. They pointed out that the corporations for whom he wants no tax relief are employers

MARRIAGE 1S ENDED

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 16 (U. PJ): Sonja Henie, skating star, flew tos day to Chicago, where she likely will see her husband, Capt. Dan Tops pnig, about ending their five-year marriage. Topping, well known sportsman who recently arrived in San Frans cisco from two years’ duty with the marines in Honolulu, was expected in Hollywood yesterday. But Sonja had to take a plane to Chicago. She had hoped to see her huss band before leaving for as month's rehearsal for her -annual| ice rink show. “I'll probably seek a di I'm in Chicago,” Son : have only the nicest to about -Dan, but our marriage definitely ended.” !

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