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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1945

FORECAST: Clearing, slightly colder, diminishing winds tonight, lowest about 15 degrees; fair, continued cold tomorrow.

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HULL EXPLAINS ~ NOTE T0 JAPS

Says Enemy—Not U. S.— Gave War Ultimatum.

WASHINGTON, Rov. WU. P). =-The United States stiffened its diplomatic attitude foward Japan 11 days before Pearl Harbor. At that time its military high tommand was fighting for time in which to get ready for war,

The statement was read to the inyestigators for him by assistant committee counsel Gerhard Gesell.

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[16th Clothe A-Child Campaign Opens

Need Is Greater This Year—You Can Send Money or Shop for first raw blasts of winter are chilling the bodies of hundreds of underprivileged children here. hundreds more warm hearts of Indianapolis givers will not permit that situation to exist very long.

; Today the 16th annual Clothe-A-Child campaign was - Jaunched by The Indianapolis Times. By Christmas, when

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Harbor, The unsettled conditions of reconversion have placed an increasingly heavy load on social agencies, Welfare cases have risen steadily since VJ day. It is impossible to determine exactly the number of children who are in dire straits. But preliminary estimatés place the figure at leakt at 1500 and possibly

2000 children. Last year Clothe-A-Child furnished adequate cloth-

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Engine, 4 Coaches Derailed In Collision With

Motor Truck.

An outbound Big Four passenger train was derailed and the locomotive overturned at 11:25 a. m. today when it struck a truck at a crossing in Clermont, five miles northwest of Indianapolis. First reports were the truck driver was killed gpd three train passengers injured. dg Identification of the victims was not available immediately. Body Hurled Into Creek The truck driver's body was

crossing, which adjoins the Indiana Girls school. xx . The engine and all four coaches of the Peoria-bound express were knocked off the tracks by the impact, according to M. O. Cooper of the Peoria & Eastern dispatcher’s

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and three others were

“leaning,” Mr. Cooper said, The locomotive plunged over on its side. He asserted it was “miraculous” that the engineer and’ fireman lescaped with nothing more than a shaking-up. The train customarily speeds

CRISIS OVERTAKES ITALIAN CABINET

ROME, Nov. 23 (U. P.)~The Liberal party executive committee caused a government crisis today by announcing it had decided to quit Premier Col. Ferruccio Pasri's national liberation committee gov ernment.

NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL BRUTALLY, MURDERED ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 28 (U, P.). ~Nine-year-old Shirley Jean Coxey was found beaten to death and raped here today.

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“ WTLER PLEDGE.

Meat, Butter Rationing Will End In U.S. Tonight

lcy Streets Slow Traffic;

Two Injured

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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Pedestrians slipped, cars skidded, traffic snarled and so did the drivers this morning as Indianapolis got its first real taste of winter weather, At least seven persons were injured as they Yell on the ice. Leona Stafford, 33, of 2430 N. New Jersey st., sustained an injured ankle at 25th st. and Central ave, Mis, Hazel Swaezy, 35, of 2008 E. 18th st. broke her right ankle when she fell in front of her

use, It was doubly treacherous this morning for Leslie Gribble, 51, of 1015 E Morgan dr. Driving east on

trol of his automobile as it skidded into a car driven by Herman Reynoids, 5508 Brookville rd, who had

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Notes on Meeting Read at War Trials.

NUERNBERG, Nov. 28 (U. P) ~~

considered a war with the United States “unidesirable” he already had

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WARNS PHONE WALKOUT MAY SWEEP NATION

Move to Stop Long Lines Strike; U. A. W. Waits G. M. Answer.

By UNITED PRESS Striking C. I.. O. United Automobile Workers awaited a General Motors reply to arbitration proposals today. Meanwhile a. threat was heard that a nationwide strike may silence long distance telephone wires in 42 states. James A. Beirne, president of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, went into a conciliation meeting today with the warning that the. strike of Illinois and Ine diana toll operators would spread throughout the nation “if the sit-| uation warrants.” Bierne and officials of the U. 8. conciliation service and the Illinois

pected to last several hours. The meeting was headed by a three-man conciliation service panel, Settlement Hopes Slim Beirne’s decision to fly to Chicago followed an announcement by J. H. Moran, president of the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers, an N. F. T. W. affiliate, that 22,000 long-distance operators

Meanwhile C. 1, O. auto - i Ko, A * lines in the countrywide Fl Motors shutdown and awaited, &

company reply to arbitration proposals for a possible break in the wage deadlock. Company spokesmen an answer to the union's offer to arbitrate the dispute over 30 per cent pay gain demands would be announced today, Schwellenbach Gets Report Pickets marched -in shifts at ©. M, plants in the Detroit area as

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mobile Workers union woiild be held

“That Girl” died today.

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CUMMINS SELECTED FOR VETERANS POST

Succeeds B. C. Moore as Head of Facility Here.

istration since 1922. Mr, Moore, who has held the po~ sition since June, 1942, has been named deputy administrator of the St. Louls branch office of ‘the administration.

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Bell Telephone Co. went Into a] secret conference at 10 a. m. The} meeting, fifth attempt to- settle the! five-day strike peacefully, was ex-}-

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officials prepared for thej tion reply. would open new peace|. ‘| channels. They said an execitive _| board meeting of the United -Auto-

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Christmas Shopping Under Way

“This should go well with his eyes.” says Miss Carls Frits, R. "4 Box 722, shopping for Christmas neckwear. J. C. Luplow, 549 Woodrufl Place, is the accommodating salesman,

SUGAR IS ONLY FOOD LEFT ON CONTROL LIST Beef, Pork, Mutton Supply Seen as Sufficient

For All Needs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (U.,. P.).~—All rationing of meats, butter, fats and oils will end at midnight tonight. The announcement was made today by Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson. Only suga¥ will remain on the of rationed foods. J Anderson told a press conference that consumers no longer will be re quired to turn in ration stamps for beef, pork, veal, mutton, canned fish, butter, lard, shortening, mare garine or related oils, He sald that in view of the serious

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Yanks Killed : In India Riots

By ROBERT CLURMAN United Press Saft Correspondent CALCUTTA, Nov, 23. —Four

American soldiers were killed and more than 30 injured, several seri ously, in two days of rioting through the streets of Calcutta, The disorders raged unabated tonight. A jeep tour of the city with sn

escort of U. 8. military police helmeted and armed with tommy guns—revealed lawless elements of

.ilcy was based on the closest pos-

DE GAULLE CALLS |Show ‘FOR ATOM CONTROL Bases Sought

Demands Equal Voice for] France Among Powers.

PARIS, Nov. 23 (U, P.).—General Charles de Gaulle called for inter-

national control of atomic energy| If today. He demanded an equal voice

He said that French foreign pol-|Commons foreign

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Neighborhood tension exploded today in juvenile eourt as Judge

Pair Sent to Boys' School

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