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Scans Conflict in Army Report.

| ~~ WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (U. P.). = Gen. George C. Marshall said today he felt in August, 1941, that unless the trend of world events

and interpreted this as meanimmediate war.

Recalls World Events

LUME 56—NUMBER 237

Superintendent

VIRGIL MARTIN T0 JOIN BLOCK'

‘New Executive Succeeds

Late C. W. Jones.

Appointment of Virgil Martin as general superintendent of Wm. H. Block Co. was announced today. Mr. Martin succeeds the late Charles W. Jones. Karl A. Ziegler, who has been acting .superintendent, will resume his duties as assistant superintendent, in charge of

personnel. Formerly associate director of the Mr.

In York to assist in the national

organization of the United War fund, a responsibility entailing the forming of War Fund drives in the 48 states and all territories of the United States.

Heads New York Fund became

year-old son, David, he will reside at 6161 N. Chester st.

MOSCOW ATOM TALK Secretary “Also Wil Seek Peace Conference.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (U. P.)i= Secretary of State James F. Byrnes left by plane for Moscow today to seek a Big Three understanding on atomic bomb controls and the ‘call-

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U. 5. OUTLINES HARSH POLICY

Bare-Survival Level Seen This Winter in All of Beaten Reich.

By WALLACE R. DEUEL Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—

and realistic economic program for Germany today. This was done when the state department published an economic policy directive for the American forces of occupation in the reich. The war department: had asked for such a directive,

Here is the kind of an economic future today’s policy holds out for the Reich: This winter the Germans will be on a bare-survival level—if that. America’s only official interest in the Germans’ welfare during the next several months is a purely and immediately selfish one: The United States doesn't want disease and unrest to go to such extremes that they interfere unduly with the oc cupation. , Will Get Chance Beginning next spring the Germans will be given a chance—but

its economic existence, no matter who else paid the bills. Moreover, world trade can hardly

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1945

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: FORECAST: Fair and continued cold tonight; lowest temperature about 12 to 16; increasing cloudiness and not so cold tomorrow.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis

9 Ind. Issued daily except Sunday

Price Ceilings Ordered Id, New Dwelling

A beautiful blanket of “smog”

Sun Shut Out as Blanket of ‘Smog’ Darkens All Indianapolis

covered our city this morning,

Clothe-A-Child

350 Children

| Clothed:More

Ask Your Help A FAMILY of -eight-—father, mother and six children—moved to

Indianapolis in September. But from the time they left Chicago

10 days until Christmas, the Clothe-A-Child fund reached $4556.43 today. But cases of need are still pouring in. Contributions’ yesterday were led by the Sears-Roebuck & Co. Good-

| fellow Flower Pund with $100. Times

shoppers clothed 24 children and direct donors six. The StewartWarner Athletic association took

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40 NAZIS GUILTY OF DACHAU ATROCITEES

Wait Sentence by Military Court for Crimes.

By JOHN B. McDERMOTT United Press Staff Correspondent DACHAU, Dec. 12. — Forty Nazi defendants in the Dachau atrocity trial were found guilty of war crim-

four children to the stores while Optical Industries, Inc. employees clothed two. So far in the campaign 350 chil dren have been clothed. » . » HERE IS the Clothe-A-Child procedure: 1, If you wish to shop with a child personnally, call RI-5551 and ask for “Clothe-A-Child.” You can make an appointment to meet a child at the Clothé-A-Child offices and go with the youngster directly to the store. . v 2. If you want The Times to act

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War Trials Evidence

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war and political prisoners.

Hitler regime. Every possible

tions.

‘FACT-FINDING' BOARD NAMED

Truman Selects 3 Men to Study G. M. Strike.

“By UNITED PRESS President Truman appointed fact-finding board to probe General Motors strike today.

spite labor would pass legislation before Christ. mas authorizing the fact-finding He named Judge Walter P. Stagy,

The board will hold its first meeting in Washington next Wednesday. D. B. Grieg, treasurer of Ford of Canada, sald the U. A. W.’s offer to accept arbitration of its demands for ‘union security at the Windsor plants was “pleasing” but that detalls were “unacceptable.” Meanwhile across the river in Detroit, Ford and the U. A. W, began | wage discussions for the first time since the end of the war. . At the same time C. I. O. steel workers inferentially invited steel manufacturers to renew negotia-

{ The wage issue, based on organized labor’s- campaign to maintain wartime pay levels, was responsible for the vast majority of strikes dling #460,000 American workers. Despite the union's ‘action in or-

opposition congress |

chairman of the labor-management |.

Doc Sherwood Says 'His Boys’ Not for Willis

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec, 12.~Elmer “Doc”

Benator Willis still is in the race, however; he declared today, but all he would say about the Sherwood warning was the: following direct quotation: “No veteran has told me he was

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COUPLE OVERCOME BY FUMES IN AUTO

Found Unconscious in Car. On Evanston Ave.

Two young persons, a man and a woman, were critically overcome by monoxide gas early today in a parked car on Evanston ave. in Broad Ripple. The victims were tentatively idenuted asi I Bernard Reed, 23, of 248 N. Keystone ave.

| 6.691000 Slaves |

Uprooted Europe's Populations.

NUERNBERG, Dec. 12 (U. P.).—Germany harnessed an estimated 6,691,000 foreigners to her war production system before the end of the war, evidence placed before the war crimes tribunal indicated today.

ministration in Washington and included forced labor of all kinds—wholesale deportatiofi of villages, prisoners of

It was prepared on thdibasis. of both German and allied estimates as well as a survey of the displaced persons in Germany at the end of the war. :

» . » oi.» . THE STORY of the wholesale uprooting of European populations to fill the gaps in the Reich’s depleted manpower was placed before the tribunal through a mass of Nazi dotuments, revealing the constant squabbling and contrary policies being followed by various units of the

means was employed to, round up slave labor, the evidence disclosed. Ukrainian villages and drive the entire population to work

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Miss: Aline Sheldon, 21, of Scottsville, Ky. They were found unconscious this morning by a passing neighbor, Dan Bowers, who noticed the motor their car was running’ Unable to unlock the car door, he jerked the ignition wires loose. Seen at 11 P.M. The car was first noticed by pass. ersby at 11 p. m. Btate

respiration soon after discovery of the couple, but the two were still unconscious at City hospital this

{unconscious at City hospital at

noon today. A City hospital ambulance crew at the scene likewise was unable to revive them. State Police Capt. Walter Eckert

arrived at their home last night from Kentucky for a visit,

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SMOKE STUDIED 11-Man_Controf Board Is

A gagging citizenry coughed and choked its way through downtown

ACTION T0 CURB =.

PRORITES ON MATERIALS 10 | BE RENSTATED

Truman Moves to Curb = Inflation in Real : Estate Market.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 12 (U. P.).—President Truman * today announced the government would place price ceil ings on old and new dwellings and: would reinstate governs | ment priorities on bullding mae terials, + He also announced that he was 0 accepting the suggestion of Recotle

Considered by Council. visions

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city about the breakiast hour and

, Propose 11-Man Board Meanwhile, city councilmen were studying a proposed ordinance to create an 11-man board of air pollution control. The measure would amend the 1925 municipal code and a 1942 ordinance - governing smoke control efforts. It would further provide for the appointment of one member each from the following vocations: BusiFnessman, apartment operator, power plant engineer, retail coal dealer, coal mining industry, licensed heating engineer, railroad representative, practicing physician and three householders not . associated with any of the preceding categories. Terma of board members would be staggered over a four-year pe-

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‘Super Missile’ “The atomic bomb. in its present state is merely a super missile.” 80 says Rear Adm. Russell 8. Berkey, naval civil laison officer, heré today for conference with American Legion officials and a Navy league luncheon at the Athletic club, : Adm, Berkey discounted the sug-

soon render a large navy obsolete. “As it is today, the atomic bomb, & super missile, has to long distances and hence demands transportation. : “Until tests determine its effective ness against warships, the need for

drew attention to the perennial fect is by question: What 1s being done, if jor

Calls A:Bomb |

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COUNTY'S. ACCIDENT:

2 Women Killed in Train, Trolley Mishaps.

With two additional deaths re corded today, Marion county's 1048 accident fatality toll rose to $04. The dead are:

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