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AHEAD 2S ASKS "HUGE BOOST IN

Urges “Right Prices,” Use of Ex-War Structures Temporarily.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (U. P.).— National Housing Administrator John B. Blandford Jr. today emphasized that the only lasting solution to the housing shortage is construction of “a large volume of " good permanent houses at the right prices.”

exhibit’ at suburban: Silver Spring, Md., showing barracks and other types of government wartime buildings converted for temporary pri-

vate use. The project comprised 55 build-

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HOME BUILDING:

He spoke at the opening of an

ings on a 20-acre site. Its purpose was to demonstrate to officials of colleges, municipalities and other "local gdvérnment agencies how temporary war buildings can be dismantled and. rebuilt under the federal program to alleviate the! housing ‘shortages among veterans. Government officials suggested rents of $32 unfurnished and $42 furnished for one-bedroom units in the temporary program. Private Permits Gain

The department of labor meantime reported that private residen- | tial ‘building permits in cities last| November . totaled $96,000,000—five times the volume of November, 1944, and 4 per ceht higher than in October, 1945. The housing administration has an appropriation to finance moving | and re-building 100,000 family dwelling units for veterans in cities and on college campuses. Blandford promised this would be done “as! rapidly as possible.” “Our goal,” he said, “is to build good permanent housing for all fam. | ilies and to get veterans out of temporary housing as rapidly ‘as possible. “These houses were built to min: | mum Wirtime ‘specifications; they

from the housing - supply of our cities.”

Asks Issues Cleared

The executive committee of the National Association of Home Build-| ers earlier asked for clarification of five issues in the permanent housing program for veterans. They were: 1. Methods of assuring that 50 per cent of building materials are used for lower cost housing for veterans under the new priority plan. The association ended control at the manufacturing

level. 2. Speedier approval by the wage stabilization board of wage adjust-) ments in the building trades, 3. Prompt revision of FHA's cost | evaluation methods. 4. Increase of labor produgtivity in building trades. 5. Improved financing methods,

Mixed Bathing in Japan Stirs Row

TOKYO, Jan. 12 (U. P.).—The | proprietor of a public. bathhouse | was in hot water today because be permitted men and women to | share the same hot water Inst : night, ° Steaming mad police said the mixed bathing not only was unprecedented, but illegal The proprietor blamed it on the women patrons who said they were driven by a fuel shortage to ignore a bathhouse sign reading | “Gentlemen only tonight, women tomorrow.”

ARREST 6. PICKETS AT ILLINOIS PLANT

ROCK ISLAND, li, Jan. 12 (U.|

P.)—8ix OC. 1. O. pickets were ar-

rested today as police forced open picket lines surrounding the J, I. Case Co. machinery plant. Police said an estimated 250 striking members of the United Auto- | mobile Workers (C. I. OJ), rein-| forced by members of- C. I o.| unions, attempted to keep non-| striking employees: from entering the plant. Pickets attempted to overturn the automobiles of non-striking workers as they drove through the picket lines, police said.

$25 MILLION FOR GREECE WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (U, P). -The export-import bank will grant a $25,000,000 loan to Greecé, the state department announced last night,

| TIMES INDEX

Amusements .. 4;Jane Jordan...1 Churches ..., 5|Labor ....... ow 1 Churchill ...., 8/Ruth Millett... 7 Comics ....,..12|Movies .....,.. 4 ' Crossword ..,. 4 Obituaries .... 3] David Diets... 7|Radio ........ 12| Editorials ..... 8 Mrs Roosevelt, 7] Forum ........ 8 Robt. Ruark.. 8 Carl Groat.... 8{Sports .......: 6 Ernie Hill...., J State Deaths. 10, Indpls...... 3} Robt, Taylor... 8 4 Women's News 9

{borne show today. I It was Manhat-

On their way . General hospital entrain for New York to see their buddies’ triumphal

march, They are (left to right)

Of to Hail Their Buddies :

SATURDAY, JANUARY. 12, 1946

COUNCL SEAT

Byrnes Opposes Soviet Delay; Australia Is- Elected.

LONDON, Jan. 12 (U. P.). —The United Nations assembly today completed its

| 11-member security council

by naming Brazil, Egypt,

. 824 airborne division patients at Billings -

Pvt. Clarence L. MoKenzie, Pvt.

Kenneth R. Eubanks, Pfc. Harry Justice, Sgt. George T Downing and Don White of the American Ro who saw them off.

GOTHAM GREETS

Heroas' Dream

TOUGH AIRBORNE Comes True in

Biggest Parade Tribute to All Fighting Yanks.

NEW YORK, Jan’ 12 (U. P).— G. I. Joe saluted his hardwon European victory = today, = marching | through mid-town - Manhattan in baggy pants and polished jump

| boots. The accent was on the airborne as 13,000 veterans from four sky-

fighting divisi and ts.

They were ready to shut the Ba on world war IT with a giant parade —one of the biggest in New York's history—scheduled to move down Fifth aves at noon Indianapolis time. : The marching men wore the double “AA” shoulder flash of the famous All-American airborne division, ‘but 5000 of theSe sky-troops come from other outfits. Fighting ‘Slim Jim’ Some came from the tough 101st, which held the German flood around Bastogne. Others from the 17th, which left so many of its dead in the Ardennes’ snows. Still others came from the 13th ajrborne, which | missed out on most of the fight. He their head marched Maj. Gen. mes M. Gavin, the boy-like 38Same i commander of the 82d. Fighting “Slim Jim,” who made all} four combat jumps with his division, He bailed out over Sicily, Italy, Normandy and Holland. Only 12 of those who made all four jumps are still around. Many were killed, some moved on, and rs are too badly hurt for march-

But this was more than ah air-

‘Miracle Trip

A GREAT day dawned today for four wounded veterans of the 82d airborne division. : Yesterday they roamed the wards of Billings General hospital * disconsolate. Their buddies were scheduled for a gala homecoming parade through New York streets. These men wanted to be with them. Following disclosure of their unhappy plist Jn The Indian.

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=» » THE MEN left ast night on the Jeffersonian. Today they were in the reviewing stand, their dreams fulfilled. The veterans will be the guests of the Legion for the week-end ‘trip and/will stay in the Lexington hotel. Those making the trip are Sgt. George T. Downing, New Hampshire, O.; Pfc. Harry Justice, Chicago; Pvt. Clarence L. McKenzie, South Bend, and, Pvt. Kenneth R. Eubanks, Pekin, Ill Unable to make the trip were 1st Lt. Clayton Day, Ashtabula, O.; Pfc. Earl Kuch, Erie, Mich ; Pfc. Clifton Chippewa, Detroit, and Pfc. Clemens Bricker, Crown Point. ’

Snow and Colder

In Day's Forecast LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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WHITE TRIMMING isfin store

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COUNTY BASKETBALL

PAIRINGS COMPLETED

Annual Tournament to Open Thursday.

Pairings of nine county high school basketball teams for the 27th annual Marion county high school net tournament beginning Thursday, were completed today at Manual high school by coaches and principals of the schools. Dave Haviland, son of Southport’s {high school mentor, drew his father's team in the first game against Beech Grove at 7 p. m. Thursday. In the lower bracket,’ Ben Davis, defending champs, is pitted against Lawrence Central in the second tilt of the evening, while Decatur Central and, Warren Central meet at 9:30 that evening. In Fourth Game

Speedway and Franklin Township, who have split in two encounters this season, battle in the fourth game at 7:30 p. m. Friday. Coach Gerald Quilleon’s drew the bye when Charles Quilleon, his son, pulled Pike Township from thé hat. Pike Township will meet the winner of the SouthportBeech Grove fracas at 8:45 p. -m. Friday. Two winners from the Speedway,

2{ Franklin Township, Pike Township,

Southport and Beech Grove teams will fight at 1 p. m. Safurday for the right to_ face the victor from the lower bracket tilts, played at 2:15 p: m. The championship game wil] start at 8 p. m. that night. Officials are Jack O'Neal, Walter Floyd and Frank Baird: The freshman champion basketball team will be. crowned in a prliminasy game

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for Indianapolis scenery today with a promise by the weatherman that show flurries are on the docket. A good fire in the furnace will feel good too as temperatures will skid toward the much colder levels. Yesterday saw Indianapolis sit on thé fringe of a snow front which covered Kokomo with one inch in 45 minutes. Ft. Wayne and South Bend also got more than a dusting. But by 6:30 a. m. today not a snowflake was falling in the state (as far as the weather bureau knows) although heavy skies warned that snow was on the way, .

PACKARD REUMES MONDAY DETROIT, Jan, 12 (U. P.) —OMMcials of the Packard Motor Car Co. announced today that the firm will resume production of 1946 Clippers on Monday, when some 1000 employees will return to work on the car assembly line, and foundry and machine shops. The workers were aid off between Dec. 18 and 24 due to a lack of parts and the annual inventory. .

Mexico, Poland, Holland and

! Australia to serve with the Big Five.

The election of the six nations | was completed after a Russian effort to delay the proceedings was voted down. The first five nonpermanent seats were quickly filled but the selection .of Australia did not come until Canada voluntarily relinquished her candidacy.. The delegates took three ballots in an effort to decide between Canada and Australia, but when the third ballot showed neither had the ‘| required two-thirds Canada withdrew. The vote on the third ballot was Australia 27, Canada 23. This was the same as the vote on the second ballot. As a formality, President Paul Henri Spaak ruled that there must be a final secret ballot, despite the withdrawal .of Canada. On this last vote Australia was elected, receiving 46 votes. Three were cast for Canada and two were invalid. Given 2-Year Terms

Australia and Brazil were picked for two-year terms on. the council A second ballot was necessary to decide whether Netherlands or Poland would get the third two-

cil membership followed a flurry of dissension in which the Soviet Union asked that the election be postponed. - After hearing Secretary of State James F. Byrnes vigorously oppose the proposal, the assembly voted it down, 34 to 9. Andrei Gromyko, acting head of the Soviet delegation, asked for the delay until next week to permit consultation with Moscow. Byrnes chided him for seeking to put off the election on an issue on which the voting schedule was known long in advance. Most Important Seats The security council seats are considered among the most important positions in the UNO. The couricil is the “teeth” of the organization, Before today's session opened, considerable discussion went on] ‘among the delegates. Byrnes and Gromyko had a long talk on the floor. At one point Byrnes was seen shaking his finger at Gromyko. The British delegation supported

“| Byrnes. New Zealand, and Czheco-

slovakia sided with Russia. After Gromyko requested the post-

{ ponement until next week, Byrnes

immediately arose and said the postponement wasn't a matter of “convenience or inconvenience” to Russia. He said if such a postponement were granted Russia, it would

|'set a precedent which would cripple | the assembly's future work.

Gromyko, speaking for Russia, objected to the American proposal that two Latin American nations! Brazil and Mexico—should get security council seats. He also objected to giving Latin American nations four of the 18 seats in the economic and social council.

New Marine Point Scores Are Listed

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (U. P). ~The new marine corps discharge point score, effective Feb, 2: Enlisted males 38; male officers 41; enlisted Spars 24; Spar officers 30. The point reductions were the first since Sept. 26. Points for all personnel ekcept yoemen, storekeepers and pharmacists’ mates will be reduced further Feb. 15, March 2, March 15 and April 2.

Free Speech?—Not if.There's

Recorder Attached to Phone

By ROBERT C. RUARK Scripps-Howard Staff Writer ~ WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—A house detective in every home. A tattletale on every table. Install our dandy blabbermouth recorder, and hang yourself with your own conversation. Any day now, American Telephone & Telegraph may be called on to start the mass installation of recording devices to phones owned by ordinary subscribers, which means that talking on a ph . will be like marrying a lie de

lat 6: "p ‘m. Saturday.

"| female,

court with a breach-of-promise suit. The counsel for the plaintiff puts a little black box on'the table and presses a key. Out slides your own voice, saying: “Ain't. ums daddy's fickle cuteums?” The jury finds in favor of the plaintiff, AT. & T. people worry abo this. They are worrying right now in Washington, before a federal communications commission hearing on the advisability of unleashing telephone recorders on the

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Pilots' Skill Saves Twelve AtWeirCook

Death took a holiday yesterday at Weir Cook municipal airport when the skill of two pilots brought 12 passengers to safety after an engine fell from the plane 100 feet from the ground. Representatives of Motive Parts Cop., Inc, 5556 N. Capitol ave., their families and friends were taking off for a trip to Camden; N. J. Just off the ground the Dougiss DC-2 began to tremble. Suddenly a propeller blade snapped, which exerted such terrific pull that the engine was torn from its mount and fell to the ground. “It dropped like an apple,” said Thomas Taylor, pilot for the R. M. Hollingshead Co. of Camden. “The plane just leaped 25 feet into ‘the air with the. loss of the weight and slipped to the side of the intact engine. “It was a fight Aght “bringing it in,

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NEW CLUE LEADS T0 EX-JANITOR

Search Started for Former Part-time Worker.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (U, P).—Police began a search today for a former part-time janitor of the apartment building where. kidnaped 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan’s body was dissected. The hunt was started on _ information supplied* to police by the owner of the building, Dr. Frank |D, Case, who now lives in Miami,

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Authorities did

with the Degnan case, but presumably he might still have a key to the basement laundry room where the chubby child's body was dismembered. Three other new suspects were picked up today. Detectives said the men were being questioned in the investigation of every slender lead toward solution of the crime. None of the three was regarded as a “major puspect,” detectives said. “Those being questioned were Warren G. Dawes, 22, William Anthony Graht, 66, and Edward King, 39. Dawes and Grant were picked up in the vicinity of the kidnap scene. King was arrested in a west side saloon after he had telephoned the federal bureau of investigation that he had information about the case. Blue Felt Hat A taxi driver brought police another clue today. He turned over to the crime laboratory a blue felt hat he said he found less than two blocks from the Degnan home Monday. Police also were, investigating the suicide of Victor Emanuel Malstrom in jail at Wichita. He left a note saying he was “in trouble with Chicago police.” Police said they would question Ernest St. Germain, 54, Gary, Ind. who was arrested Thursday night on a charge of molesting a girl and was being held in the county jail at Crown Point, Ind. A picked squad of officers was detailed to question exhaustively 90 families occupying ‘five apartment buildings near the basement laundry room where the maniacal killer dissected the child,

ARMY, NAVY HOPE TO

HALT 6: |. PROTESTS

Parley With Congressional Leaders Set Tuesday.

By UNITED PRESS Army and navy officials ‘hoped today that a meeting Tuesday between members of congress and the joint chiefs of staff would squelch

complaints against demobilization delays, They fear that congress may become so disturbed over what Acting Secretary of War Kenneth C. Royall describes as “hysteria to get our boys home” that it will take demobilization in its own hands. The war and navy departments have suggested such a conference— in the Library of Congress-~to permit Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, chief of staff, and Adm. Chester W.

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TERRORISTS DERAIL PALESTINE TRAIN

JERUSALEM, Jan. 12 (U. P)— Terrorists * derailed a train with explosives south of Haifa today.

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Hntered ‘as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis

§, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday

Truman Tries To Steel Workers’

UNO OVERRIDES RUSSIA, FILLS 6

PARLEY SEEKS QUICK END TO PHONE STRIKE

Report U. S. issue Orders to Seize Industry.

By CHARLES H. HERROLD United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.— Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach today joined the mediation conferences seeking a settlement of the telephone installation workers’ strike which has paralyzed the nation’s long- distance telephones. Like company and union officials, Mr. Schwelleénbach refused to speculate on the possibility. of an immediate settlement of the wage controversy.

freely predicted government seizure of the telephone system unless the dispute is settled today. Mr, Schwellenbach and acting Director Howard T. Colvin of the conciliation service went into con~

NEWARK, N. J. Jan. 12 (U. P.).

—A long line of operators on Plone 4 duty broke ranks, melted away, and reformed on a nearby street—in front Ao!

fery shop. ey ty a a sale of nylons there.

ference with representatives of the Western Electric Co. and the American Communications Equipment Workers (Independent) at 9:20 a. m. (Indianapolis time) in a con-| The Met Last Night. Mr. Colvin had discussed the issues with the parties previously at a three-hour conference last night. After last night's session, Mr. Colvin had said “There isn’t any reason” why the company and union could not reach an agreement today, “but whether they do is another matter.” The hopeful attitude of the conciliation service, which took . over negotiations here after Secretary Schwellenbach had ‘had ‘intervened per-

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Labor department officials have!

i A government fact-finding board to-

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* Strikes at LA Glance

STEEL -— The President makes an 11th hour effort to stave off a coast-to-coast strike of C. I. O. steelwork ers scheduled at one minute after midnight tomorrow.

TELEPHONES — Federal seisure reported probable if government officials are unsuccessful, in persuading un. fon. representatives to al oft a strike,

GENERAL . MOTORS—Administration hopes for indus trial peace receive severe jolt when General Mofors Corp. rejects a presidential factfinding board's recommendations for a wage increase of 195 cents an hour.

. MEAT AND ELECTRICAL ~—Union leaders go ahead with plans for nationwide work stoppages in the meat packing and electrical industries. .

Called ‘Fair.’ WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (U.P) — day recommended wage increases of

18 per cent for 140.000 employees of the oil industry.” :

‘|11th-hour effort to stave off

18 PGT. RAISE ON = OIL WAGE ASKED

Fact-Finders’ Proposal Is

United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. President Truman made an

a nation-wide steel strike ; day as the deadlock negotias tions moved into the White House. Mr. Truman refused to en on his efforts to prevent a walks out tomorrow midnight by 700,000 steel workers but one high governs ment official said the “abe solutely must not fail.” i

Dloyees Irom, from SL a an hour to $141.

this week for 175000 striking employees of General Motors, General Motors rejected the proposal. Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach, who appointed the board, called the oil wage recommendation “sound and fair.” “The recommendations

the speedy conclusion of collective bargaining between the parties so that the plants and facilities may

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PHONE SERVICE HERE CONTINUES NORMAL

But Long Distance Calls to Some Cities Crippled.

The strike scene on the “telephone front” continued normal here today and long distance service again was crippled because of conditions in other cities. Major developments were: ONE: = Local telephone service was not impaired by the strike and long- distance service ‘within’ the state was not affected, TWO: Calls to or routed through large cities were accepted on priority basis because of the walk-out

Meat Supply Is Good for Week

CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (U. P)~The American Meat Institute, official spokesman for the packing industry, said today that the scheduled | industry-wide strike will leave civilians with only about a seven-day meat supply. In a fact sheet discussing issues involved in the packinghouse dispute, the institute also said that the 30 per cent wage increase demanded by the C. I. ©. packinghouse workers amounted to nearly twice the net earnings of the industry in 1945. It predicted that interference with the normal flow of meat “undoubtedly would throw con

of long distance operators there. THREE: Petition of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co, for an ‘njunction to halt picketing of offices! here will be heard at 10 a. m.|

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siderable qualities of ‘meat into the black market,” because the livestock “ being produced on 5,000,000 farms and ranches must be sold when it is ready for market. if

WASHINGTON

or labor. Fact is, both sides are

Statements would indicate.

ent actions. For instance, General Motors is Workers on money questions,

finding board in oil disputes. Sinclair company and smaller

per cent. :

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A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers. :

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—In current strikes den’t be misled by. arbitrary statements—by either management

Tactical maneuvers dictate many recent moves tors other than money are uppermost in determining pres-

But G. M. wants assurance it won't face another squeeze once it's in production. If that guarantee is forthcoming peace in auto industry is not far off, More support fot apparent government policy of encouraging wage raises of around 18 per cent was given today in report of the fact-

18 per cent; General Motors fact-finding board

Congress to Enter Labor Picture CONGRESS takes a hand tn the labor crisis net week. Peviop-

ments of next few days may determine how it goes. Present outlook is for legislation more than Present | (Contsed on. Page 1—Cotvmn § ;

“much closer lopether than Fac-

close to dealing. with United Auto

oil‘ units \ Sireaay have settled at recommended 174

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‘The raises would increase the av. erage. hourly pay for the oil em-.

would become effec- |

|e vpn te cSeing to the ream. | oon

was approximately equal to the 17.4 per cent increase proposed by another panel earlier

proposed | by the panel provided a basis for

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Hiinols Steel Corp. vere

But officials still were hopeful for a quick solution to the mounting crisis. The President acted in the

.Through Reconversion Director John W. Snyder, Mr. Truman asked Philip Murray, C. I. O. president and head of the United Steel Work«

ers (C. I. 0.), and Benjamin Faire less, president of the U. 8. Steel = Corp., to come to the White House,

Both agreed to be on hand at’p p. m. (Indianapolis time). ? The President's action phasized the administration’s mination to prevent, if steel walkout. It also. the administration belief tha tlement of other disputes a solution. to the steel. move was expected in the i Motors case until the steel dispute was settled. | : ih One governmént official said tha

18,000 REHABILITATED

SHANGHAI, Jan, 12 (U. P)ew= More than 18,000 allied nationals, in China and Manchuria were libs erated and rehabilitated ‘between August and October, 1945, by huis manitarian aid and recovery 3 U. 8. army headquarters in China reported today.

Buying A Farm = Before March Ist?