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winter faced the nation today| gs residents from the Dakotas to” Téxas shivered in sub-zero temperatures.
tiled to strike Indianapolis and the state today and the weather bureau predicted from zero to five degrees
" overseas veteran discharged from
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today she married her late hus-
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. Cold Spell: Mercury Begins Slide.
The worst cold spell of the
The cold wave was sched-
of overcrowded
Not the best way to sleep . . . four children jam one bed because conditions, The county commissioners have turned a deaf ear to a plea for a survey of needed requirements.
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Commissioners Plan ‘Nothing On Children’s Home Survey
Tho cupueity a tho vomsiving with okie, Child cus. Guarillia Wome 16, Here 43 crowd the quarcounty welfare department hopes to overcome.
cago said that the cold wave was spreading eastward and by nightfall would cover the Middle Atlantic and Eastern seaboard states. Freezing temperatures were reported in the deep south, with a reading of 18 above at Amarillo. The temperature at Abilene, Tex, dropped from 80 degrees yesterday afternoon to 36 this morning. Strong winds and snow of nearblizzard proportions prevailed in New England, where temperatures still were falling, Florida temperatures were colder than usual but not uncomfortable. High for the day was 64.
AUTO CRASH KILLS LOCAL WAR VETERAN
William E. Fisher Jr., 24-year-old
the air corps last month, was killed today when his automobile skidded and overturned on icy pavement pear Cloverland, ; Son of Mr. and Mrs, William E. Fisher Sr. 418 E. Fall Creek pkwy., North dr, he was born in Brazil oe attended public school there. ® had attended Rose Polytechnic institute in Terre Haute for three years when he entered the service in December, 1043, Mr. Fisher had planned to resume his studies there in April. He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral here. Services will be condiicted in the Miller & Sons funeral home, Brazil, at 9 a. m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery, Terre Haute.
FORCED TO LAND ON LAKE ERIE’S ICE
BUFFALO, N. Y.,, Jan. 26 (U.P). «Léo Chase, operations manager
and his two passengers were safe today because winter provided an emergency landing field. Chase landed his Fairchild plane on a smooth stretch of ice on Lake Erie late yesterday when engine trouble developed. The occupants’ walked to safety. Damage to the plane was slight. .
WEDS DEAD MATE'S FRIEND
' BAN DIEGO, Jan, 26 (U. P).— Mrs, Ruth Roberts, 23, ' disclosed
band’s best friend, Arthur L. Backson, 48, 10 days after he was ac-
quitted of her husband's murdery
Mrs. Roberts admitted at the trial that she “might have brushed against the gun when Norman and Arthur quarreled and caused it to fire.”
TIMES INDEX
LOSE UNO
Britain won a fight over bitter American and Russian opposition
jot many small nations which felt
Nominations Are Barred
By Assembly.
LONDON, Jan. 26 (U. P.).—Great
today to prohibit any nominations for United Nations offices before elections. The debate raged for four hours in the assembly session which finally voted 25 to 18 to write into its rules of procedure that “there shall be no nominations.” Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko warned the assembly that the action would lead to “lobbying and corridor discussions of candidates for assembly offices and as a result the new rule will encourage lobby talk and behind the scenes discussions, cocktail and dinner party talk about possible candidates.” May Drop Charges However, Britain had the support
that the principle of the secret ballot was involved and that public nomination of candidates would result in undue pressure being placed on the smaller powers to vote.for candidates supported by big powers. British delegate P. J. Noel-Baker led the fight against nominations, saying that the position of little nations would be intolerable if there was pressure on them during assembly elections. The election of Ghawam Sultaneh as Iranian premier was expected by the delegates to lead to abandonment of the Iran charges against
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F. L. JACOBS ADDS NEW FLOOR SPACE
$392,000 Program Includes Two Buildings.
A $392,000 expansion of the Ine dianapolis branch of F. L. Jacobs Co., 1100 W. 21st st, which will add 200,000 square feet of floor space was announced yesterday by William 8. Line, general manager. The first addition, a 138 by 775foot brick and cement block one and two-story building, will be constructed at 1124 W. 21st st. The second, approximately the same size, will be erected at Montcalm and W, 21st sts. A cafeteria is to be installed in the present structure, Construction is expected to start shortly. Indianapolis
plant, one of by the Jacobs Co.
and soft drink vending machines. The local plant now has a back log of 285,000 orders for a new completely, aytqmatie washer, Mr,
struction ‘is the Willlam P. Jung-
WASHINGTON, Jan, 26 (U.P). ~The White: House announced today that President Truman will begin a brief winter vacation in the south on Feb. 11. He plans to fly from Washington on that date to Orlando, Fla,
to receive an honorary degree from Rollins college. He then will proceed to Miami and start a
cruise ahoard the Presidential yacht Williamsburg. There was no indication how long the vacation would be, except for Press Secretary Ross’ description of it as brief. Speculation arose immediately that the President would meet former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, . who is now vacationing at Miami Beach,
HOLD FEMALE FAGIN, 'BUTTERKNIFE GANG’
Troupe Caught Arguing Over $60,000 Loot.
NEW , Jan. 26 (U. P)— Police held a “female Fagin” and 10 accomplices today who, they said, stole forth from their squalid tenement homes to rob fashionable apartment houses of luxurious furs, jewelry and other expensive articles. Four ‘teen agers,” one ,of them. the 16-year-old daughter of the alleged ringleader, were members of the “butter knife” gang which police said acquired around $60,000 in loot in 200 burglaries since last October. None of the loot had been spent for flashy clothes or high living, except numerous drunken orgies in which even the underfed, ragged children of the families involved took part. ‘The 11 members of the gang were captured by police as they sat in the midst of what was left of theirs expensive
over its division, in the three-room,
(COUNTY commissioners to-
the plea of the Marion county public welfare départment for $25,000 to conduct a survery determining current and
future Guardian home.
[have stated that the home is overcrowded and that conditions daily
loot — about $12,000 of the $60,000—quarreling
walk-up apartment of Mrs. Irene
Ford
MEAT CUTTERS T0 RETURN TO
Union Orders 200,000 Back
inghouse ‘Workers Union today ordered its nearly 200;000 members to return to work in the meat packing plants Monday.
union was not calling off its strike]
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WORK NONDAY
After Plants Are" Seized by U. S.
By UNITED PRESS
The C. 1. 0. United Pack-!
The action was announced by!
President Lewis Clark of the union] just 12 hours after the government | seized the meat plants which had| | been strikebound since Jan. 16.
The government seizure order Souk effect at 12:01 4. nt: today. Mr. Clark emphasized that the|
' By VICTOR PETERSON
day turned a deaf ear to
needs of thé Children’s
Welfare department heads long
are becoming more complicated as additional charges are left in their hands. Both Arthur Wooden, public weldirector, and William Ayres,
sen CURRENTLY; the home is caring daily for 150 to more than 160. Two, three and four children must of negessity sleep in ‘a bed. Dec. 12 the welfare department adopted a resolution asking for the appropriation. An independent, non~ prejudiced survey agency would be engaged for the work. Agencies under consideration to conduct the survey include the Children’s bureau, Child Welfare League of America, Russell Sage foundation, Spellman Fund of the Rockefeller Foundation and Survey, Inc. ” » » TODAY Mr. Ayres said: “At present we do not feel the survey is necessary. We have discussed the resolution and plan to do nothing about it. “We are trying to hold the tax rate down, not build it up. That is what we would be doing if we listened to and turned over to the county council® every appropriation request that came our way. “I am sure I have seen as many as 200 in the Guardian home. Properly managed you don't even begin to realize they are there,” he said. » . » “THERE IS lots of space in the building, The semi-basements could be employed and rooms for officials could be converted as well as the sitting rooms. “Besides that we have just spent $8000 for painting and sre now ask-
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A. W. 0. L. 8 MONTHS, HOME HIDEOUT FOUND
PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 26 (U, P)). —An 18-year-old seaman who allegedly hid from authorities in a closet behind a secret panel in his Mountoursville, Pa., home for eight months, was held for court-martial here today on desertion charges. The navy revealed that Seaman 2.¢c George Smith stepped through a secret panel and surrendered to police on Jan. 12. He told the police he was “glad it’s all over; my nerves are shot.” Navy authorities said they were told Smith had been hiding since that time and even earned $15 a week by repairing watches in his
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CHAMPAIGN, 11, Jan. 26 P.) .~Three circuit court judges today denied Mrs, Vashti McCollum's
petition to ban the teaching of religion in the Champaign public schools. "“The three judges held that by religion in the schools the city had not violated any constitutional or statutory right of Mrs. McColkim, or Bond son, ‘James,
“110, a pupil
Mrs. McCollum said she would appeal the decision to the Illinois
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Illinois Woman Loses Suit
To Ban Bible Class in School
(U.;down the decision were Grover W.
hideout.
Watson, FP. B. Leonard and Marfin D. Morthland. The decision was 21 pages long. Judge Leonard spent more than an hour reading it to the partially filled courtroom. Mrs. McCollum had contended that her son had been embarrassed by his classmates because he was not permitted to attend the religion classes. She had argued that he “harassed and annoyed” her for. permission to take the courses.
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Indianapolis United Packinghouse Workers of America members will report to work Monday in accordance with the national directive, union leaders sald here. Both Kingan & Co. and Armour & Co. are ready to reopen. Some 2000 hogs are available immediately to Kingan's while Armour’ has enough here for three to four hours work, officials ‘said, ad that Menday’s slaughtering will | not put meat on butcher's shelves until Wednesday.
against the packers in the bid for higher wages. The union's decision, which reversed an earlier order to continue the strike in spite of government, operation, cleared the way for the | 6, meat to
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to go back to work. Elsewhere, the major developments of the strike scene were: ONE: No negotiations were scheduled between industry and union
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EXPEDITER' GIVEN HOUSING HEADACHE
Former Louisville Mayor Takes New Post.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (U. P). | —~Wilson Wyatt, who gave up a $25,000-a-year law practice to become the $5000 mayor of Louisville, Ky., moved in today on one of the nation’s biggest headaches. The 40-year-old newcomer to the administration yesterday was handed the task of solving the critical housing shortage when he was named by President Truman as national’ housing administrator. He succeeds John B. Blandford Jr, who will go to China soon to set up a new budget system for the Chinese, Mr. Blanford was named as the nation’s housing hoss by the late President Roosevelt. The switch is effective Feb. 1. Mr, Wyatt-was brought to Washington recently as housing expediter in charge of the government's new priority system for veterans’ houssing under Reconversion Director John W. Snyder.
HOOSIER SENATORS OPPOSE FILIBUSTER
Times Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Both Indiana senators signed the cloture petition to bring about a vote to limit debate and stop the senate filibuster on the bill. Only 16 signatures are needed and 38 have been obtained. The petition will be filed on Monday, it was announced. “I signed the cloture petition so that we can vote on FEPC and then proceed with our other pressing business,” Senator Raymond E. Willis (R. Ind.) declared. “I do not think that senate rules providing unlimited debate should | be used by a minority group to interfere with action on important legislation.” It's time that we get on with our job.” Senator Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) signed for the same reason.
BREAK SPEED RECORD
LONG BEACH, Cal, Jan, 26 (U, P.)~Three army Lockheed jetBones P-80 fighters took off through overcast skies today for New York, shooting for a transcontinental speed mark of four hours. The lead plane was piloted by Capt. Martin L. Smith, It took off at 11:33.35 am. (Indiampolis time) for LaG a field.
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The signal corps, which performed this feat, got an answer back across 477,714 miles in 2.4 seconds. Could it be possible for the signal corps, or somebody
or something, to get some | contact’ among us down here where we live? We wouldn't insist on contact in a couple of seconds, We'd settle for a couple of weeks, or i maybe more. J And of course we wouldn't in- | sist ond ] It would help a ‘lot if we could get contact all the way across a table, | between men
bickering about all sorts of things. You can't even get contact across a table down here. » " » WHY, as a matter of fact, you can't even get contact between men three desks away from each other in the senate. You find |
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WASHINGTON
A Weekly Sizeup by the. Washington Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. tled eventually at figures close ‘boards. Unions think public opi
make itself felt forcibly when steel strike forces wide-
spread industrial shutdowns.
cials agree. = Als0;-threat-of -tax-law-changes
and means committee has asked treasury for its views on Rep. Eber-
harter's bill to deny “carry-back” panies,
Rep. Eberharter says committee intended “carry-back” to apply
only to reconversion lossés; never
sure companies against financial loss in strikes.
C. I. 0. will urge Secretary “carry-back.”
The generals named by Lt. Gen, shall, then chief of staff. Lt. Gen. army war plans, Maj. Gen, Sherman Miles, then chief of army intelligence. Short, completing his testimony before congress’ Pearl Harbor investigating committee, listed the four at the request of Sendtor Homer Ferguson (R. Mich.). “Then as I see it, someone had to take the blame for Pearl Harpor,” Ferguson commented. “Those you named were to blame They shifted the blame to you and made you the scapegoat. Is that what you wanted to convey?” “yes,” Short replied. Marshall and Gerow, in previous testimony before the congressional committee, accepted a share of responsibility for the fact army defenses of Hawall were not adequately alerted on Dec. 7, 1941. Miles denied any responsipility. Short said Marshall was respon-
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INDIANAPOLIS BIDS
FOR-U. S. HOSPITAL
Veterans’ . Administration Offered Site.
The city ‘of Indianapolis today offered the Veterans Administration in Washington 50 acres of land for construction of 4 new veterans hospital at the I. U. medical center. william Book, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and Rep. - Louis Ludlow, made the offer this afternoofi in a conference with
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i across thg greensward and turn- . ing abruptly ‘at so many paces | and letting go at one another. | |thres months of. § 3 Thank heavens that at least isn't ‘tions, said the effective date | gentlemanly conduet any more,
It claims U. S. Steel, after rejecting Truman compromise, can tap treasury for $149 million in tax refunds. General
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Short Says He For Stimson and Generals
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (U. P.).—Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short today named former Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and three top generals of the war department in 1941 as the group that made him “the scapegoat” for the Pearl Harbor disaster.
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Make a | & Contact on Earth?
By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—We pick up the newspaper
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shouting bitterly at each other at L
And rough words. The kind that; in the old days in the South, Sir, would have started two gentlemen, pistols in their hands, pacing back to back
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get It's impossible for Gen. hower to get contact with angry wives and mothers. It's hard for Mr. Truman to contact with most anybody. It's little more than a mile tween the White House and |» Capitol down Pennsylvania a
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may-prove & factor. House ways
tax refunds to.strike-bound com-
imagined it would be used to in-
Vinsen to back abolition of the
Took Blame
Short were: Gen, George C. Mar- . Leonard T. Gerow, then chief of
GOUIN GOVERNMENT FORMED IN FRANCE
Drastic Economy Measures To Cut Army:
PARIS, Jan. 26 (U, P.).~President Felix Gouin has succeeded in forming a new French government based on the same three-party coalition as the one which fell with the resignation of Gen, Charles DeGaulle. The new government differs from DeGaulle’s regime in domestic policy, which is energetic deflation and drastic economy, marked by a virtual halt in DeGaulle's rearmament program, Semi-official sources sald the Big Three political parties—8Socialists, Communists and Popular Repub-
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BREWERS UNION ASKS! | TO REJOIN A. F. OF L.
MIAMI, Pla, Jan. 26 (U, P).— The A. F. of L. executive council today had a request from the brewers union for readmittance of its -50,000 members. The request was made by brewers union officials ‘in a telegram late yesterday after the council had readmitted John L. Lewis and his 600,000 United Mine Workers. A. P. of L. President William Green said a delegation of brewers ‘union
veterans administration officials ‘ab Washington, They, said that the offer had been authorized’ by Mayor Jyndall *
next week. The union was expelled
from the A. F. of L. in 1030 over|
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increase had not been decided. -
within 10 days of its entire because of steel shortages, became the first of the big three auto makers to achieve a pay agreement [ui the powerful auto Workers
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Ford; though acing « shutdown
tion. There was little doubt that the rank-and-file would accept the offer, amounting to about 15 per cent. The union dropped its opening demands for a 30 per cent ‘wage boost when President i panel suggested 195 cents. as a compromise to settle the bitter
today began secretly at 9 a. m. Rumors at Chrysler
Meanwhile Chrysler Corp. and the C. 1. O. United Auto Workers scheduled another negotiations session today amid rumors that a wage increase offer of 18% cents an hour had been made to the U. A. W, The report was completely unverified. It testified to the jittery feeling of tension throughout the industry. A spokesman for Chrysler said he could neither confirm nor deny the report. Aurion spokesman said the rumor was not true, However, both sides agreed that progress was being made in the talks aimed at reaching a new cone tract to cover 51,000 U, A. W. members at Chrysler. Today's meeting was the third this week and followed an sight-hour session on Thursday.
GIRLS: STOCKINGS ARE DUE IN 2 MONTHS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (U, P), —Civillan Production Administrator John D. Sthall said today that the present stocking shortage should disappear ‘in a couple of months, Small said that 30,000,000 pairs of nylon stockings were turned out this month and that production is increasing. “Today you can buy low-priced garments on shelves of stores that were not there three months ago. In a couple of months the stocking shortage should disappear,” he said.
CHECK QUAKE DAMAGE ZURICH, Jan: 26 (U. P.).—Authorities checked today on casuals ties and damage from two severe earthquakes which shook Switzer land last night. No deaths had * been reported but an undetermined number of persons were injured at Sion in the canton of Valais, the’ apparent epicenter of the two shocks described as the worst in Switzerland since 1055. )
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