Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 August 1946 — Page 2
BACKS BYRNES
"Will Support Secretary.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (U. P).— Bitter charges by Secretary of State sdames F. Byrnes that Russia is attempting ot dictate peace terms to-
day drew strong backing from Chairman Tom Connally (D. Tex.)
mittee. Mr. Connally defended Secretary Byrnes’ heated denunciation of Soviet delegate V. M. Mplotov and predicted that the secretary's stand against big power . dictatorship
.support, Senator Connally, whose commit~ tee eventually must pass on the ., peace settlement, bluntly termed rg 5 Mr, Molotov as “wrong.” '" He urged that the big powers fully |
“ tions and give full heed to their | “Yécommendations on peace terms) 1, Jor former axis satgllites. “*.' In addition, Senator Connally in| “"an interview expressed hope that' “the Paris meeting soon will end its, + wgparting matches” on procedural mattérs and begin work on the) “serious business” of writing the treaties.
JAP ADMIRAL-PRINCE ILL
= TOKYO, Aug. 7 (U. P,)).—Prince ~ Hiroyasu Pushimi, 72, former Japa- | ; ¥ ‘naval general Staff until 1941, is! » oan ill from bronchitis, his iBssieian reported today.
Connally Believes U. S.'
of the senate foreign relations comwould receive stout congressional
safeguard the rights of smaller na-|
"ese fleet admiral and chief of the,
RESSMAN Maitland Wilson Assumes
Blame for Cassino. Tactics
United WASHINGTON, Aug.
ress Staff Corrgspondent Field Marshall Henry Maitland Wilson, former allied commander in the Mediterranean theater, today took full
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| responsibility for ordering American troops to attempt the ill-fated Cros! of the Rapido river near Cassino, Italy, in 1044.
achieved “some success” by draw-
area where an Anglo-American force was about to land. The crossing atlempt was made by the 36th “Texas” difision, which has bitterly condemned Lt.
dered Lhe attack. Gen, Clark, now American occupation chief in Austria, then was commander of the American 5th army in Italy. He was under Field Marshal Wilson, Field Marshal Wilson's report did not say he specifically ordered the 36th division to attack, but made it clear that he was willing to take responsibility for broad yrategy. “At 1600 hours (4 p. m.) on 20th | January, I decided that the (Anzio) amphibious operation should be ilaunched as scheduled and all ma|chinery was immediately set in motion to put this into effect,” he said. “The 2d U. 8. corps with the 34th divsion, 36th division. and elements lof the 1st U. 8, armored division under command, would attack on the night of Jan, 20-21 and capture la bridgehead across the 'Rapidd | river, south of Cassing,-then exploit northwest along highway-6 to Pled-mond-Aquino.” He recalled that American troops got across the Rapido but had to withdraw two days later. Their de- | feat. Trustisied an allied attempt to
ing enemy reserves from the Anzio
Gen. | Mark W. Clark on grounds he or-|
In a 15,000-word report to the combined chiefs of staff, the British officer said that while the assault was thrown back with heavy losses, it
| oy envelope Cassino, break into the Liri valley and race to a junction with the Anzio beachhead forces within 10 days,
FRANK. APPLEGATE RITES ON FRIDAY
» The Rev. E. A. Clegg, pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal church, will conduct services for Frank Applegateé, an Indianapolis resident for 30 years, at 1 p. m. Friday in Moore Mortuaries’ Peace Chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mr. Applegate, who was 62, died yesterday in Methodist hospital of injuries received when he fell from a ladder a week ago at Rent-A-Car, Inc., 39 Kentucky ave. where he had been émployed 11 years. Mr. Applegate was born at Anna, O. He lived at 215 E. North st. and was a member of the Methodist church at Westfield. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Erma Dorsey of Indianapolis; a son, Kenneth Applegate of Indianapolis; three sisters, Miss Etta Aplegate of California; Mrs. Dora Curtner of Sydney, O., and Mrs. Blanche Brideweiser of Dayton, O.; a brother, Harry Applegate of Sydney, six grandchildren and two great-grand-
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AXTELL WINS DECISIVELY IN PRIMARY RACE
"Incumbent Senators “Byrd
And Kilgore Gain | Renomination.
By UNITED PRESS All three senators and the majority of representatives whose seats were at stake in yesterday's pri-| mary elections in six states emerged | victorious today. | The one notable exception among | representatives was Roger c | Slaughter in the fifth Missouri dis- | trict who was beaten decisively by | Enos Axtell in a contest in which |
with Mr. Slaughter for his consis- | tent opposition to the chief executive's legislative program. Axtell Never Overtaken Mr. Axtell, a former feed salesman who was lifted from obscurity by the pat on the back Mr. Truman gave him three weeks ago when the President demanded that Rep. Slaughter be purged, grabbed an early lead in tabulation of yesterday's primary ballots, and was never overtaken. Returns from 254 of 255 precincts in the district gave: Axtell, 19,741; Slaughter, and Jerome Walsh, 5495. Mr. Axtell, in addition to Mr.
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Committee and the resurgent Pendergast machine in Kansas City, now headed by James Pendergast, | a nephew of the late T. J. Pender- | gast, : Senators Successful Senator Harry PF. Byrd (D. Va.) was assured another six-year term by his renomination over Martin Hutchinson, Richmond attorney, backed by the C. IL. O-P. A. C. Nomination is tantamount to election in a Virginia Democratic primary. Senator Harley Kilgore (D. W. Va.), running with the indorsement of the C. 1. O.-P. A. C,, also won renomination handily, beating J. Buhl Shahan, Elkins, by an overwhelming ma jority. Senator Frank P. Briggs, who was appointed to the senate in 194% to
inated by Missouri Democrats and
will oppose Republican James P. Kem in the November election.
West Virginians Renamed In the contests for house nomi. | nation, all four incumbents with’ | opposition were Virginia. Two representatives were i unopposed. Reps. J. Lindsay
| Gary were leading in their fights {for renomination in Virginia, but Rep. Ralph Daughton was trailing {far behind Porter Hardy Jr. a | Norfolk farmer, in the second dis- | | trict. Former Governor Harry H. Wood- | | ring, secretary of war under President Roosevelt, won the Demo- ! cratic gubernatorial nomination in Kansas and will oppose Frank Carlson, Republican nominee in the [fall election. Mr. Woodring had based his campaign on a pledge to repeal the state's 65-year-old dry law, but despite the liquor issue it |was one of the dullest primaries in { many years. Close Election Reported | At least three representatives op-! posed in yesterday's primary were assured of renomination in Missouri. They - were Republican incumbent t Walter —€.—Ploeser—€. Jasper Bett | (D.), and Dewey Short (R.), | One of the closest primaries re-|
| Governor Charles M. Dale nosed out his chiéf opponent,
|to complete returns. {diately charged irregularities and {said he would ask a recount. | Rep. Chester E. Merrow, Republican, was leading in his race for renomination in the first Hampshire district.
ning for renomination in the Arkansas primary, only one, Fadjo Cravens, was Opposed,
ALARM CLOCK ROUTS BURGLAR FROM HOME
An alarm clock routed an intruder from 715 E. Michigan st. | this morning.
arose at 6:30 a. m. jangling alarm.
to turn off her Simultaneously, she
'and ran into the bathroom. She | screamed, attracting the attention of Patrolman Jack Arthur, on his (way to headquarters. The burglar
| dow. Another resident of the ‘same { neighborhood, Orville Hunter, 35, of | 735% FE. 11th st., reported the theft
body who carved a hole in his
BIDS ON 3 HIGHWAY ‘PAVING JOBS OPENED
State Highway Commission Chairman John H. Lauer announced today that bids for the |repaving of three state highways! {hdve been opened. The over-all cost of the three | | projects will amount to some | J+ 300,000. Mr. Lauer said. Low bids announced were for! | four miles of Ind. 13, near North
struetion Co, Flkhart, $304,794; seven miles of Ind. 205 from Ari | on the Allen-Noble county line | northeast to U. 8 27, by the Me- | [Mahan Construction Co, Roches- | ler, $319.791; and 2'% miles of Ind. 64 west of Huntingburg by the Green Construction Co, Oaktown, 3203,540.
| Of the five representatives run-|
President Truman had taken issue|®
leading in West!
Almond Jr.,| | Howard Smith and J. Vaughn
{ported was New Hampshire's Re-| {publican gubernatorial race in which |
Rep. Sherman | |Adams, by only 534 votes, according | Adams jmme-
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Mrs. Robert Bruce of that address |
| said, a man dashed from her closet |
{ escaped through the bathroom win-
of a wallet containing $55 by some- |
| screen door and unhooked the latch. |
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Squeeze Attempt Ends in Streetcar-Truck Collision
A left turn left this. . .
A streetcar and a truck collided |Trucking Co., 431 W, today near Washington and xi- |
and operated by Charles Merrill, | Sumner st.
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Georgia st. |operated by Roy Hart, 24, of 418 Knocked into a safety
nois sts. in an accident involving|29, of 4044 W. Washington st., was, | zone, the truck damaged zone lights.
no injuries.
The truck, owned by the sof a
according to police reports, struck | southbound Jiiimols* st,
Police charged Merrill with makcar ing a prohibited left turn.
Truman’ nde Me LITTLE GIRL UNHURT] lfell from a third-story window, By o Juppart Political based | AFTER 3- STORY FALL
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BRITISH TIGHTEN
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Aim at Diverting Immigants From Palestine. -
LONDON, Aug. 7 (U. P.).—Great { Britain appeared tonight to have clamped a rigid sea and air block(ade on the Palestine coast to di|vert the mounting stream of Jewish immigrants from the holy land. | Two ships jammed with refugees, |the Yagour and the Rafa, were overdue at Haifa. They were believed to have been intercepted |by the British and taken to Cyprus, Other ships reported carrying |some 10,000 more refugees were | believed to be on the way to Pal-
. | estine.
| At Cyprus it was reported that internment camp had been estab{lished to handle the illegal immi- | grants. Increased blockade and security | measures were put into force at Haifa where 4000 refugees remain | aboard ships awaiting a decision on !their fate. A special cabinet meeting considered the Jewish situation today | but postponed a decision on what to do about the partition plan for Palestine to which the United States objects.
BLACK MART RIOT IN TOKYO
TOKYO, Aug. 7 (U. P.).—Two Japanese policemen were injured to-
of the carriage, three-week-old John|day in a riot with black market But his grandmother, Mrs. | Lillian Korkemas, who was wheel- The [ree-for-all started ing him past when Lenore tumbled police raided open-air stalls selling
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