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VOLUME 57—NUMBER 215
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1946
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OPA Rent Boost Due Before Jan. 1
WASHINGTON CALLING—
Try to Forestall Congress; Amount Remains Uncertain; 10-15 Pct. Hike Considered
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—0OPA approval of a resi-
GOP AT ODDS OVER ‘QUICKIE TAX SLASHES
Economy-First Movement Threatens to Slow Procedure.
By LYLE C. WILSON . United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—A Republican economy-first movement threatened today to slow down plans for a quickie personal income tax reduction shortly after congress meets. Any tax cut passed by the house may be held up in the senate pending agreement on a program to cut expenditures covering the loss to the treasury. Senator Robert A. Taft (R. 0) is understood to be among those who believe spending cuts should be agreed upon before taxes are cut. Others indicated that it was the sense of the senate Republican steering committee, also, that tax cuts should only follow budget cuts. Mr. Taft will be finance committee chairman in the new congress. On the house side a bloc of younger Republican members headed by Rep. Walter H. Judd of Missouri, was forming to oppose house steering committee plans for a quickie tax reduction. ; Mr. Judd contends that budget cuts come first. There is complaint that the steering committee was not representative of younger house members when it met Thursday and drafted a 1947 legislative program. Neo Agreement on Details Rep. Judd had been elected to his third term in congress. .He is from Minneapolis and is a physician and surgeon with a fellowship in surgery at the famous Mayo clinic in Rochester. __ The anti-tax cut uprising he unI~ @ertaxes “to~Yead might “persuade house leaders to slow down their reduction plans. Mr. Taft said yesterday that the senate Republican steering committee was in general agreement with the legislative program proposed by the house committee on Thursday. But he said there had been no agreement on details of government economies or when the proposed 20 per cent reduction ‘in personal income taxes should become effective. Tax legislation must originate in the house and Mr. Taft evidently intends to let the situation develop somewhat there before undertaking any senate finance committee examination of revenue matters, Planning Revenue Bills Rep. Harold Knutson (R. Minn) fs Mr. Taft's. opposite number in the house, slated to become chairman of the ways and means committee. Mr. Knutson is planning for two revenue bills —the first to be ‘a quickie effecting a 20 per cent personal income tax across the board. The second would deal with excise taxes and administrative matters. "Although the senate and house Republican leadership are agreed on tax reduction in principle, it is not yet evident that they agree on the across-the-board part of the house plan. Senator Taft apparently believes little can or should be done about taxes until mid-February when a joint senate-house committee will report a legislative budget to congress. Tax ~uts unquestionably are coming. But the foregoing adds up to a warning to all taxpayers not to spend their tax savings until they actually begin to get*sthem at a date so far undetermined.
AVERT FORD STRIKE
DETROIT, Nov. 16 (U. P.).—~The threat of the first major strike at Ford Motor Co. since the end of the ~ war was averted today. The C. I. O. auto workers announced that agreement had been reached with Ford on a prolonged dispute over health hazards.
PAN-AMERICAN CUTS FORCE NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (U. P).— At least 200 employees of the PanAmerican Airways will be laid off Nov: 30 in what the company termed “a selective housecleaning in view of a bad winter ahead for the whole airline industry.”
TIMES INDEX
Amusements., 5 Ruth Millett.. 7 Eddie Ash.... 6|Movies ....... 5 Books ........ 14| Obituaries ... 10
Boots .......0 12 Carnival ..... 8 Churches ,... 4 Classified ..10-12
J. E. O'Brien.. 6 PF. C. Othman. 17 Radio «13 Reflections ... 8
dential rent boost is due befo
Ten per cent is being tal on. recommended 15 per cent.)
rental projects—where shortage is
Administration plans to beat congress to draw, hopes thereby to keep increases moderate.
(OPA’s industry advisory committee this week
One purpose of granting an increase now would be to forestall action by congress lifting all rent controls from newly constructed homes (another advisory group recommendation). developers hold out the promise that big investments will flow into
re Jan. I.
ked, hasn't yet been agreed
Housing
most acute—if ceilings on new
homes are removed. Not all OPA officials are convinced there should be an increase. Some want to let congress take the rap. Savings from the Republican-proposed tax cut, they point out, will be eaten up for many by higher rents. » ” » WILSON WYATT will quit as housing expediter if he fails to get White House support in fore-
Forced to Del
Even if tomorrow's flight should be postponed, Lt. Arthur Murray will fly the plane here for exhibit at Weir-Cook airport. In either event, the public will see the plane on the north end of the airport's north ramp, near the auto parking lot, from 2 p. m. until 4 p. m. Lt. Murray expects to zoom away from the Cleveland airport at 11 a. m. tomorrow Indianapolis time, to start his 820-mile race against time. Fuel Tank Trouble The holder of the air medal hopes to land at Cleveland one and one-half hours later, if he eludes the jinx which halted yesterday's attempt of “Miss Cleveland.” The Cleveland “entry returned to the home base 22 minutes after leaving the Ohio city’s National Aircraft show. The ship was 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis when the pilot, Maj. W. L. Moore, reposted he was quitting his wild ride because fuel wouldn't flow from the right wing tank. “Miss Cleveland” will race Thursday.
Jet Plane, 'Miss Indianapolis,’
By ART WRIGHT Lady Fate held the controls of jet-planes in the five-city race today for the second time when a try by “Miss Indianapolis” at the world’s speed record was postponed because of weather. The Times-sponsored plane will make the record run tomorrow, army air force officials said at Cleveland. halts the attempt, the run will be postponed until Monday. " ‘
ing the RFC to grant loans for assembly-line homes, and in forcing the war assets administration to provide factories. Wyatt's program already is badly battered by the removal of price ceilings on materials. With those gone, other controls such as ceiling prices on completed homes
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ay Record Run
If poor weather again
Facts on Race
Here are salient facts about the jet-plane race
over Indianapolis: THE RACE—Around a five-city course of 820 miles. One plane takes off each day from Cleveland, airport and races across these pvion cities: Indianapolis, Evansville, Cincinnati, Columbus, O., and back to Cleveland. Race first of its kind ever staged . . . run in conjunction with the National Aircraft show at Cleveland. SCHEDULE—Tomorrow, “Miss Indianapolis”; Monday, “Miss Evansville”; Tuesday, “Miss Cin-
cinnati”; Wednesday, “Miss Columbus, O.”; Thursday, “Miss Cleveland.”
THE PLANES—Army air forces P-80, “Shooting Star.” Powered by J-33 jet engines built in Indianapolis by Allison division of General Motors. Top speed, more
JOHN L. LEWIS
Truman,
‘reopened while the government re-
than 550 miles per hour. Fuel, kerosene. Service ceiling, more than 45,000 feet. Wing span, 38 feet, 10'%2 inches. Length overall, 34 feet, 6 inches. Height, 11 feet,
Setting the pace for other entries scheduled to follow on successive days, Lt. Murray expects to reach Indianapolis at 11:33 a. m. . .
race on to Evansville by 11:49 a. m. . . . skirt over Cincinnati at 12:10 noon . . . Columbus, O. at 12:22 . m. . . . set the wheels of the sleek, P-80 “Shooting Star” back down on Cleveland airport at 12:37 p. m. + Return Here at 2 P. M. It is a terrific gait . . . some four times faster than the pace attained in the 500-mile auto race on the Indianapolis = speedway. “Miss Indianapolis,” capable of a peak speed of 550 miles per hour, will be throttled at a predicted average of better than 515 miles per hour for the 820 miles. The goal of the army air force pilot is to shatter the 515.823 miles per hour record set in the recent National Air races Thompson trophy jet race. Allowing an hour to refuel at Cleveland after the run,-Lt. Mur-
4 inches. PILOT — “Miss .Indianapolis,” piloted by Lt. Arthur Murray, of Harrisburg, Pa. A Wright field fighter test pilot with four years service in the air force. Overseas combat pilot in the European theater. Holds many decorations, including the air medal. Age, 27.
FREE EXHIBIT—“Miss Indianapolis” will be on display tomorrow at Weir Cook airport. Lt. Murray will fly plane here after record run, arriving at Weir Cook shortly after 2 p. m. Plane will be displayed on north end of north ramp, near auto parking lot. Plane will be here even if Sunday’s run should be postponed. Lt. Murray will meet the public tomorrow from 2 p. m. until 4 p. m.
MAY FACES. PROSECUTION
Krug Deny His
Right to Call Miners Out on Thursday.
. BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (U. P.). ~The government moved today to conserve coal supplies in case of a soft-coal strike next Thursday by “freezing” coal now at mines, in transit and in the hands of retailers.
By FRED W. PERKINS Seripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—The Truman administration was regarded today as committed beyond question to .criminal proceedings against John L. Lewis unless the A. F. of L. United Mine Worker chieftain backs down from his determination to void his labor contract with the government next Wednesday midnight. The inference is plain in President Truman's pointéd mention of an opinion by Attorney General Clark that the contract cannot be
mains in possession -of the bituminous coal. mines. It was made plainer in a curt note from Interior Secretary Krug to Mr. Lewis announcing he had “received from the attorney general of the United States a formal opinion which rules that you are without power to terminate this contract with the government.”
Paralysis of Industry Feared
The union policy of “no work without a contract” is. s¢heduled to go into effect Thursday at 12:01 a. m. That means =a spreading paralysis of industry such as menaced the country last Apri! and May, plus —this time — suffering from cold in homes and other buildings heated by coal. What the administration plans to do in restraining the powerful labor leader is being kept secret. Informed opinion is that a federal grand jury will be asked for indictments under the Smith-Connal-ly act. This law provides fines and jail sentences for persons who incite or encourage strikes in mines or factories under government
gs I rd Be Justice “department might find it easy to prove that termination of the Krug-Lewis agreement by one party had stopped coal production. It might find it more difficult to put the finger on the union leaders directly responsible.
Will Charges Stick?
A Tegal authority points out one high hurdle for the government in getting indictments and in making them stick. It is that no court has decided that the Krug-Lewis agreement cannot be reopened. The Lewis lawyers say it can be reopened under a clause they assert was carried forward from the previous .contract with the private operators. Attorney General Clark holds, as quoted by President Truman, that: “The existing contract is clearly applicable for the full period of government operation. . , . It makes no provision = for reopening, without mutual consent, to discuss new wages, hours or other employment terms.” It" is known that government lawyers disagreed on the opinion. One pointed out the extreme possibility that the mines might remain in government possession for years, and that it could not be argued that wages and other conditions must remain frozen for such a long period. First Prosecutions in 1943
The first criminal prosecutions under the Smith-Connally law were against coal miners in the wartime strikes of 1943. On July 26 of that year a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted 30 persons for “instigating and directing strikes and otherwise interrupting operation of 24 Pennsylvania coal mines in
ray plans to land at Weir Cook airport about 2 p. m.
Scheduled to race the course
Indiana Has $7
. (First of a series on G. M.)
All of General Motors’ vast industrial. empire is not in Detroit. A little part of it is in the state of Indiana—just $75,000,000 worth. G. M, has eight manufacturig operations in Hoossierland. Exactly 31,159 persons are on the ‘payroll, & which runs nearly § $100,000,000 annually 4 This shows fortunes of Indiana and G. M.
are linked: : Charles E. Wilson % . Avg. No.of Amount City Employees of Payrolls Indianapolis ,.. 10939 $36,017,207 Anderson ...... 15346 42982509 Muncie ........ 2273 .. 6,330,944 Bedford ........ 436 1074644 Kokomo ....... 1,681 4,258,081 ‘Other Indiana . 384 832,655
Comics ...... 13|Mrs: Roosevelt 7 Crossword ... 14|8cience ...... 1 Editorials .... '8|Serial ........ 2 Forum ....... .8/8illy Notions... 7 . ‘Gardening ... 7|Sports ....... 6 Don Hoover .. 8 Teen Talk ... 9 In Indpls. ... 3 Weather Map 10 Indiana Sega. 8 Women's News 9 1
World Affairs, 8
In Vast GM Industrial Empire
Monday is “Miss Evansville.” The event is sponsored by ScrippsHoward newspapers. 3
5 Million Share
General Motors came to Indiana, formally speaking, in 1918. But some of the industrial production with which it is associated in Indiana stems back to 50 years ago. That was when B. P. and Frank Remy began to make magnetos for gasoline engines at Anderson, This venture, carried into the present under the name of DelcoRemy division of General Motors, is G. M.'s largest in the state. It employs nearly half of the total manufacturing force in Indiana. Eight manufacturing operations are conducted under the names of five divisions in five cities. While current figures on capital investment are difficult to arrive at, a valuation on G. M. plants in the state probably would run to at least $75,000,000, Figures that are ofcial from the company show the total average employment for Gen-
eral Motors in Indiana over 1945 d was 31,159 and the amount of pay-’ ing over Midwestern states this
ion of .the government, in violation of the war labor disputes act.”
TEMPERATURES MAY
Triple Tragedy
Mrs. John F. Woynarski. . . . Mother who hanged herself and two children at Gary, Ind.
3 * x o nak . gr ! ¥ SR . L ; dt eo RE 5d Soul. . Acme Telephotos Patricia Woynarski . . . slain
with baby brother by sick mother.
CARPENTERS TRUCE TO HALT TIEUP MONDAY
Negotiations Will Resume After Union Council Parley Tomorrow.
A truce between union officials and contractors today temporarily averted a strike Monday of 1800 carpenters in the Indianapolis district. The walkout was threatened after the Indiana General contractors association refused to meet demands of the Indianapolis District Council of Carpenters for a 12'4 cent wage increase yesterday. Committees representing the union and contractors issued the following statement at the close of their meeting in the contractors’ association office at noon today: On Job Monday ,
“The two committees in conference agreed to wait until the carpenters’ committee can consult their district council to urge a truce ta be agreed upon by the two committees and negotiations will continue.” * The statement was signed by William P, Jungclaus, association president, and J. P. George, chairman of the carpenters wage board. Union officials said they would present the statement to the district council sometime tomorrow. They said “carpenters would be on the job Monday in all probability.” It was reported negotiations between the carpenters and contrac-
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Joseph L. Woolridge . . . sentenced to life for murder.
HAILS NEW ERA AT CANTERBURY
Diploma Mill Days Ended, College President Says.
Times Stale Service
DANVILLE, Ind, Nov. 16.—"Individual guidance” will ‘be the plan of education for students at Canterbury college, its first president, Dr. Edgar C. Cumings said here today in his inaugural address. Educators, members of the Episcopal church clergy and other dignitaries heard Dr. Cumings’ promise that “the day of the diploma mill definitely is over." “We believe,” he said, “that we
Handyman Gets Life For Quarry Slayings gm SPENCER JUDGE
URGES BAN ON ANY CLEMENCY
Indiana Love-Tryst Killer Pleads Guilty in Deaths Of Woman, Paramour.
Times State Service SPENCER, Ind., Nov. 16. —Joseph L. Woolridge, 29-year-old Spencer handyman, was sentenced to life imprisonment today for the lovetryst slaying of a Bloomington stone quarry executive and his brunet sweetheart last March near Bloomington, Woolridge abandoned his plea of not guilty when he appeared this morning before Owen County Judge Frank M. Martin. He entered a plea of guilty to a first degree murder charge that he strangled Mrs. Phyllis Coleman with a rope, after killing her paramour, Russell Koontz, with a crowbar at an abandoned quarry mill, Judge Martin immediately pronounced the life sentence. He then addressed a letter to Governor Gates and the Indiana clemency commission recommending that Woolridge never be released. Turned Over to Officers
Woolridge was placed in the
can provide through small classes and an approach to individual instruction a type of closely knit edu-
tors would be resumed the first part of next week.
Union Contention Previous to the conference labor
cation which will insure the development of graduates who will have attained something beyond delightful years made possible by
leaders contended that the abalish-|the generosity of their parents”
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custody of Sheriff Bert Downes and
{Indiana state police officers under
{ Lt. Eugene R. St. John for im-
| mediate transportation to the prison |at Michigan City, The change of plea was made by agreement between Woolridge's attorney, Lawrence Shaw of Indianapolis, and Monroe County Prose-
” ” u . ment of wage controls Nov. 10 made - Trimbdiately effective & clause in their agreement calling for $1.80 ' per. hour and said the $1.67% ceilrr |
ihg was no longer valid. . ! C. Oliver Holmes, secretary of Gary Man Finds 3 Dead tne contractors had asserted ~ir the union ignores the no-work-On Return From Work. stoppage and arbitration clauses in GARY, Ind, Nov. 16 (U. P).—A | the contract, we can assume there
tearful father told police today that|1s PO contract.” his wife's mental illness which followed the birth of their infant son| caused her to hang the child, a 4-year-old daughter and herself. John F. Woynarski, 43, came home from work last night to find
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2 Bishops Present . i cutor Robert, IF Heading the ‘Episcopal delegation’ i 4 {ne necessity of a trial, which were the Rt. Rev. Richard A. Kirch- wo 15 have started Tuesday. hoffer, bishop of Indianapolis, and} Mr. Shaw told Judge Martin the the Rt. Rev. Reginald Mallett, | qotendant would plead guilty to the bishop of Northern Indiana, {murder of Mrs. Coleman “in order
included Dr. C. T. Malan, state. superintendent of public nStruc- | joave 7 ne hse wert So ea) pd tion; Henry - Schricker, former the citizenry of Monroe and Owen governor of Indiana, and repre- | counties.” sentatives from nearly all colleges| mr McCrae accepted the change and universities in Indiana. of pleading without comment. Bishop Kirchhoffer, president of | Judge Martin then asked Woolthe Canterbury board of trustees, ridge if he understood his constitue presided at the inaugular ceremony, | tional rights. in the college gymnasium. The| “Yes” mumbled the defendant.
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‘Other guests at the inauguration 5 avoid the difficulties that might
the bodies of his wife, Minnie, 35, and their two children hanging in the basement and garage.
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16 (U. P).~— Helmeted police charged a massed picket line at Columbia studios to-
inaugural presentation was by Pres-
uhiversity. Music was by the Canterbury. Belles, girls’ sextet, and the
“Do you still wish to plead guilty?”
ident Frederick L. Hovde of Purdue | asked Judge Martin,
“Yes,” sald Woolridge. Judge Martin confronted the de-
suffered a nervous breakdown when their son, John Jr, was born 13 months ago. She had spent several weeks in a sanitarium in Wisconsin until she was dismissed as cured, he said. Mr. Woynarski found his wife hanging from a rafter ‘when he started to drive his car into the garage at their small home in suburban Glen Park. He said he hurried into the house and after a frantic’ search found the bodies of his two children,
ing from clothes-line fashioned nooses in different corners of the basement. Police said the woman apparently had tried to hang herself in the basement but was forced to abandon the attempt when she was unable to arrange the noose high enough. They said they found a noose with hair on it lying in a corner of the basement. Atfer the first fallure, they said, she went to the garage where she hanged herself form a rafter.
TRUMAN SPEAKS TO ANNAPOLIS MIDDIES
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. 16 (U. P.).
60 BELOW FREEZING
Rains to End Tonight, Weatherman Predicts. LOCAL TEMPERATURES
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weather man warned today. Near freezing weather is predicted for Indianapolis and vicinity tonight. The local weather bureau said that the rains would end tonight and the temperature may slide below freezing. Temperatures. of 32 to, 35 degrees were forecast for tomorrow, Southerly winds 20 to 25 miles per hour were expected today and tonight. The cold wave which was spread-
morning sent temperatures skidding
roll for- that year in the state was $01,404,190.
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Total Indiana 31,150
$91,506,135
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to 10 to 15 degrees in western
General Motors men from Indj-! North Dakota. Rain fell over most
| Midwestern states while snow flur-
—President Truman today warned the nation’s: future naval officers to be prepared for “an emergency which might happen—and we hope never will.” Mr. Truman addressed midshipmen shortly before he went to see the Navy-Penn State football game.
Mr. Woynarski said his wife had |9ay and arrested 123 A. F. of L.
Patricia Ann, 4, and John Jr. hang- |
{Conference of Studio Union marchers who sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” .as they were hauled away to jail. | There was no violence, but offijcers said they took “all the picklets in sight.” A court order pro- | hibited mass picketing, but march|ers shouted the edict was unconstitutional. Fourteen women, among those arrested, led the singing. They were pulled in with the men and police wagons rumbled off to Hollywood | station for bookings that added to] {the 679 arrested from a orowd of | | 1500 yesterday-—described by police as the largest mass arrest in California history. ' NLRB CUT HERE DUE | TO DEARTH OF CASES Times State Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.~Indi{ana's good labor relations record was the reason for the Indianapolis office of the National Labor Relations Board being reduced in size, Senator Capehart was told today. He said the reduction, in line with an appropriations slash for NLRB by the last congress, would make the Indiana office a sub-regional one. The Indiana senator, who had sought to have the office maintained as a regional office instead of being placed under one in Cincinnati, conferred with NLRB Chairman Paul Herzog today. Senator Capebart said that he was told that the case-load of disputes filed at the Indianapolis office had been the smallest of any office.
Quota for C
Nine downtown teams of solicltors for the Community Fund were “over the top” today, having obtained more than their quota of contributions. Harold Goldsmith is captain of the leading team, whose members reached 180 per cent of quota. Next high team, led by Leo Shue maker, received pledges amounfing to 131 per cent of quota, while a team‘headed by Mr, and Mrs. Francis M, Joy obtained” contributions 28 per cent greater than quota. Ninteen other teams promise to exceed their quotas by ~the—mext report session Monday. ‘
‘ries’ were reported in the, Dakotas.
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* The downtown division, Clifford
9 Downtown Teams Exceed
ommunity. Fund
Campbell, chairman, and Albert Mendenhall, co-chairman, have obtained 64 per cent of their $85,000 uota. One national corporations section in the downtown area, led by Ford Kaufman and Russell Langsenkamp, topped quota figures by 2 per cent. Eleven teams in the residential division, composed of approximately -2000° volunteers, principally housewives, have exceeded quotas. Smaller contributions from residential aréas and workers is neces-
$1,328,000, with five days remain:
college orchestra. +{fendant with his confession, describOther scheduled highlights of the [ing how the handyman had day were a luncheon for visiting | surprised the pair in the old mill, delegates from other institutions, had killed Mr. Koontz with a crows Canterbury-Hanover football game bar when the éxecutive rushed to
dance tonight, sponsored by Zeta Sigma fraternity.
old Danville institution, passed un-
church last summer, and the name was change to Canterbury college.
HEARINGS ON. BILBO PRIMARY SET DEC. 2
Senator Will Air Charges On ‘Race’ Campaign.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (U, P.). —The senate campaign investigating committee today voted unanimously to start public hearings Dec. 2 on charges that Senator Theodore G. Bilbo (D. Miss.) fomented racial discrimination in the Mississippi Democratic primary last July. Hearings were to be held in Jackson, Grenada and Hattiesburg, Miss., Committee Chairman Allen J, Ellender (D. La.) said. Only residents of Mississippi, Mr. Bilbo himself and others he may wish to present will be permitted to testify, Senator Ellender said the hearing was ordered on the basis of sworn complaints filed with the committee by the Civil Rights congress and testimony taken by four committee investigators in Mississippi. Friends of Bilbo meantime said that he may not be well enough to attend the opening of the 80th congress on Jan. 3. Mr. Bilbo's absence on Jan. 3 might forestall Republican plans for an opening-day fight to deny him his senate seat. *
STAR'S DAUGHTER TO WED HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16 (U. P).— Edna Pidgeon, 25, daughter of Screen Star Walter Pidgeon, today announced her engagement to Johnny Aitkens, 33, official of a Hollywood record company.
CHINA PEACE HOPE REMOTE NANKING, Nov. 16 (U. B)—
sary to meet the campaign goal of \Chou En-lai, Communist leader,
said today that reopening of peace
ing until the drive closes Nov, 20, fund leaders pointed i
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negotiations with the government was “inconceivable at the momegh”
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der sponsorship of the Episcopal fession.
this afternoon, and an inaugural attack him and had then strangled# | Mrs.- Coleman to silence her,
Doesn't Believe Guilt Woolridge
Then he said: / “Judge, your honor, according te
my understanding of the law, I’
{don't believe I am guilty of first {degree murder. But for the welfare {of my people and the. people of Monroe county, I submit to these terms.” | He referred to the arrangement whereby he would receive life ime |prisonemnt if he pleaded guilty. The doubje slaying exploded like a bomb in Bloomington last March when the bodies of Mr. Koonts and Mrs. Coleman were found in a well inside the old mill not far from the university town. Mr. Koontz was a prosperous stone concern executive and direc tor of a church choir. He was 42, popular and successful.
Sang in His Choir
Mrs. Coleman was the attractive, 32-year-old wife of a farmer. She sang in the choir which Mr. Koonts directed. Woolridge, passing through the quarry, looked inside and saw the lovers in the old mill, The intruder told state police Mr. Koontz, a big, powerful man, rushed at nim. Retreating before the attack, Woolridge sald, he seized a crowbar and struck Mr. Koontz across the
“head. When the man went down
and failed to move, Woolridge said he became terrified. He then bound Mrs, Coleman's hands behind her back and strangled her by twisting a rope around her neck until she stopped struggling.
QUINTS ARE TRIPLETS, SAYS VEXED FATHER
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov, 16 (U, P.).—Ahmad Zahran, 30, said today that quintuplets were ‘born. to one of his two wives must have been a typo= graphical error. ) Fatima, 25, gave three babies, he said, two girls and # boy. He regarded even ts as too many, inquiring “How am 1 going to feed
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