Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 February 1947 — Page 2
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Eo Officials, Relayed fo “State Department
WASHINGTON, Feb, 18 (U. Pi Cline Tas asked the ited million in in UNRRA suDpliss iil the
for permission to sell $200 black market in order to
has been made by
Soong. from flying apart, trifugal force of an
t was estimated, could fraise’ nearly $500 million if per-) ‘mitted to sell the $200 million worth of TUNRRA supplies in the black,
Seeks Cash Profits e sensational Chinese pro
agricultural and industrial goods
Propos= * al requested that of the $240 million f due China under UNRRA she ton.
be perimtted to dump $200 million ‘Into the black market for cash) profits.
The request is directly Sontedsy|
to the basic provisions under which | UNRRA aid is supplied to China. | These provisions limit the use of UNRRA supplies to the relief and rehabilitation of needy war victims, Quarters close to UNRRA were said to have viewed the Chinese ~sinee “it
LL opera tive esti- - ‘per cent of all to the Chinese gov-
cen! nted inflationary spiral force ie
raise funds to bolster
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Generalissittio Chi They are leading ‘the all-out fight | to prevent
‘ernment are being employed “to the Nationalist war |against the Chinese Communists.
The proposal was made by Genleralissimo Chiang and Premier | Soong during & visit to Nanking last week-end by R. G. A. Jackson and Col. Fred Harris, high UNRRA | officials who are touring China with China Director Gen. Glen E. Edger- |
| The request was relayed by| IUNRRA to the state department at Washington. According to reports, Generalis-} isimo Chiang proposed that the! {funds which are due China for | |agricultural and industrial rehabilitation be used to buy up cereal] grains and cotton which would be| sold by the government without restriction on the so-called ' “open; market"
STAMP HONORS PULITZER WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (U. P.). day, Feb. 24. Five of the grade!found at Cincinnati, O. ¢ major objection schools will enter two pupils from, or Rass. ‘officials, ‘was|announced issuance of a new three- each of the fifth and sixth grades. (did not make the charges, but being much merely assisted veterans in making publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who died smaller, will have only one entrant /an investigation. , for each grade.
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STARLET — Hollywood's first _ Chinese starlet since famed Anna May Wong is Maylia— | real name Gloria Chin Fong— who'll be featured in "Assigned
to Treasury,” a fil of the inter. |
dope racket. Two months ago she left her Detroit | home for a Hollywood vacation,
won her film role and met Ben- |
son Fong, young Chinese actor whom she recently married in Las Vegas, Nev.
Plan Spelling Bee
Times State Service
a Chinese euphemism for CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Feb
18.—Plans have been announced f a city-wide grade school sj bee, with finals scheduled for Mon-
The other school,
of Whitman Gabardine!
0 Two Top Wa Officials Fired
shown in the Indiasagpiia office, |
“1 Transferred After Charges by Ex-Gl's
" Two top officials of the war ase sets administration were. fired and one was transferred today as the result of charges that veterans fre quently had little opportunity to buy surplus war materials. "Vf me ——_—————— A number of ex-G. L's who were CHIANG ASKS PRODUCTION unable to purchase what they] NANKING, Feb, 18 (U. P.).—Genwanted charged . favoritism . and eralissiplo - Chiang - Kai-shek , asked the Indiana department of served the 13th anniversary of Te the American Legion to assist in an “New Life” movenient today by apinvestigation. | pealing to the. Chinese people to in- . ‘Discharged were John H. Bingham, crease production and “abide by the Indianapolls sub-regional director, Jaw to build an drganized and pro‘and James B. Messler, assistant to! gressive nation, . Mr. Bingham. Roland D. Shell, | | Cincinnati, regional director, was transferred to the Chicago war office.
Promises Statement ; Mr. Bingham, who was reported to shave been offered a job elsewhere with the WAA, but refused, had no comment to make. He promised a statement later. Mr. Messler was not available for {comment and Mr. Shell is in
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* Muarlon county's trafie death toll rose to 18 in.the first seven weeks of 1047 last night when Jerre R.
The driver, Robert N. King, 36,
a charge of reckless driving and vagrancy, | : Witnesses sald Mr, Crawford, who wis crossing. Illinois st, to catch a
and ° was hurtled up on to the and rolled off the back onto the street, King stopped his car about a
because he was “confused.” Another pedestrian, Chris 'Neire in: a eritioal ‘condition in
pi. I Glowner, 31, of 2487 Hobart st., at Troy ave. and Harlan st. Witnesses said $Mr. Néimeyer was ‘carried 60 feet the motorcycle, He suffered a possible broken back and fractures of his left arm and Jett leg. Joseph M. Culligan, 45, of 420 N. Emerson ave, was in a critical condition in St. nt's hospital today . from : injuries = received last
streetoar, was ‘thrown up onto’ the!night when his car talled to make ob~|hood of the car against the wind-|
A curve on Tist st. and Kauffman rd. and overturned. : Arthur G. Young, 62, of 54 8S. Fifth st, Beech Grove, escaped serious injuries early today when his
from the. accident, explaining he. was ‘unable to stop sooner
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Charles R. Males, an employe,
told police he found a skylight
broken when he arrived for work. The combination on a safe had been broken and $140 was missing. Rifles and a shotgun values at $155 also were missing, Two' other burglaries were reported to police today." Leland Akers, manager, Sexton Brothers Coal Co., 2120 Hoyt ave. sald thieves took a “checkewriter and a quantity of blank checks. I. M. Binger, owner, Mike's Loan office, 457 W. Washington st., said a number of watches were stolen by burglars who entered by breaking a front door glass,
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