Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1947 — Page 31

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Southern Pacific Brotherhood of

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Votes Burial Overseas For Unknown Soldiers |

WASHINGTON, July (U.P). ~The senate has passed and returned to the house a bill to provide for U. S. military cemeteries overseas as a final resting plase

for unknown American servicemen killed in world war II. The bill also would permit the return of U.S. dead for permanent burial.

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Two Dutch Forces;

Netherlands Unit: Occupies Cheribon

BATAVIA, July 2¢ (U, P).— Dutch troops have occupied the North Java port of Cheribon. But Indonesian counter-attacks in other parts of Java have cut off two im=portant Dutch forces, it was reported today. An Indonesian communique said Republican counter-attacks recaptured Samarang, Dutch supply base on the North coast, and Lewang, an inland town in East Java. The communique claimed the reof

‘Dutch Take Cheribon The Indonesian communique also said the recapture of Lewang cut off

recapture “means the! - destruction of the whole Dutch

Dutch forces which it conceded

The U. 8. 19th air group was Base at Malang during the war, A Dutch communique omond,

that the Dutch offensive was going according to plan. Dutch troops led by armor raced 50 miles from Bandoeng in t days to occupy the city, the Dutch sald. Cheribon is a loading point for the rubber and quinine riches of the East Indies, Dutch Planes Busy Dutch aircraft were strafing in West Java. Both the Dutch and Indonesians, claimed they were in Medan, on Sumatra. The Indonesians were reported burning tea estates, food and build ings at scattéred points in Java® (At The Hague, the chamber of deputies debated the Indonesian crisis until early morning. All political parties except the Communists supported the government's military action.)

Marshall Urged To Demand Mediation

WASHINGTON, July 24 (U. P). —Some of Secretary of State George C. Marshall's advisers are urging him to demand U. 8. mediation of the Dutch-Indonesian “war” on grounds it is a threat to world economic recovery, it was revealed today. Such a proposal would indirectly link the situation in Indonesia with the “Marshall plan.” No decision has yet been reached on what, if any, action the U. B. will take.

HEADS LADIES’ SOCIETY SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 24 (U. P.).—Mrs. Grace Hatfield, of Little Rock, Ark. today took office as grand president. of the Ladies

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have occupied Malang, in East Java. | a

Netherlands forces entered Cheribon } without much trouble. It indicated |

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NAMED TO SWEDEN — President Truman has nominated H. Freeman Matthews {above) for the post of minister to Swe-

den. Mr. Matthews, veteran state department official, served

as consultant to the President’

ANAPOLIS TIMES

Harold E. Hirshberg,

Charges Veteran Sought Japs' Favor

NEW YORK, July 2¢ (U. P).— 20-year-old chief signalman for the navy, drove his fellow prisoners of war In a Lugon stockade to curry favor with the Japanese guards, a witness testified today. Hirshberg is facing a general court-martial on charges of mis treating and informing on fellow prisoners. “He was definitely a driver,” Lt, (jg) Thomas B. Hurtt, 29, now stationed at the 13th naval district in Seattle, Wash, testified,

“He. tried to more or less impress the Japs that he was the best section leader and could accomplish more than the other leaders.”

Shipyard Strike May End in Hike

NEW YORK, July 34 (U. P).~ Workers in Todd shipyards at

for settlement of the month-old strike of 70,000 shipyard workers on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The wage proposal was made by, Todd shipyards yesterday, a few hours before.the company's 25,000} workers in Brooklyn, Hoboken and New Orleans were to go on strike. The men were scheduled to walk out last midnight when a 30-day ex-

Brooklyn and Hoboken, N. J, voted, today on a new wage offer which, if accepted, may provide a pattern

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