Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1948 — Page 19

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FRIDAY;

Opposition Crops L T066-Gr roup Air Force

Senate e Group

To Go Ahead With M0 Plan

GTON, Apr. 23 (UP)! fru mise P

Force today although some Congiers believed it would settle power dispute.

The loudest protests came from| &

e, but there were some ml te of dissatisfaction in the

genate 100. "Chairman Styles Bridges (R. x. H) said his Senate Approptiafons Com Committee will go ahead with hearings Monday on. House-~ i funds for = 10-group

failing to wait fora decision: Fd the Armed Services Com- , the appropriations group may invite inter-committee con«

aL Armed Services Committoe i8 concerned with the size of the Air Force in connection with ing legislation dealing with

{he manpower strength of the}

Forces. Warns of Increase of Defense James restal gave the Armed ServCommittee the 66-group plan ago. Mr. Forrestal warned in a New York speech last night that ingreasing the Air Force to 70 grou the

an effective team to give yer a chance for a grand- ! play. wo, “The new program did not inprevious budget proposals for aircraft procurement. In his earlier plans Mr. Forrestal had called for $1,795,000,000 for new aircraft procurement. The House approved 70-group plan would

both Wouss. and in recess until

Meanwhile, Senate were Monday.

Weighs Plan to A Draft and UMT Bills.

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee were considering a plan to merge the draft and universal military’ Under the proposal, 18-year-olds would be inducted into the Regular Army for six months of, training along with hen they could spend their re maining six months of serviee in alternate training courses. Committee Chairman Chan Garney (R. 8. D.). “4a the plan’s purpose is to e 19-through-25 draft Ab

homas Gets ‘Tough’ About Dr. Condon

Chairman J. Parnell, Thomas (R. N. J.) said his House Unmerican Activities Committee is going to be tough” about getting he FBI's loyalty report on mio scientist E. U. Condon. ¢ House passed a resolution pesierday “directing” the Commerce Department to hand it over, If they don’t; said Mr. tomas, there is going to be a showdown” between his committ and President : Truman.

hurch to Demonstrate

acation School Children from the Central Avehue, Grace, East Tenth Street ad Central Avenue Methodist Sunday Schools will attend a ‘monstration vacation school COW in the Central Avenue The demonstration school befining at 9:30 a. m. will be onsored by the Council of Chiliren's Workers of the Indianapoli Methodist District. ’ x Purpose s to serve as a ratory, or fraining session, Of persons expecting to assist in Facation Bible schools. poasiers include Mrs. rs. James M. McCreery, lis, C. L. Shrode and Mrs, ¥. 8.

EE Police Arrest Man " lllegal Siren Charge

Illegal Yse of a siren resulted 0 the arrest 1agt night of Joseph

en vey Babcock, 21, of 5012 Uni-

Answeriy, ors that 3 Ritter

g a call from neigha siren was sc

found the device hid-

the hood of driver also — the car.

with having improper license plates.

b Ward Unit to Meet > Seventh Ward Womenls ocratic Club will stage a : Mig eoday night at the home hah ot nadine Nickel, 1924 N. ® som All candidates running

nations in the May 4 pri-

for Air] gan Sitting opposition in}

Ethel |?"

Ave, police stopped Bab-| |

bottom of New York Harbor, walls of a cable cut collapsed on

again. [ On lea for observatiol work —_— : “I thank God I'm. here,” he said.

things happen.”

yesterday 30 feet below the. sur« face of the Kill Van Kull, a channel in New York harbor

from New Jersey. a 10-foot deep telephone cable trench caved in and buried him.

“A Lot of Praying” cordion.”

which engulfed him.

contact with the helped direct operations.

a lot of praying,” he paid. The

again they heard Mr. Christansen, Pentécostal Church, ‘prayers that he might be saved.

was being made. men on top:

hat. trying to get me out.”

Gave Up Hope At one time he gave up hope.

can’t stand it any longer.” Ten Navy divers working In teams washed the mud out of the trench with power hoses. The diver was then brought slowly to the surface, to avoid giving him the ‘“bends”—cramps caused by too quick a change in ressure. His wife, Clara, 42, never knew of the danger her husband

ml be introduced,

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“It was the worst of a lot of narrow escapes, but these

Mr. Christansen was trapped]

.|which separates Staten Island Mud walls of

i tay of Execution

The convicted slayer of an Indianapolis housewife today was of ‘at least six -more|

wae at

“The whole mud bank came tumbling . over and sent me under,” Mr. Christansen sald. “I the Was. crowded over . Mie, 82.36 mance

Almost miraculotisly the “Lelephone and air, cables to his helmet were not pulled loose. by her the weight of the 3 tons of mud

While Navy divers rescued him, Mr. Christansen kept telephone surface and

“While I was down there I did

men on the surface end of his telephone line said that time and

‘a ‘devout member of the ‘murmur

At first Mr. Christansen was convinced that no rescue attempt He: told the

“You're talking through your You're lying. They're not c

“Cut my lines he pleaded. “1

SMILES—Edward Christansen, deep sea diver, smiles over a meal in a Navy decompression chamber after his rescue from the | He was trapped 32 hours when the

him.

Diver Says He Prayed a Lot When Buried by Tons of Mud:

‘Survivor of New York Harbor Cave-In Ready to Go to Work When Decors Say So

BAYONNE, N. J., Apr. 23 (UP)—A 50-year-old deep-sea diver, lyac who survived three and a half hours buried beneath tons of mud at the bottom of New York harbor, was ready today to go down

§ Bayouns Hospital, where he was held overnight Christansen said he would go back to

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Ithetr six children.

Watts Granted

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year-old killer of Mrs. Mary

Indianapolis many sentenced to die May 10. = Yes Court gran

a new trial, Watts was convicted by a jury

three weeks’ trial last January.

fession at the trial. .

Goast Guard Aids Hunt For Roble Death Clues

oast Guard crews

Michigan last week-end. Two witnesses told officials they: noticed a mysterious car on a bri

a beach. Miss Roble was last seen alive Apr. 15. She lived in Evanston and worked in Chicago as a publicity writer.

She was out of town attending the funeral of her mother, and 4@id not learn of it until told by

, the State Supreme him a stay of execution, until Nov. 9 after his attorney presented a petition asking the high court for additional time in which to present a. petition for

in Shelby Cireuit Court after a

He pleaded not guilty to the killing of Mrs. Burney, though state police presented his signed con-

CHICAGO, Apr. 23: (UP)— searched along a tributary of the Chicago! River today for clues to the death of Marilyn Roble, 25-year-old former Powers: model whose un-{70-pound English bulldog, clothed body was found in Lake

e five miles from where Miss Roble’s body was found on

form at the minor stops and parading through cities to address big audiences in a few larger places.

{before the Democratic National Convention meets in Philadelphia.

Chaney Critical After Taking Pills

[orl WOOD: Apr. 23 (UP)

Robert Austin ‘ Watts, 25-|after

in Louise Burney last November in} The home, was orig-|w

Neither Chaney's wife nor his two sons, gave details on what started the quarrel that made the actor attempt suicide. ‘had a familly argument,” his 19-year-old son, Ronald, told police. “Dad took 40 pills. Then he walked out in the yard and E ealiapsed in a truck.” w

Suit ‘Goes fo Doge

In Row Over DAYTON, 0O., Apr. oN Municipal Judge Emmett J. Jackson saw that the case was hopelessly deadlocked. So he decided to make a sacrifice. The offered to his

“Butch,” to either of the two parties withdrawing from a month-long lawsuit over ownership of a rat terrier, “Trixie.” The attorneys and their clients were expected to make a decision today.

$21 Million Profit Shown by Can Firm

The American Can Co., which has one of its 68 plants at 1936 8. Kast St., last year showed a profit of $21,836,624. Less than half of this was paid

i lout in dividends and the remain-

der kept in the business for security and expansion reasons, the annual report to its 27,500 employees said today. In the last two years, the re-

$48,171,725 for new equipment and buildings.

Possibility of Strike

At Chrysler Growing DETROIT, Apr. 23 (UP)—Possibility of a strike at the Chrys-

. {ler Corp. increased today “after

PEANUTS, POPCORN, SODA WATER—It soon will be time for hawkers to bark their wares and for the’ big fop to go up

again.

St. and Keystone Ave. There wi

Cole Bros. Circus will ploy

here May 7-9 at E. Washington | be excitement galore for young

and old when the galaxy of performers whip through: their acts.

Shown atop one of the circus p elephant girl.

achyderms is Miss Patricia Scott,

wage negotiations with its 75,000 union employees were broken ‘oft, | The company withdrew its offer of 6-cent increase yesterday after the CIO United Auto! Workers Union reaffirmed its de-| mand for a 30-cent boost. Addi: tional benefits would bring the gsion's demand to 35 cents an| our

Air Waves Disturbed

WASHINGTON, Apr Apr. 23—The storm in the fjonosphers that already has begun to disrupt reception of Ot norway radio broad-

Values You Can’t Miss!

“Final Clearance | Girls’ Coats

Out they go—our remaining stock of children's spring coats. Values beyond belief. Many with fine scarf treatments that formerly sold for twice this price. Here, mother, is your chance to save on a fine coat for your daughter.

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