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{British Tanks
Intervene in Battle of Jaffa
Jewish Forces Break Defense by Arabs
JERUSALEM; Apr. 28 (UP)— British tanks went into action today against Jewish forces of the Trgun Zvai Leumi which hammered their ‘way into Jaffa, the big Arab city next to Tel Awiv. Before the British struck an Arab defeat seemed probable, and some 60,000 civilan Arabs swarmed aboard Egyptian and Lebanesé ships in the harbor or tried to flee through the Jewish Hone in combat units Breached the Arab defenses after 18 hours
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“of fighting. = Arab defenders, hard pressed from three sides and -with their backs to - the sea, fought back desperately.
Battle Rages On Despite the British bid to fend off the attack, the battle raged on unabated. Simultaneously, the swiftlyevacudting British pulled all except about -20 government em-
ployees-out- of. Jerusalem,..where!.
the last British controls were loosening swiftly, There was a report that British evacuation of the Holy City would be completed by May" 5, (At London, Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told Commons it was too late for the British. to halt their withdrawals.) Two Groups Unite The Jaffa fighting turned against the Arab défenders of the ‘city —of about 70,000 when Haganah Jewish militia joined an Trgun Zvai Leumi attack. Irgunists opened the attack on Jaffa yesterday. Haganah condemned it at the time, but later the decision to join it apparently was reached by leaders of the two groups who to co-ordinate their forces. Meanwhile, 2000 Iraqi troops wit tanks have moved. into Trans-Jordan as part of a general Arab mobilization Zor a full-
May 15, reports said today. { Other striking forces of the regular Arab armies are poised in Syria and Lebanon, waiting for the signal from A
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Tom Breneman Dies
~ MC of ‘Breakfast in Hollywood' Stricken At Home Hour Before Program Is Due
By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON, United Press Staff Correspondent to millions of women with his radio
home. He was 46,
Half hour tribute to the radio star was from New York. Ee Mr. Breneman arose as was his custom at 4:30 a. m. to, prepar for the program. About 5 a. m. he suffered a hedrt attas's and died within a few minutes. His wife heard him
him unconscious on the floor,
‘Leave Them Laughing’ 3 ~More than 600. women had I lined up outside hig restaurant, from which the program origi: 5 nated, to hear today's show. His usual after-broadcast session with his audience was lengthy, but yesterday he cut it 4 short. ‘Asked whether he was tired, Mr. Breneman replied: - “Nope, I just think George M, % Cohan was right. Always leave = them laughing when you say goodby.” : The radio show is expected to be continued with Mr. . Breneman's “stand-in, Jack McElroy, acting’ as master of ceremontes:;
; Appeared in Good Health ...
Mr. Breneman had appeared in good health yesterday when he
FOREVER. STILLED — Death struck down Tom Breneman topresided at his programs. He re- day af his home an hour ke: cently returned from a month's 108 he was fo have started his vacation which had been recom- celebrated radio show, "Break-
mended by his doctor, fast in Hollywood." For Mr, : : Ba en years Mr Fine) of Encino, firm star-studded com-
monies. on; the: vadls “prt munity, at the time of his Heath. ar lis Program in . Mr. Breneman was married to
Fu he, Audience. Jarticinaied. the former Billie Dunn, one-ti with the eldest woman present "oaio actress. He had two ch being given an orchid and a kiss|4ref. Gloria Anne, 19, and Tom by Mr. Brememan. _ Ir 3 an fa : His radio program was made I. neman st went: un into a movie a few years ago With the air in 1027. In 1029 he created Mr. Breneman in the leading role. the “Tom ‘n. Wash” skit. He wandered through the story,|. He went to New York in 1931-32 “Breakfast in Hollywood,” ‘as alto conduct the now defunct member of broken romances and “Laugh Club” on the air. Later & general good fellow. the returned to the West coast. Just six months ago, he moved, His “Breakfast” program start into -a ‘new restaurant in Holly- ed Jan. 13-1941, first being called
Mr. Breneman lived on a two-/name of the restaurant where it acre estate here, and ‘was mayor'originated. — Sas
Custody
Battle Opens Here
i msanstn so somes ie FOF "Little David' Walker
invasion. A ———
Slugs Woman, 50, With Pistol Butt
Boy Evangelist’s Father Says He Unwittingly ‘Signed Away’ Child fo Local Attorney ~~ A juvenile -court battle opened here today for custody of 13-year-old “Little David” Walker, the poy evangelist who ‘began earning $1000 a week after a five-hour “visit to Heaven” in 1944. The boy's father, Jack L. Walker of Chicago, complained to the Juvenile Court that he unwittingly signed away custody of
i “GIMME your purse, Grandma,” said the young man in the GI jacket as he suddenly ap-| peared out of the darkness of the
the child to James M. Dawson, Indianapolis attorney, last year at the instigation: of Raymond; : G. Hoekstra, Indianapolis evan- then suggested his law partner, gelist, - Mr. Dawson, be named guardian Mr. Walker asked Juvenile of the boy's estate, The father
Cathedral High School . parking COUrt to take custody of Little signed a consent.
lot last night. : ! Without waiting for reply, he glugged Mrs. E. W. Greaney, 50, of 1530 N, Illinois 8t. on the head’ with a pistol butt. He snatched] her black leather purse so hard her finger was cut when the strap caught on her ring. . ol The Rev. Fr. G. W. Dolan, chaplain of the Holy - Cross| Brothers of the high school, chased the purse. snatcher- a | block and one-half, but lost him | in the gloom of dimly lighted sk
Sep ————————————— hours. { The Rev. Hoekstra, he charged, | Lilib 4 Pl | Awakening, Little David .said took the boy out of school by a Ibe ays he’had been borne to Heaven by cour
Conga line snaked through the
State apartments of Buckingham crowds 0f:10,000 persons and :re~ child. alace toward the end of a dance ceived $1500 as a “love offering” .
at 3 a.-m. today, but Princess he. listeners, = ~ EMEBOEh RA TE Ra {from.the listeners...
Palace intimates — who say]
boy can get an education. The jearned the who packs in huge audiences atipawson
revivals, is now being pushed so hard he may lose his voice.
{1047,- after the boy had acquired
David from Mr. Dawson and the! ‘Issued Last December Rev. Mr. Hoekstra so that the! a walker said today that he
father charged that Little David, {3 arrangement also gave Mr.
{was issued by Probate Judge Dan
‘Seized by Trance’ V. White last December.
Mr. Walker brought Little David to Indianapolis in August;
elist. The "boy's evangelism, accord-
the father, dated. to.1944 OPPOTtunities, the _ father . ats} Te Sing 1o_1he. David was suddenly iempted to put.little: David. in a AL Jagraaction Bois ie “Dazed, Mrs. Greaney told po- “seized by a trance” at a révival| Private school in Miami, Fla: lice there was $200 in the purse. meeting and lay in a coma five said.
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HOLLYWOOD; Apr. 28--Tom Breneman, who endeared himself program, “Breakfast in Hollywood,” died suddenly today of a heart attack at bis Encino, Cal,
In place of his jdfly laugh on his regular morning program, a | carried on the air today
- {fon County's registered voters will e {80 to the polls for primary eléc- * * {tion balloting next Tuesday, political leaders predicted today. | ‘The vote may be the lightest
fall in: the bathroom and ound SEE. ji»
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vote ‘in Tuesday's - balloting -now wood. _ “Breakfast at Sardis” from thei ‘cials were predicting nat: at
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The father charged that Mr.!
_ — y cK He Johnson and James Lohr estl- urer and Darrell’ C. Watson for mated the cost at $15,000. |surveyor. Of 12 candidates running for t order obtained in Miami, Would pay the cost of synchron-ithe four State Senate nominas R " | wingless angels, according to the The father said he learned that izing lights at 15 other intérsec- tions, the organization will supole of Wallflower iio: and. had. been. instriicted Mr. Dawson and the Rev.
LONDON, Apt." 28 (UP)="The by God to preach to-men. oekstra. had made a contract!
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FORECAST; Clear, quite cool with diminishing winds. tonight; sunny tomorrow with higher’ afternoon temperatures.
Party ck R Balloting May
Rule Primary
~ Here in 10 Years
« Less than one-fourth of Mar-
in more.
paign arouses more public inter-
nomination contests. Leaders of both parties are basing their strategy on a light
“Ivote in which nominations would)’
be controlled inside party machinery in the precincts, Women Head Drive The League of Women Voters is spear-heading the campaign for a mass trek to the polis in order to prevent political machines from dominating the election. Also the Citizens Republican Committee has decided to abandon plans to back a slate of GOP
an organization to get all Re-
Two other Republican commit tees are sponsoring rival slates of candidates. They are the Republican Candidates Committee, comprised of the regular organization
composed of associates in -the faction led by James L. Bradford, former county GOP chairman. Wields Strong Hand
peared to be domina the Dem{acratic primary a slate of {candidates picked in Mayor
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last-minute get-out-the-vote cam-| est in Democratic and Republican| |
leaders and the Marion County|: Republican Campaign Committee, |;
The City Hall leadership ap- ema
Official Stri
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U.S. Stepsln After May 11 Date Was Set
Mediator to Fly
| To Chicago Tonight
CHICAGO, Apr. 28 (UP) ~~ Three operating rail unions today set May 11 as a date for a nationwide rail strike but the government arranged new negotiations at
Feeney's office three weeks ago. None of the regular organization forces in either party has made a public campaign for their
Registered ‘voters . eligible to total about 250,000. Election offi-
slates. They are depending upon ra rcs, renee wo 10. Unseat McDuff Seek Party Conirgl -
‘more than: 60,000-0f - these -wili cast ballots. |
|ocrats polling about 20,000.
To Cost $15,000
A proposal to synchronize all automatic traffic signals downtown hinged. today on whether the city could find an. “extra”
“~AdOPUIOoH OT (he City Hall sluts The fictions estimate that | °F Democratic candidates for {only about 40,000 Republicans primary today
{will go to the polls with the Dem- spurred an anti-machine movet elected
next Tuesday's
automobile. {Story on Page 19.)
40° Temperature Forecast Tonight Sam. 68 10a mm... 50 Tam. 52 11a m..5
Sam. 81 Lp. Sl
‘nippy a 42 degrees tonight,
men ratified the City Hall "slate Lo siyond Hotel last night, defeating attempts - upset the alignments.
1$15,000 to finance the program jointly with the State Highway Commission. :
{a secret ballot was taken. : | tra) Roar C. Sheldon Book, who resigned [pendent meat packing plants in liver the votes to the Senator I downtown which are-also state as 1ith district chairman when|four states threatened today as wants to “come home.” The ways. | Mr, MeDuft a elected nly court order legalizing | 1 S chairman ARO; Ba = leg: | The Commission announced I a hee a ahs custody of Little David as soon as the city can syn didate against the new chairman (4s well as his earnings. The order |chronize ‘lights on streets not after the primary next week. Candidates Listed . . The candidates who will be sup-« ..|ported by. Chairman Paul McDawson and Mr. Rosenberg then, Proposed area for synchroniza- Duff's organization (City Hall a reputation-as a child “Elie Da the Rev. Hoekstra as tion is bounded by Senate Ave. leadership) include: = *
readiness to: start the p
under State Highway jurisdic-| tion. Boundaries of Area
Little David's manager. Dissatis-| New York, Alabama and Georgia | fied with the child's educational | Sts. The city would-be required Congress nomination, George 8. ; to install special signal controls Dailey for prosecutor, James F.
__[Cuoningham for she wid Cresthe
The Highway Commission]
tions. i
In Indianapolis, the boy drew handling of. funds earned by the PROgTaT for lights in the area.|
Asks Speedy Action i
Mr. Walker said the Rev. Mr. Court remove the child from Mr.
Elizabeth is going to have a!vised the parents that the courts/He was represented in court to-
baby in October thought her should look after the child's con-'day by Chester L. Zechiel, attor-| absence from ‘the ‘line was sig-| siderable earnings. |ney.
nificant. It was she who started
the Conga at her palace PAFtIes. | mended that Attorney Louis Rosenberg were present and
The occasion was a “family!
arty” with 1250 guests invited | the father said he agreed. The ment immediately. o Celebrate the silver wedding rather said he was told that the| Little David was reported tourdeal involved only ‘the child’s/ing Louisiana with the Rev. earnings. * . Hoekstra. The father said he Mr. Rosenberg, the father sald, |wasn't sire where the child was. » » . ma ” . .
anniversary of King George and
Higher Mailing Rates
Urged by Postmasters FT. WORTH, Tex, Apr, 28 (UP)—The National Association of Postmasters is in favor of higher postal rates, its president said today, ; Li Burris C. Jackson of Hills: boro, Tex., told the convention of the Texas postmasters that “the National Association - stands Squarely behind the recommendation that postal rates be. in- - increase for postal emPloyees, who are mot paid on a Par with private industry wages, ilo wre favored by the associaton* Mr, Jackson added.
Interview With Reuther
DETROIT, Apr. 28 (UP)—Police turned to Walter P. Reuther, president. of 1 United Auto Workers n, for a possible lead to the Sunman who shot him nine days
. ona Said it would be some Lime. be-
Rosenberg handle the case and neither could be reached for comi-!
yay
Mr. Walker asked that Juvenile.
Convicted Banker. Declared'B
..{Napoleon, Ind., bank cashier, today had a civil as well as a
bankfupt in federal court by {John K. Rickles, federal referee! [in bankruptcy.
| BOY EVANGELIST. IN COURT FIGHT—The Rev. Raymond Hoekstra, pictured hers with Little David, is accused of working §:
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time jnterval” for morning and evening rush -hoyr
Central Control Station
ridian and Washington Sts. This! control would have to be replaced by controls at 35 intersections. | Regardless of whether the City goes along, the State will synchronize Meridian St. from New! York St. to Fall Creek. It will also synchronize Michigan and Vermont Sts. bet East and West Sts, if "the city Council makes these streets one-
ate charged that instructing ward to vote were disparty workers before
{ printed fo The synchronization has been; chairmen offered by. the Highway Commis- tributed to
“FT. WAYNE, Ind. Apr. 28
Andrew Jacobs for 11th district | hour. We're going to s
~~ |port E; Curtis White; Mary Gar. State HIghwWaY engineers: ni Ceel-MECHRRRAY, Judson H: : {ready are working out a time West and ‘Waiter ¥. Kelley. Draws Big Crowds between - them governing the For State Representatives the program will include one ward chairmen voted to support:| E. Rex "Burks, David J. ts, periods. and Mabel A ANOTHER 16r HIG-AWY and “Hight Hm. “Fore Hoekstra then stepped in and ad-|Dawson’s custody Immediately, | hours.
Titi fonn, Wil{liam F. Noelle; Herbert . Wada-| stockyards while the worth, Carroll M. Dennis, Obed! pork to thé consumer Under the present contfol sys-,T. Kilgore; George M. Bindner, |tem, all signals in the area are Judson F. Haggerty The... Rev... Hoekstra. recome... Neither. Mr... Dawson. .nop--Me--0Rerated rom. ane.control. at. Mes Iuctie ———— ————
EVANSVILLE, Ind.
| District 7 headquarters of the C10 co
United —Packinghouse Workers Union instructed 5000 union mem-
action.”
tions failed.
Mr,
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Evansville Changes Time Ground, Air Operations Da
ve q ATHENS, Apr. 28 (UP) -8now (UP) — Evansville today joined|and rain today slowed Greek {the ranks of other “fast cities”
ground and air operations against
out. Greece, : Heavy snows were reported on
way and gives jurisdicton over| 2dopted by the city council, 8-1,|/the heights of Mounts Iti Giona
Vermont St. to the Highway Com-| *t night.
On Inside Pages
{Food check ordered at state park hotels.......... Page?
aya on | ,.. ,. ne Begin moving mental patients from State Hospital to - newly converted unit at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Page 8 ‘ rr ~ . . . ” % Latin a dead language? . . . Just try the exam state high school pupils translated their way through at IU . .. another picture-story by Victor Peterson. . Page 19
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Robert M. McClanahan, former
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oo» ” i . » » ‘England's stand on Palestine puts U. 8. “on the spot” « + « Wallace R. Deuel gives another analysis on the Holy Land situation . ,”. a series.
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(UP)--Strikes against 13 inde-|M
ing that Mr.
Three other.
Theodore Sendak Jers. were “gouging the {armers®idoor-todomr. through [by cutting the price of hogs at'the county dlmost entirely on his price .of own, termed the unsiated candiwas going dates “victims of the McShane All the unsiated! expressed particular Water 500 yards off shore. LAB8DAMODY. Oh ADO use. of party 1 WE. NIinesses.. f to put over a alate und de~ 54% the small silver monoplane, d that Mr. McShane make !t8 motor dead, fall into an accounting of his funds to all 'ate yesterday, : Republicans in Lake County, h The resolution was introduced the Wings of the plane, they
{kiss of death.” ‘eandidates
Times Stall. Writer
GARY, Apr. 28—Thirty candi Sates tor Republican nominations
{majority of his ' county's {block of delegates: in the 11 GOP convention.
Adopt Resolution - If the rebellion succeeds c8hane won't be able to d
unty delegates, along with’ the Marion County delegates, isidered- pivotal in ‘the bers to. “prepare, for immediate the Governor nomination i | At a meeting of most of the| Wayne Thurman, District 7 di-|“unslated” candidates’ and sevrector, said at Evansville that he eral. members of thé Republican authorized telegrams to members policy committee Jast night. a affiliated with plants where ne- [resolution was _ adopted demandcShane abandon “These plants want us-to be his county slate of candidates and 800d hoys and keep on working,” use party funds to benefit all Reames F.| Mr, a. sald, “But they publican office seekers, | Charles! 87e not budging beyond their. of:!. k McShane o Cha 4 b 4 10 ay Fly 9 cents an slate are Wasson J. Wilson, seekee whether ing nomination for Congress, and they will offer more than that.” Louis C. Holland, prosecutor fave Mr. Thurman said ‘the tele-orite of the McShane gram was not “a strike call,” He tion, sald he would not reveal the / union's strategy plans. But he HI sald anyone could “read his owniCongressional nomination: implications” into the. telegram.on hand last night to he Mr. Thurman said the telegram over the bitter anti-M Was sent ‘because cause of the pack- olution, es" attitude.” He said the pack:
Key candidates on the
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in Indiana with an announce-| 1000 guerrilla troops being en- DY another Congressional candiment. that Daylight Baving_Timejcircled in the Roumell area. The dale, Arthur H. Travers. The will go .into effect in the Pocket:bad weather is general throughCity next Sunday. The switch to fast time was
candidates at the meetin At least 20 more unable to be present would join their fight to unseat -Mr. McShane,
UAW Gives Notice 0f Contract End
DETROIT, Apr, 28 (UP)-The| CIO United Auto Workers union moved today to void its contract will General! Motors Corp, and asked its locals to take
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A national GM conference of 200 delegates representing 225,000 employees instructed UAW n tiators to serve 30-day notice that the present continuing contract will bé terminated. May 28. The {strike vote was ordered to: : {UAW negotiators. : Company and union officials have been negotiaitin, 12 and are expected to der ‘contract - extensions. The| W demands a 15-cent hourly!
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Cleveland
the last minute, and official ane
|nouncement of the strike date | Was canceled. .
Frank P, Douglass of the Na« tional Mediation Board ane nounced at Washington that the uaigns and the railroads had agreed to meet with him in Chicago at 10 a. m. tomorrow. He
#ald he would fly to Chicago for the renewed negotiations. The railroads are not covered
the national health and safety. The strike date was announced
of. Locomotive Engineers. He sald brothers
‘|the strike by the three hoods
Twenty minutes after the ¢ line, ahd a short time af
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judmatry and commerce. If the strike continued, food shortages would develop, fabtories would close and millions would be
thrown into
Fear 2 Drowned
Lo CRICAGO. At. 28. (UP)ss........0 0 Coast Guard officials feared to- i day that two persons drowned "
in Lake. Mi after their small airplane crashed into the
told. police. they... the lake Two passengers climbed out on
put the plane sank a few minutes later, y . Coast Guard crews searched until ‘dark, but found no trace of the plane or its occupants.”
Ban Mail to Holy Land WASHINGTON, Apr. 28 (UP) ~= All mall service from ‘ United States to Palestine w suspended by the Post Office partment today because of Arab-Jewish fighting. The
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partment acted at the request of
the Palestine authorities.
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