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grade. Mr. Stinebaugh said a gradual alteration of term lengths would in the least inconvenience to pupils and parents. y Integration of the kindergartens with the public schools would be -an important factor in the new program, Mr, Stinebaugh indicated. “A child with one semester or

along a little faster than those without the benefit of such preTIminary omy he sald. Change Made Harder Critics of the two-semester plan now in effect in Indian apolis schools cite the difficulty experienced by a-pupil attending the ' two-semester schools who transfers to a community where the single term is practiced, Increased parental opposition’ to the present has re sulted in “fewer and. fewer children being enrolled at mid-year periods, Mr. Stinebaugh pointed out. Parents say that starting their children in January usually means completion of the eighth grade and high schopl in January, and is believed by some parents to place their children at a disadvantage.

Plane Carrying 5

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 4 (UP) —Navy planes today searched for five prominent scientists and t aviators who s ¢ twin-engined Beechcraft was believed to have crashed in the California mountains or in the desert. The plane disappeared on a flight from Inyokern to Alameda, Cal. The last report from the

“on top at 10,000 feet at Walker's Pass,” where heavy snows and blizzards were raging. All personnel aboard the plane were stationed at Inyokern. The Navy listed them as: Pilot, . Cmdr. Alphonse Minnvielle; co-pilot, Lt. (jg) C. V. Matus, 27, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Dr. F. K. L. MacDonald, 43, Mathematician, Stanley, Hants County, Nova Scotia; Dr. John J. McKinley, 42; chemist, Brighton, Cal.; Myron G. Kellogg, 34, junior physicist, Santa, Rosa, Cal; Rodnéy E. Morrim, 35, staff assistant, Waterman, Cal, and Joseph A, Vargus, 36,. physicist,

The Cooperative Club of Indianapolis will hold a ladies’ Valentine Date meeting and luncheon... Tuesday..noon..in. thei Washi n Hotel. Mrs. Irene Peet will be acting president for the day.

STH "ARMY TOTALS DEATHS YOKOHAMA, Feb. 4 (UP)— The U. 8. 8th Army suffered. 174 fatal accidents during 1948, Col, Benjamin F. Hoge, Army Safety Director announced today. Auto accidents caused 127 of the

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Bill Sets Limit

Companies Accused Of Excessive Rates

By PHILIP F. CLIFFORD JR. ~A measure that would cut in half the annual profits of small loan companies was to be introduced in the House of Represen-

Haggerty (D.- Indianapolis). Particular target of Mr. Haggerty’s law are small loan com= panies who for the past 32 years have enjoyed excessive rates of interest in the Representatives's opinion. Rep. Haggerty said his bill would limit-every lender of sums, up to $300 to aun interest rate of “not -more than. 11. per cent interest per month—or 18 per cent a year. Under current statutes, petty loan interest rates are’ 36 per cent a year. Investigation has proved, he said, that many small loan ‘corporations will accept a man’s note and borrow on it at & bank to obtain more money to lend at high rates. . ‘Stinger’ in Bill “Small loan companies,” he! declared, “are not subject to the usury laws of this state. They are seemingly under the

Institutions, but I think that the control is only token." Whether he is successful or not, the youthful lawmaker said, he

vigil ‘on ‘the activities of “small {loan companies.

10th's Hay Ride Pies Fly 1281 Hours in First Week

Air Force Releases Operational Report On Service to Blizzard Stricken States

Aircraft of the U. 8. 10th Air Force, with headquarters at Ft. | Harrison, flew 1281 hours during the first seven days in “Oper- | ation Hay Ride” to deliver hay, food and medical supplies to bliz-

A comprehensive report of all operations of the newly designated “Operation Hay Ride” covering -a seven-day period ending

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“One of the stingers ih my. bill so far as some of these outfits Atlant are “concerned,” he said, “isthe clause which prohibits the dedue-

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Jan. 28 was released today by the 10th Air Force. ) 7 A tothl of 67 Air Force planes {were used to drop feed to starving | cattle in the western plains states. 132.5 tons of hay, 28 tons of C ratons, 57 tops of other] food, 2700 pounds of clothing, 600 blankets, seven Army “weasels” and 15 tons of airplane parts, Radium Dropped : ; In addition, 5000 ce. of blood plasma, one-half ‘ounce of radium jand 50 pounds of miscellaneous

the stricken area. With the advent . of better] 'weather conditions which ham-| pered operations last week, ‘10th Air Force planes carted 75 tons of hay alone last Sunday, the report stated. Yesterday, another state North Dakota — was added to the list requesting emergency air procedures. “We cannot yet see an end of operations in sight,” the report concluded

in the report do not include flights made by National Guard and Civil Air Patrol planes which also are under the supervision of the 10th Air Force. It was also announced that 10th Air Force control headquarters have been transferred from Denwer, Colo., to Omaha, Neb. Operations there are supervised by Col. Earl H. DeFord, director of | operations, and Lt. Col, Joe. K.| | McNay, control officer.

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