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4-C T HI DE T ® 9IT TIMES Oct. 1045 Millwrights Debate Peace An early end to the thrce-day old strike of I.OOu AFL mill* wrights w’ho virtually stopped I>e trolt’s reconversion efforts, ap pearcd likely today. TTie strikers were directed to meet today at the Labor Temple, 82 W. Montcalm. to he«r a pro posal advanced la*t night at a state labor mediation board meet ing by the nine conveyor com panies affected. . The work s t o p p r c e resulted from a dispute over a war adjust - ment board decision and postwar reconversion program* of all De troit Industrie* except Ford Motor Co. came to an abrupt halt. Value of the reconversion work s»opp d was estimated between SIO,OOO 000 ■ ind JL5.000.0d0, MEMBERS or corvc 11. The workmen arc represented, b> the Carpenter* and Joiners Council, AFL They arc striking against Me chanical Handling J. B. Webb,' Service Conveyor, I'.eridgc Con veyor, Anchor Steel. Genera! Con veyor. Palmer-Bee. International Conveyer and Ace Conveyor. Efforts to end the strike are under the direction of Walter E. Mehler, state conciliator, and Walter Green of the federal con ciliation service The nation's first strike over an official interpretation of the Se lective Service Act entered its third day at the Dunn Road plant of the Aluminum Co of America. 4 where 150 CIO United Steel Worker* are out. OPPOSE HERSHEY RULE l’A\V-CIO President R J Thomas said the union had never accepted Con. Hcrshey's interpre tation of the draft law as it per tains to veterans' seniority and never would Gen. Hershey’s interpretation gives all World War II veterans seniority over all civilian workers, including World War I sen ice men. Many World War II workmen joined the picket lines surround ing the ALCOA plant, which dis placed 17 civilians, including two World War I veterans, to make room for returning servicemen with less seniority. 1200,000 Blaze In Cleveland CLEVELAND. Oct Iff (INS)— Fire, driven by a 25-mile-a»-hour wind, razed four buildings on Cleveland's southeast side yester day causing damage estimated at $200,000. The buildings were occupied by three industrial firms. No one was injured in the blaze which broke out in buildings which formerly were part of the bulk plant of the National Re-; finery Co. I 5E It had to be better /• tnjty mth untvtnaf prtftnnct ftr 318 yeari E~ SLEMPCP SCOTS WHISKY 86 6 PHQOF . SQMFRSET IMPORTERS, HP,, NEW YQP< Who? TOM jJ HARMON/! hat All-A met icon Amrncari On the Air TONIGHT gmW 7:45 p- m. _ k _ _ MV MS mutual ((*\t FICTION AND FACT I - WBsfcL*' - ''ShBU. " IjT • mlM'SMmm* International Round Photo Mrs. Irene Mansfeldt, confensed slayer of attractive nurse Vada Martin, pictured (above, left) as she played the part of a murderess in the play “Still Stands the House” and (right) as she collapsed in the arms of Iter attorney, who has just told her in a San Francisco jail that her husband, socially prominent Dr. John Mansfeldt killed himself shortly after her shooting of Mrs. Martin, with whom she thought her husband was involved. Accidents Kill More Than War CHICAGO. Oct. 13 f INS) 1 More persons were killed in home front accidents during World War II than in the military force*, it whs disclosed today. Between Pearl Harbor and V-J Day, 261.608 military personnel were killed, compared with 355,- 000 who died in accidents at home, the National Safety Council an nounced The traffic toll alone claimed 94,000 lives. Home acci dents accounted for 118.000 dead. War casualties included 651.911 wounded. 32.811 missing and 124.- 194 prisoners. Injuries in acci dents on the home front numbered 36,000.000, including 1,230,000 cases involving permanent dis ability Itoporf Yanks Killed in Filina LONDON, Oct 13 (INSI The, London Daily Express reported today in a dispatch from Tientsin [that Chinese irregular troops had ambushed an advance party of U. S. marines moving into Peking and killed several of the Ameri cans. The dispatch said that the ir regular Chinese lorccs halted a small truck convoy of marines by blockading their road. Ford to Build Plant in Jersey j RARITAN. N. J. Oct. 13 (UP) —The Ford Motor Co. will begin construction of a Mercurv-Lincoln assembly factory here next spring. Henry Ford IT. president of the company, announced in New York that the plant will produce 350 automombilos a day. He said it will contain 500.000 square feet of floor space. Dmitri** Prepare lira ft Hoard Food JERSEY CITY. Oct. 13 (INS) Six recently discharged army veterans have Invited their draft board to a lunch with two differ ent menus. The vets are to dine on Italian-American dishes The draft board members will cat army C and K rations. Negroes to Vote MACON. Ga.. Oct. 13 <UP)~ The Democratic party was under federal court order today to per mit Georgia Negroes to vote in the party primaries War Department Urged WASHINGTON. Oct. 13 (INS) Immediate establishment of a department of national defense was urged today by Gen. George C. Kcnnrv. SPECIAL MACHINE DESIGNERS A re.il opportunity for men who want ro use ingenuity. • Steady Work • Pleasant Working Conditions • Good Pay • Group Insurance • Retirement Income Wan • Real Future Apply Industrial Relations Dept. % UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY 6600 Cast Jeffereon V M I JK J Arab Leader Threatens Fight JERUSALEM. Oct. 13 (INS) Ahmed Hrlmi Pasha, chairman of the Arab Land Redemption Fund, declared today in a memorandum 1 o Palestine High Commissioner Viscount Gort that continued ille gal Jew ish immigration would “prompt Arabs to rise in defense of themselves and their home land." A Reuter Beirut dispatch said Syrian and Lebanese government heads would meet today, appar ently to discuss common measures to prevent the illegal Jewish im migration. Coroner Will Probe Lynching in Florida MADISON, Fla., Oct. 13 (UP> —A coroner's jury was to return a verdict today in the slaying of Jesse Payne, a Negro attack sus pect. who was removed from the county jail without disturbing his sleeping cellmates. Sheriff Lonnie Davis reported that no one could have entered the jail without a key. \AM Oppose* Patent Controls WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 <INS) -A spokesman for the National Association of Manufacturers on* dorses creation of a national re search foundation today, but also warned against government con trol of patents developed w ith fed eral aid. GOOD POSITIONS FOR RETURNING SERVICEMEN and others in Detroit Thera or* hundreds of excellent oppor> tunities in many different kinds of jobs in Air Transportation. Eastern Air Lines needs operations agents, counter agents, reservation agents and ticket agents here, with its new route into Detroit opening soon. Build your future with one of the world's greatest air lines. Set or call Mr. William Bivi kr. Jr., ReprewntHt ive. Personnel Department, at Book-Cadillac Hotel, October 12-13 -14 fffc *76* SUuci '?lcet Ike Defends Reich Policy WIESBADEN. Oct. 13 (INS) Gen. Eisenhower, answering crit ics of his occupation policy, had declared today that “we’re doing our damndest to follow the Pots dam declaration in letter and spirit.” Germany will be "a nation of shrunken stomachs by spring, he said, explaining that, while Ger mans would be fed 1.500 calories a day to keep them from starving, ‘“we re not going to pamper them." Eisenhower announced that all former members of the Nazi party, except those who can prove they were forced to join, will be barred from voting or running for office. Taking note of the “'sniping” at his policies by some in the United States “who are under the im pression we do not have a policy in our occupation of Germany,” he said ‘“I have two main convictions in life: first, to take care of my Gil; second, to fulfill the Pots dam declaration.” MAY RETURN IN WEEK FRANKFURT. Oct. 13 (UP)— Gen. Eisenhower was expected to day to return to Washington, per haps within a week and almost certainly by Nov. 1, to become U. S. Army chief of staff. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, for mer Allied commander in the Mediterranean, was regarded as the No. 1 Candidate for Eisen hower’s job as military governor of Germany. Farmer Boys Fail To Harvest Acreage WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (INS) —Only a handful of the four mil lion farm workers who left for military duty or factory jobs are returning to agriculture. This was disclosed today by agriculture department officials who warned that the acute farm labor shortage will hamj>er har vest of the remaining 1945 crops, such as corn, cotton, potatoes and commercial produce. Inkster Alan, ft I. Killed bv Auto Herman Wein, 64. of 6325 Glenis. Inkster, is dead today of injuries suffered when he was struck by an automobile driven by William H. Thorn, 43, of 25851 Powers. Taylor Township, at Van Born and Princess roads. Film Row Goes On HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 13 (INS) Picketing continued today at all major Hollywood studios despite an NLRB election which solved the main issue. POLIfICA L~~ADVERTISES! ENT LISTEN to the \ VOICES I of the I TEAMSTER <j discussing the present [J issues in the Mayoralty ![ race. j« WXYZ | 5:30-5:45 P.M. | TONIGHT fU lli. Pop! Youngsters Greet Dad Freed From Japs KANSAS CITY. Oct. 13 (INS) —The seven children of Col. Michael A. Quinn, today greeted their father, a member of Gen. Wainwnght's staff. The youngsters, whose ages range from 21 to 8, lunged through the crowded Kansas City railroad station with ones of “Hi, Pop!" Mrs. Quinn, who went to San Francisco to meet her husband when he arrived aboard the world circling Globester, accompanied the colonel. Bendix Strike Vole Called WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (INS) —The NLRB announced today that a strike vote would be con ducted Nov. 10 among more than 6,000 employes of the Bendix Avi ation Corp. The UAW petitioned for the bal lot to support its demands for a 30 per cent wage increase. The vote will cover nine plants of the company in California. New York, Indiana, Illinois. Ohio, Mich igan and Massachusetts. Army's Ghost Plane Crashes WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON. Oct. 13 (INS)—The army’s first public showing of its pilotless radio-controlled airplane in action ended in disaster today, with the robot ship crashing in an attempt to land. The plane caught in a sudden crosswdnd as it was within 10 feet of the runways of nearby Patter son Field after making a hop from Columbus to Dayton. Washington” ort 13 hns* —The navy disclosed today the development of a radio-controlled, pilotless plane—the "Ghost Hell cat. Killing of 'Clients* Laid to Mexican LAREDO, Tex., Oct. 13 f INS > —Dr. Gustavo Leal Morales, owner of extensive Mexican land along the Rio Grande, was charged today with smuggling 37 men and one woman into the United States and robbing and killing them upon 1 their return to Mexico. miK j OLD THOMPSON is a whiskey you can torvo with all tho confidence in the world. Rich in taste without being heavy, its quaU Ity and character are always uniform. 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First of a spiio* of rp'oa ng at: - . rUa hv (ienavleie PsrkhUl •». notod ißsparch siithonty, on iho d-tiigp - ous of drinking by women. Starting THIS SUXDAY is THE AMERICAN WEEKLY *. th S u ii il a v TIM ES Dewey for Italy NEW YORK. Oct. 13 (INS) Gov. Dewey, in a Columbus Day address, said it is America's “op portunity and obligation" to giv# Italy additioinal help "at this crit« ical period of its rebirth." > P I" o ssm/ / L L o /,,,, ,JTOT -yfc/ VUo l» V Hu v llniferx nnd lrl#» Sianler (tanlner