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3 THE TERRE HAUTE STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1949. Aid Planners Consider Possibility Weapons Might Become Russ Booty BY SIGRID ARNE A. P. Fairs Analyst Little more than a year ago the Communists were so close to grabbing the Italian government that we even used a letter-writing campaign, Italian- Americans to the homeland, to influence the election. Little more than two years ago the French Communists were holding up their government's plans.

Current unrest among French workmen over wages make it appear the underground is still active. Norway's northern fords are close the Russian border. Northern Italy's industry is an easy hop from Communist Hungary. ALL THESE things had to be taken into account by the United States military political leaders who are now urging Congress to vote $1,450,000,000 in arins aid for our friends $1,100,000,000 of it to go to western Europe. There is the super worry of the Red Winter demobilized after World Our best intelligence says the Reds have some 180 divisions, 35 of them ready to roll any time.

What if, in a swift gallop across Europe to the western sea, they took as booty our tanks, trucks, planes and guns? Or what if France, in a revolution, fell Communists and the Communists turned American guns on their neighbors? Our top-planners have asked themselves all these questions. QUE FIRST AID won't go to navies air fleets, so our military men and, the question of what would happen to them has not come up formally yet. But demolition gadgets would put field pieces out of order. Perhaps the biggest safeguard is the fact that five European nations, the Brussels powers- Britain, France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg- have already taken the gamble of throwing their military forces together. How far they have gone is military secret and must remain so.

But the chairman of the United States joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Omar Bradley, has told Congress "from our observations of! what is being done by the western union, we can assure you that welllaid plans are being prepared. SECRETARY OP STATE Dean Acheson told Congress that the five nations no longer think of separate military establishments. He said that "instead each will cialize in. the kinds of forces the production of weapons for which it is best suited." Already the five have tied together their communications kystems and are conducting common training maneuvers.

Europe belfeves in defense arming enough to be spending this year five times as much as we propose to give them, even though European living standards much lower than ours. The pean director of the United States Economic Co-operation Administration, Averell Harriman, says the European defense bill is about $5,500,000,000 this year. Costs of rearming Europe diminish as time goes on, Secre-1 tary Acheson points out. Obviously armies don't grow indefinitely. When they are supplied the major cost will drop.

The long-time result, our men hope, is that a western line will be drawn somewhere in Europe. It would keep Communist armies and air fleets that much farther from our own coasts. It should put new ginger into Europe. The Europeans don't want to be "liberated" again. It takes too much out of them.

Letters to the Editor Aug. 23, 1949. Editor of The Star, Terre Haute, Ind. Dear Editor: The reassessment which is now going on in Terre Haute will result in an increase of valuation approximately $6,000,000 in for the city, area. This should result in 14-cent reduction in city taxes.

"The city budget as now proposed would not only gobble up that 14 cents but add 50 additional cents to your taxes! How you citizens, taxpayers, like that? JAMES J. COMOFORD, 50 South Street, Terre Haute, Ind. "THANKS, NICE PEOPLE' holds -Melvin Dunn, that right Harry assistant Edelman, superintendent 3-year-old polio victim, can thank of St. Luke's Hospital, the persons City, who sent him microphone, so hat and six-shooter. In a precedent-breaking broadcast direct from the isolation ward a few days before, the boy had asked for toys.

War Crimes Charges Denied by Manstein HAMBURG, Germany, Aug. 23. -(AP) Former German Field Marshal Erich von Manstein pleaded innocent to seven war crimes charges today when his trial opened before a British 1 military tribunal. The court adjourned for the day without reading 10 other contained in the indictment. Charges against the 61-year-old former Wehrmacht officer stem from his alleged activities in various German high commands in Poland and Russia during World War II.

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I--Mrs. Ellen Deahl, 80 years old. died at 3:30 o'clock this morning at the residence here. She is survived by three sons, Harry Deahl of Oakland. Durard Deahl of Tucson, Martinsville: five and daugh- HuDeal of 111.: ters, Mrs.

Littie Garver of Westfield, Mrs. Hilda Pendleton of Peoria. and Mrs. Cecil Kelley, Mrs. Nellie mond and Mrs.

Freda Develin, of brother, Frank Dehi of Martinsville: two sisters, and Mrs. Mrs. Minnie Anna Seels Chapman of Indianapolis; two half brothers. of Martinsville Landis Dehl of Casey, half sister, and Mr. Jess Dehi Chicago, and Susie Ferguson of Pine Bluff, Ark.

The Funeral body was Home. taken Services to the will be held Greenwell at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Martinsville Bible Church, the Rev. George Nika officiating. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery. MAS.

LAURA ANN BIRDNOW HARMONY. Aug. -(Special.) Mrs. Laura Ann Birdnow, 70 years old, widow of Herbert Birdnow, died at o'clock this morning at the residence. She is survived by two sons, Lee Birdnow of St.

Louis and Waodrow Birdnow, of Bradley, New York: a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Belcher of Harmony; brother, Ross Carnahan of Missouri: six grandbody was taken to the Rentschler children and three great-grandchildren. Funeral Home in Centerpoint. Services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday noon at St. John's Reformed Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

The body will be taken to the church an hour before time of the services from the funeral home. WILLIAM CURTIS SWOPE BLOOMFIELD, Aug. Funeral services for William Curtis Swope, 72 years old. who died Sunday afternoon at the residence in Worthington, will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Myers Funeral Home in Worthington. The Rev.

Truman Robbins will officicate and burial will be in the Worthington Cemetery. He is survived by the widow, Anna. and two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude McBride of Kansas City, and Miss Lena Swope of Indianapolis. THOMAS.

ALLEN ESLINGER DUGGER. Aug. Allen Estinger, 85 years old. of Merom, died at 9 o'clock this morning at the home of his son, Rollie Estinger, in Dugger. He was member of the Sullivan Church of Christ.

are three other sons, Earl Eslinger ChiCAgO, Wallace Estinger of Petersburg. and Don Eslinger of Beach, a daughter, Mrs. Clara Johnson of Roundup, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Walden of Clinton, Ill. The body was taken to the Evens Funeral Home.

GEORGE THEISZ CLINTON, Aug Word has been received by Frank Theist of the death Friday of his brother, George Theisz, 55 years in Los Angeles, Cal. A former resident of Clinton and well known miner, Mr. Theisz had made his home in California for the last 19 years. He is survived by the widow and two children, as well as several brothers and sisters. Funeral services and burial were Monday in Los Angeles.

ARTHUR J. BELK BRAZIL, Aug. 23. Special.) Arthur J. Belk.

66 years old, prominent Van Buren Township farmer, died last night at the residence southeast of Harmony. Surviving are the widow, Eva. and two sisters, Miss Mary Lillis Belk of Van Buren Township and Mrs. Sarah Brown of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held the Lawson Son Funeral Home at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, Judge Robert B.

Stewart officiating. HENRY A. FULTON PARIS, Aug. A. Fulton, 74 years old, of R.

R. 3, Chrisman, died at 11:25 o'clock last night the Paris Hospital. Mrs. He 10 Watts survived Los by daughter, Audrey of Angeles, a brother, Luther Fulton of Newport, and sister, Mrs. Abba Conover of Danville.

111. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at the Blume Funeral Home. Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery, JOHN E. FRAZIER PARIS, Aug. E.

Frazier, B2 years old, of Bell Ridge, died at 9 o'clock this morning at the Paris Hospital. Surviving are 11 children. including William, Darrell and John Frazier of Paris, and Otis Frazier of Marshall, and a brother, Thomas Frazier of near Paris. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Bell Ridge Christian Church and burial will be in Elledge Cemetery. MRS.

SADIE KAY HOWE CLINTON, Aug. services for Mrs. Sadie Ray Howe, 59 years old. of R. R.

3, Clinton, who died at 7:30 o'clock Monday night at the residence, will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Frist Funeral Home. The Rev. Edward Rudicel will officiate and burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery. She is survived by the husband, Clarence. NES.

MALINDA PERIGO LINTON, Aug. services for Mrs. Malloda Pertgo, 81 years old, who died Monday. will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Assembly of God Church, the Rev. Vern Stoops officiating.

Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. The the M. J. Atkin Son Funeral Home until time of the services. JOHN BAPTIST LESSINO CLINTON, Aug.

John Baptist Ressino, 80 years old, tormer Clinton resident, died at 1:30 o'clock this morning at the State Hospital Evansville. Mrs. He Mary Natale survived of by two Clinton, daughters, Sister Teressa Ressino of Italy. The body was taken to the Frist Funeral Home. ACK VALLEY DEATHS $1.25 for 1 PLASTI- LINER noodle One application MAKES FALSE TEETH FIT for the life of your freely.

$1.25 for 1 INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. -Lower rent was advertised today by one of the city's largest housing units, Windsor Village. Two-bedroom quarters in double houses will be $77.50 monthly, cut of $5. Apartments were cut $2.50 monthly, two-bedroom units to $92.50 and one-bedroom units to $80. The new rates will be effective now Sept.

1 rented on and both on vacant units. are I units which Political Action State Labor Goal Resolution Urges Work in Two Parties INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. -The Indiana State Federation' of the Labor opened its sixty-fourth an- will nual convention today with pothe litical action bobbing up as curring subject. by the The officers of the A. F.

L. or- clude ganization submitted report sions. which said: "The action of the Eighty-first Congress and our experience in the Indiana General Assembly certainly has convinced us of the need for more aggressive and militant political action." AMONG the resolutions submitted for convention consideration was one which called for labor to work within both major parties. It was offered by an Indianapolis local of the carpenters union. It urged that "labor cease being the bait for one party and that local non-partisan committees be instructed to promote and support candidates within both major parties." Others resolutions called for repeal of the Taft-Hartley act the designation of election day as a legal holiday.

The officers' report suggested that should be made now for 1950 campaign when a plans, United States senator, 11 congressmen, 125 General Assembly members and other important public officials are to be elected. DELEGATES putting on their convention badges noticed they bore no union label. Secretary John Acker told them the lack of the label was noticed when the badges were delivered several days ago by a Rochester, N. -MONEYTO BUY BUILD OR REMODEL YOUR HOME Our direct reduction loan means that you pay interest only on the amount of money due on the 1st of each month. thus providing you the ideal mortgage plan.

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