CANTERBURY DEAN
GRECIAN POLICY
Canterbury, Eng., Dec. 16
(U.R) The dean of Canterbury,
The 'Very Reverend Hewlett
Johnson, said today that Prime
Minister Churchill's policy in
handling the Greek crisis was
"perilously fascist" and that he
had done "Irreparable damage
to British Ideals and morals
which we are supposed to be
fighting for."
Commenting on H. G. Wells'
recent newspaper article saying
that "Churchill must go," the
dean of Canterbury said In an
Interview that "Mr. Churchill
has done more damage than his
worst enemy could have done
to the reputation he built up
during me war.
"By taking over and using
concentration camps in Greece
and police organized by the
Nazis, and by seizing and thrust
ing into these camps anyone
showing left-wing tendencies he
has followed perilously in the
fascist line," the dean said.
10 WHITE HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 16 (U.R)
Congress today collected legis
lative action on and sent to the
White House a bill to provide
all-risk crop insurance on wheat,
cotton and flax for 1945 harvest.
A compromise conference
version of the bill was approved
by both house and senate today.
It retained an amendment spon
sored by Sen. Hendrlck Ship
stead, R., Minn., raising from
$20,000,000 to $30,000,000 ' the
amount the War Food Adminis
tration may offer farmers to
Increase flax production next
year.
"WINGED VICTORY" SAILS
San Diego, Cal., Dec. 16 (U.R)
"Winged Victory," B-24 Con
colldated Vultee bomber chris
tened here today by Jeanne
Craln, star of the army air forces
sponsored motion picture of the
same name, left today on its way
to the Pacific war zone.
OREGON WINS
Eugene, Ore., Dec. 16. (U.R)
The Unievrsity- of Oregon bas
ketball team won its third
straight victory over the Klam
ath Falls marine base team here
last night with a 68 to 35 score.
Suicide Notes Left byTupe Veler
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ire these notes addressed to her secretary. Miss Beulan Kinder, and to Harald Ramond, the actor she ac
cused of fathering her unborn child.
LOST CO-PILOT
Aboard Seaplane Tender
Somewhere in the Marianas,
Dec. 16 (U.R) (Via naval radio)
Ten members of a Superfort
ress crew, who ditched their bullet-riddled
sky giant in the Pa
cific on the pitch-black night of
December 3 after a Tokyo raid
and floated for 11 days in three
life rafts, were brought aboard
this seaplane tender today.
Only the co-pilot, believed to
have been stunned or killed
when" the huge plane was crash-
landed blindly, was missing. The
others were picked up by a de
stroyer as they headed in des
peration for the Philippines after
losing hope of being sighted,
HITLER HIDEOUT
UNDER AIR FIRE
Stockholm, Dec. 16 -4J.K)
Swedish newspapers said today
that allied planes on Friday for
the first time- appeared over
Berchtesgaden, meeting fierce
anti-aircraft fire from Adolf
Hitler's "personal batteries."
The reports said the planes
made reconnaissance photo
graphs of an airdrome 60 miles
south of Berchtesgaden.
FORDHAM BEATEN
Princeton, N. J., Dec. 16. U.P.)
Pouring In 42 points in the last
20 minutes, the Princeton bas
ketball team -conquered Ford
ham in Baker Rink today, 73
to 51.
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Washington, Dec. 16. (U.R)
Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., predicted to
night that sixth war loan sales
would exceed $19,000,000,000
when all returns are complete
and that the $3,000,000,000 indi
vidual goal would be "fully
achieved."
The treasury's war finance di
vision announced that sixth war
loan drive sales stood at $17,-
588.000,000 according to latest
tabulations. Corporation sales
amounted to $13,446,000,000 and
individual sales totalled $4,140,-
000,000, including "" bond
sales of $1,683,000,000. -
Morgenthau, reporting to the
nation on the success of the drive
at Ha formal close tonight, de
clared In a mutual network
broadcast that the staggering
total sales were "a magnificent
demonstration of home-front sol
idarity."
"There has been some stupid
and dangerous talk of late," he
said, "that civilians over here
are defaulting on their obliga
tions to their fighting men. This
sixth war loan is a concrete
answer to such nonsense."
Closing time (or Sunday Too Late
it? 0:30 Saturday afternoon
to Claud
pleaae remember.
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EXTEND TRIAL TIME
Washington, Dec. 16. (U.R)
President Roosevelt has signed a
resolution extending for six
months the time within which
court martial proceedings may
be instituted against army or
navy personnel in connection
with the Pearl Harbor disaster,
the White House announced today.
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The civil aeronautics board to
night announced a slight relax
tion of security restrictions to
private . flying regulations ac
cording to an agreement worktd
out with the military services..
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Hollywood, Dec. 18. (U.B
Veronica Lake, glamorous screen
star, and Andre de toth, motion
picture director, were married
tonight at the home of Ed Gard
ner, radio star of Duffy's tav
ern, with only intimate friends
and business associates present.
Beverly Hills Judge Charles J.
Griffin performed the ceremony
with Mrs. Reta Beer; as matron
of honor and Miklos Dora as best
man.
Miss Lake wore a long, ice
blue crepe dress with a choker
of pearl) and a bridal bouquet of
white orchids.
There will be no honeymoon
for the 22-year-old bride and her
31-year-old husband and she is
currently working in Para
mount's good intentions." It was
the second marriage for Miss
Lake, the first for De Toth.
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Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R)
Steps have been taken to fore
stall any shortages of cigarettes
in veterans hospitals, Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines, administrator of
veterans' affairs, announced to
night. '
He said arrangements have
been made with manufacturers
of popular brands of smokes to
supply the veterans' administra
tion with tax-free cigarettes to
be sold to patients at cost when
there are not sufficient supplies
avaifable through commercial
channels.
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preparing gifts for the tree,
getting tasty meals ready
and entertaining holiday
guests. We can take the
wash day load off her
hands and she'll be sur
prised at the convenience
end economy of our ser-vicel
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