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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

At the same time, front dis
patches said the entire German
front In the Industrial Saar basin
was melting away before n sur
prise offensive by Gen. Patton's
Third Army.
UP correspondent Robert Rich
ards reported signs of a general
German withdrawal across the
Rhine in that one-time Nazi ar.
senal, which would give the Allies
virtual control of the Rhine's
west bank from the Swiss border
to the North Sea. -
The German radio said that
Ninth Army troops tried to force
crossing of the Rhine into Duis-
burg but were smashed" on the
river bank.
There was no confirmation of
the Nazi reports that the u. s.
Fifteenth Army had Joined In the
battle of the Rhine bridgehead or
that the Rhine-fauhr-Berlin high
way had been cut. (
NAZIS FALL BACK
Latest official reports from the
bridgehead said vanguards Of the
American First Army were about
a half-mile west of the road
early today, within point-blank
artillery. mortar and machine gun
range of the Nazi speedway.
The Germans were reported
falling back slowly all along the
battlefront, however.
Nazi propagandists began pre-
pairing the home front for word OF
an American break-through late
today when they broadcast the
report that II American divisions,
possibly 10000 troops, were
across the Rhine and striking east
ward into the heart of the German
defenses.
THIRD CROSSES MOSELLE
Veterans of the Third Armys
Fifth Infantry Division crossed the
MoSelle River on q nine-mile front
southwest of Coblenz and advanced
more than three miles eastward to
within less than three miles of the
Rhine.
Other Third Army forces were
sweeping through the Osburger
Forest southeast Of Trier.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
President ProCIdims
I'm an'AmeriCan Day

ASHIN GTON, March IS
(UP)-President Roosevelt today
proclaimed May 20 as Il Am An
American Day" for the special
recognition of those who became
American citizens in the last year
either through naturalization or
coming of age.
He called on federal and local
officials 10 hold exercises designed
10 impress these new citizens with
"the privileges of their new
status in our democracy"
SWEETHEART THEATRE BAR
80 a. ma A.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
THIRD CROSSES MosELLE
Fibber's Molly Wins

HOLLYWOOD, March Is (Up)
MOLLY McGee of the radio COM
edian team, Fibber McGee and
Molly, was sporting a blue ribbon
today after taking first prize in
the southern California spring
flower show.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Reveal Details
Of One Of Wars
Greatest Exploits
Times Photo

Two m Q m bers OF the Sixth
Rangers Battalion were in Detroit
today appearing at war plants
where they told OF one OF the wars
greatest exploits, liberation Of 500
American prisoners from the Jap
camp at Cabanatuan in the Philip
pines.
The success Of their gallant
expedition in which 52l Rangers
and so Filipino guerillas took part,
electrified the world on Jan. 30.
The review of the details seemed
today just As thrilling to those
who heard 1/Sgt. Robert G.. An
derson. 26, of Trenton, Tenn. and
Pfc. Charles s. Swain, %, Beaver
dam, Wis.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
U. S. SUB BASE RAIDED, JAPS SAY

SAN FRANCISCO. March Is 1NS)-Japanese navy
units made surprise raid American submarine base
Majarakaru Island In the Palau group March 10,
radio Tokyo asserted today The broadcast said
sunk, another badly damaged and two stranded
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
SOME OF THEM BEDRIDDEN

Some of the prisoners left beds
for the first time in two years
when they learned that the Yanks
had come 10 liberate them.
Natives muzzled all dogs in a
l5-mile area so that the Japs
would not know the YankS were
coming and il was all done 20
minutes after the Rangers had
made the request.
Some Of the prisoners were car
ried a mile and a half 10 waiting
carts piggy-back or on tired
shoulders.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
FEWER THAN 1000 MARINES KILLED ON TWO

TWO JLMA, March Is (UP)-Nice Adm. Richard
Kelly Turner commander of the amphbOus forces of the
Pacific feet, said today that fewer than 1000 L. s.
Marines killed in obtaining control of Two Jma
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
REGULAR "REUNIoN"

1t was almost o reunion" when
the two Rangers met Sgt. John
Stymelski, 2S. a Detroiter, Just
back from the Philippines. who
also was a prisoner at Cabanatuan,
but managed 20 escape.
Both Anderson and Swain wear
the Bronze Star for their part in
the liberation.
I'VE would rather have had
that job than anything else In
this war" both said.
They said the scenes enacted
AT the prison camp when liberia
tlon came and more than 500
Japs had been slain were enough
TO make strong men weep.
The Rangers carried X rations
and morphine for the prisoners
and took adrenalin themselves
during their treacherouS four r-day
venture in order 10 keep awake.
This was a job when no one
could sleep until the goal had
been reached and the prisoners
removed 10 safety.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
10 MILLION GALLONS OF GAS COUPONS STOLEN

CHICAGO, March Is UNS)-Ration coupons good
for 100000 900 gallons OF gasoline stolen from gov
ernment warehouse last night, OPA Regional Director
Rae r.. Walters announced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
.21dE3S15
diets EARLY COLLAPSE OF GERMANY

ROME, March 15 (INS)-Field Marshal Alexander
Allied commander in the Mediterranean, quoted by
an Italian army newspaper today predicting that Ger
many's complete collapse is imminent.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
Drug Death
WidoW9ues
ForS200,000

Mrs Lillian Bloom Of 200 Oak
man asked 100000 damages to-
day from Harper Hospital and
S. L. Merck e. Co., manufactur-
ing chemists Of Railway, N. j.,
for the poison drug death of her
husband, Samuel. As. SIit was
filed in circuit court by Edward
N. Barnard, her attorney.
Bloom, a tobacco salesman and
father of two children, died in
Harper Hospital Nov. 6, 1943, a
half hour after a nurse had ad-
ministered an injection of doryl,
trade name of a drug prepared
by Merck & Co., TO relieve pain
that followed a minor operation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

The jury acquitted DR.. Ernest
w. Alden. formerly of Detroit, and
DR.. Martin w. Hildebrand, we'll
known Battle Creek chiropractor,
who is chairman of the board of
the Michigan Soldiers Home.
The seven women and five men
on the jury could not agree on
the guilt or innocence of former
Reps. Edward J. Walsh. William
Buckley and Francis j. Nowak, all
OF Detroit. They had previously
been sentenced to three years on
a Lansing grand jury bribery in
dictment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

The sun viii set al 7Ss D m today and
rise tomorrow at z a. a. m
The moon will set at 043 p m. today
ana rise tomorrow at 9.3i a. m.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
FREED UNDER BONDS

Both DeLano and DR.. Sherman
filed notice of appeal and were
released under bonds of $4,000.
The jury was divided. it was re-
vealed, because not all were inn
pressed that Charles Williams,
star witness for the state, was
telling the truth about the al
legged bribery plot.
Williams had testified he paid
$500 to Senator DeLano and
sums totaling less than 5000 10
Walsh. Buckley and Nowak.
Obviously upset by the outcome,
Special Prosecutor Kim Sigler
commented:
THE good people on the jury
who stood for good government
are to be congratulated"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
JURY DISCHARGED

Judge Simpson discharged the
jury and il is improbable that the
three Detroit lawmakers will be
brought again 10 trial on the
naturopathic indictment.
The jury debated from II 30
a. m. yesterday.
o. L. Ames, Ingham County
farmer who was foreman, told
the judge that they had agreed
on some of the defendants. but
were "hopelessly hung on others.
Judge Simpson then instructed
the jury to return a verdict list
ing those defendants they had
been able TO find guilty or inno-
cent.
Ames revealed that eight Of the
jurors wanted To acquit the three
former legislators from Detroit
on the first ballot. On the last
of the many ballots, nine stood
for acquittal.
At the outset the jury was di-
vided, too, on Senator DeLano.
Nine were originally for a guilty
verdict, the foreman said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
LOSES FIVE POUNDS

Newhouser reported weighing
172 pounds. The five-pound drop
in his normal weight he attributed
to his cold. The 5-foot 7-inch Over
mire, shortest player in the majors
since Dominic Dallessandro, 5-foot
6-inch Cub outfielder was drafted,
appeared TO be in the pink.
'Ben working in a varnish
factory in Grand Rapids" Over
mire reported.
The arrival Of NewhouSer and
Overmire boosted the squad to 10
players. All are batterymen ex-
cepting Johnny McHale. Art II.
Houtteman. Al Benton. Bill Pierce,
Paul Dizzy Trout, Jack Watts,
Paul Richards and Bob Swift are
the others in camp.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

ministered an injection of doryl,
trade name Of a drug prepared
by Merck & Co., TO relieve pain
that followed a minor operation.
SOCIETY WOMAN VICTIM
Only two days previously a
Crosse Pointe Park society woman
had died in the maternity ward
of the same hospital under cir
cumstances which investigators
said were identical. She was Mrs.
Paul H. Deming, 80, wife of an
army flier and daughter of Led
yard Mitchell, Chrysler Corp. vice
president.
The verdict of a coroner's jury
was that both deaths resulted
from gross negligence of the man.
ufacturers in failing TO label the
drug. which was in crystal form
600 times as strong as the fluid
for hypodermic use and suited for
external use only, according to
its own price list.
NAMED IN Is DEATHS
The coroner's jury also found
due care and diligence was not
exercised in dispensing and ad-
ministering the drug."
Only last December federal
grand jury in Trenton, n. j., in
dicted Merck and Co. under the
Pure Food and Drug Act in con-
nection with Is doryl deaths in
the United States.
Mrs. Blooms damage suit
charges Harper Hospital its Su-
perintendent, Dr. Stewart Hamil-
ton, and four employees with
negligence in failing to distinguish
between the two forms of doryl
and in confusing their proper ad-
ministration.
A second count naming Merck
& Co. charges inadequate label
ing. Plaintiff asked 100000 on
each count.
Defendants with the hospital
are DR.. Hamilton, nurse Grace
McNulty, 5744 Marseilles: Louis
c. Lester, hospital pharmacist;
Alanson Salmans, Testers assist
ant, and Angelo LaFranca, 20, of
.614 Helen, a student pharmacist.
Blooms widow has a daughter,
Gloria, Is, and son, Allen, 10.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCT

The latter is a 17-year-old Dallas
(Tex0 boy who pitched high school
ball. He was recommended by
Richards.
In contrast to yesterdays beau
tiful weather, it was raining here
at noon today and the official
opening of the training season had
been postponed until late after
noon, by which time il was hoped
the skies would clear.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16
In The Times TODAY

MtCKEY'S SHOW BAR
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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-16

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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22

General NnudSen'S Day

above all others who spanked and CO.
ordinated and directed the ever in
creasing flow of war materials from
American factories to the battle
fronts of the world.
1T WAS not his destiny to lead
troops in the field or to sit over a
map plotting military strategy but
he has been a fighting soldier never
theless with all the attributes Of
fighting soldier.
What marks him especially as the
best kind of soldier was the simple
direct way he did his job.
He performed that heavy task
like good soldier, never playing to
the stands, never exploiting himself,
never staggering when things went
we'll, nor whining if the going was
tough.
That's the way he worked in the
army because that's the type of man
he is .-z.-
THE traits that made him an out
u standing leader in one Of the
most trying phases of military ad-
ministration are the same traits that
made him one of the most successful
and respected figures in American
industry before Pearl Harbor.
They are courage and honesty
and justice and energy and true
humility of character that invests all
great hearted men.
Those traits endeared him to his
fellow Detroiters years ago.
Detroit is paying him honor to-
day by reason of them.
Detroit is paying him honor Law
ishly and spontaneously and bill
Knudsen need feel under no obliga-
ton.
He in turn has brought more than
enough honor to Detroit in this war.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22

THIS is the day that Detroit vel.
comes Gen. William S. Knudsen
home from the war.
1t is eminently fitting that the city
pause in It's wartime production grind
10 pay tribute to her son who did so
much to make her war production
the amazing success it has been.
Because Gen. Knudsen is such A
transparently sincere and unaffected
man it is difficult to pay him per
sonal homage or 10 write praiseful
things about him. He would be EN-
barrassed by laudatory attention.
TODAY, however, Detroit means to
L embarrass him and make him
like il.
And it is in no spirit Of toast
masters superlatives that we declare
right here and now our opinion Of
this big shy man.
Our opinion is that when an OBJ
jective, dispassionate history of this
war is written Bill Knudsen's con-
tribution to its successful outcome
will be rated about as valuable as
that of any American general.
It is our further opinion that
every American general gladly would
endorse our boast.
EISENHOWER said virtually that
IL the other day in Washington ad-
dressing Congress ss=Hifett= =ftfe=ef4ffefff5
sized the overpowering importance
of American war production in the
Allied victory.
Gen. Marshall, chief of staff, and
Robert Patterson, underseCretary of
war, both of whom are here today to
participate in the Knudsen celebra-
ton have asserted repeatedly that
without American war production
the Allies could not have won.
Gen. Knudsen is the one man
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22

THE commerce committee of the
a United States Senate, which has
had Senator McCarrans bill for
federal airport program under con-
sideration for many weeks, has now
reported it favorably to the Senate
as whole.
This is a very IMPORTANT
matter.
The committee has had ample
opportunity to examine and deter
mine the merits of the measure-and
its unanimous approval raises the
hope that final passage in Congress
will not be long delayed.
Senator McCarran of Nevada, the
author of the bill, has been pressing
for Senate action since January
and the over long consideration by
the commerce committee was the
major obstruction to action.
THE substance of the McCarran
Il bill is that the government of the
United States should recognize the
vital Importance of an adequate pub
lie airport system after the present
war, and should authorize and pro-
vide for the construction Of such
system
Every informed and thoughtful
American knows what the available
ity of an adequate public airport is
going to mean to every American
community after the war-the very
smallest communities along with the
very biggest communities.
There are going to be thousands
of aircraft in operation IN the United
States as soon as the gigantic air
craft industries created for war pro-
duction are able TO convert to
peacetime production.
There are going to be hundreds
of thousands of trained and compe-
tent aircraft pilots and mechanics
and ground technicians,
good part eft postwar
TRAVEL in the United States after
the war will be by air.
An important part Of all postwar
COMMERCE in the United States
after the war will be air commerce.
Obviously, only those American
communities offering efficient at
tractive and AVAILABLE airport
&c TRI DEIRoIr TIMES
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22
The Federal Airport Act

facilities will participate in this all
important air travel and transport
and it's advantages and reap its
benefits.
All other communities, whether
large or small, will be BY PASSED
by it and be denied it's advantages
and benefits.
MANY foresighted American COM
4'1 munities are already planning
comprehensively for suitable airport
facilities, and many in fact already
have them
But in national sense, it is Of
vital Importance that our postwar
airport system be national in scope.
That is why Senator McCarran's
federal aid airport act Is itself
vital in it's Importance.
1t would appropriate one hun
dred million dollars for each of the
first four postwar years, to be ex-
pended "for the development, con-
struction, Improvement and repair of
public airports in the United
States"
The states, and the separate COM
munities within the states, would
share in these funds by meeting the
proper qualifications provided by the
act-matching of funds, establish
ment of safeguards, availability of
lands, etc.
WHILE the actual operation of
w the program would not begin
until the end of the national emer-
gency-all federal resources for avi-
alton now being required by the war
the provision is wisely made for
the availability of three million dol
lars IMMEDIATELY after passage
of the act "for preliminary planning
and surveys preparatory to COM
mencement of the program"
Thus, the national airport pro-
gram would be ready to GO when
the war ends.
Plainly, the first essential thing
If America is to measure up to its
postwar aviation opportunities
TO get the McCarran bill PASSED,
and the unanimous approval by the
Senate commerce committee is long
step in that direction.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22
CHAUNCEY MCCORMICK
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
Brain Game

Give yourself 10 iot each correct answer
through question sN 40 each Tor the
remaining two questions. Any score ss or
hiEher II excellent.
Who wrote a Connecticut
Yankee at the Court of King
Arthur
2 True or false: the acre was
originally the area a yoke
Of oxen could plow in a day?
3 Among the points that can
be scored in football are two
points for safety. How IS
this accomplished =?
4-What two feuding comedians
are starred together in the
movie It's in the Bag
When President Jefferson arr
ranged the Louisiana Pur-.
cfTaSc WHaT vas ne actually
seeking for the t. S?
6-As a boy. Jesus lived in ga
NazRreth tbl Bethlehem;
(c) Jerusalem
Why are scientists still ex-
perimenting with the disease
malaria, when quinine and
H. atabrine are available for
treatment
s In which way would YOU
guess a human being would
Sfarve faStcr-on a diet Of
starch and sugar or on no
food at all?
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22
Chicago. ILL.,.
April Is, 1915.

ItpTII I0, IJfJ'
MR. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST,
McCLOUD CALF.
DEAR MR. HEARST:
TODAY the Illinois Senate passed the new adoption
Il law-Senate bills 226-227--unanimously
Mr.. Lou Shanmark, managing editor of the Herald
American, has been most sympathetic and helpful 10
those of who have been working this bill over
long period and a series of articles published by Mr..
Robey Parks the evils which have existed under the
old adoption law passed in 1874 great factor in
influencing not only public opinion but the members Of
the Senate.
personally clipped them and sent them to each MEM
Der of the Senate judiciary committee
They the best and most complete expose Of the
black market in babies which have
want to thank you and the Herald American for the
work which you Dave done behalf Of the unfortunate
children of the state of Illinois.
Always with kind regards, am
Sincerely yours,
CHAUNCEY MCCORMICK.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22
THE ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE, INC.
AGAINST XIXISECTIONl


TO THE EDITOR:
THE MILWAUKEE SENTINEL.
DEAR SIR:
TTEE Animal Protective League Inc, is tremendously
grateful to the -SeHtHe-fer the magnificent CO.
operation it extended the antvivsecton movement IN
recent campaign to exempt dogs from vivsecon in
the state of Wisconsin.
That the bill failed to pass is not material for until
thing built into the mental consciousness of people
laws will not and cannot regulate their conduct If we
accomplished nothing else made thousands of persons
actively Of the cruelty and horrors of Vvsecton
who previously totally unaware that such things dn
exist in a so-called enlightened civilization,
The future will bring liberation for the animals
from the concentration camp of medical science-ot
that | am sure.
Ii was that great humanitarian, Wendell Wlllke who
made us conscious of world. Only when man be-
comes conscious of this one world idea and that he Is
citizen the world does he then become truly conscious
of his brothers. needs. And only when man enlarges
his consciousness the 'mmnence of God rather than
the eminence of Godthat s that God is because of his
creaon-does he become truly conscious of his great
responsibility his conduct toward all creation He then
knows nsnctvely that he is part of whole and that
what hurts hurts ALL just that which benefits one
benefits all. Eugene Debs said las long as one man
suffers in prison ! am that man'-so il is that we are
all conscious Of the joys and SORROWS of all senten beings
MRS. MARIE GRAVES THOMPSON,
President.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22
Letters to MIR. Hearst
MICHIGAN FEDERATION OF POST OFFICE CLERKS
Detroit 2, Mich. 3
t1' June 2, 1945.
HON WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST,
SAN SIMEON, CALF.
DEAR SIR:

OF ALL existing departments, the Post Office is most
~ entitled to consideration for il Is the most
universal in its benefcence. That public welfare which
the declared object OF all the departments appears
its most attractive form. There is nothing which
Is not helped by the Post Office Is business in question:
The Post Office at hand with invaluable aid Quckenng
and multiplying its activities. Is 1t charity? The Post
Office is the good Samaritan Omnipresent in all the high
ways of the land Is it the precious intercourse OF
friends? The Post Office Is carrier interpreter hand
maid il education? The Post Office Is schOOlmaster,
with school for all and scholars by the million Is it the
service of the government The Post Office lends itself
completely to this essential work that the national
will carried without noise to the most remote corners
and the republic becomes and indiysbIe. without
the Post Office there would not be that national unity
with irresistible guarantee of equal rights to ALL which is
the glory of the republic" "--CHAElskrss SUMMER
Your newspapers have consistently advocated
preservation of the Post Office" series of oustand
ing editorials support of better pay for postal workers
We acknowledge your invaluable assistance with
sincere appreciation on behalf of membership
throughout the state of Michigan.
Very truly yours
STEPHEN w. ANKENBRANDT, President
Michigan Federation p o. Clerks
THE ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE, INC.
AGAINST VIVISECTION)
2545 North Sixty-ffth Street,
Milwaukee Is, Wisconsin
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22
BY DIR. sABINA CONNOLLY


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were; (s) 103 passengers;
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passengers?
2-The perfect knight was: (a)
Sir Percival; (b) Sir Lance
lot; (c) Sir Galahad?
3-T'he man who urged not 10
give up the ship was: (a)
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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-22

TTIIS is heritage from tho
i Roosevelt government. II
was foreseen and it was de-
liberately arranged and pre-
served by a political conspiracy
which resisted every effort 10
adopt remedial laws and de-
nounced as faScism and labor
batting every proposal by hon.
-cSt-mea- 10 -rel.ete-.fe->- >-er-vctAu
Grams of this unearned claim
their earnings and this veA =
boten against unemployment
The unions are still supreme
in their privileges. They may
discriminate against n dis
charged fighting man of no em-
phatic racial or religious iden-
tity who happens, however, 10
be a native patriotic Ameri-
can. while the same govern
ment which fosters these privi-
leges proceeds 10 compel an en~
ployer 10 reject him and hire IN.
stead a person with no service
record whatever.
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