THE MICHIGAN DAILY
SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1
U.S.' Incendiary Fires Burn Kobe;
2,000 Planes Hit Key Nazi Centers)
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Town Halt
Discussion,
Forum Set
S tuentd To J D[
Post-War Traii ig
Student Town Hall's all-campus
Mrs. Rhead To Give Second
Faculty Piano Recital Today
To Go to Army Charities
which brought in over seven million
dollars.
Players Regular GI's
All army personnel connected with
the show are members of regular
army units, who have been chosen
also to serve with the Army Emer-
gency Relief ,organization. They re-
ceive no remuneration additional to
army pay for the gervices they per-
form in this capacity. While work-
ing for the organization they are
required also to take part in combat
training. Many of the feminine roles
in the picture are played by the wives
of these servicemen.
Fund Similar to Red Cross
The Army Charities Activities Fund
is a project similar to the Red Cross,
The main difference in their opera-
tions is that any person seeking aid
from the former will receive it imme-
diately, without any investigation.
"Winged Victory" was born of Gen-
eral Henry H. Arnold's desire to
familiarize the public with a true
picture of how the Army Air Forces
makes its fighting men. The story
presents the miracle of metamor-
phosis-the "how" and "why" care-
free happy-go-lucky American boys
emerge as the most perfectly trained,
technically skilled and efficient fly-
ers in the world.
Moss Hart, author of the original
stage production, who also wrote the
script for the screen version, in an
endeavor to present the truest possi-
ble picture of Army Air Force train-
ing life, "drafted" himself in April
1943, and became a buck private in
the AAF.
Hart Incognito in AAF
Serving for four months in this
capacity, he lived with the soldiers
in the barracks, learned what they
liked and what they hated, listened
to their confidences of "home af-
fairs," danced with them at beer halls
on Saturday nights, took army tests
with them, and even was one of them
in combat training. In order to be
certain that the boys would be com-
pletely themselves he remained in-
cognito throughout his army "ca-
reer."
With an army cast of 300, the
movie production includes such per-
sonalities as Lon McCallister, Edmond
O'Brien, Barry Nelson, George Ree-
ves and many others. The top femi-
nine roles are portrayed by Jeanne
Craine, Jane Ball and Jo-Carroll Den-
nison.
Yanks.) RAF
Blast Reich
Allied Blows Rock
Railyards, Oil Plants
By The Associated Press
LONDON, Mar. 17.- More than
2,000 American bombers and fighters
roared over Germany today in wea-
ther described as the worst of the
winter, raining bombs by instrument
upon five key rail communications
and oil plants in the 33rd day of the
non-stop aerial assault.
The RAF joined in the daylight
attack today, following up a 1,000-
plane assault Friday night, and the
German radio warned that British
bombers were over the Reich again
tonight.
Five Groups Strike
More than 1,200 heavy bombers
and 750 fighters of the U.S. Eighth
Air Force split into five groups over
Germany today, striking synthetic
oil refineries at Bohlen on southern
outskirts of Leipzig and Ruhland, 30
miles north of Dresden; Benzol
plants at Moblis, also near Leipzig; a
large railyard at Muenster; and a
tank factory at H-annover.
Bohlen and Moblis are "war boom
towns which have sprung up around
the refineries and Benlzol plants sup-
plying the German war machine.
Cloudy Weather
Clouds covered most of Germany,
making instrument sighting neces-
sary. There was no indication of
serious Luftwaffe opposition.
Because of severe flying conditions,
some bombers landed in France, U.S.
Army Air Force headquarters said,
making it impossible to tabulate
immediately the number of planes
missing from the attacks. Losses,
however, were expected to be small.
TOwn Buster C"alled
Most Lethal Weapon
LONDON, March 17-1)-The
Ministry of Aircraft Production, mak-
ing further disclosures concerning the
new 11-ton "town buster" bomb, said
today that it is "the most destruct-
ive lethal weapon ever made" and
its explosive charge is greater than
any one-piece explosive ever detonat-
ed before the super-bomb was put in
use.
The Ministry added that the bomb
is more powerful than 10 German
flying bombs or two rockets.
During the period of experimenta-
tion with the new bomb, a dummy
bomb. weighing 22,000 pounds and
filled with inert material was dropped
from operational height to verify cal-
culations. The dummy penetrated the
earth to such a depth that 18 men,
working 12 hours daily, took nine
days to find it.
ASTRP...
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Will Play Mozart,
Bach, Schumann
Mozart's "Sonata in F major" will
highlight the second in a series of
School of Music faculty piano recitals
by Mrs. Mabel Ross Rhead at 8:30
p. m. Thursday in Lane Hall. lectureI
hall, with compulsory post-war mili-
tary training the general topic for
student discussion.
A newly-organized group under the
co-chairmanship of John Condylis
and Martin Shapero, the Town Hall
has planned a debate by the Stumo
Speakers of Sigma Rho Tau, engi-
neering speech society, for presenta-
tion of the basic issues involved in
com pulsory m ilitary training. atrick,
Marvin Shai'uz, Robert Patrick, .
James Stelt, George N. Spaulding, and
Horace Campbell, members of the
society, have been named principals
of the debate, after which an open{
and informal discussion of the ques-l r{
tion will be conducted.
Although faculty members are in-
vited to attend, the co-chairmen yes-
terday emphasized that the meetings
are designed as avsounding board for MABEL ROSS RHEAD
student opinion. A student moderat- to appear in concert
or will direct the series of discussions.
The eighteen-year-old vote will be
the subject of the second meeting, p. m. today in the Lydia Mendelssohn
scheduled for April 5. Announcement Theatre.
of the third topic will be made later. Mi's. Rhead will open her program
Sith a Bach selection, "Clavierstucke
~ ~en form suite" to be followed by twoI
Godowsky arranged numbers, Cor-
elli's "Pastorale" and "Rigaudon" by
Rameau. The Mozart sonata and
Schumann's "Fantasie" will be heard
on the latter half of the program.
A professor of piano in the School
of Music, Mrs. Rhead studied under
Joseph Lhevinne and Arthur Schnabel
in Berlin and New York, and Mosy-
Ikowski in Paris. During 1936-37 she
taught piano and gave concerts for
the students at Gingling College, a
"sister" college to Smith in the United
States, at Nanking, China.
While in China she played with
the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in
Nanking, Peking, Hangchow and Yen-
chingy
The following Sunday evening re-
cital in this series will be given by
Kathleen Rinck; Helen Titus will con-
clude the series on April 1. All pro-
;rams are open to the general public.
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Red Cross!
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Cuban Officials
Ends inArrest
Saii Martin Reveals
Assassination Attempt
By The Associated Press
HAVANA, Mar. 17-President Ra-
mon Grau San Martin told a press
conference today that a revolutionary
Nursing To e
Topic of Lecture
Emile Sargent Will
Discuss Opportunities
"Nursing on the Home and Battle-
front" will be the subject of a lecture
by Emile Sargent, director of Detroit
Vi iting Nurses Association and chair-
man of the Michigan Nursing Council
plot, which was foiled yesterday with for War Service, at 8 p. m. Tuesday
the arrest of former army chief Gen. in the Kellogg Auditorium.
J several Patricia Walsh, Washtenaw Coun-
Jose Eleuterio Pedraza and sipm ra"ty representative of the state nurs-
dozen others, had as its primary aim ing council, who is arranging the
the assassination of himself and the meeting, urged all college students in
present army chief of staff, Maj. Gen. particular to attend, "so that they
Genovevo Perez. can learn about the opportunities for
Suggests Batista in Plot college graduates in the nursing
"I have no positive proof of his field," she said.
(Batista's) participation," he added, "Nursing is the only field open to
"but neither do I have any that he is women alone," she said, "and there-
not involved." fore should be of interest to stu-
The president said he had no posi- dents." Miss Walsh pointed out that
tive proof of the identities of all per- the various aspects of nursing, such.
sons involved in the plot, but he as- as teaching, psychological, sociologi-
cribed the attempt to "capitalists" cal and public health, in addition to
who had business deals with the re- the hospital duties of nurses offer
gime of his predecessor in the presi- vast opportunities for college grad-
dency, Fulgencio Batista, now visiting uates.
in the United States. Representatives of the Nursing
Discovery Involves No Firing Council will answer questions in a
The president appeard calm as he discussion period following the lec-
told the newsmen in his usual soft- ture.
spoken manner that he was extreme-
ly gratified that the plot had been
{ uncovered without the firing of a shot Red Cross
or any bloodshed.
Imagine the horror, loneli-
ness, chaos - if nobody re-
membered our boys in far-off
prison camps! Give now to
your Red Cross!
70,000 prisoners of war are
depending on the Red Cross
for aid and comfort. Do your
part to shorten the war for
them!
GIVE G1'E
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Courtesy
Awn Arbor
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LOST: Brown leather wallet con-
taining about $15. Reward. Call
Mary Anne Berger, 22543.
LOST: Liberal reward for man's
Hamilton watch. Left in room 1121
Natural Science Wed. a. m. Call
Psychology department office.
LOST: A lady's wrist watch. Re-
ward. Call Betty Blaske, 24471.
LOST- - Between Goldman's &
Withams - red wallet with im-
portant papers. Reward. Call Mary
Ann Barr, 2-6989.
LOST At Odonto Ball, Friday eve-
ning,, brown wallet. Sentimental
value. Reward for return to Cath-
erine Watson, 1325 Geddes.
FOR SALE
HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Furniture,
rugs, beds and furnishings of all
kinds. Saturday and Sunday,
2-1989. 507 South Division.
HELP WANTED
WANTED: In private boys camp,
counsellors to teach sailing, swim-
ming, handicraft, riflery. June 23-
August 24, Camp Charlevoix, 2504
Brockman, Ann Arbor.
ROOMS
ROOM-Single room for girl. Grand
location near campus, Call Mrs.
Naumann, 8261.
WANTED
WANTED: Ride to Muskegon next
Saturday, return on Sunday. Will
share expenses and driving. Call
2058 Stockwell.
LYDIA MENDELSSOHN THE
program. During this time he will
study English, geography, history,
mathematics and physics, the amount
of academic credit he receives for this
training being determined by the in-
stitution to which he is assigned.
At Government Expense
The government pays the cost of
tuition, room, board, textbooks, medi-
cal care, library and athletic privi-
leges. The ASTRP student receives
no pay until he is called to active
duty at the end of the term during
which he reaches his eighteenth
birthday,
He is then assigned to a training
center for regular basic training at
the conclusion of which, if he quali-
fies and is selected for the Army
Specialized Training Advanced Pro-
gram for men on active duty, he will
be returned to college for training in
Engineering or Foreign Language and
Area curriculum.
Continuous
Daily from
l P.M.
Weekdays
30c to 5 P.M.
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ISSUED
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