Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1956 — Page 1

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Ike Answers Stevenson On Halting Tests Says U. S. Foolish To Halt Tests If No " Agreement With Reds WASHINGTON (UP) — President Eisenhower said today It would be foolish for the United States to stop H-bomb testing without getting a foolproof agreement with Russia and the rest of the world to do the same. Mr. Eisenhower set forth his position in a news conference statement replying to Democratic presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson's proposal to ban H-bomb tests. The President also said he has found it necessary to intensify his campaigning to clear away what he called the underbrush of opposition misstatements. When he was asked if his physicians had placed any limitation on his campaigning. Mr. Eisenhower said on the contrary they have been telling him he can do more than he wants to do. The President also said the chances of any immediate tax cuts are not bright. He said there must be more cuts in government spending before it would be logical to reduce taxes. Concerning H-bomb tests the President declared that the American purpose in conducting such experiments is to develop clean bombs Which will not create a widespread radioactive hazard. He said that if this country stopped testing on its own. there would be nothing to prevent Russia from going ahead with laboratory development work and achieving tremendous advantages while the United States stood still. Any such unilateral action by this country would, he said, be foolish. Other highlights of tlie President’s news conference: 1. He said on the eve of the United Nations security council debate on the Suez Canal that he still is convinced a peaceful settlement of the crisis is possible. 2. He specifically replied to charges made by Stevenson in New York Thursday night that this administration has been making "Johnny-come-lately claims" in an attempt to "seize partisan credit” for federal civil rights accomplishments. The President said that in World War II he became the first combat commander who ever used Negro troops on the battlefield mixed in with white troops. He agreed that general desegregation might cause some trouble. But when the Republicans came into power in 1953, he said, he decided it was time to eliminate segregation where the federal government had authority to do so. And that, he said, is what we did. 3. The President, in reply to questions, said he believes the two-term presidential limitation was unwise. He said he believes the constitution had all the qualifications for president that were needed before the two-term amendment was added. Mr. Eisenhower said he doubts that a second term president would lose power, because any man who (Continued on Pa-§e Five) INDIANA WEATHER Fair, little (jhange In temperatures tonight. Saturday partly cloudy, turning cooler __j»xtreme northwest. Low tonight 45-52. High Saturday 73-80. Sunset 6:21 p.m., sundae Saturday fi:4S.a.m.

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Seven Probes Into Building Collapse Workmen Put Blame On Green Concrete JACKSON, Mich. (UP) — Sevan separate investigative units studied charges today that unhardened concrete caused a partially completed office building to collapse and kill 10 men. • The four-story office building, being constructed for the Consumers Power Co., caved in Wednesday, killing 10 and injuring 15 others. 13 of them seriously. Four of the bodies were uncovered almost immediately. Two more were dug out of the ruins by rescue workers Thursday and three others were recovered today. Only one body now remains buried in the tons of steel and concrete. Hope rose Thursday that some of the buried men might have escaped into a "bomb shelter” when the building began to fall but it ended when the rescue workers dug their way into the shelter and found it empty. More than 500 workmen, using giant cranes and bulldosers, were working round-the-clock to clean up the rubble. — Many of the workmen, including George Berry Jr. and W. James Eley who both lost their facers In the cave-in, blamed "green cement” for the collapse. They said concrete was being poured on the top floor when supports gave way and charged newly concrete on the lower levels had not been allowed to harden sufficiently before the supports were removed. Frank Herlihy, head of the main construction firm on the job, MidContinent of Chicago, denied the concerte was at fault and said each floor was allowed to harden from four to six weeks before the next floor was poured. Jackson Fire Chief Harold Crawford backed the workmen and said "you can tell by looking at it it hadn't set long enough.” Nixon Opposed To Ending Os Draff Takes Another Slap At Stevenson Plan WASHINGTON (UP) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon Thursday night said the Republicans are not going to hold out false hopes about ending the draft in the immediate future. Nixon’s statement was a new GOP slap at Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson’s proposal to review the need for continuing the draft and «nd fl as soon as national security permits. The vice president spoke to a nationwide radio and television audience at an unusual half-hour news conference with eight reporters in cities across the nation. The cities were among those he visited during his recent 16-day campaign swing through 32 states. Nixon spoke from the NBC studios here. The newsmen questioned him from NBC studios' in their respective cities. The Republican party paid tor the unrehearsed program. "We aren’t going to tell the American people • hold out any 1 false hopes that they can end the draft at some time in the immediate future,” he said. "It is complete- ' ly irresponsible to suggest it can 1 be done.” The vice president said tha ! “thousands of American boys" went to Korea unprepared and. that "some of them died because they ' didn’t have the training. Under ' President Eisenhower that will ne- j (Tonttauetl ra Fmra BUrht)

U.S., France, Britain Agree On Suez Plan Agreement Reached On Resolution For Security Council UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (UP) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles reached "complete agreement" with Britain and France today on a Suez Canal resolution to be put before the United Nations security council. Assistant secretary of state Carl Mcardle said he concurred in a British statement that “complete agreement" was reached on the resolution in a conference among Dulles, British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau this morning. Dulles talked with Lloyd and ' Pineau for two hours. Britain and France were ready with a resolution asking the council to endorse the Londif Suez conference proposals for international operation of the canal, nationalized by Egypt on July 26. The plan, originally proposed in London by Dulles, was approved by 18 of* the 22 nations present. Dulles was reported to approve the plan only “in principle” now, convinced that British and French attempts to press for a quick security council acceptance would lead only to a Soviet veto. The American position was {reported to be that a “machinery of negotiation” should be set up, and that with seven foreign ministers here there was no time like the present. Dulles said Thursday night the council meeting might be the "most momentpus" in history of the body. Abdel Khalik Hassouni, secretary general of the Arab League, said in a statement issued in New York that the council could point the way toward a peaceful solution by arranging negotiations in wttch secretary general DdgTfammarskjold could play an active part. He also offered an alternative solution — creation of a negotiating body from among members of the security council with Hammarskjold sitting with this group. He said non-members could be invited to join. Industry Drive At 25 Per Cent Mark More Reports Made By Some Solicitors The drive to raise funds for industrial expansion reached the 25 per cent mark today at noon as committees continued to bring in partial reports. According to Fred Haugk, chairman of the general financial committee, this amounted to 312,1'86. The committee is collecting 342,. 500 to pay the remaining due on the Scheiman property between the Erie and Nickle Plate railroads on U.S. highway 27 to offer to industry. Committees were again urged today to make partial reports as soon as passible so that the amounts can be recorded. No reports are expected for a week or two from firms and bust, nesses whose home offices are located outside of the city, as requests for contributions from them were made at the same time as the drive among Decatur business houses began this week. Additional contributors whose names were, turned in today by the committees "are: Center Ice Cream Co,; Western Auto Store; Decatur Lumber Co., Inc.; Kocher Lumber Co.; Haugk Heating and Appliances; Arnold Lumber Co., Inc.; Anderson Industry; Ashbaucher Tin iContmuea on Page Eight) ■■ ni I ■■ i i. .» ■ - t>. Hoover Commission Report Shown Rotary An interesting sound movie on the Hoover commission’s report was shown at the weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club at the Youth and Community Center. The film outlined briefly the highlight recommendations of the commission, headed by former president Herbert Hoover, and how many of its recommendations to improve government efficiency have been carried out. Carl Braun was chairman of the program. Ladies night will be observed by the club next Thursday evening, with an interesting program arranged by W. Guy Brawn, chairman.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 5, 1956

Yankees Seek To Even 1956 World Series In Second Battle Today

Increase In Coal Prices Seen Certain Prices Believed Sure To Rise After Wage Boost Granted CINCINNATI (UP)—Coal prices were believed certain to rise today with the signing of a new contract giving 150,000 soft coal miners the nation's highest wages in any major industry. A one-year package agreement was signed late Thursday by John L. Lewis. United Mine Workers chief, and Edward G. Fox. president of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. The two-step contract will give the miners 30 cents more an hour for an additional 32.40 a day. Two dollars of that amount is in wages and 40 cents in fringe benefits. The first step in the wage increase, 31.20 a day, is retroactive to last Monday. The second step, 80 cents, goes into pay envelopes next April L The miners will be earning a minimum of 322.25 a day but the figure actually will be higher for moetstnen in the pits. . t UMW leaders say the average hourly rate of the soft coal miner is considerably above that of the steelworker, auto worker or general factory employe. Under the new contract, the miners will also be paid double time for holidays worked. They are already paid double time for Sundays and time and a half for Saturdays. Foj sard after the contract signing that price increases on coal will be up to each individual company. He indicated they might vary according to mine productivity. The mine operators official refused to be pinned down by reporters on whether the wage increase could be “absorbed” by most companies without raising prices. “I’m not able to answer that,” he said. Lewis said with a chuckle that he thought the price increase will be much less than the 38.50 a ton on steel. The mine workers chief warned coal mine operators not covered under the agreement to hurry and sign wage contracts with the UMW on identical terms. (Continued on Page Five) Adlai Stevenson To Return To Indiana Democratic Nominee Plans Second Trip INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — State Democratic chairman Charles Skillen said Thursday that Afilai Stevenson will return to Indiana about Oct. 20. Details of Stevenson's itinerary were not worked out, Skillen said. However, the Democratic presidential nominee may attend the Notre Dame-Michigan State football game in South Bend. Stevenson gave a speech on downtown Circle here Sept. 28. His second visit will coincide with .one by Sen. John Kennedy of Massachusetts who was scheduled to attend the Notre Dame game during a day of campaigning for the national ticket in Indiana. Skillen also announced that Gov. Frank Clements of Tennessee, keynoter at the Democratic national convention in Chicago last August, will speak at Bloomington Oct. 16. Skillen said Rep. Ed Edmundson of Oklahoma will speak for the Democrats in Bedford Oct. 11 and in Valparaiso Oct. 12. Edmundson will substitute for Sen. Albert Gore of Tennessee who previously whs slated for an appearance.

New Atomic Weapons Under Development Reduce Dependence On Fighter Planes ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND Md,, (UP) — The army is developing new atomic weapons that are expected to reduce its depend, ence on air force fighter planes for battlefield support. Among them is a Velatively light ; weight 175 mm cannon which ap- . patently can fire atomic shells. The ' nevi cannon is a marked contrast 1 to the cumbersome 280 mm atomic i cannon of which the army was so proud only a few years ago. The 175 mm cannon was included in a group of weapons demon- , strated here Thursday for about . 5,000 members and guests of the . American ordnance association. The weapons can fire atomic explosives from a few miles to almost . 200 miles ahead of troops at the , battlefront. , The weapons are a vital factor in current Pentagon discussions . about reducing the planned size , of the air force. Such manpower cuts probably would (all heaviest ' on the tactical air command, the air force arm that works closest with the army. Some experts believe that the . 175 mm cannon would lay a pow- . erful role in knocking out battldr field targets how assigned to much ■ more expensive fighter-bombers. . At Thursday’s demonstration, . the army also announced that its 60-foot Redstone missile “will soon > take its place” in the nation’s ari senal. - Maj. Gen. ohn B. Medaris, chief ■ of the Huntsville, Ala., army ballistic missile agency, claimed that the Redstone is “completely immune to any presently known types of countermeasures” or defenses. The Redstone can fire either conventional or atomic warheads and has a reported range of up to 200 miles. a Fish Fry Tickets To J Go On Sale Saturday Eighth Annual Fish Fry On October 25 Robert Lane, chairman of the ticket committee for the eighth annual rural-urban fish fry, announced today that ticket sales for the®*event will'open Saturday. The fish fry, one of the yearly highlights in the county, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Decatur high school gym. Sales will be limited to 1,250 this year, with an early sellout predicted due to added attractions for this year’s event. Tickets are priced at 31-50 for -rural tickets and 32 for merchants’ tickets. Lane also announced that no tickets will be sold at the door and the deadline for the sale has been set for Saturday. Oct. 20, in order to assure every ticket holder all the fish he can eat, and an opportunity to see the program. Rural tickets will be on sale, starting Saturday], at the Chamber of Commerce office and at the following C. of C. members: Blackwells, Beavers Oil. Bob's Confectionery, Burk Elevator, Brooks Store. Equity Store, Habegger Hardware, Heller Feed Store, Ideal Dairy, Kohne Drug, Kimpel Cigar Store, Lee Hardware, J. J. Newberry, Riehle Tractor Co., (Continued on Page Kight) Giri Scouts, Brownies In Parade Saturday All Decatur Girl Scouts and Brownies are asked to meet on the jail lawn, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, in order that they may participate in the parade to stimulate interest in the Community Fund drive, to begin next week. Girls are asked to wear their Girl Scout uniforms or dark skirts and white blouses. - ■ I , 9

Kidnaped Baby Found Safe In Chicago Home Woman Kidnaper Is Held After Baby CHICAGO (UP) — One-month-old Ronald Bucher, abducted from his home by a woman with an insatiable desire for a child of her own. was found today in her care. Police returned the infant to his distraught mother, Mrs. Lois Bucher, 21, and arrested Mrs. Gladys Bynum, 26, who wept, “I wanted a baby of my own.” Police said the child appeared well-fed and unharmed, but they took the infant to St. George hospital for a physical check to make sure. Mrs. Bynum, married for six years, said she is unable to have children of her own. She told police she feigned pregnancy Thursday by stuffing baby clothes beneath her dress, then set out with the deliberate Intention of abducting a child. In a dime store, she struck up an acquaintance with Mrs. Bucher who Invited her to the Bucher home. there she feigned illness and asked Mrs. Bucher to call a cab. The Buchers have no telephone, and when Mrs. Bucher went out to make the call, Mrs. Bynutri picked up the baby and fled. She hitched a ride home with Norbert Kowalski, who telephoned police this morning when he learned of the kidnaping. Kowalski told officers he had picked up a woman answering the description of Mrs. Bynum. He said the woman fondled the child throughout the trip and told him she was six months pregnant. Lt. James McMahon of the homicide squad sent two officers, Ed Cagney and Joe Corcoran, to the apartment where Kowalski said he dropped off the woman and the child. When the policemen entered the Bynum apartment, they found Mrs. Bynum caring for the child on a divan. She had removed its clothing and dressed it in the baby clothes she had stuffed beneath her dress to frelgri pregnancy. She made no attempt to hide the child when police arrived, but she broke down and wept. (Oonunuea on Page ElgUt) Hospital Plans Are Outlined Thursday County Officials Guests At Hospital • Members of the Adames county council and board of commissioners and county auditor Frank Kitson were guests Thursday night at a meeting of the board of trustees of Adams county memorial hospital, superintendent Thurman Drew and the board’s attorney, John DeVoss. Plans for the improvements to be made at the hospital were shown to the guests and the procedure of the project was outf/ned. > Specifications to accompany the plans will be ready soon, it was announced by hospital trustes, and it is hoped that bids can be received for the remodelling and expansion program early in November. ? Representatives of A. M. Strauss Co., Fort Wayne architects, who are. completing plans ajid specifications, also attended the dinner and meeting and stated that their preliminary work was almost completed. Attorney DeVoss said invitations to bidi would be published soon and indications are the project ean be started late thia fall.

In Decatur Oct. 16 Al k Ki >. I Ronald ReagAi, well-known television and motion picture personality, will be in Decatur Tuesday,’ Oct. 16. through the courtesy Os the General Electric company, which sponsors his television program. Decatur G. E. employes, their families and the general public will have the opportunity to meet him during several events planned in his honor.

Ronald Reagan Day In Decafur Oct. 16 Decatur Appearance Sponsored By G. E. Plans have been completed tor ■ the coming visit of Ronald Reagan in Decatur Tuesday, Oct, 16, ac--1 cording to an announcement made I today by G. W. Auer, plant man- • ager of General Electric company, and G. F. Laurent, general chairman in charge of arrangements. Reagan, well known television and motion picture personality, will come to Decatur through the courtesy of the General Electric company which sponsors his television program. He will stop in Fort Wayne enroute to Decatur to make a personal appearance on radio and television programs on Fort Wayne stations. The times and stations will be announced later. He is then scheduled to be at the Decatur Youth and Community Center at 12:30 p. m., where he will have luncheon with the Decatur plant foremen, supervisors and other General Electric representatives. At 2:15 p. m. Reagan will begin his tours of the Decatur plant. He is scheduled to make two tours, one each on the first and second shifts. Decatur plant employes will have the opportunity to meet him during these tours. A public reception tor Reagan will be held at the Community Center from 5:15 to 6:15 p. m. The general public, including the students from both Decatur high schools, are invited to attend this reception, which is sponsored by the Decatur General Electric plant. The GeCode club, the wo- ' men's organization of the Decatur G. E, will serve as hostesses for this reception. G. E. employes and their families are also invited to attend the public reception. Climax of Ronald Reagan day in Decatur will be a public dinner at the community center at 6:30 p. m. Tbis dinner is being cosponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary club, the Lions club and the Decatur G. E. T plant. Tickets for the civac dinner in honor of Reagan went on sale today. All tickets will be handled by the Chamber of Commerce. Dinner reservations are limited to 500 and must be made by Saturday, Oct. 13. The dinner has been designated a special family night by the sponsoring organizations and attendance is -not limited to members of these organizations.' ,G. E. employes. their families and the ' general public are invited to attend the dinner. The Rotary and Lions club members will make reservations (Continued on Page Eight) w

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Newcombe And Larsen Knocked Out In Second Stevenson Attends Second Series Game Played At Brooklyn BULLETIN The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees, 13-8, In a wild scoring game this afternoon to take a 2-0 lead in the 1956 World Series at Ebbets field in Brooklyn this afternoon. BROOKLYN (UP) — Manager Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees, trying to even the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers at one game all, changed his lineup today for the second game, delayed 24 hours by Thursday’s rain. Hoping to get more batting power, he benched first baseman Bill Skowron and third baseman Andy 'Carey and put the left handed hitting Joe Collins and the veteran Gerry Coleman in their places. Stengel called on Don Larsen, an 11 game winner who pitched his best ball toward the close of the season, to face Don Newcombe, the Dodgers 27-game winner. Manager Walter Alston of the Dodgers put Sandy Amoros, the left-handed hitting leftfieider, in the sixth spot in the batting order, dropping Carl Furillo to seventh and Roy Campanella to eighth. Amoros batted in the eighth spot in the opening game. - Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic presidential candidate, entered Ebbets Field at 10:40 a.m. CST and was escorted to a box near the Dodger dugout. Joining him in the box were Gov. and Mrs. Averell Harriman, Mayor and Mrs. Robert Wagner and Walter O'Malley, president of the Dodgers. The Yankee and Dodger managers went over to meet Stevenson and posed with him for pho, tographers. Stevenson threw out the first ball, as President Eisenhower did tor the opening series game here Wednesday. The play-by-play: * < Yankees First Reese charged McDougald's slow bounder and threw him out. Slaughter lined a single to right. Mantle filed to Snyder. Berra walked. Collins singled to center, scoring Slaughter. Bauer popped to Gilliam. One run, two hits, no errors, two left. Dodgers First Gilliam walked. Reese popped to McDougald. Snider walked. Robinson bounced into a double play, Martin stepping on third after taking his grounder and throwing to Collins. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. Yankees Second , Martin singled over the mound. Coleman sacrificed, Newcombe to Hodges. Larsen singled to left. Martin scoring. McDougald singled to right, Larsen stopping at second. Slaughter forced McDougald, Reese to Gilliam. Mantle walked, filling the bases. Berra hit a 1 and 0 pitch over the rightfield wall for a grand slam home run to put the Yankees ahead, 6-0. Roebuck replaced Newcombe. Collins bounced to Gilliam. Five runs, four hits, no errors, none left. Dodgers Second Hodges singled to right. Collins fumbled Amoros’ bounder for an error. Furillo walked, loading the bases. Campanella filed to Slaughter, Hodges scoring after , the catch. Dale Mitchell batted for Roebuck and fouled to Martin, Gilliam walked, loading the .bases. Johnny Kucks replaced Larsen. Reese singled to left, scoring A'moros and Furillo. Tommy Byrne replaced Kucks. Snider sent a towering drive over the rightfield scoreboard for a threerun homer that tied the score at (Centintied on Page Two)