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FORD—UAW BEGIN CONTRACT TALKS— Around a 54-foot conference table in Detroit management of Ford Motors meets with representatives of the United Automobile Workers Union at the opening' session of discussions on a new contract. Arrows indicate John Bugas (left) Ford chief negotiator .and Walter Reuther (right) UAW president.

Ike Sounds Go-Slow Note 1 On Tax Slash President Sounds Go-Slow Warning On Tax Reduction I WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower sounded another goslow warning today on cutting taxes. The President told a news 'conference that we must stop and look very steadily at proposals to cut taxes. He said we must really make sure that we are right and that a tax cut would have a beneficial effect upon the economy in future years. He was asked about New York financier Bernard M. Baruch’s congressional testimony Tuesday that it would be “folly” to cut taxes. The President replied that ; he had known Baruch for 30 years, had a great respect for his opinions. and believed that 'they warranted serious consideration. Central Defense Authority Tn other news conference highlights. the President: —Said his Defense Department rorganization plan, which he probably will submit to Congress. Thursday, is based on the neces--sity of the defense secretary having central authority as to the size, composition and strategic planning of armed forces. —Explained that despite his objections. he signed the anti-reces-sion housing bill Tuesday because he believed its advantages outweighed the disadvantages. —Said he decided against a unilateral suspension of nuclear tests -because he didn’t believe it would be for the good of the United States. —Said he hadn't abandoned hope that Russia would change its attitude sufficiently so tha* , there can be a constructive EastWest summi meetingCautions About Automation —Described as ridiculous a statement that a so-called palace guard was keeping from him information that he should have. This was in connection with a statement made in a recent television interview by Sen. Styles Bridges (R-N.H.). —Expressed the opinion that industrial automation will be a good thing for the nation but he cautioned that industry should not use it only for the purpose of throwing people out of work. —Said he does not believe a large nuclear test device can be exploded secretly without detection by other' countries. —Vetoed a suggestion that the Psychological Warfare Board be re-established in an effort to improve U.S. achievements in a propaganda battle with Russia. But he conceded that it might be a good idea to have one official, possiW In the State Department, for that purpose. —Said emphatically that he does not believe the nation can be put back on the road to economic recovery just by federal spending. He said he would rather see more private spending instead- *■ —Said he decided sometime ago when the matter was under con- ' af*--ation, against putting Vice py.Vient Richard M. Nixon at the head of an inter-government operating committee which sees that White House decisions are carried out by the various departments and agencies. He said it was decided that this would be impossible because of the vice president’s statutory and constitutional responsibilities. However, the President said that Nixon had been given more opportunity than any other vice president he knew of to -participate in executive departmeat planning and decisions.

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Agriculture Money Bill Passes House Designed To Block Economy Efforts UJACUWnTYMT ZTYTMA Thp. « A VIS \\Jll iUC House passed and sent to the Senate Tuesday a $3,216,998,549 agriculture appropriations bill designed to block administration efforts to economize on the farm program. The bill slipped through by a voice vote - without a partisan floor fight for the first time in many years. Republicans did not offer a single amendment to make it conform more closely to administration recommendations. Administration leaders apparently figured they would have a tough time rallying support for the amendments in the wake of the administration’s reduction in dairy price supports and President Eisenhower's veto of the farm price freeze bill. The measure carried $103,900,000 less tn direct cash than the President requested. But it actually would* provide for. considerably more spending on farm programs in the future than the President sought. ■ ■ . — ’ It contained an advance federal commitment to put up 250 million dollars in cash next year—double die amount the administration sought—to continue the Agricul- ' tural Conservation Program at present levels. Under this program farmers are paid part of the out-of-pocket costs of approved conservation practices. The measure also carried all of the 100 million dollars requested by the administration for the national school lunch program, along with an extra 55 million which didn’t show up in the cash total. The reduction in actual cash below me administration’s budget 'Continued on page five) ,iigh School Junior Class Play April 11 Will Present Play At Decatur School The junior'class of the Decatur high school will present the plqy, "Seventeen Is Terrific,” at the high school at 8 p.m. Friday, April 11. The play depicts the family problems of a father and his teenage children. Their problem are many and varied — an aspiring cheer leader, father’s sore feet, borrowing the family car without permission, a* house overrun by everybody’s kids, a mortgage foreclosure, and a spring dance but no money. The father storms throughout the play, but finally realizes that his children are not so bad after all. Members of the cast are holding rehearsals three night weekly in preparation for the play. Three junior boys, David Meyers, Tony Vegara, and David Van Horn, are working on scenery for the play. Tickets are on sale now by all members of the junior class, and are also available at Holthouse on the highway and the Win-Rae Drive-in. Co-chairmen of the ticket sales campaign are Ann Kocher, Steve Edwards and Pat FrankUn. j. : '■. , ■ , INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight. Generally fair Thursday. Not much temperature change. Low tonight 38 to 44. High Thursday 58 to 66. Sunset today 7:10 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 6:26 a.m. Outlook for Friday: Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms beginning Thursday evening. Lows Thursday night in the 40s. Highs Friday 60 to 70.

New Civilian Agency Sought In Space Study Congress Asked To Create New Agency To Explore Space WASHINGTON (W — President Eisenhower asked Congress today to create “at the earliest possible date” a new civilian agency to explore space. It will be called the National Aeronautics and Space Agency. One of its jobs will be to develop craft “capable of carrying instru- 1 ments, equipment, and living organisms into space.” The NASA will absorb the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the chief civilian agency now engaged in aeronautical and space flight research and development. " The President also asked creation of a national aeronautics space board to help the new agency, which would have wide | pokers under presidential direction to embark on scientific space, projects. Pending creation of the new I agency the President said he has' approved an interim program' calling for “the launching of a number of unmanned space vehicles under the direction of the advanced research projects agency of the Department of Defense." The new agency will take over some of these projects when it is formed, the President said. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said proposed! legislation creating the NASA is being sent to Congress today. i In calling for a civilian agency ; to handle space projects not spe-, cifically assigned to the military, | the President said this “will em-| phasize the concern of our nation that outer space be devoted to peaceful and scientific purposes.” The President stressed that the new agency’s space program “must be given high priority” and "adequate financial support.” He said he will send Congress a money request later. The President skid the new agency would be headed by a director appointed by him and confirmed by the Senate. The announcement came as the Senate Preparedness subcommittee postponed for one day scheduled hearings on U. S. progress in space and missile programs. The subcommittee was to have heard from Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy. But the hearing was oostponed until Thursday because of the death in Mississippi of Bob (Continued on page five) Local Lady's Mother Dies At Fort Wayne Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at the D. O. McCombs & Sons funeral home tof Mrs, Eliza C. Phillips, 66, mother of Mrs. Edwin DeLong, of Decatur. Mrs. Phillips, who had resided in Fort Wayne for the past 46 years, died at the Lutheran hospital at 10:30 p. m. Monday. Survivors include the husband, James S.; one son, John O. Davis, Fort Wayne: two other daughters, Mrs. W. J. Hasey, Chicago; and Mrs. Paul Scotton, Fort Wayne; four brothers, Delmer L., Charles L., Bruce L. and Lewis L., all from Kentucky; six sisters, Mrs. Dolly Miles, Knoxville, Tenn.; Mrs. Ida Mercer, Mrs. Christine Chesterman, Mrs. Myrtje Alilson, Mrs. Dora Ellis and Mrs. Beatrice Miller, all of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 2, 1953.

Eisenhower Denounces Russian Ban On Tests As Mere Propaganda

Housing Bill Signed Into Law By Ike Measure Designed To Speed Building, Create New Jobs WASHINGTON (UP)— Starting today, homes financed by FHAinsured loans can be purchased with lower down payments. This reduction is one of the principal provisions of a $1,850,000,000 anti-recession housing bill signed into law Tuesday by President Eisenhower. The legislation is designed to speed the building of 200,000 homes this year and to create 500,000 new jobs. Eisenhower gave his approval to die bill somewhat reluctantly. He conceded it will create new jobs, but said in an unusual message to Congress that it will also saddle the taxpayers with “a wholly unnecessary burden of up to one billion dollars” by forcing the government to assume obligation which rightfully pelong td business. John M. Dickerman, executive director of the National Associaition of Homebuilders, said the I law could be of “tremendous benefit’' Ito moderate-income families unable to buy homes because of tight credit. * 1 -■■■■*■' Volume Termed Small But Harold P Braman, managling director of the National League of Insured Savings Associations, said “the housing industry suddenly isn’t going to sprout ■wings and save the economy just because the so-called emergency 'housing bill has been signed.” Braman said the volume of new credit provided by the measure is small in comparison with overall home financing operations. Here are the major provisions of the legislation: —Federal Housing Commissioner Norman H. Mason ordered the lower downpayment .rate on FHAj insured mortgages into effect immediately. The reduction will apI ply not only to new applications, 'but to those already on file and ' not yet processed. I The downpayment requirements lin the past have been 3 per cent ! on the first SIO,OOO of value, 15 per cent of the next $6,000 and 30 per cent of additional value. The new law lifts the first bracket to $13,500. Thus, on a house valued at $15,000 the downpayment is trimmed from $1,050 to $630. —The law increases from 4% to 4% per cent the interest rate on GI housing loans. The Veterans Administration is expected to order the ' increase into effect late this week. Federal Mortgage Aid —Mason also put into effect •immediately, and the VA later this week, the law’s repeal of all discount controls on FHA and GI mortgages. A mortgage discount is the difference between the amount actually advanced by the lender and the face value of the loan — the amount that must be repaid Mason said removing discount controls lifts a “serious handicap to the free flow of mortgage funds.” —The law provides $1,500,000,000 for the Federal National Mortgage Assn, to buy up secondary mortgages under special assistance programs. This agency buys (Continued on page five

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. C. E. Lykins, Decatur Church of the Nazarene) “HATRED versus HOLINESS” “The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all Mis works.” Psa. 145:17 One cannot follow the events of Passion Week without coining face to face with the truth of Paul’s Jetter to the Corinthians. “Love never fails,” says the apostle; and again, “Love is the fulfilling of the law.” Jesus drew the hatred of those whose sins He condemned in the Temple, but later, outside the city walls, His holiness and love expressed between swollen lips, "Father, forgive them.” He met malice with mercy, deceit with loyalty, and death with devotion. And there is reason to believe that many who cried out for His blood later gave their own blood in devotion to His cause. Today, as then, love is the greatest weapon, the Bible the greatest Bock, and God’s holiness the greatest theme.

Americans In Cuba Ask' For Protection Ask United States Navy Send Warships HAVANA, Cuba (UP)-Govern-mfnt troops are chasing two rebel bands through the mountains of Oriente province following a series of sharp clashes with troops of rebel leader Fidel Castro, the a«ny announced, today. Communications with Santiago de Cpba were disrupted and it ap- ' peared a general strike was going into effect there. The situation inside the city was reported nearly normal but apparently traffic to and from the city had halted. An army communique reported 16 rebels and one civilian killed in at least four clashes along major highways in the Oriente sector as the rebels tried to make good their threat of blocking communications in the area. Reports from Santiago de Cuba said 45 American families there had asked the U.S. Navy to stand by off the coast as a protective measure and to remove them if Castro carried out his threat of “total war” against President Fulgencio Batista. Government sources denied re- ' porta the rebels had captured the port of Manzanillo, a city of 100,- ’ 090 about 50 miles west of Santiago- ’ ] Reports reaching ttje capital 1 from Oriente province said American families, employes of the U. S. government-owned Nicaro nickJ el plant on the north coast of the province, had sent a request for naval aid to the U.S. naval base ’ at Guantanamo. The base itself cancelled all leaves and took what authorities described as ‘emergency measures’ in preparation for the expected start of an all-out war against the government by Fidel Castro’s rebels. About 250 dependents of Navy personnel were moved into the base from nearby Boqueron, Caimanera and Guatanamo City. Castro has threatened to start his Ap--il “blood bath” campaign against president Fulgencio Batista in that area. Batista, armed with extraordinary powers granted him by the *ongress Monday night, was prelaring the armed forces to meet he rebel threat which provoked 1 “state of national emergency.” The cabinet approved the extraordinary powers Tuesday night and forwarded it for publication in the “official gazette” which makes it law. Informed quarters in Havana said the government had sent 500 more troops into Oriente Province to bolster its forces there. Reports from the mountainous province said a “business as usual" outlook prevailed with only minor skirmishes reported. The U. S. Navy's precautions at Guantanamo Bay coincided with reports of increasing rebel harassment of American concerns in Oriente. The American-owned South San(Contlnued on page five) TO PRESS EARLY The Decatur Daily Democrat, Joining the community in the observance of Good Friday, will print its regular edition at 12 noon Friday. How- * ever, the issue will not be distributed until after 3 p.m.

Decatur Plans For Observance Os Good Friday Church Services To Mark Good Friday .. Observance In City I * Practically all business will be suspended in Decatur from' 12 noon until 3 p.m. Friday as the city's residents commemorate the Three Hours Christ spent on the Cross. The annual union Protestant services will be held from noon until 3 p.m. at the First Methodist church. The Zion Lutheran church will hold services from 12:30 until 2 p.m., and an evening service at 7:30 o’clock. At St. Mary’s Catholic church, services and veneration of the cross will start at 5:30 p.m., with holy communion distributed during the service. The Decatur public schools, Lutheran grade school and the rural schools of the county will be closed all day Friday. Hie Decatur Catholic schools closed this afternoon, and classes are scheduled to be resumed next Wednesday morning. Most of the city’s retail stores will be closed during the 12-3 per- ’ iod, and will be open all day Thursday, instead of closing t at ' noon Thursday, for this week only. ’ The First State Bank will be open all day Thursday and will close at , noon Friday. Most of the court house offices will be closed all [ day Friday. The Decatur public • library will remain closed until 3 . p.m. The Decatur Daily Democrat will print its Friday edition at 12 noon, but the paper will not be distributed until after 3 o’clock. Union Service The program for the union service at the First Methodist church; at noon Friday has been completed, with the Decatur ministerial association sponsoring the service. An organ prelude by Mrs. Edgar Gerber will be presented from 12 noon until 12:15, permitting worshippers to enter the church sanctuary prior to the opening of the Good Friday service. These interludes were be played between the meditations on the Seven Last Words of Jesus, and worshippers will be permitted to leave or enter the sanctuary 'only during these interludes. The meditations will be presented by the following ministers, in the order listed: the Rev. Virgil M. Sexton, First Methodist church; the Rev. Huston Bever, Jr., Church of God; the Rev. C. E. Lykins, Church of the Nazarene; the Rev. Benj. G. Thomas, Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church; the Rev. Harold J. Bond, First Presbyterian church; the ng , f1,,, Anthony Murphy To Head Moose Lodge Annual Election Is Held Tuesday Night Anthony Murphy was elected governor of Adams lodge 1311, Loyal Order of Moose, at the annual election meeting ’of the Decatur lodge Tuesday evening. Other new officers are Anthony F. Baker, junior governor; Frank Ross, treasurer; Jack Rayer, prelate, and Harold Murray, trustee for three years. Other officers are of one-year duration. The new officers will be installed at the final April meeting Tuesday, April 29, and will formally assume their duties May 1. Lodge officials are completing plans for the observance of the 44th anniversary of the founding of the local lodge, during the third week of Aprjl. The anniversary banquet will be held Saturday evening. April 19, witty Mooseheart officials scheduled as guest speakers. The complete program for the anniversary celebration will be announced later.

Adopt Ordinances On Food Handling Engineers Are Hired To Appraise Utility Two new ordinances relating to retail food handling establishments and restaurapts were adopted by the city council in regular meeting Tuesday night. The council unanimously approved the adoption of the ordinances after thenthird reading. Now that he ordinances are in effect, restaurant and food handling establishment owners will be given printed copies of the ordinances advising them of their duties for the protection of their customers. The council adopted an ordinance approving a contract bettween the city of Decatur and Consoer, Townsend and Associates, consulting engineers firm, for engineering services to be rendered the electric light and power department of the city. The consulting engineers have been hired to make an appraisal of the electric utility system of Decatur for the purpose of comparison with the purchase offer of the IndianaMichigan Electric company for Decatur’s system. The engineers are scheduled to begin their work April 7. The appraisal of the rural system is scheduled to be cona. pleted on the Ist of May. ™ Ivan Garwood, owner oK the Kool-Vent company, with offices on Second street, requested the council to declare a loading zone in front of his place of bussiness. The loading zone would necessaritate the removal of • two parking meters from the street from in front of the first building south of McConnell Brothers company on North Second. The council referred the matter to the board of public works and safety with power to act. Two petitions for electric light i and power extensions were refer- ' red by the council to the sunperintendent of the electric light and power plant. The first petition was for an extension of power lines by D. L. Rich, owner of the Rich Nitrogen and Liquid Fertilizer company. The second petition was submitted by John R. Eller for a power line extension from a line on U. S. highway 224, 180 feet to his place of residence, which is now under construction. Rebels Continuing Starvation Protest 35 Captured Rebels In 2nd Week Os Strike BROWNSVILLE, Tex. (UP)— Thirty-five captured Cuban rebels carried a_ hunger strike into its second week today, joined in their starvation protest by rebel groups in New York, Chicago and Miami. The men have vowed to starve “to the death if necessary" to protest their imprisonment following the scuttling of their heavilyarmed expedition to support the forces of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro against the government of President Fulgencio Batista. They and the other hunger strikers are protecting also continued shipment of U.S. arms to the Batista government. In Florida Tuesday, 22 Castro supporters were arrested after a demonstration at a railroad station where they believed a delegation of Batista emissaries was passing through on the way to Washington for more arms. Two Cuban nationals were arrested at Key West as they tried to smuggle arms to Castro’s forces in an outboard motorboat. Arrests In Virginia At Winchester, Va., three men an-ested in an allegedly stolen chr with a cargo of knives, bayonets and a sawed-off shotgun, said they were part of an army of 1,500 ,to 2,000 men being trained here to join the Castro forces. They gave their names as Forest Lipscomb, Patrick Patterson and Harry Voelker. Fourteen of the 35 men held in (Conttnuad oovpage five)

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Says Nuclear Testing Just A Side Issue Rejects Arguments United States Only Negative In Stand WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower today denounced Moscow’s unilateral halt in Duelear tests as a gimmick which should not to be token seriously. The President said at his news conference that the United States itself had decided against a unilaterial test ban at this time because action of that kind if merely a propaganda device. In the contest of world problems nuclear testing is just a side issue, the President said, and the Soviet action knows his View is not a harsh opinion. Speaking with emotion, the President rejected, arguments that the United States is being only negative in world affairs. Hopes for Summit Meetin Just jsecause you are firm you are not being negative, he said. He then took a typewritten sheet of paper from his pocket and said it listed a series of serious and | unilateral proposal# made toward •mace by the United States in the ' % years. 1 airhelist included the Baruch ! pran « 1946 on atomic coopera’Jtibn, and proposals for a realistic disarmament inspection proce- ■ dure, for open-skies air and ; ground inspection, for peaceful i use of outer space, sos shifting nuclear weapons stocks to peaceful uses, for freedom of travel, and for limitation of the veto power in the United Nations. Despite the Soviet propaganda move on testing, Eisenhower said he has not abandoned hope for a constructive summit meeting with the Soviet Union. He expressed hope that such a meeting could be brought about through a more conciliatory Soviet attitude. The President said the administration had discussed the possibility of unilaterally halting nuclear tests before the Soviets made their announcement on MondayThe President said it was decided such a move would not be good for the United States at this time. He thus seemed to leave open the possibility of a later U.S. decision to halt nuclear tests, undoubtedly under some international inspection program. New Test Program A reporter asked the President whether “it wouldn’t have taken the sting out" of the Soviet announcement if the United States had announced in advance that it had decided against such a move on grounds that it would be a “phony initiative.” Linufed oil ®*4*ce Miller Infant Dies Early This Morning Daniel Edwird Milieu eight-month-old son of Mr. and "Mrs. Os?ar Miller, Decatur route 4, died at 2 o’clock this morning at the home after a week’s serious ill-» ness of complications. Also surviving are five brothers, Peter, Paul, Phillip, Steven and Michael, all at home; and the grandparents, Mrs. Peter C. Miller of Decatur route 6, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rolape of Fort Wayne. The child was bom Aug. 18, 1957. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s church, the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Friend? may call at the Gillig & Doan funeral home until time of the services. BULLETIN Washington (W — President Eisenhower asked Congress today for an extra $1,455,747,00® for missiles, planes and Polaris — firing submarines. The requested funds for the new fiscal year starting July 1 also would be used to speed up and expand research and development programs and “modifications of other high priority defense programs. ”