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NEW LIFE— Today's the day that. all
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600 Injured; Floods
Two Brothers In Train-Auto Crash
Hit Stricken Areas
By United Prem A storm which raced 1100 ralics
kified 45 persons. In hardest hit state, 29 were |
An
Photo by Victor Peterson, Times Staff Photographer. mankind awaits each year, the first day of spring. 1t is symbolic ‘with the shedding of the old, the time a young man's fancy turns, a resurgence of life in nature, the beginning of garden callouses, the end of ills, Probably spring is emphasized most dramatically on a . farm where life literally springs anew. It is true on the farm of James Pierson, R. R. 1, Bridgeport. Here his 12-year-old son, John, holds some of the spring pig
|nessee, 4; Kentucky, 2; Missouri,
known dead. , Dead in other states included Ohio, 5; Ten-
2; Pennsylvania, 2, gan, 1. More than 600 were injured. Floods, some stemming from small streamseand rivers spilling over ‘their banks, added to the midwestern damage. ; Winds Batter Indiana In addition to the states where the weather brought death, winds or high water struck Oklahoma, | Indiana, West Virginia and upper | New York. | The Army, National Guard units, the Red Cross and volunteer organizations brought food and shelter to thousands of homeless. Southwestern Illinois was hardest hit. Tornadoes whisking |across the Mississippi River from Missouri smashed homes and {business buildings in a half-dozen towns, stripped the bark from trees, and tangled communications lines. There were 17 dead at Bunker Hill, Ill, eight at Fosterburg, two at Gillespie and two in the rural area near Alton. 254 in Hospital The Red Cross at St. Louis reported that 440 persons were injured in the Missouri-Illinois
and Michi-
hospitalized. It said 829 families were stricken, either by the death or injury of relatives or through loss of their homes. The most acute flood dangers were in Iowa, Michigan, Illinois and Tennessee but other states also reported that streams were
ews ft Yield on Trieste SHOP! Offer Surprise Proposal
For Return to Italy
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 (UP) —The United States, Britain and France today asked Russia to agree to amend the Italian peace treaty to return the free territory of Trieste to Italy. The three governments made the surprise proposal to Italy as well as Russia. A copy of the United States note to the two governments also ,was sent to Yugoslavia.
Ister Georges Bidauit
Big 3 Ask Reds The Story Behind U.S.
Palestine Decision
Partition Abandoned in Move to ‘Squeeze’
Russ Expansion in Mid-East, Writer Says By NAT BARROWS, Times Special Writer LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Mar. 20—This is the inside story behind the political atomic bomb that the United States has dropped upon Palestine, the Zionists, the Arabs, the United Nations and ing shreds of the partition idea: It was a “squeeze” play against the Russians. Britain, France and the United States are contemplated as the
the linger-
rising to their banks.
Count-State Stor Loss in Millions
Children Hurt When Schools Are Unroofed
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6a m.. 47 10 a. m... 68 Ta. m.. 50 Ila m.."7 8a. m.. 54 12 (Noon) 4 9a m..®& 1p m.. 74
co-trustees over Palestine in the|sgtisfied the policymakers in new American idea for an interim|yashington that Andrei Gromy-
United Nations trusteeship.
Indiana picked up more than $1
{ko was preparing to drive for a
The plan to discuss such aj,,in¢ Russian-American Army in|the wake of March winds which trusteeship at a special session of 'pajestine. | |the General Assembly was known In Italy, French Foreign Min- beforehand to Britain, Whitehall | threw |gave tacit consent to remaining on;
powerful support to the anti- in Palestine as the mandatory
Communist forces in the Italian!
election campaign today with his announcement of the three-power | decision Italy. Boost to Anti-Reds
The three governments said| they arrived at the decision to ask return of Trieste te Italy because: ONE: *. , , Discussions in the (United Nations) Security Council have already shown that agreement on the selection of a
governor (for Trieste) is. impossible.” - t
ers have received “abundant| evidence” to show that the YugoSlav zone of Trieste has been sieially incorporated into Yugo«Via by procedures which do not respect the desire expressed by
pp der the Italian peace ireaty.| The 1+ was split into two zones.
t i northern zone. Yugoslavia Ministers the southern area.
New Jewish Republic Move Expected
oe Proclamation of a new JewSh republic in Palestine was ex-
ne Jewish agency executive 2 In urgent session at Tel Sy. Responsible Jewish quar- - I it to announce the Shment of a se . ith star parate Jew
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Kingan to Resume Full roduction Next Week
GREEN tog 82D and Co. officials said ‘ ny they have reached a “stop-| ; hous agreement with packing knit cotton ful ® workers and will' resume NIT COTION, Ul production next week. . to lead a Toc while, the company and : i : ny 117. United Packinghouse ts life now takers, CIO, will continue negopons toward final settlement Abo wage issue. . ut 1800. of the plant's 2300 Downstairs w pant s | ’ . ters have been laid off since
midnight,
national strike deadiine Mon-|
power, pending the outcome of the assembly session. Hope British Stay
into Palestine to maintain order. But the United States hopes that British troops, remaining on the spot, could handle any trouble and make it unnecessary to send American soldiers. The timing on the trusteeship announcement, as voiced yesterday by Warren R. Austin in the Security Council, was determined at the highest level in Washing-
TWO: The three western pow- ton, meaning the White House,
the Cabinet, the military chiefs and the State Department. The decision was reached late Thursday. Jewish Vote Ignored It was a decision of military
territory » {in this country were pushed aside. | Specifically, this American ma- an indiscriminately heavy hand pr, Wells who is in Berlin as
). 8. and Britain administer to the recesses of Zionist dreams, i It has! ship question of who, exactly, are pr wells arrived |been there all the time, ready in States directly concerned.” will Tyesday following a lcase the Russians showed signs become a major point at issue in they would go all-out for parii- any
was an emergency move.
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neuver, shelving partition far in-/to keep order and peace.
Washington or in London. In the light of worsening Sov-jet-American relations and the
to return Trieste to| This American abandonment of ‘mounting American drive against bore witness to the storm's vio{partition was part of a long- Communist infiltrations, it had lence downtown. {range plan of strategy, as TIe- (5 pe avoided. The first reaction of anti- vealed by this writer last month. | Hence, Mr. Austin’s sensational the Ohio River, damaged buildCommunist leaders was that they| It accepts the risk that Ameri- gpandonment of the partition ings, schools, barns and homes had been given a powerful boost, can troops, acting jointly with ., and the effect on the Apr. 18 France and Britain, might have| election would be great. {to be sent
Britain ‘To Crack Down’ Most observers saw the following results: ONE: The United States will get its special session of the General Assembly. TWO: The Jewish terrorists-in Palestine, the Stern Gang and the Irgun Zvai Leumi, promptly will begin a campaign of attrition. ’ THREE: Russia will reconsider its boycott of the United Nations Trusteeship Council and take its vacant seat there if the interim trusteeship plan does get passed by the necessary twothirds of the General Assembly. FOUR: The British, willing now
the powers to give an independent strategy in which the political|to stay on longer in Palestine, at and democratic status to the considerations of the Jewish vote|least until the outcome of the
trusteeship vote, will begin to use
FIVE: The unsettled trustee-
Russian counterattack to
tion and seek to enforce it with neutralize the American squeeze
an international army. JERUSALEM, Mar. 20 (UP)—| The week's developments here
Washington Calling—
play.
million worth of debris today in
struck the state with tornado!
In Indianapolis and Marion the fight-to-finish struggle fo into control of the Republican Party!
mounting
“price on his head” walked with
apolis today. There was $50 waiting for the
as “The Man of The Times.” to win the prize.
The Man of The Times" ... at the same time handing him the LATEST edition of The Times. That's all there is to do . . . His tour of downtown Indianapolis, E. and W. Washington Sts. and vicinity, started at 10 a. m. Between 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. he also was to make appearances on the Circle. : Between 4 p. m. and 5 p. m. he was scheduled to appear in the same general area between Illinois and Pennsylvania Sts. Remember , . . when you attempt to pick “The Man of The Times” out of the crowd, you must hand him the LATEST edition of The Times. Here is when the various edltions of The Times are delivered to downtown newstands: Capital Edition, 10 a. m.; Hoosier Home Edition, 11:30; Final Home Edition, 1 p. m.; Final (Red Streak) Edition, 4 p. m. If “The Man of The Times” isn't identified today, he will be
disaster area and that 254 were back in the same downtown area
at the same hours on Monday... and more money will be added to the. prize. :
the crowd in downtown Indian- |
person who could identify him § Only two things are necessary §
Step up to this average Hoo- | sier—a& man—and say, “You are §
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FIND HIM ., . , WIN $50—Pick this average Hoosier out of the downtown crowd today, identify him as “The Man of The Times," and you'll be $50 richer. Be sure to have the latest edition of The Times in your hand when you try it.
Killed
Here He Is—‘Man of The Times'— Car Hurled Identify Him and W
Be Sure to Hand
Him Latest Edition
By ART WRIGHT average Hoosier with a |
143 Feet From | Wreck Scene
Flasher Working, Witness Reports
(Photo, Page Two)
Our Fair City—
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{thousands of dollars was report- in Marion County.
ied. Gaping holes where plate,
glass windows were shattered
In Indiana from Ft. Wayne to
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Herman B Wells Father Dies
ham Hospital, Lebanon. A re-| tired Jamestown banker, he was
Word of the death was received at Indiana University shortly be-
fore noon today. The university | {took steps immediately to inform
{cultural { American
affairs advisor to the Military Government.
30-day visit to the United States. i The’ university president's father had been in ill health for
Copyright, 1948, by The Indianapolis Times Séveral months. During his reand The Chicago Daily News, Inc. cent stay President Wells made
Pected m iE Fi 3 MN ame Tome somes "Reds Able to Fig ow?
{a number of visits to his father's! home.
Boone County Native i A native of Boone County, the
Yes, Say Top U. S. Officials i. sii acai. 5:
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| some classes. :
Our plan of action's now out in open—we told you | about it last week, ahead of time.
Here's Russian picture—and it makes it clear why our leaders
no longer believe Russia wants peace. Russia has:
ONE: Four and a half million men under arms; 100 divisions
pointing toward Western Europe. TWO: A flourishing war industry, turning out guns, ammu-
nition, equipment. THREE: Adequate stockpiles. FOUR: Some 30,000 combat
and a 700,000-man air force.
FIVE: A 200-t0-300 submarine navy.
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planes, including 14,000 ready,
40,000 Planes a Year
taught school for several years
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20—Top military heads take 'etore entering the banking prono stock in idea that Russia’s unable to wage war now— and they don’t believe reports that Russia has demobilized
fession. During that time he met and married one of his students Miss Bernice Harting. He entered the banking business as a cashier for the First National Bank of Lebanon. He later became vice president of the | firm and also served as Boone County treasurer 11924. i In 1928 Mr. Wells founded the Citizens State town and for many years.
for governor recently:
I have $40,000 invested in the Republican Party
sewer without results.”
the
contest nomination. The fireworks in the struggle | A high command figure behind will not break out until after the [the party scenes told a candidate filing of candidates has been {completed here Apr. 3. The storm will center around in Marion/some 300 candidates for dele|County and I'm not going to sit gates to the Indiana GOP con-| | idly by and see it run down a vention June 11 and the thousand [Were baihg Tepalted: while tity] lor more candidates for precinct
Mr. Hulman, now
discussions this week in(to be part of a high-pressur rialignment for party support in gubernatorial
for
This ultimatum was reported committeemen.
MAYOR FEENEY is the firstjdirector.
won the)
by an ex-Yugoslav press officer.....
St. Vincent's Hospital Guild plans annual
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\Feeney vs. Gas Co.—Mayor Wins 1st Round He holds this title by |City Hall executive in 10 years to|virtue of -being Mayor—and in-
Fearing
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Move Under Way to Draft
Tony Hulman for Governor
Former GOP Backers of James Reported Swinging Support to Speedway Owner
FROM WIDELY SCATTERED points around the state comes news of efforts to draft Anton (Tony) Hulman, Terre Haute businessman and philanthropist and owner of Indianapolis Speedway, for Republican nomination for governor. The move, which looks spontaneous, now is getting the backing of some of the Republicans who would have backed Dick James if he’d stayed in the race. He's never been in politics, is tied to no faction, is young, personable, able, and widely known in Indiana,
fishing on a southern vacation, has taken no part in the maneuvers. But close friends say he'll take the nomination if it's offered.
» - LJ ~ - » ‘$40,000 Political Investment’ Tops GOP Talk A PURPORTED “$40,000 political investment” became the cenAny thought of Red Army force yesterday accompanied by ia. of {troops encamped in Palestine was cloudburst rains. an impossible concept of Middle East military strategy, either in County, damage
get his foot in the door of the tends to use the authority it gives Citizens Gas & Coke Utility. him. Although municipally owned,| Behind the scenes, however,
the utility is governed under a|significant opposition has been self-perpetuating board of direc-|developing. Granville Wells, father of In-itors. These have resisted any at-| control,” utility management .s diana University President Her- tempt at usurpation of their au- quietly “seeing” city councilmen man B Wells, died today in Wit. thority by City Hall grounds of keeping the utility [politically pure. { Mayor Feeney has
“political
on the in an effort to block the Mayor. Two main issues are involved in the control of the utility: Regulation over operating poli73. {first round in quiet, but deter-i cies and finances and supervision {mined campaign to influence the | utility's operation as ex-officio (Continued on
On the Inside
in Germany Tito army backs Red threat to Italy ... last of a series
Page 2—Col. 6):
o charged that the foreign policy
Taft Lists 3-Point
Ready to Back Draft If It Is Necessary
SPRINGFIELD, O., Mar. 20 (UP)—8en. Robert A. Taft, Republican presidential hopeful, today outlined a five-point program for the United States to follow in meeting the world crisis, The Ohio Senator revealed the five-point program in a .noon luncheon address before the Republican Women’s Organization here following a press conference at which he said he would not oppose Selective Service \ogislation if President Truman “rovided proof tH¥®t such “drastic action” was needed. Fears New War his address, Sen.
In Taft |
lof “another Democratic President
supervisor of the ments section, Indiana Employ~ ment Security Division, the last £ (11 years. James Jr. also is a ' [former employee of the section.
Two young brothers were
killed this morning when the car in which they were riding was struck by an inbound Pennsylvania Railroad pas. senger train at the State Ave, crossing.
The victims were David Lee
Williams, 17, and James T., Wil- 4 lilams Jr, 18, sons of Mr, and Mrs. James T. Naomi St. They died instantly.
Williams, 1244
The father has been assistant benefit paye
The automobile was hurled 143
t | feet, landing against a fence at f [the Fansler Coal Co., 78 8. State
Ave. Fire burst out of the yas tank and spread to the fence, but
was soon extinguished by firemen,
Saw Accident A witness, Robert Patterson,
§13238 N. Tacoma Ave, told police
he saw several automobiles waiting at the crossing while a signal flashed and a freight train idled near the crossing. Two automobiles crossed the tracks against the light, their drivers: apparently thinking the freight train was the only traffic on the railroad, police said. James Willlams, whose father said he was driving the automobile when the two boys left home
. . Plan mn Crisis |a short time earlier, followed the
{other cars northward onto the ‘tracks, according to . thy witness,
crashed into the vehicle. Train crewmen ran back after the train was stopped and pulled the victims from the wrecked
vehicle. On Way to Work Edward C. Burwell, 57, of Worthington, O., was engineer; Joseph T. Allen, 64, of 209 Downey Ave. conductor. James Wililams was an em-« ployee of the RCA-Victor Division and was on his way to work when the accident happened. David was employed by the Bowser Truck Lines. Another traffic victim, Roy Schooler, 49, of 1215 E. Michigan St, died yesterday in General Hospital from injuries he received
[has brought fear to many Americans that another great world) war is possible.” ! He suggested the following! |action: | ONE: An administration de-| termined to preserve peace if consistent with freedom. | TWO: A unified and efficient] Army and Navy of the size nec-| essary for defense. THREE: Adequate ‘research and intelligent services. FOUR: An up-to-date Air Force stronger than any other in the world. FIVE: A well planned, prac-| tic#l system of providing reserves in reasonable amount for defense purposes. Hits Red Appeasement Mr. Taft charged that the appeasement of Russia at Terhan, Yalta and Potsdam has led to a condition in which communism is growing stronger throughout the world and said we agreed to Rus{sian occupation of eastern Ger-
when he was struck Wednesday in the 1300 block, E. New York St. A pedestrian; he was struck by a car being driven by Wilbur Carson, 19, of 429 E. New York 8t., police said. Seek Hit-Run Pair State Police were searching today for two men who fled on foot after their truck crashed inw sn automobile in the 5700 block, W. Washington St., last night, killing one 17-year-old girl and critically
injuring another.
Dead in the crash was Hazel Moore of 626 8. Whitcomb St. according to State Police identification, Her companion, Vir. ginia L. Fuller, 17, of 648 Exeter Ave., suffered critical injuries. Passengers in Car State Police said the girls were passengers in the automobile operated by Robert Edward Moore, 16, brother of the girl fatally injured. They said he was backing the
{many and Czechoslovakia by ‘ussian armies when we might {1 ave occupied them ourselves. “ “As a result, we now have on |our hands a dangerous battle between the philosophy of free government and the aggressive philosophy of & ruthless communism,” Mr. Taft said. “I hope that this battle will
...Page 2 remain a battle of ideologicals.”
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LATEST REPORTS say its board of dir | Russians produce 40,000 planes retirement. | annually, have almost as many | B-29s as we have, Recently they (Continued on Page 3—Col. 1)
President Wells is his only son.
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ectors after his padie Ash .. 7|Crossword..
| He is survived by his wife, Mrs. M. Childs ... 10 {Bernice Harting Wells, Lebanon. {Churches .
8 In Indpls. ., 11] Society ( 10 Inside Indpls. 6. For. Affairs. 10 Mrs. Manners 2 . 4-5! Forum ..... 10 cise 89 Classified. 12-15 | Radio ...... 18!
| Books ... 8| Editorials ..
3 dozen persons burned
veee.ve..Page 8 GREENSBURG, Pa, Mar. 20
ss = = omorrow . .
(UP)—A twin-engined private
. other airplane, believed to have been , CT! Page 4.5 carrying eight passengers, crashed
{on - Laurel Mountains today, 70 miles east-of Pittsburgh. State police reported five bodies
ithe blast-strewn wreckage and
cesesssravisssosss .PBZE Tithe search was continuing. The
{impact of the crash hampered identification. Police identified one of the bodies as that of George H. Armitage, providence, R. I, industrialist and owner of the plane.
In Plant Explosion
by molten
automobile from a diagonal parking zone into the street when the {pickup truck, 1938 model, crashed {into it. State Police said two men oc|cupants of the truck dismounted and fled the scene on foot. Authorities.. were checking ownership of the truck.
‘Big 4' Teams Fight It Out
| Imdiana was occupied with the coronation of her 1948 high school basketball champion to-
y. All of the woes of the world took second place as the fans tried to figure the outcome. Evansville Central met Muncie Central in the opener at the Butler Fieldhouse. Lafayette and Anderson tangled in the second game. Afternoon winners meet in the finals starting at 8:15 tonight. As usual, all of the 14,162 seats avaiiable for fans at the Field- | house were sold.
‘75 Families Escape
Fireman Dead, 12 Hurt pitiand, Vt., Flood
Bank in James Rd x x» RUTLAND, Vi, Mar. 20 (UP) t i ' as y — —Seventy-five fam were evac~ served as its president A Key fo Other Features on Inside Pages | or TaN. Mass. Mar 20 (pte. iors a ERE ore ariacd on | Amusements 6-9 Comics ..... 16 Hollywood.. 6) Side Glances 10 engine demolished and at least a was ed today when &
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