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Notice Fied TZ For GM Strike In Michigan
May 28 Deadline Set for New Contract
By United Press The CIO United Auto Workers Union filed = 10-day strike notice today against General Motors Corp. ‘and clamped tight picket lines around Chrysler Corp. plants "In a drive for wage increases. UAW officials formally notified the Michigan State Labor Mediation Board that a\dispute exists between the union ‘and 6M and that a strike impends on May 28 when the present contract expires. Negotiations proceeded in the UAW-GM dispute involving both wages and working conditions in an-entirely new contract, Neither side has made a move to resume! talks in the seven-day-old Chrysler strike. ! Police Patrol Plant Beveral scores of “state police troopers took up positions at struck plants to prevent new outbreaks of violence. Pickets and suburban police clashed yesterday when strikers barred gates “40 WHE coNBr“ Workers “at the Highland Park plant. ! Meanwhile, at Washington, the civil contempt conviction against John L. Lewis and the United | Mine Workers was set aside to-|
“Class Matter at Postoffice
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Sheriff Joins Fi Against Rabies ' GOP Concerned + Dh IE Over Schricker [Entry Into Race
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TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1948
| Democratic Opposition By ROBERT BLOEM | Republican quarters today ad«! {mitted that the entry of former | Governor Henry Schricker into | the Democratic Governor race WAS. Causing them perious con{cern. t Headquarters of three of the) {four Republicans seeking the G.|8 {O. P. Governor nomination agreed | § {without hesitation that ME I EENTTCKEr Wis the SUEGHEENt “op-1 TH | nosition they could face from the &% Democrats next November. The |# fight for the G, 0. P. nomination, | they said, probably will be geared | {te the assumption that, Mr.
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Asks $5000 Fund to Match (Grant by City
Favors Declaration Of ‘Emergency’ Sheriff Al Magenheimer today asked the county council and commissioners to declare “an ex« traordinary emergency” to ape "I propriate $5000” for rabies serum [to inoculate Marion County dogs.
His request followed action of the city council last night in ap.
munization of dogs in Indiane apolis, | In his plea for a city-county co-ordinated rabies Sheriff Magenheimer said the irables situation in the county is
day by Federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough at the govern... . ment’s request. 1 But Judge-Goldsborough balked at a second government request; .
_..WOODWIND QUARTET — Four clarinet representatives of Broad Ripple High School who will appear in the all-city high-school ensemble festival at 8- p.- m. tomorrow in World ‘War _Memcrial are, left to right, Alice Emhardt, - Sue Howe Loretta Zink and Jane Hart!
Schricker will be the Democratic nominee, . | However Mr, Schricker's [change of attitude toward attempts to draft him into the race
“serious and getting worse every day.” Abandoning of dogs in the [awty has almost tripled as the rabies scare has spread through the city, records show.
—to dismiss the no-strike in-
Junction which is in effect against Mr. Lewis ahd the UMW. Hel) Ia : orces asked attorneys to submit briefs. Mr. Lewis, meanwhile, scored, a temporary victory at today’s! "opening of new.wage negotiations : For-the time being at least, Tié| Israel. Captures. blocked the seating of Joseph E. 4000 Foes at Acie hern| gr, AVIV, May 18 (UP)—| rules committee for the wage, [*Tael's army captured the an-| 38 conference. [cient walled city of Acre today, & {but reports indicated that the
before reaching his decision. ) ip p | | with the soft coal operatos. | . ! Moody, president of the sout producers, &s a member of the Cartright Co-Chalrman
Mr. Lewis had refused to bar: plight of 100,000 Jews in Jeru-| gain. with ye Moody. during. the sqlem was becoming desperate as pensi . 4 Elected Jot. chairman. nf thei ASAE. forces. besieged. the... Holy] wage conference with Mr. Lewijs City. { ws Hayvey Cartwright of Terre, Meanwhile, Arab legion troops | aute, Ind. Also at Washington, rallroad {occupied Bethlehem, birth place » of ‘Christ, and Egyptian planes and union representatives ‘re- raided Tel Aviv, Israel's capital, opened negotiations seeking a for the 13th time: 4 settlement of the Sppaa which : OTR
: But the " re! nearly erupted in nations 300 { wide rail strike last week. 4 Arabs penned in the old
walled city:-surrendered, was mili-| But there were no signs of a i yst i { quick- t-whi 1a ros AF ly the most important wietory!
[reported today. turn the government-controlled| po - Typhoid
railroads to their private owners. | f Offer Rejected { The Arabs, hit by typhoid fever) The meeting was arranged by and short of ammunition, couid| Presidential Labor Adviser John not hold the moated fortress | R. Steelman. He will not d a half a0)
present, however, unless called in. Thich 3 SeNtury an “le ~CT0Unitea Pack: (“90 ped Napoleon. cy | inghouse Workers today rejected| JeWish forces also made some a Swift & Co, proposal for set- progress according to official re-|
1 en _{ports here, in their attack onl Hing the Shout write as “vindie Ramieh, Arab - strong-point on|
However, ‘a possibility devel- the highway from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem. | wea wy She mien miget be Arabs ringed the outskirts of | g Pp A8€ the Holy City, holding Bethlehem | boost offered by the company. |
N seven miles to the south, TataThe union struck for 29 cents. roth -and other suburbs to. the!
,pnorth, and other points to. the
: ely Cl ap west and south. They were at-| Truck Stolen tacking in force, according to
. Jewish rts. With $30,000 ewis repor 8. _— Radi S Ii Russia Recognizes » 10 Supplies New Jewish State A tractor-trafler truck loaded CONDON, May 18 (UPj=The| with 11 tons of radio and televi- MOscow radio reported last night
row, left to right, Bill Gau
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It may be the high cost of
sion equipment valued at about that Russia, acting on a May 16 for women or just a general, post-war trend toward more con-
$30,000 wax stolen from the docks!
of the Hayes Freight Lines,
request ‘from Provisional Foreign Servative living. - 520 Ministe
W. Ray St., last night. Lona Moshe Shertok. had *X beer doe 3 Neen Sods moar W Mn new Jewish state of Israel and its| sota St. west of Eagle Creek this Provisional government.
dropping -off sharply in th
And right along with | sluntp in. the divorces: courts . is
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BRASSMEN — Also from Broad Ripple are thase «members—of--thehigh- school's brass ensemble: Front
Jim Mueller; back row, Richard Hansen, Terrell Simpson, Wendell Norton and Robert Leonard. With instru-
two Broad Ripple groups will participate in tomorrow's [lobbyist and former Ku Klux Xian |
Sharp. Decline Noted Here | In Divorces, Marriages
Economic Factors, More Conservative _.
Living Trends Cited as Reasons By NOBL
Whatever the reasons; the “divorce rate im Indianapolis has E. Dewey of New York and Har: | Tuestion of control of atomic enx
the alltime Nighy of The wir years.” the —
ww (also brought an immediate reacit tion from Harry McClain of ' |Shelbyville, already a leading] [contender for Democratic nomi-| nation. Assures Candidacy ~dn. a postcard message to. party delegates two days after the y {Democratic state reorganization | . a re which “opened the door to Mr. | (left fo right] Mrs, Dale Snyder, Mrs. G. O, Byrd, Mrs. Florence Schricker's candidacy, Mr. Me- | Jenkins and Mrs, Edna Harrington. Clain said: : | TT " “I will continue to be an active! 3 candidate. for the . Democratic:
nomination for Governor. 1- a S. . ! sure you that my name will be - Ov Russ: erture . day as sunny and w er is the “official
placed in nomination at the .Democratic convention on June 15.” Stalin: Hails Wallace | forecast or the h y local Weather For ‘Peace Program
DOG LOVERS —The 1ndiana Socisty Tor Pravention of Cruel:
ty to Animals arrived in force at city council meeting last night
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Spokesemen for _ Republican | Bureau. Today's
Eovernor. candidates. Walter Helmke and Hobart Creighton believed Mr, Schricker’s entry into WASHINGTON, May 18 (UP) ayimum te "- ~The State Department for the : 5 fhe time in-& week today re. Pected to be from,
the picture would help them. They hope delegates who have jected Russia's suggestions faTh te » degross, {start “peace talks.” i
favored the nomination of -Sen. William E. Jenner will take the attitude that Mr. Jenner could not Telections. Schricker in the alt} In a formal statement, the de. | rather a pre. Burch Declines Comment {pa rime nt described Premier Josel ont, however, . .. Jenner-for-Governor -headquar- Stalin's statement of pi Interest’ ich a low merters agreed that Mr. Schricker '? Peace as “encouraging. but .,.. reqding offrom 48 would offer strong opposition in Announced that the specific issues gqograpg, the fall, but held to the contention !Isted by Stalin ‘were not ones that Mr. Jenner was the likeliest that could be negotiated between
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popular Democrat, {Union alone. accompanied by high State Auditor A. V. Burch,| The issues listed by Mr. Stalin tures of from 78 to 80 Hourth . Republican Governor: can Were. hose. proposed by. TRIP rw mms didate, declined to comment on|Party candidate Henry A. Wal-| grounds that “that is the Demo- lace on May 11 in an open letter crats’ problem.” [to the Soviet premier." { Meanwhile, five major Republic-{- Mr. Wallace suggested them as 4 ans, all anti-Jenner, began simul-/a basis of negotiation for ending) [taneously a series of articles onthe cold war. Mr, Stalin last! {Robert W, Lyons, Washington | night accepted them as proposals for discussion, : Goes Farther . The State Department today took. the same. position. that. Sec»
Daniels’ Libel retary George C. Marshall = Slit Dr nounced last Wednesday when he
refused to entertain the idea of . : negotiation between Russta “and Dismissal Follows Retraction by Star
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other six high schools, the
{oficial who is reported to be backing the Jenner campaign. l | Plan Debates : More anti-Jenner: REpubTTean | papers. were expected to pick up {the series which purports to be {a life history of the controversial IMF. Lyons. : { | Another sign of the speedup of ‘Republican campaign activity came. from the Helmke-for-Gov-! E REED ernor headquarters. Apparently alimony, fewer high-paying jobs inspired by the Popalar success of last night's radio debate ween | Presidential. Candidates Thomas | Stalin. It cited; especially
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the United Btates alone on issues that alsa affect other countries,
failure to reach agreements on most of the issues listed by Mr, the y | Pulliam, e last few months compared to/old Stassen of Minnesota, the "®% - po oon bo MP Den ieki. I fren Fr eke ofganization 18° planning “The “United Nations toric to. challenge other Republican | Cp tol. Governor contenders to a debate {CONHNVed on 1 age_3-Co "
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Republican candidate to beat the the United States and the Soviet jittle warmer tonight expected— tempera- yp degrees.
ney and former 11th District Republican chairman, filed the libe
‘Authorities Responsible’ “It certainly is obvious that rabies is no respecter iaginary “line drawn between the city and county and further, the control of rabies is-essential : {the of tie authorl: ties,” the sheriff said. In a letter to the unctt and commissioners, the Sheriff said he and Dr. Elizabeth Conger and Deputy Otto Ray have con.
start immunizations. “We are doing. this because of the extent of this emergency which confronts us,” he said. Cases :
He cited records which show that 50 far this year 25 positive cases of rabies have been reported in the county, compared to seven (cases in the same period last year. Many persons and animals have been bitten by rabid dogs, furthering the spread of the dig-
He asked the council to appropriate the $5000 to be distributed {by any - department the- pos and commissioners {Veterinarians have offered to donate their services, he added. °° Two months ago the sheriff's office: asked the county counefl for funds to buy a truck to piek stray dogs in the county. The
Rothe 4 Ray, today urged that
immunization program tened and offered to funds. A ] appropriated the money actual immunization is delayed until at least, June 10 pending public advertising and approval of the state tax board. Fears Wal Period
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delayed that long” Deputy laine an official of the rd Society for the Prevention Cruelty to - Animals, said; afraid it will mean that {who planned fo have their
Today's statement went farther; Attorneys for Joseph J. Dan- Yaccinated themselves will sft 4nd blamed the Soviet Union for jo1q today dismissed Mr. Daniels’ $300,000 libel suit in Circuit Court
against The Indianapolis . Star! and its publisher, Eugene. C.
{back now. and wait for the free {immunization. That's ridiculous in an. emergency.”
it auld mean a contimiation of dumping of dogs in the couny “hysterical.” 2 “I personally will advance the $5000 to the city today to get
tributed $100 each with which to
morning. The seals on had been broken. - Lee Reel, sald he was unable to determine! immediately how much equip-!
the trailer Arab Denounces U, S.
terminal manager, On OK on Jewish State | LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., May
{a parallel’ drop in. the number {of marriage licenses recently. “Down 15 Per Cent During the first four months of | this year the number of divorce
ment was taken from the truck. 18 (UP)—Warren Austin, chief suits filed in six Marion County
on state party issues.’
Police Confiscate ‘Peep Shows’ ater ome petate ol. In Nlinois Crash
“Peep show” picture machines legiate branch of the Indiana
. Youn Republicans, but only at the Playland Arcade, 151 N. rnreer of a candidates.
Local Pilot Badly Hurt
{tation and his business had been caused by articles and cartoons GALESBURG, Ill. May 18 (UP) appearing in the newspaper,’ prinAn Indianapolis, Ind., pilot. was cipally in an editorial connecting
He charged damage to-his repu- the program started,” he said, “Then they can pay me back When the money comes through.” Could Guarantese Pay , Dr. Charles Myers, |
Mr. serious condition at Galesburg his name with alleged political
I secretary of the board. of heaith which wilt
The truck was loaded with sup- American delegate to the United|courts has dropped about 15 per Illinois Bt. were confiscated by Burch, Mr. Creighton and Mr, Cottage Hospital today after be- connivance in the Indianapolic
administer the rabies fund, said Plies from the Magnavox Co., Ft. Nations, defended the United cent below the filings during the police last night and the pro- Helmke showed up to face the ing injured when ‘his plane Rallways, Inc., rate case before
laws governing appropriations
|same period a year ago and more
prietor, Arvid Nelson, 54, Linden grilling of the group. |crashed near here last night.
the Public Service Commission. [would prevent repaying a loan
Wayne, and cons . . cah, Ky, igned to Padu States’ recognition of the state than 20 per cent below the all-
Mr. Reel said the thieves, in a Of Israel today against an Arab time high rate during 1046. daring operation, slipped into the charge that the action seemed The marriage license business docks about 1 a. m. and drove the dictated by “Imbeciles.” has dropped off more than that. ruck away while the regular Faris EI Khourl of Syria. de- So far this year 2073 certificates driver left for only .15 minutes manded that the international for wedded bliss were issued to While preparing to drive to Ken- court of justice bé asked to con- couples here compared to 2472 tucky. sider its legality. for the same period a year ago, a FBI agents joined city police in, Mr. Austin scored Ei Khouri drop of more than 17 per cent. the investigation. because the for “questioning the sovereignty Economic Factor Cargo was in interstate shipment. of the United States.” Divorce court judges say there
—— are many reasons for the divorce ® On the Inside
and marriage slump. Most of them agree that probably the ecoNational planners urge “extra” income tax for Our Fair City . . . Eight municipal changes suggested . Page 3 . ’ checks they drifted apart under d ito. ‘maintain separate homes, {addition to the changed economic
most ‘dominant factor is ~ » . economic independence an alimony and other problems of |picture, a trend toward returning
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“=== nomics. During the war years when both wives and husbands were receiving big, overtime pay sed to hear with eventually to the divorce courts. ' They could afford it then. Now cvive.. Page 3 theyre thinking longer about the economic repercussions of trying divorce. Judge Ralph Hamill, of Buperior Court 5, who keeps a lot {of statistics on divorces, says in’
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‘Amusements 10|Editorials .. 14) Mrs. Manners 9| Scrapbook .. 9 generally are quieter in their Ernest Blau. 18{Foriim ..... 14| Obituaries. 4-5 Bide Glances 14/jiving,” he said. “This is illus Bridge ..... 16/Gardening . 17|F.C. Othman 13| Society .... 18 trated by the recent trend from :23| Hollywood. « 10 Pattern aves 17| Sports... 18-19 jitter-bug music to more conIn Indpls.... 3 Radio ..... 11[Teen Prob... 17 servative and quiet music. All Tsar imdpis. 13] Records ..:% 33 Womag'e i. 17 these things are factors in do- + 23| Dr, Jordan.. 17 Ruark?..... 13 Weather Map 5/'mestic relationsipps.” :
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Kibitzer Runs *3 in Nickel Chips to $3800
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George Church,” 25, of 2128) Dismissal of the suit followed
. wal char, . BN t Hotel, wah arrewted ons charge Thieves Ruin Garden | Broadway, apparently was trying a retraction of certain offending to make a forced landing when statements published last Decem-
of “exhibiting indecent pictures.” For a dime in the slots of the : machines, customers could seé a In Stealing Canoe {his ship plowed through a hedge ber. ) reel of striptease. acts, according’ BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 18-ferice on the edge of an open reer to police officers who raided the -—Adding insult to injury, thieves (ield. Police pala. wert W Mail Clerk Charged drove their automobile across the r. Church, an aircra me- . ian deoriving numerous the mith Flying Serv- With Letter Theft had, A substitute mail clerk charged |
complaints that mostly children garden at the home of Dustin chanic for were patronizing the machines. Gwin to load up a $100 canoe and ice, Brightwood Alrport, ¥ Two 15-year-old boys in the cart it away. Bloomington ey flows Aflother Jiane to the ¢ ur with pocketing three “test” let- | lace were turned over to Juvenile police, to whom Gwin told his rey ying 8choo ere for reAd Division and a 20-year-old tale of woe, said that he had|pairs, and was flying another one ''* containing money today was | youth found in the place was posted a $25 reward for the re- back to Indianapolis when he Awaiting arraignment in Federal | [turn of the canoe. . lerashed. {Court under a $1500 bond. } or Edwin L. Owens, 23, of 901
3 College Boys Nick Roulette for $33,100; ul vt rut
yesterday and accused of the [theft of three letters which postal |inspectors had “planted” in mail {he handled. He waived prelimi- . . |1o pay out nearly $2000 each time nary hearing before United States | ‘System Fever’ Sweeps Las Vegas Gamblers; |" °F heer $7 Commissioner Asa J. Smith. | Club Admits Paying Out ‘Plenty’ to Winners | ne man who started with fa) FOIA _autuorities seid, Owene LAS VEGAS, Nev, May 18 (UP)-"System fever” swept the in nickel chips cashed in $3800 gnc. November, Las Vegas gambling houses today as SPREtatora.tushed 10 100 Playing nothing but No. 1. By to-| rere on the roulette system which has won three college boys $33, day Me had boosted his bets to East Side Burglar
eight days. Routed by Girl's Screams
Albert Hibbs, Dr. Roy Walford and Jack Cortez boosted their $1 apiece. bets from $10 to $25 on each roll yesterday at the Pioneer Club., The wheel spun 121 straight | Screams of & 16-yearmld girl routed a burglar from the home
Then they dropped back to $5, : times last night without turning { “ After two prévious runs of bad f explaining it was “all part of our Af here, the youths on May 10 UP No.-1, to give the trio th oy. (of Mr; and Mrs. Arthur Birge, The youths, both 23, haid they 2314 Brookside Ave. early today.
oytem. they stopped playitg to began placing small bets on the longest losing streak of the {take a rest after their winnings 270: Siar thevulimped to No. 11) part of their way through “A daughter, Miss Lois Birge, {dropped from a high of $39,000 to! winnings plied up. . |college with their winnings. . said she was awakened by a Joe Is : | Hundreds of spectators crowded| Pioneer Club officials admitted noise in her room. Looking up ~Tve seen a lot of guys with &/,,,,nq the table as word of the|the winning streak was costing (she said she saw a man ranssck. | lot of systems try to beat the .g.nq4 thing” © through them “plenty,” .but it was offset ing dresser drawers. 7 town. Hardened gamblers and by the crowds drawn there to| “I screamed and he ran out the [visitors alike placed their bets'watch. They refused tp comment back door,” she said.
with the fupd. He said, however, that it might be worked out that Mr. Ray could obtain vaccine im« mediately by guaranteeing payment and that the Board of Health would use the serum, then pay for it when the appropriation comes through. . : Mr. Ray sald he would faik with health officials today to work out advancing the monéy. Immunization in the-city is now heduled to begin about June 10. The vaccination will be carried on in the city dog pound trailer. A mobile unit will travel around the city, setting up headquarters at various .neighborh points. Veterinarians will donate their services. Prowler Appears For Second Time
e same prowler made two Calls at the home of Mrs. Rex Fordice, 1125 Hawthorne Lane, within three days. Mrs, Fordice said thé man pushed open her front door Sate urday night but fled when she scream
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Right but fled without making any effort to enter.
Infant Badly Burned ' Bruce Robert Catt, 21-monthe old son of Mrs. Agnes Catt, 843 N. Meridian S(. was in serious condition at Genera! Hospital ¢
wheel,” ‘a club official said, “but this is the best yet.” had no inten- along with the three players. Fre- on rumors that the wheel would! In his haste to get away; the less quently $50 or more rode on No. be.closed if the won $60. burglar dropped his
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