Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 April 1949 — Page 1

: Entired a8 Becond-Class Matter at Postofos

Hoosiers Own Story of Army Arresi— a B Bird to Ask Relea ‘Supreme Court "Hello Girl" Lawyers Weigh Filing Of Kidnaping Charges Against Army Officers : Indianian Says He Was Denied Lawyer ; Before He Was Flown to Germany

By WILLIAM H. NEWTON, Se oward Statt Writer - Copyright, 1949, by The Times :

aa SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1949

Police to Open Safety Drive On ‘Junkers’

Old Cars to Get 3-Minute Checks By Roving Squads A police safety campai a to check the condition of automobilés on city streets

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| Study *2 Million Airport Expansion

Aviation Biard Headin’ for the Hay

Considering o-Year Plan

- Weir Cook Now Ranks Fifth Nationally In Total Traffic t By IRVING LEIBOWITZ An immediate $2 million ion: program for Indi-

Says Geodby

FRANKFURT, Germany, Apr. 2 (By Press Wireleas)—- | day they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus compelling the Army to return Mr. Bird ‘Ito the United States. ; : RIAL < .« At the same time, they said they may press kidnaping hd 5

Board, of Aviation Commis-| | _sioners. : “The field, fastest’ growing air-| port-in the nation, already ranks = fifth in total traffic behind only| |

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anapolis : the fact that the local field is one of the few non-tax supported air-

oo y Expr Willa r (lef) and Rillia Jared | mE rr ee Texas Donkey Wasn't the Right

r 4 x Turned Down by Man Who Ordered Him ~ . AN EXPRESS TRAIN was speeding toward Willoughby, ‘O., jast night with a sad-eyed passenger named “Jack” confined in the baggage car. No conductor collectéd his ticket and no fellow traveler passed the time o' night with him. ; They couldn't. He was just a little Jost donkey, enmeshed in the : : {coils of circumstance.” ' | a ‘Week ago,

Thursday, telephones jangled in the city as express. workers attempted to locate the new owner. Friday night.passed and still there was no call for the animal. Employees at the terminal took a fancy to him and led him He only stood waist high to a

TOL) gig tg ig ne WE RN ; 15,000 Manual Type Telephones Converted Piccadilly Cheers | 15 pial Service in $4 Million Switchover - As Blackout Ends: This morntig some 15,000 Indianapolis citizens had something LONDON, Ap. 2 (UP) The th en a new automatic exchanges at 1:30 lights went up in London tonight|, "spy new green telephone books went. into use with some 25,000 for the first time since the warichanged numbers. y and thousands of happy, cheering

on a group leaving a Communist rally. here tonight, pummeling men and women alike. Police reserves broke up the

rioting with no serious injuries

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Pp facilitate handling of aircraft. FOUR: Purchase of approximately 100 acres of land at the southeast corner of the airport. Mr. Sommer, a flying enthusiast|

He succeeds Joseph G. Wood, who resigned recently: - .- Rebuild Tower As. yet, Mayor Feeney hasn't appointed a commissioner to replace Mr, Wood on the city's four-man bi-partisan board. Currently under construction is & half-million dollar project to rebuild and remodel the main traffic control - tower. Field engineers also are Installing three safety features, including a radar ground control The field, served by four major American, Chi

airlines—Am¢ 3 cago & Southern, Eastern and acs. World—has climbed m tenth! in the nation for total take-offs tely 56 chartered!

flights are scheduled daily. The fleld’s high standing, however,

Western Pennsylvania. . 3000 Around Building By the time the meeting ended, police estimated that more than

More than 50 police had been detailed to guard the meeting when the pickets appeared. The protest was spurred by the Disabled American Veterans, AMVETS and Catholic War Veterans. CIO United Electrical Workers joined the crowd of sign-carrying pickets. he A ‘shout ‘went up.that the attendants at the meeting were leaving by a side r and more than 1000 of the stormed the entrances,

45 minutes during which the mob slugged and pushed indiseriminately, police quelled the distrubance. ; : :

2 SQUEALERS T0 DIE PARIS, Apr. 2 (UP) — The Paris Court of Justice tonight cindémned to death 3 man and

was largely due to the great number of small planes at the

field, which accounted for 219,404]

of the airport's 201.440 flights.

a woman convicted of denouncing to the Nazis 50 American and British airmen who into France during the war.

On the Inside

Uncle Sam, M. D,7, .. first of a series of articles

on the Truman medical proposals. .......... ~ Three satellites of Russia rapped. «....ceerreass Who's going to enforce rent controls? .:...... ’s political column, Page 29) Doll's tresses may be set beauty-shop style . . .

(See Robert

read Louise Fletcher's “Counter-Spy.” ........

(Society and women’s

2 3 7

shopping column,

fashions, gardening,

Page Page

: : home-making, beauty hints, Pages 13-26) Statehouse alumni . . . a picture story of present

and former governors. .

(Editorials, politics, world’ report, radio, movies, Pages 28-38)

- Cross-Word Puzzle. ........

Jack Conway wins a berth with Indians. ........ Page 39 g (Sports, Pages 40-42; classified gdvertising, Other Features on Inside Pages : | Amuse. ..38; 37 Fashions ..,.20 Junior Page .38 Ruark ....:.31)

Eadie Ash «+40 Fea Bridge . 1

» Pages 48-81; Business, Page 52)

[to the station, looked over.the -jdonkey and turned his back. He!

3000 persons had surrounded the. +i building. :

{had been causing

pretty express “worker, but he the scales at 320 pounds, en dt happened. Mr. Wood, the prospective owner, walked inthe |

didn’t want it. He had ordered

~|people gathered in Piccadilly Circus.

_ The cutover highlighted the gathered at the new Belmont Exchange, 740 8. Fuller Dr. and at the new Cherry office at 5009 E. 38th : What they saw was the pull down of the wooden frames whi The huge crowd in London's/in & few seconds converted the Times Square shouted itseli{15000 remaining manual Lype hoarse as the famous signs weré telephones to dial service. At the turned on one by one. When the Same Toment cables were cut to famed Bovril sign cast its bright, old exchanges. red glow against the overcast sky Cost $4 Million

In the brilliant blaze of neon and mazda, it was a tumultuous! celebration that outdid New Year's eve.

calls from Laredo to Indianapolis were made to relocate ‘Mr Wood.

and the zoological company reclaimed fits pment. But the donkey will not see Laredo again. Last night he was placed back in his crate and loaded into another baggage car.

Rails started to click under

Bedlam broke loose. After about train wheels and he was on his

way again, this time to a new

fouyar in Willoughby,

| 2 : How's That Again? BOO Miss, Apr. 2 (UP)—Mrs. W. B. Prather said today that she'd offer a Mother's Day present to any Mississippi mother with a name as long as hers. : She said her full name is Sephrenie Sephronie Levonie Obelia Emulia Eunicy Arrecy Ann Clementine Lominick Prather. ,

North Side Television Fans “Blob” on Screens Proves fo Be Tiny Germ-Killing Light in Neighbor's Kitchen

By JOHN SPICKLEMIRE

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The near-owner wasn't found |

. |children in the square were dee-

a mighty roar saluted the almost] There are only six other cities [forgotten sight of London's “great 38 large or larger than Indian{white way” in all its pre-wariapolis with complete automatic i splendor. . |service. This morning's conversion cost $4 million and a year's work. Regular operators at -the old

Zoe Gail, a saucy show gir who po the song “I'm pont exchange will be trans

popularized Going to Get Lit Up When the Lights Go Up in London” during the war, stood on a restaurant balcony and sang it again. Thousands were already well on “their way toward that goal As she sang, electric signs, {theater , and lighted {shop windows fn cities and towns {all over Britain flashed on to lend the ban on illuminated advertising "vhich had been in force far almost 10 years. The milling, noisy crowd acted like children. Many, of the actual

traffic jobs. IL V. Green, division plant superintendent, ted the cutover. The chief switchman in charge of the Cherry exchange is J. 8. Baker, and at thé Belmont office, Robert A, Gerber is In charge. 3 ta J.-C. Gillam, and C. X.*Watner,

supervised the cutover,

Predicts OK on Bills CHICAGO, Apr."2 (UP)-—The ing an ilhiniinated -electric signi American. Legion expects old age for the first time. = = ° iveterans’ pensions and universal A Cockney nudged an Ameri- military training bills to be passed can Army sergeant and said at the present session af Con“stone me, if little old Londonigress, Willlam C. Burks, state ain't herself again. just like commander of the Legion, said: {bloomin’ old New York.” i

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was a small germ killing light which

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ferred to toll service and other|they

district plant superintendents

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telephone industry. Visitors

Ouster Attempt Holds Removal Plea Is ‘Without Force’ James W. Ingles last night called the présent move to oust him as Marion County Republican chairman “wholly . unauthorized and.without force or effect.” He issued this statement as his political foes chortled over what

termed their success in obtaining control of more than 50

teemen and vice committeemen.

The anti-Ingles faction and the precinct officials who have joined it have asked for Mr. Ingles’ resignation and that a county con{vention he called to select his suecleessor by secret voting machine ballot. 2 Mr, Ingles last night declared: “The securing of signatures to the ‘removal’ petition Is nothing but a publicity move to ‘conceal the Bradford-Brown alliance from public scrutiny. The State Committee alone can remove county chairmen and any acts by other bodies such as precinct commit Heemen are wholy unauthorized

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{ “I am beginning to feel there {isn't much justice in the United States. If they had let me see a lawyer it wouldn't be so bad. They didn’t: apprehend me or anything —~they just kidnaped me.” After the Army brought charges {seven employees were tried. on the ireuse of ration coupons but Mr. Bird and Mr. Mobley left Germany before their trial. Mr. Bird is a rather pleasant faced slender young man with an unruly shock of black hair. His story continues: “If they'll guarantee me a fair trial some other place than Germany Pll stand trial, any day in

jeral's office with personal grudges and the only newspapers here are

prejudice the court against me.” Mr, Bird's attorneys are Joseph 8. Robinson of New York, a f mer Army lHeutenant colonel, and

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Writ Refused in One Similar Case

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Mr. Carrol sald today that ap-

plication for the writ of habeas corpus will be filed in the Sus preme Court in Washington this week by Attorney George T. Davis of San Francisco, iy He charged that the Army has “employed: German. gestapa agents In its criminal work here ‘and as-a result has adopted ges{tapo methods” in with {civilians. He sald he {refused the right to see {by Army authorities.

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{fused a writ on behalf of oie. i Friedrick Flick, big German |dustrialist. who was t

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