Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1951 — Page 2
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~~ Vinson's Bill
Strips Truman
a.
And Begin UMT
By United Press WASHINGTON, MAR.
of the President. —————The bill,-worked out in closeddoor committee sessions week, retains the group's plan for a minimum draft age of 1814, as against 18 in the Senate-passed bil, and a 26-month term of service as compared with 24 months in the Senate version. +» Mr. Vinson's proposal in effect
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detailed reports to Congress on
Congress the right to halt (n-
UMT. Not In Senate Bill There is no comparable provision on UMT in the Senate bill, but there is for the draft. Mr. Vinson hopes to get committee approval of the bill Mon-
Committee Tuesday, and call it up in the House Wednesday. His aim is to get House approval before the 10-day Easter recess begins Mar. 22. There is doubt, however, that the am will go that smooth-
Committee will seek to amend it to approval of both House and Senate before more troops are sent to Europe. Fixes Limit Mr. Vinson's bill follows the Senate lead In fixing a 4,000,000 man limit. on the armed forces.
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£0 The bill has these new proposals: . ONE: Termination date for the draft—but not UMT-—would be July 9, 19054, a three-year exteno sion of the sent draft law. “7% TWO:. Inactive reserves called to duty now or.in the future could be released after 12 months service if it would not impair the national security. THREE: Each drafted man— for active service or UMT-—would stay in the reserve after discharge until he completes a total of six years. The previous House bill said eight years. FOUR: The number of students deferred for senior reserve officer training courses is limited to ' 210,000.
birthdays, instead of their 19th.
Corps (UMT), which Mr. Vinson "called “the very heart of the bill,” , would be controlled by 2 Souls. sion: of, tvilians o have “ never A Sohtlsctoned officers, SERVICE DE LUXE WALTHAM, Mass. (UP)—The Fred Wilsons have little complaint about the mail service in WalThe Wilsons had’ to move their house. En route, postman James Quinn drew alongside and . delivered the first letter to the
even reached it.
About Hoosier Jailed
KALAMAZOO, Mich.,, Mar. turned out to be a dud.
Churubusco, Ind, who is in jail at Columbia City, Ind.
son, is on trial at Kalamazoo for the Nov. Carolyn Drown,
just befors the murder trial started Monday that Brubaker, who is his cousin, drove the] death car the night Carolyn was raped and then strangled. Today’s questioning “turned up i nothing of significance,” Mr.| Kriekard said.
Knows Few People
He wanted to know if Brubaker | had many friends in the Kalama-| Zoo area, but learned that he knew hardly anyone except the Mattheis family at nearby Vicksburg. | Meanwhile, Prosecutor John “\ Pikkaart returned from Columbia | \...City, Ind.,, where he attended a hearing at which Wabash Circuit, Judge Byron C. Kennedy sought! to determine if Brubaker should be neld for possible extradition to Michigan. Brubaker admitted that he drove the car in which the doomed girl was riding after Mattheis im-| plicated him, but he later repudiated the confession. | Brubaker's original confession! named a fourth man, Orville L.|
OF Draft Power,
Could Stop Inductions
10 — Chairman Carl Vinson (D. Ga.)
of the House Armed Services Committee, revised his draft bill today te allow Congress to stop inductions and begin universal military training without consent
this
strengthens Congress’ control over UMT. In addition to by-passing the President, it would require UMT every six months, and gives
2 ductions for either the draft or
day, send it through the Rules
program ly. The House Republican Policy
’ FIVE: High school students may be deferred until their 20th
The National Security Training
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26 rape-slaying of! 18-year-old, Western Michigan College fresh-|Judge Howell Pefley ruled“that a man, But Mattheis told police ‘confession of an accomplice
farewell are two _Mike Kassis,
INSPECTION TOUR—Rep. Cecil Harden of Covington pauses as she boards a plane for Washington, D. C. following an inspection tour of Ft. Bragg, N. C,, with the Bonner Committee, Bidding her Sn Haute GI's, Pfc. Fred Bonewell (left) and Pfc. |
anticonstitution; dential choice, does not run,
their next if Mr.
RFC and crime investigations. Most Discount Probes A few thought the charges o
politics-gamblng revelations o
party in next year's elections.
housecleaning necessary.
do. The White House had
again. Very few believed
third term amendment,
moral 0
for any man. Independént New Dealer Sen.
new address, before the house two years, was mentioned most frequently among those willing
New Angle Proven a Dud In Trial Over Coed's Death:
Michigan People Know Next to Nothing
as Suspect
10
Gordon XKriekard today questioned relatives of one of the defendants in the perplexing coed murder case. But the new angle
He talked to members of Valorus Mattheis’ family in an attempt to learn what they know about Robert Brubaker, 24, of
Democratic Leaders Feel
Truman Has Right to Run
Poll Shows Sen. Douglas Next Choice; Most Believe Probes Won't Hurt Party
By United Press ‘ WASHINGTON, Mar. 10—Many state Democratic leaders fee that President Truman has a perfect right to run agajn in 1952 and hope he will, but if he doesn’t there is a lot of sentiment for Sen. {Paul H. Douglas of Illinois, it was disclosed today. Those were the answers to a United Press poll of Demacratic| state chairmen, national committeemen and other party leaders on | whether they believe Mr, Truman { is’ “ethically” bound by the new tHird-term amendment to the presiTruman and whether the party will be hurt by the Senate
an RFC “Influence web” reaching ino the ¥~ ~~ iouke and the
the crime inquiry might hurt the
But a majority didi't think so. Many said there has been no real wrongdoing by top Democrats shown in the RFC operations, and that the crime probe hits Republicans as well, Some felt the party will be strengthened on the basis that the Democrats are doing any
It was generally accepted that President Truman can have the party's nomination for another term if he wants it. He hasn't sald publicly what he intends to ‘no comment” this week on a pub{ished report that he has told friends privately he will not run
the antifrom
he is legal t, should ’ Fake im out af she piers on AT€ Announced
Mr. Truman became president April 12, 1945, and another fouryear term would give him almost 12 full years in the job. The amendment sets a policy that 10 years should be the maximum
Douglas, a senator barely|deciamation—(1
(UP)—Assistant Prosecutor |"
CHICAGO, Mar. 10 (UP)— | Sen. Paul H. Douglas, (D. IIL), | sald today he is not a candidate for president, He came here to address the Chicago Teachers Union, | (AFL), He said his job as senator was hard, but that the Presif) dency is “fraught with troubles and anxiety.” He ¥aid It was “one: of the many jobs for which I am not fitted’
£ to consider the idea that Mr, Tru-|
The Illinois Senator, who was an economics professor, a Chicago city councilman and rose from Marine buck private to lieutenant colondl in World War II, is basi-
voter, He is a member of the
follower of all its programs. + Senate colleagues consider him
0.), who enters debate thoroughly equipped with facts and figures,
Spegch Winners
Winners wer$ announced yes. terday in the-distriet high school contest of the Indiana High School Forensic Association. Ten Hoosier high schools were repre-
School meeting yesterday. Winners are: Original Oratory—(1) Don Dixon, Shortridge, (2) Ann Abbott, Ben Davis. talternate) ayne Broshar, Dover; Amati } An Howe roa: Ripple, (2) Bobby Marshall, Cris Attucks, (alternate). Anna Busses, Ben Da-
Poetry reading—(1) Marilyn Johanson, Broad Rilo, Jo Ann ly n Savi {8 ). Allegra Henry, Southport; morous Declamation-—(1) ard urger, Ben Davis, (2) Je Cralg, orntown, (alternate) Sage, Broad Ripple: Extempore Speaking— (1) Ann Abbott, Ben Davis, (2) Bernice avis, Crispus Attucks, (alternate) Janet Sage, Broad Ripple. Oratorical Declamation—(1) Scott. Lebanon, (2) Darrell Lance, Broad port; Discussion—(1) Irvin Shortridge, (2) Eugene Honderich, Broad Ripple, (alternate) Stanley Brosman, riridege. Radio Announcing—(1) k Mol
Elizabeth Vogel, Ben Davis, (2) Die 1, Broad Ripple, (alternate) Pat Murphy, Lebanon. Shortridge won both affirmative and negative debate, Winning debaters were Marilyn Slaughter, Paul Rupprecht, Janie Woods and Jim Sutton, ’ Winners will compete in the state contest at Greencastle Apr. 28. Mrs. Donna Leigh Collins, Broad Ripple
said was with him and dragged Matthels, along with Rae Ol-|/the girl's body out of the car.
Accuse Each Other
Mr. Minnick was released yes-
terday after Whitley Circuit
would not bind an associate.” Olson and Mattheis—both 22-year-old Vicksburg farm boys— accused one another of the crime when first Arrested, then admitted participating in the rape-siay-ing and later both repudiated their confessions.
The trial resumes Monday. So|
far, the only witnesses have been police officers and physicans who recounted details of the original confessions and lle detector tests as well as technical aspects of the coroner's autopsy.
Piano Course Author To Give Two Lectures
Michael Aaron, author of the Mihael Aaron Piano Course, will give two lectures auditorium, 120 N. St., next Mr. Aaron’s talks for piano teachers will be sponsored here by the Gladys Alwes' Music Shoppe, where seating reservations now are being made for the free course.
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Swallowed Diamond Recovered by Police
OKLAHOMA. CITY, Mar.
lice four days of patient waiting
even after they had discovered exactly where it was, Police found the $2500 ring by
suspect's stomach. The parolee,
the fashionable Oklahoma City
(Stolen, was detained until the
ring was retrieved.
OES Chapter to Meet
will meet Wednesday for annual
| patron.
Relsbers. | qv
that
Urge ‘Interest’
In Dealings of
Tax Collector
Fulbright Writes To Revenue Bureau
] By Untied Press i + WABHINGTON, Mar,
ean ie
of one of its tax collectors, He made the suggestion in a}
letter to Infernal Revenue Commissioner George J. Schoeneman in which he enclosed excerpts from committee testimony deal- | ing with James Finnegan, collector. of internal revenue In St.
Louis,
The letter was made public as la federal grand jury here pre-| pared to study “certain aspects” of the testimony presented to the
committee. *
tion”
Finn
to testify
the federal government.
“Believing that this might be a matter in which you would want to take an interest” Sen, Ful bright said, “I have had the per-| /tinent excerpts copied from the| (transcript of the hearing ‘and [sand you a. copy of them with this,
letter.”
The excerpts, relating to the y bs to rent the man will not be a candidate again. SiSpL DY Mr. Jaco ;, shed some
light on Sen. Fulbright's sugges-
tion.
Involved
’
Awaiting Answer Meanwhile, Mr. Fulbright was §4 still awaiting an answer—or even an acknowledgement of receipt— to his letter written two weeks ago today extending an “Invita$0 Presidential Assistant Donald 8. Dawson. Mr, Dawson's name*has cropped up frequently in connection with charges of “undue influence” in |RFC loans. s J In his letter to Mr. Schoeneman, {Sen. Fulbright noted that Rex C. Jacobgy president of the F. L. Jacob§ Co., Detrait, told the sub-j was to be an “associate” lin a'scheme which involved the {lease for “certain facilities” from
Several in Report in the transaction cally a New Dealer but neverthe-| Were several of the people who less an independent thinker and have figured prominently in the pe |subcommitteee)s explosive report New On the RFC and testimony taken Dealish Americans for Demo- since to refute President Tru-) cratic Action but is not a slavish, man’s statement that the report was “asinine.” | Mr. Jacobs described Mr. Finne-
an excellent off-the-cuff debater §an in his testimony as “a very
and admire the way he can stand good friend,” and said he thinks up to Sen. Robert A. Taft, (R. [that he and the tax collector were
introduced ,by E. Merl Young— one-time milkman who, according to the committee report, had powerful influence in the RFC. Mr. Young, Mr. Jacobs said, “may ha#ve run some errands” for the group which was trying to get a federal lease facilities. & Mr. Jacobs told the subcommittee he didn’t know whether Mr. Finnegan had private capital to invest in the venture. The scheme, sented at the Broad Ripple High he said, never got close enough {to a definite leasing arrangement to talk about terms. Mr. Finnegan intended to resign his tax post if the deal went
that he thinks Mr. Finnegan is about ready to retire.
on the nickel
TA
acquittals,
to recover a stolen diamond ring Fifth Victim Dies In Ohio Blaze
sit Seek More Evidence “ieanis In Night-Riders Probe
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Mar. 10] (UP)—Prosecutors bent to the! Stephen task of preparing more evidence | Ripple, (alternate) Allegra Henry, South- against accused night-riders topromising to take every, indictment before a trial jury despite a series of acquittals. ‘A jury late yesterday acquitted Moody Nations, 46, of charges he , participated flogging of Mary Alice Henderson, 26, on the night of May 20, 1949. There was a long series of outrages in that summer, and a grand jury later indicted 18 men on a total of 48 counts. To date, {there have been one conviction 10 and five (UP)—It took Oklahoma City po- counts remain to be tried.
in the
but 41
COLUMBUS, O., Mar. 10 (UP)
and Viola, Cumberland Chapter, OES 515, Crosby, 38.
victim was
standing a Kansas parolee in|—A fifth victim died today from front of an X-ray machine. The burns received in a rooming house | {ring showed up clearly in the fire here early yesterday. | =Latest who had been Hughely, 41, a roomer in the working as a plumber’'s helper in| pouse. j | Other victims of the fire, which| home from which the ring Was wag being investigated today by (arson officials, were three daughters of Mr. and Mrs, Elijah Mc-| Farland, Judith, 8; Mary Ann, 6,! 5, and Mrs,
George
Bally
Fire prevention officials were
election of officers at the Temple. considering possible arson charges Jessie Peters is worthy matron against John Green, 25, another and Clarence Peters is worthy roomer, who was believed to have [started the fire.
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