Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 March 1951 — Page 1
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Srrsnowss] 62d YEAR—NUMBER 9
Costello Balks Th | 8th Time at ~ Baring Worth
“." Refuses Despite
Contempt Threat
By BARBARA BUNDSCHU United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Mar. 21-— Frank Costello defied the Senate Crime Investigating’ Com--mittee for the eighth time to- - day. AER = "# ‘The sullen master mind of tnd the underworld. was: proving the! - : most recalcitrant ‘witness it hag yet .encountered in questioning gamblers, .racketeers, and other * criminals across the country. Testifying only because he
. faced possibly three « years in prison under a three-count con-
i PASSAIC, N. J., Mar. 21 (UP) - == Albert Anastasia, reputed one-time triggerman for Mur. der Inc., has been admitted as | a patient at St. Mary's Hospital here, a hospital spokesman sald today. Anastasia was scheduled to be a key witness before the final hearings of the Senate Crime Investigating Commit“tee in New York today. The hospital said Anastasia was admitted to the hospital at 9:30 p. m. last night but refused to divulge the nature of
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. ing flatly to .tate the “amounts, of his total .indebtedness and. of his net worth. . But Rudolph Halley, committee = counsel, pressed him relentlessly, * "7 obviously in pursuit of admissions. which could result in his -.. prosecution {or perjury and in his deportation to his native Italy . for falsifying his citizenship papers. : |
the “day-to-day” life of little Amalda Apgar continues. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Apgar, 952 Warman Ave., and nurses who call little Amalda their “pet” are making every day Easter for the little girl. She may not be alive to see Easter with her brothers, David 2, and George, 3 months, on Sunday morning.
The Easter Bunny hopped through the corridors of Methodist Hospital before dawn today to leave an early-Easfer basket for a 3-year-old girl dying of cancer. : The Bunny will probably be back tomorrow and the day after that, and maybe even the next morning-—each day that
Appears Shaken When the committee recessed: for lunch, Mr. Costello appeared shaken. Mr Costello was compelled to admit to owning approximately $150,000 in cash and real estate and stocks worth approximately
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War Surplus
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Amalda Apgar . . . got her Easter basket.
The chicken, the rabbif and the doll that Bunny .left are with Amalda inside the oxygen tent which sustains her life.
Amalda was rushed back to |
Methodist Thursday for her fourth — and probably last — hospitalization since doctors discovered the malignant growth last June.
$100,000. And he was forced to admit to having had a hand in the wideopen “gambling at Saratoga Springs, a spa near New York's
Spring Turns Cold LAR ee we SHOUIdEr tO City
ified that the gambling there was | with police connivance and the! committee renewed its invitation to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to tell! his official position regarding! Saratoga conditions.
Barking Dogs Scare Attacker of Girl
2.8 In. Snow Here; night.
. Little Relief Seen LOCAL TEMPERATURES
was walking west on North St. last night when a man grabbed her by the throat and dragged
Mr. Costello said he once had, 6 a. m... 16 10 a. m... 21 | [er into an alley east of Douglass provided the bank roll for one, 7a. m..15 11a m..2s St of Saratoga’s gambling dives, the 8 a. m... 16 12 (Noon) 25 | She said that while she was Piping Rock, on a “50-50” deal] 9 a. m... 17 1p m.. 27 (trying to fight him off, her
attacker was frightened off by the barking of dogs.
with a gambler named Joe Stein. | mcr He denied he had gone to Sara. Latest humidity ...... 69% toga or had any personal part in! . : : The Piping Rock's operations. Spring wiped its feet on 4 white Also in the course of Halley's and frozen welcome mat before sharp questions and Mr. Costello’s entering Indianapolis at 4:26 a. m. cryptic and often evasive replies, today it came out that the underworld °C 2Y' ’ boss and Jimmy Hines, a Tam-| There were 2.8 inches of snow many Hall leader who served a at the deorway and the porch Prison lest Tor Droteciing racke- thermometer read 18 degrees. And rs, were ; h Chicago quring the, pours after spring entered, Vanderbilt Field, 45, was
1932 Democratic convention which 4 the mercury dipped another J5 quitted of contempt of Congress
gave the late Franklin D. Roose- owm——— today by Federal Judge T. Alan velt his first presidential nomina- Page 15 1s vid : ; Photo, £ Goldsborou;
tion. i But arab Happened degrees to 13 at the airport. The, After examining the official ut. r. Costello denied ve- , h. transcript, Judge Goldsborough s 15. We - pt, Judge Goldsboroug hemently that he had been in Chi- city low, was 15 eg ther ob ruled that Mr. Field was within cago “with Hines? or that he had Servers said the pre-sunrise drop pq right was caused by clearing skies.
pn been there himself in connection
alley, he snatched a $38 wrist watch from her arm.
Field Is Acquitted Of Contempt Charge
oy with the convention or with Tam- | Although transit service fell 10/28 by a Senate committee investibi all-out drive to prevent|;, is / inytes behind during the Bating alleged Communist infilPs I. Roosevelt getting the nomi- : . tration of the State Department. nation. morning traffic rush, Disses » It “just happened” that he and Streetcars and trolleys were back ° ys Hines were both there at the On Schedule by noon today. Inside |
Spring's frigid entry came close to breaking the all-time
same time. Mr. Costello hadn't been on the
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The Times
| Gold achievement keys to be
Larry Parks Tells Inquiry |“ ser so. He Was Red for Four Years
ty routine for busy women 6,7 “The Big Show,” NBC's hour Believes Career In Films in Peril
and ‘a half radio exfravaganza, to leave the air May 6 Twenty-four Hoosiers on latBv HERBERT FOSTER est Defense Department casUnited Press Staff Correspondent UAIY HBL suesvinesrivisniie WASHINGTON, Mar. 21 Movie Star Larry Parks admitted to Congressional investigators today that he was a Communist
Robert Ruark says the proposed liquor tax boost will party member from 1941 to 1945. He said he expected the ad-
kill the goose that is laying
the golden eggs Sen. Paul Douglas (D. Ill.) set Reds Put “Little Caesar” Among Warmongers, Page 16.
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to renew battle against pork barrel spending ...:....... 16 Caps miss chance to. take an early lead in the American Hockey League playoffs . . . Olymps open playoff series at Minneapolis tonight . . .
mission to end his Hollywood career.
He testfied before the House the Indians are off to a fast Un-American Activities Commu’ start in exhibition play...19-21 tee in a quiet, compo way that . 5 was in sharp contrast to that of About People ......e00s. 15 many other witnesses who have AINUSEIMENLS +o: coueree 12 appeared before the committee in Frank Anderson ...... 19 its stormy investigations of Com- | Bddie Ash .veecvesens i op munism. LARRY PARKS—"1 was a Births, Deaths, Events. . 17 Mr. Parks, star of “The Jolson C ish." | Keyes Beech ......v0v0 2 Story” and one of Hollywood's' “~ommunist. Henry Butler ......... 12 leading young actors, traced forialty “is to America.” He said, Comics ......coevuveens 27 the committee his membership in|“I feel I have done nothing) Crossword ...e.ecesees 10 the Communist party from 1941 wrong.” Editorials ..ive0000s0e 16 through part of 1945. The actor rifigingly declared, Bill Eggert ..eovseeess 19 Scarcely Audible that he would bear arms “with- Forum .......s sssensse 18 > .., out question” in defense” of "the Harold Hartley .....c0s..'18 He told the committee he at-'(y ited States in event of war Erskine Johnson ...... 12 ténded “very-few" Communist oi "py cgia. Frederick C. Othman ...- 16 meetings and drifted out of the my., with his voice scarcely! Radio and Television .:.. 10 party “the same way I Srifea audible a few feet away, he said: Robert Ruark ......... 15 9 in He said there is a “great gh “If you think it's easy for a Ed Sovola ........o.en 15 erence” between belonging to the ,,., who has climbed up the 1ad-| SPOrts .....cevesomes. 19-21 party when he did and belonging Earl WHSOn covvevee.s 15
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The girl told police that she
Reaffirms Right
Barking dogs today were credwith rescuing a 16-year-old!
Acheson Points To UN Action
| WASHINGTON, Mar. retary of State Dean Acheson ‘said today that Gen. Douglas MacArthur has authority to cross {the 38th Parallel in Korea. | Asked at a news conference whether the United Nations commander needed any new authority
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But before he fled south in the to cross the border, Mr. Acheson away similar
said he did not. Mr. Acheson did say, however, JLlhat there is need for a common point of view on the 38th Parallel question by the United States and its United Nations Allies. Mr. Acheson would not say that Unit-
some states nave profited at fedWASHINGTON, Mar. 21 (UP) ed Nations forces ‘would cross the eral expere. on “mountains of —New York millionaire Frederick Parallel. He said the problem is surplus ac- being considered in consultation World War II.
with other United Nations. Gen. MacArthur, and other military
* leaders.
OK'd by United Nations Elaborating on Mr. Acheson's statement, department officials
in refusing to answer said Gen. MacArthur's authority sale from as far away as (er32 questions put to him on Apr. to cross the 38th Parallel was many.
covered generally in a resolution approved: Feb. 1 by-“the United Nations. The resolution condemned the {Chinese Reds as aggressors and {pledged the United Nations to [continue to resist aggression in |Korea. This placed no geographic {restrictions on military operations by the United Nations. | Mr, Acheson's reference to the ‘need for a common point of view by the Allies on the 38th Parallel question brought out the appre-
hensions of Great Britain, in par- that some war surplus: items.
ticular, that Gen MacArthur might undertake a major offen-
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Enter Chunchon With
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Charges Control Shift Was to Gain Jobs
| { | By IRVING LEIBOWITZ
The Democratic state ad- g accused ‘today of “playing politics”
ministration = was
with millions of dollars worth of war surplus. This charge was made by
H. C. McComb, state director of
Vocational Trade and Industrial
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ithe 332388 _multi-miliion ar surphi. program.
TouIt was ‘purely politics,” said’ Mr. McComb, “I guess you tould
call it impurely’ politics.” . Mr. McComb said control of.the (war surplus program was taken {from him in June of 1949 for the purpose of “giving more jobs to] Democrats.” The move kept Re-| publicans from gaining control. |
Issues a Denial
Former Superintendent of Pub{lic Instruction. Deane E. Walker,
who was responsible for the war %§
surplus program at the time, denied that politics had anything to do with the change of war surplus administration.
“All we did was change the diirector of the war surplus di-
vision,” Mr. Walker said. “I see
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of equipment and materials. Millions of dollars worth of sur-| plus equipment was given ‘“‘without cost” to Indiana and other) states to distribute to schools and colleges for training. Now, as the government is scouring the nation in an effort to buy critically needed war materials, the state is still giving cquipment as war surplus.
Checkup Is Under Way
In Washington, Rep.. Herbert Bonner (D. N. C.) disclosed. a checkup is under way to see if
goods™>hought after. The survey is part of investigation ' of what may be! “fabulous deais” in millions of dollars worth nf Army and other! surpluses, some of which was returned to the government for re-
Rep. Services
Bonner-said the General Administration has been asked to survey surpluses now stored in the various states to find out what could be used by the military and other agencies! to. economize in the present preparedness emergency.
Some state depots. he said, are “loaded with critical materials the Army needs.”
Deny “Resale Profits Indiana state officials admitted
could be regarded as ‘critical ftems for the Army and Navy,”
10 sive designed to go far beyond but they denied emphatically that
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Force After Tanks Retire for Night
HOBERECHT
. United Press staff Correspondent TOKYO, Thursday, Mar. 22—United Nations tanks occupied
the abandoned Communist base of Chunchon within seven and onehalf miles of the 38th Parallel Wednesday without firing a shot.
Other patrols moved without Land just scuth of the Parallel
Nations patrols already may have crossed the Parallel.
Front dispatches said the bulk
of 250,000 Chinese and North Ko- front said A rean Reds aligned across the 140- cautiously into Chunchon after mile Korean frent already have reconaissance disclosed the Com'munists had abandoned their last big base south of the Parallel.
withdrawn north of the border. | Find Way Barred | North of Seoul, however, American and South Korean tank task! {forces found the way barred by
opposition through the No-Man's during the day. Some United
Beaten to Rubble The tanks moved into the main
heavy fire and minefields. The Street without firing a shot and task forces were attempting fo met-no resistance as they occu-
strike north toward Uibongju and Pied the shattered town. They the highways leading northeast found Chunchon beaten into rub-
to the Communist Pyongyang. United Nations east coast
capital
of ble by air raids.
Infantry followed the tanks
forces on the and occupied the town in strength reached within 81g by mid-afternoon. When dusk ap-|
miles of the Parallel as they kept proached, however, both infantry, pace with the general advance all. and tanks retired to high ground
(along the line.
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for the night in an arc around A dispatch from the, centralithe city. |
nothing wrong with that. Every
To Cross 38th jnew officeholder makes changes. he ; iis The state's war, surplus pro[1ndaianagolts girl from attack last laa immediately : ‘War II, when the govern-| iment found itself with mountains
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By TOM HICKS a) Mayor Bayt threaterfed
teen-agers were killed.
afternoon to determine resp
“For'Weéir Cook By JOE ALLISON A multi-millign-dollar expansion of Weir Cook Airport was {proposed today by the Board of Aviation Commissioners. -
| In a report to Mayor Bayt, the {board recommended the expendi|ture of $3,665.804 for the seven{project program. {| The city’s share would be $1,|959,620 to be raised by a bond issue.
be federal “matching” funds.
Quick action on the program was urged because $380,000 in federal funds earmarked for In-! dianapolis will expire on July 1 if State Ave.
not accepted. Compliments Board
| Mayor Bayt complimented’ the {board for its three-year study
'hangar and administration build|ing into a modern airport ter-
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TWO: Additions to terminal to
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Blaz Lucas Faces Disbarment Mov
Ex-Prosecutor Ordered
To Answer Charges
+ Lake County's former Deputy {Prosecutor Blaz Lucas. accused of making “deals” with gamblers and advising the operator of a house of prostitution on the manner to escape prosecution, today faced loss of his license. He was ordered by the Disciplinary Comimission of the Supreme Court to ‘answer the charges within one {month or face revocation of his 'attorney’s "license, | The action was filed today in the Supreme Court. Mr. Lucas, prime target of the Gary Crime Commission in its ‘gambling clean-up campaign, must answer these specific charges: ONE: That he, as deputy prosecutor at Gary, did counsel and advise with a third person known only as “Buddy relative to the ‘operation of Buddy's house. of prostitution and the manner of escaping criminal prosecution.
TWO: That he, as deputy proseoffered to cease crimiffal *
cutor, prosecution of a pending gambling charge against Willie Harris in the event Harris secured enough votes in the Democratic primary of May 12. THREE: That he, ag deputy prosecutor, gave approval to the placing of slot machines and punchboards in Lake County. FOUR: That he, as deputy prosecutor, offered to make a deal with an unknown captain to forego criminal - prosecution of a liquor violation for a consideration of $500. A campaign to disbar Mr, Lucas was’ started almost imme-| diately after his superior, Prose-| cutor Benjamin Schwartz, Crown Point, was defeated for re-elec-tion—the only Democrat td go down to defeat in Lake, County's general election,
Dies of Coal Mine Accident Injuries ar]
| LINTON, Ind., Mar 21 (UP)—| Floyd Raley, 55, Coalmont, died here today of” injuries suffered yesterday in an-accident at the Little Betty coal mine at: Dugger. Mr. Raley and George Risinger, 59, Dugger, were pinned under a slate slide in the mine and were taken to the hospital. Mr. Rising-, er’'s legs were broken by the falling slate. -
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Chief Was Told to Crack Down on Speeding Carriers, Mayor Asserts
CLIFFORD THURMAN to appoint a new police chiej..
i today as a double-barreled investigation opened into last night's tragic train-car crash in which five Indianapolis
Both police and the coroner summoned witnesses this onsibility for the fatal crash
in which a speeding Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train, running late from
Louisville to Indianapolis, demol« ished an automobile at Hanna iAve. and Shelby St.
CA? Nave told Chief Rouls to _ crack down on these speeding
Ama sdpayer Bayly declared, EN dana lie ndtwatt do it Plget a oi
‘chief: who will.” | Chief Rouls sald earlier that ‘his department had cracked down ‘on train speeds and that the ¢rackdown had been effective. . Meanwhile, General Hospital physicians assembled the remains of five young bodies brought in from a three-quarter mile blood«
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|g0aked, snow-covered area. Grief stricken parents were making fu-
The remaining $1,605.983 would Beral arrangements.
The dead are: ~ Karl Edward Stephenson, 18, of 4001 Carson Ave.
Larry Gillum, 19, of 4840 8,
Barton Spencer, 19, of 5428 Manker St. : Mise Paleo, Pray, 17, of 138 Ketcham £ ry En > ¥ t resulted in the following | Miss Patricia Allstatt, 17, of oni i» Had gs 1704 Spruce St. ONE: . Conversion. of C7 Rew Oar Hurled
Witnesses stood in a drug store at the intersection last 'night as the train roared across. ithe Indianapolis city limits line, They saw an automobile hurled into the air and splintered into {hundreds of parts. They saw parts {of bodies hurtling through the air, | When police arrived at the 'scene, following a call at 10:29 p. m., it took two hours to deter mine how many persons had been killed. Capt. Audry Jacobs, head of the traffic division, and Lt. Wile liam Hague of the accident prevention bureau and also a deputy coroner, ordered the train crew and other witnesses to appear this afternoon for questioning. ! In addition, Coroner R. B, Storms summoned all concerned to his office to make statements following the police probe.
‘Up to Prosecutor’
Capt. Jacobs said the train was exceeding, the 20 mph speed limit “according to witnesses,” and he would leave it up to the prose-
cutor to file charges “after the
evidence is assembled.” ~ Capt. Jacohs said police tests established the fact that the red flasher lights were operating when the train crashed into the car. “I want this case pressed to the limit,” said Mayor Bayt. “I have instructed all agencies to investigate fully with a view of pressing charges.” A. L. Hunt, .superintendent of the Southwestern Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, said an
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