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38th In Force | ST To Dare Reds
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By EARNEST HOBERECHT United Press Staff Correspondent
TOKYO, Apr. 3—U. 8S. forces surged across. the 38th Parallel in strength for! the first time today in a defiant challenge to more: than a half-million Reds massing for a spring counter-offensive.
Strong contingents of an American division swept across the prewar frontier on a 10-mile front in
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Capehart Hits
It's Price Hike pig Bombers One-Man RFC
Or Shortages |
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By United rress
U | WASHINGTON, Apr. 3—Chair-| man Carl Vinson (D. Ga.) of the
At Hearing
Scores Truman
western Korea abové Seoul.
Chinese rear-guards screening
Plan to Revamp
On Products Be Junked {House Armed Services Committee | - By WARREN DUFFEE
isaid today Russia has more than] {400 heavy bombers and soon will
the Communist build-up farther! .. north put up. only slight resistance. | Few details were available of] the first American crossing of the! 38th Parallel in strength. A pooled! dispatch said the Americans did not advance in a solid line all along the 10-mile crossing front, but patrolled where they had not] moved up in full force. {
“Read it, but don’t explode” . .
At the same time, the South Korean Capital Division on the
east coast—first Allied division!
across the Parallel—extended its! in the’ Communist] homeland to more than 15 miles,
bridgehead
Doug Visits Front
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visited the South Koreans on his 15th
lately in the Hendricks County wife in Plainfield yesterday.
TIGHT-LIPPED, MOROSE—Hobart Thornton sits disconso-
Don't Know What Happened,
lof parity price—on dairy products Russia has
— Times Photo By Henry E. Glesing Jr.
jail after shooting his attractive
$74
so dairy prices can go higher.
—drive—will-be continued: ret
As Hoosier Pilot's
Civil Aeronautic Administration,
ered from Lake Michigan Mar. 22
from dental X-rays.
flying visit to the Korean front| » and jeeped 15 miles north of the! S Mi Wh Sh $ WwW 4 Parallel to within 500 yards of ays an o 0 ! e thei 5 . . . . . eir northernmost positions. ; Plainfield Tinsmith Admits Being Jealous;
On his return to Tokyo, he said! Ce 5 ~~ Woman's Condition Somewhat Improved
he had found tactical conditions favorable along the entire front. p,\nyrrrE Apr. 3— Sitting disconsolately in the Hendricks “Our troops still maintain the county Jail here today, Hobart Thornton repeated: “I don’t know Initiative,” he said. “Enemy what happened; I wish to God I did.” weaknesses in the air, on the sea He was a markedly changed man from the 40-year-old Plainand in the lack of artillery and fie]g tinsmith who shot his attractive 29-year-old wife yesterday—
heavy weapons for the ground evidently in a jealous rage.
are being rigidly exploited by our. His wife, Mrs. Marjorie Thorncommanders. . “Our strategy remains
ton, this morning was, reported » Times Carriers un- somewhat improved condition in| |
changed and is based on maneu- the Methodist Hospital in. Indian-
ver, not positional warfare.” apolis where she was taken fol- : » Gen. MacArthur said he had lowing the shooting. . : . U. | spent the day with the South No Visitors Permitted | i However,
Korean Capital Division. “I found them ready and fit,» OX¥gen and no one was permitted to see her.
he said. | | He landed at an airfield “some- Ine bullet went through her
where in East Korea” shortly be- right arm, through her chest and;
fore 9 p. m. Monday, Indianapolis left arm and lodged in her left
time.
she was still under Hoosier Congressmen |
Greet Youths
By DAN KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Apr. 3—Both
Charles B. Brownson, Indianapowas Paul C. Smith, editor of the Shooting yesterday, Thornton ad- =o Republican, greeted the 175
San Francisco Chronicle and agnitted to police that fe wes Jal ize winning Indianapolis Times veteran of both Navy and Marine us of his Wife and that he had riers at the U. S. Capitol toservice in World War II. | Continued on Page 2—Col. 5 day. Talk Attack t meres | The carriers, who won the trip { to Washington during an eight“The only talk I heard ee Dlark Proposes week circulation contest which He said the South Koreans by Russell B. Faux, The Times have “every intention of going - ; and taking” objectives north of] the .places Gen. MacArthur
was attacking,” Mr. Smith said. ended Mar. 3, were accompanied cireulation director, and Frank Hechinger, The Times circulation promotion manager. visited, indicating the east coast Sens. Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) and William E. Jenner (R.
Says Suburb Areas Ind.) greeted them on the capitol steps, where they posed for]
Cost City Too Much 1a group picture. By NOBLE REED |
In the air, American Sabrejets: shot down three Russian-built MIG-15 jet fighters and damaged| three more in a 25-minute battle { Visit Key Sites . just south of Sinuiju.in the north-| Steps to annex vast suburban The Times carriers toured the west Korean-Manchurian border greas into the City of Indianap- Capitol, visiting both the House area. and Senate. They also looked in A————————— —————————t were proposed by Judge Alex M jon the Supreme Court and the : : ! «Congressional Library while on] Body in Lake Identified |..." "\. opening campaign Capitol Hill. | {speech for the GOP mayoralty| Despite the bad weather yesnomination last night. iterday—rainy and cold -— they An eto crowd of more made the grand tour of this city's an 200 Republican workers at- historic sites and also visited officials said today a body recov-itangeq the campaign kick-off nearby Mt. Vernon. {program, formally opening the | One of the highlights of the
lolis to improve public services
MILWAUKEE, Apr. 3 (UP)—
Rae baer ments as tht of Clark-for-Mayor headquarters at|day was when they arrived at Bobent Tod onard: eke NE 46 N. Pennsylvania St. {the Tomb of the Unknown Sol-|
| are? Sianapols is confronted dier at Arlington National Cem-| problems raised by a spread etery, just as the ard was be-| last Nov. 26, was flying alone in| op its population to parasitic com- ing Nat By a light plane from Valparaiso, ities Beyond its city limits,”| Best loved was the reverently Ind, to Wisconsin. Civil Airiy,q0e Clark sald. “Many citizens beautiful Lincoln Memorial. Patrol and National Guard planes| po enjoy city services are thus, Most exciting was the tour of searched Mr. Leonard's supposed, .qping city taxes. /the FBI Museum, where they saw route for several days after his) «poreover, many important/the guns with which John Dil-.
Mr. Leonard, who disappeared
disappearance but found no trace .jijzens who should be assuming|linger, the now historic Moores-| of the plane. | |
leadership in civic affairs are ville bandit, was slain in Chicago.!
identified the body] —— | id heir pockets stuffed with me- | Continued on Page 2—Col. 8 |, 1005 of such sites as the Ford
The Tax Evaders No. 2— | Theater, where Lincoln was as-|
Crime Probers Rap Vague
Relatives
|a special Baltimore & Ohio train| {for the réturn trip home tonight. |
another story by Earl Richert ...... civananes Page 14
By EARL RICHERT | Scripps-Howard Staff Writer i
WASHINGTON, Apr. 3—
|The dairy industry is trying
to get the government to underwrite much higher] prices for milk, butter and!
cheese. The alternative, according to
The industry has two specific goals: ONE: It wants a hole ripped in the present ceiling—100 per cent]
TWO: It wants Agriculture
| Secretary Charles Brannan to set |
price floors for dairy products|
dairy farmers to produce. At present, the government is!
- supporting dairy products at 89)
per cent of parity but these floors) are inoperative because dairy!
prices are above them—90 pericient stockpile of atomic bombs icent of parity for butterfat and as to be capable of initiating a 96 per cent for milk. |
The dairy industry, according! to Chailes W. Holman, executive! secretary of the National Milk] Producers Federation, thinks it]
Beef Prices Big Point | The big point is beef" prices.: Farmers who sell their cattle for!
151 per cent of parity. This is
legal under the price control law. Beef prices were far above!
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Cigars in Japan—
2 Who Escaped Reds Learn They're
Indianapolis Survivors Of ‘Massacre Valley’
By CARL HENN Two young Indianapolis wives,
{each recently a mother, consider themselves fortunate women:
Their husbands, fighting in Ko-
have enough atomic bombs to! attack our cities from coast to coast. He said the world situation is precarious, and will be for many years to come. Mr. Vinson said the only answer to Russia is military strength.
Urges 18!)-Year Draft {
He urged the House to approve)
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Apr. 3 — Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) said today President
Truman's plan to put RFC
under ‘one man would open
that agency to more, not less, “influence and favoritism.”
PRICE FIVE CENTS }
ies Take To Streets As Phones Are Cut Off
‘Customers’
Service Lost to Six Joints, but Old Line
Find Way
Betting Gentry Operate Corner Stands And Hotel Lobby ‘Offices’ to Keep Alive =~
What's a Bookie?.,..iciiiiicrionnsnvcnsscensssssssess Page 1.
Dismounted from their
ments last night. Indiana te
the streets to get their ‘wagers. It was an effort to beat Prosecutor Frank parlay which cut phone service to six of their establishes Bell Telephone Co. spokesmen
later a system of universal mili-|RFC directors with a single ad-
* n= a bill lowering the draft age from| Testifying against Mr. Tru- : 19 to 18% and setting up for use Man's proposal to replace the ve Cheers Jerking tary training (UMT). The Senate Ministrator, Mr. Capehart dis-
i | { n. J. William Ful- « la top industry spokesman, is a already has approved a somewhat agreed with Sen ’ lot less milk, butter and cheese. similar measure. . [bright (D. Ark.) on what to do 0 es fies
In a speech prepared for the about a RFC reorganization.
opening of House debate on the Mr. Fulbright is chairman and] bill, Mr. Vinson warned: Mr, Capehart ranking Republican “It is common knowledge that on the Senate subcommittee which] over 400 mighty has conducted a long investigabombers capable of attacking our tion of a ring of influence affectcities from Seattle to Washington, ing Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Crime Probers See Hard Blow
By United Press WASHINGTON, Apr. 3—Local
Tax Reports of Mobsters
Kefauver Committee Doubts Bureau
Parking Meter | lism rw : rea; were captured by the Chinese Survey at End land missing in action for more
{than a month, but returned to
A survey for location of 2000 the American lines. Both service- °
“King (D. Cal.) has put the Internal Revenue Bureau on the spot
country’s
{new parking meters in Indian|apolis 1s expected to be completed today, Frank Gallagher, city] traffic engineer, announced.
Is Making Real Effort to Check Up
By CHARLES LUCEY Seripps-Howard Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Apr. 3—The Kefauver Crime Committee, condemning vagueness of income tax returns whipped up for Uncle S8am‘by mobsters and gamblers, charged they are ‘getting away
with murder.” (given tentative approval by both|
men are recuperating in Japan from wounds, sickness and cold. Each of the husbands became a
Sgt. Charles J. Crowe, 20, is the
A House ways and means subcommittee headed by Rep. Cecil the Works Board and the Safety husband of Mrs. Billie Crowe, 1133
for not forcing the racketeers to — selves.’
rece 0OP—-DOOK SNA FOCOFAS--10--SUP- INCOME... FOP... MI... ACCALdO, LAS, rete were| a
port their tax was a ‘‘various sources’ year to
Board. City officials have stated mg, Washington St., and father of the. meters Nave "Rroved them- Daniel, 2, and Linda, 2 months. . Mother, Child-Doing-Fine———
Cpl. Joseph R. Cunningham, 21,
figures. the tune of $18,000 He pinned a[Teceivey by Jue Works Board yes- pecame entitled to write “Sr.” Here are “miscellaneous income” tag on| ore ay. ‘ rices ranged from after his name Mar. 20, when Mrs. . ples, publish $12,000 in 1944. $58.50 to $78 apiece. The 342 for the firs "on meters already in operation are time, of wha ' basis, in which part of the { they are talking another Capone syndicate big- [23d St. about: shot—the Kefauver Committee, |= ¥EHEC is given to the manu-| ggt Crowe and Cpl. Cunning- | Tony Accard incidentally, never was able to"; io... of 350 ‘meters am were among 17 members of |
an Al Capon heir now runnihg one of the large
lay hand on him. In 1949, Mr.| see Notre nD har already on order is expected, to $24,000 income and in 1948 near. 0e8in soon, Mr. Gallagher said.
bo ly $17,000 income under a glitter-' Ct es crime .syndli- yo Ling generality, “self-speculation.” Takes NAM Post cates, in 1948 : | Joe Fusco, described as an old - reported more than $60,000 In- Capone beer runner, presently a has assumed duties as a national
sources.” In 1947 he labeled a $34,000 a ; © |is president fake as simply “miscellaneous Contfyued on Page 3—Col. § |Gear Works,
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of the Automotive The. in Richmond.
»
.
C.. E. Hamilton of Richmond men were prisoners of war. Counterattacking United Na-| foot. The helicopter landed, took and was sent to Ft. Knox, where Lewis, Washington, he shipped
come ‘as merely from “various dominant figure in Chicago vice president of the National tions troops saved them by forc- the men aboard and located the he attended leadership school and overseas, arriving in Japan Jan.
'liquor distribution, reported $34, Association of Manufacturers, He ing the Chinese to retreat, The others. Sgt. Crowe and Cpl. Cunning- three eyars ago to the former Korea, where he fought until cap-
cans behind, tried
the 38th Regiment, captured by e Reds after an
{ambush Feb. 12 in “Massacre Val-
ley,” north of Hoengsong. For more than a month, the
ds, deciding to leave the Ameri-|
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from Chicago to San Francisco. “Every (House) member knows,
‘somewhere between 115 and 125 that the atom bomb is in the per cent of parity to encourage hands of the Soviet Union and Mr. Capehart said it would be {being produced in daily increasing ‘much easier to exert influence
numbers. A-Bomb Stockpile
“We know that in a short space of time Russia will have a suffi-
terrible aerial attack on our cities| and homes whenever she wishes’ to do so.” ate (Published estimates of Rus-
sia’s atomic bomb stockpile, none
from five to 50. Estimates of the American stockpile, also unofficial, run from 500 to 1000 bombs.) |
{beef are getting prices averaging Mr. Vinson addressed his warn-
ings to a House badly split on the draft and UMT bill. Amendments —many of them considered ‘“crip-
1 Indiana Senators and Rep. pe ' When disarmed following the 100 per cent of parity when price pling” by the bill's backers—were Accompanying Gen. MacArthur ceilings were imposed and thus being drawn by the dozen. The were not among the items on bill came up for four days general
debate starting today. Voting starts next week.
Asks More X-Rays In Cancer Drive
Symptoms Outlined
To Hoosier Doctors By DONNA MIKELS More frequent use of X-ray studies should be made to speed up diagnosis of cancer of the stomach.
loans to business. Urges Approval
and favoritism through one man,” than through five directors. But Mr. Fulbright urged ap-
proval of President Truman's re- enforcement organization plan as “a sincere phone companies jerked the
effort to correct the present conditions in the RFC.” ’ They testified before the Senate Executive Expenditures Committee which is near the end of public hearings on Mr. Capehart’'s reso-
has an unanswerable argument. of them authoritative, have run 'ution to kill Mr. Truman's plan.
' ‘Mr. Capehart said the President submitted the plan only because he knew the Senate would not confirm his five nominees for the RFC board.
Seeks Law Changes
Under questioning by Expenditures Chairman John L. McCleéilan (D. Ark.) and Sen. A. Willis Robertson (D. Va.), Mr. Capehart said “I do not think (RFC) should be abolished 100 per cent” because some form of agency would be needed to liquidate it. However, he added later, “I will vote for abolishing it unless Congress reorganizes it” through legislation “and sets it up properly” with many changes in the present RFC law
Mr. McClellan. who has not committed himself, said that if he votes for it “I will be doing
so simply because of the demar-
alized state of the RFC.” He said “something has got to be done with RFC. It cannot continue in its present demoralized condition.”
This was the recommendation Crowded Out Teeners
of Dr. Warren H. Cole, professor
{officials smacked Oklahoma bootileggers and Indianapolis bookies today in the spot the Senate {Crime Committee said could hurt [them most—their telephones. | Acting at the request of law ‘authorities, tele-
|'Phone service down for such peo{ple in both areas. | At the same time, Western { Union cut down the Pioneer News {Service, horse race wire, m {over its circuits in 8t. Louis. This was a blow at James J. Carroll, an odds or who figures his handle in the millions. The developments brought cheers from Senate Crime Committee sources. The committee long has advo{cated local moves via the communications lines against gam{blers and other criminal elements that must have them to do business.
Usual Practice
Under the usual practice, the telephone and telegraph companies will act upon request of local authorities or when accusa{tions are brought against sub-
|scribers. [They hold that while they disapprove of any use of-the lines
rto-break the taw, they must-have gy 173 “known” bookie joints and official backing to take the neces-/
sary steps. |" In Oklahoma, Southwestern Bell {Telephone Co. started taking out {the ‘phones of bootleggers in that {dry state at every point that local {officials showed proof they.were {being used to violate the law. Southwestern Bell said local managers in all the states of that
and head of the department of Smash Center's Windows area have been told to follow the
surgery at the University of Illinois the past 15 years, as he
addressed Hoosier physicians at- gang of 1 tending the fourth annual post- least 40 windows of a new $1 mil-| graduate Symposium on Malig- lion Bronx yesterday when they were
nant Diseases here today.
NEW YORK, Apr. 3 (UP)—A
teenagers broke at the
recreation center in
“It is well known that sympe refused admission because the toms of carcinoma at the stomach center already was filled.
are insidious,” Dr. Cole told doc-
last Friday to discourage juvenile Continued on Page 2—Col. 1 delinquency. I
father while he was in Korea. For .
The meters are a recommenda- ne of them it was the second tion of Mayor Bayt and have been | child.
Sgt. Charles J. Crowe
destroyed them. Chinese Flee North The Chinese troops then left
and fled north.
On Mar, 17, an American heli- World War II. He spent a year on World War II. He joined the Army
The recreation hall was opened
{same practice against bootleggers and gamblers.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
8 a m., 34 10 a. m... 38 Ta m.. 35 11 a. m... 38 8a m.. 37 12 (Noon) 39 9a m.. 3835; 1p m.. 40 | Latest humidity sreene 667%
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By ED KENNEDY Indianapolis horsemen were on foot today.
joints, the bookies took ta Fairchild d's
said that 13 phones in the six spots had been discon nected. - x re 9 Nippy weather and a stiff breeze made hand booking on the sidewalks chilly business despite the official heat and many of them dropped in downtown hotel lobbies. ih Only old line customers, well to get attention today. They tried to stay in business and keep out of jail at the same time. i a Established Olientals oF Sas some cases only were cut to joints ON ennions not all the phones were removed. Established clientele, in the know, were able to still wager a little on | the phone. Nk iw: But to a stranger in town, with a sure thing in his pocket, there were no takers, You had to be
6595-6596-6597-6598. : Today they planned to lift ex tensions to pay phones at the Stop 16 Tavern, 1550 N. Illinois St, RI. 7927 and at 2714 E.
| Washington St., FR. 0743,
Yesterday Mr. Fairchild turned over to the phone company a list
a list of six former spots believed. now to be out of business. Phone company spokesmen said that the instructions were clear on six of the places and service there was discontinued during the night. - Some Lines Still Open Some of the places reported as cut last night had more than one phone. In several cases not all phones into the places were disconnected leaving some lines still . open if the bookmakers
: wanted to accept calls on them.
Your reporter's pick for the
daily double at Lincoln Downs {was Tacaro Milkman and Wiffle-
tree. Despite the heat we had our
{bet taken by phone.
A spokesman for the bookie Continued on Page 2—Col. 8
On the Inside Of The Times
Indianapolis’ only woman pub- . , lic relations counselor elected president of local chapter of national professional jour nalism fraternity for women. +. Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority announces state
day activities .......e00eee 15 Talented young pianist chooses: ; a career in graphic arts . .. " | short sketches of programs
CplaJoseph R. Cunningham
Lela Cunningham, bore his first-/ wounded to United Nations lines Hospital, Tokyo. They hope to, born, Joseph Jr. Mother and child by truck, but‘: American fighter return to the U. 8. after recovery rea last July, just after hos-| CHARLES FISCHETTI is|P¢in8 paid for on a consignment gre doing fine at home, 1321 W. planes strafed the trucks and from wounds (Sgt. Crowe), Pneu-¢,iiioe broke out. He was wounded |
monia (Cpl.’ Cunningham), and frostbitten hands and feet (both). 8gt. Crowe is a five-year Army
2d Division, the men behind with some food veteran, having given a wrong Cpl. Cunninigham:. also spent
age—15—to enlist at the close of
copter spotted two of the 16 sur- occupation duty in Japan.
vivors (one had died of wounds) making their way southward on
2
Sent to Ft. Knox When he returned, he re-enlisted
trained recruits. He was rharried
to regan theham were sent to Eighth Field Billie Black, Grossi. - « :
JUNIOR—Mrs. Lela Cunning1321 W, 23d St. displays | seph Jr, born Mar. 20— “right on time."
(Sept. 23 and returned to action | Oct. 30.
[time in occupation duty following Reserve on discharge, and was
lcalled to active duty Oct. 7. | After a refresher course at Ft.
19. He was sent immediately to
ture Feb. 12.
Sgt. Crowe was shipped to Ko-|
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