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SUNDAY, AUGUST 35, 1951
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Ridgway Calls Halt To Truce Talks
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Smoke Visible For 15 Miles In Blaze Here '
Three-Alarm Fire Rips Junk Yard
Photos, Page 3. By CARL HENN A spectacular column of jlsmoke—vigible 15 miles—last] j (night marked the site of the] first three-alarm fire in In: dianapolis in more than a year. Reported at 5.09 p. m., the fire| swept through Max Selig Co. junk yard and ourned out interiors of| the Midland Engineering Co. and|
Inland Distributing Corp: i { First damage estimates placed loss at more than $200,000. The three firms were located on a rectangular block fronting on 400 W. North St. Fayette St. { bounds one side; along the other Pv tee Indianapalis Water Co.
And Sway Along Spencer Way
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canal. © < Seventeen pieces fire paratus were called to fight blaze. Smoke rolled hundreds of feet into the clear summer air, and swept low along the streets, Tt drove thousands of spectators back and forth as the fitful wind { changed directions,
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Jammed 3 Blocks
Bridges over the canal jammed for three blocks
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Times photos by Bill Oates.
BRIGHT EYES—Happy celebrants allowed to stay up past bedtime are Duane Sharp, Cherry
NEIGHBORHOOD GLEE—'Twas festive time last night in the 1800 block of Spencer Ave. where new street has been finished. Timmie Lee shares a tasty bif with his mother, Mrs. Virgil Conner.
{gling people, standing shoulder to shoulder,
Lynn Ranmaker, Digkie and: oid of 48 days’ construction
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Miller. At least, 62 neighbors celebrated street in the new residential section.
(wood, Zionsville, Plainfield, WeirICook Airport, Lawrence and
smoke was visible. Firemen choked and gasped as they poured tons of water into the two-story brick structure on
The smoke was aiternately steamy white, acrid brown or oily black. : The heavy smoke was caused, {firemen said, by burning paper in the junk yard and by insulating, acoustic and flooring material in the other companies. No employees were present in {the area when the fire began, and no, injuries were reported.
Origin Unknown
Firemen were not immediately {able to determine cause (blaze. They said it probably
[started on the west side of the {block, next to Fayette St., an {was spread rapidly by the hreeze. Residents along Fayette St. tied handkerchiefs over their mouths and dashed back and forth through the smoke, carrying furniture and valuables out of
their houses into the back yards. Gaylord N. Snyder, manager of Inland Distributing, said loss to
wrapped her clothing in a flash/his daughter never smoked, and in his comments about the traffic, miles north of here on Ind. 427 taurant drive. on all sides, dashing madly from
of flame. firemen ruled out smoking as a problems. today. After crashing into the car side to side or back as the smoke Mrs. Betty Jean Hockman was cause of the fatal blaze. Just oe-| Judge Clark said that “sporadic The, dead: ldriven by Mrs. Pence, the Reed swung their way. cleaning her clothes in the bath- fore moving to the New Jerseytraffic drives” had left the City! (Oparles I. Reed, 37, Ft. Wayne. vehicle bounced 22 feet into ai Try to Ald Firemen
room of quarters she had recent-/8t. address, she had lived with
{without adequate enforcement of, ly rented at 2022 N. New Jersey | her father at 824 E. 23d St. |
i Nancy Reed, 12, his daughter. {traffic laws since late spring. ¥ 8
Mrs. Mae Poore, 74, Muncie.
|diteh, tossing its four occupants
Some attempted to lend a hand along the roadside.
to harried firemen.
St. The flash fire was apparently) Her sister, Patricia, had been Said the Mayor: { Mrs. Mary Lou Pence, 36, Mun- The three occu a | “ 2 . Mar) , 36, - cupants of the iy touched off by a spark or by the|married Xo Bar! awards ast Judge Clark ought to practice io {Muncie czar were pinned in the Misi A ng Ror ne heat of friction. [nin bytly Jeigre earning ofiwhat he preaches, and he must Cynthia Pence, 9, Muncie, her! wreckage. Mrs. Pence died later! spurt of smoke. He ‘walacd Firemen found the bathroom os 8 el flea SH a have had his tongue in his cheek daughter. in Souder's Hospital here. The io» > e ; still smoldering slightly. It. She a S50 ‘eaves der alg (when ‘he asked for tough enforce- j.sq seriously injured were Mr. grandmother. Mrs. Poore, and the "i >'8 $10 the bank, and James Wade: of Truck Co. 22\son. Clay, and three brothers iment on traffic cases. | Reed's wife, Alberta, 35, and son, |child were killed in the crash, plunged into the water. Another
man, helping move a water hose, backed up too far and fell into
en [Charles, Edward and Arthur Jf. The Mayor said police, who : ' ; : | Thomas, 10. Mrs. Reed and her son are in | Mrs. Hockman was not em- had made thousands of arrests 1 ¢ Wetherby Leads ployed at the time of her death'this year, “are becoming quite _ State police sald Mr. Reed lost fair condition in the hospital.
: {but had last worked as a waitress discouraged at the light fines, Kentucky Voting lat the Speegway Golf Course given those convicted of speed-| e LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 4 (UP) Restaurant. ling.” He- reported that the Indi-| n i © nsi £m —Unofficial returns from more me ———————————— lanapolis Safety Council found] than one-third of Kentucky's lthe fines averaged less than $4,
{without dffficulty. | Across North St., patrons of a {beer parlor kept the place in a merry uproar, although the smoke drifted in through doors and win-
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recincts tonight assured Gov. not including court costs, “I praved an Dan Kidney ........one... 22 |dows. They coughed, and cried, | oe Wetherby of the Demo- With Six Aboard | Mayor Bayt added that Dr, rR Trays i ane prayed the shild TEENS ....0ivvsessssnesss 38 |and kept on drinking. cratic nomination for another, SUE ; N. Harger, chairman of the Indi*| ,s 2 woman whose car killed Radio and Television .... 24 presse irmstrissist term in the state's highest office. VANCOUVER, B..u. Aug. 4anapolis Safety Council, had) ,'jittie bo World Report ........... 22 ‘War Not Inevitable With 1375 of the state's 4123] (UP)—A Queen Charlotte Airlineiagied the judges to give 'stiffér aca § a ie abrriar i. taeen 2 ROCOTHR 3% sav, error 26 ’ precincts reported. the returns transport with six persons aboard!penaities for speeders and reck-! Soul «ill | ® QW her of that Boelety tea pil an gave Wetherby 91,677 votes to/is missing on a non-scheduled jess drivers. Milwaukee judges, ne Yoe. at would Bl Bavoin «.curcesen. io 8 22432 for his major opponent, flight over the west coast of Van-ihe continued, give sentences as YOU d0 If your daughter was = oo "07 “070000000 Gy | WINNIPEG, Man, Aug. 4 (UP). i Attorney Howell W. Vincent, couver Island, airlines officials high as six months for drunken insulted on the phone? ,... 8 Margderite BIIth. «eves. 38.1 Anthony Eden, deputy leader of| Covington. {announced tonight. , “ldriving, but “only rarely does a 90 cadets at West Point can Earl WIlSOD ............ 21 Britain's Conservative Party, > The contest for the Republican The plane took off from Mucha‘ drunken driver get a jail sentence _ APpeal their “raw deal”..... 11 said tonight that war is ‘not in«
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evitable “so long as the western
momination was much closer, and lat Arm today on a flight to To- in Indianapolis.” Town acclaims “seedling Joc- : : [powers continue their defense
the vote was a great deal lighter. fino. - : ; The Mayor. declared he ‘had = tor” ... the story of a new In that race, nt Siler, Wil-' The QCA officials said five of “contihually advocated that our rural physician ............ 41 Soft Landing 4 | build-tp.” Namsburg, forged into the lead their aireraft combed the rugged police department—the entire de- Amusements .......,. 26,27 WICHITA, Kas..rAug. 4 (UP) The No. 2 man .in the British co partment, not just traffic officers ' Automobiles .............15 Ralph W, Watt, 79, leaned too far Conservative Party arrived here - | Bridge :.cvceieesessaeses 33 over a bannister in the Baltimore aboard a Trans-Canada Airlines I: will continue to, ‘Henry : 26 Hotel, “lost his balance and fell'plane en route to Denver, Colo..| : 7 25. feet, “without injury. He where he will address the World overstuffed : hood
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dawn For the first five hours_and 15 minutes 6f the bafile the Cog munists pumped 400 to 500 ‘arUN positions at the rate of nearly two rounds resuming the talks.
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PRICE TEN CENTS
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway wou avd eall ya Attention.” 5
Heavy Red Guns Hurl Big Barrages In Night Attacks
By United Press
TOKYO, Sunday, Aug. 5
artillery barrages since
“ F Koregp troke-Sa)5E EHel
The nese and three.blocks south with g0g- Communists threw their biggest! General in Korea, Peng Teh-hual, their protesting the appearance in neu~
-Demands Reds Clear Troaps
From Kaesong
Break May End Battlefield Lull
Text of Gen. Ridgway's broad cast, Page 2. e
Another story .-. . Page 3, TOKYO, Sunday, Aug. 5— Gen. Matthew B. Ridgwa, halted the Korean truce talks
today because of flagrant violation of Kaesong’s neutrality by armed Communist troops. Gen. Ridgway said the talks would not be resumed until he receives an adequate explanation. It was the second time the United Nations has been forced to break off the negotiations, already hopelessly deadlocked over
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Aug. 4 (UP)=—United Nations officials took calmly today the ‘news of the suspension of the Ireaction was “keep your shirt on,” according to a United Nations spokesman.
an adamant Communist demand that the Allies withdraw below a 38th Parallel buffer zone, Gen. Ridgway, going over tlw heads of the Communist negotiators, sent a firmly worded statement to the North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung and the ChiCommunist Commanding
spring offensive behind two night! tral’ Kaesong yesterday of a heave
were repulsed. One small attack southeast
song was launched by a re forced platoon only hour,
Two full companies charg
North St, occasionally dashing Allied positions farther East. The announced itself prepared to beat
tec end in an front.
Calls poured into the switch- attacks on United Nations central ily armed Communist company. board of The Times {from Green- Korean lines Saturday, but both
May Break Lull
of It was believed that Gen. Ridg-
| other out-lying sections where the the enemy anchor town of Kum- way's statement might end the ae )
in-/ comparative lull on the battle The Communists have massed troops for a mighty of ed fensive and the 8th Army has
out with red-rimmed eyes to get enemy troops struck early Friday back another all-out enemy ef= further directions. night under a hail of rifle, ma- fort. : chinegun, mortar and artillery Gen, Ridgway’'s message Te
fire. Did not withdraw until after called that when the United Na-
the next morning.
tillery shells into
firepower since the April offensive came after Gen, Matthew B. Ridg-
of the Where Allied patrols ran into stu born® resistance from Communist platoons backed by j mortar and artillery. These acYonchon about six miles north of the 38th Parallel. The Air Farce reported enemy vehicles again clogged the main supply roads of North Korea dur-
ing the hours of darkness
and
came west of
Centennial Celebration
hig firm* and Midland Co. was Attracts 10 000 TAP IT OUT—Tapping out the good news by foot, if not by Morse code, are LET "ER SWING—lJitterbugging for the enjoyment of 58 others at the street. BLa000% partly covered by. in-; Time hate Service d A X : surance. ; RC Hees Spencer Avenuers, Eddie Tollefsen, Susan Conner and everly Sharp. | dance are George Propps, Marilyn Rasener, Arlene Hinkle and Ronald Dawson. Max Selig, head of Selig Co, . CAMPBELLSBURG, Aug. 4 x Te Ep ” : ’ : said he could not estimate junk M ya 20 L Lif Ba Ra S Clark ill ° yard damage until Monday, and | added that he carried no insurother, 29, Loses Life Bayt Rap 5 Killed, 2 Injured sade that he carried to neue 16 i vensay conto > . > | > coe McKinney made a damage The opening day attracted 10,- | C I - 0 I ff estimate of $75,000 to Mr. Selig's non persons. : n.Cleaning Friuli ire UN atic kemarkin Cras ear Auburn om. GL ts wire Si ao 3 Harry Alpert, owner of the Frank Millis, A 29-year-old blonde mother, dashed some water on the fire. Mayor Bayt last night accused. Times Stale Services control of his car when he turned block and the building, said he Gov, Schricker,” who made the separated six menths ago from Flames splashed up and burned Judge Alex Clark, his Republican AUBURN, Aug. 4—Five per-'sharply to avoid striking a sec- had some” insurance, but "not gpemning address last night. her husband, was killed last night the left side of his face. : "|sons were killed and two injured ond car which slowed down infenough.” when cleaning fluid exploded and| Her father Arthur Aldrich, said rival for the office, of insincerity , =~ head-on, two car crash four front of him to turn into a res-| Spectators jammed the streets When You Need
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tions broke off the negotiations last month he had made a series 1. of "Sharp demands on the Communists and that they had agreed to meet them as a prerequisite to
per minute Gen. Ridgway's statement—as Tempo Steps Up firm as the one on which he m halted the talks July 12 because The biggest display of enemy
the Communists stopped a United Nations press convoy—— was made
a “5% after a 35-hour conference with Max Selig, 5760 Central Ave, WAY'S report to the United Na- \.."2iqac’ The United Nations owner of the junk yard, said work tions that the Communists have commander was also in touch lended for the day at 4:30 p. m. built up their forces during the with the Défense’ and State Dae {He was at a loss to accouRit for Kaesong.truce talks. partments in Washington. origin of7the fire, he said. The tempo of fighting also in / creased on the western front Reaction Favorable
D- mirst reaction from throughout
the world was favorable. Washington officials said it apparently was aimed at turning the ‘tables on the Communists if the Reds had hoped to put pressure on the United Nations negotiators by marching armed troops near the conference site. British Defense Minister Emanuel Shinwell, in New York, asked the American people to have ‘‘confidence” in Gen. Ridgway's decision and revealed he had rumors of the pending break * just before he left Washington. United Nations officials indl-
This proud little community of cated they were not overly ex637 popnlattion had little basis! cited by Gen. Ridgway's action. for worry about small turnouts pe announcement in fact caused for its three-day centennial cele-'g,me relief because advance no-
tice indicated the Tokyo statement might have contained news of a more cataclysmic nature, Gen. Ridgway sent his message
state auditor, and jean vice Adm. C. Turner Joy
chief United Nations negotiator. protested that a company o. armed Communist troops passed near the United Nations building at yesterday's luncheon recess.
Ridgway Got Washington OK
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UP)— | Official sources said today that | Gen. Ridgway’s decision was made {with approval of the Defense and [State Pepartments. At the same time, both Demo-
cratic and Republican Senators .
expressed) their approval of Gen. Ridgway/s action in stopping the Korean fruce talks until the Communists| explain their violations of the neutrality of Kaesong. " The Defense Department said Gen. Ridgway hed the approval of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Driver Faces 4 Charges After 2-Car Crash
Four charges, including reckless {driving and driving while drunk, |were placed against Lester ley, 28, of 2831 Hillside Ave., afte? a two-car crash in the 700 block of W. 30th St. last night.
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