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By IRVING LEIBOWITZ and NOBLE REED FRENCH LICK, Aug. 23—Although Harry S. Truman

THURSDAY, AUGUST

Truman

23, 1951

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Indianapolis, Indiana. Issued Dally.

Echo at French Lick: How Long Is 'From Now On?'—

LKS NOT OVER,

PRICE FIVE CENTS

remains strangely silent on his Presidential plans for 1952, the big shot Democratic politicians who gathered here

today from 15 Midwest states for a three-day conference indicated they want him to run : again. | someone with a name to run Even Democrats regarded as against someone ilke Eisenhower independents have expressed the on the Republican ticket.” . [opinion publicly that “only with Predicts Wide Support Truman can the party hope to| Aj (Ohio Democrat expressed

= RED RADIO HINTS

Parley May Even Start Late Today

By EARNEST HOBERECHT United Press Staff Correspondent

TOKYO, Friday, Aug. 24— The Communists broke off Korean armistice negotiations Thursday, alleging that an Allied plane bombed the Kaesong neutral zone. But a Peiping broadcast said the Reds called off negotiations for Thursday only and indicated they expected a~prompt resump-

the view that “every Democrat . * a Hana politician put twin support Truman this time if Mexican Poi | Baby Squirrels Fall Into a New Home od {he chooses to run.” . i “Whether people like Truman of| There was some speculatio 3 not, they have to agree he isip,t president Truman may de- wo well known. And it will take .j3e to step aside in favor of {another candidate. Democratic state chairman, said . : {less than a month ago that he, 5 {believed the President was not going to run again. | or ers 0 More recently, however, Mr.| \cations the President had changed, | ’ 1 {his mind and would run. Mr, Hay- | n Death Toll [an S | |e S - | maker, like other top Democrats: By United Press indicated he would fully support} MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23—|| BULLETIN {the renomination of the President. ‘Tampico, Mexico's richest Britain announced tonight it in- | As the conference opened, t| Port, was cut off from the § tended to hold onto the great |was apparent special emphasis outside world today by hur-| Abadan oil refinery In southern [was being placed on economiCiricane Charley. Iran and would use force if [controls and national defense. | Officials feared the storm which || sonnel there. Were a rate increasing its death toll. | tion, possibly even today. By United Press i | The storm was believed driving, atthew B. Ridgeway, Sue LONDON, Aug. 23— Britain pe. Pait in recent years—Ilabor and geeper into the interior of Mexico gen, M grway of Iran's ofl fields today a few] Official Democratic sources sald|jt snuffed out communications, : : Br 3 Text of Gen. Ridgway's hours after negotiations to settle [ar™ and labor interests were noticoncealing the extent of its death statement, Page 38. See. also [the dispute between the two coun- being slighted but had been taken and destruction. Ludwell Denny. ; - |tries collapsed. \care of “rather adequately” at] Without Water

i - . - Even Ira L. Haymaker, Indiana] ritain Pulling Haymaker said there were indi-| Increase Feared LONDON, Aug. 23 (UP) — i Emphasis on Controls necessary to protect British per- Conspicuously absent, however, already has killed 154 persons ‘ {gan pulling its staff workers out farm issues. today with diminishing winds, but| ' * |preme United Nations Command Lord Privy Seal Richard Stokes the Denver-Far West Conference! purore communications with |

er, issued a statement at midnight Thursday saying that no Allied plane of any sort was over Kaesong at the time of the alleged bombing. a Here and at United Nations » \ N HEE ; SN ; Command cease-fire headquarters below Kaesong the Commu=-

and his British negotiating mis- in. June. Skeptics pointed out. mampico blacked out, United Soe |sion were on their way back to however, the Democrats have de-|pregs Correspondent Robert Pres-| CAA London by plane following 20/cided to “let sleeping dogs lie.” [cot reported that Tampico's| “AL Ta days of fruitless talks with On one controversial subject, i90000 residents were without a : | Iranian officials. \welfare, the Democrats tonight water supply and that the danger] ; Despite the breakdown, Britain Will open a broadside against the of fire and electrocutions from ' |was expected to leave the way Republicans, Congressmen Win [owned hover lines was go great; Tims Photo br BH Oat ; {fie . Denton of Evansville and that light and power services had| nist complaint was denounced as Topen lip nL Ray Madden of Gary will use a been shut off. | BIG SQUIRRELS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW—But these little fellows are too young for |taked — “fraudulent” and “a

on the issue of British manage-{radio broadcast (WIBC, 9:15-10| The storm ripped into the Mexi-| nuts. They fell from their nest and now feed from medicine droppers. At left, Sir Cyril the Squirrel |frame-up.”

ment of the nationalized fields. |P- M.) to launch an attack on the can coast with 130-mile-an-nour . : \ i 4 : «| Previously Vice Adm. C. TurnEs GOP for “defying the govern-\winds about 30 miles north of| reaches for a mouth full of goodies from Marilyn Curth, 12. Meanwhile, well-fed Shirley the Squir- | Joy, Chief United Nations ne

ment” in opening the Indiana Tampico yesterday morning and| rely dozes in the arms of Jeanne, 11. The girls live at 5021 Winthrop Ave. gotiator, rejected earlier Commue ; Shaded Jeu a oT atemelt welfare rolls to the public. |the city was tashed with winds] nist complaints of attacks on With Pretty Girl Ushers—

1Brt 's d - jup to 90 miles an hour. rs where negotiations are tain's desire to resume negotia : alcott S In ut being held, in a detailed and Democratic big-wigs in govern-| A mother and ‘her 1-year-old T T 4 M y {documented note delivered to the Meantime, Pritain WRs reported ment are scheduied to address the son were electrocuted when they| rman urns Lo] ovies

Big-Wigs Due tions. From Washington a host of Mother, Son Killed to have moved warships up the

Persian Gulf from Bahrein to Besra to a point nearer the Abadan refinery. Britain now has 10 vessels in the area.

“The oil talks ended in Tehran last night with a meeting between Mr. Stokes, Iranian Premier Mohammed Mossadegh and U. S. Presidential Adviser W. Averell Harriman, who has been trying to bring Iran and Britain into agreement.

conference, headed by Vice Presl-|stepped on a fallen “live” wire dent Albén Barkley, who speaks shortly after the hurricane tore at the concluding banquet Satur-|into the coast from the Gulf of day night. Mexico. Another woman died of Mr. Barkley, who 18 expected to exposure at a school where she retire at the end of his term, may had been evacuated. :

his successor. Five Midwest gov- killed by the hurricane last Fri-|

{the job, will bel there. |- They include -Hepnry F. Schric-|were killed in the gulf. ker, Indiana; Frank Lausche, —

have the opportunity of meeting| On Jamaica Island, 148 wéfe p

To Give Legislation Push

By MERRIMAN SMITH ¢ United Press White House Reporter

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resident’ Truman has unveiled

|party fot Congress, complete with pretty girl ushers in pastel dle’ West.

Local Heavy Is

{peatediy at” the Wi lof lumber ‘and thousands of tons

screen. A few seconds later “the > /hite H great flood” of. 1951” began. | it N at L WASHINGTON,” “Aug. 23 =| ¢ § PA oa 2 AR AT RNR ye

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ernors, all possible candidates for day night; “ome dled on Mexico's a new White Mouse. Seidl S00 "Which would be required | |Yucatan Peninsula and two men pushing legislation —a movie

to’ rebuild the sghattered homes 4 BPE HEYROCK

‘and industries in the Lower Mid-. Willie €lemmons, Indianapolis : : | heavyweight, today was knocked

Probably more graphic than out of a chance to box Jersey Joe

Snafu Reigns

For the moment, the entire sits tion was confused. It appeared. that the confusion was the result of a misunderstanding due to the difficulty of comniunicéating in different lane guages, Fnglish and Korean and Chinese. { A Red liaison officer summoned {United Nations liaison officers toa . |Kaesong &nd notified them th-t the cease-fire talks were “off from

Mr. Harriman prepared to re- Ohio; Cann evening dresses. Walcott 1d’s h ight turn to the United States soon. Ban; a ' ‘More Co lain : ; {the scenes of the powerful flood Walcott, worlds heayywe it d. At -! ’ The success of the new tech-| . = now on,” it was announced. A He said he had no new proposals Rua Lawrence Wetherby, Ken | nique remains to be established| torrents were _pletures of thejctiampion, helore he ever climbed |. that was what the United to offer, although he considered ucky. ‘te Talk lbecause its first use last night | 4irty work involved in moving|into the ring. ; Nations liaison men understood the talks suspended rather than DiSalle to Ta ] mud after ithe waters receded. Taking Clemmons’ place in the iy. Red Haison man to say.

; {drew a comparatively small Con-| | , v finished. |< Other national figures asd Pg ers Not Served |ring for tonight's four-round ex-| pio. . A British spokesman said evac-ifor major talks are Price Stabi- {gressional audience. ut last night the Chinese Com

= { hibition in the Armory will be] 3 61° ’ { munist el y - uation of the oil fields would be'|jzer Mike DiSalle and Secretary Mr. Truman got the idea for Little Hoover | Jackie Burke, Brownsville, Pa, TUNIS oping rau Dosen

finished by next Monday at the of the Navy Dan Kimball. £87 . the movie party when he saw| . . llight-heavyweight who is under] : : {latest. He said more than 500) Tn addition to the speeches. two er S IC the stark, realistic film shot vy Unit Getting: Set | contract to fight all the cham. munist laison officer: |persons, including families of half day sessions will be devoted the Army Signal Corps in the |pion’s exhibitions I must inform you that this {some workers, would be moved to a practical politics workshop in : Kansas and Missouri flood coun- Felix Bocchicchio, the champ’s| incident is one of extremely seriAnother Story Page 18 try. | ‘The first parts of the state gov- manager, said that a misunder- ous nature. Acting on orders

out. {which Democrats will study cam-| i f h i 'paign methods used in the various| now complaints about failure lernment to be investigated by|standing between the booker ahd fiom Our Thiet delegait 1 Rio Kee That Midwest states represented at the|,s tno gheriff's office to serve| The President, engaged in get. the “Little Hoover Commission” local promoter Norb Unaitke a dar REY ae w conference. n legal papers were disclosed today ting a $400 million flood relief Will be announced one week from responsible or Jaung : 3 co reserves the right to present all Blanket H nd { Occasion for the meeting, which y,o-ounty Clerk H. Dale Brown. sung through Congress, thought toy when the commission meets fight the local heavyweight. ehh Beilin nd > . andy lis expected to attract nearly 1000| “yo gajd he had received “nu-|tne Senators and Representatives in the Statehouse. | Promoter Updike said he Is 3,

Stay at home Hoosiers got a Democrats, is a combined session merous complaints” from lawyers might learn a lot from actuall Rep. Paul C. Moellering, Ft. Soups oF DT wath foo Stress ‘Cordiality’ 1e loca Peiping said this statement was

tic Con- | sample of Canadian “summer” [of the Midwest Democra about subpenas not being servedigcenes of the multi-billion-dollar| Wayne Republican and chairman weather last night, when the tem-|ference and the Indians Demo-|in civil cases. disaster. |Wayne Repblican and commission with the champ. \made with “special cordiality.” perature slid to a cool 51 degrees cratic Editorial Association. Fo Datends Reputy Clark He asked members of Congress chairman, said- sub-committees] Refunds Will Be Made The statement that “all kinds e same time, Mr. Brown] | routi B tne ely 55d 19 degrees at {to join him last night at the In- Will be appointed to investigate) ..u..; refund money to anyone of demands” might be made in-eir-Cook Airpo wh® does not want to see thedicated the Reds intend to call

defended his deputy clerk, Miss terior Department auditorium to specified parts of the sate goy-| emember— Bobbie Corbitt, in Juvenile Court, | ‘ . It was the coolest night since R see the 40-minute film. The {n-/ernment. match now that Joe will face a promptly for another meeting, different opponent,” Mr. Updike sources here said.

June 5, when a low of 48 degrees How you felt last winter a0 yas criticized by the sher- yitations were relayed to the] He said the commission will

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Record low here for Aug. 23 was 46 degrees reported in 1890. Coldest spot in the state was Wheatfield where the mercury was only 10 degrees above the freezing point. Ft. Wayne had a low of 47 degrees, But temperatures will rise today, and tonight will be warmer, but keep the blanket handy. s———————————

Alert for Assassins PARIS, Aug. 23 (UP)—Police today were alerted for two Egyptian fanatics who may try to assassinate King Farouk, now vacationing on the Riviera. The alert was requested by Egyptian authorities.

when the ol’ car refused to

budge? the mixup on the deputy clerk. Fall and winter are on the |jyyyenile Court Judge Joseph O. way—so, take time out now Hoffman said he had received the to choose a better car for [complaints in a letter from the more pleasant fall and winter [sheriff but added that he did not driving. think the deputy clerk was to You'll save money, too, be- |blame. “I know a whole lot of cause war material demands [cases are being held up because are going to make for fewer (appearance writs are not being cars and higher prices. served,” Judge Hoffmann said. The county clerk's statement Turn to the LABOR DAY |i 4,y followed criticism of the USED CAR CLEARANCE sheriff's office yesterday by

ADS appearing exclusively in The Times Classified pages Judge Hoffman and Judge John and pick a peach of a car for | y,4t night Sheriff Smith issued yourself. And don’t forget |, jong statement defending his terms are easier mow and |,ffice and calling a meeting of trade-in allowances are |pjg advisory committee for tolonger. morrow to study procedures in

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lke is in a fight. True, he's not present for it, but the Republicans are batting bitterly shout the frais 3 Eiken. ower or Taft as a presidential candidate—which neither » has professed fo be «......cccvvieiiiasnieiaa.. Page 10 Ing of papels tian 1 am.

Argentina, our erstwhile good neighbor, has a little extor- e tion scheme in store for the U. S., reports Ernie Hill. ..Page || take that attitude.

both judges and any lawyers who have complaints. ‘Surprized’ at Sheriff In his reply to the judges, Sheriff Smith called them ‘“professional politicians who should be more familiar with the serv-

serving legal papers. He invited

Judge Hoffman said today he was “surprised the sheriff would

Judge Niblack had no com-

What has become of the state's Little Hoover Commission? ment.

bureaucratic red tape and

itures. Irving Leibowitz reports ..............Page 23| A Penthouse Racketeers are turning info accountants, and there's a reason. . They're afraid of Uncle Sam's Internal Revenue men ..Page 24 On Your Car

Redwood , Cal, icted her own death to A wena la ie lo Bredicted of national news

1 in Far and Away vesiesssssaasssssasrencacscess..Page 25 Other Features:

Something new for motorists . . . a sleeping tent on top of your car for overnight trips. . How you san obtain this new’ “Pent-Tent” is reported Ber mA sree 24 in Parade Magazine on SunRadi levisio sen day. Wa we . Robert Ruark shsasnsene 33 It's one of the many unique a Soety Ssasaaissnsnsnnee 23 “gadgets” revealed in “Par- . ob. AE ar 31 ade of Progress” ... a key to

24 % Sports Basssusnasensee 30, i 3 Eisen i % |G PARADE comes wih To —l ee] Sunday Tes.

{members by Speaker Sam Ray- make “a comprehensive and prac-| al

W. Barkley.

The setting was well nigh per(fect for a movie. The auditorium was comfortably air-conditioned

jand pretty girls from the Bureau {of Mines served as usherettes,

| ‘Take a Look’

{ The upcoming House recess and ithe last-minute nature of the in|vitation worked against the President, however, and the 800-seat {theater was less than half fuil.

{ Of a Iless-than-400 audience, L. Niblack of Superior Court 1. [fewer than 100 were members of | Prochazka scheduled his first call|

{the House and Senate, although they helped out the crowd by bringing along their families. “All you have -to do is take a ‘look at it to see what those people are up against,” Mr. Truman sald with a wave at the

'Postoffice Reminds It's Time for Gift Mailing

The temperature dip last night should remind us that “White Christmas” is only 124 days away —gand the Postoffice reminds us it’s time to start mailing presents, especially overseas. Posters urging early overseas shipments will be displayed during October and early November suggesting that Oct, 15 to Nov. 15 is the best time to do your mailing to ensure its being

. delivered for ‘the holiday.

Pollen Count

Grains per cubic yard of air. Today: sessacivsansesss 461 Yesterday ..cececeeesss 857

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am... 51 10 a. mi.. 66 Tam... 53 11 a.m... 69 8am... 568 12 (Noon) 71 9am... 61 1pm... 7

Sheriff Dan Smith had blamed pyrn and Vice President Alben|tical study of the state govern-

ment. We were mandated by the! 1951 Indiana Legislature to make this study in order that overdue| réforms and a streamlining of] the government can be effected for efficiéncy and economy.” |

Czech Envoy | To Feel Chill |

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UP) —Czech Ambassador Vladimir] on Secretary of State Dean Ache- | son today-—a visit which he| will not enjoy. The courtesy call is the first] by a Czech official since the im-| prisonment in Prague of William | N. Oatis, Associated Press ecor-| respondent, on trumped up spy! charges. | Officials predicted that Mr. Prochazka will get a “frigid” re-| ception from Mr. Acheson.” But they expected that any “dressing down” for the Oatis affair would be handled personally by Presi-| dent Truman when Mr, Prochazka presents his credentials at the White House later. '

“Anyone desiring a refund may get it at the Armory box office tonight. We're sorry, it’s just one of those. things.” Tonight's bout will be the fifth exhibition fought by Burke and the champion. Burke trained with Walcott before Jersey Joe won the world’s title,

Irked by Age Quiz

At a press conference this morning, the champion took a flat-footed stand on the muchdisputed question of his age. Obviously irritated when newsmen pointed out that previous sports stories had given his age

sisted he was 37, giving his birthday as Jan. 31, 1914. “Nobody believes me, but that's it,” the champ grumbled. “I never hope to see my kids again if 1t 1s isn’t true.” Dressed in a multi-colored silk robe and white silk pajamas, Wal-

The North Korean Pyongyang radio continued this theme later {by saying that the United Nations hdd made no “sincere” reply to Communist neutrality - violation protests:

“So long as there is no sincere, satisfactory reply, we will consider that the United Nations side has no desire for peaceful settlement nor progress in future meetings,” the Pyongyang broadcast said. Pyongyang said that the United Nations attitude shows that the Allied command {itself aims at breaking up the conference.

las old as 43, the champion in- 8th Army Set

To Repulse Reds

8TH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Korea, Friday, Aug. 24 (UP)—The fighting men of free nations manning the 135-mile Ko-

cott blamed “poor handling” and|rean battlefront girded today to

“pum deals with managers” for his mediocre showing before 1944. He explained he had practically retired from the ring in 1944

Continued on Page 7 —Col. 6

AN EDITORIAL—If

of real war.

operations.

Blockade the China coast rail centers and supply bases If we have been

; Let Gen. Ridgway attack command and all we can rush to him.

They Want War

IF The Reds have used the Kaesong cease-fire negotiations as a smokescreen behind which to build up their forces for a campaign of annihilation, they should be given a taste

Lift “all political restrictions -from United Nations

with all the resources at his and bomb the enemy's ports, into uselessness.

meet a ferocious Communist offensive in the event cease - fire talks are broken off for good. It was indicated this morning that the talks would be resumed. But Gen. James A. Van Fleet, commanding the 8th Army-that . has smashed Red attacks again and again, took no chances. In the line or in reserve were troops from 22 free nations of six continents. They were backed by an immense concentration of heavy weapons, massed mile by mile from reserve areas to the front lines. . The Reds had lost 9000 hen killed op wounded under a fiveday United Nations attack.