Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1952 — Page 3

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WASHINGTON, J4n. 29 (UP) iron —Price Chief Michael V. DiSalle

‘U.S. May Ease Curbs On Certain Key Items

‘ ” : ww Police Halt Beating— :

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announced “yesterday that the |. HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 29 (UP)— shoot mé, ‘said Farkas He ad Press : government will “explore” the [Big Sam Farkas. 34-year-old for- he'd been laying for me for two 9—A jury of possibility of ending price ceilings mer bodyguard of mobster Mickey °F three days. ha Di d four city on shoes, clothing and textiles) i : lini According » witnesses eled today to but - said it is far ‘too early %o Cohen, was saved by police Yester-tar,no stopped the car near Ca hter trial of think about over-all decontrol. |day from what authorities termed huenga Blvd. and began beating : a’ n, 58, accused He revealed that a permanent lan attempted gang rubout the big bodyguard. thers he said study committee will be set up to | Police seized Joseph T. Dis-| Farkas cried out for police help keep a continuing check on the {tefano, an ex-convict from New and Officer M. KE. Mosher went . y was seated need for controls and to plan for { York. They found him pummeling to the car 4 Joseph Davis orderly decontrol when the time | Farkas with one hand while hold- Grudge Revealed ! oy ; d . -eparation for comes. {ing .a gun in his ribs with the i you are interested in ; this after His first hint of a possible eas- |other. : ; Mr Mosher said Distefano n A something to see you through the vill begin toe ing of price controls was given) Farkas told officers that Dis- holding a 32-caliber automatis mn = to the joint Senate-House Eco-| JefShe 2130 fifed. at him When hs In is righ and oe Faliopne remaining blizzards and blustery »d a televisio nomic Committee. | tried to flee the car. arkas with the other, : hinist, a“ on Mr. DiSalle said that while | “This guy—I've known him _ ‘Farkas told police that Dis days of winter— driver prices are ‘pushing ceilings” in about 15 vears.” Farkas said. “He tefano held a grudge against him

stemming from the New YorKer's conviction on a car-stealing charge which sent him to McNeil Island Penitentiary = Chief of Police William H. Par ker, however, suggested deepe; implications - were involved. He said Distefano was probably ont to murder the I.os Angeles moo ster for “gang reasons.”

{picked me up on the street yes{terday morning. I thought he was | friendly. | ‘Laying for Me’ 1

defense industries, “consumer soft goods—textile, apparel, shoes —represent the one are where some softness is almost universal.”

le prosecution ned more than ons called as re excused bey were former ysiclan. Kk 100 men were in the jury, were removed

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“We were driving along when {suddenly he headed toward the loil fields. He turned onto a dirt road and I jumped out,” Farkas |continued.

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Below U. S. Ceilings

By “softness” he meant prices are generally below government ceilings and are not rising.

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He said the administration is convinced it. should not risk any “major decontrol” at present, and any decontrol should be done cautiously because ceilings would be difficult to restore once removed. But he said the “present “softness” in some markets has raised policy questions, especially about goods on which price pressures largely have disappeared. . - Some Congressmen and industrialists have been urging Mr. DiSalle to end price ceilings on items which are selling well below the ceiling price. Mr. DiSalle said he will appoint a top-level committee to “explore critically and continuously the question of decontrol in specific areas, where price pressures, at

ningten, led to the arrest and confession of Pennington, who is alle and buried her body near Oceanside, Cal., last December.

United Press-Acme Telephoto HAPPIER DAYS—Robert L. Pennington, 31, of South Gate, Cal.; has confessed to the slaying of his common-law wife, Helen Beitz. Suspicion on the part of his wife of one week, Mrs. Barbara Pen-

ged to have strangled Mrs. Beitz

the moment, are largely absent.” While he did not indicate when the decision.on shoes and clothing will be made Mr. DiSalle—| ..o who plans to quit. within 30 days to 'run for the Senate—said “per-| At Retiring haps, sometime later on, my suc-| cessor can report to you on the progress of this study.” He said that while some prices —notably food — still are high| and may rise further, the over-|

By United Press | PANMUNJOM, Korea, Jan. 29) LONDON, Jan. 29 (UP) — all economic situation is not “re- —The Chinese Communists indi-| Prime Minister Winston Churchmotely as threatening” as it was cated today at the Panmunjom|j]) announced last night that y g | h ill bo t! nig last January when he ordered truce talks that they will BOW OUipye)y Marshal Viscount Alexthe first price freeze. of the armistice administration : : ; . Prices of “sensitive” commod-|0f Korea. {ander of Tunis will become Britities have fallen 17 per cent and. The surprise development came ain’s Defense Minister Mar. 1. wholesale prices 4 per cent, he as staff officers Baga discussion Mr. Alexander, who will besaid. of the United Nations ueprint come a British ear] soon. is the However, .ha predicted his suc- for a peaceful Korean armistice. : cessor who has not been named, The Communigts indicated that out-going Governor General of will have “no 238Y time” holding the Chinese would turn North Ko- Canada. He will be succeeded as the price line. He said there will rea back to the anh paoresn Governor General by Vincent continue to be strong pressure of when Hes Supgesie re £ A a Massey, the first Canadian ever food prices, including meat, and Paragrap P Bed 10 hold th . possibly some increases. armistice agreement. 0 e post. » Mr. Churchill, 77, took on the

| Paragraph 10 proposed that a [civil administration of the de- 4.110 sob of Pri ‘Little Man’ [militarized zone be “the joint re- Job of Prime Minister and | sponsibility” of the Chinese and | Defense Minister after the elecNorth Korean commanders and tions which returned his Con{the United Nations’ commander. servative party to power. He said The Reds suggested that the |; the time that he planned to

Judge Decides {paragraph be altered to delete the phrase “joint responsibility” and|8ive up the second post as soon

9 A SaySAnOLY local eontrae -also to eliminate a reference to) as he was familiar with it. or appeale S prunsen VINE «the commander of the Chinese | An announcement from No. 10

conviction today, insisting a “little » { y g |Peoples Volunteers. Downing St. a few hours after

man” was at the wheel. | S e 3 Police said the little man wasn’t It was the first hint that th Mr, Churchill arrived in London

Chinese may get out after an| there when they arrested the con-1 St ristice is signed. confirmed reports which have

tractor after his truck and a Car) ++ the same time the staff offitangled at New Jersey and Mer-| ...° ot a conference was held|Alexander would get the defense -rill Sts, Jan. 12. on the United Nations plan for | Post. The contractor told Judge Phil- oy 1.108 of Korean war prison-| Mr. Churchill's cabinet already lip L. Bayt, Municipal Court 3. ers. The Reds declared that the includes several peers. The addithe little man had slipped away 1... wag not acceptable to them |tion of another is likely to be in the excitment. a and objected again to the volun- criticized, but -Mr. Alexander's The little man wasn't in court, tary repatriation clause. | wartime reputation is expected to either, when Judge Bayt sen- ein erie Hosa | silence most of the critics. tenced the contractor to 10 days . ‘ | Mr. Alexander was Allied and fined him $45 for drunken Recital to Be Given ground commander in North

and reckless driving and being At Odeon on Feb 6

drunk. Donald White, | Eugene Kilinski, will be presented|that pushed the Germans out of in a violin recital by Butler Uni-|North Africa, conquering Gerversity’s College ‘of Music Wed- man forces in Tunisia. . nesday, Feb. 6, at 8:15 p. m. | = Later he went on to head Allied Gerald Meier, violist, and Miss ground forces in Italy and was | Betty Payton, pianist, will assist|supreme Allied commander of in the program, to be given in the the Mediterranean theater in | Odeon, 108 E. North St. [1944-45

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Probe Death of Figure In Horsemeat Scandal

CHICAGO, Jan. 29 (UP)— Michael Howlett, regional OPS director who is investigating

Illinois’ horsemeat scandal, said

{get picked up,”

He said Distefano then shot at

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me to the Hollywood hills and

Bandit Ignores ‘Lecture,’ Grabs $100,000 in Gems

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 (UP)—A polite *but determined bandit iuvaded a luxurious Fifth Ave apartment yesterday, pressed a knife into the back of the lady of the house and escaped. witn $100,000 in gems after getting a stern lecture on the evils of a life of crime. 3 Mrs. Maysie Scammell, wife of a prominent New York lawyer, said she gave the bandit a talking to, but he politely rejected all her arguments and made her open bedroom closet where she kept her baubles. Mrs. Scammell, whose 68 years, gray hair and matronly dignity go well with her Victorian 13room apartment overlooking Central Park, said she told the bandit that there was no future in his career and urged him fo leave empty handed. = = 5 POLITELY declined

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into her back and said he would rather have the $100,000 in diamonds - and emeralds than any more talk. “You are very foolish and will Mrs. Scammell told him. “You don't have so long to live,” he told her. “And I don't mind

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Rail Union Rejects Pay Hike Offer

WASHINGTON, Jan, 29 (UP) —The Brotherhood of Locomotive and Enginemen yesterday rejected recommendations by a Presidential Board for substantial wage increases tn settle their two-year dispute with the carriers. Union President D. B. Robertson, sald the 18-man negotiating committee voted unanimously to turn down the board's

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recomsmended hourly wage hikes of 58 cents for yardmen and 23’; cents for road workers. 5 Mr. Robertson .called the board's proposal an effort to

“ram down the employees throats the destructive proposals of the| railroads. and the unwarranted policies of the administration.” The board’s recommended wage | increases and changes in work-| ing ‘rules had been suggested by! the carriers a year ago. The board | made its report to President Tru-| man Saturday. Its recommenda-| tions were notebinding -en either] side.

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