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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 19

b NYC Strikers Stay Out in Elkhart, Toledo

Action Ties System West of Buffalo

[INYC service here due to resume today resesssi Page P| By United Press | CHICAGO, Mar. 12 —Re\bellious railroad workers. at ‘two key points ‘today defied

both the government and their union leaders to paralyze anew the New York Central 8ystem west of Buffalo. Members of the three brotherhoods at Toledo, O., and ElkMNart, Ind., balked at returning to work, despite the urging of their (leaders. Both cities are “division head|quarters” and the NYC sald that {so long as the union members [there refused to work, the road {would bé\ unable to get crews to! |man its trains west of Buffalo. Union members at both points! defied both the government and] their national leaders in - their] {refusal to go back to work. |

| At other locations, the em|ployees grudgingly agreed to re{turn to their jobs. But the NYC said that al{though trains were being made {up, it would: be impossible to get lcrews out of the strikebound [cities to man them. The {service was immediately off after it became apparent that {the strikers intended to stand {fast in their refusal to return to work. A railroad spokesman said that if the workers voted later in the day to return to work, an effort would be made to get the trains rolling again. Earlier plans called for the > to re-route trains up into (Canada to by-pass Toledo and Elkhart—both on the NYC's main east-west line, The NYC spokesman .said the non - striking members of the brotherhoods would be welcomed back to their jobs in the locations where they voted to return to“work.

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uo of nearly 500 Indianapolis ice skaters of all ages Ny

ALL DRESSED UP FOR ICE-O-RAMA—These "First Nighters™ are only one gro who will perform in The Times Ice-O-Rama at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the Fairgrounds tos, Page 3). ,

Today's News Ice-O-Rama to Be Held Nickel Java In The Times Here Tomorro

Gusty,

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the moment the- show America’s outstanding home- starts until the final production

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Local town ice show takes to the big number, nearly 500 skaters of all gj sive dream of between-meal Weather on Way Page rink at the Fair Grounds Coli- ages will perform at a fast-mov- gippers, has made a comeback bid Father of three dies in crash seum tomorrow night at 8 o'clock ing pace to provide a show crowd-, here. ‘ Cloudy, gusty, squally weather here eresessasseiineeianns 9 when The Times presents the ed with new surprises. A chain of four restaurants, the Will hit Indianapolis tonight and PTA divided over federal aid 10 sixth annual lee-O-Rama. They will be dressed in gay nowney Dunker Donut Shops, this tomorrow. but the major storm Officer in theft uiz suspended 23 Dress rehearsal yesterday new costumes, skate to the Music week was selling coffee at 5 cents center will cross far north of In- : : stamped the two-hour extrava- of a 15-piece professional orches- cup instead of a dime. The diana, the weatherman said toEditorial Page ganza as one of the best ever tra and perform under brilliant ,r.co had been 10 cents, when not day. Page Produced. spotlights to give the show all the (.i1p meal since last summer. No new flood threats are ex8 The gala show will start/glitter of a professional produc- uwner Troy. Haney said his Pected since the rainfall will not Rearmament {issue turning oli tion . be generally heavy i is i people against the Yoshida promptly at 8 p. m. The Coliseum tion. : restaurants would lose money on P¢ generally heavy in this area. vernment : 6 doors will open at 7:15 p.m. The Proceeds from the show will 0 Hickel cups, “but we'd rather take Floodwater ebbed today after governme aoa2rass *6 Coliseum box office will open at to charity, with the Polio Fund , ;,cc on coffee and keep . reaching near-dangerous crests So, you think your taxes are | g.q5 etting its share of the profits Hi ' ! POUT overnight. The Wabash crested at high take look at 18:15, . gett x 5. house full.” He said: customer re. 0Vernight,.ithe Wabash crested a Ng . 12 alo . Arrangements have been made Tickets for the Ice-O-Rama will iotance to the dime cups had been 194 feet at Wabash, averting a England ..... erenesennenes 28 40 nave at least 1500 choice, re- be on sale at The Times offices yo. orang : troublesome flood stage by half a New Hampshire Speaks , . . ,. Served seats available at the Coli- tomorrow from 9a. m until 430} "Noman Fr. Bess. exécutive sec. [00h The White River also editorial cerestisenseneens 26 seum for the late ticket buyers. p. m. Today the tickets were to retary of ine Indiana Resta FAR reached a peak of 14.1 feet at Newbold Morris ignores his ee re ee ————— be _ available untjl 5:30 p.m. . Ia reslay ) Seymour harely avertin flood eal “ y : : _Associationssdidn’t see the Dow- —éymour, . ba ¢ R wife's advice to “Keep your The boxoffice. at the Fair Intisre : " " ney Dunker cut as a trend. He 94MAR shirt on” . . . by Frederick y Grounds Coliseum will be open at. > toh water cantiiite > : : ¥ said ‘no others are cutting. and High water continued to ‘block C. Othman .... ce eevivees 2 6:15 p. mh. tomorrow. Sg 2 ir. four state highwayvs—Ind. 39, : . probably won't, even though their | } : | Prices are: Box and parquet over-all business i weaker than south of Tampico; Ind. 252, east National chairs, $1.20; side mezzanine, 85! 0" ~..." © “7 of Edinburgh; Ind. 235, through ents; east ezzanine, 60 "7" * : : sdora, ¢ 25 / Page cents: east end -m ne, 60 Butter Prices Slip Nedata, and Ind. 258, west of . 8. ortlanc ' War-time meat black mar- ¥ ] rE , More good news for the hun- re also iz 2 1.1-mile run. keteers seek presidential lory came today in lower butter yo pardon for unpaid fines ... 12 . b il Br) . around on U. 8. 52 at- MontmorBy United Press Seven in ami Y prices. . : Chi enci because of high water F . PANMUNJOM. Korea. Mar. 12 . . ..? i Wholesale prices on the i= pemperatured® are expected to oreign The United Nations rejected to- Perish in Fire cago market dropped 2'. cents ,., nh 6what tonight, rising to a Page day fresh Communist demands 7 LN 2 pound yesterday, adding 10 a pip or 50 degrees tomorrow. It Island of Cyprus is duiet oasis for forcible repatriation of war ELLENVILLE. N. Y., Mar. 12 penny trim last Wednesday. This will turn colder late tomorrow. in Middle Fast strife ...... 24 prisoners and for inspection of (UP — State police said at least starfed bringing average cuts of . secret Allied weapons by “neu- Seven persons were burned to 3 and 4 cents today in retail Sports tral” truce inspectors, including death today in a fire that stores. : Russia. wrecked a farm house ‘at Walker = At least one hig chain was Page . <k Valley, some six miles south of cutting deeper, - It will lop off 8 ‘Bates’ and ‘Shelby’ like fitting | But i Stall omoels apparen, here. cents starting tomorrow, bring . Ig-SAW DUZTIE +usrsvaresis 37 - a on aiid BA 0 Firemen recovered six of the jng its two-week slash to 17 cents Davton pulls prize upset in Re blockades t : oe. Ch bodies, including a 39-vear-old and the price to 79 cents a pound a ac ion *ANIT La seen eT 37 pave oclkadet ° NA mother and her five thildren, Butter experts sald the drop lisen shows why Royals lead 00a! Sonu : One child was still missing and was chiefly seasonal hecause pro- By NOBLE REED Western Division .......... 27 The Communists do not seem presumed to have died in the fire. duction is picking up. but they at-. Fi senhower's victory over Stanky convinced about rookie 38 to wish to make that a further The known dead: tributed some of it to housewives 2 De 4 i in shi ! Two Gaits Farm eyes Hamble- issue,” Col. Andrew J. Kinney of Mrs. Harry Polhamus, 39: her walking past butter that was as Ben ix In thes ew Amps ire LODIRI. sos eanr ares iiss ... gs the United Nations said. children, Norman, 12; lawrence, high as 98 cents two weeks ago GOP presidential primary touched North Korean Maj. Geén. Lee 11: Stanley, 10; and Donald, 6. - - off a round of jubilant hurrahs o : ro io ng 1 ce resi 2 blic- . Sang Cho proposed that war Two other children,- Rose and from lke-for-Prezident. Repub Other Features: EE ONE on an (oe HENTY, ware severely Dutned and Woman Beaten, Robbed i, indiana toany. 3 At the same time, Taft-for-

basis of lists now available to the taken to Horton Hospital at Mid- i i Amusements .... 5000 34, 35 -dletown. While in Cab Here President leaders here minimized

Bridge ......... 46 two sides, forcibly if necessary, I : : Comics .. rekss 48, 47 Rear Admiral R. E. Libby of Firemen said the blaze was be-" A 48-year-old Indianapolisithe importance of the primary CIOSEWOT servers ’ - the United Nations promptly re- lieved to have started from an “oman reported she was severely results explaining it is “not ty EAROMEIS oecsveescrinnns 26 jected the proposal, as he did OVerheated kerosene stove. beaten and robhed of a $275 fur representative” of voting trends Harold Hartley .......... 39 |When it was first offered Mar. 5. Harry Polhamus, the father, coat and purse containing $10 last'y, the. nation, i In Hollywood ........... 34 |The United Nations wants to give was critically burned and may night. 5 Fra vlan 814 Bios Taft leatlers promptiy predicted Radio. Television ........ 33 Prisoners the right to refuse re- not live, police said. Mrs. Wesley Faylor, 5614 Grace: 1p, wisconsin primary -next Ed Sovola ......su0..... 25 |Patriation. Ye = land Ave, told police a tall al month will “give Sen. Taft a big BPOTES. + oereriiii'57.38 Am. Libby said the Com- Beauty Pleads Guilty [in ‘whieh she a Slow Oving lati majority.” ¥arl Wilson ............. 25° munists, by repeating the pro- ‘ at Ms wnt, Flsehpwer G0Pere al over WOMEN'S ovr irrerrrrs 13-16 posal, might be trying to dicker, ON Using Forged Check ay pouaTe De. ana'he site Whonped up Welt Heme ito " } I : li song: “We told you so. . . . Ike's - What Goes On Here...... 24 jor Soul be 8 trap: Lelie DETROIT, Mar. 12 (UP) — She said she didn’t know how Sg TE id hOICe Wri re A, Roum Peggy Ellsworth, Miss Michigan she got home and could not iden- -'Suyq Confidence Proven Elephant Kills 27 : ques , § . of 1947 who ran afoul of the law tify the cab driver. George Diener, chairman .of the a SEO 5 nc » : for narcotics addiction, awaited ——— Eisenhower - for - President ComKARACHI, Pakistan, Mar. 12 = SEOUL. Korea, Mar. 12 (UP) sentence joday on a charge of LOCAL TEMPPRATURES faite here, said the results (UP)-—A one-tusked ‘rogue’ ele- fob cas a reje nS ot down forgery. . 6 am.. 5 10 a: m... 41 proved the. people “have confihant on the i in th : ,Russian-built MIG-15¢ over Miss Ellsworth; a bride of only i ; dence” in Gen. Eizenhowe phan the rampage in the jun- y1G6° Alley. todav T n Ta m.. 32 11 a. mu... 43 en r. y vy. . Two other a week. pleaded guilty before Fed- g 4 m,,. 34 12 (noon) 46 “Even though Gen. Eisenhower

gles of East Pakistan has killed MIGs were damaged. = eral Judge Theodore Levin and- was unable to appear personally

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: : = Reasons, a local news agency There was no significant was freed on $1000 bond pend- before-the voters\of New Hamp- , J pote : |ground action. - /ing pre-sentence investigation. | Latest humidity........ 17% shire, like other @¢andidates, the

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lke Outraces Taft In N. efauver Beats HST

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victory over President Truman in

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FINAL HOME

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Indiana. Issued Dally

H. Poll and

Kefauver's Victory Hits

Both Scoop Party Slates In Primary

Governor Cables General of ‘Call’

Dan Kidney, Page 6; Editorial, Page 26; photo, Page 39 By CHARLES LUCEY Seripps-Howard Staff Writer

CONCORD, N. H., Mar. 12

By IRVING LEIBOWITZ Sen. Estes Kefauver's surprise

the New Hampshire primary elec-| tion today damaged the political reputation of Democratic National Chairman Frank McKinney, Indianapolis banker-politician,

It also produced a genuine Kefauver-for-President boom here In Mr. McKinney's hometown. |

In hia first clear cut role as a| political strategist, Mr. McKin- . . ney urged President Truman to -—AN angry Yankee repudienter the primary after the Presi- ation of President Truman

dent previously had refused. Con-! v temptuously, Mr. Truman referred and a victory that sounded ithe first “clear call” to Gen.

to primaries as “eyewash.” But Mr. McKinney, visualizing Dwight Eisenhower as the 19562 strong Democratic machine sup- | Republican candidate emerged toport in New Hampshire, persu- | day from the nation's first presiaded the President to reconsider dential primary. The result was disasterous. The Truman repudiation raised

, to new political eminence Sen. In Miami Beach, Mr. McKinney | oo Kefauver of Tennessee, the

Bist id he hag ing ere | Galahad of the Senate crime in- - Bie dded a eneral vestigation, who was supposed to _° ale 2 8 liave been buried by the state's ones, ‘pro-Truman Democratic organHization Sen. Robert A. Taft, failed to lwin a single one of New Hamp-

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‘Biggest Blunder’

Many Marion County Democrats, opposed to the leadership

. _{shire’'s 14 delegates to the Reof the site Democratle Sead {publican convention, rupning well quarters an Jig 2 “Yi ihehind Gen. Eisenhower in the

called the primary election Mr. . a re. popular preference vote. He was | McKinney's ggen Blunder 20 jolted badly by failure of the as o y DE toett ot even | "Ate to respond to a vigorous | rs |personal sppeal. : {oy President Truman. { The campaign destroyed the Meanwhile, a Kefauver- for -inotion that it was impossible for | President movement that had! Gen. Eisenhower to win delegates > {been lagging In Indianapolis, by proxy. He remained an ocean i ed [perked up at the primary election away from New Hampshire and UPSETS APPLECART—Sen, {news and made plans for a giant yet on the strength of his own Estes Kefauver. | Kefauver rally here. tremendous personal appeal was Earl Oaks, an accountant and able to defeat a man who cam-

rrimack t of the local Kefauver paigned from the Merr De said: Valley to the Canadian border.

“We are pleased, but not so| Cables ‘Call’ surprised, by Sen. Kefauver's vic-' New Hampshire Eisenhower tory. We feel the people in the leaders, through Gov, Sherman United States can see more Adams, cabled Gen. Eisenhower clearly after having their eyes in Europe that New Hampshire washed in the primary yesterday. had given him the “clear call” he| We feel the New Hampshire pri- had demanded in his January mary is a typical example of De- statement on his position on the mocracy in action and shows the presidency.

What They ] Had to Say

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FRANKFURT, Germany—Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower scanned the returns from the New Hampwill of the people.” In that message the General shire presidential primary, smiled Mr. Oakes confirmed plans said, “in the absence of a clear-| broadly and told a waiting crowd were underway for a Kefauver cut call to political duty I shall of newsmen and photographers: rally here and that arrangements continue to devote my full atten-| “Any American who is ine were being made with national tion and energies to the perform- formed that so many other Kefauver headquarters. The local ance of the vital task to which 1/thousands of fellow Americans {think he's fit for the presidency—

Kefauver committee so far is was assigned.” ; Adams told the well, by golly, if he isn't proud,

composed of a West Side bloc of Today Gov. x 45 Democrats. General New Hampshire had pro- then he just isn’t an American,

Democratic State Chairman Ira vided this clear call, urged him Haymaker was touring the north- to come home and lead the move-| Truman lern part of the state this morning ment which his own great per-| KEY WEST, Fla. — President and could not ‘be reached for sonal popularity had raised Truman today cheerfully declined comment. among Republican voters here. to Jet the New Hampshire prefere we oF senhower , won oy ter ence primary interfere with his The ama] ww 4 on early morning stroll through ‘ reneral won all 14 of the downtown Key West. Nates Seiegates fo ChIcaBn: | Reporters asked the President to President DO 16.128 €% what he thought of the outcome The Senator won all 12 De _ of the voting. but he declined to f mo cratic delegates. say anything. He wished the newsmen a bright good morning, but as to the primary—"no come Gen. Eisenhower lost the state's ment.” largest city--Manchester —to Mr. Taft by 900 votes. but he appar- Taft ently carried most of the other 12 cities. , The Ohio Senator had been counted on to roll up sizable Taft,

Industrialist Gets

In Govenpor Race

KENDALLVILLE, Ind, Mar 12 (UP)—Industrialist Francis T. McCarty of nearby Brimfield, who never before sought public office, entered the Republican race for governor of Indiana today. Mr. McCarty, 42-vear-old president of the Industrial Engineer-

Loses Top City

DALLAS, Tex.—S8en. Robert A, in obvious ill temper over

ing Co., Inc., of Brimfield, toss : : i hat BI he Aner, dont pluralities over Gen. Eisenhower his defeat by. Gen. Dwight D. ring last night . in the. rural areas and in the Eisenhower, refused to comment i > state's 223 towns -but it didn't'on the vote as he boarded his

He said his move was motivated “by endorsement of business and civic leaders throughout the state who expressed the need for a business-like approach to state government.”

work out that way. plane for Amarillo today. The Kefauver victory was a The Senator appeared genuinee tribute to the personal campaign'ly ruffled by questions about the put on by the long, tall Tennes- outcome of the election. sean. who ambled up and down “If that's all you want” he the state almost three weeks in snapped, “there will be nothing.”

Mr. McCarty served as ¢ 2le- . pe ga to eral JOP Er foe a plodding appeal to New Hamp- He added: “There will be no ventions j But he previously was shiremen to vote for him, statement at this time.” active only in local political af- But much more than that, it,- ow or 3 fairs was clearly a ‘bitter - protest Would he see the voters’ hande

against the scandals in the Tru- writing on the wall as fair warne man administration and dissatig- ing that the protest against him with «0 many other things nationally does indeed have sube war, high taxes And'gtance -as warning that he will of an adminis- ne heaten if he persists in seeking the presidency again.

faction the general weariness

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tration long in power,

" Speculation as to President Just ‘Evewash’ n aunte Truman's own future political * course developed immediately out Or would he get his dander up of hig licking by Sen. Kefauver at this defeat and, with charac-

people showed they are confident

of where the General stands ! between th» American people and. Shop Today for Your Good Life

the Communists.” The good life is the heritage

teristic Missouri stubbornness, des termine to go after renomination and elbow aside Mr. Kefauver, The assumption has. been all along that Mr. Truman can have the nomination again if he wishes despite what any presidential

County Clerk Dale Brown, an Eisenhower booster, ga kd. the ~smashing victory for Gen. Eisen

thower proves gonclusively that "2. "+ orican. To give the people can win for their can- . y far il n the ™ TE frye primary tests show- and he him. didate over the machine poli- your hy mh Mois . ne arity self called the test here just “eye ticlans when they hecome deter- pe rn ( Je se upiy wash.” mined.” : tht yi he goo | $ Yet even among Democratie ‘ ' Start swophing. today Party politicians, who would bee a Surprised more suitable home that will iow Bt nomination. the New “Lisle Wallace, Indiana man- adapt to your tamily needs Hampshire result must make it ager - ior Q ‘ve : : - » & SRT dor the Taft SALAD. ie for many Yours “lo, son plain’ that tesentment to Mr. Fru ty, St: 3 _- shopping roes very dee bers of the c ittee issued % y man goes vers Pstatement: ® commilies, issueq 3] toduy, i Without taking any credit from ye : : - BEECH. GROVE Mr. Kefauver, New Hampshire We .were- not surprised at the: op... “brick. full basmt. oil ht, still’ probably doesn’t know much results because the New Hamp- frevlc, cenemt drive. sioum windody about his record or. what he

stands for—except that he looks like a clean politician and did a fine job running the crime ine quiry. But mostly it was out-ande out dislike of Harry Truman that put Mr. Kefauver over.

shire Republican organization leaders have been opposed to Sen. Taft there all along. “We expect a complete reversal of that vote in the Wisconsin primary next month when Sen.

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