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Pal Convicted

Of Robbing Bank *

By United Press

NEW YORK, Apr. 1a-An all-male jury which had debated all night filed into the box at dawn today and pro- - nounced ‘Willie. (The Actor) Sutton and his gunman pal, Thomas (Mad Dog) Kling, guilty of robbing a Queens

Kills Officer

"To Get Out

Of the Army’

By United Press

|ago,

For Sutton it would add a max-/

{County bank of §62.942 two years

imum of 30.years to the 100 or “S

pired terms on -other . lcharges,

more he already faces in ules }

! { The jury delivered its verdict

iat 4:47 a. m, (Indianapolis Time) in the 11th trial day.

tan Jury Foreman Donald Maloney,| LAMPASAS, Tex. Apr. 1A a landscape architect, pronounced cook's helper. stuck to his story the verdict: !

today that he killed his mess of-| "Sutton and Kling guilty as scer with a home-made bullet be. charged.” e

cause he was "willing to do any~ {when a 24-year-old clothing sales-|

*hing” to get out of the Arny. Pvt. Michael F. Kunak,

Button was arrested Feb, 18

19./man tipped off police. Nineteen

Baltimore, shot 2d Lt, Harold days later, the salesman, Arnold

Williamson of Washington, N, C,, LAMPASAS, Tex, Apr. 1 (UP)~Two men killed last night when their truck smashed through the railing of a small raised the death toll of ation Longhorn to six, er deaths resulted from an

1 “erash, a shooting, a aif plane fo {its history during the trial, |

aratrooper fall and another rirek accident. -

{Schuster, was slain near his home, Threatening letters to his

{his body caused a reign of terror {fn the peighborhood. Beca

{from three prisons in 30 years, {the Queens County court house {was under the heaviest guard in

Judge Peter T. Farrell an-|

inounced Sutton and Kling would

‘yesterday in the presence of of- be sentenced at an indeterminate

‘ficers and n

- Then Kunak, a 6-foot veteran

paper reporters. llater date.

John De Venuta, indicted with

paratrooper, put aside his carbins Sutton and Kling, received a trial

and #tood ad “parade rest” to await the arrival of military police. =o] The bullet that killed Tt. Wil-| fiamson was a crude, makeshift affair fashioned by stuffing a piece of cleaning rod into the end of a blank shell, which contained powder enough for “dummy” use “the Exercise Longhorn war jos. Kunak, a-member of 82d Alrborne Division, sald he had made several “to use on snakes.” “Ill kill a man to get out or

shoot-|in Methodist {Hospital today with injuries suf-

severance when he decided to tes-| CrANS Cab, Ine. formed by: AFL {tify against them, He will be ar.| Teamsters Local 188, which has \raigned later, - been waging an organizing strike |

As the jury retired, Button let

fairer than I ever got before,” * But as the verdict was pronouncsd, Sutton bit his lip. Kling, who bears the underworld nicknames of “Scup” and “Mad Dog,” sighed,

Speaker Questions Value

«Of Many: State Agencies

The value of many Ktate gov.

a ernment agencies was questioned

by Oscar W. Cooley, 5121 Winthrop Ave, in a speech before the Forty.-Niners Club's luncheon today. -- Mr, Cooley, a candidate for the Republican nomination for State Representative, sald the “welfare state” is creating irresponsible citizens, » ' “Our government is trying to do hundreds of things for people which they can and should do for themselves,” he said. “The result is increasing crifire, broken homes ‘and more people on welfare rolls.”

J.-D. Adams Worker Hurt by Falling Boxes

A 38-year-old Pittsboro man is fair condition at

fered when he was crushed by falling boxes at the J. D. Adams Co, 217 8B. Belmont Ave, lute

. Kunak told District Attorney yesterday.

Maurice Lafoe was knocked

n=idown and pinned to the floor by

the boxes which landed on his

robbery

it be known through his lawyer, 23: ; 2 George Washington Herz, that he! - Fach was manned by two strik-| thought he got “a fair trial!

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Two new taxicabs — white Studebakers, trimmed with red! and blue--rolled on Indianapolis’ streets today. wo They're owned by Hoosier -Vet-

against Red Cab Co, since Feb. |

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[ing Red Cab drivers—one at the] wheel, the other a “courtesy” man {tO open doors for pagsenssee.. ig Rides in the new cabs were free | because they are still unlicensed. |“But we're always happy to accept strike donations,” said C. R. Kinnaman, Local 188 vice presi. | dent, ; | 100 Licenses Sought

| The local planned today to apply on City Hall steps for 100 licenses for the new company, whose stockholders include Teamster officials. Lynnville G. Miles, Local 188 attorney, said it will operate the free taxis “until the City Council issues new taxi licenses He sald both Hoosler Veterans cabs on the streets today carry the $10,000-$50,000 public lability and $1000 property damage insurance required by city ordinance. ;

Opinion Bans Felons

Meanwhile, Rufus Kuykendall, fety Board attogmey, said he would submit an opinion to the board tomorrow that convicted felons may not drive taxis.

Kuykendall said, the Safety Board could review all taxi drivers’ Hcenses. It could revoke all licenses already granted to convicted felons and refuse to grant them new licenses, he said. There has been some confusion over the split control of the Safety {Board and city controller . over | the licenses,

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In the light of this opinion; Mr. 1

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{ FREE RIDE, MISTER ?—Harry Goss, 28, a Red Cab striker, drives again—for Teamster Local

family and the man who found [88% new taxi company,

N | April Fool's Day Starts |That Began in U. S. "Way Back When |

By ALBERT M. COLEGROVE

in France he’s a “poisson d’Avril”|

Fool if he falls prey tical joke on ‘won't?

a prac

bowl, boys tele~ all day

salt In the family “Mr. Lyons.” Day started, but there's

this morning. Its driver was Harry Goss, 28, of 1043 8. State Ave. Lyle Conover, 40, of 1936 Bloyd Ave. was the courtesy man assigned to the cab; Cabble Goss, married and the father of three small children said is Local 188 has been paying his rent and food bills. x

For Nonsupport

A 35-year-old factory worker," who failed to support five children by two wives, got a stiff! prison sentence today. i Judge Saul I. Rabb, Criminal Court 2, handed Harold William Hamby, formerly of Indianapolis, a one-to-seven-year term. He told, Hamby: : - “I'm not going to give you al suspended sentence, You would! be poor risk on my books because of your past conduct.” i Testimony = disclosed Hamby served a jail seritence here in 1946 for failure to support four children by a previous marriage. It! also was brought out he had been | convicted of pefit larceny, | Hamby's present wife, the mother of a 16-month-old girl, |

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Hamby was returned from Oak-| land, Cal, last month by the prosecutor's office. He was| charged with refusing to support the youngest child since Mar, 1’ | 951.

HOW MUCH CASH DOWN? Probably Nothing—

All You Need is u Good Credit Rating

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sobbed as he was sentenced.

Science and Health may be f-

Internal inexpensive A Times reporter got a tree have ste Je ang ot: the Tne picked up ride in one of the Teamster taxis! gi oper Bath or 1 stretched it from here to Loch diana, Collector Ralph W. Cripe TO! re | said today.

Mr. Cripe said the national re-

organization plan is on an administrative level and that the|tWo miles afoot with a note for

main collection offices and branch |W28 No. 2, purportedly asking offices in the state will do busi-|30meé useful information. : ness as usual. He also said there

Little Effect Here

Reorganization of the U., 8.| : Revenue Bureau will|April fooling. When they saw how

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silly presents on Apr. 1. Now anybody April-fooled in France is called a “poisson d'Avril,” which means “April fish.” : About 1700, the English started

it was, the Scots the pastime and

Lomond. Scotch Wag No. 1 on Apr. 1 would send sdme innocent dupe

» i But in thie U. 8., i. prac keep rustic soclety in merrimeat| Apr. 1—ahd_who ‘7 a week.

‘phone I 200 3 long to sek for. Mr. Drake” OF son) fo6l habit in fhe 18th Cen-

J t Nobody's certain how All | Fools’

“iin vain for 27 days, the U. BS.

5Q0 Viet Minhs | © rt div SAIGON, Indo-China, Apr. 1!

day.

Wag No. 2 would shake his little indication bureau em-|head, regret he didn't have the

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“An affair .. this kind will]

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In Scotland, “gowk”

—— : ™ “cuckoo,” and sending an unFor this 1s when little boys Po{pugpecting victim from kidder to!

the

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. We “Americans picked up

With all the joshing about) April fools, ‘you wouldn't think

that it hasianything significant ever hap

pened on that date, but" On Apr. 1, 1789. after trying)

French Wipe Out |

(UP)—French union forces killed

Minh Conmimunist rebels encircled between the Tonkin City of Thaibinh and the sea, a French headquarters communique said to-

The communique sald last

s\night’s prisoners and casualties

brought the toll of Communists to over 2000 in the past few days. Despite bad weather which cut down Franco-Viet-Nam air activity, headquarters said the attack on the enemy pocket 60 miles southeast of Hanoi continued “favorably.” .

35-Foot Fall Fatal

RICHMOND, Apr. 1 (UP) Lloyd Bond, 28, Mason City, Iowa, was injured fatally yesterday when a scaffold collapsed on a smokestack at an industrial plant and he" plunged 35 feet to the ground. Robert Jones, 31, a fellow worker, suffered multiple

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AT HOME IN INDIANA FOR 80 YEARS

. TUESDAY, APR. 1, 1052

Silly Season. |

This vent on until either the gag House of Representatives finally lor the dupe wore out. An old got a quorum together in New

ard Staff Writer In Scotland he's a “gowk” and peference book says: i

York and held jts first official meeting. THe first business was to elect Frederick A. Muhlenberg: of Pennsylvania as Speaker. -. On Apr. 1, 1826, Samuel Morey received his patént on. the first interngt* combustion enging, which had two cylinders, burned turpentine, and was the greatgranddaddy of today’s auto engines. . . ; On Apr. 1, 1853, the first paid

firemen began taking the place of uppaid volunteers. (Our source

book doesn’t say where.) - On Apr. 1,71864, the first U. 8, accident insurance policy printed. And that's no fooling.

Driving,

Tipsy Costs $100

‘er was fined $100 today in Crime

388 years ago, King Charles IX [Or captured last night 500 Viet|inal Court 2.

| Special Judge Robert Robb also {ordered , the driver's “license of |Essie Parrott, of 822 Harrison iSt., suspended for 90 days. | Parrott had been charged with

|operating while under the influs

{ence of liquor. ! : | Deputy Prosecutor Gerald Ohrn aid hot introduce evidence to sup< iport the indictment charging he had been convicted earlier of a [similar offense. A -second conviction carries a mandatory jail sentence. :

IU Students Back Ike

BLOOMINGTON, Apr, 1 (UP) —A group of Indiana University students supporting Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for President urged fellow students to demonstrate “Eisenhower sentiment among youth on the campus” by writing his- name on ballots in a student body president election Thursday. : :

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Duke Plans

Attorneys f anapolis ma, - they will appe possession of Stern, 39, o was ‘found g Special Judge The trial folle on the Acme | Market St., ployed. Stern is fre Judge Dail: TV performer him to 10 day: a request to si

The judge destroy pornc pictures seized Stern was c testimony an clerk, Wilbur Stern did not tionable mat know it was i Seven chars testified - Ster “good” and * a post office s minister, an a and other Inc Judge Dail; motion to suj discharge tl grounds the | introduce into warrant on w place.

Voter B For 1st

Branch vot boards will v tomorrow. ; Residents either 1950 or ‘re-register to primary. If tl another precir fer their regis Branch bo from 2 to 9 p. , Sites: "School 1, a School 38, at School 73, at + Fire Station 2 St. In addition Board office, house is open p.m. daily, Registration

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