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Atkins Plant Steelworkers Set to Strike

Last-Minute Talks Seen as Only Hope

Hope was held today that last-minute negotiations could avert a walkout of 700 employees of the E. C. Atkins Saw Co. .

Spokesman for Local 1543 of United Steelworkers (CIO) said the union has voted to walk out|Monday morning if a satisfactory solution tc wage demands could not be reached. A company spokesman said the company is. continuing to negotiate and will continue to do so in an attempt to reach a settlement. In another labor dispute, CIO Communication Workers and the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. continuéd negotiations in -an effort to settle. their problems. No progress was the report of a session! - last night. Meanwhile, in Federal Court yesterday, Judge ‘William E, Steckler ‘postponed the hearing on a petition for an injunction against AFL Teamsters Local 135, Judge Steckler ordered the unfair practices hearing here postponed until the, complaint is aired before the National Labor Relations . Board ‘in Washington June 18. wa . The charges were an outgrowth ‘of a complaint filed in Januaty by seven. tire firms and auto equipHaent seplers that. thesunion gest “trying, by a secondary “boycott. | to induce five trucking firms to stop doing business with them.

City Dooms Chuckholes

| Derby Brings 3 Rash of Action By ED KENNEDY {

SKIRT SLOGAN-—There's no skirtin | thusiast Mrs. Helen Campbell, Nashville, a | proval of Mr. Republican himself. It's the

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FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1952

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Indiana. Issued Daily.

PRICE FIVE CENTS

Weakness in Air

Makes Korea Peace

datory—Taft U. S. Has ‘No Choice,’

Senator Charges as He Bids for State Backing

‘choice™ but to siake an armistice in" Korea.” But he said it was a “tragic. mistake™ to have gone

By IRVING

: Sen. Robert A. Taft said

into Korea. The Ohio Senator, in a

: Indiana's 32 delegates to the tion, barged into the Claypool Hotel and immediately banged away at the Truman administration's policy on Korea. ) “Our air power has so deteriorated,” he charged, “we have no other choice but to make ad armistice in Korea.” : Sen. Taft explained his views at a press conference that

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was uproariously interrupted by Indiana’college students, waving Taft banners and

dresse Arthur, Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York and Mrs. Eleanor

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the issue here. The issue's on the skirt as pretty Taft enuffs out her billowing “Daft About Taft" skirt for the apDaft About Taft people's answer to the "| Like Ike" slogan.

A pall of gloom continued to hover - over The Times’ Chuck-

hole Derby desk today as reports of -vontinued Street” pit ' repairs were reported -at City Hall. | The derby might be forced ant| of business unless you act promptly and get your chuckhole entered.

Ez, Announcer Fought Good Fight,

Story, photos of fight, Page 30

From Street Commissioner, By JACK MABLEY James Chappell comes word that CHICAGO, June 6 (CDN)—Did his crew are getting to the pits] : at he" rate oo ing day. Mr | You score ‘the Walcott-Charles Chappell’s workers take qare of | fight on television last night? “shot” streets. You may think! This viewer—strictly an amayour street is shot when it really teur—tried ‘it. In spite of a most isn't." A “Shot” street is one 3 made of gravel and oil; not one | iased plete’ of sports announcing, shot full of chuckholes. jwe scored 68 for Walcott and 5 City Engineer William Hunt|/for Charles with 4 rounds even. who handles the asphalt streets| A neighbor who believed his says his crews are filling in tie ears instead of his eyes, scored

pits at the rate of 30 a day. 10. to 5 for Charles. Another had

1500 Already Filled f {

Since the start of the Chuck- it 8-7, Walcott. hole Derby two weeks ago today, | Television again became a the two city officials estimated source of anger and frustration

Snore than 1500 pits have been wpnan at the orucial moment, just

But have: they Teashed yours after the fight ended, both sight yet? and sound on the telecast failed. If not, there's still hope for Back to Radio the derby. | However, the sound went on Send the measurements, age graduaily, giving viewers a chance and location of your still unre-ito race to their radios in time to paired chuckhole to The Times. get the decision as it was anBe sure to include your name nounced, and address and phone number. It is said a fight cannot be There will be a “Chuckhole of [judged accurately over television. the Week” award in The Sunday|The fault is not completely with Times this week, but if the city the viewers. crews keep going at their cur- Although Walcott seemed to be rent pace they say it will be ahead of Charles, Jimmy Powers, hard to get one worth mention |the announcer, confused viewers for next week. with a totally different impresWhat do you say about that? (Sion. He said at the end of the 10th

LOCAL TEMPERATURES {that two New York Times sports experts sitting beside him had

6 a. m.... 68% ‘10 a. mi... 78 ICharies ahead. 7a.m...68 1la.m...8 | Mr Powers said during the 8a.m...72 12 (noon). 85 |ja4t five rounds that Walcott was 9a.m...7 1p.m...8 weary and not leading with

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| GENERAL APPROVAL—DePauw student Jim Emison adapts

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| Ross Moore enhances a "Miss America for Taft" banner as part | of welcoming festivities for Sen. Taft.

In a serious vein, Sen. Taft answered all questions on foreign policy crisply gnd. quickly,

‘Futile and Dangerous’

~ He said resumption of war in Korea now would be “futile-and dangerous.” The Senator blamed the Korean “muddle” on the fact that the Truman administration refused to follow Gen. MacArthur's policy of bombing Manchurian air bases and supply lines.

“It is impossible to carry out

the MacArthur program / now,” Sen. Taft declared. “Our alr power has deteriorated.” 2 The Senator said he could see no “purpose” in using the atom bomb on Korean cities. However, He added that if the United

Sen. Robert A, Taft blamed his close squeak in the South ‘Dakota primary to the fact Dwight Eisenhower had support from four of the five larg est newspapers in the state. Sen. Taft, who carried the state by fewer than 1000 votes, said the three biggest and the fifth largest papers were for Gen. Eisenhower. “Our experience is that newspapers have had very substan tial effect in the primaries,”

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Throughout the fight, "Powers accused the referee of favoring Walcott. Here are statements: “The referee

some of

has accused in the face, elbows in the face and low blows.” “The referee is harassing] Charles.” { “The referee warned Charles] for a low blow, but it definitely! was not low.” | “The referee. yelled ‘Come on, | baby’ He must be rooting for! old Pappy.” Aside from all the rhubarb, as| television fights go it was a good] scrap. It cost the sponsor some|

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Women's

Charles of back-handing, hands ‘Only redheads’ Other Features:

Comics Crossword Editorials

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Radio, Television ... Robert Ruark .... Ed Sovola Sports Earl Wilson .... Women’s

Page| Powers’ Tudor Hall Alumnae elect ... You can use your outmoded

fur coat for a new outfit ., { i 9 ers of Kansas’ big political ex-/vania and other -party leaders Risennower, while active as presi-| . |de i

|talked with delegates to the Chi-|

By CHARLES LUCEY {cago convention from a half-| Seripps-Howard Staff Writer dozen states. Ahead in New York KANSAS CITY, June 6—Pro-jare critically important meetings 8 ducers, sceneshifters and costum-|with Gov. John Fine of Pennsyl-|

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'travaganza were scattering today, whose support he needs. land the main actor—and old pro/ In Michigan he will be bidding] named Dwight Eisenhower settled for a big share of 46 votes, as| {down to his own “hand-to-plow” | yet undecided, which are sure to (bid for the Republican presiden-|be important at Chicago. 'tial nomination. The General's homecoming gave

| The general paused here to see hearty assurance to his chief sup-| lold friends and greet a few prac-|porters that their man has an in-| {titioners of his new craft—poli-|stinctively deft human approach tics. Late today, he flies to New (and a warm personality sure to; {York for a week in his Columbia be negotiable politically. The| {University home and a steady more unrestricted thought they!

{round of meetings with GOP|saw in Gen. Ike something like

| | Mr. Taft said. “Much ' greater than they have in elections.” je.

{States had developed atom weapons and bombs for tactical field {use he would “not hesitate to use it on the field of battle.”

Has No Solution

Sen. Taft told newsmen that, like Gen, Eisenhower, he had no solution for ending the Korean War. He charged, however, Gen.

of Columbia University, testified in favor of President Truman's cut: of the Air Force from 70 to 48 groups: In Abilene, Gen. Eisenhower said he was always in favor of air power, Today, Sen, Taft charged: “Gen. Eisenhower's position on air has been—he has gone along with the general administration.” Raps Emphasis on Europe The Senator also said he could not agree with Gen. Eisenhower's

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To End "Em All Denver the following day for a

MEDFORD, Mass., June 6 (UP) /stay that may last—with time |—Radjo giveaway shows finally out for a speech or two—until have feached the climax. convention time. Most of those who were there {test, Radio Station WHIL gave think Ike's two-day pitch in Abi-| away--the station. {lene ‘was successful. Now he beWinner was Mrs. Franklin R./gins a critical four weeks which | {Hart who'll own the station for will determine whether he or Sen. | one day Monday. She's invited Robert A. Taft is to win one of in all the neighbors to watch the the closest fights for a presi-| engineers and disc jockeys oper- dential nomination in: many years. | ate from her home. In Abilene, he shook hands and |

e Thinks Boys Have Sweet Jobs

By United Press ' ‘CHICAGO, June 6—A . judge

who always wished he could have worked in a candy store today studied an argument that a sweet shop is no place for growing children. fie Judge George. M. Fisher received a petition from Harvey he said. Devine, 36, yesterday asking that| He said the boys had been in Mr. Devine be given custody of bad health, but addition of candy his sons, Mike, 9, and Stuart, 5. [to their diets “has actually imMr. "Devine charged that the proved their health.” “Whoever heard of a candy in ‘a candy shop operated by his store being harmful to a boy," Mr. | Cooley asked. on _ The petition said the boys were Judge Fisher paused wistfully, gorging themselves on candy and then said: “It was one of the

Charles C. Cooley, Mrs. Devine’s attorney, said they work in the |store because they want ‘to and |“it 1s commendable that Mrs, De{vine finds employment for the boys.”

“It keeps them off. the streets,”

soft drinks, It added that- they greatest ambitions of my child-

{the luminous touch that made {Franklin Roosevelt a great poli[tician. Others recalled Wendell [ Willkie. :

{for an important speech, then to] The General by no means sent is

{everyone away happy at his press (conference, He was criticized for straddling on the steel industry

strife, for his hedging answer on country and to protect the peace. |

Sen. Joe McCarthy and on a fair employment practices law,

The first question asked Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower at his first political press conferénce at Abilene yesterday came from a reporter for . The Indianapolis Times and other Scripps- i“ Howard newspapers. “How can we bring the Korean War to a successful end?” The question was by Charles ; 4 Lucey, a man who has been Mr. Lucey firing questions at America's major political figures for 20 years, in behalf of the readers of The Times. One of the sharpest U. 8. political reporters and writers, Mr. Lucey will follow Candidate Eisenhower to New York, Detroit and Denver, and later will transfer his attention to

| other candidates. He will cover |

the sizzling hot campaign Tor The Times “¥ight on through the July conventions and the election,

contention this country would be{come unsafe with the fall of Europe. “The emphasis on Europe today an excessive emphasis,” Sen. Taft said. “I think building up of an air force is priority No. 1... to assure the security of this [After that we can help defend Europe. We should do so.” Sen. Taft good-naturedly chided Gen. Eisenhower's “liberty versus socialism” speech. He said: “I'm pleased to note that fis !Tke's philosophy hlso. I drafted it in the Senate. And one of Ike's {men was against it.” (He referred to Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge.)

Favors Lower Taxes - In rapid fire order, Sen. Taft |hit two of the top issues of the

day—high taxes and military service.

He said he favored lowering taxes 15 per cent if he is elected.

Views on the News—

Dan Kidney

GEN, EISENHOWER answered more - questions at his Abilene press conference ‘than all the Democrat officials who have ‘appeared before . congressional investigating committees.

OLD GUARD Republicans may try to enjoin lke for facing the future with a smile.

THE CONFEDERATE

LEIBOWITZ here today America has “no

fighting bid to capture all Republican National Convens

(Another Story; Page 3) Editorial, Page 24

urther and cut taxes 15 per cent the second year. ) “I think it must be done,” he said. “I don’t think we can maine tain a free economy with the tax burden what it is today.” . He- said he was “not flat against” universal military train ing. But he added there is no need for it with the current draft, “I'm against having a compul» sory military training law on our books in two or three years from now when and if we have peace.” { In a reference to the so-called |“Texas steal,” the Ohio Senatop {said he would “like. to compro mise on a fair basis” in all fage tional splits, “I'd like to compromise factions al fights on a fair basis of what they actually seem to be” he said. Asked if he meant splitting delegates evenly, he said he didn't want to say that and wouldn't be able to determine what a fair basis is until he went into the whole problem,

: Frequent Chuckles “Sen. Taft declined to comment on Gen. Eisenhower's over-all speech and press conference in {Kansas until he had seen a com= {plete text. However, he did say

the General's views. A barrage of press photogras phers greeted the Senator with flashing camera shots. He are rived half an hour late for the conference. He was dressed In § pin-stripe blue suit and broke into frequent chuckles at some of the antics of the college students, who were mimicking some of his opponents, Newsmen noted he was in une |usually good spirits and remarked this ruddy complexion gave him {a “healthy glow.” | He was to meet the public at a reception this afternoon.

Taft Rapped

On Air Power

By United Press | WASHINGTON, June 6-—The ranking Republican on the Sene |ate Foreign Relations Commite tee, in an apparent attack on Robert A. Taft, said today “so-called American leaders” {contribute ' to Russian _propae ganda by talking as if air power alone would be decisive in Eue rope. | Sen. Alexander Wiley (R. Wis.) |appealed to both Sen. Taft and |Gen., Dwight D. Eisenhower, {principal GOP presidential aspire ants, not “to permit the foreign [policy issue to become a foots |ball” in the campaign. ! In a speech prepared for Sen ate delivery, Sen, Wiley said, |“semetimes certain of us here in {this country are guilty of cone {tributing to and feeding the Ruse |sian propaganda mill.” “80 called American leaders make reckless, '{li-considered statements to give the Germans to understand that we are irresponsible, that we do not intend to hold a line at the Elbe,” he said. y * ‘We will probably just retreat to the Rhine, or perhaps way back to the Pyrenees, and then we will use ailrpower to smash to pieces everything in between* they imply. “They talk as if airpower alone would be decisive and as if we W¥dn’'t mind at all Western

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