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63d YEAR—NUMBER 128
Local Girls Scoff At City ‘Wolf’ Story
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Dean Timme: WOLF AROUND THE CORNER—Acerdin to. New York show gitlsh indianapa 58 woliridden town.
BARBARA ASHER—"Plainfield is worse."
PAT YOUNT— It's terrible.”
NEW YORK, July 18—A United Press survey of, showgirls and models who trayel the nation classed Indianapolis ag the second worst wolfridden city in the nation teday. Harrisburg, Pa., was the worst, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago don't produce the dangerous Don Juans anymore. The place where thé girl really has to be on guard is where the tall corn grows, the survey indicated. By B. B. WOLF Indianapolis buckled from charges it was the second worst wolf-ridden city in the nation today like it hdd taken a body blow below the corn belt. Harrisburg, Pa. may take the charge It is the worst city for wolves without comment but’ not Indianapolis. The Times dispatched—what else—a wolf to take a wolf in the street survey to gather local reaction. Among girls here who should know, there is a mixed reaction. But for the most part they say— “It ain’t, so, darn it.” First stop on the hayseed wolf survey was the St. Moritz. Here waitress Thelma Palmer, who never batted an eye at seeing a strange wolf, went on record. ¢ % “I DON'T believe the report. I know all fellows who come in here and most of them are
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Truce Action AANMUNJIOM, July 18 (UP)—
Truce teams resumed Siem
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today, but a secrecy agreement ACHESON reported he foun prevented disclosure whether the, “tremendous confidence” in the! Reds came up with their expected! lu. 8. in Berlin, Vienna and Brazil, compromise plan to break the He might have added Washington, now that Congress has quit.
prisoner exchange deadlock. The 41-minute meeting was the first since Sunday. Communist armistice delegates had asked the four-day recess, presumably to prépare a new proposal to resolve! the last dispute blocking a Korean armistice, Brig. Gen. William P, Nuckols, | ‘United Nations spokesman, would
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OF STAT E|East Germany's participation in| 4 the 1952 Olympic Games was International
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SEN. RUSSELL of Georgia | has come out Against the TaftDecided he can't win the Democratic nomination
walking Republican planks.
UNLESS A FEW MORE enter say only that today’s meeting was the field, there will be more deletes than candidates at
— national convention.
'""We need more."
NORMA CRAMER—
lawyers and gentlemen. Besides, a girl who meets wolves is usually looking for them.” At the Marion County Clerk's office, Norma
Cramer took a negative stand, too. “It's not true. I wish it were. We don't have enough. home-grown wolves to trap local talent. These out-of-town gals just say that to sound like somebody gave them a second glance.”
On the fence is Barbara Asher, 18, Plainfield, |
a salesgirl at Rost Jewelers. “When the small-town boys get to the big | city they settle down,” she explained. “I have no doubt the wolves in Indianapolis are worse than in New York, but by the same token the fellows in Plainfield are worse than in Indianapolis.” . 0S AT THE EASTERN AIRLINES ticket counter in the Claypool Hotel, Pat Yount blamed the local reputation on traveling men. “This place is terrible,” she said. “But it's not the hometown. boys, it's the businessmen who come here from the big cities and think we poor little Midwestern country girls don’t know what it's all about.” Pat has been so harried she's leaving today for a two-weeks' trip to Puerto Rico—just to get away from it all. And so little children, you have the Big Bad Wolf's story. Next time you hear that rustle at the door don’t be fooled into thinking it's the breeze sweeping in from the cornfield. That, my friends, is the wolf at your door— Whistling with a Hoosier twang.
~ |Olympics Block East Germany
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{blocked by the {Olympic Committee today.
the TOC next meets.
¥ sary and commendable,” he said, |
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The I0C spurned pleas of host Finland to open the doors to all! and decided it would not consider {East Germany's eligibility until! July 28. This threw out the Rus-|slan-occupied - zone athletes because the. games begin, tomorrow land will be nine days old when
| An informed source told the |United Press that the 10C first {voted for limited participation for East Germany. Then it decided to postpone the decision. The Finns the|asked for an immediate: invitation
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FORECAST—Partly cloudy, warm, scattered atternoon thundershowers today, tomorrow.
FRIDAY, JULY 18,
‘Anti-Politics’ Julietta Law Thrown Out
| Court Holds Shift | Unconstitutional | |
By TED KNAP Judge Norman E. Brennan | today ruled against the. merger plan to take Julietta
lout of politics. | The Superior Court 3 jurist deiclared the ' 1951 legislature's, {health and hospital act, is “un-| |constitutional.” The act would | ‘have taken the Marion County | {Home for the Aged out -of the] {control of County Commissioners. | | He said the law in effect ille|gally transfers county powers to! {the city, without giving the coun[ty equitable representation. Judge Brennan indicated his decision was reluctant. “While the court feels that | /legislation of this type is neces-|
“nevertheless, this desirable pur-| pose cannot be accomplished by faulty and unconstitutional legis- | lation.” He added:
“If permitted to stand, (the
. law) would open the door to an
unlimited - amount of defective] legislation . . . the desirable pur-| pose alone cannot be sufficient to {justify such legislation. City to Appeal City Attorney Frank Haupt im-. mediately said he will appeal to {Indiana Supreme Court. County {Attorney Max Plesser said he | “didn’t know” if the County Com-| imissioners,. codefendants with the city, would join in the appeal. * Because they would lose con{trol of Julietta under the law, {Commissioners privately have opposed the act. | Today’s ruling came on a tax|payer’s suit filed by Vinard S.| Buckner, Indianapolis. Merger | would have put the Marion Coun-| ty Home under control of a five-|
~man-beard of trustees; three ap-/
pointed by the Mayor and two by| the County Commissioners. The trustees, appointed earlier this {month, consist of three Republiicans and two Democrats. | “It is recognized that the legislative intent may well have been, {to eéliminate from the County! |Commissioners their political con-|
trol over asylums for the poor,|
{and the oftimes-criticized man|agement 6f such asylums because of political influence,” Judge {Brennan said. “However, the {Legislature cannot clearly bypass constitutional provisions or |transfer functions of a county to a city.” | Often Criticized | The merger law was passed by {the General Assembly after Jul{letta had repeatedly been the {target of “mismanagement” critilcism. - Most frequent complaint |was that the politically managed home failed to give proper care land food to its aged inmates. Main points on which Judge
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HE HAS THE ‘WORD’ FROM HARRY—
And, Yes, No Answers
By Seripps-Howaed Newspapers WASHINGTON, July 18Tom J. Gavin, President Tru man’s alternate at the Democratic National Convention next week, said today he has the “word” from Mr. Truman as to which presidential candidate he is to vote for. In a telephone interview from his Kansas City home, Mr.
| Gavin added that “I have all
my instructions. I'm all set to go.” He said the President's choice for the nomination will not be
revealed until the balloting
| starts.
“Nobody's going to know anything until then,” said Mr. Gavin with a laugh. Asked if Mr. Truman's choice of a candidate would come as a surprise to the convention, Mr. Gavin laughed again and “you're getting too close.” Then he added, quickly, “no, I don’t think it will be a surprise—altogether.” Did Mr. Gavin believe Mr.
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tion,
the Democratic Convention. A daily product of the reportorial efforts of the entire convention staff of the Scripps - Howard Newspapers, “CHICAGO CALLING,” held such a sharp focus on GOP goings-on that readers of The Times knew what to expect
Brennan ruled the law’ unconsti{tutional were: : ONE—The board would be con-| trolled by the Mayor. This would! grant Indianapolis additional taxing or bonding power to dodge limits set by the state Constitution. TWO—It “very clearly” discriminates against county citi-] zens because they have no con-| trol over the board, although they! are taxed to support the home. THREE-—The legislature could extend such ecity-county mergers
to create a police force, fire de
partment and public utilities. | These would be controlled by the leity, again without full county representation. This would “open| the door” to a total disregard for, limits set by the state constitu-! tion. FOUR ~Jufietta cannot proper- | (ly be called a hospital. It is a {home for the aged and comes] {under the “poor farm” laws. FIVE—Because the law was clearly made to apply to Indian {apolis and Marion County alone, | lit grants unfair privileges. The! [law applies only to counties hav-! ing more than 500,000 population.
‘Miss Truman in Dublin DUBLIN: Ireland, July 18 (UP) {—Margaret Truman spent today! sightseeing in and around Dublin and paid courtesy calls on the| Protestant and Roman Catholic archbishops of Dublin. Tonight
she will be the guest of External'the highway can kill, few realize times,” Capt.
Affairs Minister Frank Aiken.
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long before it happened. Here's a quick rundown on
; some of the column's day-by-
Measure them convention
day predictions. up against actual developments: MONDAY — “If Gen. Eisenhower and Sen. Taft battle it out on the floor over changing
| the rule on contested delegate
voting, winner's likely to take it all.” TUESDAY-—"“The Eisenhower
| task! force is airborne at last.
For a while it couldn't get
rolling. It's off now. And the Taft steamrofler is rattling at every seam. WEDNESDAY "Here's gossip on a possible running mate for Gen. Eisenhower. Hottest tip names a real dark horse Sen. Richard M. Nixon (Cal.). He's been itching to get off the Warren spot, get into the Eisenhower parade.”
and predicting the outcome of
Calling.
Times Column To Call the Turns
“CHICAGO CALLING, » The Indianapolis Times’ exclusive. roundup column that called the turns wit spectacular success oh last week’s Republican Convenwill be back in action starting Monday sizing wp
TOM J. GAVIN
grew coy.
He
Truman's candidate had a good chance of being nominated? “Of course,” replied Mr.
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Again
THURSDAY — “It can’t be long now. Barring a political miracle—Gen. Eisenhower’s the man. It could come now on the first ballot, should be no later than the second. The Senator from Ohio who has tried so hard for 12 years .— who has lived in the Congress Hotel's presidential suits for one tense, bitter week—isn’t going to be President after all.” The fact that those predictions came true can be credited to skillful and experienced reporting, and to endless hours of journalistic digging behind the scenes of the convention. The “CHICAGO CALLING” | column which contained them also gave readers a running interpretation of convention activities and an on-the-spot |
orful sidelights. It'Hl be the same next week when the staff of political reporters from the Scripps-How-ard Newspapers take you behind the scenes of the Democratic Convention. Watch for “CHICAGO CALLING”—on the job again —daily beginning Monday.
Death on Wheels—
Safe Driving Speed Depends on Conditions
By JOE ALLISON
Speed is more dangerous than
you think.
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{Richard B. Russell,
Gavin. “With Mr. Truman's support any candidate could win.” Mr. Gavin grew “coy when |
asked if Mr. Truman's choice already=was in the race for the Democratic nomination.
“You've questions, there,” he replied. “But I guess I can't answer ny more.” Mr. Gavin, a short, heavy man of 55, is a man of many interests. He is vice president of the Muehlebach Brewing Co. in Kansas City, a member of the city council and a partner in a real estate and insurance company. As a leader in the old fifth ward for the Pendergast machine, he is remembered as a vigorous worker and shrewd vote-steerer. He has
been close to Mr. Truman all
his life. He is president of the Truman Democratic Club which every Christmas gives a big cocktail party in the Muehlebach Hotel for the President.
Facing Split
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Southern Faction
Threatens Bolt
By LYLE C. United Press Staff
CHICAGO,
IN respondent
northern industrial states, The
over a civil rights plank. Jockey for Position
running candidates a
The latest United Press tabu-| {lation gave:
Sen. Estes Kefauver, 26715; Sen.
(Harriman, 115%; Gov. Adlai E.
Stevenson, 53%; Sen. Robert 8.
| Kerr, 44.
{convention votes, were the comfre-| [quently mentioned as likely men| This. stand was supported byto hold Southern and Northern
Gov. Stevenson and Vice President Alben W, Barkley, Ken{tucky’s favorite son with 261% {promise
candidates most
{police traffic chief Capt. Audry| Democrats together. Jacobs.
While everybody knows speeds | of 80 and 90 miles an hour on {their cars under control at all
“The law requires drivers have
Jacobs said. “When-
speeds of 20 and 30 mph on city lever a driver ig going too fast streets can be just as deadly whenito avoid an accident, he is vio|they are too fast for safe driving. {lating that law.’
Indianapolis Police Department| As safety officials plead for Again. In BAAD... ovnsainsnveine 6 records show gpeeds of 20 andigafe driving through common The Weather Bureau's 5-day (Conditional sale used to ‘beat’ 30 mph cause more accidents than gense, the police department pre-| outlook predicted hot, stea MY! rant Control ..osuv vues 20 those above 30. pared to hit traffic law violators over the week-end with scattered National State police analysis reveals ex- harder. showers expected to disrupt. picnic] » cessive speed figures in more ac-| To get at the source of "acei- [plans of some Hoosiers. Between | age cidents than any other single fac- dents, the entire department will|’s to % of an inch of rain is Divorcee ‘to fight’ for her boy tor. |join traffic officers. expected to fall. JOVEr iva sevsesirarnine iB Indianapolis Safety Council New “spot maps” in the police|, Tempcratures will Rverage 2 to| Editorial spokesmen declare speed is thelroll call room will show where ’ 9é8Tees above PoPMal wit the Page original driving error in many| accidents are happening and what Rereury SSpdting up to 90 tomor-| Sixteen Democrats hope to get accidents charged off to some jaw violations are causing them. a oH e low 90s Sunday. 1 NOB seveerininmesnunnes as 18 other fault such as failure to give| gy concentrating enforcement h 8 of is seen Yor Monday |, prors’ taking poiftical fling.. 18 the right of way or failure tol ¢ricers on bad accident locations the ‘heat wave will be Ww broken but the thermometer will omen's stop. |and on most common types of law| i in T So far this year, 275 accidents violations, police traffic experts" °c 28ain Tuesday. = = 2 Page have - been caused by excessive hope to reduce sharply the acci-| : ° You Child's Health—first of a speed, either above the legal limit|dent toll. OK Ss 23 Yo Hike weekly feature by Dr. Edor faster than safe. The “spot maps” formerly were win P. Jordan .........s 8 Speeds too high when entering kept in the traffic department In Pullman Rates [Butler cod advisory commitan * unguarded intersection are Where only motorcycle officers| o,, ou ynamON July 18 (UP) Other Features: blamed by the Safety Council for and accident investigation crews The Interstate Commerce Com-| Amusements :....... x 14 most accidents the fplice depaps- could use them. mission today. authorized the Business Notes ...s.0e 20 ment charges off to failure to Pullman Co. to increase minimum’ Bridge .....cceseasvees. 31 give right 5 way. I LOCAL TEMPERATURES sleeping-car rates 23 per cent. yComios dues asses nn ans dO, 3E i’ “If drivers will slow their cars 6am... 74 10 a. m.... 84 They are expected to BO into ef- Crossword ..ccsvsssess 3. as they approach the intersection, 4. 95 11a. m... 87 fect about July 28. Editorials ...ovsevansngy 18 fiot while crossing it, many of our| go’ pw’ "78° . (neon). 89 Originally, the Pullman Co. Radio, Television ..ess. 12 ‘accidents would bé avoided” Dr. go m.... 78 1 p. m.... 80 planned to hike sleeping-car rates] Robert Ruark ....ssee. 17
|R. N. Harger of the Safety Coun-
cil says
Showers, Steamy ‘Weather Forecast
That hot and humid weather we escaped for a while is back Mother saves baby drowning
jan. 1, but the ICC blocked the
Latest humidity resell \move pending investigation.
HST Pushes Action to End Tie-Up
got a lot of good |
nh [Events were building today was not nly toward a Southern bolt from next week’s Democratic Na-
on tional Convention. The trend was unmistakable, but middle-of-the-road politicians|This left open the possibility that were moving in to keep the party together with a compromise plat{form and presidential ticket. With 72 hours to go before the {convention opens, it was still anybody's guess whether the neacemakers could prevail over the |left-wing elements who seemed |determined to repeat the 1948 [pattern of. sacrificing the “solid south” in order to woo votes in
North-South battle was 1joined in earnest today before the jconvention credentials committee [and the platform writing subcommittee, The former faced a decision on seating ‘states’ rights” jor “loyalist” delegations from two |Southern states, The latter was {enmeshed in the old familiar row
-the candidates and! {king-makers jockeyed for position lin the biggest fight of all—over {the presidential nomination. Con{fusion still reigned in that ‘free-‘for-all race, with all of the frontcountry {mile short of the 618 convention votes necessary to nominate.
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Cites Powers Under Wartime Measure
| By United Press | WASHINGTON, July 18— {The White House has instructed the Justice Depart-
(ment to draw up papers to seize the strike-bound steel industry under the Selective Service Act, it was reported today. A high government source said seizure under terms of the act was being “seriously considered” because the industry and the CIO
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UP) —The National Canners Association sal today that unless the steel strike ends by Monday the canning industry will be unable to process crops of tomatoes, peaches and other perishables.
Steelworkers have failed to settle the 47-day strike through ‘collective bargaining. The ~decision to move ahead |with seizure plans was made at a meeting yesterday between Acting Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman ‘and officials of the Justice and Defense Departments and the Munitions Board. It was reported the seizure would be “very limited.’ Presumably, the government would channel orcpae. Mpeg i
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The White House ShoKestIan sald
the steel mills back ney produetion was under consideration but that no decision has been reached.
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the Justice Department had been instructed to draw up seizure papers for use on an if-and-when basis. Section 18 of the Selective Service act permits the President to take over any steel plants that “fail or refuse” to deliver on defense orders. The administration did not use the seizure powers when it first took over the steel industry, claiming it was “too involved” a process to determine what ant
were holding direct defense contracts.
Rejected by Court President Truman then seized the industry under his so-called “Inherent” powers, but this was struck down in a momentous decision by the Supreme Court. Attending the meeting with Mr,
n ard 5 Chatrman John D. Small; Henry
Fowler, head of the Defense Production Administration: Arthur 8. Fleming, assistant to Mr. Steelman and Justice Department officials. | The move was seen -in some {quarters as a White House effort to force settlement of the walkout which is beginning to seriously affect war production, The act, passed in 1948, gives the President authority “to take immediate possession of the plant jor plants .., if any such pro. {ducer of steel refuses to comply” with orders to produce “steel products or steel materials required by the armed forces.”
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