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2 Greyhounds Turned Into Pyre

By United Press

WACO, Tex., Aug. 4—Two |Greyhound buses, one loaded to capacity, collided head-on

lat the crest of a hill near here

early today and burst into flames, killing at least 28 persons. There were 23 survivors, all of whom received emergency treat-

The Texas bush crash today happened just six days before the third anniversary of Indiana’s worst highway accident. Aug. 10, 1949, a Greyhound bus smashed into a bridge on Ind. 87, killing 16. 2

ment. Seventeen remained in hospitals. James LeBlond, civil defense director for McLennan County and also an employee of Compton Funeral Home, where an emer-

gency morgue was set up, said there were 28 bodies in the morgue.

| . The dead count had varied from |learly estimates of 34 by Police {Dispatcher Sam Johnson to pos|sibly as high- as 50 by a highway |patrolman. But Mr. LeBlond said he didn’t {think any additional bodies would be found, though some pieces may still be in the wreckage.

Drivers Killed

Both drivers were killed. They were identified by a Greyhound |spokesman as M. B. Herring, Dal[1as, and Billy Earl Malone, Waco. { Mr. Herring was driving the [southbound bus headed for San | Antonio and Mr. Malone the {northbound Dallas bus. Both idrivers had been with the com‘pany about a year. It was the first accident for either driver. | The southbound bus was filled to capacity—37 persons—when it left Waco. Some were standing. Sheriff's deputies said about 25 were aboard the northbound bus. Two Waco policemen, H. C. Garland and J. K. Smith, saw the southbound bus pull out and had gone to the edge of Waco to check the bus again for two suspects they sought. They were about five miles away when the buses collied and burst into flames. | Officer Garland said “it was a (picture out of Hades. When we |got there it looked as if only one bus was involved, they were so Xe |jammed together. “Both were on fire and blazing sky high. There were bodies scat|tered over the road, some of them lin ditches, some of the bodies on

LUCK 'O THE IRISH—Breda O'Sullivan (above), who found

love washed in from sea.

: By United Press NEW YORK, ‘Aug. 4—A 27-year-old Pennsylvania steel work- § er will fly the Atlantic tonight to see for the first time the Irish milkmaid he met through a note in a bottle six years ago. Frank Hayostak, an electric arc welder in a Johnstown, Pa., steel mill, and Breda O'Sullivan, aj farm girl of Listole, County’ Kerry, have been corresponding . ever since she found Frank’s note. § “We have not written romance In our letters,” Mr. Hayostak said with some embarrassment. “But if God wants it, it will turn up g that way.” Mr. Hayostak was a lonely Army- Medical Corpsman on a storm-tossed Liberty Ship on §& Christmas Night, 1945, when he * had what he calls a “notion” to ! write how he felt and cast it into the sea.

United Press Telephotos. . FINE BROTH OF A BOY— Frank Hayostack, who tossed a love-letter from New York to -

Ireland.

‘A Strange Hand’ He signed his name and address to the wistful Christmas message, sealed - it in a pint-sized aspirin

bottle and threw it “as far as I | could into the ocean,” he recalled. have been because you mentioned fire.

Life looked brighter when the God’s name ‘on it and he brought | ship docked and Mr. Hayostak it to safe harbor. . . . had nearly forgotten his™ note ‘A Little Village’ lcould be recognized as such were two small children,” he sald.

when, eight months later, canie| a letter in a strange hand “from | “I thought at first I was dream- ‘They were lying together. Both a land he had never visited. ling. This is just a little common of the little bodies were on fire. “I have found your bottle and Irish village where nothing It was horrible. There were other note,” wrote Breda O'Sullivan. ...strange ever occurs, and this is bodies burning and some just “1 drove the cows to the fields! something for the farmers to talk smoldering. Some were thrown 50 beside the sea and then went for about while they cut the oats and to 60 feet away from the buses.” a walk on the strand.,.. bring, the hay into the barn.” All antoulances from Waco and “Well, my dog was running. be-| Mr. Hayostak feels a little as, par from Temple and Confore me and I saw him stop and if he were dreaming, too. Tomor-| no Air Force Base were sumsniff something light on the sand, row, or maybe the next day, he moned along with all available and then he went off in pursuit|will walk himself on the strand fire fighting equipment here. ’ of sea gulls. I found the object which is. an inlet of Dingie Bay,! ; was a brown bottle. , .-. with the dog who sniffed at his| Mrs. Dora Athey Daniels, 17“How the note kept dry no-| bottle and the girl who answered body can understand. It must his note.

| Girl Shares Penny Bank With the Sullivans ‘would blow up and then blow up

in Greenfield Times to further the education of again, ‘one after another.” (This

Bodies on Fire

“The first bodies I saw that

W. C. Webb of Waco, described the scene. from her bed emergency room of Providence | Hospital.

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was . horrible,” she said.

No one seemed to find the exit

A little girl knows the real thrill of sharing the children of John L.

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[ypes to with less fortunate children. the Indianapolis policeman who oline tanks on the buses.) She's happier today because she was slain by an intruder in his, Mrs. Daniels said she owed her lors. Ex- has become an important part of home while trying to protect his life to an unidentified Negro man.| 1 the BIG job the people of this family. { i area are doing for the John L. Adults Helping, Too Baby Burning Sullivan children. : \ Adults, too, ‘were giving from). Tle was thrown to safely, Dut —— : Preferting Jemaln pony their heart, sharing whatever was brave enough to come back > : mous, the little girl sent 32 10 they can afford. Like ‘the couple and pull us out,” Mrs. Daniels : i 3 / i who gave $11.31, thei é . ; J Another Story and Picture g eir total pay|™ .mpore was a little baby,” Mrs.

check of one week. They said the

check was Smaller than uswal be-| P2Diels continued, “lying in the

cause of effects of the steel strike | ane Or. DaYemen Wii

. yet they gave it all. Ys More money is needed for there, ing around with us. We were al

. ’ ; : S ling around in a daze. are two Sullivan children and one! stumb yet to be born. The job can't ve| Suppose he was one of the boys done without YOUR help. Send | Who kicked out the window to contributions to: John L. Sullivan let us out.

Fund, jane i i 1 | “There were a few passersby at 1ntianapolis Times, 214 W. the scene when we arrived,” Of-

Maryland St. : 5 v om Si ficer Garland said. ¢ THE JOHN L. SULLIVAN FUND “we couldn't do anything for

Previously Reported. .... $1,893.4(% those passengers inside the buses.

on Page 7.

the Sullivan fund with this simple, note: y “Ethel’s Penny Bank.” The money from her penny bank—the pride of every little girl—brought the total contributions to $2076.09. The one-day contributions amounted to $182.69. Ethel’s $2 and every one of the big and small contributions will be placed in a trust fund by The

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To Plan Strategy Mr., Mrs. Spencer R. Liovd Marion County Eisenhower sup- ¢, R. McCotter ....... 10.04

10.00 the ditches.

“Some of the bodies were

porters will plan strategy to get-xygrymous, Please... .: s 5.00 twisted into odd angles. We could ing of $127,217,221. This com-! out the vote in November, tomor- xo Name ...... a 3.00 tell they were dead without check-| pares with the previous “year's divilge to the House Lobby Com-ia liquor store herejand asked voir family needs for many | Lu i row at 6 p. m. in the Canary Cot- op i$ a ing. Only the spectators were revenue of $122,019,035 and spend- mittee the names of large fi-'for credit. When he was tolc . : . : | Children in the neighbor | ) fit. t a 1 he years to come Smokin —Reluctant! 3 tage. i f Ripe y moving around,” Officer Garland ing of $114,165,251. nancial contributors to his or- wo ave to ti i ans > , 9 y g . hood of N. State and (Ing would have to talk with the man . : . 3 According to Hn Dale Brown, Marlowe Sts....... Ceibs 18.00 added. “Those who escaped from, I ganization. @ lager, he grabbed a cash box con- 2 LOTS~-8300 PENN NEW ARK, N. J., Aug. 4 (UP) q! state co-ordinator for the Indiana py) py penny Bank the crash alive were all lying in'/And the Canary Sang This was the third time Dr. taining $20 and fled. Two Tots. SIAITS. Pein. St. wes: |—-Jaipes ‘McLaughlin Jr., swore Committee for Eisenhower, com- ers th d in the ditches in a! wat] 7 al p 4a = cide north of- 8d St. $3350 each off smoking yesterday as part of £ { from Greenfield 2 € road or 'n the ches. In FT. MADISON, Iowa, Aug. 4 Rumely had faced a federal court — | Harry L. Robbins Realty Co, FRi mittees will be set up to furnish’ lov atta adr =~ state of shock.” (UP Ed 1. (Buddy) Be 1. jury on .contempt charges but the ps 4888 3 his birthday observance. cars to transport voters to regis- oP OYees of United Mo- ‘ (UP)—Edward J. (Buddy) Beck- a Aer Times Index —- ee eee Jimmie, 2 years old, gave up ye : b hes around th tors Service ..:....... 15.25 Police Chief J. V. Gunterman with 31, died on the state prison first time he was convicted. If you want your home - oi .ianiiv” however, his daily 1 tration branches € COUN®/ + Teacher +... ».0p earlier had said there were 38 galjows today for the sex-slaying The Court of Appeals reversed Amusements ............ G built according to your own tz ey: ie oltareie and ONES Hq | ty and also to help them get to Wednesday Thrifty Club, 200 jead, but Civil Defense Director or Mrs. Irma Jean Stahlhut, 23, the decision several months ago. Henry Butler .......... i ideas and requirements, you'll quota oi SIR 1 vga t the Teqtiest 5 i the pulls on Sein ay: anyone| Marjorie Scott, res ' . 10.00 LeBlond said he was satisfied the three years ago. As the trap was Lhe government, meanwhile, has! Business Notes «...o.o0vs 7 first need a suitable lot. The gl le on oy A the § Tr. + : Ses os 00 ' ii = / \ 1 - y , . . o < : “who likes Ike” may attend the. Merl Wagner of Noblesville: 5.00 fing) SOD, WIL 28, SIOUEH sprung a canary -chirped in a ee case to the U. 8. Su Brive Crrersirecse burusds 1% “ Shave Is amng the Wide Army- in Korea, who wrote 1 - : ’, % 3C . corner cage. ’ . / 8 sss asses ean SD, t selection o offerings In 0- i y > i» a. ] meeting. fioks Miessings on the 2.00 : Tee ors res Dr: Fumely, in a telephone son Crossword .scsesassesse 19 day's Times. Make arrange- SRY re sana a dis | | TEMPERATURES Retha Yoder -orrreees 500 lke ‘Odds On’ in London lke Means ‘Yes’ ay oes S| El oi 10 Meuts, to Jetsnully ine probably "the world's youngest i 6am... 711 10a. m... M4 {30 Sime fessivsnssnaves 500, 1,ONDON; Aug. 4 (UP)—Book- WICHITA FALLS, Tex. Aug. Allis-Chalmers plant in La Porte. Radio, Television ......vs 11, you'll tind the right one for smoker reward. the uncle” sent ; Tam... 7 1am. 79 (3 Times Reader ........ 100 makers reported today that Re- ¢ (UP)-—-Wichita County Republi-| Dr. Runiely said his organiza- Robert Ruark ........... 9 vou. Startatoday. The Indian- Jimmy a brilliant red jacket— i 8am... 13 12 (noon) 80 ni publican - Presidential Candidate Cans have a new way of voting tion became® interested in the Sports .............. 12,713 apolis Times — Indiana's not a smoking Jacket | 9a m.. 74 1 a. m...-84 . Today's Total «sevens 182.69 Dwight D. Eisenhower is the fa- “yes.” Instead of ‘the traditional Terre Haute case after several In-- Earl Wilson «..eeevvvees 9 Largest Real Estate. Direc- ee : eel i FY [vorite in betting here at “a slight “aye.” delegates to the Republican diana members of his Organiza-, Women's .............. 45 tory. Charley's Restaurant. 114 E Ohle Bush. i ] Latest Humidity. ...... 62% Total to Date ..........§2,076.09 shade of odds on.” County Convention voted “Ike.” ition informed him of the situa- : - Steaks Since 1910. meus. ; : . A

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State Finances

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

FINAL HOME

PRICE FIVE CENTS

tonight, 62, High tomorrow, 84.

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1952.

Record Budget, Tax Rat

oes To Council Tonigh

sm Plan Calls

+ For 80c Hik On Property

Combined Figure Would Top $5

By CARL: HENN The highest budget in the city's history will be submitted to City Council tonight. It will call for an increase of as much as 80 cents per $100 of assessed property value, now $1.99 for Indianapolis. { The new rate, if adopted, will {send the combined Indianapolis {and township tax -rate—over-§5 (for the first time. A $5 rate long ‘has been a threat, but city and {county officials say it is almost {inevitable this year. The more than $5 rate would be ‘made up of $2.80 city taxes and {the rest from record township spending requests. The city's spending budget for next year will be $28 million if adopted. That compares with a spending budget of approximately $21.5 million this year.

| | | The 80-cent figure revealed to2 V + |day is an increase of 30 cents {over estimates made two months

|ago by «the City Controller's of-

» | fice. 0 nh 1 p Street Repairs Cited 4 { The original 50-cent bump i By TE NAP ‘partly was based on a more than y TED ENA? [$1.2 million increase in funds

Gov. Schricker today called | on rmarked for street repair. The company ald union Sleils © budget to bé submitted tonight {meet wi im in a renewed el-|.. iq ror $1.4 million for streets,

| : -C {fort to settle the Allis-Chalmers compared to only $150,000 this

[strike in Terre Haute. year Both sides in the 13-week-0ld," rhe additional 30-cent boost ‘dispute agreed to meet with the was based on increases requested |Governor in his office this after- by the Sanitation Department, noon. the Health and Hospitals District |p aver Ralph Te Ee are and higher current spending than ee Rr Also. will Vas$ estimated when this year's pea oy Ys ; (budget was prepared. ! Gov. Schricker said he requested | eae Py of je Sop erence to “Jenn Ne Sn a | boosting the budget by more than {iceg of the Governo D ja quarter-million dollars, [new attempt to iron out their) The requested increase in city Siferences. hem vo Bit wogether. Toading will be Sharply {rimmed ) ouncil follows past pracand start operation, There's been tice. y P P too much delay already.” In previous years the Council He pointed out the $10 million has sharply trimmed spending replant under construction, which, quested by city departments. \will employ about 4000 men, is The Council is expected to hold \very important to Terre Haute Special night sessions during the and the entire state. |next three or four weeks to allow : {the public to take part in budget

i Hutson to Attend talks. | The Governor called a similar ‘In for a Jolt’ conference several weeks ago.! And lacadaisical owners of

and representatives of both com- weed-choked lots in the city may pany and union agreed to pressipe in for a jolt after tonight. for a settlement. But they aré among legislation for the coun- — still stalemated. lcil to consider is a proposal to Allis-Chalmers’ national presi-|poast city weed-cutting rates dent, Kenneth J. Roberts, said he ¢., $3 to $50. Property owners |would attend today's session per-;, the past have been inclined to {sonally. He spent several days n{1at the city do the work. Terre Haute last week, but 'a The proposal is to help control |not participate personally in the rag weed in the city during the negotiations. : {forthcoming hay fever season. State Labor Commissioner ——, ...,, also is expected by the Thomas R. Hutson also was to Council on a proposal to prohibit

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involved in the Texas crash.

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GRIM SCENE—Charred body is removed from one of the buses

Allis-Chalmers and AF Deny Work Canceled

‘Best Ever’

Army Air Force and Allis- tion. He declined to reveal who : Indiana's financial condition is Chalmers Corp. officials said they were. He added, however, participate in today’s Statehouse no on the east side of Penn“the healthiest in its history,” flatly today there has been no there are between 2500 and 3000 conference. Mr. Hutson said union, ania St. between 30th and

and company were 10 cents “or| less” apart in the wage dispute. He said it's the only issue Jeft. The striking union, AUW-CI

Ohio Sts. from 7 a. m, to 9 a. m., and on the east side of Capitol Ave. from 38th to South Sts. between the same hours.

Hoosiers in his group. Denials Emphatic Of the contract, Air Materiel officers at Wright-

cancellation of contracts to manufacture jet plane parts at the struck Terre Haute plant. emphatic statements Command

State Auditor Frank T. Millis reported today. The state treasury has an -unencumbered balance of $69,433,811

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Today's at the beginning of the new fiscal confirm denials made twice Sat- Patterson Field, Dayton, O., said Was to be represented by Frank Another proposal before the year. urday by the government and the there had been no cancellation. Bartee, Indianapolis, internation- Council is.to rezone an area east This tops the previous record of company that no such action had It is a sub-contract between Allis- al officer of the union, and by the or West St. between 10th and $61,288,464 set a year ago. taken place. Chalmers and Curtiss-Wright. president of the Terre Haute 16th Sts x Rony Fianner House Unencumbered balance 13 sur- : pegpite the fact that at least And Ken Haagensen, public re- local. f : . “business district into a plus money held by the state one national press association lations director for Allis - Chal- UAW-CIO won bargaining To ia Section,’ ti which has not been earmarked OF wire service carried several mes- mers’ entire operation, sald in rights early thi year in a 137-10 Tes en! a Sec Ho — —

election victory over the AFL. . 8 a The strike which started May 7 Georgia Lines Up a Mg riot last week B Behind Stevenson A Pele ‘ATLANTA, Aug. 4 (UP)—The Georgia Democratic Executive Committee: named a 12-member slate of presidential electors toCHICAGO, Aug. 4 (UP) A day pledged to support the StevChicago auto dealer is advertising enson-Sparkman party ticket in a “1-cent sale.” He is offering a November. ! “perfect” 1948 car for $995 and Georgia thus became the first says that for one cent more he of ‘five rebellious southern states to accept the nominees. Four oth-

Milwaukee no such action had been taken. “I have been in constant touch with our top management and lawyers concerning these rumors and can say they are nothing but rumors. “We never said there was cancellation and there never has been. The contract stands. There has been absolutely nothing official or unofficial or any inference the contract was not good,”

promised for any specific project. Mr. Millis termed the state government’s financial condition as the best ever.” Better Than Most “We are in much better shape than nearly all other states,” Mr. Millis said. ‘Several states have deficits, such as neighboring

sages questioning the accuracy of the cancellation story and a complete contradiction by the Air Force, some Sunday newspapers published it with no indication it was inaccurate. The Indianapolis Times did not carry the false reports Meanwhile, it was Tearned the man who sent the ‘antilabor telegram to Gov. Schricker Saturday urging him to use troops to break up the strike was Dr. Edward A.

Car for a Penny

red. “Some states have surpluses, but they are much less than Indi-

ana’s on a population basis.” |Rumely, formerly of La Porte, he said. : ; ; will throw in a 1939 model. er states have either recessed Mr. Millis credited the state's ; r , Meanwhile. picketing continued —o ; m— : : : ( 8/1nd., and now of New York City. . i" Terr party conventions or other excellent financial condition 10 |, the name of the National toqay outside the Terre Haute J f F t . "De moo ratic sessions scheduled to “ i : v atlioiidl plant, center of the controversy. 4 Fe Sen Po 8 ? the bipartisan control of spend- Committee for Constitutional F en Inte yy ) an or vture decide what to do.

The action assures Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Sen. John Sparkman of receiving all votes cast in Georgia for the regular Democratic ticket. The November ballot. however, will contain no names of candidates.

ing.” “The state-has had very good officials from both political parties. They handled state funds very conservatively.” Mr. Millis said. Revenue for the past fiscal year was $136,729.405, with spend-

Government, Dr. Rumely called for action by, Gov. Schricker to halt the strike. Served Time On May 18, 1951, Dr. Rumely was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $1000 for contempt of Congress. He had refused to

Family Security

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Asks Credit; Flees With Cash Box

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 4 (UP) Police hunted today for a thief who established an especially poor credit rating Officers said the

man entered

Jimmie, 2, Gives Up

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