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land, he applied for citizenship. The Immigration Bureau said "No." A federal court yesterday ordered him deported under the new McCarran Security Act. The judge hopped all over the law but said Mr. Latva would have to go. (Story, Page 5.)
Writ to Free Sullivan Case Suspect Filed
Charges Youth Held ‘legally’
By DONNA MIKELS
Johns today moved to free
slaying, charging he is being detained “illggally."” A wtit of habeas corpus was filed in Superior Court 1, contending the suspect is held in jail without a warrant or legal charge or authority. Judge John Niblack set the hearing for Aug. 14. Meantime, the Marion County Prosecutor's office said Johns is detained “legally” on an affidavit charging murder which was filed the day the patrolman was slain
prehended nearby. “It's as good as gold,” said Deputy Prosecutor John Daily who - claimed the defense move was a fishing expedition” to weaken the state's case.
Not ‘Preliminary’ Charge He pointed out that the charge
agains Johns is not a ‘‘preliminary” charge which expires In seven days if no further legal
action is taken. The deputy prosecutor said the affidavit is a ‘flat” charge of murder which was filed the day of Johns' arrest and set for trial July 31. At that time it was continued until tomorrow afternoon because the suspect was still in serious condition in General Hospital. Meanwhile, Mr. Daily said the
in 1934 Karl A. Latva of Wendell, Party during a strike. It cost him until 1949 when, a native of Fin-
“Qrder of Police PAL Clubs for a summer camp for underprivileged
boys is soon to become a reality. It will be a memorial to John L. Sullivan, the Indianapolis po-
liceman who was slain by an intruder in his Home. To provide the initial funds for the camp, the policérlodge, The Times, the Greater Indianapolis Amusement Co. and Universal-In-ternational Pictures will stag e
Indiana premiere of “The Wor htional Pictures.
in His Arms” here next Wednesday at 8:30 p. m. The film, starring Gregory Peck
Sparkman Set For State Talk
By IRVING LEIBOWITZ Alabama's Sen. John Sparkman, Democratic candidate for Vice President, formally will kick off the 1952 election
campaign for Indiana Democrats at French Lick Aug. 22-24, The senator has accepted a speaking date at the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association. He is the first of several big name Democrats and Republicans to agree to campaign in Hoosierland.
Democrats also nave invited Illinois’ Gov. Adlai Stevenson,| Democratic candidate for Presi-| dent as well as President Truman! and Vice President Alben Bark-' ley. > GOP Invites lke
Republicans extended invitations to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, GOP presidential nominee, along with Ohio's Sen. Robert A. Taft and Illinois’ Sen. Everett Dirksen. Sen. Sparkman will be joined at the affair by top Indiana Democrats, including Gov. Schricker and Lt. Gov. John Watkins. The Alabama Senator has served in Congress for 16 years, in the House of Representatives and the Senate. He was elected to Congress in 1936. He continued as a Congressman for 10 years when he was elected to the U. S. Senate to fill out the unexpired term of the late Sen. John H. Bankhead. The Senator, 54, was a Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Alabama. He is a Mason and a member of the Kiwanis and American Legion.
TEMPERATURES
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Pollen Count
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Tennis Tourney Opens: Aug. 13
THE TIMES - SPONSORED City Parks Tennis Tournament opens next Wednesday. The Times beging accepting entries today. For details of the tournament and the entry blank, turn to
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Fund Will Be Raised For PAL Clubs Camp
The dream of .the Fraternal and Ann Blyth, will be shown at legal,” he said, referring to the,
"state will ask still another con- | tinuance tomorrow. Mrs. Mary Helen Sullivan, widow of the slain man, is an expectant mother and is unable to appear for court, he said. ‘Entirely Legal’
“The entire matter is entirely
Keith's Theater for only one per- Writ filed by Defense Attorneys
{formance that day. It will open John Browder and P. L. Harden. -
The writ said Johns was “wrongfully and unlawfully” arrested July 23, that Sheriff Dan Smith holds him without legal charge or warrant and that he
its regular run the next day at! the Circle Theater. Standard Admission Every penny derived from the sale of tickets to the public will
go to the PAL Clubs Sullivan Me. 15 PeINg kept in prison on a “pre- |
tended’ charge of murder.
morial Camp project. The ex-
penses of staging the \premiere| sashes She Fish Ho, how In will be contributed by Keith's/ SOUrt tha hs. a Ons mitted” no crimé and that his |
Theater and Universal-Interna-
| any court or any officer or person in the State of Indiana,” or by any legal writ.
“The standard admission of 76 cents will be charged the public! to see the initial showing of the : firm's 40th< anniversary picture. ‘Illegally Detained [Those wishing. to contribute ‘an ‘yt further stated Johns has ‘additional amount to the camp “heen illegally detained 15 days, project will be given the oppor- with no bond fixed.” It also contunity of making a donation tended the defendant can find no when purchasing tickets. affidavit of the charge. The writ | The PAL camp, in addition 0 concluded by asking the state be honoring John L. Sullivan will/¢,rced to produce evidence showbe maintained as a memorial to ing a strong presumption of guilt lall deceased policemen. to justify John’s detainment. — Meanwhile, ballistics tests still are being conducted on the gun
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to duty from vacation Monday.
X fimes photo by Raymond Bright CONGRATULATIONS—Jack Small (left) gets a handshake from Duke Demaree after winning the Class B boys |2-years-old and under event in The Times Junior Olympics last night at Willard Park. An estimated crowd of 1200 persons saw the fourth edition ~ of city's newest swim program which is sanctioned by the AAU of
. Indiana. Other photos and stories on pages 2 and 22.
Attorneys for Emmett Re
the 17-year-old suspect in the Patrolman John L. Sullivan
and the wounded Johns was ap-
arrest “has not been ordered by)
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Boy, ’ Only Scratched In 4-Story Tumble Here
be
FALL VICTIM—Bobby Wayne -Savage is comforted by his mother
Times photo by Raymond Bright after he fell four floors and
suffered only a slight scratch on his abdomen. Mrs. Savage said Bobby got the black eye two days
ago in a fall while playing.
Battle of the Blades— re
Sonja Henie and Barbara Scott
To Compete in ‘Duel of Ice’ Here
By R. K. SHULL Sonja Henie and Barbara Ann Scott, twin queens of the ice, will have a battle of the blades in Indianapolis during October.
Miss Henie will bring her ice troupe to Butler Fieldhouse for a 2- to 3-week engagement during October. At the same time, Barbara Ann Scott and the “Hollywood Ice Revue” will be at the Coliseum, Oct. | 9 through 28. | Both sides denied knowledge of [the others’ booking in Indianapo{lis, and denied there were any hard feelings between Miss Henie |and Arthur Wirtz, Chicago pro- | moter who operates the ‘‘Holly{wood Ice Revue.”
Since. Last Spring
| Coliseum officials said the Bar{bara Scott show has been set |into the Oct® 9-28 time schedule {since last spring.: The show, in recent seasons, has appeared here during November. James Culligan, general manager of Miss Henie’'s troupe, said Miss Henie has planned for the Indianapolis engagement since last May. When informed the other ice show also was coming to Indianapolis, Mr. Culligan said. “I didn’t know they were coming in.
I didn't even know they had a show this year.” He =aid actual play dates for
Miss Henie have not vet heen set, but that the show definitely will appear here on Oct. 25.
Queen for 11 Years
Miss Henie reigned as queen of Mr. Wirtz’ ‘Hollywood Ice Revue’ for 11 years. When she delayed in signing a new contract last year, Mr, Wirtz signed Miss Scott, the heir presumptive to_ the
«throne, as his star. Shortly there-
after, Miss Henie formed her own troupe. While Indianapolis fans already seemed destined to have to make a choice between the stars, still a third ice troupe may arrive an the scene to further complicate matters. ’ “Holiday on Ice,” which last appeared here at Victory Field, has been looking for a site for a return engagement this fall. Navy Plane Missing - MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 7 (UP) — A Navy PBM Mariner plane with 13 persons aboard was ‘reported overdue tonight on a flight from the U. 8. Naval Station at Sangley Point, south of Manila.
BARBARA ANN SCOTT—A
skaters duel,
SONJA HENIE—"My greatest town."
Worthy Goal Attained—
Sullivan Fund Ends On a Generous Note
List of Contributors, Page 36 [plants and business houses and The generosity of Times read- by organizations should provide
ers today nad assured a chance enough money to give the chil-!
for the future to the children of /dren of the slain Indianapolis John L. Sullivan. policeman the start they need. With an enthusiastic THANK, The Times will continue to acYOU, The Times closes its appeal cept the money now being colfor funds to provide for the edu- lected and will list the contribucation of the two Sullivan chil- tions individually in The Times. dren and one vet to be born. Those collections are included in The response, exceeding all ex- the estimate of the final amount pectations, has provided $3335.10. needed for the trust fund. Several hundred more ‘dollars The Times asks that coming in today should boost collections he started . . . and the fund close to $4000. again says THANK YOU for the The estimate of collgstions for money so far received and that ithe fund being made in local being collected today:
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Miraculously Unhurt in Fall at Hotel
Back at Play Within Hour After Accident
By CHARLES MILLER A 2-year-old boy was miraculously unhurt today after tumbling four floors
from his parents’ room in the Plaza Hotel, Capitol and Indiana Aves,
Bobby Wayne Savage was taken to General Hospital for examination and released minutes later with only a small scratch on his stomach.
“He's playing now with his brother and. sister,” Mrs. Ivolene
Savage, the boy's mother said an
hour after the fall. “It didn't seem to bother him a bit. He's playing and laughing just like he always does,” she added.
Was Standing on Desk
Police said it was a “miracle” §
the boy survived. They said the boy struck an air vent pipe, breaking his fall about 10 feet from the hotel roof. Hitting the pipe is credited by police with saving the boy's life. Mrs. Savage said her husband, Harvey, 32, was asleep in their fifth-floor room when Bobby fell. The tot was standing on a desk hy the window with his brother, James William, 4, standing on a stool next to him,
They were watching workmen
line
FALL ROUTE—Dotted shows 4:floor tumble taken by Bobby Wayne Savage.
repair the roof of the lobby, four Month, moving here. from Bir.
floors below.
James Harness, 27,
of 15231
imingham, Ala. ” She said they have been try-
Shepard 8t., working on the roof,|/!ng to find a furnished house or sald he saw the boy leaning|dpartment, but have had no sucagainst the screen “about two|Cess yet,
minutes” before the fall. ‘I Heard the Thump’ “I yelled at him to get back,’
he said, “but it was only a mo-| ment” I heard the thump of him!
landing.” Mr.
lobby where police were called.
Police Sgt. George Martin said would haye been killed had the skylight
the boy ‘“‘undoubtedly”
not been cldsed.
The boarding was placed yes-
|terday. ‘Bobby Fell’
Harless dashed to where the boy landed against a boardedup skylight and took him to the]
Week of Bad Luck
She said the family will move ,/from the hotel tonight if they can find a place. If they are still unable to move, she sald she plans to return to |her mother’s home in iBirmingham with the children until her husband finds a place to live. “I've just got to, get out of here,” she said. “There's always the chance one of the children might fall again.” | To guard against a second fall, Mrs. Savage sald she plans to close and lock the window and place furniture against it. “This is sure a week of bad
| Bobby's father did not know|luck,” Mrs. Savage said. She re|his son had fallen until the oldest!/called she was robbed Monday
|boy, James William, woke him up, crying, “Bobby fell, Bobby fell.” His mother, Ivolene, 19, was working in the hotel grill, operated by her and her husband. Bobby's sister, Janette, 9 months, was lying on the bed asleep whefi the boy tumbled. Mrs. Savage said the family has been in Indianapolis only a
$250.00 Sui Hits Union
A $250,000 damage suit was filed against the International Teamsters Union (AFL) in Federal Court here today. The suit was brought by Terminal Transport Co., Inc.,, which has main offices in Atlanta, Ga., and a branch at 430 Kentucky Ave. The ' company accused local units of the union with vidlating “no-strike’” agreement written into a contract~ signed by union committees and truck line representatives. The contract, -the company said, is to run from Feb. 1, 1952, through Jan. 31, 1955. The document is known as the ‘Southeastern Area Over the load Agreement." In support of its suit, Terminal Transport said union employees on July 27 went on strike and set up picket lines at truck terminals in Atlanta and Nashville, Tenn, Teamsters Union officials could not be reached for comment. The law firm of Bingham, Summers and Spilman, Indianapolis, is representing Terminal Transport here.
Saucer Contest ‘Deadline Tonight
MIDNIGHT tonight is the deadline for entries in The Times’ “Flying Saucer Girl” Contest.
There is a $10 prize for the person drawing the most unique conception of a girl or woman who might be riding a flying saucer (if there are flying saucers and if there is anyone riding them). ¢ Entries must be postmarked or in The Times offices by midnight. Judging will be started tomorrow and the winner will be announced in The Sunday Times.
night while |restaurant. A “bald-headed bandit” entered {the grill shortly after tHe dinner {hour and threatened her with a brick wrapped in old papers. He took $22 from the cash register and fled.
"Hint House Credit Curbs to Go Soon
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7 (UP) Regulation X controls on housing credit probably will be lifted
working in the
late next month, officials said today. The Defense Production Act
says the controls must come off, or be greatly relaxed if the rate {of new housing starts falling be« low 1.2 million per-year for three months in a row. Acting Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman reported to President Truman yesterday the number of new houses started in June was 10 per cent below that irate. :
2 Missing as U. S. Plane Crashes in Germany
MAINZ, Germany. Aug. 7 (UP) —A burning U. 8S. Air Force B-28 light bomber crashed into the Rhine River in Mainz today and broke in two, The pilot and copilot were thrown clear and picked up at once by Germans in small boats, They .were hospitalized with slight burns and reported not te be in danger. The other two crew members, both enlisted men, were trapped in the sunken fuselage. Their bodies had ‘not ,been recovered several hours after the erash.
Man Who ‘Went Wild" In Jail Is Sentenced
A 37-year-old¢ man was sentenced to 90 days on the Indiana State Farm and fined $50 and costs after police testified he “went wild” in’'the lockup at poe lice headquarters Tuesday night. William Carter. Oxford Hotel, was sentenced by Judge Scott McPonald in Municipal Court 4, after police said he beat the head
.of another prisoner against bars
in the lockup. Arrested on drunk charges, Carter was found guilty of as /sault and battery charges filed [after his attack on the other man.