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Washington Calling—
lke, Full of Fire, Is Off and Away In Battle for Votes
By The Scripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—1lke’s campaign is off and
winging.
Gen. Eisenhower has undergone dramatic change in last 10 days, now is far better campaigner than when Adlai Stevenson won preliminary ‘skirmish at American Legion convention in New York, say neutral observers. Ike is full of fire, confidence. Added to heart-warm-ing (for GOP) reception in South, big turnout in Philadelphia was pretty heady stuff, Compared to disappointing Labor Day crowd drawn by Stevenson in Detroit— for which Democratic leaders apologized and blamed on TV—Philadelphia reception for Ike was noteworthy. Watch now for Eisenhower to swing through Texas in genuine attempt to capture 24 electoral votes there. Cautious optimists in Ike camp figure he has “fairly good” chance in Texas, Louisiana, Florida and Virginia. TEXAS FIGHT. over listing candidates on ballots probably will wind up in court. State Democratic Con-
“vention Tuesday will be scene of brannigan that'll dwarf Ike-Taft fight last May in Mineral Wells. Best bet is that plan will be worked out to have three columns on ballot— straight Republican ticket with Ike and Nixon, “Texas Democratic” ticket with Ike and Nixon, “Federal Democratic” with Stevenson and Sparkman, Some anti-Stevenson Democrats think votes for Ike and Nixon in both Republican and Texas Democratic” columns could be added together, but this question. will have to be
«settled in court. “Loyal” Demo-
crats will go to court if any third ticket plan is followed. Names of electors do not appear on Texas ballot. If three
. ticket plan is followed, courts
will have to rule how electors will be chosen, since there'd be two sets of Ike electors. Note: If legal methogscan be found whereby all Ike's votes would be for same set of electors, GOP chances of carrying state will be vastly improved. By same token, if deci sion should split Eisenhower vote between two sldtes of electors, Stevenson's chances look better.
To Name Chicagoan’
WHITE HOUSE is set to ap+ ..point C. A. Beutel of Chicago as deputy administrator of Reconstruction Finance Corp. ., Job's been vacant since December, when White House staff suddenly announced “resignation” of Peter Bukowski, also of Chicago. Inside dope is that President knew W. Stuart Symington (since nominated for Senate on
. Democratic ticket in Missouri) ~ was going to quit,
wanted Bukowski out of line of succession so Harry McDonald would be appointed to top RFC job, as he was.
Bukowski didn’t even know
he'd “resigned.” Unclear yet is how new appointment will affect RFC’s “good behavior” policy — although Sen, Paul Douglas (D. 111.) is a Beutel backer in addition to being big gun in
Senate RFC investigation that f led to agency’ . reform.
ARGENTINE Dictator Juan Peron is reported trying to
¢ buy small Spanish language
* newspaper in New York City— El Diaro de Neura York.
BRITISH * Trades Union "Congress resolution #pestraint” in’ seeking wage {ncreases doesn’t mean much. All member unions think their demands are ‘reasonable and justifiable,” Engineering industry union, seeking $5.60 weekly hike, is particularly sensitive spot. If it fails to win raise, it'll urge slowdown, refusal to work overtime, Move would be serious blow to already bogged arms industry, might be fatal for aircraft producers.
INTERN AL REVENUE has been “asked about tax status of . every racketeer in the country” since new policy of revealing details of tax compromises.
Caudle Talks Plenty
CHELF Committee grilling T. Lamar Caudle is convinced after 10 hours of private questioning that it has something, but isn’t sure what. Ousted Justice Department tax prosecutor has talked— plenty. Caudle has given committee considerable evidence not touched by King Committee when it questioned him last winter, _ But his testimony rambles; Chelf group figures it will take time to sift Caudle testimony, nail down facts it wants, bring out all it can from the witness, keep him talking as long a8 necessary. Committee members are convinced already, however, that Caudle’s appearance in public hearing is mandatory.
AFL Delays Stand
DESPITE strong Stevenson gentiment, AFL may not declare itself in support of Democratic ticket at convention opening in New York a week from Monday. CIO's all-out support of’ Stevenson is one reason. Other factoras: AFL's long tradition—only once bro~ken — of ‘not indorsing presidential candidates; chance they
might back wrong horse and
get hurt. If AFL doesn’t back Stevengon, it'll be counted big Eisenhower victory, although indorsement of Ike is not in pican » AUTUMN intentions of United Mine Workers are locked behind bushy eyebrows of John L. Lewis, Speculation is that he'll try some political
; maneuver to out of tough. folks with
to use -
tors. UMW convention in Cincinnati early in October-~when a coal strike may be on—might give tip off on just what UMW is up to.
= » ” AUSTRALIA has ordered all new civilian aircraft be built with seats facing rear. Rearward facing seats cushion impact of crashes, cut casualties 25 per cent.
Red Air Force Lags
RED AIR FORCE still is lagging in many types of warplanes, despite fact it’s been able to build good fighter in MIG-15, Major weaknesses seem to be night fighters and bombers. Top men in our Air Force are convinced Reds haven't yet been able to build a successful night fighter, which is why we are still confident our big planes—like B-36-—could get to Moscow without prohibitive losses. There’s evidence Russia has failed to produce a successful heavy bomber. since World War II. Russian bomber force centers around three planes: TU-10, Red counterpart of British Canberra; the four-en-gined IL-16, comparable to our B-45, and TU-4, a , modified B-29, Our B-45 already is considered obsolete. So is our B-29. Red B-29 copy is backbone of their strategic bomber command.
= = " AMERICANS are in hock for a record $21.2 billion owed for goods and services—more than $2 billion over a year ago.
Jap Reds Quiet Lately JAPANESE Communists have been quiet lately, except for one gimmick that's scaring businessmen and industrialists out of shirts. “Radio Free Japan,” Commie mouthpiece probably based on China mainland, brodacasts warnings that cadres have been formed in Japan for “peoples liberation army,” blatantly boasts that “military review” will be held soon in front of Imperial Palace, Japanese are more scared of homefront hoodlumism than they are of Russian aggression,
Call Report Baloney . WHITE HOUSE Assistant John R. Steelman’s rosy report on steel strike is baloney, say Defense Department production men, Dr. Steelman told President we're recovering from steel walkout much faster than anyone hoped, that “most industries are returning to their prestrike production levels faster than had been expected.” Steelman’s report bewildered armed forces men who have to watch delivery schedule on arms. Steelman, they say, stresses fact that arms production continued during June and July, when strike was on, but ignores fact that such production was based on steel manufactured last winter. Real pinch is just now being felt. Air Foree says production at Boeing (B-47s) and North American (Sabrejets) will drop sharply this month and next. Industry also was shocked by Steelman re port. Spokesmen say he's “highly optimistic,” point out that Great Lakes ore shipments are running 21 millions tons behind schedule, will stop completely when winter closes waterways.
Likened to Rail Problem
AIR FORCE has a letter which explains why youths aren't so eager to become pilots these days. “We have the same trouble with young fellows on the railroad,” wrote a taxpayer.
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“The diesel takes all the thrill
out of running an engine, I hate 'em myself. After 30 years on the railroad, I still get a thrill out of a steam engine. We are progressing faster than our youngsters can think.” 0
Tight Spot Too Tight
BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 6 (CDN)-—Mrs. Catherine Glasson stood it when her husband pinned her against the kitchen stove with a breadknife and threatened to kill her, She put up with the times he came home so tight she had to spray him with the: garden hose to revive him. Patience gave out, however, she. told a court here when hubby sold the front gates to buy more liquor and then the front fence. The court decided in favor
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World Report
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Iran Expected to Stew in Her Own Oil
Nobody's Making Book on Accord
Compiled from the Wire Services Unless a stubborn, uncompromising old man in Tehran changes his mind suddenly, Iranian oil is unlikely to flow for many more months, if not years, Peter Lisagor, Times Special Correspondent, writes from Washington. This despairing view is the result of Premier Mossadegh's rejection of the joint proposals, made over the names of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Harry Truman, to break the Anglo-Iranian deadlock. From the American standpoint, the proposals answered all of Mossadegh’'s previous objections to negotiations, Mr. Lisagor reports. They also represented, it was felt, every reasonable concession that the British could make. Finally, it is understood that Mr. Mossadegh himself had,
‘from time to time, made the -
same suggestions which the two chiefs of state submitted to him,
All this motwithstanding, the intractable Persian said “no” quicker than you edn say “Mossadegh”—and threw only a curious sop to the Bri and Americans by cane special session of the Parlidment for Sept. 10 to consider them. Particular Pains
There is a flimsy hope that the Parliament might take a more reasonable attitude and persuade “Old Mossy” to accept the Anglo-American plan. But nobody’s making book on it, Mr. Lisagor says.
What particularly pains American officals is that they persuaded - Mr. Churchill to make the unpopular concessions only to prove that Mr. Mossadegh is a very tough customer, indeed.
Mr. Mossadegh considered the American offer of a $10 million grant, a part of the proposals, as either a deliberate insult to Iran or the height of naivete on the part of. the U. 8.
In short, it was regarded as a piddling sum in the light of Itan’s need for cold cash. The $10 million figure, American informants said, was arrived at as a “minimum amount” to tide Iran over a
- couple of months until the oil
could start moving. The British, at the same
* time, were prepared to relax
restrictions on Iran’s ability to
pay for import gqods in Britain. - Iran, for her part, would
enter into negotiations with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. for selling the $20 to $30 million worth of oil stored ahove ground in Iran.
Rock-Bottom Offer
In return for all this, Iran had only to agree to submit to the World Court for arbitration the question of how much was to be paid the company for its properties.
The British thus agreed that nationalization was a fact beyond dispute; that it was up to Iran and the company to ne: gotiate, without the British government, although it owns the majority stock in the company. Previously, the British had been disposed to let Mr. Mossadegh stew in his own juice until Iran was economically so strapped that he'd have to listen to reason. But the fear of a Communist coup flowing from Iranian bankruptey led to American persistence that a way be found to solve-the dispute. There is doubt among Washington officials that Britain will concede any more to Iran. The last offer is felt to be rockbottom, What happens next, no one is prepared to guess.
Iran
PREMIER Mohammed Mossadegh ordered the National
Bank of Iran to open a special ,
account for income from oil
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POTOMAC PATTER . .
Reported to have 14 “gircraft divisions plus four jet divisions.
yw. HUNGAR .
Has three aircraft divisions ond two Soviet air groups.’ Two are Jivisions,
TITO LOOKS TO DEFENSES — Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia knows his country is surrounded with pro-Rus-sian Communist countries, backed by Soviet military might—and Stalin's personal itch to erase Tito. Timesmap shows potential Communist threats to Yugoslavia, which reports. that satellite coun tries have built up an air force of about 2000 planes and lots of new airfields. U. S. Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr. and Marshal Tito discuss the possibility of Yugoslavia entering an informal defense alliance with Greece and Turkey.
sales to the Italian Epim Co. Although Mr. Mossadegh did not enlarge on his order, it was taken to indicate approval of oil trade with the Italian firm. Epim (Ente Petrolifero Italia Medioriente) has been attempting to buy Iranian oil since last spring.
Great Britain
RICHARD R. STOKES, who headed Britain's ill-fated - oil mission to Iran last year, defended Iran's Nationalization of Anglo-Iranian O11 Co. properties in a surprisingly pro-Iranian letter.
Mr. Stokes, Lord Privy Seal in the late Labor government, wrote The Times that the Iranians. were “within their democratic rights in national izing their oil industry and in doing so they recognized the principle of adequate and fair compensation.”
Moreover, Mr. Stokes said, Iran’s case “has never been properly stated” in Britain.
While Kuwait in the Persian Gulf received $85 million for her oil last year, he said, Iran collected only $44.8 million. At the same time, the British Treasury collected $140 million in taxes from the AngloIranian Co. Mr. Stokes suggested the Anglo-Iranian Co. keep out of any new negotiations for settlement of the oil dispute. Meanwhile, the Bevanite leftwing faction of the British Labor Party did an about-face and came out for closer working ties with the United States, Harold Wilson, former president of the Board of Trade and one of Leftist Leader Aneurin Bevan’'s top lieutenants, published a pamphlet urging the U. 8. to join Britain as “an active partner in world recovery.” The Bevanites previously have urged Britain to steer a separate course from the U. 8.
Red Germany THE Communist East Berlin
£Lovernment sald it had conffiscated a)l 100 East Berlin
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businesses owned by West Berliners or West Germans because they had “plundered” the Soviet sector of the city. American officials estimated the confiscated property was worth $7.5 million to $15 million,
Egypt
EX-KING FAROUK'S properties yielded him $2,220,930 in 1951 alone, it was disclosed. Ahmed Khashaba, one of two custodians of the properties, said the exiled monarch held 24,000 acres of land and
a large number of bonds and shares. Kenya THE SHELL OIL CO. said today it was “possible” ap-
proaches have been made for construction of one of the world’s largest oil refineries on he Kenya Coast near Mombassa Island but said reports of the project were “premature.”
Austria
A PEOPLE'S COURT confiscated Adolf Hitler's property in Austria and turned it over to the Austrian state, The court ruled that the former German Nazi leader was a war criminal.
Soviet Union
FOREIGN diplomatic ob servers said in Moscow. there appeared to be little chance of an early settlement of the Austrian state treaty deadlock despite the eagerness shownshy Western powers in their latest note to Russia.
Vatican City
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith said Chinese Communists are using foreign missionaries and Chinese
“priests as “guinea pigs in ex-
periments. with Communist ‘confession’ techniques.” The Congregations news service, Fides, said “Commu-
Tully
Unless ‘Old Mossy’ Quickly Shifts Gears
LEGEND
Native Yotht
Soviet Troops
Total of five siccroft divisions,
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SEATS
Said to have four aircraft divisions with one @ jet fighter division.
“nists of China boast that they
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can make any individual “own up to everything he ever did’. What they mean is that they can make any man admit their interpretations of his own actions.” a
India
U. 8. AMBASSADOR CHESTER BOWLES said that Communist forces in southeast Asia are “definitely weaker than a year ago.” He has just finished a three week tour of Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Hong Kong and the Philippines,
Philippines VICE PRESIDENT FERNANDO LOPEZ of the Philippines said his government soon will transfer all its Japanese war criminals to Japan. The vice president, en route to the United States, stayed overnight in Tokyo.
Japan / ASSOCIATE U S SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS arrived in Tokyo for a week's tour of Japan and Korea. He spent several days in Formosa. Before leaving, he said the Chinese Nationalists are doing a “grand job.”
Romania MORE than three people can't foregather in Red Ro-
mania without special police permit. What about funerals? Friends and relatives of the deceased must disperse within 45 minutes after gathering at the bier.
Hungary THE premiership of Mathias Rakosi, Hungarian Communist Party Secretary General, shows once more Moscow's desire to concentrate responsbility and power in one person as in Romania and Czechoslovakia. The former Frommer Factory in the Soroksariut district on the right bank of the Danube in Hungary, is now turning out armaments at full force, Workers are isolated and under constant heavy guard.
Idle Congress still Puts Pinch on the Purse
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6— Don’t think you're saving dough just because Congress is adjourned. Whether the halls are resounding with oratory or not, it costs the American taxpayer about $3 million a month to finance year-round operations on Capitol Hill The House spends about $2 million of this—for such things as staff salaries, public utilities and maintenance—and the rest is spent to keep the Senate going. Thén, each time Congress adjourns, Capitol Hill buildings get a $250,000 house cleaning. A crew of 750 does the job under the direction of Capitol Architect David Lynn. Since the schedule calls for a redecorating job for every room every three to five years, about $145,000 is being spent for paint.
» - - GEORGE ¥F. TUDOR is waiting for his annual visit from Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. ! Mr. Tudor, of course, is the big cap and gown man hereabouts, and Justice Frankfurt er's visit will be to have a new center panel sewn dss robe, Seems the justice, wears the panel out every year with ail that twisting and turning he
does while fitting on the
bench.
: SCRETARS OF STATE pian ACHESON is retelling
his favorite political story these days. He says he once got into a conversation with a cab driver and asked the cabbie what his political party was. The cabbie said he was a Republican, that his father was a Republican and his grandfather a Republican. “Then, I guess you'll vote Republican,” said Mr. Acheson, “Well,” replied the cabbie, “I duno, I was talking to Pappy last’ night and he said, ‘Son, these are times when you want to forget about your principles and do whats right'.”’ «8 ” ” A LOT OF FREE-LOADERS got fooled the other day when they showed up for a party at the Indian embassy. They were all expecting a lot of exotic, Oriental delicacies. Instead, they got pizza and a slew: of other Itallan grub. Seems the embassy’s cook is from Rome,
SL THE NAVY'S so big these .
days the admirals don't always knaw who's their boss. Under Secretary Francis
Whitehair ' had occasion the
other evening to call an
. admiral at home to ask for a
report about a secret project.
o re Rs is Frank ok Wiliehaysl e then proceeded to tell the admiral what. he wanted.
Whitehair and why should I tell him anything,” the ad-
. miral demanded.
” o n THINGS must be looking up in Indonesia. Its ambassador, Dr. Ali Sastroamidjojo is now sitting pretty in one of the fanciest -lean-tos in town-—-the former Walsh mansion on Massachusetts Ave. The house, with its fourstory entrance hall, was built in 1904 by Thomas F. Walsh, who made assorted millions in Colorado’gold mines and hardly noticed the $885,000 it cost to put up the joint. Mr. Walsh, of course, became more famous later as the father of Evelyn Walsh McLean, owner of a ‘minor bauble known as the Hope Diamond, The Indonesian government bought the house last year and spent $100,000 to renovate it. Kept intact, however, was the famous Gold Room, which has white woodwork liberally dice orated with genuine gold leaf, z -» »
‘NOW, I DON'T want you to:
_ think that all the big shots do
around here is gorge themselves on fancy food. 'Sometimes they have ta be content in a “light lunch,” like the » e Begum’ Ali, wife of the
Pakistan Ambassador, served .
chicken curry with potatoes, egg curry with lentils; and stuffed potato chops, which are potato cakes filled with chopped meat, Most of the dames managed to survive till dinner time, though,
» ” ” A STATE DEPARTMENT ald asked young King Falsal, of Iraq, on a tour of the U. 8, what he thought of American women. r “They seem very nice” replied Faisal, “But aren’t they rather difficult to manage in the home?"
PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR MOHAMMED ALI has begun to deteriorate under the influence of the. U. 8. He and his two sons, Hammad and Hamde, have ‘just started taking golf lessons.
” ” ” YOU COULD almost hear
the jingle of coins the other
"day When Treasury Secretary
John W. Snyder entertained a couple of Italian cabinet ministers at lunch in his private
dining room in the Treasury ,
building. The visitors were Ugo La Falfa, minister > of foreign trade, and Giuseppa Pella, minister of the budget. “What did you guys talk about?” a Jéparter asked Sec-
i an “replied Mr, 8:
Mary Buyder,
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Our Fair City—
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Lag in Bureau
Hampers Traffic | Enforcement Here
By THE TIMES CITY STAFF
STATE BUREAU of Motor Vehicles is under quiet but hot fire for failure to keep records required by law, Bureau is responsible for drivers licenses, driver cone viction records and auto plate numbers.
Marion County judges in municipal and magistrates’
courts say’ records of driver *
convictions are not kept or kept poorly at best, Other agencies in county, including state police, prosecutor's office, Indianapolis Safety Council and city police are pressing for these records but keeping complaints quiet. City police say they can’t get name of car owners from Bureau when they have plate numbers. Police need owner names to check stolen cars, can't get any in AW, AY and AX groups, seldom in AU and AV,
City police now keep own conviction record because of Statehouse failure. Attacks on Bureau record keeping may break into open unless improvement shows soon. Marion County Traffic Enforcement Committee brings up subject every meeting where it is soft-peddled. But many officials are getting impatient, may make public charges if something isn't done.
No Relief, Thanks
TOUGH opposition may develop to plan for splitting City ‘Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. Board is now one group, sits for a while as Plan Commission, then moves to another room where same people are Board of Zoning Appeals, Plan to split duties of board would give planners more time to plan, reduce work load, But some members, and employees, of board, feel zoning work keeps planning members interested. They say just planning would get dull and nobody would show up.at meets ings. Zoning group has great power over property. Zoning change can mean thousands of dollars difference in lot value. Members may be reluctant to give up that power:
A Warning -
BETTER business Bureau is warning local merchants
“against “campaign newspaper”
advertising. Publishers put out special editions during election years, sell advertising at high rates. Many businessmen buy this advertising, figuring they'll be #in"” if right party wins. BBB warns many of these papers are private promotions, have no connection with political parties.
Don’t Like It
THE FEW remaining Democrats in the Courthouse are snorting about a deputy sheriff who wears his “I Like Ike" button on his uniform. Democrats say politicking in uniform is bad taste.
Bus Delay
LONG-AWAITED shift from street cars to buses gn the College Ave. line is stalled on question of who pays what for repaving the street, Railways says it's eager to switch, claims it could be done quickly if Mayor Clark and Works Board would make “satisfactory” offer on paving cost. City says Railways has made no- specific offer to help pay cost, College Ave. transit riders suffer and think “Time's awasting.” Best guess is nothing will happen before spring.
Literary License WEEK Sheriff Smith's forces failed to get indictments in the Lover's Lane slaying of Mike Mattes, three national “true” detectives magazines “solved” the crime. All gave sheriff's office credit for “solving” the crime. Actually there was practically no detective work by the sheriff. Three suspects were held after one of them voluntarily walked in and implicated himself and the other two whom the grand jury failed to indict for lack of evidence,
Not So Fast RED-FACED police quickly slapped a man into jail recently when he walked into headquarters to pay a fine. Man told worker in clerk's
TRAFFIC police making speeding arrests with radar got a dressing down from Mu-
nicipal Court 4 Judge Scott “McDonald the" other day.
Two men arrested for epeeding told the Judge they circled back after their watched the p
Rim
office he wanted to pay a $18 fine and go home.
Clerk could find no records
on his case and asked help from the court bailiff.
Bailiff, after getting facts,
turned pale, rushed the man td the Marion County Jail,
Man had been ordered held
on $2500 bond, had somehow managed to. walk out into the hallway.
Bug Lore
NEWSSTAND operator on
downtown corner found a praye ing mantis in his stand.
He tossed the harmless bug
out, then broke the bug's leg with a kick. Bug limped down the street,
drawing curious crowds of
shoppers with him, Newsie’s partner rescued the bug, placed him in a box in front of the stand where it continued to attract a lot of stand. Man who threw the bug out now is telling everyone the mantis came all the way from Korea on a soldier's shoulder, The GI tossed him into the stand from a passing motor. cycle, in his story.
Free Ride
THERE'S A sadder and wiser taxi driver in St. Louis these days. He drove a. woman here from his native Missouri, got stuck for the $48 fare. Woman's husband refused to pay. He went to local police. They advised him to see a lawyer. With the lawyer's fees to consider, the driver went home, $48 poorer,
No Mistake
LOCAL gambler {8 squirme ing under publicity of recent U. 8. gaming tax lien. He's been telling friends the lien was settled, report was just a horrible mistake, He also says he has a letter from tax office to prove. Revenue Bureau says it ain't 80. Lien was duplicate, filed to make sure Uncle 8am po Jects the taxes. Idea was close all gaps in the gelleq, tion fence. Uncle 8am doesn’t care who pays the tax, as long as he
gets it.
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A Little Help From the Youngsters
Family Row YOUTHS in Juvenile Center, some of them homeless with no other place to stay but most delinquents, are scrapping over the TV set in their “jail.” Older boys want smaller ones barred from watching TV programs, say, “Young kids get in our hair.” ; Maybe they're too old for “Time for Beany.”
No Peeking
INDIANA filet on U. 8. tax settlements won't be opened here. President Truman has ape proved plan to make setting. ments public, but local wants it done in Was
Still No Parking UNCLE SAM wins no favors from Mayor Clark's “homerule” administration. Agriculture Department got an abrupt “No” from Safety Board when .it asked for two parking spaces next to Wits building at 215 B, New York St. “Not in line with our policy, sald the Safety Board,
watching : to i which drivers. speeding, Poll e i away to see the i