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i "sir" 0 11 nn. Lose Mace With Victory Only Minutes Away "1 Vf ty fro rr xxit (Sequence photos taken at of a lecemd by Me-le George) A tt -ii-r Ik tjti, i. the northeast wall. High on track, he fights the wheel to gain controj. Disgusted, Vukovich gives up, halts car and past the stranded racer to take the lead ond win the race The TAR INDIANAPOLI "Where the tpirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty." II Cor.

3-17 "4 SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1952 nnn L.V.. 9 rs Sets Race Victorious Troy, Baby Ike Eager To Meet Convention Delegates Drivers, Just 'Tickled To Death Of 128 MPH After Vukovich Bid Fails By BOB STRANAHAN, Sports Editor Twenty-two-year-old Troy Ruttman of drove to a record victory in the 36th 500-Mile Race yesterday after a tingling speed duel which sent hard-luck Bill Vukovich sliding into the wall on the northeast Bill Vukovich ogainst WEATHER TODAY Fair, Wanner Temperatures Yesterday High, 74; Low, 47 VOL. 49. NO. 361 7 Top Reds Purged By Romanians Ana Pauker, Once Favorite Of Stalin, Reported Ousted Washington (AP) The biggest shakeup and purge among rulers of -Communist Romania since that Balkan nation became a Soviet captive state was described yesterday in diplomatic dispatches from Bucharest.

Ana pauker, long-time friend of Generalissimo Stalin and one of the top powers in the Communist Heirarch in Romania, has lost her vital Red party positions and is assumed thereby to be on the political Altogether a total of seven persons, including Mrs. Pauker, have been eliminated from among the 13 regular members of the Romanian Communist Party's all-powerful politburo. A new politburo composed of nine regular members has been announced in the Bucharest press. Press accounts stirred a wave of speculation here as to what caused the big shakeup. EXPERTS CENTERED their attention on the possibility of financial scandal, of a contest for power between two factions in the party and of the failure of the Red regime to press forward Romania's Russian-style collectivization program on schedule.

According to dispatches from the United States legation at Bucharest, the shakeup began vith the firing of Vice-Premier Vasile Luca, former finance minister, and i Teohari Georgescu, vice-premier and minister of the interior In addition five others were dropped from the politburo, including: IMrs. Pauker. Although she lost her high party position, latest official dispatches received here said she still clung to her government positions as vice-premier and minister of foreign affairs. There was speculation whether she would last long in those posts unless Moscow intervened for her. 2Lotar Radeceanu, a politburo member.

A former left-wing Social Democratic leader, he helped put that party into the Communist national front at the end of the war. 3Gheorche Vasilichi, who was fired as minister of mines and petroleum in March, 1951. 4 Stefan Voitec, another old Social Democratic leader who helped put over the merger with the Reds. Theodor lordachescu, still an- fJ other of the Social Demo cratic leaders remaining from the merger. The premier of Romania is Petru Groza.

United States ex perts regard him as a figurehead. They say the real power rests in the hands of Gheorghe Gheorgiu Dei, long considered the No. 1 man in the politburo. TODAY'S CHUCKLE Wife: When I marrlad you I didn't know you were a coward I thought you were a brave man. Husband: So did everybody else.

RoorjNO-siDivc-iNSUwnon RALPH R. PJ.TDER A SON ClU W. 1431 fur Washington, (AP) A plan for pilgrimages of GOP delegates to hear Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower state his views was disclosed yesterday.

It revealed Gen. Eisenhpwer's willingness and eagerness to meet as many delegates as possible in person before the National Republican convention convenes July 7 in Chicago. Eisenhower's headquarters said that every delegate to the national convention has been invited to call on the General at any one of three places he will visit after his arrival in the country tomorrow Abilene, New York and Denver. In at least some cases, expenses of the delegates will be assumed by Eisenhower organizations, though Eisenhower national headquarters announced that it would not pay any of the expenses. THE ANNOUNCEMENT drew quick fire from Senator Robert A.

Taft's camp. David S. Ingalls, national chairman of the Taft-for-Presi-dent Committee, said, "The plan comes pretty close to efforts at bribery." Ingalls' statement demanded to know whether the Eisenhower committee also was promising to pay delegates' expenses to the GOP national convention. Wes Roberts, executive director of the Ike for President headquarters, struck back at the Taft camp in a statement: "The false and vicious charge by David. S.

Ingalls shows the same desperation and lack of good morals as the Texas con vention scandal. "The Eisenhower National Headquarters is not paying any 1 climbs out Ruttma. flashes Of '500 vl mind it a bit. He took it all in his stride without complaint and even uttered many "Thank yous" to his inquisitors. When everybody ran out of questions, he borrowed a reporter's pencil and signed autographs for fans.

THREE IMPORTANT characters were missing from the Victory Lane drama during its early stages. One of the first things Ruttman said was "I want my wife. Where's my wife?" The blond Mrs. Beverly Ruttman, also 22, appeared later, and confessed to reporters that she hadn't Turn to Page 9, Column 6 In Today's Star Truman acclaim step tnivurd military alliance of West Germany with free nation of Western EuropePage Gen. Elsenhower yields NATO command to General RUlg-, way; is due to arrive bark In United States tomorrow-Page t.

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He stepped over the wall unhurt after having led the race and set the pace for 150 IN THE ONLY other mishap on the track, Italian driver Ai berto Ascari also escaped injury when an axle broke and a rear wheel collapsed to send his 12-cylinder Ferrari surging down into the grass coming out of the southwest turn in its 41st lap. Ruttman, driving hard to try to overtake Vukovich, was only 19 seconds behind the leader in his little yellow car with the pig painted on its tail in the 191st lap. It promised to be a fight between the two right down to the final fall of the checkered flag. As it was, Ruttman had an advantage of 4:03.66 minutes over second-place Rathmann, who averaged 126.723 mph for the distance and also broke Wal-lard's record for the route. Hanks averaged 125.580 mph in third place; Duane Carter, 125.259 in fourth in the Belanger Special and Art Cross 124.292 mph in the Bowes Seal Fast Special for fifth.

Rookies Jimmy a- sn a mm to i rrc ii, column i rear of a loaded Gieyhound bus on Ind. 67 one mile west of Fort-ville early yesterday. Mrs. Borror died instantly. Her daughter died three hours later and her husband five hours later in St John's Hospital, Anderson.

No bus passengers were hurt. The driver, Herbert Bell, 550 Kentucky Avenue, told police he was pulling to the edge of the road, where he planned to stop and inspect the bus door, which had not been working properly. The Borrors, both Western Electric Company employes, were returning to Indianapolis from New Castle, where they had visited Mrs. Borror's parents. Amos was killed when his car left the road, battered down a highway sign and plunged into a ditch on Ind.

57, five miles north of Oakland City. Johnson, a pedestrian, was killed early yesterday by a car as he walked along Ind. 43 three miles south of Crawfordsville. William A. Knowles, 41, Kevil, who was driving, told po- Turn to Page Column AUCO ALUMINUM f)Rl-9CaISI Wlndowl poort Call M4.

Hi tts turn with a broken steering only eight laps to go. Jim Rathmann of Chicago was second in the Grancor-Wynn's Special and Sammy Hanks of Glendale, tWrd in his Bar-dahl Special. Big Troy, all 220 pounds of him, wheeled J. C. Agajanian's No.

98 across the finish line in 3:53:41.88 at an average speed of Full Page of Picture On Page Other Stories and Picture On Page 0 and In Sports Section 128.922 mph to shatter the mark of 126.244 set a year ago by Lee Wallard. The big crowd of 200,000 was all set to acclaim Vukovich and the official party already had started making its way toward Victory Lane when the yellow caution light suddenly flashed indicating trouble on the course. IT WAS MORE than trouble for Vukovich. It was near tragedy and heartbreak, with the winner's share of $200,000 flitting from his grasp. His gray Keck Injection Engineering Special No.

26 came flying out of the back stretch and into the northeast turn at -130 mph a terrific clip so close to the finish. Halfway through the turn it was evident the car was in trouble. It went high and then rubbed the outer retaining wall along the right side. This served to slacken its speed, and delegates expenses. Many dele gates have expressed a desire to meet with Gen.

Eisenhower and they have been invited to meet with him. In accordance with usual custom, their expenses will be paid either by themselves or by local committees, clubs or individuals." IN PARIS, where he was packing to leave the supreme allied command he has relinquished, Eisenhower again said he would not campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. His headquarters here hastened to explain what his supporters thought the general meant "He won't go on any transcontinental train trips or go around shaking hands." However, Eisenhower will make at least two preconven-tiorv addresses at widely-separ-ted points Abilene and Detroit. And his headquarters say "He'll make more" in response to a "bale of requests." The headquarters spokesman said the visit of the -delegates to Eisenhower would be "give-and-take sessions" in which they "can ask the general anything they want." There appared to be interesting possibilities in this. Since the invitation was to all delegates, there apparently will be nothing to prevent delegates pledged to Senator Robert Taft from showing up at the meetings and popping questions at the general.

Taft has insisted that Eisenhower should state his position on domestic and international issues. UNDER PLANS and intentions announced by the general Turn to Page 2, Column 8 Of 5 Wars lica of a soldier's grave, the Rev. Mr. Webber asserted: "We have strikes, wars and conflicts because we have forgotten that we must teach people to get along with each other." The Monument "Circle ceremonies followed a downtown parade in which veterans of World Wars I and II and the Korean War and a group of Boy Scouts, marched. Represented were Posts 1120 and 2999 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Moose Lodge Post 334 of the American Legion.

A children's drum and bugle corps of the Moose Lodge Post played. The parad started on Pennsylvania Street at Michigan Street and moved south to Market Street where it turned west to the Circle. WELDON FOULTZ, 11th District VFW commander, stated that Memorial Day observances first were started after the Civil War. The date, May 30,. first was set aside for memorial serv ices in 1868 by Gen.

John A. Logan, then commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Re public, Foultz said. Ceremonies for the decorating of soldiers' and sailors' graves were held at most the Indian apolis cemeteries. The General Memorial Association conducted the Circle services and ceremonies at the soldiers' plot of Crown Hill Cemetery, Other sendees here were at Mount Jackson, New Crown, Glenhaven, Holy Cros and Floral Park Hoosiers Remember Movie Star Arlene Dahl planted a big kist on the grimy lips of Speedway Winner Troy Ruttman yesterday as the newsreel camera ground away in Victory Lane. The backdrop is the Borg-Warner Trophy which Ruttman won along with an estimated $65,000.

Notice the dirt and oil spattered cowling and windshield of the car. Traffic-Choked Roads Take 8 Lives In State Heroic Dead Picture On Page IS While many thousand of Hoo siers took to the highways and to various events for Memorial Day week-end outings, scattered groups of war veterans yesterday gathered at cemeteries throughout Indiana to maintain their pledge tHat the beroic dead of five wars shall not be forgot ten. The more than 50 persons at tending special services on the north steps of the Indiana Sol diers' and Sailors' Monument were told by the Rev. R. E.

Webber, pastor of Community Chap- ai, 3561 English Avenue: "We need to get back to the things that make us better able to live peacefully together." FLANKED by a color guard and standing in front of a rep- The Weather Joe Crow Says: It took Ar-lene's kiss to storm Troy In Victory Line, but his happy crew supplied the hugs. Indianapolis Fair and warmer; partly cloudly tomorrow with scattered thundershowers; little change in temperature. Indiana Fair and war.ner with scattered thundershowers in late afternoon or night; partly cloudy tomorrow with scattered thundcrshowen in central By JEP CADOU JR. Everybody loves a baby and Troy Ruttman, the "baby" of 500-Mile Race drivers, loved everybody yesterday. Ruttman surely will go down in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history as just about the least tired and the most obliging driver ever to cross the finish line first.

Troy, only 22 years old, was the youngest, pilot in yester-day's race. And old-timers around the Speedway gaiage area said they ftelieved he mi the youngest ever to win the "500." Records of early winners neglect ages. THE SOMEWHAT trite but still vivid description of "just a big, happy kid surely fitted Ruttman yesterday as he guided the grime-spattered, cieam-and-red Agajanian Special into the wire-enclosed bedlam that is Victory Lane. "I feel wonderful. I'm not tired at all," Ruttman said, "I'm tickled to death." Ruttman soundly kissed auburn-haired movie Actress Arlene Dahl as requested by a small bleachers load of cameraman.

But, before he got to this stock item on the Speedway script he embraced J. C. Agajanian, San Pedro (Cal.) hog raiser and owner of the vie- torious little Nc. 88. RUTTMAN revealed he was handicapped during the last half of the race because he lost a balance weignt off his right front wheel.

"That wheel kept bobbing up and down like this," he said, gesturing with his right hand. After the first round of embraces was over, Troy called for a cigarette and alternately smoked it and sipped a cool and refreshing liquid from a silver cup proffered by Speedway President Wilbur Shaw and labeled "Wilbur's Water." THEN, HE held up the hands that had guided the car for 200 long laps, and had a mechanic pull the'red driving gloves from them. Ruttman definitely wasn't a winner content to rest on his laurels. Of the Indianapolis race, he said, "I hope to do it again sometime." Asked if he was planning to add the AAA driving championship to his victory skein, Troy said, "I don't know, but I'd sure like to." HE WON'T take any vacation. He plans to drive in the next race on the Triple-A championship schedule at Milwaukee June 8 and to keep right on going.

"It was a wonderful race I'm so happy I could cry," Troy said as a small army of reporters, auto ac cessory makers, Speedway officials and unidentifiable char acters pumrneled him with questions. Ruttman didn't seem to A' Accidents on traffic choked roads claimed eight lives in Indiana yesterday as the long, danger-filled Memorial Day holiday week end got under way. A total of 107 violent deaths was reported across the country shortly before midnight, with 75 killed in traffic, 18 dead of drowning, three killed in airplane crashes and 11 killed in other types of accidents. Among the Hoosier victims were an Indianapolis family of three, killed when their car rammed a Greyhound bus, and a teen-age youth driving an 18-year jld girl to a high school commencement. The dead- are as follows: Frederick L.

Borror, 38 years old, 6174 Winthrop Avenue. Mr. Mary Borror, 34, his wife. Mary Lou, 10, their daughter. Percy Frank Amos, 24, 1025 Jefferson Avenue.

Elza Robert Johnson, 80, Lafayette. John B. Kcll, 16, R.R. 1, Attica. Mrs.

Inell Lewis Cunningham, 32, Detroit. Cathleen Merkley, 5, RR. Evansville, The Borror car struck the 4H.