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WEATHER TODAY Thundershowers High, 82; Low, 63 Yesterday High, 82; Low, 60 The Indianapolis Star TODAY'S CHUCKLE Iff natural that a person becomes quieter as he grows older. He has more to keep quiet about. 'Where the spirit of the Lord ia, there it Liberty" Cor. 3-17 VOL. 54.

NO. 360 FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 3-1, 1957 ME 8-2411 7 CENTS iu 'mw LTD ffM fo) mm a UUUvUAiUMuM IDEAL WEATHER PREVAILS' Heavy-Footed Victor Air Crash Survivor Rescued Winner May Top $100,000 For 1st Time In History By JEP CADOU Star Sports Editor Sam Hanks, the old pro of auto racing, caught up yesterday with the phantom he has been chasing for 17 long years. The 42-year-old former Air Force test pilot from Pacific Palisades, blazed to victory in the 41st 500-Mile Race in the most radically-designed car in the field, the Belond Exhaust Special. 170,000 Enjoy Wear Perfect9 300-Mile Race By DON G. CAMPBELL An almost "too perfect" 500-Mile Race ended yesterday in record time with a crowd, unofficially estimated at 170,000, providing the multicolored, noisy setting for the 41st running of the country's biggest speed test.

lp k- lUlff jf liy S7 A lit! ft 1 lHHIlP.HV I 'UVUMIfk I jdflli 'h rUll HWJ'JK. I A Vryl'' Js Sinclair, Wyo. (AP) A 19-day ordeal on a Wyoming mountain ended yesterday for MrsVDalton Lemasurier of Du-luth, Minn. During that time she lived on three candy bars. A plane carrying Mrs.

Lemasurier, 46 years old, and her husband crashed on Ferris Mountain just north of here May 11. She told rescuers her husband, a Duluth radio tion executive, died four days after the crash. They had slid about 400 yards down the 500-foot high mountain and built a shelter. SHE WAS TAKEN to a Raw lins (Wyo.) hospital, but offi cials there refused to give out any information on her condi tion. Rescuers said, however, that she was coherent when found and able to walk.

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission conducted an eight-day search for the missing plane, concentrating most of its efforts In the area where the crash occurred. However, rain and snowstorms at the time made search difficult. Jack Putnam, foreman of the Buzzard Ranch near here, had been searching for the plane while going about his work. Yesterday, while out riding, Putnam came into a clearing and spotted the wreckage. PUTNAM RACED for help.

A rescue party fought its way up the mountainside toward the wreckage. As it neared the plane, they heard someone calling and discovered Mrs. Lemasurier. Mrs. Lemasurier said she saw many search planes, but was unable to attract their attention.

She had two matches but the wood was too wet to start a fire. Dr. Robert D. Paul said Mrs. Lemasurier was suffering from exposure.

"She has a good chance of he said. the national driving champion was third in the Dean Van Lines Special. OTHERS IN the top dozen according to a.i unofficial tabulation were: fourth, Russo; fifth, Andy Linden of Indianapolis in the McNamara Special; sixth, Johnny Boyd of Fresno, in the Bowes Seal Fast Special; seventh, Marshall Teague of Daytona Beach, in the No. 48 Sumar Special; eighth, Pat O'Connor of North Full Page Of Pictures On Page 3 Other Stories and Pictures On Pages 2 and 22 Vernon, in the No. 12 Sumar Special; ninth, Bob Veith of Oakland, in the Bob Estes Special; 10th, Gene Hartley of Indianapolis in the Massaglia Hotels Special; 11th, Jack Turner of Seattle, in the No.

19 Bardahl Special, and 12th, Bob Christie of Grant Pass, in the Jones and Maley Special. All of the first 10-finishers broke the old record for 500 miles of 130.840 set by Vukovich in 1954. MOST SEVERELY hurt as a result of the flurry of accidents vas driver Mike Magill, 37 years old, of Haddonfield, N.J., one of the five rookies in the field. Magill's Dayton Steel Foundry Special hit the outside re clogged when a truck stalled and sealed the bottleneck in the early hours. PROBABLY the angriest as well as the most baffled man at yesterday though, Illinois himself festivities The track the lineup 7 a.m.

angrily demanding to know where he was. West Virginia-bound on U.S. 52 with two companions, he told guards that he had been flagged onto the Georgetown Road by police and then swept along in traffic to Gate 7. The grumbling tourist was weasled out of the line by obliging guards' and. Turn to Page 2, The Weather Joe Crow Says: If Kathmann hadn't been pushing Hanks so hard in the 500 -Mile Race he wouldn't have had to "Rus-so." Indianapolis Partly cloudy and warm today with scattered thundershowers in late afternoon and evening.

Partly cloudy to cloudy and continued warm tomorrow with scattered showers and thunderstorms. 's 500 Mile Race. was an unidentified motorist who found at the heart of the in spite of himself. man. according to guards, appeared in at Gate 7 at about For the perfectionists, at least, the ideal weather, the high speeds, the scarcity of serious accidents and the spectacle of a handful of popular veterans fighting skillfully for top position combined to make the race an almost classic example of the sport.

AS EARLY as 2:30 p.m. the stream of fans began trickling out of the huge oval like a slow leak in an automobile tire and me carnival that, for some, had begun a full 24 hours before started drawing to its in evitable close. An hour later the rush was In full swing with the Speedway's Safety Patrol, state and local police working desperately to keep traffic lanes open. In the crowd's wake the litter of cany, bottles, papers, abandoned straw hats and half-eaten sand wiches stood out in sharp con trast to the colorful surging of sport shirts and summer dresses of an hour before. Both the traffic flow preceding the race and the behavior of the crowd were termed "good no trouble at all," by Jack O'Neal and H.

W. Middlesworth, assistants to the Speedway's safety director. In the infield, this was borne out by good humored Jostling that was in noticeable contrast to the occasional surliness marring the infield festivities of some recent years. While a minor traffic snarl developed on West 16th Street and U. S.

136 just before the race it was quickly ironed out and only one gate No. 11- was even temporarily Want Ads 23-35 Weather ....27 Werner 16 Women Hanks averaged 135.601 miles an hour for the route to break the old record of Bill Vukovich by nearly five miles an hour. Hanks immediately announced in Victory Lane ceremonies that he plans to give up auto racing now that he finally has reached the pinnacle of the speed sport. Hanks probably will reap the first winner's purse of more than $100,000 in Speedway history at tonight's victory banquet In the Egyptian Room of the Murat Temple. Total nrize money will be more than $300,000, also record.

Hanks led 141 of the 200 lans. so his winnings will in elude $21,150 worth of lap prize money. Five accidents marred running of the amazingly fast race, turning on the yellow caution lights for a total of 31 minutes and 41 seconds, but no one was hurt seriously. HANKS WON OUT in an early battle with Paul Russo of Canoga Park, in the no 54 Novi and then also out- Hurled Jim Rithmann of Miami, in the later stages. Rathmann, driving the Chiropractic Special owned by Lindsey Hopkins of Miami, and Atlanta, made a remarkable showing to finish second after starting in the back row.

Jimmy Bryan of Phoenix, "AND, SAY, isn't tha a sweetheart of race car? She runs like a doll baby. It was the greatest ride of my life." Now Sam has a beautiful wife named Alice. And a beautiful wife can get even the most hardened Victory Lane stalwarts a bit weepy when she says she is about to cry, which is exactly what she said and exactly what she did. It doesn't seem right to end a story with everyone weeping all over the joint. But that's the way it was in Victory Lane.

Anyhow, they were the kind of tears everyone likes to shed now and then. Sam Hanks, winner of the 500-Mile Race, displays the heavy right foot thot pushed the Belond Special to victory while his wife, Alice, shows approval. Hanks assured his wife he will quit racing. (Star Photo by Wayne Kelly) VICTORY LANE AT LONG LAST 'Old Sam 9 Just Has Himself A Good Cry tailing wall on the main straightaway and then was struck by the Dunn Engineer, ing Special driven by Al Herman on the 111th lap. Magill was treated at the in field hospital and then taken to Methodist Hospital for X-rays.

He suffered a back injury but Dr. C. B. Bohner, Speedway medical director, said his condition was not strious. Herman wasn't hurt.

The accidents started even before the race Itself. Both Elmer George of Salinas, in the Trave'on Trailer Special and Eddie Russo, Kansas City, in the Sclavi-Amos Special were knocked out of the race when George's car hit the tall of Russo's as they were jockeying for positions on the parade lap. George, who is the son-in- law of Speedway Owner Anton Hulman Jr. was treated at the infield hospital for cuts. Russo Turn to Page 22, 'column 3 IXSIDE TODAY'S STAR FORMOSA ROLE EXPLAINED-American commander says presence of U.S.

military personnel is vital to Nationalist China Pag 4 BRITAIN REBUKED OVER RED TRADE-Britain is told its new policy of junking special controls on trade with Red China disappoints the U.S Page 5 DEATH AT MEMORIAL RITE Navy jets collide, kill pilot and injur six persons in Memorial Day talut to war dead at Minneapolis Pag 5 ISRAEL REPORTED PREPARING FOR WAR-Sudan charges Israel will fight if ships ar barred from Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba Page 6 By BOB COLLINS Old Sambo usually can talk with the best of them. But Sam Hanks the eminent conversationalist didn't pull into Victory Lane yesterday afternoon. Neither did Sam Hanks the renowned gin rummy player nor Sam Hanks the cock-sure race driver. No sir, Old Sam Just pulled the Belond Special into the little roped off area, yanked off his helmet and had himself a good cry. It is doubtful if there ever has been a race driver who wanted to win the "500" as bad as Sam Hanks.

Se here was a man who had fulfilled the dreams of a lifetime and here, also, was a man who was about to become an ex-race driver. SAM PROMISED he would quit if he ever hit the jackpot here and yesterday he said he would keep that promise. No one would have been surprised if the casual Hanks had rolled into Victory Lane, saluted the newsmen and yelled "Gin." But, somehow, what happened was more appropriate. It was a time for tears, the kind that come when a with the Big One. And yesterday at the not so tender age of 42 he got it.

"I'll be here next year," said Sam, "but strictly as a spectator. I have some stock car commitments this season and I'm going to Monza. And that's about it. "You know I still can't believe what happened. I've waited for this a long time.

It's just the greatest sensation in the world. There is no way to describe it. "I knew I could win it when I passed Jim Rathmann after I made that second pit stop. But I prayed a little during those last 25 laps. Comics 20 Crossword .6 Deaths 15, 27 Editorials ...16 Food 14 Radio-TV ..17 Sports Theaters .12 Spins, Hits Wall, Safe man in a moment of triumph and joy can express himself in no other way.

Sam's been in this racing business about as long as anybody. He started in 1936. He's always been the type driver car owners seek, the type who will get the most out of the machine without taking unneccessary risks or hang an expensive piece of equipment on a wall. AND HE'S TAKEN a good living out of racing. He was national champion in 1953.

He twice finished third in the "SOO" and last year he was second. But Sam wanted to quit hitting th wall; (4) climax Keller after emerged from Keller I mmmmm(X mmwrfr itmfi if ,,,1 flit -m I ii.ai,, I -s. -5 I-it '2 4. Y-' 1 1 NT 4 1 Al Keller in the Bardahl Special spun into the dirt on the short south straightaway, then shot up to hit th wall on his 85th lap. This sequence shows (1) th car' front end hitting th wall; (2) spinning around; (3) tail of th accident, and (5) th car.

was not hurt. Not how Keller gradually ducked his head into th car during th accident. (Star Photos by Lloyd Masing).