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THE TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE VOL. 54. TERRE HAUTE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 FINAL CENTS. QUIZ WOMAN IN BROYLES CASE New Blizzard Lashes Three-State SUB-ZERO COLD SWEEPS OVER MID-CONTINENT Arctic Air Pushes South To Gulf; No Early Relief In Sight. A Belt do cold spread of the midwest toil iv as wintry weather of mow, ice and strong windsj hit areas from the Rockies to Knfdand The Da kolas and western Minnesota dug out from a bliz yard that nearly paralyzed! tr port at ion 1 rrews worked overnight in the biting cold to the wind- drifted roads of packed snow in the blizzard belt It wav 30 below tern in! Grand early today Minra ofi reported of 2o and if wav in No im mediate relief from the ley blasts The A ret air from western Canada that hit the northern Rock iet and northern plains pushed the mid continent It was cold to the Gulf of Men ico and eastward to the Appalach tans AH branch line train travel over the and western Minne got a as cancelled Mam line enger trams were running several hour Lite.

The east bound Olym due in Minneapolis at 6 a Tuesday w-ns more than 20 hours after being itr.srwkJ 12 hours in drifts in Mo bridge, in central South Dakota. 31 Below One of the lowest readings in the nat vi.is at Bemidji Minn Man Minnesota highways are n. but virtually all North Da Icota state were still blocked and South Dakota highway travel was at a virtual standstill iS year old Winner It schoolgirl. Virginia Spinar, to death in her 'fhwlhiHiu' ycster day Northern Pacific trams to and from inn meg Man were hack service after plow cut through drifts at Mant mbs junction, 30 no lev northwest of Detroit Lakes Minn to fief them Wmdv, which reached velocities of mnfv than 50 miles hour in the three states, diminished today as the of sub zero cold struck Schools were closed in hundreds of communities as highway travel halted Fight of the nine persons reported missing in the Mitchell Pierre Murdo of Da kota were found by plow crews in a farmhouse which had lephone The missing persons had started out highway trips There snow flurries and Strong winds over the (treat Lakes region Light fell from west ern Nebraska to parts of Wyoming, mtana and Idaho Ram mixed eh snow hit of Washington aid Oregon. Snow and ram pelted the north eastern states yesterday The snowfall measured three inches in northern Marne but the snow Continued Pace 2, 3.

FIRE DAMAGE MILLION INTI AN vrot is Jar 23 and owners put a ent one million dollar nate today on the loss in a fire hat destroyed one ur story build ng and damaged They said that if the shell of the A tUiam Block Washington itreet branch store rear Meridian has to he razed the damage rill run beyond the million mark Fifteen firemen were injured or by smoke as they fought he blare all day Tuesday Seven i ere hos pit allied, but none was re Kirtcd to serious condition F.igbt persons trapped on upper were carr.ed down ladders Firemen continued to pe water the smoking ruins until late Pucsdav nuht. more than 12 hours iftcr the blare was discovered in he basement of the Block store FIVE ABOVE TONIGHT. The cold wave that hit the ki td west mo on Terre Haute ms early this morning as tempera ures dropped to 16 decrees at 6 i The temperatures did not fife iv er five degrees during the day. md the local weather bureau pro Ucted the mercury would drop to i above reading tonight The orecast uas f. clearing and cold weather tonight, and ccm- inued cold Thursday.

Uk w-HiSfc PAY ROOSEVELT HIGH TRIBUTE Speakers Say There Can Be No Turning Back For U.S.A. Educators, Libor leaders, bank doctors, students and people SMOKE EM.l I.ES FATAL CRASH iremen battle flames from burning wreckage after an American Airlines Convair passenger plane crashed into houses and exploded at Elizabeth, 22), as it was approaching the airport for a landing in heavy fog and ram The Buffalo-to Newark airliner was carrying 23 persons and was approaching the nearby Newark airport in a radar-guided landing when it crashed (Other pictures on Page 5.) Wirephotm Allied Officials Still Hold Hope Of Reaching Agreement In Korea from every walk of life joined Ttie day the Franklin John M. Hightower. Roosevelt dinner he I in WASHINGTON. Jan 23 said today that the Lnitcd Indiana State Teachers ('oBege lts alftiem are determined to exhaust every reasonable ballroom Approximately pro mranJI 0f obtaining an agreement on an armistice in the Korean truce pie attended the event, several coming in after the dinner was Thpy hope that the served present prolonged deadlocks over the air field and prisoner of war issues eventually would be resolved.

These authorities conceded, however, that the negotiations which began more than six months ago may drag on for many more large picture of Roosevelt was placed hack of the tabic and a handsomely arranged of flow centered the table Tb ent was sponsored by the local of moer.it ic Arthur 11 ta of State Ac he son is ngcr, Jr of Harvard understood to hase told the Senate .1 Ctuiilur i u.lsti.ina f'Vtmmit was the principal speaker Professor Fugenc Dvthe Kaesong Bombed By Mistake, U.N. Tells Reds RUSS BOLSTER WAR MACHINE But NATO Powers Are Trimming Soviet Military Edge, Official Says. Rv Kenneth Miller SUPREME ALLIED HEAD Ql AR I ERS. RCK Ql ENVOI RT. France, Jan 23 A top level Hirer at Gen Dw ight headquarters sain Wedm -day that Russia mobd 175 army divisions and is still up war machine at a verv consistent rate With 1 750.090 t0 2.000.000 men under arms and huge reserves available, he said, Russia still could overwhelm the North Atlantic Pact army in a determined.

all ttack microphone over who presented State Senators Conrad and State tatmes Ryan anil Maehhng. Judge Owens, City Judge Edward Fvcrett. William Cox, prfviden? of the Vigo County Young ivm Mrs Irene anning. Brent linger. 51 ms Ann ss ru Cronin, unty Women irnson Tew nshi rt Beasley.

Geo rat chairman ent of the Vigo De mocrat Club. Herge Sc ha dt Parke Countv, mnA Srhw Dr Fred Wilson, Sheriff John Trier eiier a no hers Lieutenant Governor John T. Watkins then presented and. mack a brief address with words of praise for Roosevelt and what he had accompli'hed and thanks to the promoters of the event bon onng the Roosevelt birthday. Mr John Manktn then presented the principal speaker, Arthur Schlesinger Jr 33 years old, a Pulitzer priie winner, a nationally recognized historian, ard a tor off Harvard University, Profess Schlesmger almost an hour held the undivided atten non his audience He gave as hi- opinion that Senator Taft would 4 ontinued On Page 2.

Colatna 4 1. They yielded on their orig Inal demand that withdrawal of all foreign troops should be the basic condition of an armistice. 2. They gave up their tesift- erne that the armistice line should be centered exactly on the 38th Parallel. (The 1 nib-d States position has been thSi Continued (Hi olumn 6 WHEEL CHAIR POLIO VICTIM AIDS DRIVE Ind.

Jan 23 Rraiil woman who has been a victim of polio 22 of her 25 r.imr to the aid of the of campaign here b' canvassing the downtown business district ir her Xnd, thanks to the efforts of Mrs Norma June Powell, "11 West National tventie. the fund to help combat polio $214 90. PoweB, stru ken in I93ft when was three old. was aided in the campaign her mother, Mrs kathrvn First Cavalry Now In Japan, Few Miles From Russian Troops Rv Stan Carter. CAMP CRAWFORD.

Hokkaido Japan, Jan 23 The battle- hardetied Cavalry been pulled out of Korea to defend Japan's northern inland Russian troops on Hahomai Island are only 3 3 miles away The occupied are to the east Russia's balm is less than miles to the Maj. Gen. Them Harroid. division commander, said today CiR you of this If they land here we ll be ready for them everything we have The division's move from Korea was cempieied New Year but was withheld until today The 45th Division, former Oklahoma national guard unit, replaced the Cavalry Korea The famed dismounted cavalry men 17 month' of hitter combat in Korea are now learning to fight in the 00 and shoes Parts of island are so rag ged they are inaccessible except on skus or snow Hamid said a Communis convoy The bomb was dropped last! Thursday hy a pilot who pushed the wrong button when he was trying to drop a ing tank, the allies jsaid The United Nations did not question that a convoy was hit by strafing planes Friday, but questioned whether they were truce trucks nr military illegally bearing trice Simultaneously with the allied answer to bombing staff made arrangements to protect captured American ard other prisoners from attack in POM camps in North Korea negotiators failed again to make any progress The 1 Adm. Libby commented like a complete stalemate" ahead.

The gew prisoner safeguards re from a Red report that a POW camp was bombed Jan. 13 The Reds 20 prisoners were killed and injured The I command said it allied plane bombed the camp but they couldn't tell for sure because they know the exact loci tion of POW camps North Ko Tiday Communist staff officers Continued On Page 2, Column 2 DEFENSE CONTRACTS MEETING AT C. OF C. Small business government contracts will be discussed at a meeting of the Cincinnati Or nance District at the ham her of Commerce hall at 1 30 Thursday aft emooo All Industrie and machine shops here and Chambers of (om merce in neighboring towns have been invited to send represer.fa lives to (he meeting, according to Sfcadefer, executive riCf presidert of the C. erf Howard small bdsi- specialist for the Deparimert of will be the principal speaker The meeting is expected la List two But the is diminFhing.

the officer He indicated that the were further ahead proportionately than they thought a year ago they would he at this time master battle plan to cope with suc a force obviously includes of the atom bomb. Better Equipment. The officer said Russia's new buildup is centered on better equipment, establishment of new air- time! at the and strengthening of forces in the sat- tllPe countries of eastern Eur pe Over the six months the Russians have been making a strong military buildup in Thuringia, the westernmost area of Russia oc- cm ation rone in Germany. It lies air miles from Paris feel that with the type of rce we bmkiuig a strong covering force with strong air (ontmued On Page 2, (olumn 7. 28 KNOWN DEAD IN NEW JERSEY PLANE CRASH Ex-War Secretary Among Victims; Relocation of Airport Sought.

ELIZABETH, Jan 23 fog-bound Amen can Airlines passenger plane, groping its way into Newark Airport on instruments, nose- dived into a residential area yesterday and brought flaming death to its 23 occupants and five other persons. Robert Patterson. 60- vear old former of war under President Truman, was one of the plane's victims. Thf twmcrgirmd CVmvnir inbound from Buffalo, hurtled into a three story frame apartment building and exploded in a mao of leaping orange that en vein pod two nearby A mother and her two children were killed as their home collapsed about them A third child, trapped in another building, and an m.iden­ tified person died in the flames Screaming ran for safe ty. Eleven persons were injured.

1 including nine occupants of nearby Also hurt were a fireman and a re-rue worker, who joined disaster units at the scene, just 2 8 miles from Newark airport. Entire Block Threatened For 90 minutes, no one could get near the raging inferno, where the 18 passengers, three crew mem bers and two company personnel aboard the plane were burned beyond recognition. For a time the rearing threatened to engulf the entire block. Clouds of steam and smoke hlan keted the area, which is less than a mile from the spot where a Miami airline, non scheduled plane crashed in the shallow Elizabeth rner ago. killing 56 persons in the second worst commercial plane disaster crash brought immediate from New two United States senators and a congressman for a full investigation of the plane and Newark airport facilities.

Mayor Kirk ontinued On Page 6, olumn 3. PRIVATE PLANE CRASHES, 5 DIE THE WEATHER By WeilVr Burtiu CLEARING AND COLDER il in rr ft i ch vi osamoss Niflnl II irmprratvrt mlcki. i I ORI V'T. TIKKl II VI I ICI MTV irti i inj I ont.n tmmttlit i IMIIVN cmk II) fair th dimtmtltirtg wlpttp tonight fpl mrlti Mi. iga- and cold tontgM to Id north.

I gh td north, id Mtth II dir and roldor tonighl fair and cold tor; g-t Id lo 1 high 1 dar 14 to i Trmporaturo itrrrt thrrmomrtrr, a 11 na ft. DiSalle To Quit Price Job, Seek Senate Post WASHINGTON, Jan 23 Pnre Stabilizer Michael DiSalle announced Wednesday he will run for the democratic nomination to the US Senate from Ohio DiSalle he would quit his prire stabilization bu1 as vet know when The colorful price controller an hi need decision after a 35 minute talk President Truman at the White House Mild Opposition From Wife. decision also announced after he telephoned and talked with wife. Myrtle, at Toledo. DiSalle admitted with a grin that didn't want him to do it.

hut that she agreed to go akmg with whatever he wanted to do Should DiSalle, former mayor of Toledo win the democratic nomi nation he would Sen John tV Rrirker 0 who virtually certain to win the republican nomination, DiSalle said if "might he gome time" before a successor is named to his job, and thaf he will not stay until then. if he thought he could beat Bricker, DiSalle said I alwavs wanted to go to the Senate DiSalle took over the price con trol mb Dec. 18 1951 He had many with cotton and farm blocs in Asked at a news conference what his platform would he. DiSalle that jf he wins the democratic nomination. "there will be a platform" but he hasn't decided on it vet.

MIAMI. Fla. Jan 23 privately owned Lockheed Dxie star cr.ished and burned at Miami International Airport late yestcr dav and killed all five men aboard. the plane belonged to Aerodex, Inc a plane overhaul and main tcnance firm with headquarters at the airport. All the victims worked for the company.

The plane, piloted by Benjamin Terry, 52 year-old vice president of the firm, crashed after a takeoff when its right engine failed. DRAFT OFFICIAL GOES TO PRISON MEMPHIS, Tenn 23 The ousted head of largest draft board began a three year prison sentence Wednesday for accepting a $200 bribe to defer a registrant Mark Hefferman S4 year-old liq nor dealer and affairs leader, waived indictment and was sentenced by L. Judge Marion S. Boyd. WEBB QUITS STATE DEPT.

WASHINGTON Jan 23 James XXebb reigned today as undersecretary of state, and President Truman David K. Bruce, now ambassador to France, to succeed him The House announced the by making public nomina- tiofi of Bruce for the post. with nomination. President Truman sent to the Ser ate those of John or irejgn service ca-eer officer, to be sec- state Dean Rusk who Henry Byroa of Indiana to be an of atate. succeeding George McGhee, who res gned to become embassador to Turkey.

Howland Sargent of Rhode Island, to he as assistant secretary of succeeding Edward Barrett who resigned Bruce been la Ba Febru ary 12 1896 had a tonf penod of government service A lawyer he served at one time as chief of Economic Admin- iftratioQ to France He been ambassador since May. FIREMEN END hunting William Block Co branch store on Washington Street, heart of Indianapolis business dkstricf Tuesday Several persons were earned out shortly after the blaze broke out. Several fireman were injured, none seriously. Smoke filled the three-story Block building and adjacent shoe stores CLUE TO PAIR Bl 11 ETIN. Police late this noon Mere questioning a woman in connection with the Brov les murder, bhe was taken to headquarters hv delt'clixes and was being interrogated by I hief of Defectives Jim Kvelo.

hief of Police Frank Kiddle and Mayor Ralph Tucker. Police said it was too early to say whether she was definitely connected with the case or whether she could give them any real information. The questioning was proceeding at press time. Who was the man whc fought with Vincent Broyles, murdered newspaper rotogravure artist, outside a downtown tavern two to four months ago? Who was the woman over whom they fought who was in the tavern with Broyles when assailant walked in and confronted Police today were definitely working on this angle of the case and when they get the answers they may he well along their way in knowing who killed Broyles slant to the brutal murdrr bring developed as detectives checked reports that a man was seen with Broyles a few be fore he was beaten and Two witnesses s.sid (Tu'y saw last fall sitting with a woman in a booth at a tavern A man they described "big" came a fewr to the woman and she left. Broyles and the man departed together shortly afterwards, police were told The two young men who related the story said they left tha tavern a few later and found Broyles at the entrance to a near by alley.

They the face was bloody and quoted him saying. "1 I for it Further pinning down their tifiration of the man Broyles, the two young men they took him to a hamburger at the corner, cleaning face with nap and water. One of the who (old the story was overheard hy a former policeman. He told ami the two young men were questioned Broyles was murdered morning of Tuesday, Jan 15. He left home, South Fifth (ontinued On Page 2, Column I Plant Due To Be Finished By Aug.

15 Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company is expecting completion of their new defense plant here by Aug 15. a spokesman for the industry Wednesday Dick Ward, assistant supervisor for personnel, made the statement addressing a Twelve Club luncheon at Haute Ward said a large garage build mg has been at the North Thirteenth ar the powef house nearing compie tion The garage will he tempo rardy production, wdh 27 set up there Completion of one section of the main plant is achedulod for May J5 with the three story office building to he ready for occupancy at the same time Meantime. Allis-Chalmers 357 employJ! at a pilot plant in the f'-rmer street car barns at 2779 avenue Ward over 2 0 of the were hired here He related how former les men. and farmer being trained lathe and drill operators in the manufacture of com for the Air Force jet engine We are finding that for at the Terre Haute works are of high caliber. Many are high school ami college graduatethe personnel man said The spokesman fold the club that the policy is to men at the bottom to work up, instead of hiring supervisors Seven men hired at the pilot plant already have promoted to pemvory capacity.

Another policy to refrain from hiring men from other industries. Ward reported LEWIS MAN REPORTS THUGS TAKE S135 James Thomas ft lywis reported to police early day momir that he was dted and robbed of npproximately after having visited a tavern at Second aod poplar yesterday evening.