_ Again’ Forecast 3 ing downtown Pontiac's lowest the Weather U.s. Weather Bureau Forecast + (Detaiis on Page?) _ os 115th YEAR | orn a MAY LOSE FOLIAGE— Wayne N, Johnson, owner of two Flint restaurants, is the object of a move by City Com- _ missioner Carl W, Delling to frame a city ordinance prohib- , iting "restaurant owners and operators from wearing beards. Delling is said to-be a “‘politi- eal enemy” of Johnson's. John- son, who grew his goatee dur- ing the city's centennial cele- bration in 1955, is shown being admired by a couple of young Flint residents. The legislative committee of the cit; commis- an is studying the proposal. If Civil Service Takes Over Officers to Face AP Wirephote Israeli Cabinet Defers Reply to Dulles Proposal Mixed Reaction to Plan From Britain, Canada JERUSALEM (# — The Israeli Cabinet deferred until tomorrow a meeting with Premier David Ben- Gurion on the new U. S&S. ‘troops out of the Egyptian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gaza Strip. The postponement ap- Residence Battle? . A possible legal dilemma exigts for members of the Pontiac Police Officers Assn. if they succeed in winning. Civil Service protection to replace the present Trial Board. City Attorney William A. Ewart said today a City, Charter — allowing police officers to live out-) ‘side the city might have to! be repealed if voters ap-| prove a Civil Service sys- tem April 1. | This was immediately denied by | James L. Carr, treasurer of the association. ‘‘There’s nothing in the, Winner comes a member.” The question arose last naant | as the City Commission approved | the form of the ballot on which association's move to eliminate the Trial Board, commissioners sufficient signa- zation, to force the vote. RULE {IN JEOPARDY Ewart contends that under a rul- ing that requires ‘‘the repeal ofall acts and parts of acts inconsistent} therewith,” a new rule permitting, officers to live within a 10-mile ‘radius of Saginaw and Huron! might be in jeopardy, MRS. CHARLES E. ALLE TAKES PRIZE—Richer by ‘a $25 ‘Savings bond is Mrs. Charles E. Alle, of 65 LeGrande’Ave., winner of the prize offered in the Man _About Town column for the first person to give the name of Chief Pontiac's wife, ““Kantuckeegan.” Partly Cloudy, Snow Flurries conflicting with our City Char- ter,” Ewart said, Carr countered by saying, “there is no conflict whatsoever involving resi- dency.” Pontiac voters last November ap- tion that its members be allowed to live outside Pontiac. The city attorney also claims that before 15 members of the (Continued on Page wis Col. 4) Civil Service act that says where a member must live after he be-| Pontiac voters will decide on the | City Clerk Ada R. Evans told tures had been gathered on 83) petitions circulated by the organi-|!tel’s shipping, | “We can’t have a state law | proved a proposal of the associa- peared to mean that Jsrael would not reply before to-| morrow to the two-point American plan Secretary of ‘State Dulles communicated to Israeli Ambassador Abba ‘Eban Monday. A Foreign Ministry spokesman) ‘had indicated no reply would be jsent to Washington until after * For "Editorial ol Today oh Courthouse See Page 6 peameerier i | | SP Ben-Gurion discussed the aa with the Cabinet. The Israeli press generally took “a tkeptical view of the American offer to support the principal of freedom of shipping in the gulf. “In the event of an attack on what would be jthe actual American reaction” lasked the Jerusalem Post, which usually reflects government \views. “Obviously a protest would jnot be enough.” WARN -OF TRAP One opposition organ warned the government against ‘Mr. Dul- les’ dangerous trap.” | Ben-Gurion, ailing at his home in Tel Aviv, discussed the Ameri- can proposal with his foreign af- fairs advisors yesterday. Meanwhile, at the U. N, efforts to reach a Middle East settle- ment settled into an uneasy lull today as delegates awaited Israel’s reply. : The plah, aimed at breaking the Israeli- ian stalemate, drew mixed ction. Most delegates) (Continued on Page’ 2, Col. 2) The U. S, Weather Bureau fore- casts partly cloudy tonight with a Congressman? What’s That? low of 25 degrees. This morning the State Highway Department reported Pontiac area roads slippery in spcts, after one) and three-eighths inches of snow fell on the city last night. Tomorrow -will be cloudy. with! snow flurries and scmewhat_cold- er high 34... For the next-five days tempera-| tures are expected to average near the normal maximum’ of .34 and -the’ normal minimum of 19. Preceding 8 o'clock this morn- are you, anyway?” temperature was 27. At 1 p.m. “A con man.” the mercury read 34. Another Forgotten Man ALBANY, N. Y. (® — Rep. William H. Ayers (R- Ohio), hemmed in by shrieking teenagers in a hotel lobby, said He was impressed with the enthusiasm of Albany’s “Young Republicans.” One of the girls set him straight. The turnout was for actor-singer Tab Hunter. “Who’s he?” Ayers asked. Shocked, the girl told him and asked, “Say, who “What's that?” she inquired. in U.N.; Quick Support proposal to get Israel’s ee ee Oh, No! N ot Our Beautiful Big Courthouse! t Resume Strike First Launched Last November Negotiations Slated but Settlement — Prospects Are Uncertain NEW YORK (# — Many thousands of dockworkers of North Atlantic Coast ports and scores of ships were tied up. The independent Inter- national Longshoremen’s Assn. ordered out 45,000 members in ports from Maine to Virginia in line with its “no contract, no work” policy. Negotiations continued for sev- eral hours after the strike call was issued at 6:10 p.m, yesterday. The talks were adjourned shortly before midnight when no agreement was reached. The joint negotiations, under auspices of the Federal Media- tion and Conciliation Sevice, re- sume today. Prospects were uncertain for an early settlement of the strike, which is a resumption of the No- vember walkout that lasted nine days before it was ended by court ke's Resolution Nears Approval Mideast Doctrine -Faces Final Senate -Hurdle in’ 4 ’ Wirephotoy OAKLAND BUILDING TOPPLES — But it's in Oakland, Calif., where this College of Holy Names building is being razed, after the college moved to a new feampus. On first glance, the resemblance to a building .at West Huron and Saginaw streets, Pontiac, is strik- ing. If the delaying action on replacing Oakland County’s Court- house continues, this could happen. here; the present structure is not getting any younger. ea a Vote ‘Independent’ Policy Committee Debate WASHINGTON (® — President Kisenhower's Middle East resolu-| tion neared final approval by two! Senate committees today with its supporters beating back Demo-| icratic attempts to water down its jauthority. The final major hurdle in the Senate Foreign Relations and | Armed Services committees cen- tered around a constitutional ar- gument over whether Eisen- hower, as president, already has authority to use troops im the Middie East. As passed by the House, the resolution “authorizes” the Presi- U. S. Communists =Oplit With Soviet NEW YORK (# — The American Communist party, ‘declaring itself no longer a Moscow satellite, set out on an independent course today with a “team” leader- ship. The terms of William Z. Foster, national chairman, and Eugene Dennis, gen-+- eral secretary, expired au-| _ Stock Market Rallies ident to employ the armed forces) ‘to help Middle East nations resist overt Communist aggression if! they request it. * * * Chairman Green (D-RI) of the Foreign Relations ee is pushing an. amend which! would say simply that “the Con- gress approves the exercise of the President's authority to emplcy the armed forces” in such a de- velopment. 2 Another by Sen. Stennis (D- Miss) ants py 8 simply “Congress approves the use” of the armed forces under the specified condi- tions. aS Republicans on-the two commit-|' tees, who voted solidly. to sup- port the President yesterday, said they would resist this new Demo- cratic move. $500 Maximum Fine, Civil ‘Service for Police are Proposals 2. Local Issues Up for Vote April i Two important local issues will be up for decisions by Pontiac voters when they go to the polls in the April 1 biennial. spring elec- tion—the ofly regularly scheduled 1957 election. City Clerk Ada R. Evans said the voters will be asked to decide a Police Officers Assn.'s move to re- place the present Trial Board with Civil Service. She said more than enough cer-|, tified signatures were turned in recently on 83 petitions, forcing a voter decision. _ Voters also will be asked to vote al or “no” on a pro- Charter amendment treatment plant. * * * In n Today ‘sPress Women's Pages vac Willman added that the commis- ;Sion probably will be asked to call ‘a special election later to vote on the jssue. AWAIT REPORT “We.are awaiting 1956 biel on the operation of the present ee nance the city’s proposed séwage/So as to determine how much is to be supported by revenue bonds,” ; Willman explained. Holding places on the biennial spring ballot will be candidates for two University of Michigan regents, twe members to the State Board of Agriculture, state superin- Mrs. Evans warned unregistered Pontiac voters that they have until wz March 4 to register. The clerk's of- fice in the City Hall is open -five days a week from 8 until 5. EXPECTS LIGHT TURNOUT She ‘predicted 4 very light turn- ago, 10,393 voters mart Se pene. out for the balloting, Two years Commissioners refused last month to place the vote on the ‘ballot by commission action, Of-| ficera then began citculating peti- tions, fercing the vote by initiative action, If the majocity ‘approves the {mitted by Dennis that the party “lofficially adopted a program of an proposed peaceful, constitutional lines.’’ of drunk and reck-day neither “cold war methods tomatically during the ‘ao concluded yes- NEW YORK w — The stock The ‘convention overwhelmingly pained vo go 5 amieathe jappreved @ recommendation -sub- hoy asa pHs up ‘qractane to around $1 a share after yester- day’s mild dectine which brought the market to its lowest average level since Oct, 18, 1965. leadership for the foreseeable fu- ‘ture be taken over by a “team” of an 11-member ‘‘national admin- istrative committee.” County Dems Meet fo Select-Delegates Gathering at their county con- vention, Oakland County Demo- crats tonight will fill out a 4 member delegation to the state spring nominating convention Feb. 23 in Grand Rapids. Two county candidates will. be considered for endorsement, chair- man Carlos G. Richardson said. They are William H. Harvie, of Lathrup, running for state highway commissioner, and Mrs. Irene! regent. The convention also will select a chairman, Richardsor, said, and hear resolutions supporting state Democratic policies, Delegates will meet at 8 p.m. ih ithe Board of Supervisors’ fourth floor room of the County Office ~ Building, 1 Lafayette St. Thief Should Be Stylish LOS ANGELES i — What the well-dressed bandit - about - town will be wearing: Thirty suits, 20 sports coats, 16 pairs of slacks, 3 topcoats: These, along with 25 bolts of material, added up to $3,- 500 worth of merchandise reported stolen from a men's store here. Murphy, of Birmingham, a can-| didate for University of Michigan injunction’ The new strike began ~~ ithe minute a government-ordered “cooling off” period of 8) days ended. * * * Alexander Chopin, chief negoti- ator for the New York Shippping Assn., rh i 9 170 shipping and st firms,*said he was “optimistic” about chances for an early settlement. — GLOOMY OUTLOOK William V, Bradley, ILA presi- ident, expressed pessimism, how- ever, during an appearance on a adjourned. * * * “TI don't see any possibility for a quick get-together,”’ he said. “It ‘looks like it will be a knockout, dragout affair." The strike call received an ith mediate response among long- shoremen in New York, Philadel- phia, Baltimore and Hampton Roads, Va, The big ports were idied within mintues. In New England, 4,500 long- shoremen halted work in Boston, Portland and Searsport, Maine; New Bedford, Mass., and Provi- dence, R.I, * * * Most of New York's Hudson River piers were empty. The union concentrated picketing activity on the so-called “luxury liner area." Among the few ships in port was the American Export Liner, Inde- (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) ne The party avowedly broke with the strict Kremlin line by adopt- From Third Floor Apartment ing a resolution declaring that henceforth it would do its own in- terpreting t Max Weiss, the party’s national education chairman, who submit- ted the resolution, said it was an ‘explicit declaratior? of the inde- pendent and equal status of our party in relation to the world Com- munist movement.” This was a step akin to “Tito- ism” although the American Com- munists did not use the term, The convention, meanwhile, de- cided that its general governing body, the nationa1committee, henceforth would have 6) mem- bers instead of 13. The 2 elected at-large delegates then selected 11 of their number to serve as the national adminis- trafive committee. They are Foster, Dennis, John Gates, George Blake Charney, Benjamin vis, Earl Durham, Fred Fine,” James E.. Jack Charles Loman, Sidney Stein and Doxey Re n. After national administra- tive. committee had been ap- proved, Gates told the convention: “This is a historic convention because for the first time we have smoke, Trnie Turbyfill threw American road to socialism along Reds Unbeatable: Reds - MOSCOW 0— Pravda~said to- it ge IPHAPPY, BUT SAFE — violation of city ordinances, the.city charter, is $100, ‘The present maximum fine for. nor saber rattling’ will swerve the Soviet Union from its “‘Uricon-|‘ ender queraite cause—the “building of communism. uv ¥ ly (left) tries to comfort him. The he sits on the lap of James McCoy while dropped fyom a flaming Detroit apartment by his mother. year-old son from the window of } < men caugkt the tot after he was AP Wirephoto Little Philip Trevette, 2, cries lust- udolpti Morrisette 9} Throws Two to Safety DETROIT wo — Blocked in by|pregnant daughter and her two- their burning third floor apart- ment. Then he jumped to safety himself. Both the mother, Mrs, Rose Trivette, 21, and the child, Philip, were unhurt as two men, standing Turbyfill’s fall was broken by the two men but he suffered cuts, bruises and a back injury. * * * The 39-year-old Turbyfill was taken to Receiving Hospital after his escape from the flames yeg- terday, down the child and the unconsci= jumped, the “place sous to go up with a whoosh,” The fire, apparently started = a match in‘the wastebasket of a basement apartment, drive 26 per. sons out of the brick building. No one was killed but damage was extensive, Turbyfill said from his hospital ‘and headed with his daughter to the door, but smoke blocked and threw the ¢ his daughtér fainted. He \dow too, struck foday in a number . radio program after the talks were __ below, caught them in their arms, _ Que of the mee-whe dhuutstl 2 from below for Turbyfill to throw Os Woman was Rudolph Morri. | sette, 46. He said after Turbyfill, — bed that he had grabbed the child — way. He then kicked out the wins ‘managed to push her from the wits