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^^^H -M Im «o- In ad, Ira. Ht. id- inc in- or- ka. 0. { I N. ^ w Dodgers Win 2 from Phils 6-0, 4-2; Tribe Wins, 7-5 A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Weather Cloudy, with afaowera; Monday—Partly okiudy 46TH YEAR — NO. 41 — 52 PAGES ¦—bw Aadil maa at GtnalstloBa WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1952 * * UMI'l'KU ntBSB PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS -8uDda,y independfiDt PJiuio^iapli by faui iiium/ New Plymouth Highway Follows Street-Car Roadbed to Larksville Eisenhower Opens Attac On Federal Corruption Time marches on in Plymouth borough and the former atreet-car roadbed between that com¬ munity and Larksville, over which ran the firat trolley car connecting the two communities in 1907, is now a spacious road eventually a connecting link in the vast network of highways In North¬ eastern Pennsylvania. As yet Plymouth officials have not selected a name for the new road which •will serve as important artery of travel for motorists seeking access to the highways of the Back Mountain region. Completely eliminated is the dangerou Bull Run crossing which claimed the lives of many people In the days when street cara and vehicles tangled at the interaection. PA. LEGION VOIG 7 of Top 8 Posts Won by Older Men; Walker Commander PHILADELPHIA—Herbert M Walker, 86, a World War I vet¬ eran from Langhorne, Pa., yeater day was elected commander of the Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion, largest Le¬ gion unit In the world. Selection of the Bucks county retired wool manufacturer to head the 270.000 legionnaires in Penn- ,>|^lvania meant the leadership of ^he department remained In the ySPMs of the "oldtimers" who fought in the first World War. Walker succeeds Jack R. Dod- Lson of Greensburg, retiring com- 'mander. He won out over Robert Herr, World War II veteran from Quarryville, Lancaster county, on the first ballot. The vote was al¬ most two to one for Walker. The election then was made unani¬ mous. Nearly Clean Sweep All but one of the seven top elective posts of the department were won by veterans of the First World War fighting. Walker, commander of the Jesse W. Sobby post No. 148, enlisted in the Army In 1917 and served in the Quarter¬ master Corps until May of 1919. He was recommended for Ma¬ rine Corps service In the Second World War but was refused be¬ cause of his age and joined the Coast Guard's Voluntary Port Security force guarding the water¬ front. He has been honored by the state for hia civU defense ac¬ tivities. Election of Walker touched off (Continued on Page A-10) Hvasfa's ex-Cellmafe Feels Reds Cot Rid of Him WASHINGTON-John HvasU's former cellmate in a Czechoslo- vaklan Communist prison said he feared secret police somehow "got rid" of the young American. Thia grim view was given to to United Press by a Czech refu¬ gee who became a friend of Hvasta while occupying the aame cell with the Hillaide, N. J., youth in 1949 and 1950. That view ia ahared by Amer¬ ican and other non-Communiat Czech aourcea 4*apite announce¬ ment by the Ciech government that Hvaata "Mcapcd" last Jan. 2 and his whereabouta now la not known. Othera DIaagree Some Czech exile aourcea be¬ lieve Hvaata did eacape from Leo- poldov jail in Bratislava, got to the Czech underground, but for some reason has not been heard of for several montha. However, the Czech refugee who waa a friend of Hvasta did not entirely share this view. The refu¬ gee, who wished to remain anony¬ mous, is visiting the United States on vacation from a job in a Canad¬ ian hotel. He escaped from Russian-con¬ trolled uranium minea at Gachy- mov, 'Czechoslovakia, last year fol¬ lowing a "labor" transfer from Lsopoldov Prison. The United Press was put In contact with the refugee by an¬ other Czech exile who resides in Washington. A telephone inter¬ view was arranged. "Sinister Red Plot" "This must be a sinister plot by the Comunists who got rid of John somehow and now they are teUing that he escaped," the refu¬ gee said on the international mystery. "Otherwise there should be some information about him by now. Since there is none, it must be that he has met with foul play. "John was in very good spirits m 1949 and 1950 when we were together in jail. He never talked about escaping although he had high hopes that he would be freed by the American authoritie.s, He always talked about his wife He married a Czechoslovaklan girl just before he was arrested on spy charges in 1948. She used to visit him in the prison. "All prisoners were assigned to workshops unless they were in military confinement. John was working where they made paper bags. "I can't believe he escaped from the prison. It is very old and made of atone. The walls are 33 feet high and It ia heavily giiard- ed. It would be quite impossible to get out. The Czech explanation that he escaped sounds very sinis¬ ter." Became U. S. Citizen Hvasta, who became an Ameri¬ can citizen in 1944 after coming to the United States from Czecho¬ slovakia in 1933, had returned there as a student. He also had worked briefly for American con¬ sular authorities at Bratislava. He was arrested in October, 1948, on spy charges, and even¬ tually sentenced at a secret trial to 10 years imprisonment. Internal Revenue Thievery Discussed; Asks Aid for Aged DENVER.—Gen.^Dwight D. Eisenhower assailed wrong¬ doers in government yeeterday at a ctmference with tax scandal investigators, who gave him some ammunition for his campaign against corruption in federal office. Eisenhower vowed that "wrong-doers should be exposed and dealt with" at his meeting with three Republican mem¬ bers of the House sub-committee that has been investi¬ gating scandals in the tax-collecting Internal Revenue Bureau. The congressmen said the general told •hem he believed the FBI should be called on to investigate any bureaus where evidence of corruption is found. Eisenhower was quoted as say¬ ing he was "disturbe.d by what has been going on" and was said to be interested in a proposal to reor¬ ganize the Internal Revenue Bureau. More Aid for Aged The general also came out strongly for increased Social Se¬ curity benefits so needy aged per¬ sons may meet higher costs of living, and for financial relief for the blind, dependent children and disabled workers. He Issued a statement on Social Security after meeting with the congressmen, whom he invited here for a discussion of corrup¬ tion in government. Eisenhower also called a meet' ing of governors of western states in 10 days to discuss agricultural and resource development prob¬ lems. The conference wiU be held at Boise, I,da. Rep. Robert W. Kean of New Conferences Weeping Mossy On Sewage Disposal Due Towns Must Explain Lack of Progress But 'No Hardship' Will Be Inflicted Jersey aald that Eisenhower was "disturbed" at hearing about cor¬ ruption in the Internal Revenue Bureau. He said he and Reps. Carl T. Curtis of Nebraska und John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin told the general that the bureau should be separated from the Treasury Department and made an entirely separate unit of the federal gov¬ ernment. Eisenhower *^(raa interested" in thia propoaal, Kean aaid, but did not comtnit hlmaelf specifically as being In favor of it. "PoUtical Influence" Kean said the group made the recommendation because' it felt the bureau "ahould be removed from under taint of political .n fluence." He said the congressmen w^re "Impresse,d by the grasp the .gen¬ eral had of the problems in tho Bureau of Internal Revenue and (Continued on Page A-10) Getting a Good Tan Can Mean Staying Alive in Korean War By RICHARD APPLEGATE ON THE WESTERN FRONT- Swcat makes little mud puddles under the men sprawled on the dirt floors of front-line bunkers. Just a short time ago rainwater flooded the same bunkers—and ^they're still damp. . But the fighting men at the front are now waging war In per¬ spiration— drenched slow motion through Korean summer heat that sends the temperature to 106 de¬ grees during the day, then plunges to 58 at nisht. ipSweat and Shiver Naked as pos.sible during the aay, the men grab blankets at night to keep warm. They alter¬ nately .sweat and shiver. And the rain-damp bunkers are fine for daytime coolness but at night are uiUiealthily chilly. "It's like they're testing us for some new kjnd of clothing," said Pre, Robert Michoni of Indiana Pa. who has just started his first Week at the front, "Only this a'n't no laboratory we're in-lfs Korea." There is quiet competition at the /ront to get sun tans, No- bodrAwants a tan to look hand- fn Today's Issue ClasHified B—11 Editorials .'.,. B B Peature Fage B—7 Movies C—7 Ohifiiary /-'O Radio „... C! 8 Social C—1 Snorta _ , n I some. It's a matter of self-preser¬ vation. Front line commanders passed the word that fair-skinned men without shirts attract enemy fire as was as men who wander about bunker areas in glaring white undershirts. He Stays White So untanned infantrymen Hke Pfc, Robert McSwe'eny of Chicago, IU., wear a sweat-drenched fatigue shirt while climbing up and down the hill and digging under the blazing sun. "It's not fair," McSwceney said. "I never could get a tan." There are a few small streams near the front where the men bathe, have water fights—or cool beer and cokes. Battalion shower [team get the men washed once every three days. Patrols going out to play hide- and-seek with the enemy are the hardest hit by the shimmering heat. Not only do they wear shirts and lug heavy weapons, but they put on nine-pound armor vests, too. Many men cover themselves with grease to cut off the flow of perspiration and make the patrol a bit more bearable. ,Next—Winter Medical officers report a rela¬ tively high rate of temporary heat exhaustion, but no serious cases. Just as the GI's struggled through the spring mud for weeks, they now plod through the aummer heat with few comnlalnts. Before long the same soldiers will be taking the winter cold—and they'll swear a Mt. then go on as usual. ^ I STEVENSON SEES ET SLASH IN 1954 But He Believes People Must Shoulder Burden 2 More Years SPRINGFIELD, IU.—Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson believes that the American people must shoulder a heavy federal budget for two more years but can hope for a substantial cut In the fiscal year starting in mid-1954. He also believes that Congress must await this expected budget reduction before starting to re¬ duce the present tax burden. The Democratic presidential nominee's views on the budget, civil rights, foreign poUcy and other issues have been further outlined for newsmen who wanted some of Stevenson's recent newa conference remarks amplified. Raps Foolish TaUc Soon after hla nomination, Ste¬ venson struck at "foolish and Ir¬ responsible" campaign year talk about reducing federal taxes. It now can be said that Steven¬ son himself expects the military buildup program to reach, a point where the federal budget can un¬ dergo substantial trimming by the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1954. He has no opinion yet on how much the budget or tax rates might be reduced. Any substantial cut would hige, however, on there being np wor¬ sening of the world situation. Sees No Red Collapse In the field of foreign policy, Stevenson believes that the Soviet Russian system will endure for some time and that the time will come to negotiate with Russia when the strength of the free world balances that of the Com¬ munist areas. He sees no easy solution to the Korean War stalemate. But he feels that It Is better to maintain a limited war there than to risk the loss of all Asia to Communism (Continued on Page A-10) IKE, ISOLATIONISTS REPORTED NEARING WORKING AGREEMENT WASHINGTON — Top Senate Republicans believed yesterday that Dwight D. Eisenhower Is near a "working agreement" with GOP senators who fought the At¬ lantic Pact program the general headed. The issue of harmony on this topic is one of the problems the Republican presidential nominee faces. Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson his Democratic rival, already is firing at It. But Sen. Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois, chairman of the Senate GOP campaign committee, told a reporter he is convinced there will be no schism between the Inter- natlonally-mlnded Eisenhower and senators who consistently lambast¬ ed American foreign aid and mu¬ tual security programs. DUKE OF WINDSOR RECOVERING RAPIDLY MONTECATINI, Italy — The Duke of Windsor was reported re covering rapidly foom a gastric disturbance" and fever which sent him to bed for 24 hours and prompted an urgent call for the services of a royal physician, fly ing here from London. Th^ duke, who abdicated the British throne, summoned Sir Daniel Davies, British specialist In from^'^Ui'^on' Imme.dfately "aft"-f OlZ-ClICI OT COmet NOW DlIC; his arrival here Friday night with' _ — , aaaaaa mm >¦• a the duchess Soucer stories Will Multiply E PASS IN TRIBUTE TOEVAPERON Body Transferred To Congress Bldg; Mile-Long Procession BUEOiTOS AIRES—The body of Eva Peron was carried through the streets of Buenos Aires to the congressional building yesterday for one more day of homage from her thousands of admirers. ' A mile-long funeral procession down the hushed Avenida de Mayo accompanied the body from the labor ministry where an estimated 2,000,000 people viewed it during the last 13 days. The cortege arrived at the con^ gressional building after a 40-mln ute march through the heart of Beunos Aires. Five minutes later, the remains were laid on a cata¬ falque In the "jusltlcallsta" (So¬ cial Justice) hall of tbe congres¬ sional building. Peron Walks The casket was carried on the shoulders of six black-clad offi¬ cials. President Juan D. Peron walked immediately behind with a group of intimates. Peronlst senators and deputies were first to file past the bier, Next came permanent congres¬ sional officials and trade union leaders, many of whom bent over the coffin and kissed the glass over Senora Peron's face. Throng Passes By The lines of people, stretching for five blocks north and south of the congressional building, then began to inch slowly forward to pay their last respects to the "spiritual chief of the nation." Senora Peron's body will be taken to the General Labor Con¬ federation (CGT) headquarters. There it will be permanently em¬ balmed. Finally, it will be burled in a monumental tomb to he erected in the heart of Buenos Aires. All business, industrial and so¬ cial activity came to a standstill (Continued on Page A-10) Again Threatens To Quit in Iran 4 HARRISBURG-^The State Jus¬ tice Department expects to jiegin conferences within the new two weeka with officials of commun¬ ities along the Susquehanna River watershed which have been citec for violation of the Commonwealth clean stream laws. Three months ago, the cases ot 37 municipalities were turned ovei to the department by the State Sanitary Water Board for "ap proprlate action." They were charged with falling to comply with board orders to build sewage treatment plants. Officials Honie Towns In the list were the state's cap¬ ital city of Harrisburg; Nantieoke. home town of Gov. John S. Fine and MiUersburg, home of Attorney General Robert E. Woodside. Deputy Attorney General Rob¬ ert L. Rubendall, who Is aiding in the investigation, said the Justice Department is now double-check¬ ing with the Sanitary Water Board as to whether any of the 37 communities have made tan¬ gible progress since they were cited. After the check is completed, probably next week, the officials of the communities will be called in for conferences to explain why they haven't complied with the orders that were issued two years- ago. Promised "No Hardships" Woodside has emphasized that his department has no intention of inflicting "undue hardship" on any community, that each case would be dealt with separately on its merits and in accordance with the principles of fair play. At the same time, Woodside served notice that prosecutions would result after all means of persuasion had been exhausted and in cases of "flagrant and per¬ sistant failure of officials to carry out their duty to the Common¬ wealth and their community." Under criminal action, convic¬ tion could result in each member of a municipality's governing body being required to pay a fine ranging from $25 to $100—plus an additional fine of $10 daUy until projects are completed. TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's emo¬ tional premier Mohammed Mossa¬ degh, angered by Senate resistance to his demands for dictatorial powers, threatened last night to resign his post. Mosadegh, whose resignation last month touched off a violent outbreak of riots in which hun¬ dreds were killed and wounded, refused to trim his demands to meet Senate objections. Protests Mount Key senators, in a stormy ses¬ sion earlier yesterday, protested Mosadegh's demands for blanket authority to run the country as he pleased on grounds it would contravene the Iranian constitu¬ tion and strip parliament of its powers. Mossadegh met with a 10-man senatorial delegation later and threatened to walk out on the premiership if his demands were not met. The Senate committee will re¬ port to a closed senate session to¬ morrow, when the chamber will chart Its next move. Shah in Tough Spot. If the Senate rejects Mossa¬ degh's demands for a six months dictatorship, political observers said Shah Reza Pahlevi will face a most difficult problem. The last man he appointed to form a new government after Mossadegh's earlier resignation. Ahmen Ghavam, fled Tehran aa mobs sought to lynch him after three days in ofifce. The Majlis (Lower Houae) steadily accepted to Mossadegh's demands for the dictatorial pow¬ ers he said are necessary to put through his economic and defense program. The Senate opposition boiled up sudden!/ during today's session. Senators challenged the meas- ure on grounds that it violated the constitution of Iran. They presented arguments by Mossadegh himself when he was a deputy 26 years ago opposing full powers for any one minister. "It is hardly conceivable that Mossadegh, who Is the standard- bearer of freedom, should want such powers for himself," said Sen. Abolfazl Lessani. Sees End of Parliament He said passage of the bill, al¬ ready approved by the lower house would be tantamount to the disso¬ lution of parliament. It would give Mossadegh full powers for six months to carry out hia economic and defense program. "Not only would pskrliament be paralyzed, but the bill would aign the death warrant of constitutional government." Leasani said. "l might be committing suicide by opposing the bill, but suicide \s^a far smaller crime than the de- (Continued on Page A-tO) TRUCE TALK PROSPECTS FAVOR NEW RECESS TOKYO, (Sunday)—The Korean truce talks wind up their second straight week-long recess today and prospects were good for a third when the negotiators recon vene at Panmunjom tomorrow. Dispatches from Korea reported a strong possibility that Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison would insist on another recess if the Communists had nothing new to say. And nothing from either side indicated that anything had hap¬ pened during the idle perio.ds to affect the deadlock over voluntary repatriation of war prisoners. He also called upon the services of one of Italy's most noted phy¬ sicians. Prof. Sante Pisani of the University of Florence. Before Sir Daniel, a special phy¬ sician to the household of Queen Elizabeth II, could arrive by air, Pisani Issued a bulletin describing the duke's condition as "excellent." Windsor, who has been ailing for several days, drove to this Italian spa, northwest of Florence. ACHESON RETURNS, GETS TRUMAN PRAISE WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Dean Acheson returned to Washington in a driving rain- storm last night to receive the congratulations of President Tru¬ man for his work at the recent "ANZUS" Pacific defense confer¬ ence In Honolulu. i NEW YORK—There were fly¬ ing lights in the sky last night and will be through the week—but it won't be "saucers," the Hayden ¦planetarium's astronomers said Satrday. The speeding lights will come from the "exhaust stream" of a comet that#hasn't been around these parts itself since 1862. The annual crop of Perseid meteors— our most dependable shower of "faUing stars"— started blazing In the skies last night and will con¬ tinue through Aug. 13. Best Day Tueaday "It is likely that they may best be observed between midnight and dawn on the mornings of August 12," planetarium chairman Robert R. Coles said today. Lucky watch¬ ers—outside of cities where grounci lights dim the skies— may see,a.= many as 40 to 50 meteors an hoUr. Valley Scene Citi/ office, using postuge meter, tui-ning out wail post¬ marked "July 36, 1952." Boy and girl, aged about 6 and 7, riding back of truck, on top of load of ripe 7nantire, on Hunlock's Creek road Satur- dai/ at noon. Pluinouth man, suffering from back ailment, getting prescription from doctor ¦whicli sent him, instead of to a pharmaeiit, to a shoem/iker. Korean Air Duels Raise Allies Bag TOKYO, Sunday.— American Sabrejets and British Sea Furies from the carrier Ocean shot down two Communist MIG-15s and damaged three others Saturday in the sixth straight day of heavy a.r action. The propellor-drlven British fighters accounted for one MIG destroyed and three damaged In three actions north of Chinnampo of Koreas west coast. Two Furies were damaged, one returning .ififely to its carrier and the other making a forced landing on friendly Chodo Island. .Month's Toll Grows The six-day string of Allied air victorifs raised the August bag ta 24 Russian-built MIGS de¬ stroyed. Saturday's David and (Joliath clash signalled the second time in the Korean war that the slower British propeller - driven planes from the Ocean fought enemy jets. It was in this same area that MIG-15S damaged two Furies July 27. Eight MIGs jumped four of the British planes at 6:30 a. m, as the Sea Furies were flying at 5,000 feet on a strafing mission north of Chinnampo, the port city of Pyongyang capital of Communist North Korea. "After a brief encounter," the Navy said, "one of the enemy jets dived to the earth and exploded." Uit Repeatedly In the same dogfight, two other MIGs were "hit repeatedly" with 20 miUimeter cannon fire and the other jets were chased northward by the Sea Furies. Two hours later, four Furies and three Migs met over Chodo Island and one British pilot fired three long bursts into the tail of one Mig. One Fury waa hit in the wing but landed safely on th3 carrier. At about the same time, two other Furies and a light number of Migs battled it out at 4,000 feet over the city of Chinnampo. One of the Furies was forced down on Chodo Island. Earlier, an American Sabrejet pilot ahot down one other Red jet. The six-day string was the long¬ est run of daily air battles since last year when the Allied and Communist airmen tangled every day from Nov, 26 through Dec. 8. Share Ground Vlctoriea Each side racked up a victory in the ground fighting at scat¬ tered points along the 1,'55-mlle Korean front. Two Chinese companies fought from midnight to dawn in an un¬ successful attempt to drive South Korean troops from 'Capital HIU" on the central front west of the Pukhan River. The height, named for the crack South Korean division which holdi it, had changed hands six times since Tuesday. Farther west, Communist troopi fired 4,000 rounds of mortar and artillery before finally capturing and holding a hill east of the armistice village of Panmunjom. See-Saw Battle For eight hours AUied and Commurist troops fought a see¬ saw battle for the advance posi¬ tion originally held by the Allies. They were driven off early In the .-nornlns, but recaptured the position cn the second try. The Red.s came back after a heavy artllieiy barrage and Allied Infantrymen finally were forced to back off. "These falling" or "shooting stars" show up every August as the earth passes through the orbit of Swift's Ckjmet. Cover Constellation They are called the "Perseid Shower," Ck)les explained, "be cause the meteor trails, extended backward, appear to converge In the constellation of Perseus, the Champion. This star group may be found at present rising in the northeast about 9 p.m. EDT. At dawn it is situated high In the north and may be recognized 'i a double chain of stars arching the heavens from the W-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia in a southeasterly direction to Taiirus, the Bull." "There will probably be a largrer than average crop of flying saucer reports around Ahg. 12," Coles said resignedly. Beautiful Hungarian Swimmer Leaves Helsinki under Guard STOCKHOLM—A beautiful Hun-iHalasy. She is the daughter of a garlan Olympic swimming cham- famous water polo star. , ¦ , J ,_ , ,- I.- J ^i. In 1945 her father was murdered pion was whisked back behind the ^^ ^^^ ^^y ^^^^^^ f^^^ ^^^^ .p^e 50,000 COMMUTERS AGAIN FACE THREAT OF N Y CENTRAL STRIKE NEW YORK — Fifty-thousand commuters on the New York Cen¬ tral railroad face their second con¬ secutive weeks of uncertainty over whether their trains would run A twice-postponed strike by three operating unions hinged on the effort the National Mediation Boai^l will begin Monday to settle a two-year-old dispute over rules Interpretations. Francis A. O'NeUl jr., chairman of the mediation board created under the Railway Labor Act said he would start separate con¬ ferences "before 10 a.m." Monday with the unions and the company. One of the first problems with which the mediators must grap¬ ple, he said, wa.s the confll"t over just how the handled. Iron Curtain under close guard because she fell in love with a handsome American water polo star, her friends said yesterday. The girl, whose father was be¬ lieved to have been murdered by Russian soldiers in 1945, is Katalln Szoka, who won the Olympic 100- meters freestyle championship at Helsinki last week. While at the Olympic games, her friends said, she fell In love with Yank star Bob Hughes ot Lan¬ caster, Calif. They met many times in secret, the friends said. But Hungarian officials found out Communists said he was killed by "bandits" wearing Russian army uniforms but the word spread throughout Hungary that actueJly Oliver Halasy was murdered by Russian soldiers. Used Mother's Nante Communist officials told Kata¬ lln to take her mother's maiden name, and never again use her father's surname, the friends said. They didn't want to remind the Hungarians of the scandal. Then came the Olympics and cute Kate was one of Hungary's brightest stars. Communist Olympic athletes ap- about it and locked her in herjparently were told to be very hotel room until her plane left pleasant to represenUtlves of tha for Budapest. western nations, but not to frater- : nlze with them away from the playing fields. This led to several friendships. Hughes Not Saying (In Lancaster, Hughes said, "Ij did meet a girl over therQ, but it l^j^ericaiTrowers showed'Russla"nii wasn't that close. We may writeLj^gj^ shells. A Russian pole- a few letters in the future, I don'tl ^^^gj, hugged U. S, star Bob know any thing about trouble with;j^,pj,^j.jj ^j^j, gj^g ^jjen Richarda the Communists . . .") j^p^ ^ j,e^ record. The beautiful brunette swim Kate and handsome young j star was forced by the Commun-|Hughes met in the same friendly] issues would be|ists to keep her real name a secret, fashion during practice at thai Actually, her name is Katalinl
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 41 |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
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Month | 08 |
Day | 10 |
Year | 1952 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 41 |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1952-08-10 |
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Full Text | ^^^H -M Im «o- In ad, Ira. Ht. id- inc in- or- ka. 0. { I N. ^ w Dodgers Win 2 from Phils 6-0, 4-2; Tribe Wins, 7-5 A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Weather Cloudy, with afaowera; Monday—Partly okiudy 46TH YEAR — NO. 41 — 52 PAGES ¦—bw Aadil maa at GtnalstloBa WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1952 * * UMI'l'KU ntBSB PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS -8uDda,y independfiDt PJiuio^iapli by faui iiium/ New Plymouth Highway Follows Street-Car Roadbed to Larksville Eisenhower Opens Attac On Federal Corruption Time marches on in Plymouth borough and the former atreet-car roadbed between that com¬ munity and Larksville, over which ran the firat trolley car connecting the two communities in 1907, is now a spacious road eventually a connecting link in the vast network of highways In North¬ eastern Pennsylvania. As yet Plymouth officials have not selected a name for the new road which •will serve as important artery of travel for motorists seeking access to the highways of the Back Mountain region. Completely eliminated is the dangerou Bull Run crossing which claimed the lives of many people In the days when street cara and vehicles tangled at the interaection. PA. LEGION VOIG 7 of Top 8 Posts Won by Older Men; Walker Commander PHILADELPHIA—Herbert M Walker, 86, a World War I vet¬ eran from Langhorne, Pa., yeater day was elected commander of the Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion, largest Le¬ gion unit In the world. Selection of the Bucks county retired wool manufacturer to head the 270.000 legionnaires in Penn- ,>|^lvania meant the leadership of ^he department remained In the ySPMs of the "oldtimers" who fought in the first World War. Walker succeeds Jack R. Dod- Lson of Greensburg, retiring com- 'mander. He won out over Robert Herr, World War II veteran from Quarryville, Lancaster county, on the first ballot. The vote was al¬ most two to one for Walker. The election then was made unani¬ mous. Nearly Clean Sweep All but one of the seven top elective posts of the department were won by veterans of the First World War fighting. Walker, commander of the Jesse W. Sobby post No. 148, enlisted in the Army In 1917 and served in the Quarter¬ master Corps until May of 1919. He was recommended for Ma¬ rine Corps service In the Second World War but was refused be¬ cause of his age and joined the Coast Guard's Voluntary Port Security force guarding the water¬ front. He has been honored by the state for hia civU defense ac¬ tivities. Election of Walker touched off (Continued on Page A-10) Hvasfa's ex-Cellmafe Feels Reds Cot Rid of Him WASHINGTON-John HvasU's former cellmate in a Czechoslo- vaklan Communist prison said he feared secret police somehow "got rid" of the young American. Thia grim view was given to to United Press by a Czech refu¬ gee who became a friend of Hvasta while occupying the aame cell with the Hillaide, N. J., youth in 1949 and 1950. That view ia ahared by Amer¬ ican and other non-Communiat Czech aourcea 4*apite announce¬ ment by the Ciech government that Hvaata "Mcapcd" last Jan. 2 and his whereabouta now la not known. Othera DIaagree Some Czech exile aourcea be¬ lieve Hvaata did eacape from Leo- poldov jail in Bratislava, got to the Czech underground, but for some reason has not been heard of for several montha. However, the Czech refugee who waa a friend of Hvasta did not entirely share this view. The refu¬ gee, who wished to remain anony¬ mous, is visiting the United States on vacation from a job in a Canad¬ ian hotel. He escaped from Russian-con¬ trolled uranium minea at Gachy- mov, 'Czechoslovakia, last year fol¬ lowing a "labor" transfer from Lsopoldov Prison. The United Press was put In contact with the refugee by an¬ other Czech exile who resides in Washington. A telephone inter¬ view was arranged. "Sinister Red Plot" "This must be a sinister plot by the Comunists who got rid of John somehow and now they are teUing that he escaped," the refu¬ gee said on the international mystery. "Otherwise there should be some information about him by now. Since there is none, it must be that he has met with foul play. "John was in very good spirits m 1949 and 1950 when we were together in jail. He never talked about escaping although he had high hopes that he would be freed by the American authoritie.s, He always talked about his wife He married a Czechoslovaklan girl just before he was arrested on spy charges in 1948. She used to visit him in the prison. "All prisoners were assigned to workshops unless they were in military confinement. John was working where they made paper bags. "I can't believe he escaped from the prison. It is very old and made of atone. The walls are 33 feet high and It ia heavily giiard- ed. It would be quite impossible to get out. The Czech explanation that he escaped sounds very sinis¬ ter." Became U. S. Citizen Hvasta, who became an Ameri¬ can citizen in 1944 after coming to the United States from Czecho¬ slovakia in 1933, had returned there as a student. He also had worked briefly for American con¬ sular authorities at Bratislava. He was arrested in October, 1948, on spy charges, and even¬ tually sentenced at a secret trial to 10 years imprisonment. Internal Revenue Thievery Discussed; Asks Aid for Aged DENVER.—Gen.^Dwight D. Eisenhower assailed wrong¬ doers in government yeeterday at a ctmference with tax scandal investigators, who gave him some ammunition for his campaign against corruption in federal office. Eisenhower vowed that "wrong-doers should be exposed and dealt with" at his meeting with three Republican mem¬ bers of the House sub-committee that has been investi¬ gating scandals in the tax-collecting Internal Revenue Bureau. The congressmen said the general told •hem he believed the FBI should be called on to investigate any bureaus where evidence of corruption is found. Eisenhower was quoted as say¬ ing he was "disturbe.d by what has been going on" and was said to be interested in a proposal to reor¬ ganize the Internal Revenue Bureau. More Aid for Aged The general also came out strongly for increased Social Se¬ curity benefits so needy aged per¬ sons may meet higher costs of living, and for financial relief for the blind, dependent children and disabled workers. He Issued a statement on Social Security after meeting with the congressmen, whom he invited here for a discussion of corrup¬ tion in government. Eisenhower also called a meet' ing of governors of western states in 10 days to discuss agricultural and resource development prob¬ lems. The conference wiU be held at Boise, I,da. Rep. Robert W. Kean of New Conferences Weeping Mossy On Sewage Disposal Due Towns Must Explain Lack of Progress But 'No Hardship' Will Be Inflicted Jersey aald that Eisenhower was "disturbed" at hearing about cor¬ ruption in the Internal Revenue Bureau. He said he and Reps. Carl T. Curtis of Nebraska und John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin told the general that the bureau should be separated from the Treasury Department and made an entirely separate unit of the federal gov¬ ernment. Eisenhower *^(raa interested" in thia propoaal, Kean aaid, but did not comtnit hlmaelf specifically as being In favor of it. "PoUtical Influence" Kean said the group made the recommendation because' it felt the bureau "ahould be removed from under taint of political .n fluence." He said the congressmen w^re "Impresse,d by the grasp the .gen¬ eral had of the problems in tho Bureau of Internal Revenue and (Continued on Page A-10) Getting a Good Tan Can Mean Staying Alive in Korean War By RICHARD APPLEGATE ON THE WESTERN FRONT- Swcat makes little mud puddles under the men sprawled on the dirt floors of front-line bunkers. Just a short time ago rainwater flooded the same bunkers—and ^they're still damp. . But the fighting men at the front are now waging war In per¬ spiration— drenched slow motion through Korean summer heat that sends the temperature to 106 de¬ grees during the day, then plunges to 58 at nisht. ipSweat and Shiver Naked as pos.sible during the aay, the men grab blankets at night to keep warm. They alter¬ nately .sweat and shiver. And the rain-damp bunkers are fine for daytime coolness but at night are uiUiealthily chilly. "It's like they're testing us for some new kjnd of clothing," said Pre, Robert Michoni of Indiana Pa. who has just started his first Week at the front, "Only this a'n't no laboratory we're in-lfs Korea." There is quiet competition at the /ront to get sun tans, No- bodrAwants a tan to look hand- fn Today's Issue ClasHified B—11 Editorials .'.,. B B Peature Fage B—7 Movies C—7 Ohifiiary /-'O Radio „... C! 8 Social C—1 Snorta _ , n I some. It's a matter of self-preser¬ vation. Front line commanders passed the word that fair-skinned men without shirts attract enemy fire as was as men who wander about bunker areas in glaring white undershirts. He Stays White So untanned infantrymen Hke Pfc, Robert McSwe'eny of Chicago, IU., wear a sweat-drenched fatigue shirt while climbing up and down the hill and digging under the blazing sun. "It's not fair," McSwceney said. "I never could get a tan." There are a few small streams near the front where the men bathe, have water fights—or cool beer and cokes. Battalion shower [team get the men washed once every three days. Patrols going out to play hide- and-seek with the enemy are the hardest hit by the shimmering heat. Not only do they wear shirts and lug heavy weapons, but they put on nine-pound armor vests, too. Many men cover themselves with grease to cut off the flow of perspiration and make the patrol a bit more bearable. ,Next—Winter Medical officers report a rela¬ tively high rate of temporary heat exhaustion, but no serious cases. Just as the GI's struggled through the spring mud for weeks, they now plod through the aummer heat with few comnlalnts. Before long the same soldiers will be taking the winter cold—and they'll swear a Mt. then go on as usual. ^ I STEVENSON SEES ET SLASH IN 1954 But He Believes People Must Shoulder Burden 2 More Years SPRINGFIELD, IU.—Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson believes that the American people must shoulder a heavy federal budget for two more years but can hope for a substantial cut In the fiscal year starting in mid-1954. He also believes that Congress must await this expected budget reduction before starting to re¬ duce the present tax burden. The Democratic presidential nominee's views on the budget, civil rights, foreign poUcy and other issues have been further outlined for newsmen who wanted some of Stevenson's recent newa conference remarks amplified. Raps Foolish TaUc Soon after hla nomination, Ste¬ venson struck at "foolish and Ir¬ responsible" campaign year talk about reducing federal taxes. It now can be said that Steven¬ son himself expects the military buildup program to reach, a point where the federal budget can un¬ dergo substantial trimming by the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1954. He has no opinion yet on how much the budget or tax rates might be reduced. Any substantial cut would hige, however, on there being np wor¬ sening of the world situation. Sees No Red Collapse In the field of foreign policy, Stevenson believes that the Soviet Russian system will endure for some time and that the time will come to negotiate with Russia when the strength of the free world balances that of the Com¬ munist areas. He sees no easy solution to the Korean War stalemate. But he feels that It Is better to maintain a limited war there than to risk the loss of all Asia to Communism (Continued on Page A-10) IKE, ISOLATIONISTS REPORTED NEARING WORKING AGREEMENT WASHINGTON — Top Senate Republicans believed yesterday that Dwight D. Eisenhower Is near a "working agreement" with GOP senators who fought the At¬ lantic Pact program the general headed. The issue of harmony on this topic is one of the problems the Republican presidential nominee faces. Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson his Democratic rival, already is firing at It. But Sen. Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois, chairman of the Senate GOP campaign committee, told a reporter he is convinced there will be no schism between the Inter- natlonally-mlnded Eisenhower and senators who consistently lambast¬ ed American foreign aid and mu¬ tual security programs. DUKE OF WINDSOR RECOVERING RAPIDLY MONTECATINI, Italy — The Duke of Windsor was reported re covering rapidly foom a gastric disturbance" and fever which sent him to bed for 24 hours and prompted an urgent call for the services of a royal physician, fly ing here from London. Th^ duke, who abdicated the British throne, summoned Sir Daniel Davies, British specialist In from^'^Ui'^on' Imme.dfately "aft"-f OlZ-ClICI OT COmet NOW DlIC; his arrival here Friday night with' _ — , aaaaaa mm >¦• a the duchess Soucer stories Will Multiply E PASS IN TRIBUTE TOEVAPERON Body Transferred To Congress Bldg; Mile-Long Procession BUEOiTOS AIRES—The body of Eva Peron was carried through the streets of Buenos Aires to the congressional building yesterday for one more day of homage from her thousands of admirers. ' A mile-long funeral procession down the hushed Avenida de Mayo accompanied the body from the labor ministry where an estimated 2,000,000 people viewed it during the last 13 days. The cortege arrived at the con^ gressional building after a 40-mln ute march through the heart of Beunos Aires. Five minutes later, the remains were laid on a cata¬ falque In the "jusltlcallsta" (So¬ cial Justice) hall of tbe congres¬ sional building. Peron Walks The casket was carried on the shoulders of six black-clad offi¬ cials. President Juan D. Peron walked immediately behind with a group of intimates. Peronlst senators and deputies were first to file past the bier, Next came permanent congres¬ sional officials and trade union leaders, many of whom bent over the coffin and kissed the glass over Senora Peron's face. Throng Passes By The lines of people, stretching for five blocks north and south of the congressional building, then began to inch slowly forward to pay their last respects to the "spiritual chief of the nation." Senora Peron's body will be taken to the General Labor Con¬ federation (CGT) headquarters. There it will be permanently em¬ balmed. Finally, it will be burled in a monumental tomb to he erected in the heart of Buenos Aires. All business, industrial and so¬ cial activity came to a standstill (Continued on Page A-10) Again Threatens To Quit in Iran 4 HARRISBURG-^The State Jus¬ tice Department expects to jiegin conferences within the new two weeka with officials of commun¬ ities along the Susquehanna River watershed which have been citec for violation of the Commonwealth clean stream laws. Three months ago, the cases ot 37 municipalities were turned ovei to the department by the State Sanitary Water Board for "ap proprlate action." They were charged with falling to comply with board orders to build sewage treatment plants. Officials Honie Towns In the list were the state's cap¬ ital city of Harrisburg; Nantieoke. home town of Gov. John S. Fine and MiUersburg, home of Attorney General Robert E. Woodside. Deputy Attorney General Rob¬ ert L. Rubendall, who Is aiding in the investigation, said the Justice Department is now double-check¬ ing with the Sanitary Water Board as to whether any of the 37 communities have made tan¬ gible progress since they were cited. After the check is completed, probably next week, the officials of the communities will be called in for conferences to explain why they haven't complied with the orders that were issued two years- ago. Promised "No Hardships" Woodside has emphasized that his department has no intention of inflicting "undue hardship" on any community, that each case would be dealt with separately on its merits and in accordance with the principles of fair play. At the same time, Woodside served notice that prosecutions would result after all means of persuasion had been exhausted and in cases of "flagrant and per¬ sistant failure of officials to carry out their duty to the Common¬ wealth and their community." Under criminal action, convic¬ tion could result in each member of a municipality's governing body being required to pay a fine ranging from $25 to $100—plus an additional fine of $10 daUy until projects are completed. TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's emo¬ tional premier Mohammed Mossa¬ degh, angered by Senate resistance to his demands for dictatorial powers, threatened last night to resign his post. Mosadegh, whose resignation last month touched off a violent outbreak of riots in which hun¬ dreds were killed and wounded, refused to trim his demands to meet Senate objections. Protests Mount Key senators, in a stormy ses¬ sion earlier yesterday, protested Mosadegh's demands for blanket authority to run the country as he pleased on grounds it would contravene the Iranian constitu¬ tion and strip parliament of its powers. Mossadegh met with a 10-man senatorial delegation later and threatened to walk out on the premiership if his demands were not met. The Senate committee will re¬ port to a closed senate session to¬ morrow, when the chamber will chart Its next move. Shah in Tough Spot. If the Senate rejects Mossa¬ degh's demands for a six months dictatorship, political observers said Shah Reza Pahlevi will face a most difficult problem. The last man he appointed to form a new government after Mossadegh's earlier resignation. Ahmen Ghavam, fled Tehran aa mobs sought to lynch him after three days in ofifce. The Majlis (Lower Houae) steadily accepted to Mossadegh's demands for the dictatorial pow¬ ers he said are necessary to put through his economic and defense program. The Senate opposition boiled up sudden!/ during today's session. Senators challenged the meas- ure on grounds that it violated the constitution of Iran. They presented arguments by Mossadegh himself when he was a deputy 26 years ago opposing full powers for any one minister. "It is hardly conceivable that Mossadegh, who Is the standard- bearer of freedom, should want such powers for himself," said Sen. Abolfazl Lessani. Sees End of Parliament He said passage of the bill, al¬ ready approved by the lower house would be tantamount to the disso¬ lution of parliament. It would give Mossadegh full powers for six months to carry out hia economic and defense program. "Not only would pskrliament be paralyzed, but the bill would aign the death warrant of constitutional government." Leasani said. "l might be committing suicide by opposing the bill, but suicide \s^a far smaller crime than the de- (Continued on Page A-tO) TRUCE TALK PROSPECTS FAVOR NEW RECESS TOKYO, (Sunday)—The Korean truce talks wind up their second straight week-long recess today and prospects were good for a third when the negotiators recon vene at Panmunjom tomorrow. Dispatches from Korea reported a strong possibility that Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison would insist on another recess if the Communists had nothing new to say. And nothing from either side indicated that anything had hap¬ pened during the idle perio.ds to affect the deadlock over voluntary repatriation of war prisoners. He also called upon the services of one of Italy's most noted phy¬ sicians. Prof. Sante Pisani of the University of Florence. Before Sir Daniel, a special phy¬ sician to the household of Queen Elizabeth II, could arrive by air, Pisani Issued a bulletin describing the duke's condition as "excellent." Windsor, who has been ailing for several days, drove to this Italian spa, northwest of Florence. ACHESON RETURNS, GETS TRUMAN PRAISE WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Dean Acheson returned to Washington in a driving rain- storm last night to receive the congratulations of President Tru¬ man for his work at the recent "ANZUS" Pacific defense confer¬ ence In Honolulu. i NEW YORK—There were fly¬ ing lights in the sky last night and will be through the week—but it won't be "saucers," the Hayden ¦planetarium's astronomers said Satrday. The speeding lights will come from the "exhaust stream" of a comet that#hasn't been around these parts itself since 1862. The annual crop of Perseid meteors— our most dependable shower of "faUing stars"— started blazing In the skies last night and will con¬ tinue through Aug. 13. Best Day Tueaday "It is likely that they may best be observed between midnight and dawn on the mornings of August 12," planetarium chairman Robert R. Coles said today. Lucky watch¬ ers—outside of cities where grounci lights dim the skies— may see,a.= many as 40 to 50 meteors an hoUr. Valley Scene Citi/ office, using postuge meter, tui-ning out wail post¬ marked "July 36, 1952." Boy and girl, aged about 6 and 7, riding back of truck, on top of load of ripe 7nantire, on Hunlock's Creek road Satur- dai/ at noon. Pluinouth man, suffering from back ailment, getting prescription from doctor ¦whicli sent him, instead of to a pharmaeiit, to a shoem/iker. Korean Air Duels Raise Allies Bag TOKYO, Sunday.— American Sabrejets and British Sea Furies from the carrier Ocean shot down two Communist MIG-15s and damaged three others Saturday in the sixth straight day of heavy a.r action. The propellor-drlven British fighters accounted for one MIG destroyed and three damaged In three actions north of Chinnampo of Koreas west coast. Two Furies were damaged, one returning .ififely to its carrier and the other making a forced landing on friendly Chodo Island. .Month's Toll Grows The six-day string of Allied air victorifs raised the August bag ta 24 Russian-built MIGS de¬ stroyed. Saturday's David and (Joliath clash signalled the second time in the Korean war that the slower British propeller - driven planes from the Ocean fought enemy jets. It was in this same area that MIG-15S damaged two Furies July 27. Eight MIGs jumped four of the British planes at 6:30 a. m, as the Sea Furies were flying at 5,000 feet on a strafing mission north of Chinnampo, the port city of Pyongyang capital of Communist North Korea. "After a brief encounter," the Navy said, "one of the enemy jets dived to the earth and exploded." Uit Repeatedly In the same dogfight, two other MIGs were "hit repeatedly" with 20 miUimeter cannon fire and the other jets were chased northward by the Sea Furies. Two hours later, four Furies and three Migs met over Chodo Island and one British pilot fired three long bursts into the tail of one Mig. One Fury waa hit in the wing but landed safely on th3 carrier. At about the same time, two other Furies and a light number of Migs battled it out at 4,000 feet over the city of Chinnampo. One of the Furies was forced down on Chodo Island. Earlier, an American Sabrejet pilot ahot down one other Red jet. The six-day string was the long¬ est run of daily air battles since last year when the Allied and Communist airmen tangled every day from Nov, 26 through Dec. 8. Share Ground Vlctoriea Each side racked up a victory in the ground fighting at scat¬ tered points along the 1,'55-mlle Korean front. Two Chinese companies fought from midnight to dawn in an un¬ successful attempt to drive South Korean troops from 'Capital HIU" on the central front west of the Pukhan River. The height, named for the crack South Korean division which holdi it, had changed hands six times since Tuesday. Farther west, Communist troopi fired 4,000 rounds of mortar and artillery before finally capturing and holding a hill east of the armistice village of Panmunjom. See-Saw Battle For eight hours AUied and Commurist troops fought a see¬ saw battle for the advance posi¬ tion originally held by the Allies. They were driven off early In the .-nornlns, but recaptured the position cn the second try. The Red.s came back after a heavy artllieiy barrage and Allied Infantrymen finally were forced to back off. "These falling" or "shooting stars" show up every August as the earth passes through the orbit of Swift's Ckjmet. Cover Constellation They are called the "Perseid Shower," Ck)les explained, "be cause the meteor trails, extended backward, appear to converge In the constellation of Perseus, the Champion. This star group may be found at present rising in the northeast about 9 p.m. EDT. At dawn it is situated high In the north and may be recognized 'i a double chain of stars arching the heavens from the W-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia in a southeasterly direction to Taiirus, the Bull." "There will probably be a largrer than average crop of flying saucer reports around Ahg. 12," Coles said resignedly. Beautiful Hungarian Swimmer Leaves Helsinki under Guard STOCKHOLM—A beautiful Hun-iHalasy. She is the daughter of a garlan Olympic swimming cham- famous water polo star. , ¦ , J ,_ , ,- I.- J ^i. In 1945 her father was murdered pion was whisked back behind the ^^ ^^^ ^^y ^^^^^^ f^^^ ^^^^ .p^e 50,000 COMMUTERS AGAIN FACE THREAT OF N Y CENTRAL STRIKE NEW YORK — Fifty-thousand commuters on the New York Cen¬ tral railroad face their second con¬ secutive weeks of uncertainty over whether their trains would run A twice-postponed strike by three operating unions hinged on the effort the National Mediation Boai^l will begin Monday to settle a two-year-old dispute over rules Interpretations. Francis A. O'NeUl jr., chairman of the mediation board created under the Railway Labor Act said he would start separate con¬ ferences "before 10 a.m." Monday with the unions and the company. One of the first problems with which the mediators must grap¬ ple, he said, wa.s the confll"t over just how the handled. Iron Curtain under close guard because she fell in love with a handsome American water polo star, her friends said yesterday. The girl, whose father was be¬ lieved to have been murdered by Russian soldiers in 1945, is Katalln Szoka, who won the Olympic 100- meters freestyle championship at Helsinki last week. While at the Olympic games, her friends said, she fell In love with Yank star Bob Hughes ot Lan¬ caster, Calif. They met many times in secret, the friends said. But Hungarian officials found out Communists said he was killed by "bandits" wearing Russian army uniforms but the word spread throughout Hungary that actueJly Oliver Halasy was murdered by Russian soldiers. Used Mother's Nante Communist officials told Kata¬ lln to take her mother's maiden name, and never again use her father's surname, the friends said. They didn't want to remind the Hungarians of the scandal. Then came the Olympics and cute Kate was one of Hungary's brightest stars. Communist Olympic athletes ap- about it and locked her in herjparently were told to be very hotel room until her plane left pleasant to represenUtlves of tha for Budapest. western nations, but not to frater- : nlze with them away from the playing fields. This led to several friendships. Hughes Not Saying (In Lancaster, Hughes said, "Ij did meet a girl over therQ, but it l^j^ericaiTrowers showed'Russla"nii wasn't that close. We may writeLj^gj^ shells. A Russian pole- a few letters in the future, I don'tl ^^^gj, hugged U. S, star Bob know any thing about trouble with;j^,pj,^j.jj ^j^j, gj^g ^jjen Richarda the Communists . . .") j^p^ ^ j,e^ record. The beautiful brunette swim Kate and handsome young j star was forced by the Commun-|Hughes met in the same friendly] issues would be|ists to keep her real name a secret, fashion during practice at thai Actually, her name is Katalinl |
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