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WILKES-BARRE,  PA.,  SUNDAY,  FEBRUARY 6, 1955
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Is This the Showdown?
Navy, Air Force Ordered To Help Chiang Evacuate
Sports Contest Ends In 'Blaze' of Ballots
—Photo   bjr  P»ul   Blelcf
The five-week contest, sponsored by the Sunday Independent sports department, to pick the "IO Ail-Time Outatanding Sporta Per- •onaiities from Wyoming VaUey" ended dur¬ ing the week and the resulta can be found in today's sports aection.
Midway through the week the total number
ot votea weat well over 10,000 and extra man¬ power waa asaifned to the task of tabulating the ballots.
Shown with tha final batch of ballota that came in juat before the noon, Thuraday, dead¬ line are, left ta right, T. E. Heffernan II, member of tha aporta ataff, and Tom Moran, sporta editor.
SIAIE WILL GET E
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Backed by Leader; Hoping to Avoid Cut in Jobless Pay
HARRISBURO—The battle con- tinuMi In the Legislature—with the House rtui by the Democratic majority anA tha Senate, once 26 te 24 Republioan, now, because ot (fc* Injury to Senator VanSajit, mUf V to M and unable to show VMMy&tm M«]«d to pMsa UU
(•m Tuf >• SMstio* l>
"Ria Sanata Republicans, like their party coUeaeruea In the House, ore aet to give both measures an ky reception. The reorganization bis may be bottled up in the Senata Stata Government Com¬ mittee indeflnkely, while the tax (aelcsfo will probably be pigeon¬ holed in the Finance Committee until the Governor aubmlta his budget aad ncw ravanue-raising program.
Mera Aetfan Dm
tVo other major adminiatration propoaala are slated to make their
Leader Seis Dual Goal For Siaie and Indusiry
Eisenhower Gives Orders to Shoot If Reds Interfere
WASHINGTON (IP)—President Eisenhower last nighi flashed shoot-if-necessary orders to the U; S. 7th Fleet to protect the Chinese Nationalist evacuation of the Com¬ munist-threatened Tachen Islands.
His orders signalled  start  of the evacuation  in about 24 houra, but U. S. air cover over the dangerous area will begin a.moat im
mediately. ^
Gives His Program To Aid Government, Attract New Plants
PHILADELPHIA <lPV-<3ov. George M. Leader laat night aat a dual goal for his new stata administration — an "honest and efllcient" atate government and one which wlll go all-out to pull new induatry Into the state.
Speaking at a Democratic "Rooee- velt Day" dinner here, the Gov¬ ernor said the twin aimg were "a declaration of principles whiioh li not a mere promiee."
'It ia a Statement of what the Oatuocratio   administration,   with your aaaiatance. Is going to do in Pennsylvania," Leader aaid. S-Point Program
The new Governor outlined a five-pronged program which he is setting up to Improve the machin¬ ery of the adminiatrative branch of the state government He seJd It conaisted of:
1.—Ea ta b 1 i s h i n g "rigid and knowledgeable" budget controls.
2.—Uniform systema of account¬ ing and controls.
3.—-Classification of all pertKm- nel other than those under civil service.
4—introduction in larger depart¬ ments of the artate governmetit, including the Governor's office, of
MAY RAISE OOUBT
4 AIOMIC BUSTS PRES, COTY SEES
detmt In the Legislature this week
The Democratic plan to amend ("efficiency experta." tile   imemployment   compensation!    5.- Appraisal   of   the   programs law  10  that   jobleM  benefila   will being  carried   out   In  the  variou*
not be automatically cut will be IBiveiled Monday. On Wednewlay •it  Democrata   will   make   their
State agencies.
Shows Great Resources
Concerning the problem of new
initial move to carry out thei/ industry. Leader aaid tarty and campaign pledge to an Mt noPC legislation designed to prevent discrimination In employ¬ ment beoauae of r^, color, rejl- |lo^ onosetry or national origin. In addition, Ben. Benjamin R. Donolow, D-Philodelphla. with th* Governor's bleeslng, will introduce
• joint  reeolutlon   ta  the  Senate Monday  calling   for   a   full-scale leirialative-citlzen  inveetlgaUon  of boxing in Pennsylvania. Gets Boeklng
Donolow, who hod previously ••wrged that gamblem, racketeers »nd politicians dominate boxing In the state, waa given the oliclal go-ahead during a recent conTer- •ivce with Leader and Attorney General Herbert B.  Cohen.
Tha Senata  wlll   reconvene  at
* r m. and  the  House  at  2:30 9- BL Monday.
HERBERT HOOVER'S OLDER BROTHER DIES
*AOTa CRUZ, Calif. (IP, -Theo- ^ Jease Hoover, elder brother « former President Herbert ™w»er, died suddenly Friday night <« * cerebral hemorrhage at hie ¦«»* north of here.   He waa 84
»r. Luther Newhall, the family J^lci*n, said Hoover "had been ironically m for some time, but » »mlnor sewie." The death was ™«cpected. he aaid.
llk***r*'" **• * ""'"'nK engineer ^nU famoua brother and waa rr» »' the Stanford University r*«*» of Engineering from 192S "1936 when he retired to hia ^. Rancho Del Oso, 18 miles *»*h ot here. '
"Great resources in Pennsylvanta —-pesourcea in coal, reaourcea in transportation, resources Inhuman beings—are not being uaed to their full potential. These are the areas where all ot us now muat work."
He promised that the full weight ot the government will be thrown behind oommunlty organizations trying to lift their home towna in the  economic  scale.
"We are going to put nev em¬ phasis on the planning process, on roecarch, oa knowledge," Leader said.
"We are not going to let eventa slip by us. We are going to use whatever strength and skill is in the state tp shape eventa. No city in Pennsylvania is entirely Mgood as it could be.
"No environment ia as pleaaant and   as  healthful   as  it  could  be made.    No ^Industry   in   Pennsyl vania has reached the full limits of ita  poasible expansion."
TO
Sen. Jackson Fears Juries Might Doubt Other Ex-Communists
WAaHINGTON tU^-«en. Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash.) said yes terday Itervay Matuaow's state¬ ment that he lied aa a witness may make it difficult for the gov¬ ernment   to   convict   Communists
Jackson, a member of the Srh- ate Investigating Subcommittee, said Matuaow's recanting may shake the faith ot juries in the testimony ot other professed ex- CommunUta. Thorough Inquiry
"That's why it Sa ao Important to,make a thorough examination of 'the Matusow case," aaid Jack¬ son, renewing his demand tor an investigation of Matusow's claim that he lied to congressional com¬ mittees and in the trial ot 13 Communist leaders.
Meanwhile, it appeared likely I,j.^ off four atomic explosions last the Senate Internal Security Sub-i^^tun^n ^^at have remained unan- committee would postpone ita| nounced until now, a French gov- scheduled questioning of the ad-Lmment spokesman claimed yes- mltted former Communist, who f^g^^^y tastified In four of ita hearings.        ^  spokesman  for  Henri  Long-
The   subcommittee   aubpoenaed chambon,    French    secretary    of Matusow on Friday to appear aJ ^^^j^ ,or scientific  research,  dis
Some 14 000 Ohineae Nationaliatltha   action   of   U.   S.   Sabra   Jeta troops and 18,000 civilian, are on jwhich   ahot   down   two   Russian the Tach«is. built MIG fighters which jumped
The orders went out to the 7th Fleet and ita 43,0()C Navy person¬ nel after Genvralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek abruptly ended his week- long stand agi'.nst the evacuation without more St-eclfic U. S. guar antecs for the protectioA of other islands he holds. To Start in 24 Hours
A State Department announce ment disclosed that Ch:ang re¬ ceived only general assurances that ""related i->ogitiona" in the Formosa area—-¦'vnich are deemed necessary to the secuno of For¬ mosa and the Pescad-jres—would be defended. That was no more assurance than Mr. Eisenhower had  given him  previously.
After Mr. Guenhower's orders were flashed to the 7th Fleet, a high Defense 13epartment official said the evacuation W/.uId begin in about 24 hours and air cover almost  immediately.
"Our forces iiave been inatruct- ed not to provoke encounters with the Chinese Communist forcea," this ottioial said, "but not to ac¬ cept a tactical di.;advantage which would be equivalent to a threaten¬ ing gesture." Ready to Fight
That means C S. forcea will fight back it attacked.
This attitude of firmness waa underscored by the Staio Depart¬ ment earlier in rhe daj.   It aaid
2MIGS Shot Down Off Korea
By LISOT HANBE>f
United Preaa Staff Correapandent
TOKYO (IPV—American FM Sa-
bre}eta  in  tbe  biggest  air  battle
aince  the Korean   War  Saturday
shot down two Ruseian-bullt MIG
them over the Yellow Se.» west ofl 158   that   attacked   a   U.   S.   Air
Korea, demonstrated that the Air Force  reconnaissance  patrol  over
Force will fight oack ii attacked. The best estimate here was that evacuation of the Tachens would require from 10 to 14 days. Dur ing that tense period the Chinese Reds can show whether they want war or peace, whether they will accept the islands peacefully or risk a major clash with the United States, Ohineso Ships to ba Used
Chinese ships will ba used pri¬ marily In the operation although the United States doea have some vessels to assist in the operation. Many of the Chinese ships are now at Tsaylng, in southern For- mosa, and probably will take 24 hours to reach the Tachena aome 200 miles to the north
The defense spokesman aaid the Chinese Communist forces in the Tachens area are "about on the same order" as those which re¬ cently captured Ylchiang Island. But he added that the Reda may have been building up their air strength in the general area.
The order met initial approval among members of Congress. Sen John J. Sparkman, D-Ala., aaid it was "no surprise."
"Our  eoncern   now  la  whether the  Chinese  Communista   ara (Continued on Pace 2, Beotioa 1)
Conducted in Fall, For a Total of 6; First Known in 1949
PARIS  <tP) —The  Soviet Union
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PREDICTS PASSAGE OF FORMOSA DEFENSE PACT
WASHINGTON (IP)- -Senate Re¬ publican Leader William F. Knowland predicted Sa/turday the Formosa Mutual Defense Treaty will be given Senata approval by an  overwhelming  vote.
He also told reportem President Elsenhower waanta the treaty rati¬ fied as soon as possible, even while efforts are being made to¬ ward cease-fire negotiations in the Chlneee crisis.
The treaty waa negotiated la«t year with the Chinese Nationalist government, based on Formosa It commits the United Statas to help    defend    Formofla
a publie hearing at 10 ajn. EST
Tuesday.
Appearanee Doubtful
An Informed source said yeater¬ day the hearing probably would be deterred because a federal grand Jury In New Tork la ex¬ pected ta be questioning tbe 28- year-old Matuaow at that time on his trial testimony.
Jackson said Matusow's flip- flop did not make him doubt all former Communists. But he added: "The Matuaow incident may make it difficult for the government to prosecute future cases effectively. Juries might not put much faith in the testimony of professed ex-Communlsts.
"I want to make It clear that there are sincere ex-Communists," Jackson said. "That's the real danger of this incident. That's why It is so important to make a thorough examination of this caae."
Jackson also said that "speak Ing generally, and not about Mat¬ usow, I've always felt there is an obviotu danger that Communists would plant a 'reformed' Commu¬ nist in a strategic position. It would give them an opportunity possibly to penetrate even some security agencies of the govern¬ ment.
'This aort of strategy would grive the Communists an oppor¬ tunity to get% lot of valuable in¬ formation."
Jackson atreased that ha was not   referring   to   Matusow   as   a
cussed the explosions in  a copy' righted  interview with  the Paris newspaper  France-Soir, Six Blasts
He said the blasta occurred be tween September and November. Including two explosions on Aug. 22 aro 26, the Russians set oft six nuclear devices over « four- month period, he said.
The Soviet news agency' Tass was quoted in dispatches from Moscow last Sept. 17 as saying that an atomic weapon had just been exploded. Including one hy¬ drogen device. That brought to six    the    separate    occasions    on
Mendes-France Out; 3 Former Premiers Among Possibilities
PARIS rtP>—French President Rene Coty yesterday began the long, arduous task of finding a new premier to end the govern ment crisia caused by the National Aasembly's ouater of Premier Pierre Mendea-F'rance.
The 48-year-old radical Socialist premier resigned early yesterday aftar ha woa defeated S19 to 273 in a vota on which he had atakad the life of hia government. Other Accords Affected
Mendee-Framce's fall came over hie policies in North Africa, and also threatened to delay French parliamentary ratification of the Paris-German rearmament pacts —a condition which ^could strain United   States-French* relations.
The United States policy on Europe for several yeam has been based on the plan to rearm Weat¬ ern Germany. The Assembly had taken the  first step toward  rati
Think Russian Sub Shadowing U. 5. 7fh Fleet
TAIPEI, Formosa (IP)—The powerful U. S. Tth Fleet Sunday was alerted for possible red revenge attacks for the shooting down of two Communist MIGs by American Sable Jets over the Yellow Sea.
Officers of the mighty American,  .
naval force also :evealej that "un¬ identified objects" presumed to be submarines appeared to be shad
the Yellow Sea west of Korea.
The Air Force announced that eight Communist jet fighters Jumped an American RB4fi recon¬ naissance bomber and Sabrejets flying cover over the International waters. IdenUty Undisclosed
It waa not immediataly dis¬ closed whether the MIGa were trom the Soviet or Red Chinese air force.
In Washington the Btata De¬ partment announced the United States was attempting tn find out whether the MKJS came from Red China or elsewhere.
Radio Peiping, the offk'ia] voioe of Communist China, mada no mention of the air batLe.
The Sabrejeta returned the Com¬ munist fire and in the dog tight that followed two of tha Commu¬ nist planes were shot down. The other six turned tall and fled to¬ ward the Communist mainland, the Air Force said .
Four of the MIGs attacked the twin jet 550 mile per hour bomber, the Air Force said, and the other four attacked the Sabrejeta, from the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, flying cover.
The Amerioan pilota "returned tha attack and ahot down two of tha JMIGs," the Air Fore* an¬ nouncement said. Over Neutral Watera
The number of American planea involved iin the air battle was not announced. Th« Air Force did not pinpoint the location of the attack but made it clear it was over In ternational waiters, beyond th« legal limita of Red-held territory
The Sabrejeta were part ot the wing recently re-deployed from Japan to temporary duty In Korea becauae ot the Formosa crisis.
American planes were ordered to fight back after a long series of Communist attacks on Ameri¬ can reoonnaiasance pkuiea in Eu¬ rope and Aaia.
It waa the second tima since the Korean armistice that a Tor¬ nado Jet-bomber had been attack¬ ed by MIGs over the Yellow Sea The previous attack took place in J«nuary, 1954 ott Chinampo. the seaport for Pyongjnang, capital of Communist Korea.
In the 1954 attack one MIG was shot down without any American k>aBes. During the Korean War tile American Sabrejeta outclaaaed the Soviet-built jets and earned tha nickname of "MIG killers."
Following the recent Air Force re-deployment of ita bombers and fightar-interceptors to f o r wa r d bases in Korea and Formosa it was revealed that Sabrejet fighter pilota had been ordered "to pour it on" any attacker. It waa believ ed the same order applied to other Amerioan aircraft—such as the reconnaissance l>omber attacked todiay.
owing the fleet which is standing by for the NuionaJist tvacuation of invasion-threatened Tachen Is¬ land.
The objeota detected by the fleet's radar and aonic equipment veiy prol>ably could be subma¬ rines lurking around the fringes of Vice Admiral Alfred M. Prides reinforced fleet, one officer said. And he added tbey probably are Russian.
Alerted for Sneak Attacks
American military adv.strs have been Aturned to Tachen *nd the Nationalist defenders ©f the is¬ land aome 200 miies nortp of For¬ mosa also have been alerted for possible Red sn^ak attacks before tha evacuation of the isisnd can be carried out.
The evacuation of the National- Ista from the controversial off¬ shore island now is definitely de cided. Both Chinese and American quarters aaid announcement ot an
deployment of troops taken from
the island."
Action Expected Soon
Sources close to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-she'{ said it had taken longer than expected to draw up the evacuation plans but added that action  was expect«'d soon.
Pilota ot the U. S. Sth Air Force "jet taak force' based in Okinawa flew patrols Sui day with planes from 7th Fleet carriers just east ot the Tachens. Sunday was tha second joint partol. Saturday the Okinawa based jeta and carrier- fighters flew tj within ebout 15 to 20 miles ot thtt invasion- threat¬ ened outpost.
Maj. Gen. William Cnase, chief ot the U. 8. military advisory group told a press confeience in Taipei Saturday that Americans evacuated from Tachen recently under Red gunfire had been re¬ turned to the is.anda "a few daya ago."
Asked it he hjid enough officers and men there to "hold the is¬ lands'"    Chase    replied,   "we   ara
agreement can be  expected   "any i here to help.   We would help.' time." Nationalist    oombers.    in    pre-
U. S. Ambassador to C!h;na Karl dawn raids, pounded the Commu- Rankin conferred twice Saturdayinist gun positi ins and ships in the with Acting Foreign Minister Shen[Tachen area ani to the ncrth Sat- Chang Huan. Reliable sources saidiurday in the hopes ot preventing "about the only thing they could;Communist Interference with an have been discussing w^j the tim-jevacuatlon. A "-.ommunique said ing of the annjuncemen^s "on re-lsix ships were oank or damaged.
'Copter Carrier Line, Saves Drifting Warship
LONDON (IPt — A Ruyal Navyj poon lines aboarl the dr'ftmg con- helicopter bucltcJ gale-tore* winds!verted ocean liner, and th'ce timea yesterday to carry a towline from thalines snapped under the pound- a rescue tug to a British warship with 52 men aboard drittir.f help¬
lessly near jag.i^ed reefs off Eng- tand's southwest coast
The 19,600-toa aubmarine depot ship Montalare waa towed clear ot the menacing reefs otf the Scilly
ing  of  the se<Mi  and  the  driving gales.
Near Disaster
The Montel ire was within 7H miles of the Seven Stones light¬ ship guarding tbe reets when the tiny   helicopter   buzzed   out from
Isles  by the traming tag. ending q,^ c^^^;,;^ ^^  ^j,,  ^^,^^^
a dramatic batde against sea and    _^        ,_.,,., ^ .. ^   j    _
The   whirlybird   squatted   down
over a tug, secured an end of the
spooled line and clatters J over the
le Montcl;ire. The
wind.
IS Houra AdrUt
For    15    houiS    the   Montclarp.j without   engine   power,   nud   wal-l*"K''y **** '^^ ..,.  j    ,.    ,. ,,
lowed 30 miles in « gale Ui .t drove «»!'?«  crewmen grabbed  the heli- her steadily toward the rects.  An,copler«  end  of the Un^, assorted fleet of Royal Navy tug- ¦
boata, planes tind waix'hips had followed the Montalare aince it broke loose Friday night from tugs in winda up to 90 milea an hour.
Threa  timea  during «ha  ehaae tuca   fired   rocket-propelled   har-
made it fast and then relaxed to.- the firat time since 10 p.m. Fr day night, whflte the tug towed h^r out of danger.
Other lines were secured and tha Admiralty aniijunced at 3 p.m. that the Montclare waa "safely under way" to Fortsmouth harbor.
possible Communist  "plant."  But, I Aug.   20,   1953,   that   both   an   A- Rep.   Francis   B.   Walter   (D-Pa.) bomb  and  an  H-bomb  had  Ijeen
Wenfify Body Found In Perfect Condition 141 Years After Burial
'"^O^. La. (UV-Mu«ty docu-idoubt was that of Mira St. J<*hn ¦»*«•   vt^t^rA....    !..-_...,..,     ..    ITennelie   Hall.
Her fatijer «vas believed to have
«y«     ^*"^'^'^^   identified    the
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l»uri.i °"    ^*^    '"**"    afteriand   died   in   iSn.     Humble   said
I    '•I aa  a   member   nf   .   nrw.o tlie   family   was
'>roniii
y'»ars member   ot   «   once J ''"*"*   I^uisiana  famjy.
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L*'ill Q>^    "'   ***    ^"*«h''ta! heavy ornate casket and the body ,^;2tfj_ *****  »tta   tXKiy BoU'AwiAinued oa Pa<;« 2, 8»oUo» D
ot the House Un-American Ac tlvities Committee said In the House last week tliat he is "thor¬ oughly convinced that thia man has always been a Communist planted . . . for the purpose of appearing before congressional committeea In order ... to dis¬ credit them."
and McRanay, a
POPE SAYS PUNISHMENT DOES NOT BLOT GUILT
VATICAN CITY (IP) - Pope Pius XII warned yesterday that psychoanalysis or suggestion can¬ not remove guilt from an Individ¬ ual merely "by insinuating that it very   p'ominentj never existed."
I Nor can man's, guilt be blotted excavating for ajout merely by punishment, t.he Pontiff said. Man must repent .ind submit to God's will, he said in a   messaga   to   Catholic   Itali'vi
which the Sovleta were known by ''=*"«'" "' ^'^ ^^''^ rearmament the West to have set otf nuclear f^^^w. ^ut they now face delays
becauae of Mendes-France's fall. Rivals of Conference
Coty caUed in the heads of the legislative housea and then the leaders of the political partiea who combined in the aaewnbly to de¬ feat the premier on a confidence vota.
First of the political leaders to see the President was Communirt Jacques Ducloe, but his visit was only a formality. Then at imer- \-als of 30 to 45 minutea leaders pJ the many other French parties saw Coty and gave him their opinion on who should be France's twenty-firat premier ilnca World War n. Easier to Oonflrm
One pliose of finding a new pre¬ mier had been made easier by ra¬ cent constitutional changes. Pre¬ viously a premier designated hy Coty had to win an absoluta ma-
explosions
On Oct. 2«, the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission disclosed in Washington that the Soviet Union had been conducting a series of nuclear tests since mid-Septembftr, The ABC did not give the tim¬ ber or type of the tests. Fir^t  in   1949
The first Soviet atomic explo¬ sion was disclosed on Sept. 23, 1949, by then President Truman. It never was confirmed by Mos¬ cow. A second atomic explosion was reported Oct. 3, 19S1. and was confirmed by the Soviet govern¬ ment a year later.
The White House announced Oct. 22, 1951, that a third atomic explosion had been set off In the Soviet Union. The  AEC  reported
set oft in the Soviet Union Aui; 12   and   Moscow   later   annoiinccri
it had a hydrogen devicp. On Aug. jority. 314 of the 627 seat Assem- .31 1953, the AI5C reported anonitri bly, to be confirmed aa premier, explosion had taken place in Rus- Now it is necessary only for the sia the week before. premier to win a simple majority
Tile French spokesman sa'. ' the of  those  voting  to  be  confirmed di.tfs and sites  of the  fci-  new in office.
explosions were "perfectly known"!    One of the top candidatea men '.o Western scientists. (Continued  on  Pace 2.  Sec.  1)
Air Force Men Not Certain Summer Shorts Best for Service
WASHINGTON (IPI—Vir Force men worried about exposing their knobby knees to the public as word spread that short* will l>e- come a part of their hot weather uniform.
tenuating circumstances and with¬ out the fearful conse';>ience of public opinion.'
Airman 3,'c Eugene Woods of Newport, Pa., stationed at Hamil¬ ton   Air   Force   base,  A«n   Fran-
¦T have fairlv attractive legsjcisco, said, "I think shorta are a myself, but I don't know how good idea tor hot wea:her, but I some  ot  the  i>tl-.er  bojs  are  go- wouldn't    want    to    we,ir    them
Valley Scene
Jack Dtmptey, biirgem of Wyoming, terving an volun. teer traffic patrolman in Kingston to help two eldtrly women a«ro«* buay Wyoming avenue.
Obliging Mallery but driver delaying departure along Aead' »my itreet a few teeondt yee¬ terday mbmmg with tardy paa-        	
aenger then dropping 30 eenta   j^ be Tett on tie gals in the se"rv-j   "I'm   all   for   them,   I  like  coo*
ing to look," one Washington pilot said jokingly.
The Air Force made shorts the newest nota in military fashion to add to the oomfort of iti men in the summer aihead. The comfort angle appealed ro the airmen, but the problem of appearance was a were elated, hot subject ot barracks debate. I "A bullseye tor hot weather Oood for Gala ! morale," eaid Lt. Col. L. H, Avila
Some airmen aaid aharts oughtjat  Mitchel.
around here." Not the Legs
"I haven't (rot the legs for them," moaned Sgt. Ro'jert Run- dall at Mitchel Air Force base, N. Y.
But the comfort-minded airmen
into fare box, ioreing him to return next two farea to aleepy- ayed traveler.
South Wafhington atreet bua- ineaemen charging young lady to "pick on aomeone your own aize" during latter'a aeuffle with amall fry and getting challenge "do you wanna try?"
Eaat End reaident (not know¬ ing about Sheldon Axle Fira Worka fire) yeaterday morning telling frienda about the ein-- den he found in his baek yard v'htrh floated "all the way from, Carbondale fire.''
INSIDE THE INDEPENDENT
and  wealthy.
Workmesi, housing projexjt, aug up the body iaat   Thursday.     It   reattd   in   a
Section Page!
Amusement   Four
Around  the Town  Three
City  Hail   Two
Classified    Si:^
County     Two
Crossword Puzzle  Tw o
Drew Pearson   Three
Editorial   Three
Frank   Tripp  ^^ fhrea
Obituary .A,........Oaa
Section Page
lllGeorge M. Adama  Tlatee
7lHome   Builders   Six
lolPolitics    Threa
1-4'Radio   Five
IliRobert C. Rua(k .Thref
TjState  Oapitol   Two
6 State Newa  .Two
6 Sporta    -..» .Three
7rTV        Five
lOi Women'a ito^iiM ....JIWl
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1,000 QUERIED SO FAR IN RUBINSTEIN'S DEATH
NEW YORK <IP>—Weary police
passed ch* 1,000 mark yeatarday
in   their   questioning   of   peraona
with posaible cluea to Serge Rut>in-
steln'a    murder.    They    admitted
only that they had received "som*
informaition."
Deputy Chief In;:;peotor Edward
jjFeeley said about 200 more remain
21 to be questioned.
7!    The namea were found in booka
slthe slain financier-playboy kept in
91 the  lavish  bedroom  ot hia Fifth
Avenue   mansion,   where   he   waa
bound, fa«ad aod abran^M <)«n.
W.
ice, but otttolila sai.l military clothes,' said T Sgt. Arthur F. females will be kept In skirts ex-jDavo of Minneapolis, a clothing cept when they go to tho gym.     is tore    salesman    atationed    in
T/Sgt George A. Bishop of Lake Dallas. Worth, Fia, stationed )^^ Hanaleyj The consensus in the nationg Air Force Base, Dallaa, Tex., aaid j capital was that the jhorta wHl he couldn't approve of shorta "tor not be worn ,n the Pentagon, th* beat tnt^resta of tfce Air I which ia air-conditioned and filled Force." [with   top   ranking   of^.;ers   wlio
"I wore that nind of dress in the;might lose aome of their dignity JWmston  Islands,   but   under  ex-iwith exposed  .«gs.
favors BUI to Make 17-Year-Olds Subject to Criminal Court Action
PHILADBXPHIA   <\F>
State sion that l«-year-olds with a c*r-
Sen. Martin Silvert of Philadel¬ phia aaid yesterday he will intro¬ duce legislation to make 17-year- olds aubject to criminal court ac¬ tion.
SUvart aaid ha wUI aubmit a bill that would reduce the legal aga of juvanilea from U to 17. He aaid the change would talrc mor* young law-braakera from tha Juvenile eourta, where they get "too many breaks."
According to Silvert, the bill would be aimed at persona hard¬ ened to crime by th* tim* they are 17, but not liable to crim'n&i prosecution until a year later.
The legislator added that tho w«tti4   MttMs  •  »MVl
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tain number of offenses betwe»» 14 and IS alao should b« tr*«t*4 as acults.
WEemmN union sued
FOB D£LAY£D TELEOBAM
HAGERSTOWN, Md. iUV-Joh« Compton, 45. filed suit in Waah¬ lngton County Circuit Court yea¬ terday aaking $3,000 damagas froat the Western Union Telegraph Co. becauae ot delay in delivering * telegram.
Compton claimed in hia a«iB that he lost several week* work because a telegram offering him a Job waa **nt from Newark. N. J. on Mareh 1 and did not t*a«ti
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