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Truman Urges Quick Action
0nC Civil Defense legislation

The urgency of civil defense
legislation was impressed on Con-
gressional leaders today by Presi-
dent Truman.
He told his Capitol Hill aides
he would like to see action on the
legislation, which was introduced
in a revised form last week.
Majority Leader Lucas, after the
White House conference, irnmedi-
ately started looking into the leg
islation which at the moment
faces a jurisdictional dispute be-
tween the Senate Armed Services
Committee and the Joint Atomic
Energy Committee.
President Truman also said he
would like to see action on the
measure to provide an emergency
fiye-year plan to train more doc
tors and nurses.
Chairman w. Stuart Symington
of the National Security Resources
Board was called to an open hear
ing OF the Joint Atomic Energy
Committee this afternoon to give
q progress report on civil defense
against possible atomic attack.
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Catholic u. Sen1inorion Killed
By Train on Way to Glass
Edward F. Gallagher, 80, Fails to See
Approaching Eostbound B. & O. Local

A 3o-year-old Catholic Univer-
sity seminarian was killed in
stantly at 1853 am. today when
he was struck by an eastbound
passenger train at a crosswalk
Of the university station near
Ninth street and Michigan avenue
NE.
The Rev. Ambrose E. Lapp,
novice master for students of the
priesthood. identified the victim as
Edward F. Gallagher of 1880
Quincy street NE. student at
the university for the last three
years. The residence is the
Fathers of Mercy Seminary.
Witnesses said Mr.. Gallagher,
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Chinese Reds Release
II Wounded Yanks
BY the Associoted Press


NORTHEAST FRONT, Korea,
Dec. A. Twenty-seven wounded
American soldiers were released
last night by Chinese Reds in the
Changjin reservoir sector.
Some American officers cap
tured by the Communists were not
returned.
The wounded men said the Chi
nese brought them to United
States lines and told them, GO
on back where you belong. AS
for us, we are going back to Man
churia." I
The GIs also quoted the Chi
nese: 1--WE are going to take the
officers back to Manchuria with
us and buy them a ticket from
Shanghai to San Francisco"
Maj. Joseph Gurfein, who was
present when the first of the
wounded came in, said:
"It's pure propaganda, of course.
But we got back ~ of our men,"
The Chinese previously had re-
leased two groups of Americans.
81 la all.
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Steve Nelson Indicted
With Three Scientists
On Contempt Charges
California Researchers
On A-Bomb Among 4
Facing TrioI for Silence

Steve Nelson. Communist Party
organizer, and three wartime
scientists of the University of
California radiation laboratory
which did research on the atomic
bomb, were among four men In
dicted today in District Court
here for contempt of Congress.
Indictments against the four, all
Of whom refused to answer key
questions asked by the House
Committee on Un-American Activ-
tiles, were returned before Judge
Edward A. Tamm.
In addition to Nelson, who is
leader of the Communist Party in
western Pennsylvania. the con-
tempt charges were filed against:
Irving David Fox. 80, Berkeley,
Calf; Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
%, Oklahoma City. and Marcel
Scherer, 81, of New York City.
Active in Local Group.
Fox and Lomanitz all were
researchers at the California
radiation laboratory at the time
Joseph w. Weinberg, known as
Scientist x" was assigned there
in the early 1940s. The two also
were active there in the university
local of the Federation of Archi-
tects. Engineers, Chemists and
Tchnicians' Union which has been
described by the Un-American Ac.
tivities Committee as a Commu-
nist-led labor group.
The two scientists were ac-
cused IN the indictment today of
refusing to answer questions as
to whether they knew Steve Mel
son and whether they had knowl-
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Noel, Ace AP Photographer,
CdpturedWhIe Seekinq Aid
Pulitzer Prize Winner
Felt Better Staying
With Kids at Front
By Ston Swinton
Associated Press War Correspondent

TOKYO. Dec. 4.-The Chinese
Communists have captured Pu-
liter Prize Winner Frank Noel,
the laughing man with the Pfc
stripe pasted on his battered
Speed Graphic.
They captured Frank because
his heart was too big.
The ace Associated Press pho
tographer and I were to have
Assoeioted Press Correspondent ston
Swinton teamed with Fronk Noel IN
covering the war in Northeast koreo
from the Wonson Iondine in late
October until six doys oso. when Mr..
Swinton wos sent to Tokyo for q rest
flown back to Tokyo together for
a rest. The night before, Frank
said:
"Cld pappy is going to stay here.
I teel better up with the kids at
the front"
Frank did not say so, but he
knew the kids up front felt better
when he was around.
1t happened Friday night near
Kotc, which is miles south of
the Changjin Reservoir in North
east Korea. Marine Capt. Michael
Capraro, a public information Of
f1cer sew Mr.. Noel captured.
A convoy was trying to break
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Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

OUR BRITISH VIsIToR-Britoin's
Prime Minister Clement R. AttIes
ehompions peoee ond sociol justice but
he hos fought oppeosement, soys Stor
Stoff Reporter ". n. Shippen as he
reeolIs Mr.. Atlee's eorlier visit to
Washington on Pose A-lo.
SANTA AND THE cowBoY"-Ths
Stor's annual Christmos seriol for boys
and Substituting young fellow
who colIed himself Kid BuckeFoo-be.
gins todoy on Pose BIZ.
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBoRHooo--
Where do Government employees 90
when they retire? For mony Of them,
soys stor Stoff Reporter George Ken
nedy, the answer is on apartment in
Columbia Heights. Mr.. Kennedy visits
thot section Of Northwest Washington
today os he continues his community
series on Poee B-l.
NEW FACES IN coNGREss-Twe
Ohio Republicans, William n. Ayres ond
William {. Hess, ore introduced todoy
in The Star series on new legislators
Of the House on Pase 81
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By Tom Stone
n tAf

NORTHEAST FRONT, Korea,
Dec. 4.-Wounded American SOL
diers said yesterday that Chinese
soldiers keep hoped up on DOPE
carried in little boxes as standard
equipment
One American, shot in the leg
and suffering from frostbite, said
that's why they come after you
so recklessly-they keep hoped
up on that dope and they don't
know what they are doing"
The wounded were some of
1900 American 7th Division in
fantrymen and Marines evac-
uated by air from the blazing
Changjin reservoir sector. Their
names were withheld pending
notification of next of kin.
Under treatment at an evacua-
ton hospital were 16 patients in
one ward. Every one of them said
they had seen the Chinese with
tins of dope.
One soldier said "The dope is
kept in little boxes just q little
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his books under his arm, had
nearly crossed the tracks on his
way to the university when the
onrushing train struck him and
carried his body IS feet down the
track.
John Whitson. 19. colored. of
lot P street NV. on his way
to work at the Brookland Coal
Co. yards. said he had. crossed
the walk ahead of the student
when he heard 4 train whistle
and turned around.
II take it for granted he didn't
see the train at ALL" Mr.. WhitSon
. tSee TRAIN, Page A-33
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country and abroad meeting in
the National Guard Armory, DR..
Benjamin Spock. co-director of
the Rochester. (Minn.) Health In
stitute, declared:
America spends less for public
education than for tobacco, than
for liquor, than for cosmetics. We
pay for what we want"
The conference, called by Presi-
dent Truman to map plans for
giving every young person a
chance at healthy personality,
has drawn a capacity attendance
from all walks of life. The con-
ference opened last night with
Mrs. Truman in attendance. The
President will speak tomorrow at
10 am. Meetings end Thursday.
Cites Defense Costs.
DR.. Spock. author of best
seller on baby and child care, said
the Nation was getting ready to
spend tens OF billions a year for
armament because we now be-
lieve it is worth while, but, in
effect. we said we couldn't spend
10 million extra last year for
mental health and child welfare
because we couldn't afford it."
The speaker added that there
were two reasons for this situa-
ton.
''We who know something about
children's needs don't speak up
with enough conviction when
questions of social services, well
fCaa v0TITE poOc ASN
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Maryland, Virginia
And D. {. 10 Draw Up
Civilian Defense Pact
Legislation Necessary
To Allow Exehunse Of
Aid in Emergencies

Civil Defense heads from Mary
land. Virginia, and the District
will begin work Immediately or
drawing up a compact for mutua
civil defense in the metropolitan
area.
Representatives Of the three
jurisdictions. met today in the Dis
trict Building.
Vernon E. West, District Cor
poration Counsel. said it was de-
cided that the civil defense direc-
tors would draw up a model COM
pact and then submit it to the
legal departments of the two
States and the District. Legisla-
ton necessary to put the compact
into effect would be drawn after
the legal departments analyzed
the model compact.
Officials Attend Meetings.
Attending the meeting in addi-
ton to Mr.. West were Harrison
L. Winter. assistant attorney gen.
eral of Maryland; Gen. Jacob l..
Deyers, civil defense director for
Northern Virginia: Shirley Ewing,
deputy civil defense director for
Maryland; Frederick T. Gray,
assistant attorney general of Vir-
ginia: Inspector John Fondahl,
civil defense director for
the District. and Irving Bryan
and Lee F. Dante. assistant Dis
trict corporation counsels.
Mr.. West said that both Vir-
ginia and Maryland apparently
need legislative authority to IN
ter into the compact. He also
pointed out that they would eed
authority of Congress, since the
Constitution forpids States % en-
ter compacts with other States
without congressional approval.
More Authority Needed.
Mr.. West said Congress had
given the District authority to
enter such a compact. but he felt
the authority probably would have
to be broadened somewhat.
The model compact to be drawn
would outline the type of aid to
be exchanged in case of bombing
attack. It would set forth such
matters as the jurisdiction of
police units operating outside of
their legal boundaries. the ex-
change Of supplies and the hous-
ing of bonbed-out persons.
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Late News
Bulletin
Reserve Call Planned.

The Navy announced today
that $4,000 trained enlisted re-
serve personnel would be recalled
to active duty during next April,
May and June. About half the
$4,000 will be seamen and sea-
men apprentices with at least
six months prior service. The
others will be reservists who hold
rates In 50 specialties.
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Snyder Expects Curbs
Valentine Hopes for
Plateau in Prices
Treasury Secretary
Asks Stronger Bill
On Profits Tux
By Cecil HoIIond

Secretary of the Treasury Sny-
der said today he believes general
wage and price controls will have
to be imposed in order to avoid
damaging imitation" during the
;ountry's expanding defense pro-
gram.
Mr.. Snyder expressed this view
in testifying before the Senate
Finance Committee in favor of an
excess profits tax bill even more
stringent than the s3.4 billion
measure which the House began
debating today.
While Mr.. Snyder was testify
ing on the tax bill, Alan Valen-
tine, Economic Sterilization ad-
ministrator, told the Senate
Banking Committee that he
looked for wages and prices to
reach a plateau soon at which
they could be held in balance.
Confirmation Recommended.
At no time today did he indi-
cate when price and wage con-
trolls may be put into effect. In
response to questions he said he
hoped there would not be another
roure of wage increases before
controls became necessary.
Senator Capehart, Republican,
of Indiana, asked at what point
Mr. Valentine thought it would
be necessary to involve all-out con-
trolS, after another 3 per cent in
crease in prices, or perhaps S per
cent?
Mr.. Valentine replied he would
(Can TAYEC Dooo AN
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BY the Associated Press

bt me ASSoCi0fed Fre2S
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The
United States and five other
countries today formally asked
the United Nations Assembly to
take up as an urgent matter the
Chinese Communist intervention
in Korea.
The request was made IN a
telegram to U. N. Secretary
General Trygve Lie. Diplomatic
quarters said it might be taken
up by the Assembly's l4-nation
Steering Committee today or to-
morrow.
The telegram was signed by the
chief delegates of the United
States, Britain, France, Norway,
Cuba and Ecuador. These were
the six countries which sponsored
the Soviet-vetoed Security Coun-
Gil resolution calling on the Peip-
ing regime to withdraw its troops
from Korea.
Consultations Continue.
There was no indication
whether the same resolution would
be submitted to the Assembly or
whether it would be revised in an
effort to brand the Chinese Com
munists as aggressors. This may
be decided after consultations in
Washington between Prime Min
lister Attlee of Britain and Presi-
dent Truman.
Consultations continued here
throughout the day, but delegates
were unusually reticent about
what was going on behind the
scenes.
The six-nation telegram to MIR
Lie said:
THE delegations of Cuba, Ecua-
dor. France, Norway. the United
Kingdom and the United States
to the fifth regular session OF
the General Assembly of the
United Nations present their COM
pliments to the secretary-general
Iof the United Nations and have
the honor to request that the
following item be included n the
agenda of the present session OF
the Assembly as an important and
urgent question: The interven-
tion of the Central Peoples Gov
eminent of the Peoples Republic
of China in Korea An explana.
tory memorandum will follow"
Committee Acts First.
Under the Assembly rules, the
question first must 60 to the
Steering Committee. If this body
recommends its inclusion in the
agenda. it then goes before a plen-
airy meeting of the Assembly. A
two-thirds' majority of the AS
sembly itself is required to put
the issue on the work sheet fol-
a full airing.
Diplomats were waiting to learn
the results, if any, from a secret
conference last night between In
dia's Sir Bengal N. Rau and
Communist China's WI Hsiu-
chuan.. Sir Bengal said their
session of several hours was de-
signed to find a peaceful solution
of the crisis.
An American spokesman could
give no indication when United
States Chief Delegate Warren
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British Envoy to Russio
Confers With Bevin
BY the Associated PRESS

LONDON. Dec. 4.-Britain's
Ambassador to Russia, Sir David
Kelly, gave Foreign Secretary
Bevin a flrst-hand assessment to-
day of the Soviet role in the Far
Eastern and European situations.
Mr.. Kelly few back from
Moscow Saturday for what a
Foreign Ofice spokesman called
"his Christmas vacation"
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Gen. Walton H. Walker, United
States 9Th Army commander, said
the Red Chinese had rolled five
armies Of Is divisions-up to 150,-
600 men-south of the Chongchon
River, within striking distance of
Pyongyang.
These were the shock troops of
more than / million Chinese that
Gen. Macarthur said were either
in Korea or heading for the bat
tlefronts from Manchuria and
Central China.
In the bitterly cold northeast,
reinforced Chinese mounted a
critical and more immediate
threat to the United States Ma
rines and four other U. N. divi-
sions.
Drive Against 2 Cities.
The Reds were driving on the
twin East coast industrial cities OF
Hamhung and Hungnam. They
threatened to isolate the entire
10th Corps. Its five divisions are
widely scattered over the rugged
Northeast Korea icebox.
Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond
said tonight that Marines and
soldiers OF his 10th Corps to-day
cIimaxed q bitter f:ye-day battle
to consolidate in the vicinity of
the Changjin reservoir"
Gen. Almond issued summary
saying:
Fanatic efforts by at least
six CCF (Chinese Communist
Forces divisions to prevent the
assembly by setting up roadblocks
and by frontal and flank attacks,
as we'll as efforts to divide the
force and conquer were over come.
by blocking counterattacks and
co-ordinated fire and movement.
the Marines hurled back the
enemy, inf1icting heavy losses"
The Marines are elements OF
the 1st Marine Division, the SOL
diers members of the United States
7th Infantry Division.
Line Around Seoul Likely.
In the northwest, Associated
Correspondent Left Erickson re-
ported that the 9th Army's retreat
eventually might wind up along a
defense line around the republic
capital of Seoul and it's port OF
Inchon. He said it did not appear
possible to set up a line across
the peninsula, lining with the
scattered 10th Corps.
Mr.. Erickson said Gen. Walker
apparently was directing a skillful
escape from the familiar Chinese
development tactics.
Allied fighters and bombers
pounded necessarily at the Chi
nese and remnant Korean Red
forces throughout North Korea.
So massive were the oncoming
Chinese forces, however, that it
appeared likely they could power
through into South Korea If such
q decision was made by the Red
high command.
Far behind Allied forces on the
east coast, Chinese force was
wheeling from the middle of the
peninsula toward the supply port
of Wonsan. This thrust threatened
to cut off the 10th Corps with its
back to the Sea of Japan.
The appearance of more and
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 4 GA
baby girl was born last night to
Mrs. Betty LAMA, wife of concert
and Aim singer, Mario LAMA. The
8-pound infant will be named
ELISA. The couple has q 2-year-
old daughter, Colleen.
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Youth Short Changed
On Education, Author
Tells Conference Here
Nation Spending Less
On Teaching Than on
Tobacco, Dr.. Spock Says

The Nation Is knowingly short
changing" its youth in schooling
and spending less of it's national
income on education than either
Great Britain or Russia, delegates
to the Midcentury White House
Conference on Children and
Youth were informed today.
In an address to nearly 5000
delegates from all sections of the
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Cold Front Moving In
After erHeavyRainH Here;
B Degrees Forecast
Record of 70 Set Sunday;
Possibility Of Snow
Seen This Afternoon

The thermometer started to
slide down today on the heels of
a heavy rain and the forecast was
for 24-degree temperature in the
suburbs and % in the city by
morning.
That would be a decline of as
much as 46 degrees from yester-
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ing and was greeted warmly by
the President. Top military and
diplomatic officials were on hand
for the reception.
Plans to set up the meeting
nearly "a hours ahead Of the orig
inal schedule were announced at
midday by White House Press Sec
retary Charles G. Ross.
Earlier it had been intended to
bring the two chiefs of state for
mally together at lunch tomorrow,
Attlee May Have Spurred Shift.
Asked what prompted the
change, Mr.. Ross told newsmen:
1T develops now that the con-
ference can be held today with
convenience to everybody. So it
will be.
THE arrangement for the trip
(Mr. Attlee's) were made very
suddenly so they are being but
toned up now"
Mr.. Ross did not know who
initiated the change in plans but
it was reported earlier that Mr..
Attlee had suggested the shift.
Mr.. Attlee decided on the WASH
ington trip Thursday after Pres
ident Truman spoke of the
consideration of using the atom
bomb against the Chinese Com
munists. AS the British chief of
state came to Washington there
were reports that the worsening
situation in Asia is impelling Eng
tlano-and France-to seek
softer approach in dealing with
the Kremlin in the hope of avert
ing World War III.
Formal Agenda Uncertain.
Mr.. Ross said he did not know
if there would be a formal agenda
for the meeting but reports from
London indicate that the British
want to discuss military. diplo-
matte and economic measures.
The lineup of the Presidents ad-
visers today indicated this broad
field would be covered.
Sitting in on the meeting with
the President will be Secretary Of
State Acheson, Treasury Secretary
Snyder, w. Averell Hartman,
White House consultant on for
eign affairs; Defense Secretary
Marshall, Gen. Bradley. chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: w.
Stuart Symington, National Sc
curity Resources Board chairman:
Phillip C. Jessup, Ambassador at
large and an expert on Pacific
affairs: Walter S. Clifford. Ambas-
sador- designate to Great Britain:
Dean Rusk. Assistant Secretary of
State for Far Eastern Affairs. and
George Perkins, Assistant Secre-
tary of State for European Affairs.
Named to accompany Prime
Minister Attlee were: Sir Oliver
Franks, the British Ambassador:
Field Marshal Sir William Slim.
chief of the Imperial General
Staff; Sir Roger Makins, and r.
H. Scott, representing the British
Foreign Office. and Denis H. F.
Rickett, Mr.. Attlee's private secre-
tary.
Another Meeting Tomorrow.
| The meeting for tomorrow will
be held as scheduled at a l o'clock
luncheon, but the place and fur
ther details are still to be decided,
according to Mr.. Ross.
It has been assumed that the
Blair House would be the site.
The President arrived at the
Military Air Transport terminal
about 20 minutes before the Prime
Minister'S plane landed. Despite
biting wind and occasional light
rains, the President stood out on
(See ATTT EE Page AIRY
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Rain end Melting Snow Bring Flood
Threot to Three Stotes. Pose A-9

NUN oHu Wetuu9 SHoW otln9 Ttoou
Threot to Three Stotes. Pose 40
days record 70-degree tempera-
ture which gave residents q
chance for another Sunday out
ing before winter really closes in.
The possibility of few snow
flurries was seen this afternoon.
The Weather Bureau reported
a storm with winds of IS to 40
miles an hour and gusts up to
so miles an hour moving up the
coast. Parts of Virginia were in
the course. but the gale was not
expected to cause serious damage.
While the storms origination was
similar to the recent crippling
eastern hurricane, the effect was
(See WEATHER., Page A-5.)
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Knowfond Makes Pleo Asoinst Appeose.
ment Of Mao in senote Tolk. Pose A-s
Prosdo Says Trumon Needs War and
Plons Broader imperialism. Poee A-3
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ChiIdren's Toughest Problem Is Adults,
Conference Heors. Pose As
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Six Nations Seek
Urgent Korean
Action bYU. N.
Chinese Intervention
Formally Presented
AS Assembly Issue
ETIN
BULLETIN

NEW YORK (P).-United Ma
tiorS Secretary General Trygve
Lie invited the Chinese Com
munist representatives to meet
with top British and Indian U.
N delegations at his home to-
night in possible mediation
move in the Korean conflict.
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tonIsGreeted
ByPresidenton
Arrival Here
Time Stepped Up;
Move Believed to Be
Prime Minister'S
BY Joseph A. Fox

President Truman and British
Prime Minister Attlee will hold
their first conference on the dark
ening international situation in
the cabinet room of the White
House at 4 O'Clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Attlee landed at National
Airport at Gal o'clock this morn
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through to a cutoff American
Marine regiment. The convoy
carrying supplies and reinforce
(See NOEL. Page A-5.)
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D. c. Pilot Presumed Decd in Koreo;
Area Morine Killed. Pose AZ
Lotest United Stotes Bozookos Being
Used by Reds on U. N. Forces. Ps. Alb
Synemon Rhee Worms Against Compro-
mise With Chinese Reds. Poee Alb
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Allies Set Up Rearguard Shield
To Allow Pyongyang Evacuation
Five Chinese Red
Armies Reported
South of River
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Dec. 4.-United Ma
tions forces threw up a rearguard
shield 10 miles north of Pyong-
yang today to protect their bitter
retreat south through that tense
former Red Korean capital.
Little fighting was reported in
that. northwest sector. But 1t.
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(See y. N. Page A-12.)
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tSee CONTEMPT, Page A-s3
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(See ATTLEE, Page A-3o
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w e ather Forecast

Cloudy. windy. rain and snow flurries this
afternoon. low near 40. Windy, cold tonight,
low 28 in city, "a in suburbs. Tomorrow
fair and cold. .Full report an Page A-2o
Midnight-59 6 am SO II am Az
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Girl Born to Lunzus

tSee YOUTH. Page A-5.)
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(See TAKES, Page A-6.)
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(See WEATHER, Page A-5J
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An Associated Press Newspop
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