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Evening star., 1950-08-28
Pressman Testifies
Abt and Witt Were
Fellow Communists
New Deal Attorney
Denies Hiss Belonged
To Washington Cell
BY the Associoied Press

/ Lee PreSsman testified today
that John Abt, Nathan Witt and
Charles Kramer were fellow Com
munists with him when all were
New Deal employees in the early
3Os.
/ The 44-year-old attorney. for
mer lawyer in Federal agencies
and later general counsel for the
CIO, denied that Alger Hiss was a
member of the Communist cell
while he was in it.
/ Mr.. Pressman gave the names
| to the House American Activi-
ties Committee although he said
it was offensive for him to have
to do so. He testified he gave up
his own Communist connection
after one year.
Stayed on "Ideologically."
Pressman told the committee
he ceased being an active men,
ber of the Communist party in
1885 but "ideologically" he had
not separated from the party
until right now"
He said the theological separa-
ton from the Communists had
not been completed when he ap-
peared before the committee dur
ing its investigation of Hiss. At
that time he refused on constitu-
tional grounds to tell whether he
ever had been Communist. He
took the same stand with the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation at
that time. he said.
He said he was recruited into
the Communist party by Harold
Ware, an Agriculture Department
advisor from 1925 until 1882.
Ware was killed in an automobile
accident in 1894.
Like PresSman, Abt was q law
yer in the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration who later
held other Government jobs and
then became active in Henry Wal
!ace's third party campaign in
1948.
Witt Became NLRB Official.
Witt also worked for the AAA
and later became an official of
the National Labor Relations
Board.
Kramer's position in the Agri-
culture Department was not
The names of Abt, Witt and
Kramer went into the record after
Representative Nixon. Republi-
can, of California, said he thought
Pressman should be required to
identify them. Mr.. Nixon said:
Il think it is extremely impor-
! tant that the question be an
swered, and the precedent if he
doesn't would be extremely bad"
Pressman was called for a re-
peat performance before the Un-
American Activities Committee
with the hope of filling in miss
ing links" in the Hiss-Chambers
case. Mr. Nixon arranged for the
subpoena.
On the eve of his appearance
before the committee, Mr.. Press
(See PRESSMAN. Page A-12)
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White House attitude in the Mac
Arthur incident was being made
plain to all people SO this Govern
ment's position might be fully
understood
At the same time it was stressed
that no action was contemplated
against Gen. Macarthur. The
President regards the incident as
closed.
1t was explained also that Presi-
dent Truman had talked to Sec
retary of the Navy Matthews and
that he also considered closed an
incident arising out of the Sec
retary's Friday night speech in
Boston declaring that this country
should be willing to 60 to wal
to preserve peace.
The furor created over the
Macarthur statement had quicl
reverberations at the Capitol.
Republicans put into the Con.
gressional Record the text of the
statement and sharply criticized
, President Truman for directing
that the general withdraw it.
Martin Blasts Suppression"
Republican Leader Martin tolC
the House it was unfortunate
that the President sought to Sup
press" the statement. He said Mr.
Truman's action was another eX-
hibit of a bankrupt leadership"
1T is to be taken by the Ameri-
can people as another fragrant
example of the incredible bungling
of the administration over the
past five years, bungling which de-
livered Manchuria and most ot
China to the Communists anc
which eliminated in the Korean
conflict" he said.
1T is simply another chapter ir
a long series of blunderS whereby
sound military advice was sup
pressed and political decisions, il
keeping with the policy of ap
peasing the Soviet Union, Wer'
superimposed for political rea
sons"
Senator Knowland, Republican
of California, who has been criti.
cal of Far Eastern policy, got ou
(See MACARTHUR, Page A-50
Evening star., 1950-08-28
GE 10 Lay Off $500 Tonight
Due 10 V Tube Strike
By the Assoeioied Press

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 28.-
The General Electric Co. an
nounced today it would lay off
$500 production employees of its
television receiver division by
midnight tonight.
G. T. CARRIER, supervisor of en-
ploye relations, said it was ne
cessary to furlough the workers
because of a strike of GEs tele-
vision tube plant in Tell City
Ind.
The receiver division at GE's
Electronics Park plant here en-
ploys a total of 5000 workers.
and Mr.. CARRIER said some of the
other employees in the division
might be furloughed if the Tell
City walkout continued.
Electronics Park employs q
total of $500 persons.
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By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-The
United States Court of Appeals
today revoked the bail of the IL
convicted Communist leaders and
gave them 80 days to try to stay
their jail terms.
The order was in a 2-to-1 de-
cision by the Judge court.
United States Attorney Irving
H. Saypol said the ruling in effect
gave the Red leaders 30-day stay
of their prison terms.
During the time, he said. the
convicted men may apply to the
United States Supreme Court for
a further stay of sentence pending
determination of their case be-
fore it.
The Court of ApN1als, at the
same time, denied a petition by
Evening star., 1950-08-28
Stories Related
7oPoge News
Relating to Macarthur.

Relating to Macarthur.
VFW Convention Opens With
Greetings From Truman.
Page Az
Preventive War" Idea Is Assailed
by Jessup. Page Az
Relating to Korea.
Texts of Official Reports on
Fighting in Korea. Page A-3
U. S. Believes Russia Must Soon
Show Korean Hand. Page AS
Air Forces Denies Charge Of
Manchurian Bombing Page Az
Evening star., 1950-08-28
Shimon Denies
Key Testimony
In Wire-Tapping
Takes Stand for First
Public Appearance
In Senate Probe
ETIkl
bulletin


Committee this afternoon made
public the long secret police in
vestigation of the Shimon case
as well as virtually all the tes-
timony given the Senate probers
in closed session. Most of the
material had already been made
public either in published testi-
mony or committee summaries.
Police 1t Joseph w. Shirnon to-
day fatty denied key testimony
given the Senate wire tapping in
vestigators by his former business
partner and one of his police as
Sistants.
Taking the witness stand for his
first public appearance before the
Senate subcommittee. the former
chief investigator in the United
States attorneys Office denied:
l. That he ever tapped the
telephone of the late Senator
Josiah w. Bailey, Democrat, Of
North Carolina.
2. That he knew the telephone
he was tapping at the Occidental
Hotel belonged to Hugh Fulton.
former chief counsel for the Sem
ate War Investigating Committee.
3. That he told his wire-tap
assistant at the Occidental to
listen particularly to calls made
to Mr.. Fulton from congressional
investigating committees.
Was Looking for Fugitive.
simultaneously, 1t. Shimon in
sisted that the wire tapping he did
at the Occidental and three other
locations was conducted in the
course Of looking for fugitive in
a sugar swindle wanted by Miami
police.
AT one point, 1t. Shimon SHE'D
away from admitting it was Mr..
Fulton's phone he was tapping.
He contended the identity of the
phone user was something he
could learn only from overhear-
ing conversations or reading wire-
tapping notes, and the law for.
babe him to divulge it. Finally.
he said he had learned from news.
papers that it was Mr.. Fulton's
phone.
! The committee is particularly
interested in the Occidental tap
because at the time in 1947-
when the committee has been told
the phone was tapped-Mr. Full
ton was an attorney for Howard
Hughes, the millionaire plane
manufacturer whose contracts
were being examined by the Sem
ate War Investigating Committee.
| Other Phones Tapped.
According to committee sources,
1t. Shimon told police investi-
gators last year that the Occi-
dental tap was part of the same
investigation that took him to the
Mayf1ower and Carlton Hotels,
where Mr.. Hughes phones were
tapped.
The committee, however. did not
get to the taps on the Hughes
phones today.
The Senators confronted 1t,
Shlmon with the testimony given
In executive session by William
j. Nolan, 1t. Simmons former
partner in the auto financing
business, when 1t. Shimon denied
tapping Senator Bailey's phone.
Chairman Nicely of the Senate
(See WIRETAPPING, Page A-121
Evening star., 1950-08-28
VFW Delegates Read
Text in Newspapers
After Convention Ban
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars today
read in newspapers on the
convention floor the text of
Gen. MacArthur'S statement
on Formosa, denied them on
the convention program.
The controversy-provoki
message. which was to have
been read by Commander
Clyde A. Lewis, was ruled off
the agenda after Gen. Mac
Arthur made that request.
Evening star., 1950-08-28
SC, 900 Get New Status

President Truman today is
sued an executive order giving
permanent status to an esti-
mated $4,000 Federal employees,
about 5000 of them in Wash
ington. They are Federal en-
ployes with temporary or war
service status who have been in
the Government for at least
two years.
Evening star., 1950-08-28
Bulletins
Draft Bill Approved

The Senate Armed Services
Committee approved unani-
mOuSly today legislation allow
ing a draft of doctors, dentists
and medical specialists for mill
tary service.
Earlier Story on Page BID
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(See WIRETAPPING, Page Ala,
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(See SUPPLIES, Page A-4)
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(See TRANSIT, Page A-4D
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(See MACARTHUR TEXT. A.
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(See PRESSMAN, Page A-12)
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(See MACARTHUR, Page A-50
Evening star., 1950-08-28
Truman Repeats
His Stand in Letter
To Warren Austin

Following is the tert OF PreSi-
dent Truman's letter to Warren
Austin. United States delegate
to the United Nations:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
HOW WILL THESE BONDS BE REDEEMEDg.
WHAT IS TO PREVENT AN UNFRIENDLY LEGISLATURE ASCENDING THE TOBACCO TAXI

|. Who ever heard Of legislature doing away with taxes?
 ?. Nearly every school district in Alaska ex- poets to construct additional school build ings, financed by bonds under one plan or another, and they will all expect to redeem their bonds either wholly or part by funds derived from the Tobacco Tax Not by the widest stretch of imagination could one believe that any legislature will do away with tax that provides funds nearly every school district is depending on to provide funds for the redemption of long-term obligations?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
RED CROSS DRIVE

The Red Gross this year reminds us that All May Help in the or ganization's widespread humani- tarian work. That slogan is the theme of the 1850 fund campaign. It has a personal meaning to every American.
 Each day thousands of those who want to help and thousands of those who need help are brought together through the Red Cross for the most heart-warming swap" in mankind's history. It is a very per sonal exchange. this barter of the impulse to aid for the pain. the suffering, the worry, the life of 2 fellow man in distress.
 And it is a swap with wide an peal. Last year 1,45O,O0O Red Gross volunteers proved that with tens f thousands of hours of service.
 We are lucky in America that the balance between those in need and those ready to meet that need is so favorable. We are a generous people. Our hearts are warm. our
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
Che Draneell Sentinel
Founded in 1902
ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL ADDITION

April Il is the date set Tor the special election at which time taxpayers will vote for or against the issuance of S150.00O in General Obligation Bonds to pay the eity's share of the cost of the proposed addition to the Wrangen school
 The need for school addition is without ques- ton to those who are informed and interested in the welfare of the children of the community, so let Us pass to the question of the day
 Which does Wrangen need most, a school ad- dition new water system? (There apparently Is some confusion in the minds of a few in regard to this
 The answer is that need both, and badly There IS no reason to believe that securing one will interfere with the other. The two programs are entirely separate and the financing of one will not interfere with the other.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
 THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
 DIVISION ONE, WRANGEI.L
 PRECINCT.
 Tn the Matter of the Estate of
 LAURA CARSON, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that Ben H. Carson has been appointed the administrator of the estate of Laur , Carson, deceased. All persons hay ing claims against said estate are required by law to present. with proper vouchers, said claims within six co months from the date of this notice at the offices of Ben H. Carson, Federal Building, Box 561. Wrangell, Alaska.
 Signed, BEN H. CARSON. Administrator. Pub: Feb. 24; Mar. 3. 10, F. 1850
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
WHAT IS OUR SCHOOL PROJECT AND HOW IS IT TO BE FINANCED 2

l. The application provides that the General Service Administration will see 10 the con- struction of school addition costing ap- proximately $3O0.0O0
 2. Building will be constructed in accordance with plans prepared by Wrangells archi- teet and approved by the City Council 3. Upon completion wrangell will be expected to pay 50 per cent of the cost of the project 1. This payment may be made in bonds. The
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Rose of Lima & St. John

Rev. II. E. Hoch 7:Oo am. Holy Mass Parish church.
 10:0O a. m. Holy Mass Parish church.
 Week day Holy Masses 7:30 am.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17

vice from a bi-weekly to a weekly sailing" Peterson said. This is in addition to the weekly combina- tion freight and passenger vessel from Seattle each Saturday for both Southeastern and Southwest ern Alaska and the Southeastern freighter sailing every second Fri day"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17

General Service Administration will accept Wrangell's bonds at par value with interest at per cent, payable over period of 20 years
 HOW WILL THESE BONDS BE REDEEMED? l. The cost of redeeming $15OOOO in per cent bonds over 2O-year period is approxi- mately $9,20O per year
 2 The Territorial Tobacco Tax will return to Wrangell approximately S13,0O0 each year 3. This Tobacco Tax money can be used for SCHOOL BUILDINGS ONLY. either new construction repair.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17

hands ready to help.
 One sure way of guaranteeing that the work of mercy will never end is to support your Red Cross. Support it in every way that you can-with your time, your energy you- money. All are needed, and each one of us can contribute some part of the total
 So, if you haven't already done so. dig that red-ink letter out of the drawer, make out your check place it in the envelope and just see if you don't feel a little better for having done your good turn foI the day.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
PRESBYTERIAN MISSION
 GIVEN PARTY BY MRS. M

In honor Of her birthday. Mrs. Adeline MaSsin gave a party to the Ladies Presbyterian Mission Societ. this week. Missionary work was discussed and refreshments were served. Guests were Mrs. Sarah Wigg, Mrs. Sadie Campus, Mrs. Ed na Cabatutan, Mrs. Nellie Miller. Mrs. Alice Joseph, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. Mary Requina, Mrs. Walter Rudolph, Mrs. Mary Lantl and Mrs Don C. Miller.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
-,S SS--E,E2LY OF GOD
 MISSION

V N.. cunn. Pastor l0:30 am. Sunday School. 11:30 a. m. Morning Worship. 7:30 Sunday Evening Eyangel. lstic Service.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
NEW WEEKLY BRIGHTER
 SERVICE BY ALASKA SS. co

4 new weekly freighter service 10 Southwestern Alaska is being inaugerated by the Alaska Steam ship Company beginning with the sailing of the steamer Nadina, March IT, H. N. Peterson, General Traffic Manager of the company. stated today.
 This represents an increase in Southwestern Alaska freight ser-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
SALVATION ARMY
 Corps Officers
 Capt. Shirley Cukr Lieut.. Ruth Greenfield

Sunday School, 9:9O a. I'll. Holiness Meeting, 11:00 a. m. 7:O0 p. m. Open Air Service. 7:30 p. m. Salvation Meeting. Friday, FOO p. m. Open Air Meeting. 7::30 D. m. Holiness Meeting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Rev. Paul F. Evans, B. D.,
 Pastor
 Sunday, March 19

sunday, March 1o
 10 a. m.-Church School.
 Il a. m.-Morning worship. Ser mon: "on Going a Little Farther. "
 12 p. m.-special meeting of the Church Session.
 CHURCH ACTIVITIES
 Monday, March 20 SD. m. The Crowell Circle meets at the home Of Miss Susan Drenth.
 Wednesday, March 22-7:80 p.m. Mid-week Lenten service in the sanotuary. Meditation: The Little Outlaw"
 S:3O D. m.-The Women's Mis- sionary Society in the Church School rooms.
 Thursday. March 2S-7:sO p. m. Choir rehearsal in the sanctuary.
 Sentence Sermon-"During Lent especially. We ought to live as though Jesus Christ were crucified yesterday, risen today, and coming tomorrow
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-17
ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL
 CHURCH The Rev. Hugh F. Hall Priest-in-charge

Sunday-4th Sunday in Lent The Daily '. No. 4. Pray"
 Tuesday-Choir practice, 7:3O D. m.
 Wednesday = Mid-week Lenten Service, 7:SO p. m. Encourage ments to Prayer"
 Thursday St. Mary's Guild. 8 ?. m, reetory.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
sation may not be paid to any one

sation may not be paid to any one
at all.
That happens if the hospital
lied veteran Is judged mentally
incompetent and If he has no
dependent. When he dies, still
hospitalized, whatever amount Of
compensation has been withheld
is forfeited.
Not only that, his compensation
can be stopped temporarily when
ever his estate reaches $1,000.
When the estate drops back to
$500. payment Of compensation
resumes.
Why? To prevent the building
up of estates through compensa-
ton that upon the veterans death
would go to some one who possibly
has only the remotest connection
with the veteran.
This happens quite frequently in
the cases Of incompetent veterans
who have neither wife nor child
nor dependent parent. It could
also happen in the case Of compe-
tent veterans who have no wife
Cor husband), no children, no
parents dependent or not) and no
brothers or sisters.
From Mrs. L. c., Miami, Fla:
my husband has been paying
his NSLI premiums regularly
His serial number ends in DOL,
but he has not yet got his dividend
check. Should he write the VA
about it?"
No, and the same answer applies
to hundreds Of thousands Of other
ex-servicers waiting for their divi-
dends. The dividend is being paid
out in two seperate groups. About
II 900 900 are in the first group,
and the rest in the second.
Those in the second group won't
start getting their checks until the
first is all paid off, according to
the serial number setup.
Your husband my be in the
second group. no matter when he
got his application in. A number
of complications could cause that.
So don't have him write the VA
until May, at the earliest.
Checks are going out faster than
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Veterans
Guide
By Moi. Thomas M. Mol

A letter from a Bridgeport
Conn. reader exposes an obscure
disqualification detail. Do you
remember a column which ex-
planned that in certain cases part
|of a hospitalized veterans COM
|pensation can be withheld until
his discharge from the hospital,
when it will be given to him in a
lump sum or to his survivors, 1t
he dies in the hospital?
There's one exception, one case
in which the withheld compen-
Evening star., 1950-03-03

the goal-rate Of 1000, 900 q week.
They started going out Jan. 16.
That means well over 100000. or
over half the first group already
have been mailed. That means
payment to the second group will
start about April /. If the mailing
rate continues. The second group
should be largely paid off by the
start Of May.
If you haven't your check by
then, write the VA.
Query from G. T. NJ, Goshen,
Ind: HAS South Dakota voted
a bonus for World War II vet
|erans?"
Yes. Write the Office of the
Governor. Pierre, S. Oak, for in
formation.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Czechs Seek SIuv Names

PRAGUE ((PO.-Czech philo-
logists and geographers are dig
ging up old Slavic names to re-
place German and Austrian place
names which abound throughout
Czechslovakia. The German and
Evening star., 1950-03-03

Austrian names are q heritage of
the long time Austrian rule of
Bohemia and Moravia followed by
the six year wartime German oc-
cupation.
Evening star., 1950-03-03

You may 1Drite Maj. Nidl in
care of this newspaper in con-
nection 1Dith your oDn serDice-
connected problem. IncloSe a
selt-addressed, stamped en-
Delope.)
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MATHEMATICS

and other High School Subjects. 13
Day and Evening classes; co-educat tic
Of High School subjects including
College courses.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-03-08
ONWBL
(As of March 81

NIGHTS HIGH
Singles-Rosie Lee. Abe, 1872.
Series-Rosie Lee, Abe, 448.
Team Game-ABC Transfer, ITO.
Team Series-ABC Transfer, 1922
PORTLAND, Greg, March 8-Doc
Tsuboi's jewelers. climbed into a
first-place spot in the Oregon Nisei
Women's Bowling league last Friday
night by extinguishing Taylor st.
Smoke Shop, 40, on the Hollywood
Alleys.
ABC Transfer sneaked past Chin
csc Youth Group to take over the
number three position. trimming the
Three Us, 81. The ABC's had to
cali on Rosie Lee to fire the nights
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-03-08
San Jose Accepts
Bid to Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah March
8-The San Jose zebras of Califor-
mia, National Young Buddhist Lea
que champions. Drake Invitational
champions. and third place winners
in the National Oriental Tourna-
ment notified local officials that
they will participate in the 18th an
nual Intermountain Nisei Invita-
tional Basketball Tournament. Sche-
duled for March %. "a, and % in the
Salt Lake City Westminster College
gym.
The Salt Lake JACL Basketball
neutrality-suspicious. meet now in
cludes the zebras, the Hawaiian
ALA team. Idaho Falls JACL. Ogden
Y,B.A of Utah, and the Denver All
Stars from Colorado. The Salt Lake
City entry is expected to be decided
this week, when its league ends
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-03-08
TsubOi'S jewelers. Scale ONWBL Rung,
Take over Lead with 40 Triumph

high singles Q82) and series (448) &.
besides coming up with the team
game (779) and series (2122) to win
The Chinese Youth Group, in the
meantime. was held to a % draw
by Captains who are in second place
Results follow:
TSUBOpS "a Misa Michikami
AIT, Shu Kiyokawa 800 Sachi Naka-
ia 421, Kimi Sasaki 393 Fumi Waka-
matsu 351; TAYLOR ST. (0)-Kimi
Akiyama 1853, Ruth Komachi 1877,
Aga Fukuda 373, Reyko Miura 298,
Mieko Fujita 357.
CYG (2)-Patsy Fong 1853. May
Lee 274 Grace Yut 1874, Liz Wong
BAL, Lorraine Chin 1872; CAPTAINS
t2)-Jinx Tamiyasu 423, Jessie Flu
rukawa 1892. Jane Akiyama 403, Yoke
Hishikawa 1884, Lois Yut 800.
ABC (0-Marilyn Wong 403. Jane
Lee 407, Grace Wong 443, Rosie Lee
448, Mary Jane Chin 421; THREE
Us O-Marian Lee 400, Maxine
Fong 421, Anna Wong 357 Lii Wong
1877, Chris Guam 1926.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-03-08
Cathay Post Shares 'AA' Hoop Diadem;
Hands tie-Defending TOkuda Drug
Severe IS to 40 Beating in Final Tilt

Playing before a full house last
Friday night in the Seattle Buddhist
Auditorium. a high-geared Cathay
Post 1856 outfit gave championship
defending Tokuda Drug a rough So
40 beating to snatch the local NVC-
sponsored Glass AA basketball lea
que crown
Cathay Post played true to expec-
tation by making its shots. long and
short, count from all angles of the
floor. Every man on the Cathay
Post machinery was in the scoring
column.
With Eddie Wong pitching strikes
at teammates speeding toward the
bucket Cathay Post was unbeatable.
Wong himself contributed a stable
IL. Ray 500. colorful ex-Garfield
star, chalked up II points. and Glen
zee. 10.
The Chinese nifties led % to IA
at the half
The Tokuda side of the books
showed occasional flashes of the
form which made it the power team
of AZ as and 40. Shobo Fuiii and
Mote Yasuda. who form one of the
best working guard combinations in