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Evening star., 1950-02-18
Mystery Man Named
Head Of Red Gestapo'
By the Associoted Press

BERLIN, Feb. 18.-Wilhelnl
Zaisser, Communist mystery man
credited with training some As ,00O
East Germans into a preparedness
force, was named last night to
head the Soviet zones new secret
police.
In his new role as Minister OF
State Security, Zaisser will con-
troll secret police network rival
ling the dreaded Gestapo which
Heinrich Himmler created in the
1930s. Western sources refer to
the new organization as "the Red
Gestapo."
Adm, the Soviet-controlled news
agency, said the East German cab
met agreed Thursday to Zaisser's
promotion, but announcement was
delayed.
For the past year and half,
Zaisser has been drilling prepared
ness units of the Volkspolizei
peoples Police to become pro-
fessional soldiers.
zaisser's powers as state Sc
curity minister are practically un-
| limited under East German law
The act, which established the
ministry this month, was only "a
words in length and put no curb
on the new secret police. 1t was
passed unanimously by the Volk-
skammer. or Peoples Chamber.
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wrecked cars. Gradually a pail
of smoke collected.
Priests and clergymen elbowed
their way through the milling
throngs to give what comfort they
could to the injured.
Back in Penn Station, commut-
ers and late theatergoers moved
through to trains, unaware of the
tragedy.
The first notice by the railroad
said merely that an obstruction
occurred on the line that operates
through Rockville Centre.
District Attorney Gulotta said
of Motorman Kiefer.
ITS a miracle that he escaped
The motorman's tiny compart-
ment is in the front of the train
on the right-hand side.
The impact came on the left.
hand side of the trains.
Mr.. Gulotta said Kiefer's case
will go to the Nassau County
grand jury February %.
II indicted and convicted, he
would face maximum penalty OF
from five to 10 years in prison.
There was no estimate of the
speed of the trains when they met
The eastbound train was com.
ing off siding and presumably
was not operating at full speed.
And the Westbound train was
only block or so from the Rock
vile Centre station and probably
had not attained. a maximum
speed.
Evening star., 1950-02-18
Easter Parade Plans
Set on Assurance Of
Finishing Underpass

The Connecticut Avenue Associ-
alton is going ahead with it's plans
for an Easter parade on Sunday,
April 9, on the strength of a state
ment that the Dupont Circle un-
derpass will be completed by April
Z, if weather permits.
Following a special meeting of
the board of directors last night,
Horace Meyers of the association
said he received the assurances of
early completion from j. N. Rob-
ertson. District highway director,
late yesterday.
To Add Equipment, Men.
Mr.. Robertson, it was said, has
been advised by John McShain
and Co., the contractors, that,
starting today, six additional men
and another crane will be added
to the job.
Today also is said to be the first
time the men are working on a
Saturday under the McShain di-
rection, although Corson & Cru
man Co.. which is doing the sur
face work. has had crews working
six days a week.
MIR. Meyers said that, on the
strength of Mr.. Robertson's state
ment, he has given a go-ahead
signal to Alfred Pasternak, chair
man of the Easter Parade Com
mittee, to proceed with plans for
the event.
To Make Commitments.
Mr.. Meyers explained he has in
formed Mr.. Robertson of this fact.
The association spokesman said it
was most important that they
finish" because of commitments
the parade committee now will
make.
In his statement, Mr.. Robertson
said that, if good luck" prevailed
today, I'VE ought to be down south
of the circle on the excavation
sometime Monday"
The work to be undertaken to-
day includes excavation with
shovels and cranes, setting stone
at the @ street overpass, and put
ting stone facing on the sides of
the underpasS.
Evening star., 1950-02-18
Terrific Blast in Russia
Reported Heard in NORWAY
BY the Associated Press

OSLO, Norway, Feb. 18.-Un-
confirmed reports received early
today from Kirkenes, in Northern
Norway, said a terrific explosion
was heard on Russian territory
Tuesday in or near the nickel-pro-
ducing town of Salmijaervi, In
the Petsamo area.
This area was taken from Fin
land by the Soviet Union under
the terms of the peace treaty
between the two countries after
World War II.
The unconflrmed reports said
electric power was shut off for
80 hours in Salmijaervi.
Evening star., 1950-02-18
PRIZES:

Each child who models will be given
an 5xlo-ineh photo Of himself from
Woodward & lothrop's Photo Studio.
Third Floor North Building.
Evening star., 1950-02-18
Wreck
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fer to hospitals in and around
Rockville Centre.
Many of the victims screamed
and prayed-in pain and fright.
Others lay dead, their bodies
broken in the split second impact
of grinding steel.
Kill me, please kill me-" one
man pleaded to rescuers.
Another woman, tons of metal
crushing her chest. screamed:
Get the weight off me-"
A white-faced, heart-sick rescue
worker looked up at newsmen and
'gritted through clenched teeth:
We're not taking out bodies,
we're taking out parts of bodies" :"
|. Doctors were forced to ampu-
tate arms and legs to free some
of the injured.
Floodlights played on the
wreckage as rescue workers used
acetylene torches, axes and crow
bars to pry into the twisted
coaches of the two 10-car electric
trains.
Negro Church Is Morgue.
Finally. railroad wreckers jerked
apart the lead coaches so the hunt
for bodies could go on.
A little stucco Negro church
stood a few feet from the scene
First bodies recovered were laid
on its lawn.
Then the pitiful row of corpses
began to grow. So the interior OF
the church was converted into a
morgue and the bodies moved in
side.
Normally, the Long Island op-
crates a two-t track line through
Rockville Centre for its trains be-
tween New York and Babylon, L. I
But for months, a grade separa-
ton project has been underway to
elevate the tracks through Rock
vile Centre. So trains have been
operating on a temporary one
way roadbed.
State Public Service Commits
Sioner George A. Arkwright said
that one-way operations were nor
NAL procedure during grade sep
aration job.
Signals Declared Working.
An Interstate Commerce Com
mission spokesman on the scene
said signals were in order and
working.
The westbound train, picking
up speed as it left the Rockville
Centre station, struck the left
front of the other train.
Passengers were wedged be-
tween seats or ground into the
splintered steel wreckage.
One eyewitness account came
from 21-year- Paul Back, a
college student going home from
Brooklyn. He said:
There was a tremendous shock
Evening star., 1950-02-18

My head hit the wall and the
lights went out in all the cars.
Il got up and walked toward
the exit door and I heard screams
for help. So I started to investi-
gate the westbound train.
There were a lot of people ly-
ing around seriously cut and
hurt-broken bones and so forth.
"One man was screaming Kill
me, please kill me- He thought
his back was broken.
This train was full but there
were no standees. which might
have made it worse
Second Crash in 2 Months.
The Long Islands official ac-
count said in part:
Train No. 1872, which left New
York at 1908 pm. EST, for
Babylon, passed a stop signal west
of Rockville Center and struck
train No. IT'S. the 1921 pm. train
from Babylon for New York, which
had just left Rockville Center.
"The head cars of both trains
were torn apart. The second car
of the eastbound train was torn
apart and derailed."
Witnesses said the first cars OF
both trains telescoped. one COM
ing to rest above the other at q
45-degree angle.
Workmen ripped down signal
houses, railside Shacks and small
garage to give rescue personnel
elbow room along the right of
way.
1t was the Long Islands second
fatal crash in less than two
months.
One train rammed the rear of
another in Sunnyside, Queens, ir
New York City December %.
No passengers were aboard. but
two crewmen were killed and six
injured.
On February 16, 1947, a Ions
Island train hit an open switch
and went off the rails near Kings
Park, Long Island. More than
40 persons were injured.
The Long Island is bankrupt
and is being operated by court
appointed trustees.
It operates out of Pennsylvania
Station in New York City, carry
ing hundreds of thousands OF
commuters to and from Long
Island each day.
10000 Spectators at Scene.
Police estimated that as many
as 10000 spectators ringed the
CHASTITY heap of wreckage at one
time.
Many were anxious residents OF
Rockville Centre and nearby Long
Island villages, trembling in dread
doubt about the fate of loved
ones.
Theaters were just emptyine
along this city's main street when
the crash occurred only block
away.
The wreckage did not burn
But torches bit into metal anc
into the upholstered seats of the
Evening star., 1950-02-18
Railroad Stocks Lead
Market Advance for
Second Day in Row
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-Rail-
road issues took over leadership
of rising stock market today
for the second day running.
Gains were fractional for the
most part. but well spread through
major groups.
Heavy trading accompanied the
rise, with turnover for the two
hour session in the neighborhood
of 100000 shares.
Yesterday railroad stocks
sparked one of the largest over
all market gains of the year. De-
mand was based largely on hopes
for quick settlement of the coal
strike.
Buying persisted today despite
the latest word that negotiations
for a new coal contract had made
little if any progress. Some hope
for resumption of coal output,
however, was seen in the second
message sent by John L. Lewis
to the coal miners telling them
to go back to work. The first
message was ignored.
Profit taking clipped a couple
of the airline issues so popular
Friday. Pan American was
shaded trifle and Transconti-
mental g. Western Air was un-
changed. A bit higher were Amer
ican Airlines, United Airlines and
Eastern Air.
Also up were Santa Fe, New
York Central, Southern Railway,
Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake &
Ohio, Union Pacific, Southern
Pacific. North Western, Pepsi
Cola, Skelly Oil. United States
Steel, Republic Steel, National
Steel, General Motors, Chrysler,
WHY'S Overland, United States
Rubber, Schenley, Admiral Corp,
Commonwealth Edison, Kennecott
Copper, Allied Chemical, Du Pont,
General Electric, Standard Oil
(New Jersey and Johns -Manville.
Higher in the curb were Alaska
Airlines, Bariu mSteel, Cities
Service. Colts Mfg. Fansteel Met
allurgical, Kaiser-Frazer, Solar
Aircraft and Standard Power g.
Light.
Corporate bonds moved mar
rowly.
Evening star., 1950-02-18
Britain
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is in the United Nations, or
through normal diplomatic chan
nels.
U. N. Functions Hampered.
In reply to this, Mr.. Churchill
commented that "the United Ma
tions cannot function while it is
rent asunder by the conflicting
forces of the two worlds which
are ranged against each other"
Why should it be wrong for.
the British nation to think about
the supreme question of life and
death perhaps for the whole world
at time when there is a gen.
eral election?" he asked. He
added that only at election time
could the British people let their
wishes be known on international
issues.
Aside from the cold war issue,
Mr.. Churchill confined the re-
mainder of his broadcast-made
from his country home at Chart
well, south of London-to do
mestic issues.
He accused Mr.. Attlee OF So
cialist aims for creating mon
ster state monopoly, owning every
thing and everybody" which would
result in big loss to personal
and economic liberty.
When election day rolls around
next Thursday. February %, there
will be one district which will not
be voting. Voting will have to be
postponed until about March 8
in the Moss Side District of in
dustrial Manchester because of
the death last night of the Con-
servative candidate, Edward Las
celles Fleming, who was seeking
reelection.
Mr.. Fleming's Labor and Liberal
opponents were notified to quit
their campaigning. BY. law his
party must be given a chance to
make new nomination.
Evening star., 1950-02-18
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Evening star., 1950-02-18
Spanish Ex-Premier Dies

PARIS, Feb. 18 (P).-Santiago
Casares Quiroga, premier of the
Spanish republic in 1886, died here
yesterday. He was IS. Casares
had been a refugee in Britain and
France since the Spanish Civil
War. His daughter, Maria Cas-
ares, is French stage and screen
actress.
Evening star., 1950-02-18
Wholesale Prices Increase
0.4 Per Cent in Week
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The wholesale price level rose
0.4 per cent in the week ended
February IA, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today.
The index stood at 1922 per
cent of the 1926 average. This
Evening star., 1950-02-18

meant rise of 19 points above
the level four weeks ago but 4 per
cent under the comparable week
in 1949.
Evening star., 1950-02-18
FOUND.

BALL POINT PEN, change purse with au-
tomobile and house keys, found on Conn
ave, nr. o st. No identification. DE
069S.
COLLIE, beautiful. viii return to owner
PURSE, containing keys and small sum
et money. Ii. 7-2479 after 8 pm.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

Here is frozen orange juice that's
always sweet tasting always
fresh tasting! Always bubbly and
good with frozen-in sunshine vita
minis.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

This week Safeway
brings us a delicious
cake treat toasted
cocoanut white layer
cake. This delicious
white layer cake Is
topped with fresh
grated cocoanut and
toas ted a golden
brown.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

prices effective until close Of business Saturday
70. 1850. Washington. D. CT MARYLAND Bethesda.
Hills Hyattsvls. KsnsinEton Mount Rainier Silver
sprins, Takom. BladensburE GathsrsburE Rsekv
suItland. Marlboro LAUREL Indian Read CApitsi
VIRGINIA Alexandria, ArnEtsn, Fairfax Falls
Mclean, vienna NO SALES TO DEALERs.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT LIMIT oUANTITIEs.
Produce prices subject change daily
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Shady Lane
BUTTER
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Enjoy fresh, sweet oranges often
these days in all your favorite
ways. There's a big crop, and
prices are low at safeway.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10
News of the World At A Glance --.

Continued from Page One) in New Delhi they have concluded an agreement aimed at ending the communal violence between Moslems and HinduS W h threatened to bring war between the two neighboring countries.
 The agreement resulted from a seven-day conference between Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan of Pakistan and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India. Thou sands have been reported killed in East and West Bengal recently in communal riots. A communique said the agreement would be eff fective in meeting the grave mi nority prolem. Details are to be announced Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10
"Buzzie" Dahl, 20, Engaged To Wed

LOS ANGELES, (P) - Young Curtis Buzzie) Roosevelt, ia miliar figure around the White House during the 1930's, is en- gagged to the daughter of Doug las Aircraft Corp. executive it was announced Saturday.
 The bride-elect is 2l-year-old Robin Edwards. a brunette. The engagement was announced dur ing a cocktail party at the Brent wood home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. James Burton Edwards.
 Buzzie, grandson of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is 20, blond, and student of Loy- ola University here. He is the son of Anna Roosevelt, the Presidents daughter, by her first husband, Curtis Dahl, ST.
 Following his mothers divorce from her second husband, pub fisher John Boettinger, Buzzie changed his last name to Roose- welt. His mother uses her maiden name of Roosevelt in her maga- zine and radio work.
 Miss Edwards was schooled at Stevens College, Columbia, Mo, and at Marlborough, Vt. Her mother, prominent in Los Angeles society, said Robin met young Roosevelt last October at the home of mutual friends.
 No plans have been made as yet for the weddings, but Mrs. Ed wards indicated it may come off in June.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10
Who Knows -

1. How many Democrats there are in the House and Senate? ?. How many Republicans are there is each House?
 Who is President of the Senate? 4. Name the Majority Leaders of both Houses?
 5. Who is Speaker of the House? 6. What States make up the Arab League?
 2. A new nation was born on Dec. 27, 1949. Name it.
 8. How large is the new nation? 9. Who was President of the U- s. in 1900?
 10. What is the native State of Andrew Jackson?
 (See "The Answers" on Page B
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10

ingly wonderful that it is no Won- der that Easter is the greatest day of the Christian Church.
 There were new Easter bonnets, and unlike some Easter parades in the nation, there was a little fluffy Easter snow. The day was warm in Nome, melting in-between layers of the fluff, and as the last notes of the organs came to rest in peaceful reassurance in Nomeite hearts, Easter was a fact in our town.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10
Monday. April 10. 1850

Chinese Nationalists forecast to- day that military experts from Russia will set the stage for the next communist attempt to invade Hainan Island.
 Dispatches from Hainan said Soviet advisors had arrived on Luichow Peninsula, 10 miles from the island, and are drilling a small invasion force.
 Reports from inside Red China said the communists have ordered one of their top generals, Lin Piao, to conques Hainan. The re- ports said Gen. Gnu Teh. com munist commander-in-ch chief, gave Lin eight armies to conquer the island.
 In the past two weeks the Ma 3onalists have smashed three Chi nese communist attempts to in- wade Hainan. They claim to have killed 1l,OOO Reds, captured at least 2,O0O and seized considerable arms and supplies.
 In Washington, a drive for ac- ton on a foreign aid bill seemed likely to put off Senate debate on domestic matters.
 The House has passed a $3,1O2,- 450,00O foreign aid bill, including authorization for a start on Pres ident Truman's ''Point Four" pro- gram of aid to backward areas of the world. The Senate committee is working on a separate Point Four bill.
 In advance of any Senate de- bate, ECA chieftain Paul c. Hoff- man said the United States must buy more and sell less in Europe, if the western countries are, to win economic recovery.
 In New Delhi, India's Parlia- ment today approved a new India. Pakistan agreement that Premier Jawaharlal Nehru said had halted the feuding countries on the brink of war. Pakistan Premier Liaquat Ali Khan pledged himself to carry out in full the agreement he re- gently signed with Nehru.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10
Easter Services In Nome
,Continued from Page One)

'COntlnueQ rom HdBe Oilej School programs in the Nazarene, Methodist Church, Federated, The Lavinia Wallace Young Mission Church Schools. Easter lilies were plentiful again this year thanks to the forethought of Nome merchants, and were much in evidence at the churches. Flo ral gifts included flowers from former Nomeites such as Deacon ess Dorothy Russell, a former nurse Fay Wilson.
 At the Catholic Church all masses were well attended and Father Murphy gave first com munion to a group of small chil- dren appropriately dressed and trained for this important occa- sion.
 Easter is also a time of song, and choral groups were at their best yesterday. The Federated Church Choir sang for four serv- ices, appearing at the Sunrise Service, the morning worship, a FOO pm. appearance at the hos pital, and for the evening service at the Church, where the MaSonS attended in a body.
 A group of Eskimo singers sang at the sunrise service, the Sunday School service at the Lavinia Wallace Young Mission, and at the 4 o'clock afternoon service of hymns at the hospital. There was an instrumental group at the Nazarene church which played for the morning service and also for the sunrise service. A 22-voice junior choir of the Methodist Church sang with the senior choir at the morning service in anti phonal singing.
 Chaplain Frickie had the Sun day afternoon radio fellowship half hour of music and Easter message, and station A.F.R.S., Nome. played Easter music during the day.
 New members were received at the churches, and confirmation groups were recognized. The min isters gave the Easter message of New Life, Word so past-believ-
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10

creasing amounts upon all sorts of businesses It not the desire of these businesses to turn to the for support They know that every trip to Washington takes closer to government ownership and outright socialism, Nothing illegal about it, but look where it takes us
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10

Potato water was once regarded as medicinal lotion in Ireland.
The Nome nugget., 1950-04-10

Cumberland Gap was the first easy route to the west.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-29
JOSEPH SH0fNER
CALLED TO ACTIVE
DUTY WITH ARMY

Capt Josweph w. Shofner, form
erly director of the Juneau High
School and Juneau City Bands, has
been recalled to extended active
duty with the Army, it was learned
today.
He will report to Fit Jackson,
Columbia, South Carolina, for mill
tary assignment December II. A
member of the Alaska National
Guard, Capt. shofner made applica-
ton for active duty. While in Ju-
neau, he served with Headquarters,
Alaska National Guard, and was
the first officer to receive federal
recognition in Alaska following the
establishment of the guard in 1919
During World War II, Shofner
served overseas in France as a
liaison officer with the 18th Air
borne Division.
A resident of Juneau the past
four years, he was an active mem
Der of the Lions club, VFW, Ameri-
can Legion and the Elks Club.
Since September, he has been in
Mountainair, New Mexico, as band
director and supervisor of mn
sic in the schools there.