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Evening star., 1950-03-03
Judge Reveals
Phone Threats
|nKe|eherC
Retired Gambler
Gets Decree, Must
Pay $50, 900 AIimony
By John w. Stepp

Judge Charles F. Mclaughlin
today declared he received
telephoned threat at his home
last night to rule "a certain way"
in the Keleher divorce case which
he has had under advisement
since last Friday.
Judge Mclaughlin electrified
the courtroom with this state
ment just before awarding an
absolute divorce decree to John
B. blackjack Keleher, the self
styled retired" gambler. At the
same time. the judge dismissed
Mrs. Anna T. Dollie) Keleher's
counter suit for a limited divorce.
C h arging her husband with
cruelty.
The judge, however, awarded
Mrs. Keleher 100000, which he
ordered Mr.. Keleher to pay in
lump sum as permanent alimony.
This, the judge ruled, is to be
paid in addition to another $780,
900 which, he found, Mrs. Keleher
removed from her husbands
safety deposit box in 1946.
No Effect on Decisions.
Judge Mclaughlin emphasized
that the threat he received had
mot the slightest effect on the
courts decision" He pointed out
that his written opinion in the
case had already been prepared
and typed before the threat and
that it was not changed 80 much
as a comma"
In making his announcement in
the courtroom, which was guarded
personally by United States Mar
shall Bruce Matthews, Chief Dep
uty Charles Ward and two other
deputies, all armed, the judge
said he wanted to report the
threats 80 that the fact may be
made clear in the record"
Last night at the home of the
court, the court received a tele-
phone call in which threats were
made against the court unless it
decided a certain way in this
case" the judge declared.
If that threat had been only
personal matter the court would
have paid no attention to it"
the judge added. But the court
cannot divorce himself from his
position"
.ss--, FBI Agents Investigate
"The person who made the
threats was striking at one of ths
very basic foundations Of this
country. When our courts must
decide a case on the basis Of
threats, the public will be the
first to suffer- the jurist declared.
He then said that he reported
the matter to Chief Judge Bolitha
J. Laws, who decided to call in the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Law enforcement agents now are
investigating the threats, Judge
Mclaughlin added.
He declined to say either in or
out of court whether the tele-
phone voice was either male or
female. or which side he was
warned to favor in his decision.
The judge did inform reporters.
however, that the threat warned
it would be bad for my health"
if his ruling did not go a certain
way.
The Judge in his ruling first
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IN the HlllSboro County Hospital
last December 4.
Mrs. Smith, a defense witness
said she failed to detect any pulse
in the 59-year-old cancer stricken
woman during her first visit to the
bedside the morning Mrs. Borroto
died.
Later, the nurse testified, she
returned with Dr.. Albert Snay
and that he took Mrs. Borroto's
pulse and listened for her heart
beat through a stethoscope.
Snay Signed Statement.
DR.. Snay has signed statement
that the woman was dead wher
he looked at her and that he sc
indicated to DR.. Sander as the
flrst-degree murder defendant
went to the room moments later
DR.. Sander is accused of inject
ing fatal dose of air into Mrs
Borroto's veins in a so-callec
mercy gesture to end her suffering
Mrs. Smith said Mrs. Borrote
had IAN awful death pallor" at
the time and she was cold ano
clammy."
"Was she breathing?" asked De-
fense Attorney Robert P. Booth.
mo. she wasn't" answered Mrs
Smith, who was supervising nurse
in that part of the hospital al
the time.
@. Was she gaSping?
A. No, she wasn't.
Mrs. Smith said Mrs. Borrote
had "a drawn, painful expression
(See MERCY KILLING, Pig. A-2.)
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Snow Due to Add to District Areas Heotnq Woes Tomorrow

Snow Is due to worsen Wash
ington's precarious strike bound
heating situation tomorrow, on the
heels of a temperature drop today
that reached the lowest point since
1948, the Weather Bureau has an
nounced.
The snow is expected to start
falling tomorrow morning. the
bureau said. It may turn to rain
later in the day. however.
The mercury dipped to Is de-
grees here at 6::23 a.m.-lowest
since December 26. l948. It wasn't
expected to climb above 80 degrees
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Anti-Lobor Papers Answer
Governments Statement
He Disovowed Party in 40
BY the Associated Press

| LONDON, Mar. 8. Lord
Beaverbrook's anti-Laborite press
stepped up its campaign for the
custer of War Minister John
Strachey today by challenging
him to prove he has ever openly
disavowed communism.
The challenge was the Evening
Standards reply to a statement
from No. 10 Downing street, the
official residence OF Prime Min
lister Attlee, saying Mr.. Strachey.
a leftwinger disowned the Com
munist Party in 1910.
Mr.. Strachey, former food min
lister who was named war minister
in the new Labor cabinet this
week, has refused to issue any
statement now. But in 1888 when
his beliefs got him into trouble
with American authorities on
visits to America we told news
men:
II am not and never have been
a member of the Communist
Party or the Third International.
Yesterdays Evening Standard
and this mornings Daily Express,
both Beaverbrook newspapers,
played up some of Mr.. Strachey's
pro-Communist statements that
caused concern to American i'm
migration authorities before the
war.
The Standard started the cam
paign yesterday by calling Mr.
Strachey an "avowed Communist
who should be removed from Of
flee. The Morning Express fol-
lowed up in similar vein.
The statement from Mr.. Attlee S
official residence called the
charges against Mr.. Strachey
"disgraceful' and declared that
Mr.. Strachey "has in the fullest
sense been publicly identified with
the Labor Party's known attitude
of opposition to the Communist
Party and its doctrines"
Returning to the attack this
afternoon, the Standard cited a
portion of the statement issued
from No. 10 Downing Street say
ing that "as long ago as 1910
Strachey had made it clear he was
in fundamental disagreement with
the Communist Party, of which
he has never been a member"
The Standard demanded in a
headline when Did He Say IT,"
and it's story declared:
"On receipt of this statement
(from Attlee's residence) the Eve
ming Standard made a renewed
search for any statements by Mr..
Strachey disavowing his belief In
(See STRACHEY. Page A-51
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Strange Coincidence

WHLOUGHBY. Ohio. Mar.
(R.-On his way to see a sick
friend, Patrick j. Moran slipped
on the ice and sprained his ankle.
The friend, Clarence F. Shroyer,
heard Of Mr.. Moran's plight and
got out Of his sick bed to visit
him. But walking to Mr.. Moran's
home Mr.. Shroyer slipped on the
same icy spot and broke his leg
in two places. ii
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where the man admitted that
Warning was the backer.
On January 81, he went on, he
received a message to call Maj
Barrett. who told him that Special
Counsel Hyman I. Fischbach of
the House Crime subcommittee
had told Daniel Maher, special
assistant corporation counseD he
was concerned about the lack OF
gambling cases in the third and
seventh precincts and wanted to
know if Capt. Richitt had any
cases to report.
"At $3.50 pm. the same day.
he continued, Il got a call in my
office and my clerk answered and
took the call, and he could not
make out the name so I took the
phone. The voice said, Can you
come by Pete's?' I said, Pete
who?' He said Pete Daily "a
restaurant in the third precinct)
II said. Who is this?' He SAID
he was a friend of Pete's. I said
What's your name?' He said
Continued on Page Al. Col. H.
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so tons of a 5,00O-ton supply made
available by Potomac Electric
Power Co. were sent to a big
Southeast apartment development
yesterday.
In Alexandria one dealer dis
covered an unexpected windfall in
his own coalyard in the form of
a 10-inch layer of coal crumbs
accumulated over Is years. It
was only small ray in q gloomy
picture, however.
The dealer, George H. Robinson
& Sons, set men to digging the
fuel and obtained about SO tons.
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Engineer Commissioner Gordon
R. Young, who presided at the
meeting, explained that CO.
ordinated civil defense plan can
not be worked out or a perma-
nent organization set up until
a full-time director and a small
staff are obtained.
The Commissioners are seeking
100000 in deficiency appropria-
ton for this purpose.
Gen. Young said, however. that
this would take several months,
and important work could be done
in the meantime to facilitate the
setting up of permanent organ
ization. T.
When the permanent director
fc.~ CYyyrr rSrsU5r1AYcr7 naoa A.
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Beaverbrook Calls on French Broaden Saar' S
Strachey 10 Prove He SeH-RuIe and Receive
Openly yDisownedReds 5O-Year Coal Control
Treaty Assures Former
Germon Area Freedom
After Half Century
BY the Asseeioted Press

PARIS. Mar. 3.-France gave
the title of republic" with
broader autonomy to the occu-
pied Saar today in return for
control Of the valleys rich coal
mines for the next SO years.
In a treaty signed by French
and Saar representatives, France
promised the border area which
is still claimed by Germany-full
independence after so years.
The final effectiveness of the
Franco-Saar pact, wever.
hinges on final peace treaty
between the Allies and Germany.
The treaty today conferred the
title Of Republic of the Saar'
on the. region containing 926, 900
German-speaking inhabitants.
Negotiations Lasted Month.
France detached the Saar from
the rest of Western Germany
after World War II and gave its
government form of autonomy
linked economically to France.
The pact, concluded after q
month of negotiations here, Of
fers more freedom in internal af-
fairs to the Saarland government
but France still retains control of
it's foreign relations and military
security.
A 12-man board. equally d.
vided between Frenchmen and
Saarlanders, will be set up to
supervise the coal mining.
Ownership Demand Given Up.
In an 80-page agreement signed
by Saar Premier Johannes Hoff.
man and French Foreign Minister
Robert Schuman. France re-
nounced a request she made tt
the Allies two years ago that she
be given ownership of the Saal
mines, which once were German
national property.
France promised, instead, to ask
the Allies in drafting a German
peace treaty, to put ownership o1
the mines in Saar hands, and con.
firm Frances concession to mine
them for so years.
To France the Saar is a vital
source of coal. It's estimated
coal production in 1850 is 15.a
million tons.
Under the treaty France agrees
to pay a royalty of 80 francs
(about 10 cents a ton. which
would mean that the Saar would
receive 459 million francs ($1.;
million) this year.
The agreement specified. how
ever, that of the expected total
tonnage, France would pay the
royalty on 10 million tons in a
lump sum in cash, with the re-
mainder in credits. Only the
lump sum Is guaranteed. The pay.
ment in credits is to be made only
if the mines show a profit.
France also agreed to pour al
least 5 billion francs (more thar
$14.250 million) a year into the
/ -. p - 4 a b
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raced through the wood and stucco
home at 4161a Eleventh street
S.W.. trapping the victims in a
second-story bedroom.
The father, James Jones. led
his wife and four other children
who had been asleep in another
bedroom, to safety.
The dead, all colored, are Claud.
cite, IL: Sylvia, 4: Marlene, g.
Albert. 3, and Norman, 16 months
Suffocated and burned, four OF
the children were dead when fire.
men made their way into the
bedroom. Marlene was pronounced
dead at Emergency Hospital with
in an hour
Bedroom Above Stove.
The exploding stove was in a
kitchen directly under the bed
room where the five children were
sleeping and threw flaming oil
over the kitchen ceiling.
The father told Detective Sergt.
John L. Sullivan that he had
turned on the stove and had gone
into the back yard at about $50
am. He was hardly outside the
door, he said, when the blast oc-
Cured.
In the short time it took him
to run to the front door, the fire
had enveloped the kitchen, the
bedroom above and had ignited
the stairs.
Despite the flames inside the
house and the stairwell, Mr..
James said he made his way to
the second floor, directed his wife
and four of the children to safety.
He then returned to get the other
five but flames drove him from
their door.
Forced to Drop From Window.
BY then, the stairway was blaz-
ing and he lowered himself from
the second-story front bedroom
window.
Eleven-year-old Claudette may
have died a heroine's death.
Mrs. Jones told Police Capt.
Irwin limbaugh that when she
started to flee the house she
called to Claudette to rouse the
other children and bring them
down. The girl failed to appear
and apparently died attempting to
get the frightened children out of
the blazing room.
Within 20 minutes after a
neighbor had telephoned for the
fire department, f1remen had the
bodies stretched on blankets on
the sidewalk.
-Four children were pronounced
dead by DR.. William D. Claudy,
fire department physician. who
ordered Marlene to Emergency
Hospital when he detected a
flicker of life.
Interior of the house was de-
stroyed and there was some dam
age to the adjoining house. fire.
men said.
Two other early morning fires
caused heavy damage in a garage
and machine shop at 1414 S street
NV. and minor loss in a res
taurant at Fourth and Butternut
streets NV. No one was injured
in the two blaZeS.
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Head Nurse Supports
DR.. Sander Defense
On Time Of Death
Testifies Mrs. Borroto Had
Ceased to Breuth Before
Injections of Air
BY fheAssociufed PrAxs

MANCHESTER, N. H., Mar. g.
A head nurse testified today Mrs
Abbie Borroto had a death pallol
and was not breathing some min
utes before DR.. Hermann N
Sander ever injected air into the
woman'S veins.
II thought she was dead" said
Mrs. Cecilia Smith, who hao
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Truman Gets 400 Letters
In Week Urging Coal Action
BY the Associoied Press

President Truman has received
about 400 letters this week urging
action in the coal crisis.
Disclosing this today, Secretary
Charles G. Ross said the number
compares with an average of
about 100 week over the last
several weeks.
Mr.. Ross said kilograms have
averaged 10 to IL a day since
the coal situation first became
critical.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Lute News
Bulletin
u. S. Bars Peace Party

The State Department an
nounced today its refusal to
admit to the United States 4
Communist-front peace delega-
tion of Europeans. Describing
the organization, the World
Congress of Partisans for Peace,
as "a major Soviet instrument
tality for propaganda" the
State Department said the dele
gates are subject to exclusion
from this country as known
Communists or fellow travel
ers.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Subpoena Issued for Worrinq
As Probers Arrange Showdown
Of Richitt and Barrett Today
Hearing Follows
Captains Charges
Over Transfer
PIliI ETlA
BULLETIN

Enmitt Warning, subpoenaed
to appear at special session of
congressional crime probers this
afternoon. arrived at las pm.
at the committee room in COM
pany with his attorney, Clifford
Alder.
The District Crime Investigat-
ing Committee today subpoenaed
Enmitt Warning, reputed Wash
ington gambler, and called in high
police officials for a public hear
ing on Capt. Anthony Richitt's
charges of the real reason" for
this weeks police shakeup.
The meeting was scheduled for
early this afternoon, with Police
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all engagements for the day
other than Cabinet meeting-to
give his full attention to the coal
crisis. He had made engagements
to receive half dozen callers.
The Cabinet met with Mr.. Tru-
man for 80 minutes. Attorney
General McGrath said afterward
there was "a general discussion OF
the coal situation, but there is
nothing for us to say about it"
The White House refused to say
whether the Presidents move was
a preliminary to new strike-end
action, but pressure for Govern
ment action to seize the strike
bound mines was increasing.
Charles G. Ross, presidential
press secretary. made the an
nouncement. He told reporters:
"The President this morning
requested the fact-finding board
in the coal dispute to call meet
ing OF the parties-the operators
and the union Omitted Mine
Workers. - and ascertain speci-
f1cally what concession has been
made by each party in the ne
gotiations and where each party
stands at this time OF, each issue
in the dispute and report to the
White House as soon as possible. /"
To Report Today.
David L. Cole, chairman of the
inquiry board, told reporters the
board would report to Mr.. Tru-
man before the day is over.
Mr.. Cole and Federal Mediation
Chief Cyrus 8. Ching have been
supervising the contract negotia-
tions between John L. Lewis and
the soft-coal operators in the
Statler Hotel. The contract talks
have proved futile so far.
Mr.. Truman moved back into
the coal crisis as Federal attor-
neys tried desperately to recover
the ground they lost by the Dis
trict Court decision that the
United Mine Workers are not in
contempt for failing to end the
strike.
Crisis Growing Worse.
The unprecedented fuel crisis
gripping the Nation as a result
of the strike was becoming worse
hourly. Business leaders warned
that most industrial plants will be
forced to close soon for lack of
coal.
Earlier, despite clamor for some
action to end the mine strike, the
word from the White House
was that President Truman
planned to proceed slowly in ask
ing Congress for special seizure
powers. Presidential Assistant
John R. Steelman, who has been
calling the shots" for the White
House in the matter. repeatedly
was still hopeful that the UNIV
and mine operators would reach
agreement on a strike ending
contract.
May Appeal to Both Sides.
There was a report that after
Mr.. Truman has heard from the
inquiry board he may appeal to
the disputants to settle their con-
tract differences and to the
miners to end their strike. 1t was
said the White House was deter
mined to make a final try at set
tling the strike before asking Con-
gress for seizure powers.
The Senate Labor Committee
meanwhile, deferred action until
tomorrow on seizure legislation
Only six Senators were present,
one short of a quorum. But there
were indications the committee
was asked by the White House to
defer action.
Senator Morse, Republican, of
Oregon already has introduced a
bill authorizing the President to
take ever the mines. Three other
Senators. including Senator Taft,
Republican, of Ohio, told report
ers they may introduce additional
seizure measures. Chairman
Thomas of the Labor Committee
(See COAL, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-03-03

Supt. Robert j. Barrett and Capt.
Richitt cast in the role Of star
witnesses.
The hearing was to proceed re-
gardless of whether all the wit
nesses were present.
Capt. Richitt tore the lid of a
simmering feud last night with a
press conference in which War
ring was brought into the picture
of his transfer Wednesday from
the desirable downtown Third
Precinct to the outlying Eighth.
Warning Bone of Contention"
Warnings availability as wit
ness became increasingly doubt
full after noon when, as far as
could be learned, he still had not
been located by a summons
ing policeman. A reporter who
called at 5000 Macomb street NV,
recently listed as Warnings home,
was told by a portly, grey haired
man that "Emmitt Warning lives
near Fairfax Court House, Va"
Chairman Davis of the House
subcommittee appeared anxious to
locate Warning. and said he be-
lieved he could be reached by
subpoena.
THAT Warning fellow has been
the hone of contention between
Richitt and Barrett" he said.
Wants Both to Testify.
"We want to place Barrett and
Richitt under oath and allow each
to make his showing about issues
between them brought out in the
Richitt press conference and
Barrett's replys" Mr.. Davis said.
Hurriedly laying hearing plans,
committee staff members ruled
that witnesses will be barred from
the room except when actually
testifying.
In ascertaining that three
man committee quorum will be
available, it was learned that in
addition to Chairman Davis, Rep
resentatives league, Democrat. of
Texas, and Simpson, Republican,
Of Illinois, will be present.
The session will be held even
II Warning is not located. a COM
mittee spokesman said.
In the press conference which
was held at his home, Capt.
Richitt charged that Warning
visited his Office January 81,
the same day that Maj. Barrett
had told him Capt. Richitt) that
the chief counsel of the House
Crime Investigating Subcommittee
was concerned about the lack of
gambling cases in No. 3 and
precincts.
Capt. Richitt said Warning told
him he had learned of the COM
mittee's anxiety about gambling
In a call from "the boss"
Under questioning by Capt
Richitt, Warning identified "the
boss" as Maj. Barrett.
Maj. Barrett denied later in q
prepared statement that he had
talked with Warning ABOUT gam
ing conditions.
The superintendent said he had
talked with Warning twice in re-
cent months, both times in con-
nection with a $4,000 holdup at
Warnings home January 9.
Planned Closed Session.
Chairman Davis indicated his
committee had earlier decided to
60 into the Richitt story in execu-
tive session, but that last nights
statement by Capt. Richitt prob
ably has jolted it into the open.
Capt. Richitt's allegation was
largely responsible for the COM
mittee's recent decision to ask
$4,000 more from Congress to in
vestigate District gambling, Mr..
Davis said.
Capt. Richitt's disclosure OF the
"real reason" for his removal from
&C.. DNI TIr n.- ~
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Frisid Cold Extends from Atlantic States
Deep into Midwest. Poee Ala
Navy Releases Cool to Institution in
J Southern States. Page Ala
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Truman Asks
Coal Board for
Reporton Talks
Move Held Prelude
For New Action to
End Mine Strike
BULLETIN

President Truman will ask
Congress today for power to
seize and operate the coal
mines. The White House an
nounced that Mr.. Truman would
send a message to Congress
about 3 pm.
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about 88 top officials and repre-
sentatives of various fields of ac-
tivity in the city.
Police Inspector Lloyd Kelly was
named chairman of the temporary
committee with Capt. John Fon-
dahl assisting, and Leonce Leg
endre. who headed the District s
civil defense in the last war, as
vice chairman.
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Temporary Civil Defense Group
Formed by DC. Commissioners
Inspector Kelly Heads Organization;
Leading Citizens Attend Meeting

The Commissioners today or
ganized a Temporary Committee
on Civil Defense" for Washington.
An organization meeting at the
District Building was attended by
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By jones Y. Newton

: President Truman asked his coal
board of inquiry for an immediate
report today on the mine contract
dispute as a possible prelude for
new Government action to end the
Nationwide soft coal strike.
Indicating his concern about the
situation. the President cancelled
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5Chi|dren Die Here
When Stove Explosion
Sets Home on Fire
Flames Thwurt Fathers
Rescue Efforts; Wife
And 4 Others Soved

Five children died in a 15-min-
ute fire early today as flames
thwarted their fathers efforts to
rescue them.
Smoke, heat and fire which
sprang from an exploding oil stove
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Boltimore Physieion Volunteers to Take
40 &C Air Injection. Page All
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Senotors Check Plans for Mobiiizing
Citizens in Cose Of Atomic War.
Page A-3
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Crime Probers Study Loophoies Permitting
Meoser Punishment. Page 81
Borrett Settlement Says Richitt Failed to
File Report. Pose Al
Crime Quiz Choirmon Hits Lax Standards
for District Jurors. Page A-2C
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Picture Of Scene Of Trogic Southwest
Fire. Page AZ
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(See SAAR, Page A-3.)
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(See COAL, Page AS.
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(See POLICE, Page A-4.)
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(See CIVIL DEFENSE, Page A-3
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tSee KELEHER, Page A-2.)
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(See STRACHEY, Page A-5.)
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(See ACCIDENTS, Page A-5.)
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Guide for Rea aders

An Associated Press Newspaper
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Continued on Page A, Col. l..