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The Nome nugget., 1950-01-27

BOMBAY, India, (P)-An Am erican tanker reported by radio tn a an unidentified airplane plunged in flames into the Ara bian sea 800 miles northeast of Alden today.
 The message was received at the Santa Cruz airport from the American Marine Corp. tanker Battle Rock.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-27

HOLLYWOOD, (P)-Two sneak preview audiences who have seen the Ingrid Bergman-Roberto Ross ellini production of "Stromboli"
 Managers of the two theaters where it was shown and a movie trade journal critic, who asked that his name not be used agreed that too much Italian was spoken in it.
 The audience reaction cards ap- parently were so critical that RKO Studio yesterday first denied that
 Continued on Page Eight
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-27
NEWS TN BRIEF

MOSCOW, Idaho, (P)-Mrs. Lo- Ia Gilliland, widowed 60-year-old janitress at the university of Ida ho, resigned herself today to "just wait and see" what happens next. It appeared today that nothing would.
 Mrs. Gilliland, the mother of five children, said yesterday she had received a telephone: call, purportedly from Chicago, Tues day night She said the woman caller asked her :: to identify a mystery sound", then informed her she had won a round-the world trip, a new house, new clothes and ''too many other things to list now"
 But radio network and .adVer- Using executives associated with a program offering prizes for identification of a secret Sound'' denied any responsibility for the call. Their program offered no round-the-world trip nor was identification of the sound cor rect, they said.
 Mrs. Gilliland, meanwhile, has decided to "just wait and sec"
 She said the woman promised to call her back "later this week.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-27
SAN FRANCISCO, (P)-A cap sule of radium chloride-acciden

sule of radium chloride-accident- ally broken at navy radiologi- cal safety course-spread a mild radioactive contamination among a score of military officers, the navy disclosed today.
 The accident happened on Treasure island, in San Francisco bay, Jan. IT.
 Navy spokesmen said radioac- tivity was traced into several widely scattered homes but added that these amounts were mo more lethal than the luminous dial of a wrist watch"
 All traces of radioactivity have been removed. Those exposed to the freak mishap have been de- contaminated, an official spokes- man said.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-27

TOKYO, (P)-The United States navy announced today the car rier Boxer will arrive at Yokosuka naval base Sunday. The carrier is accompanied by the destroyers John w. Thomson and Brck.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-27
NOTICE

The Fire Alarm System is not in operation. All fire alarms must be phoned or brought directly to the Fire Station.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
u. S. Voice Is Complete Flop,
Former Russian Citizen SAYS

The Voice of America was called
complete flop" today by for
mer Russian citizen.
j. Anthony Marcus, president
of the Institute of Foreign Trade,
told 100 Legionnaires about the
Junk" America beams to Russia.
Speaking at the opening session
of the American Legion area con-
ference on subversive activities at
the Washington Hotel, he de-
clared:
"We tell them (Russians) how
people in South Carolina and Vir-
ginia live. Who cares about it.?
They know how we live. We are
telling them something they don't
want to hear"
Mr.. Marcus, an American citi-
zen since 1915. based his charge
on 80 years of representing lead
ing American business firms in
the Soviet Union. He told the
conference further:
Stain has forged bomb
more powerful than the H-bomb
right In Russia-and il. will de-
stroy him. It is the economy of
slavery. No family has not been
i,sl IN
America siipald tfadesst stand Its
tifTflaigrartsas the first step in
Evening star., 1950-02-11

Six feet four inches tall, he
weighed 200 pounds before his
ILLNESS Friends who visited 1Ef..
Dobson during his fatal illness
reported he had lost weight Until
Ehe looked like etiae ghost of a
T On Christmas Day last year,
James MARROW, a fellow AP staff
writer, wrote these words in a
story carried throughout the
country, He had always been a
gentle man with great patience.
He was calm and patient now,
knowing what lay ahead for him. .
Native of Iowa.
|, Mr.. DobSon was born in Lake
City. Iowa. He was educated in
the public schools of Iowa and
Nebraska and the University of
Nebraska.
His first newspaper experience
was on the Sioux City (Iowa)
Journal. He also worked on the
Sioux City Tribune, the Nebraska
State Journal, the Omaha Bee
News and the Des Moines Register
and Tribune before joining the
Associated Press staff at Albany,
N. Y, in 1941.
In 1943 he was transferred to
the AP Washington bureau and
covered news of particular inter-
est to Nebraska, Iowa and the
Dakotas before being assigned to
the House of Representatives
kstaff. He served in the Army dur
ing the war.
Mr.. Dobson covered the last
session of the House up to the
date of its adjournment last Oc-
tober 10.
Newspaper Guild Official.
Despite his illness last month
fellow workers as a token of re-
gard, unanimously elected him
vice president of the Washington
Newspaper Guild.
Mr.. Dobson lived at II Forrest
drive, Virginia Heights, Alexan-
dria, where he moved three years
ago. He was president of the
Baileys Crossroads School Parent
Teacher Association and was ac-
tive in asking for school improve
ments there.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Barbara Ruth Dobson; two
daughters, Meredith, IL, and Mar
Jorie, 81 his mother, Mrs. Lee
Craig OF Billings, Mont, and a
sister, Mrs. Dale Johns of Detroit.
Funeral arrangements are not
completed.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
BoYkin Speaks Tomorrow
In Lincoln PROGRAM

Edward Boykin. director of the
Sesquicentennial Commission, will
be the principal speaker at the
Lincoln anniversary program to
be held at 2::30 pm. tomorrow in
the Lincoln Museum, 511 Tenth
street NV.
Mr.. Boykin will portray. the
Washington scene during the Civil
War.
Program chairman, will be Rep
resentative Doyle, Democrat Of
California. The program will in
clude a concert of Civil War
songs by the Army Band.
A bust of Abraham Lincoln will
be presented to the museum by the
Eloy Alfaro International Founda-
ton of Havana. Cuba. It will be
presented by Mrs. Karna Wilgus,
wife Of Prof. Curtis Wilgus of
George Washington University.
Mrs. Wilgus is a member of the
foundation.
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
Chaplain of the Senate, will give
the bendiction. The Lincoln Mu-
scum occupies the old Ford Thea
ter Building where Lincoln was
assassinated on April a. 1865.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Maryland Editors Hear.
SmaI|Co|Iege Indorsed'
For Journalism School
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 11.-Mary-
land newspaper editors waited to
hear today what DR.. H. c. Byrd,
president Of the University of
Maryland, would have to say about
a suggestion that a proposed
school of journalism be set up at
one of the States smaller colleges
instead of at Maryland.
DR.. Byrd was scheduled to ad-
dress the concluding luncheon of
the Maryland Press Associations
41st annual convention.
Eugene T. Cunning, city editor
of the Cumberland Times, recon-
mended, at yesterdays session that
the group consider ineiorsing a
school Of Journalism at one Of
Maryland's smaller colleges-sucfl
as Washington College and West
ern Maryland College"
Mr.. Cumming iss chairman of a
committee appointed 1S months
ago at the request of DR.. Byrd to
study the possibility of establish
ing a Journalism school at Mary
land. The Cumberland news
Ipaperman said his committee
hadn't heard anything from DR.
Byrd since he asked that the
group be formed.
Nearby Weeklies Honored.
At the annual banquet last
night, the MPA gave it's better
newspaper awards" for weeklles
to the Takoma Journal of Takoma
Park Cup to eight pages), the
Montgomery Sentinel of Rockville
Cup to IL pages and the Maryland
News of Silver Spring tmore than
IL pages).
Certificates also were presented
to the following newspapers for
excellence in various categories:
The Maryland News, editorial
page and promotion campaign;
the Easton Star Democrat, edi-
torial; the Hartford Gazette of Bel
Air, by-line column, use of photo
graphs and feature story: the
Maryland Gazette of Annapolis
front page, and the Centreville
Record Observer, editorial cam
paign and news story.
A. p. Association Elects.
The Chesapeake Association of
the Associated Press, which held
its annual meeting for the first
time simultaneously with MPA,
elected Arnold Dame, publisher
of the Cambridge Banner, as State
chairman.
The group voted to conduct a
news-writing contest among staff
reporters and writer's of member
papers in Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Speakers at yesterdays MPA
sessions included Hal Boyle, A. P.
columnist and former war cor
respondent: Relman (Pat) NORM,
A. P. general executive, and Bel
mont FAIRIES, a copy editor of The
Washington Evening Star.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Buckingham Baby Sitting Coop Winds Up Its Fourth Successful Year

Buckingham, the Arlington
apartment community, believes it
has the perfect arrangement for
baby sitting.
After four-year test, a group
of parents there pronounced their
baby sitting cooperative a highly
successful venture.
Buckingham got the idea for a
cooperative from other COM
munities. 1t was proposed by a
mother with young children and
neighbors agreed to try it.
For one thing, the parents fig
ured cooperative would save
the expense of paying sitters-
which sometimes cost So an eve
ming. 1t also would assure sitters
who had experience tending their
own children. .
There were only about 10 of
us at first" explained Mrs. George
Narensky or 312 North Thomas
street. But the idea caught on
fast"
+ The mothers take turns being
secretary for a month. Armed
with a complete membership list.
the secretary makes assignments.
And it can get plenty rugged
on week ends when everybody
seems to want sitters," said Mrs.
Narensky. She was secretary last
month.
But there always seems to be
some one on the list who can az
range to sit with another mem
ber's children.
Credited for Hours.
The plan is simple. If Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Wool want to go out
one evening. they notify the sec
retary. members are asked to
call her early each week, stating
which nights they need sitters, or
when they will be available to
sit.1
The secretary either supplies
the Wools with names of people
available or she personally makes
arrangements. 49,.
The sitter informs the secretary
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Funds Ban May Block
Freedom Fair BuiIdinu

The advice of the General Ac-
counting Office has been requested
on how money for the Freedom
Fair program can legally be spent,
it was learned today.
Officials of the National Cap
1tal Sesquicentennial Commission
made the request of Controller
General Lindsay c. Warren.
The law bans construction on
Federal property unless the
money is in the Federal Treasury.
The commission hopes to. raise
some $12.000,00 from the sale
of space to exhibitors in the pro-
posed Freedom Fair buildings in
Anacostia Park. It has made
plans to use $9,00o,00O of this
for erecting buildings in which
to house the exhibits. Space to-
falling about $4,000, 900 has al
ready been sought, officials said.
The practice is for the exhibitor
to pay half the cost of his space
at the time the contract is made
and the rest later. Whether the
commission can erect buildings
under this financial arrangement
is the poser Mr.. Warren is asked
to solve.
Congress appropriated $3,000,-
600 for the Sesquicentennial. But
the commission has already ear
marked about one third of this
for a series of special events
planned for this year.
A White House meeting Of the
full commission is expected soon
to iron out the entire program.
Evening star., 1950-02-11

| fighting communism, the speake,
continued.
ut was fellows of my stripe
immigrants - who started the
| Communist Party in this country,
Mr.. Marcus said.
He urged a boycott Of Russian
made goods and predicted that ir
five years America will feel the
pinch of an economic warfare
'stemming from Russia.
Stain is telling the truth when
he says he doesn't want war
doesn't want it yet" Mr.. Marcus
said. War is inevitable"
Larry E. Kerley. former special
FBI agent. described Soviet ano
Communist espionage in America
Now employed by the New York
Journal American, he said 80 pei
cent of Communists in America
are in the trade-union move
ment." .
: Subjects which were to bbe dis.
cussEd tt1is---afteruunn --tnciuded
Front Organizations and the
Sucker Rackets.' and "Commu-
nists Fool the Women" A ban
qpet will he held at7ss30 O'Clock
tonight. Tie ffidaa session will
begin at 10 am. tomorrnw
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Trial in Recess
After Severe
KeIeher Gri||jno
Divorce Defendants
Case Scheduled to
Be Resumed Monday

The generally unruf1ed calm of
John (Blackjack) Keleher was put
to stiff test yesterday under
tenacious grilling by his estranged
wife'S counsel.
The District Court trial, in
which both MI. Keleher, sports
man, and Mrs. Anna Dolly
Keleher seek divorce from each
other, was suspended until 10
am. Monday. The brief after
noon session yesterday closed with
MIR. Keleher still on the stand be-
fore Judge Charles Mclaughlin
Attorney James j. Laughlin
pressed the attack against the
admitted one-time gambler, who
says he retired" in 1948.
Throughout most of the ques-
tioning. the dignif1ed. gray-haired
witness lounged back in the wit
ness chair, his manner quiet and
sometimes almost good-natured.
Occasionally he would grin
broadly as he voiced denials that
he told his wife of alleged con-
verSationS with gamblers. Now.
Mr. Laughlin, you know that ism t
true" he would say. Or, "Oh, I
deny that absolutely"
At one point, however. the law
yer inquired: did you ever tell
your wife to go easy on the boys?"
c"The boys were supposed gamb-
ling contacts of Mr.. Kelehers in
Prince Georges County,
1T never happened" was the
witness response.
Then you deny" pursued
the lawyer But here Mr.. Kele-
her leaned forward. glared steadily
at his queStioner and interrupted
In a stern, loud voice: IT said it
never happened"
Mr.. Laughlin , subsidized and
changed his tack. Does Dorothy
Blake Can acquaintance frequently
escorted by Mr.. Keleher) have
anything on you?" the lawyer de-
nanded.
mo, not thing" replied the
witness easily. Then he suddenly
Stlftened and countered angrily:
Just what do you mean, does she
have anything on me?"
Never mind, you've answered
the question, Mr.. Laughlin re-
Joined.
After the session, the lawyer
and the witness grinned broadly
at each other. Addressing an ac-
qualntance in the courtroom, Mr..
Keleher shook his head and
smiled wryly.
You'd think I was being tried
for gambling" he said.
Earlier in the trial he had ad-
mitted receiving Christmas cards
regularly from Frank Erickson, /
described as a New Jersey gam
blenz. But he denied g knowing.
FranK Costello. nationally known
gambling entrepreneur.
His wife has charged that Mr.;
Keleher has a gambling gained
income far greater than the S20,-l
600 yearly he says he receives
from investments. To this he re.
peated yesterday that "she has
greatly exaggerated my income"
A bank representative testified
that Mr.. Keleher's deposits now
total slightly less than $4,000.
Mr.. Keleher is represented bv
Attorney Alvin M. Newmyer
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Citizens Associations
Woshingtonions Unit
| Defends Berqmon

The hearts of the Washingto-
mans went out to Ingrid Bergman
last night.
It's her own, personal busi-
ness what she does" said Miss
Eta Taggart, president of the
citizens group.
Other members agreed that the
actress should not be prosecuted
In its business meeting, the
group voted:
l. To ask Congress to divert "a
few million" from foreign aid to
build hospitals in the United
States.
2. To retain Central High School,
for the use of white pupils and te
"deplore" the action of Chairman
Nicely of the Senate District Com
mittee in interfering with opera
tion of the District school system.
The reference was to Senator
Neely's support of the proposed
transfer of Central to colored
students.
3. To instruct the Federation
OF Citizens Associations to SEND
notices of resolutions on any pro-
posed matter to all associations.
4. To ask Congress to shelve all
home rule legislation until an Off
cial referendum is held on the
suffrage question.
5. To instruct its delegates te
approve the application of the
Northeast Washington Citizens
Association for membership in the
federation.
6. To reiterate its request for a
lottery to meet the costs of the
District budget.
T.. To request a repeal of the
personal property tax.
The meeting was held in the
Highlands Apartments, 1914 Con.
necticut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Waterfront Construction
0ne-Fourth Completed

The project to improve the.
Washington Channel waterfront
facilities is about one-fourth COM.
pleted.
1t. Col. Richard L. Jewett Of;
the Army's Corps of Engineers,
who is deputy chief of civil works.
for rivers and harbors, spoke be-
fore the Board of Trade River.
and Harbor Committee yesterday.
explaining the $6.5 million prof.
ect. The meeting was held at the.
Burlington Hotel.
Two of the sthree yacht basins
have been completed, the colonel
said, and one of the four piers to.
be built has been finished. He
asserted the project could be COM
pleted by 1858.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Federation Sues PUG
To Halt Gas Rate Rise

The Federation of Citizens AS
sociations has Joined the court
tight to revoke the Public Utili-
ties Commission order of Novern-
Der 8 granting gas rate increases.
The Federation, through its
president, Attorney Herbert P
Leeman, filed suit against the
commission in District Court yes
terday. Vernon v. Baker, chair
man of the utilities committee of
the Federation. also joined the
action.
The suit asks that the commits
sion order be set aside as an ''un-
reasonable. arbitrary and capri
cious" decision.
The Federation contended that
the commission was in error in
permitting increases on these
points:
That the Washington Gas Light
Co. included the cost of adapting
consumers appliances for natural
gas in its plea for higher rates.
That the company also included
the cost of it's property mot used
or useful in the performance of
service to the public"
That the rate increases were
made retroactive for one month
under the November 9 order.
A plumbing firm here already
has protested the PUG order in
another suit in which it objects
particularly to the fact that the
gas company is in the gas appli-
ance business in competition with
private firms.
Evening star., 1950-02-11

He would hand each of us a SIS
bill"
This was more than his weekly
pay. which was So, he said. And
his pay was in pennies turned in
by newsboys from street sales.
"The cashier would hand us a
stack of pennies in a paper roll.
But we didn't have any trouble
spending them"
AS for the city itself, he was
amazed at the change, especially
the new Government buildings
and the growth of the outlying
areas.
II hardly knew the District
when saw it-all the buses and
traffic" he said.
"You know, everyone I mention
around here is dead. I think I'll
take the train back to Philadel-
phia tomorrow"
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Howard Dobson Dies; Government and ANITA
House Correspondent Expectedto SignLease
For Associated Press For BeIasco Monday

A lease to reopen the Belasco
Theater is expected to be signed
Monday, it has been disclosed.
Senator Flanders, Republican
of Vermont said he and Senator
Douglas. Democrat. of Illinois
plan to make a public announce
ment of the move. The two Sen
ators have led support of the Be-
lasco venture on Capitol Hill.
The Signers are expected to be
Jess Larson, general services ad-
ministrator, and Gilbert Miller
New York theatrical producer and
treasurer of the American Ma
tional Theater and Academy
which proposes to operate the
theater.
Two-Year Negotiation.
ANITA began talks on the prof.
ect nearly two years ago, after
the National Theater announced
plans to discontinue stage presen-
tations. &
The Belasco's last stage show
played in March. 1910. Bought
by the Government, it has beer
used since thena..for storage. .o1
Treasury records. except for q
wartime period as the Stage Door
Canteen.
Under ANITA plans, the Belasco
is to be operated without racial
segregation. It was the segrega-
ton issue that closed the National
in the spring of 1948, depriving
the Capital of its only legitimate
theater.
No Chance for National.
Marcus Heiman, owner of the
National, this week fatty denied
rumors that the opening of non-
segregated theater would cause
him to reconyert the National tc
stage plays. He has no plans fol-
any change in policy, he said.
Extensive renovations will delay
the Belasco's reopening for sew
eral months. according to ANITA
officials. Sixty weeks of shows
have been promised by Broadway
producers, once it opens, they said
Meanwhile, the Gayety Theater
Ninth street burlesque house, has
announced legitimate show for a
two-week stand starting March 6
The Gayety's operators have said
they hope to make the change in
policy permanent.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
Key 10 City Is Presented
To Pianist Hazel Scott

Pianist Hazel Scott is the newest
recipient of the "key to the city"
She received it yesterday from
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Thomas j. Hayes III, in the Office
of Commissioner John Russell
Young, who is i'll.
Representative Powell, Demo-
|crat, of New York, Miss SCOTS
husband, was among those wit
Messing the presentation.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
House Recreation Bill
Endorsed at Briqhtwood

The Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation last night indorsed a
House bill giving the Commission
ers control over all swimming
pools. Fairgrounds and parks in
the District. At the same time, it
voted against Senate bill pro-
viding home rule in the District.
The proposal to erect a new
hospital with emergency facilities
in the northern section of the city
was discussed.
The association indorsed Walter
Bird, president of the Shepherd
Park Citizens Association, vice
president of the North Washing
ton Council and member of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce. foi
his civic work during the past
year.
E. c. Giddings, vice president OF
the Capital Transit Co., spoke or
the problems of the company
The meeting was held in the Pau
Junior High School, with George
r. Hess presiding.
Evening star., 1950-02-11
3 Billion PeniciIIin Units
Sent IsrueI, Truns-Jordun

The Red Cross has announced
the shipment of 8 billion penicil-
lin units to Israel and Trans
Jordan to prevent increases in
pneumonia cases, resulting from
the unusual cold and snow there.
Gordon o. Stone of Arlington,
Red Cross representative in Le-
banon. has distributed emergency
fuel and blankets. the Red Cross
said