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Evening star., 1951-01-02
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ten the jump on the United Stotes ond
Britoin in the struggle for Irons oil re-
sources W. 6. Dildine Of the Cleveland
Ploin DeoIer tells how American prestige
hos sunk to new low there in q three.
port series. The first instoIlment op-
peers todoy on Poee 40.
THIS DRAMA COSTS, Too-Ths
public roreIy ever reolizes how much
money it costs to stoee q first -cioss
triol. Story obout expensive JUSTICE op-
peers on Puse AS. z
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investigation of crime and its
punishment here by declaring
that, with the laws now on the
books, a better job could be done
to protect the community from
the shocking enormity" of crime
in the Nations Capital.
The report particularly pointed
the finger at the charmed exis-
tence" enjoyed by gambling big
shots known to the police.
The subcommittee coupled its
32-page report with recommen-
dations for legislation to plug
loopholes in existing laws par
ticularly affecting Washington's
special problems - armed rob-
berries, sex perverts. after-hours
clubs. gambling and aggravated
assault.
Anti-Gambling Drive Urged.
In it's report, the subcommittee
also:
/. Called for a thorough over
hauling" of all law enforcement
efforts against gambling and spe-
cifically proposed that an in
spector be put at the head of the
vice squad.
2. Charged that many profess
sional bondsmen are closely allied
with criminal operations and
recommended an investigation of
their activities by law enforcement
authorities.
3. Recommended suppression of
after hours clubs as crime breed
erS.
4. Sharply criticized the lack
of prosecution and infrequent
prison terms in cases of assault
with a dangerous weapon and de-
clared such a condition encour-
ages lawlessness.
5. Strongly recommended the
creation by law of a Council on
Law Enforcement to make a con-
tinuing study of crime and en-
forcement here and to work on
measures aimed at suppressing
crime.
Complaint Room" Opposed.
6. Called for elimination of the
complaint room" where assist
ant United States Attorneys de-
eide whether arrest cases should
go to court. The subcommittee
declared that under the present
system, arrests are reduced ito
the status of annoying incidents
of short duration.
7. Praised members of the police
force for their devotion to duty
and their success in solving crimes
but deplored the lack of training
and the inadequate strength of the
force.
8. Recommended new manda-
tory minimum sentences for Ger
tain offenseS but pointedly called
attention to the fact that the
judges don't use all the punish
ments provided in existing laws
particularly for previous offenders.
9. Deplored the cutter insufl-
cheney" of the criminal records re-
porting system of all District law
enforcement agencies and rec
commended legislation to insure
an accurate central criminal rec
ords unit.
"Ineptness" Criticized.
While criticizing the "ineptness"
of the police and other agencies
in dealing with gamblers, the sub
committee declared, however, that
the factors which initiate most
against better protection against
criminals here lie largely outside
the Police Department.
These factors we're listed as
prosecuting techniques, sentences
inadequate to deter crime and pro-
baton practices"
The subcommittee expressed the
unanimous opinion that Washing
tons major difficulties stem from
the way existing laws are admin
istered and the lack of any CO.
ordinated effort to fight crime.
After releasing the report, Rep
resentative Davis, Democrat, of
Georgia, the subcommittee chair
(Contjnled on page A Col AZ
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MARSHAL GRTGORI X,
ZHUKOV.
--AP Wirephoto.
rected the defense of Moscow
against the Germans.
AS vice commissar of defense he
(See ZHUKOV, Page A-3.)
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Captured NewsreeI Showing Soviet Jets
Viewed at Pentoeon. Poae A-3
Fleeing Koreans Abandon Children in
Their Hoste. Pooe B-I3
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Protection Against
Criminal Activities
Called inadequate
By Miriom Gutenberg

Washington's law enforcement
agencies fail to give the COM
munity adequate protection from
criminals, Congress was told to-
day.
A special House District sub
committee wound up it's year-long
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(See U. NJ, Page A-3.)
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Reds Holding Salient
IL Miles From Seoul;
u. n. Forms New Line
Allied Troops Awoitine
Fresh Enemy Drive After
Withdrawing II Miles
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Jan. 2.-Vanguards of
six Chinese Communist armies
carved out a menacing salient to-
day in Western Korea within IT
air miles Of Seoul.
Outnumbered United Nations
forces, after retreating up to IL
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Continued on Page Az. Col. ~
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(See BIG FOUR, Page A-3.3
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(See KOREA, Page A-3.D
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Continued on Page A-4, Col. g.
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(see wIRE-TAPPING, Page A-33
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Guide for Re a d ers

An Associated Press Newsp
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Portiol Text Of House Groups Crime
Report. Poee A
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(See ZHUKOV, Page Alb
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(See CIVIL DEFENSE. Page AS.
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(See LEGISLATION, Page A-4.)
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Lowell MeHett::
Lowell MeiIett:
Case of Split Personality
Most Congress Members Endeovor to Be Two Kinds
Of Stotesnen-Which Is Why Special Interests Win

The continuing conflict in
Congress between organized
Self-interest and the disorgan-
lied national interest will come
out in the open again in a mat
ter of days. The issue will be
the Great LakeS-St. Lawrence
Seaway and Power Project,
specifically the agreement be-
tween the United States and
Canada, signed 10 years ago, to
undertake this great project.
The House Public Works Conn
mittee has held extensive hear
ings on the question of approv-
ing the agreement and Chair
man Buckley has announced
that a committee vote will be
taken July II. No Senate hear
ingS have been held during the
present session.
The disorganized national in
terest is probably due for an
other defeat at the hands of or
ganized self-interest, similar to
that suffered on the issue of in
f1ation controls.
This is because of the very
fact that the national interest
is disorganized. That is to say,
it is SO far as Congress is con-
cerned. The administration, in
cluding the big industrialists
and businessmen brought in to
aid in the present emergency,
is solidly behind the seaway
and power development. The
President, of course, is for it, as
were all his predecessors back
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Grocer Held Up by Bandits
Second Time in ; Months

For the second time in three
months a Northwest grocery store
was held up and robbed
today by early morning bandits
posing as customers.
Solomon Gottlieb, As, said he
had just opened his store at 1457
Corcoran street NV. when three
colored men entered and asked for
hot dogs and cigarettes. When he
opened the register to make
change, he said, one of the men
drew a revolver, forced him to
turn over about $235 In cash and
fed.
Today's holdup closely paralleled
another which took place last
March. when Mr.. Gottlieb and his
wife Lille were robbed in the store
of $1,100 In cash and checks by
two holdup men.
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government to rush heavy mill
tary equipment tanks, planes
and artillery. He is not con-
Sidered an alarmist and has
been faced with recurrent crises
ever since he broke away from
the Kremlin'S stranglehold. Last
year, when the West was alarmed
about the possibility of an at
tack by his Iron Curtain neigh
bors, he remained calm and in
sisted that his country needed
primarily food and consumers
goods, rather than weapons.
The situation has changed
now. There is an alarming con-
centration of Romanian troops
on the upper Danube at the
Iron Gate, opposite Belgrade.
New wide-gauge railway lines
now connect that country with
Russia. There is continuous
movement of military supplies
and some say Red troops
from Eastern Romania to the
west and south.
Yugoslav military intelligence
has become alarmed and for the
first time since his break with
Stain the Yugoslav dictator has
become genuinely fearful that
the Kremlin may press the but
ton" in the Balkans sometime
this summer. This explains why
the Belgrade government insists
on our supplying war materials
with the greatest possible speed.
Tito feels. for the first time in
three years, that Moscow is
brewing some potent medicine
for him and he is getting ready
for any emergency.
The situation in Iran con-
tinues to threaten, principally
because the government remains
a prisoner of the nationalist
elements. These, ain turn, are
guided by Moscow. Premier Mo-
BANNED Mossadegh would like
nothing better than to reach a
compromise with the British on
the basis of the already effected
naturalization of the Anglo
Iranian Oil Co. But he is timid.
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accommodation Decreed
For Groesz Prosecutors
BY the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, June 3o.-The
Vatican has decreed major exc
communication for all who had a
part IN the arrest, trial and sem
tence at Budapest this week of
Archbishop josef Groesz of
Hungary.
The excommunication decree,
formulated by the Sacred Con-
sistorial Congregation of which
Pope Plus is prefect, parallels the
one issued February IL. 1949, after
the sentence of Hungary's primate,
Cardinal Mindszenty.
The decree inflicts excommuni-
cation "latae sententiae," or broad
sentence. reserved to the authority
of the pontiff. It is dated June
29, and is signed by Adeodato Gio-
vanni Cardinal Piazza, secretary
of the congregation. one of II
such bodies that administer Cath
olic Church affairs. It was pub
lished today in the Vatican's
L'Osservatore Romano.
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Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

Gen Ridgway Danish hospital ship Korean
ceasee negotiations It's proposed section of the
38th Parallel permitting free flow of volts part
through IRAN
declined for the fifth straight week This will
to the shopper who wants to serve the family few carloads
over the week end
The House votes to continue controls month with
ban price robacks The Congressman
fault that President Truman guilty of starting
year at the point where they don't rolled
The Anglo-ranian Oil Co. it will operations in
Iran in ten days Naturalization made in
Britain.
Bus and trolley operators plan to strike in Nations Capital
It's this problem of getting Government
to work.
Peron OF Argentina his scientists who supposedly
worked an atomic explosion have rays
Voyagers won't be able to the summer
They're ang from slight attack of peront of system
Representative Bolton of Ohio charges that the Government
selling blankets at 50 and buying them
obviously should have stood in bed.
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MoscoWvLikened to Monte Carlo
Black Cloth Put Korean obe but the Gambling Continues
In Full Swing in Yugosovio lron and the Philippines
Constantine Brown:

President Truman has ap-
proved the instructions drafted
by the Pentagon and State De-
partment for discussion of a
cease-tire in Korea and has
ordered Gen. Matthew B. Ridg-
way to start negotiations.
How long and fruitful these
will be nobody can say at pres
ent. Official opinions range from
buoyant optimism to dark pessi-
mism.
The reasons which prompted
Russia to start the truce ball
rolling were best described by a
diplomat with long experience in
Europe. He compared Moscow's
action with the methods en-
ployed at Monte Carlo, the
worlds gambling capital. Each
roulette table is assigned so
many thousands of dollars for
the day. If somebody breaks the
bank and wins the allotted
amount the table is covered with
black cloth and does not oper-
ate again until the next day.
The men in the Kremlin may
feel that, for the time being,
they have invested all they can
on the Korean gaming table
and have decided to close it
for, the day" But this, the
diplomat said, does not mean
that the other tables do not con-
tinue in full swing. Whether the
Korean table" resumes oper-
ationS very shortly depends on
the Moscow diplomatic croupiers.
While the Soviet move has
inspired the United Nations with
a degree of optimism which is
not fully shared by Washing
ton. our political and military
men are. concerned with. new
threatening conditions in other
parts of the world. There are,
at present, three particular
areas which cause serious worry
-YugoSlavia, Iran and the
Philippines.
Marshal Tito has asked our
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project is important from a de-
tense point of view and has our
full support.
United States Army Chief Q
Engineers. Maj Gen. Pick: "Th
seaway, in my judgment, is essen
tial to our long-range national
security and defense"
Don't think the members Of
Congress are not impressed by
the views Of men such as these.
They are and sentiment in
Congress. privately expressed.
favors the seaway's construction.
That has been particularly
true since the late Senator VAN
denberg devised a method to
make the project self -nquidat-
ing. They recognize it as an
other Panama Canal and iva
rolled into one. But the op-
position has. or seems to have.
the political power.
All the great port cities, Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New Orleans and the
rest, are part of the opposition.
They fear the ports will lose
business. The same is true of
the railroads, the private utili-
ties and the coal industry On.
Grating now through the Ma
tional st. Lawrence Project Con-
ference, financed chiefly by the
Association of American Rail-
roads, these interests have had
their way for 80 years. Regard
less OF the national interest.
they believe they will continue
to have their Way.
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DC. Man Among Dead
In Crash Of Navy
Plane at Key West

1t. (jg) Percival N. Fenton, ir.,
"a. of 2916 Thirtieth street Sc.
died in a crash of a Navy patrol
bomber at Key West, Fla, yester-
day in spite of heroic efforts of
other Navy men to save him.
1t. Fenton was among the eight
men on the bomber killed. The
sole survivor Of the crash into the
Isea. Ordnanceman Robert H.
Dreaper, %. of Dobbs Ferry. N. Y.
said Il haven't the slightest idea
what happened"
The young District officer is the
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. P. Norman
Fenton, local insurance man, of
the Thirtieth street address.
1t. Fenton had reported to duty
lat Key West only two weeks ago,
taking his wife, Carolyn, and their
two children, Stephen, 5, and Per-
|cival Norman. II. 8 months, with
him to the new station. He had
been staioned in Norfolk until sent
to Key West.
Navy crash boats reached the
sinking plane minutes after the
accident. 1t. Fenton was still
strapped in his seat. He was
pulled into a crash boat but died
shortly after reaching the Naval
Hospital there.
A native of Collingswood, N. j.,
1t. Fenton attended Bulls Prep
Iaratory School and was graduated
from the Naval Academy at An
napolis in 1916. He received his
wings at Corpus Christi in 1949.
A Navy Court of Inquiry began
investigating the crash today. The
plane hit in IL feet of water and
part of the wreckage protruded
from the surface. All the bodies
were recovered and the shattered
plane, a PBM, was hoisted to the
surface and brought ashore for
examination.
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The situation In that country
will remain confused for some
time. Moscow does not intend
to put the black cover on the
Iranian table" for the present.
In the spectacular develop
ments since June rs. 1850. little
public attention has been given
the situation in the Philippines.
But the deterioration of the
governments authority has pro-
gressed at an alarming rate. At
the end of the war. when the
Philippine government resumed
its sovereignty. a group of rebels
known as the Hukbalahaps made
their appearance. Moscow did
not fail to take advantage OF
this movement; it sent not only
agents, but also a large guam
tity of war materials, which en-
abled the Huks to defy success
fully the authority Of the Ma
Mia government.
Today Moscow has given this
pro- Communist group, some
10000 strong, the high-sound-
ing title of the National Liberia
ton Army. The Huks are ex-
panding over broad areas in the
islands and are seizing new dis
tricts each month. The puni-
tive expeditions sent by the
government have met with little
success. They are defeated or,
If the number of troops is SUI
perior. the Huks become elusive.
This game of hide-and-seek
has been going on for more than
five years. At present, accord
ing to reports from that area,
the activities of the new ma
tional Liberation Army" have be-
come more daring and it is
feared that a mass insurrection
may break out before the end of
the year.
The Manila government feels
that, If this should happen, it
will not be able to resist unless
it is strongly supported by Amer
ican forces. The Philippines
are considered the third table"
which the Kremlin may be able
to operate successfully this year.
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3 Candidates Seek
Young Republicans
Chairman Post
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, June 30.-The BIZ
ennial convention of the Young
Republicans National Federation
holds its final and crucial election
session today.
Candidates for national chair
man have been lining up delegates
votes for the important post.
Last night the convention heard
Senator Mccarthy. Republican, OF
wisconsin call for 'houscclean-
ing In Washington"
In the election, a deadlock was
developing among the three lead
ing candidates, an fastener, a
Midwesterner and one from the
Far West.
More than possibility today
as the election began was a chance
for some dark horse" candidate
to emerge as compromise strong
candidate.
Lending strength to this pos
tSibility was the speech last night
by Harvey L. Schwartz, New York
State college co-chairman, who
demanded that a Far Westelner
be elected.
Mr.. Schwartz asserted that
l'bossism and self-seeking of New
York have weakened the Republi-
can Party"
Loss of New York's votes would
be a serious blow to Herbert
Warburton Of Wilmington, Del.
;he Eastern candidate to succeed
John Tope of Detroit, the present
chairman.
A group of supporters of Sena-
tor Taft. Republican, of Ohio were
known to be in Boston working
oy telephone to develop support
for Merrill K. Davis of Salt Lake
City.
The third candidate is Wiley E.
Mayne OF Sioux City. Iowa, who is
a lawyer. as are the other two
candidates.
Senator Mccarthy said that for
the first time in the history of
this great Nation. we have lost a
war"
He said that the recorded
facts" would show whether the
United Nations lost the war in
Korea. because we are so weak, or
because it was planned that way y
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to Woodrow Wilson-Roosevelt,
Hoover, Coolidge and Harding.
There are plenty of men in
Congress as devoted to the ma
tional interest as any President
could be. But Congressman, al
most without exception, have
split personalities. Each repre-
sentS not only his notion of the
national interest, but his much
surer notion of his own local
political interest. When the two
interests are opposed it is sell
dom that the national interest
gets his vote.
Gen. Marshall appeared before
the House committee and urged
approval of the project on be-
half OF the Defense Department
and the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
saying. "It is urgent that it be
begun promptly, so that by the
Time we must depend heavily on
foreign sources of ore supply,
it will be ready
Mobilization Director Charles
E. Wilson testified that the sea-
way is essential, 'if we are to
put our steel production-which
is to say our entire mobilization
effort-on a solid and secure
foundation. Without the sea-
way we shall become steadily
more vulnerable :"
Chairman John D. Small of
the Munitions Board said:
Practically every facet of the
problem has been carefully ex-
amined for many years. The
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Aboard Missing
Plane
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO. June 30.-United
Air Lines headquarters in Chicago
announced the following pas
senger list of the missing DEG
airliner:
Miss S. Colmer, San Francisco.
Miss S. Srudden, San Francisco.
Calf.
j. F. Schuster, st. Paul, MINI.
Mrs. S. SuSsman, San Francisco.
1t. D. P. Zylla.
E. D. Detless, San Francisco.
(No initials) Green (no home
address,.
Miss Ivie. no home address.
DR.. c. w. Dingman, San Fran
cisco.
H. Brown, Oakland Calf.
L. Enrich, Pittsburgh, Calf.
Mr.. Harkness, Oakland. Calf.
Mrs. Harkness, Oakland, Calf.
Judy Larson, Oakland, Calf.
Mrs. S. Holmes. Oakland, Calf.
Col. A. Parks.
N. S. Turner.
K. C. Morgan, UAL employe,
San Bruno, Calf.
Mrs. Lois Morgan, Mr.. Nor
gan's wife and their children.
Jane Morgan.
Jim Morgan.
Jay Morgan.
Mrs. Warren F. Morse, wife of
a UAL employe, and 5-year -old
child, OF San Francisco.
Mrs. L. E., Montgomery, wife of
a UAL employe, and child, Palo
Alto, Calf.
Joe Coury. Pittsburgh, Pa.
A. w. Gerth, Arlington, w. Va.
Mr.. McKillop. no address.
c. w. Hagard. Phoenix, Ariz.
Mr.. Bieghley, Youngstown, Ohio.
S. E. McCabe, Arlington, Va.
T. L. Evans, Clovis, N. Mex.
Mr.. Drake. Palisades, Calf.
P. w. Cullom. no home address.
Joseph H. Britain, civilian en-
ploye, Hillfield Air Base, Utah.
Benjamin j. Pingel, civilian en-
ploye, Hillfield Air Base, Utah.
Francis E. Wise, civilian en-
|ploye, Hillfield Air Base, Utah.
George Piper, no address.
|. G. Vann, no address.
Landers, no address.
Dayrell G. Ensign, Chicago.
Mr.. Orenstien. no address.
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a Countries Contain
Large Peat Deposits

- STOCKHOLM.-Some of the
largest deposits of peat in the
world are in Sweden. Russia, Can
ada, and Finland. Much of it is
cut and dried and used as fuel.
Peat is a. product of decayed
vegetation. AS aquatic plants de-
compose, they settle to the bottom
of the pool and build up mass
sometimes as much as 90 to 25
feet thick. Peat is found in bogs
in many parts of the world.
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Kisner
Continued From First Page.)

were sitting there when this guy
drwin) walked past. He walked on
about 10 feet then turned around
and came back. He jumped in
next to my girl and put a gun in
her ribs, saying drive me to vir-
ginia, the FBI is after me-"
I had to drive in low gear all the
way. This fellow used a lot of very
foul language all the time and
complained, wouldn't you know
I would have to pick a lousy car
to make a getaway"
He finally told me to stop-I
don't know where it was; 1t was
somewhere in Virginia.
He Qrwin) made Carolyn get
in the back seat and got back
there, too. He fondled her for
awhile, then made us both get out
of the car.
He had Carolyn tape my hands
with adhesive that he pulled out
of his pocket and then raped her
no more than two feet away from
me.
Then he told Carolyn to take
the tape off my hands and we
Went back and tried to get the car
started. It wouldn't, so the guy
told me to wipe off the door
handles and leave the hood up.
Then we started walking down
the highway. While we were
walking-I was in front--he had
the gun on me from behind-I
heard him tell Carolyn his name
was Warren Lee and that he was
wanted by the FBI for kidnapping,
murder and things like that.
I'VE went to a gas station and
got cokes. He had the gun in
the pocket of his windbreaker and
kept it on me. Carolyn asked if
she could go to the ladies room
and he let her.
When Carolyn came out, the
guy was talking to a cab driver
out front.
Then he made us start walk
Ing again. When we got to o.
fork In the road still don't
know where we were--this guy
saw a bus coming and said, The
girl and I are going to take this
bus. You keep walking down the
other road If you tell any one
before midnight, / will kill the
girl and myself, too. They will
not take me alive.
Corpl. Kisner said the youth
told him that Irwin had taken
the girls new engagement ring,
his class ring and his wrist watch
while they were In the woods.
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Father, Four Children Die
As Fire Destroys Home
BY the Associated Press

PARKHILL, Ontario, June 3d.
"A father and four children died
here early today when fire de-
stroyed their small home at SyI.
van, about 6 miles west of here.
The fire broke out as Frederick
White arrived home from London,
25 miles southeast of here.
Burned to death with him were
Shannon. Z; Michael, 4; Beverly, 2,
and Freddie, months.
Mrs. White was reported to have
been at school presentation when
the fire broke out.