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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-12
Suit Agai,stt: Dayton IA. Beach
News Journal Editor Dismissed
Without Prelude" In Deland
: DELAND IA candidates suit

DELAND h-A candidates suit
against Editor Herbert. Davidson
of the Daytoaa Beach News-Jour-
nal was dismissed Tuesday. ;
! County Judge Robert h Wing
field said he was Diminishing the
case without prejudice inasmuch
rs the prosecutor who l have to
depend on indicates he cannot and
win not prosecute"
/. The suit was brought by Joseph
Ginsberg, a candidate in tuesdays
City Commission election. He
swore to a warrant under Florida
law, which provides a newspaper
| must publish with equal promi,
nence = candidates reply TO- any
item which assails his character.
County Prosecutor Charles Booth
declared the warrant did not state
any printed matter which could
be regarded as an assault upon
the personal character Of Ginsberg.
Davidson said he couldn't see
that. the editorial in question was
an assault on Ginsberg's character.
that "it seems TO us fair CON-
ment on a candidate for office. -
Ginsberg ran second among
seven candidates in the election
and viii be in a runoff next Tues
day with Hugo Quilliar, 3l-year-
old civil engineer and concrete
contractor. Quillian had 625 votes.
Ginsberg 223. Next was George L.
Dyer, filling station owner. with
ISL. IN NJ.
The special election was called
|, to fill the vacancy created BY the
resignation of, Mayor Ollie Ian
caster 'Jr.l Jan. while the subject
LOT Q recall move
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Following
through
BY 81
ped.o Aasils.

The local Navy Baseball league
season viii soon get underway
and all of the clubs win have
new faces. The Naval Air Station
Blue Angels" captured the flag
last year and will defend it with
almost the same club that gave
them a winner.
Manager Baird. will have a
strong mound staff featuring Red
Marll, Specks Ellis, Lefty Willis
and Steinhour with a hot receiv-
er in Shrigiey. Baird, a first sack
er can also turn in a creditable
job of relief tossing. McRae, NAL
Tory, Malloy, Ship and Jones
will be on tap for infieId duty
while Heronimous lThe Creek
Jekot, Sabine and Cooper viii
see outfield service. Some good
looking rockies will make an APP
pearance for the Champions this
year also.
Subron Four, last years rum
nerup under the leadership of 1t.
Reeves played some very good
ball in the last campaign. 1t.
Wood has taken over the helm
for the pigboat boys and will
mold a club out of Fireball Flohr,
Lefty O'Rourke, Sidearin Karr-
man and Latshaw of last years
mound staff; he has q great
catcher in Mace and Lee, Nc
Clure, Gural. Brown and ia host
of rockies for the infieid. Char
lie Hoffses, Dziki lthe Cuban
Creek and Knowles win see out
field service.
The league will be rounded out
with the Sonar School Cardinals,
the OpDevSta Eagles and the
FAWTLlant nine. The writer has
not heard too much about these
clubs to date but they always
come up with hard fighting
teams and Key West baseball
aficiopados will have plenty to
shout about when the 1852 cam.
paign gets underway.
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BY RALPH RoDEN
Associated Press snorts Wrisar

Associated Press Sports Writer
Wilmer Vinegar Bend) Mizell,
hailed as lefthanded Dizzy Dean,
has passed his first test with flying
colOrs.
The highly regarded St. Louis
Cardinal rookie vowed the folks
at st. Petersburg Tuesday with a
dazzling 3.inning performance in
the Red Birds 30 triumph over
the Boston Braves.
Mizell faced only nine Braves in
the first three innings. He sent
five Of them back TO the bench
on strikes. Only Rookie First Base
man George Grove managed to get
on base against Mizell's terrific
fast ball. He walked and was cut
down attempting 70 advance on a
paSscd ball.
Cardinal fans back in st. Louis
may not see Mizell as the rookie
is waiting decision on an appeal
from his Mississippi draft board.
Mi1ell also made the majors last
year, but the Cards decided an.
other year In the minors would
be better. Mizell spent 1851 with
Houston Of the Texas League. He
won is and lost IA and famed 25S
batters In 23S innings.
| Kurt Krieger and Win Schmidt
followed Mizell 10 the mound and
these two rockies also shone, al
though Krieger allowed both OF
Boston's hits Schmidt hurled the
final three innings and ran his
scoreless inning streak 10 six.
The Cards American League RI
walls. the Browns, didn't fare so
well In Burbank, Calf. The Chica-
60 White S0x came from behind
and thumped Brownie Ace Ned
Carver for six runs TO beat the
Missourians, 7-6..
Carver relieved knuche Baller
Earl Hsrrist ini the sixth and blew
= 81 lead. /;
| The New York Yankees coutinu-
ed their winning ways, going the
Boston Red Sox. rs, al Sarasota.
| The Yanks collected 10 hits In
GLIDING q long home run by Rookie
Bob Cerv.
Clarence (Hcoks) lott celebrated
his return to the majors by gaining
credit for Pittsburgh's "a victory
lover Seattle Of the Pacific Coast
League al Palm Springs. Calf.
Scheduled games between Ciese-
land and the New York Giants. the
Philadelphia Phillies and Cinein'
natl and a night game between
Pittsburgh and San Diego OF ths
Coast League were cancelled be
cause Of rein ard vet grounds
q s =
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FAWTLJIant Wins
Navy Court Toga

In frenzied overtime finish,
the FAWTUlant basketballers
came from behind to down the
strong Sonar School cagers Satur-
day night in a 52-47 ballgame.
The victory gave them the Navy
Consolation basketball crown in
the tourney played on the Sea-
plane Base hardwood.
Trailing through most of the
second period and all of the 3rd
stanza. the FAWTUlant boys
spanked by hard driving Joe
Bosco managed to pull even IN
the final frame. and 60 ahead TO
win the contest.
Haynes, rangy Sonar center
dropped in II points for the eve
ming. This contest rang down the
curtain on the 1852 court season.
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Bulletin
SCHOOL APPLICATION
IS APPROVED

The United States commis-
siones Of Education today ap-
proved the application Of the
Monroe County Board Of Public
Instruction for Federal Financial
Assistance for additions TO exist
ing facilities in the amount Of
$27l,e so. according 10 word re-
esived By The Citizen from Rep
rssentative Bin Lantaff and Sem
1tors Spsssard Holland and
George Smathers.
The project calls for the addi-
lion Of Is classrooms. toilet IA
cilities. . library and additions
to the cafetorium and equipment.
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Aiy Rosinscntafi 6lscA middle
weight titie fight Thursday meht
viii be strictly for the paying Gus
toners and the Damon Runyon
Ca1cer Fund. |.
There win be mo teievision. no
radio, no movies;
As 4 result Of this development.
apparently caused by lack @Cf air
time for a sponsor, the lSround
main event win 60 on AZ $50 :. m.
(11:3 EST. Promoter William r.
Kyne predicted a gate Of SIS, 900.
Robinson, who was to receive
20 per cent of any Tv payon. finds
himself defending his ehampioa-
ship for exactly 81; his purse goes
to the Cancer Fund. However, NE
drew 81 500 expense smoney-te pay
for his extensive retinue Of mana
ger. trainer, private barber. valet,
two secretaries, doctor and his own
and the Doctors wives:
Olson scaled 16l pounds after
Mondays workout. Robinson is ex-
pected to weigh 158.
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..po:IliIf / !
No3eS
ax REIAAAN NORM

MANCHESTER, N. H.. VI --1len.
dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen.
Estes ,Kefauver scored Srand-slam
victories In the New Hampshire
presidential primary today, crush.
! ing Sen. Robert A. Taft and Presi
dent Truman, and capturing every
delegate rcae.
The results OF the, election. stun
ming to both major parties, can
cause complete fedrafting Of
strategy for the presidential cleo.
ton. in November,
This was the. nations first pri'
mary. ~ :
Eisenhower. sWamped Taft 10 The
| prefefentiaE vote, the popularity
! contest," s by some ~, 900 votes q
| the senator's 3, 900. Hetook nearly
60 per cent d. the total and Jed
Taft by more than twice as many
baliofs as his most sahtIine ad.
InirefS had expected. ~
7 Ksfauver took on the Democratic
| machine in New Hampshire, ap-
patiently Mrested' away thousands
Of labor union votes and emerged
With q score OF roughly {. "a, 900
against Mr. Trunian.s $4,000. I
Virtually all 81 tiie states 297
precincts had reported u 10 a. m.
{EST} but The trend was establish.
ed some hours earlier, and re.
rlainede fairly constant thereafter.
! Eisenhower won al Il Republ-
can delegates. - ~ ~.
n KeiApver %on all II pe fnocratic
deiegaest, who have eight conven:
/ ton votes
In prediction forecasts, Taft
said the preferential vote would
Be close between him and Eisen-
hover. He called Il "a horse race. "
As TO delegates, the senator said
lie would be satisfied II four Of
hts men won.
Kefauver rnodestly said only that
he thought he had made some
friends" Many observers expected
Tie state purity ofSaniIation to
yield, at most, no more than 80
per cent Of the total preference
| vote, and no delegates.
The total vote appropriated
i34. 600 and exceeded the total In
the 1913 primary BY upwards Of
$500. Heavy rains. with snow At
many points. apparently had little,
Il any, effect on the turnout.
: Eisenhoyer's margin nearly dou,
BLEED the most optimistic prediction
Of any OF his followers. That was
5000; most estilnstes had II less
than 2,5M. -
sIh Frankfurt, Germany. Essen.
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Chamber To Hold
Price Clinic

John Bolt Oh Miami, representa-
tive CT the Suoth Florida OPS,
will hold the weekly price clinic
tomorrow in the Chamber of Com.
merce building. The clinic will be
held at 9:35 o'clock tomorrow
morning and at $3.50 o'clock to.
morrow afternoon, announces
John f. Neel of Miami, acting dis
trict OPS director.
Local consumers as well as mer'
chants are invited to attend this
meeting.
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Roebuck, Case, international Nick
Ell, Allied Chemical, DcPont, AM
erada. Cclotex and U. S. Gypsum.
Prices were a scramble Of ad-
vances and declines on the curb
market. The gains included Con.
solidated Gas Utilities. Humble Oil,
Imperial Oil, Investors Royalty
and Mead johnson. Among the
losses were Woodley Petroleum
and United Shoe Machinery.
On the bond market railroad
loans moved ahead. U. S. govern.
ment bonds advanced slightly in
over-thc.counter trading.
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18TH PERSON PLUNGES
FROM EMPIRE STATE BLDG.

NEW YORK an - A 5S-year-old
advertising executive is the 18th
person to die in a plunge from
the Empire State Building, the
worlds tallest.
James Johnson, vice president
and director of advertising and
merchandising for Melrose Distil-
lers Inc, plunged to his death
Tuesday from the Sind story.
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MIAMI h-Chris Van Cuyk, tow
ering lefthander. is the current
Brooklyn Dodger favorite TO take
up the, slack caused by Pitcher
Don Newcpmbe's induction into the
Army. ..,s-..
~ know Van Cuyk is ready, "
Manager Chuck Dresser said. HE
has learned to use that change Of
pace that ! gave him last season.
That's all he needed. No one has
more stuff"
ST. PETERSBURG Mickey
Mantle Is running UP quite rec
ord In pinch.hltting roles for the
New York Yankees.
Mantle has banged out three
singles In his last three pinch hit
trips.
LAKELAND @--lf Ben Taylor's
batting doesn't improve. Vic Wertz
win start at first base FOX The
Detroit Tigers before the week Is
out,
Manaser Red Role indicated
TAYLOR, former st. Louis Brownie
must start cicuting to set the first
base post. So far Taylor has raped
one base Nit in z tries.
PHOENIX, ARR. H-Mana sei
Phil Cayarretts Of the Chicago
] Cubs. long noted as hustler Ii
his playing days. revised his line,
IN for reu,atch with the New
] York Biants today and blasted his
club for lcafinE.
I Losing that Monday game Il
/ the Giants wasn't important" said
B Phil. ..But there Is no reason 4
stop husiling even II you are get
J ting licked, isSs They're going I,
hustle Tor me OF t.ad themseive.
playing someaksse else :
/ Cayarfetta would not identity t!sl
/ players re charged with lcafing
| SAN bfsNARptNo. cshf. ~
! Home Run Siuggtf Ralpk Kline,
| and 0atiielder Frank Thomas csl
] lock forward 10 1 lot Of hard worl
Il the Pittsburgh Pirate training
camb.
Ns.axs. Buy steye. t.sss q
| r:t tie two b: the sees-t teal
c.t.. they'se = TIN
re nrc skipper. mixing fhcrns
! dipped the scales 1t 30 pound
when he checked ID. remarked:
"Frank Is q promising maio
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SPORT
SHOR S

ST. AUGUSTINE 4,-Most Of the
Ifavorites in the second annual Ma
tional Seniors Best-Ball Golf Tour
nament are from close to home.
In Tuesdays qualifying round
medal honors were shared by Al
Ulmer and Tommy Aycock, Jack
s0nrille. and Curtis COxe and Ray
Ettel, st. Augustine. Each team
shot 60, four under par for the
Ponce de Leon Course.
Gordon Bullock, Ponte vedra
Beach, and Morton Bright, Atlanta,
defending champions, were not re-
qured to qualify.
GAINESVILLE R-Dan Skies
scored 2-under-par 50 Tuesday
to lead the University Of Florida
golf team to victory over jackson
vile Navy, 2Sls TO 1la.
WINTER PARK 1.-THE, Rollins
College crew beat Guatemala Uni
yersity by 2h lengths here Tues
day, rowing the mile in four min
utes So seconds.
ST. PETERSBURG R The
Tropicair made Havana this year.
The Coast Guard reported lie
Hederman's yacht with its all-girl
crew arrived in Havana Harbor
Tuesday, last Of those to finish
the 2SA-mile st. Petersburg Havana
Race.
A year ago, the Tr0picair with.
q different girl crew became dis
abled and lost during the race. The
race committee refused official en-
try to the Tropicair both years,
saying the crew was not sufficient
~ experienced.
The Coast Guard said all partic-
plating craft In the race have
made port.
TAMPA B--Army Sgt. H. L.
Benner is taking up In the Ma
tional Midwinter Pistol TOurna-
tnent where ne left off last year.
The defending champion, now
stationed In the Canal Zone, scored
900 to win the % caliber Camp
Perry Course Match and 188 TO
win the Bausch and L0mb Trophy
Match Tuesday.
1t. Harry Reeves, Detroit po-.
liceman. won the Micro Sight Tro-
ply, 20 shots slow fire at Is yards,
with 200.
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fourth plan lis an obvious repeh-
tion of the third with purported
Improvement in valuation and Sc
curities which really afford the
bondholders no genuine advantage
over the third.
There must be some type OF
reorganization which will conserve
the public interest and at the same
time deal equitably and fairly with
ht ebondholders, but this plan does
not do so," the opinion said.
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Mobilization Bill
Is Submitted

MANILA w - President Elidio
Quirino and his Cabinet decided
Tuesday to submit mobilization
bill to the Philippines Congress
'in view of critical world condi.
TONS"
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Lacquer, but that weight Is too
much to bring 10 camp. / realize
he carries lot of poundage, but
he will have TO start reducing i'm
mediately."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-12

Tex: Clyde usinA Jr,. West Palm
Beach; Sam Snead, White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va. and Lew Worsh-
am, Chicago.
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WEpMEsDAY's scNEpULE

WeONeSOArS SSUeOUSe !
st. Louis stN) VS.: Boston tA) at
Sarasot 2 :,5,
st. Louis (A) VS. Chicago (A) at
Pasadena, Calf.
Cleveland lA) VS. Pittsburgh (N)
at San Diego, Calf.
Detroit tA) VS. New York (A) at
st. Petersburg
Chicago M vs. New York (N) at
Phoenix, Ark. 90.
Philadelphia (N) VS. Brooklyn tN)
at Miami (night) -. !:
Cincinnati (N) VS. Boston (E) al
Bradenton -
TUESDAYS REsULTs
New York (A)z7 Boston (a) 6,
Chicago (A)-7 st. Louis (A) 6.
st. Louis (N) 4 Seattle tPCL} 2
Cleveland (A) VS. New York ,(Nl
at Phoenix. Ariz., cancelled rain
Cincinnati (N) VS. Philsdelphis fN)
at Tampa, cancelled, rain
Pittsburgh 4B". CN) VS. San Diego
(PCL) at San Diego. Calf can
celled, wet grounds
TiURSDAY'S SeNg DuLe
Washington tA) VS. Boston Ia at
Sarasot .
Chicago lA) vs. Pittsburgh IN at
San Bernardino, Calf. ss...4
Cleveland Jaws San Diego, (PCL)
at San Diego. Calf.
Boston (N) VS. Detroit (A) at lake
ladn.
New. York. (A) VS. Philadeiphia CAY
at West Palm Beach
Philadelphia tN) VS. Brooklyn lN)
at Miami (night) -.
st. Louis s(N) VS. Cincinnati tN)
at St. Petersburg I 49,.
New York tN) VS. Chicago th) at
Mesa, Ariz. t..{.
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s. ,--------- &s -
NEW YORK In - The University
of Dayton basketball team, which
had Its first fling at the 'sbigs time
In the finals of the National In.
yitstion Tournament last year,
wanted to meet highly rated ST,
Louis this year just as "a measure
Of satisfaction. ~.
Dayton got its wish, Tuesday
might and the result was sAiisiac
tory not only TO the Dayton players
but to a majority Of TIE s.lS II,
spectators In Madison Square Gar
den.
Spanked by tau Don ,Menieke
and Chubby Leland (Juni6r) Nor.
ris, the Flyers whipped 81 Louis,
the SECOND -seeded team In Tie
tournament, 68-58. Top-seedSd sDu.
quesne performed about is sx.
pected In beating Holy. Cross, 1895,
In the second game Of the double.
header. 80 .h.N sl.ss $3.50
As a result, Dayton will EN-.
counter ST. Bonsyentare aand Du.
quesne will meet sEsSaiIes In Athe
semi-final games THURSDAY night.
It isn't often that Dayton gets
into ibasketball's major leak cues.
Brought In last year, Just to round
out the field, 'Meineke, Norfis, Ptte
Boyle and Co. captivated the fans
and almost walked of with. The
honors. Unseeded this year. 'they'fe
threatening to do the same.
Duquesne's victory over Holy
Cross may have been costly. Jim
Tucker. The tall. springy Negro
center whose leaps enabled him "a
get the ball off The boards nearly
every time, came out with. Z
bruised shin. And sharpshoUtins
little Al Bailey had a badly swoiler
left knee.
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MIAMI BEACH III - Tonimy
Bolt Durham. N. c., pucketed $SU(
tdoay as first-place money Ia ihe
annual Pro-Amateur COLI Tourna
nient ut LiGofce Country Club or
the strength Of his 3-tnder pjr q
round. M
Bolt finished one stroke In from
Of four other pros who lied 81 q
over the 6.zSSysrd par n course
Tuesday. They we're Al 1ilniner
man. Portland, Ore: Jim furness,
Brisrcliff. N. Y; Jim Simpson,
Misrni.
Seven pros posted one under pii
Fort Worth, Tex, and Lloyd wad
7os. They were; Bob Hrnailton
Indianapolis, Ind; Earl SsewAr,
Jr., Dallas. Tex; Pete Cooper
White Plains. N. Y. Jerry Bafber,
Pasadena. Calf; Joe Moore IT.,
White Plains. N. y; Gene SarAsea
New York City; and Dave Douglas
Newark, Del.
Par shooters were Mrsty Furrpl
Chicago: Dick Mayer, ST. Peters
bure;s sek Butki Jr., Houston
.s-..-. q -. q - : y. Y. 8 - 49,
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SAN FRANCISCO N-The Sugar
Evening star., 1952-03-17
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADS. 3
new STREAMLINERS START
SERVING WASHINGTON TODAY!
TIMKEN' roller bearings on ~ 64 cars help
assure a smooth, Jas, comfortable ride!

Three beautiful new streamliners will be put
into operation today BY the Pennsylvania
Railroad The Morning Congressional
between Washington and New York; The
Senator between Washington, New York
and Boston; and The Afternoon. Congress
sional between Washington and New York.
These trains are equipped with the most
modern Coach and Pullman cars for day.
light travel. =. offer passengers the last word
in luxury.
Built BY the Budd Company, all a cars
of The Congressionals and The Senator
have Timkeno tapered roller bearings on the
axles. That means passengers can be sure
ofafast, smooth, comfortable ride all the way.
There's no other bearing with so much
to offer! No other bearing so fully proved!
They're the bearings that helped usher in
streamliners. The Timken Roller Bearing
Company, Canton 6. Ohio. Cable address:
.TIMROSCO".
Evening star., 1952-03-17
|WorIdB Bank Delegates
Fail in Effort 10 End
|Iranian Oil Dispute
BY ,ihe Assoeiaisd Pres.

TEHERAN, Iran, Mar. TIA
World Bank team wrote failure
today on the latest efforts to-
start Trans oil flowing to the
west again and packed Its bags
flor the trip home.
The talks with Trans govern
lment broke down last night in al
deadlock and q spokesman OF
Trans Joint oil board announced i
l"Negotiations are now ended
Later q government spokeman|
said he hopes that after the mis-
sion reports to officials OF the
bank in Washington, q soiutionl
to the oil disagreement stiH may
be found.
Iranian Senate Worried.
The Senate. obviously worried
over the breakdown in the oil
talks, sent a three-man delegation
to ask Premier Mohammed Mos
lsadegh what policies he now in
tends to follow. The delegations
report back to the Senate on
Wednesday.
The bank mission, headed by
loan officer Hector Prudhomme, Isl
to fly back to the United States
later this week.
The oil board spokesman, Aly1
Shayegan, said the bank team and
his group could not agree on the
use Of British ,technicians. the
banks position in operating Trans
nationalized Oil industry and the
price to be paid for the oil.
Had Hoped for Reopening
The bank had hoped to operate
the now-idle industry pending a
final settlement between Iran and
the British controlled Anglo :
!ranian OH Co.. whose vast hold
ings In Iran Premier Mossedeeh's
government nationalized last year.
Mr.. Mossadegh refused to allow
any OF the British technicians hel
ousted to return. The bank said
1t could not discriminate against
technicians from any Of it's sol
member countries.
MIR. Shayegan said Iran had
wanted the bank. as operator Of
the oil properties, to act as her
agent but that the bank wanted
to operate the industry inde-
pendently. This. said the Iranian.
would have been an admission Of |
the right Of AIOC to operate inl
Iran.
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Advice Is Non-cuIturoI
At Librury of Congress
BY The Associated Press

by mo AsSoetdfed PF0sS
The Information Bulletin" OF
the Library Of Congress arrived
today chock full Of news about
Turkish photography. Swedish
library practices and Oriental col
lections.
It also contained this non-
cultural note:
"Staf members are requested
not to block the doorways Of the
library buildings on rainy eve-
ninps."
Evening star., 1952-03-17
Socialists Stote Stond

The Socialist Party is fighting
poverty and illness, Indian So
|cialist Leader DR.. Lohia said in
|Allahabad.
Evening star., 1952-12-26
West Germany Begins
Daily TeIevision Programs
By the Assoeinfed Press

HAMBURG, Germany, Dec. 26.
Daily television broadcasts-
with no commercials-began in
Western Germany last night, with
Christmas play as the first
offering.
After several years of prep
aration and testing, the North
west German radio network
opened regular transmissions of
two-hour daily programs over
five stations which serve about
60 per cent of Northwest Ger
many and also reach West Berlin.
Other radio networks in South
ern Germany plan to add tele-
vision next year.
In the Communist-controlled
Soviet Zone of Germany, tele-
vision was officially unveiled last
Sunday. Stalin's 73d birthday
But the programs planned indi-
cate chat it is regarded as one
more tool for the propaganda
machine behind the Iron Curtain.
According to unofficial esti-
mates about 5000 television sets
already have been sold or leased
IN Western Germany. Prices
range from 1,150 to $500 marks
($270 to 5000. This is about
three to six times the monthly
wage of the average worker.
Set owners have to pay a
monthly tax of five marks (about
$1.25),