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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
.NATO Nations
Plan Spending
For Defenses

PARIS, R-The North Atlantic
treaty nations agreed here to
spend s23s, 500, 900 in 1853 for air
ports and other solid defenses
against Soviet aggression.
This is just shade more than
half of the 428 million which Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway, supreme
commander in Europe, had out
lined as the minimum" to provide
security.
Rene Pleven, French defense
minister. said the reduced figure
was agreed upon by the NATO
council Thurs, after a four-day de-
bate. The money voted will provide
enough to begin work on airportS
and other long term projects as
soon as weather permits.
Decision on the final figure was
taken a few hours before the pro-
iected conclusion of the meeting.
called to get the IA member ma
tions 10 vote all the money they
could afford without going broke.
Field Marshal ViScOunt Alexan-
der of Britain. meanwhile. an
nounced that in time Of war" Ad-
miral Lord Mountbatten will be
boss Of NATO's Mediterranean
naval and air forces
Alex mder, BrItans minister Of
defense. told a news conference
While the United States Sixth
Fleet is not now under the new
Mediterranean command. the new
. commands in-Chief wiIl be respon-
sih.e for coordlnat5ng the aCtivi.
ties in time Of ar Of the American
feet with those Of Other naval and
air unts operating ID the Medi;er.
rsBe&a
8 TINS Was the first public an
nHncement 2 on Just hos much az
/ .hcrjty the new Mediterranean
) naval commander IN chief val
ha~e. The NATO ministers las
Tuesday approved bath the setliGl
U1 ct tee Bee naval command anc
/ me sous a.ens b. Britain Of Lorc
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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
Man Nabbed AS
Brink Robbery
Participant

BOSTON Up - Joseph ]. "Specs"
OKeefe, 44-year-old Boston gum
man has been nabbed by the FBI
as one of the masked men who
Robbed the Drinks Boston head
quarters Of $1,219, 900 on the night
Of Jan. II, 1880.
O'Keefe was named in affidavits
filed by the FBI with the Federal
Court in Boston.
The affidavits became available
20 neWsmen late yesterday as
O'Keefe fought a contempt of court
charge resulting from his refusal
TO answer pertinent questions be-
fore a grand jury hearing evidence
in the fabulous stickup.
One Of the affidavits, signed by
John B. Greene, a special agent
Of the FBI who heads the Brink's
investigation, says that he has
reason to believe that Joseph j.
OKeefe was one of the partici-
pants in the robbery"
A second affidavit says that
$50, 600 in Drinks loot waS.'hidden
In a house occupied by O'Keefe's
sister, Mrs. Mary A, Hooley, 81.
A third affidavit sets forth that
on July 10, 1850, the $50, 900 was
transferred to the home Of Mary
O'Keefe, identified as Joseph
O'Keefe's wife.
A fourth affidavit tells Of an al
legged telephone conversation be-
tween O'Keefe, then serving 80
days in a Pennsylvania Jail, for
carrying weapons in his car, and
Mary OKeefe.
Agent Greene says in the paper.
''He (O'Keefe) asked his wife
whether or not she had been in
terviewed oy federal enforcement
officials and she said she had.
"He asked whether or not any
thing was found, and she answer
ed; NO and later he told her:
Just take good care of the baby.
You know what ! mean.'"
Federal authorities said there is
no O'Keefe baby.
One of the affidavits. asserts that
the $50 900 of alleged Drinks loot
was hidden in an '0verStuffed baby
stationary chair and footstool or in
a leather zippered overnight bag"
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Hooley, O'Keefe'S sister and broth
er-in-laW.
Mrs. Hooley earlier this week
was given a one-year sentence for
contempt of court after she re-
fused to answer before the grand
jury the question:
''Did you ever at any time see
$4,000 in cash?"
Her husband also is charged with
contempt of court for refusing to
talk before the grand jury.
O'Keefe's contempt of court case
has not yet been completed and
Hooley's contempt case has been
continued to next Monday. Hooley
and his wife, who appealed the
one-year sentence, are free on
bail.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
BAD CHECK ARTIST

Continued from Page One)
FBI. Smith admitted 20 passing
over IS bad checks.
The trip, which covered several
states, was financed entirely by
Smith who had met LO Piccolo
in Chicago and promised 20 "get
him in show business" They had
arrived in Miami, where they stay.
ed at an expensive Miami Beach
hotel, a week ago.
In Key West, Lo Piceolo was
picked up by police on an indecent
exposure charge TO start the chain
Of events that led 10 the capture
Of the quartet.
10 Piecolo and Miss Milan we're
taken from Havana bound air
liner and Smith and Miss Linge.
bach we're captured al Jewish
Creek, los miles north Of Key West
after hectic chase by the State
Highway Patrol
Smith had eluded capture by two
road blocks aud wss nabbed only
after the alert bridge attendant al
Jewish Greek has raised the draw.
bridge The pair had leaped into
the sea IN an effort 70 eysde cap.
ture.
They weTe returned to Key West
By Chief Deputy Sheriff Tommy
Dixon and tbe FBI aas brought
into ss4e case
NO local charges are expected
10 be brDugh; against Smith al.
though hs - known % have passed
at least t@0 checks here. An air-
liner ard = Hesi hotel wsFe vieti.
m31e4 by ths eofflarssee man.
sHaah, 8oaes TIE zane q George
FYssoH Is said % te wanted by
Ns@ f0rk Clly pslies % charges
q skggisz hssel blis.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
NECkERS ARRIVE FOR
CHRISTMAS VISIT HERE

Mr., and Mrs S. P. Vecker, first
manager Of the Key West Gas
company have arrived 70 spend the
Christmas holidays with Mrs. Nor
berg Thompson at her estate.
NeeSer as noF vice president and
general manaFer q the Caro- ma
Power and Liest company. The
NeekerS make iae.r home IN R9.
leigh. y. {.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
Severed Twins
Still Cling
To Life Today

CHICAGO Up - The tiny Brodie
Siamese twins, medical history's
first survivors of head-to-head
surgical separation, clung to life
today by the slenderest of threads.
Condition of one of the infant
boys was reported "very precar-
ious."
His brother has shown some
improvement since completion of
the day-long historic operation
Wednesday night.
Physicians said the 15-month-old
twins would remain on the critical
list for five to seven days, if they
survive. The fate of one, they said,
may be decided within hours.
mo change for the better or
worse" was the report late last
night from pediatricianS on duty
at the bedside of the twins, Rodney
Dee and Roger Lee Brodie.
Both children are in oxygen tents
in the University Of illinois Neuro-
psychiatric Institute.
Roger is in the most critical con-
dition. His brain circulation was
impaired by the 12-hour and 40
minute operation. He still was
unconscious late last night and was
receiving intravenous feelings and
blood transfusions.
Rodney regained consciousness
yesterday alternately crying and
smiling.
In the bulletin issued by the
university yesterday, Rogers con-
dition was described as every
precariOus, although respiration
and other vital factors have i'm
proved slightly during the morn
ing" R dne Us condition was
termed stable. Seems to be good. -
DR.. Eric Oldberg, head of the
university's Department of Neurol-
ogy, described the surgery at a
news conference. He said surgeons
discovered there was only one sag
gital sinus, the main paSsageway
or vein draining blood back from
both brains.
The surgeons had to make a
swift decision, DR.. Oldberg said.
The incision could be made to give
one twin or the other the vital
vein.
Rodney was favored for ''survi.
val of the fittest" by choice of the
surgeons. He was holding up much
better during the marathon opera
ton, DR.. Oldberg said, and surgery
in his favor could be more easily
performed.
While Roger was minus the all
important large vein to carry
blood away from his brain, small
collateral veins are presently able
to substitute for the large missing
vein.
The parents of the twins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Royt Brodie of Moline, ILL.,,
we're at the hospital throughout the
day as physicians watched over
the cribs of the tiny patients.
| Brodie, 35-year-old farmer anC
meat cutter, told reporters he haC
been hopeful since the day they
were born. Now we're waiting anC
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
BY JAMES MARROW

WASHINGTON Up - Now, seven
years after he first mentioned it,
President Truman'S compulsory
health insurance plan is hardly
more than a gleam in the
eye of the man who steps out of the
White House next month. He lost
his fight for it.
But on the eve of his departure
he has left a brand new plan, not
his own, for incoming President
Eisenhower. This plan was unveiled
yesterday by the Presidents Com
mission on the Health Needs of the
Nation. Truman urged the Eisen-
hover administration to take quick
action on these needs.
But it is a pretty safe bet that
whatever is done, if anything,
won't be speedy. For one thing, the
Republicans in their campaign
platform of 1852 were very guarded
about any promises for a health
.progra The platform they
worked out at the Chicago conven-
ton said:
eve are opposed to federal CON-
pulsory health insurance with its
crushing cost, wasteful inefficien-
cy, bureaucratic deadweight, and
debased standards of medical care.
We pledge our continuous en-
couragement of improved methods
of assuring health protection"
And, no matter what Eisenhower
himself may think, he is Sdealing
with conservative Congress
which is bound to go slow on any
social changes. And that isn't be-
cause the Republicans control it.
Every Congress since the war,
whether Democrats or Republicans
ran it, has been conservative.
Truman offered his compulsory
health insurance plan to Congress
in special message Nov. 10, 1945.
1t never got to first base although
since then Congress has voted
money for medical services in
several ways. Truman said of his
plan: "This is not socialized medi-
cine" But socialized medicine is
what its critics have called the
plan ever since.
The plan Truman had in mind
would have been financed out of
payroll deductions similar to those
now made for social security. The
ANA, which put on a huge cam
paign to prevent Truman's propos-
al from becoming law, disliked the
thought of government say-So over
doctors and seemed to think volun-
tary systems would meet the ma
tion's health needs. Truman didn't
look upon this idea as a solution
at all.
The plan recommended yester-
day by the Presidents commits
sion would fall somewhere between
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
GUAM GOVERNOR WILL
RESIGN IN JANUARY

AGANA, Guam IN - Carleton
E. Skinner disclosed he will re-
sign by Jan: 20, the day the new
Republican administration takes
over in Washington.
The Guam governor said yester-
day he informed Secretary of the
InteriordeSignate Douglas Mckay
of his intentions to quit when they
met at Honolulu last week. He
said he had asked that announce
ment of his decision be withheld
until he could report to the Guam
Legislature.
Skinner quoted Mckay as saying
he had no one in mind for the
post.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
STUDENTS EAT
Continued from Page one)

tIontlnued rom Page Unel
Ions, KWHS registrar, Mrs. Char
lene Roberts, secretary to Sch
weitzer and Mrs. Wilma Clair
mont, secretary to March.
High school freshmen waiting on
the table were Arlene Semler. Peg
gy Jordan and Rita Reyes.
The table was decorated with
Florida holly. place cards, and
greenery.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
Senators Try
At Smashing
FilibuSterS
BY JOHN CHADWICK

WASHINGTON R-Senators try
ing to figure out how to smash
filibusters are considering strategy
that could throw the opening ses-
sion of the new Senate on Jan.
into an uproar.
Behind their efforts is desire
to clear the way for civil rights
measures. They hope to deprive
opponents of their most trusty
weapon, the filibuster, which can
be used to talk legislation to death.
A leader in the move, Sen.
Humphrey (D-Minn), said today
Republican and Democratic sena-
tors who favor making it easier to
shut off debate have been invited
to confer here Dec. 80.
Humphrey told a reporter that
one course of action under study
is to move at the start of the
session for the adoption of new
Senate rules-a maneuver aimed
at eliminating Rule q.
Under Rule %, a halt can be
called to filibuSter only by the
votes of GA senators, or two-thirds
of the entire membership. Oppo-
nents contend it is almost inpos-
sible to apply.
What's more, Rule % provides
that no debate limitation whatever
shall apply to proposals to change
the rules so that any move to
change it can be talked to death.
Tentative opening-day strategy
outlined by Humphrey to cope with
this roadblock to civil rights and
other legislation involves some fast
parliamentary footwcrk.
Here's what Humphrey expects
would happen if the plan were put
into execution:
At the outset of the session a
motion would be made to adopt
new Senate rules: the vice presi-
dent, who is Senate presiding
officer, probably would rule that
the motion was out of order, rely
ing on all past precedents that the
Senate, because only third of its
membership changes at one time,
is continuing body and so already
has its rules.
An appeal would be taken from
the ruling of the vice president;
only a majority vote is necessary
to overturn such a ruling and
Humphrey is hopeful that the nec-
eSsary votes could be obtained.
If the vice president we're over
ruled, the effect would be to leave
the Senate without any rules.
Humphrey said in the case ordi-
nary parliamentary rules would
apply and any senators attempting
to filibuster against the adoption
Of new rules no longer would have
the protection of Rule q.
Aside from parliamentary tech
nicalities - and some authorities
believe there are flaws in the plan
such a maneuver would touch off
a bitter fight by Southern senators
who long have relied on fiibusters
to block fair employment practices
legislation and other civil rights
measures.
Humphrey said any new rules
proposed by the group attending
the meeting probably would provide
for halting filibuSter by the votes
of 49 senator's. or majority of
the entire membership. He said
move to cut off debate by just
majority Of those present would
be going a little too far"
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
GUILE LIFE
Citizen Staff Photo
CONTINUED from Page Onel

tContlnued from Page Onel
and superintendentS were intro.
duced at the luncheon.
J. w. Sawyer and Gerald Saun.
ders. superintendent of Key West;
agents H. L. Albury. c. J. Haber.
land, Earl Keirstead, Herman
Goldstein. Robert Saunders. II. L.
Todd, Charles L. Curry. Beryl Pin
der, E. L. Therkildson, Marathon,
and Ernest Hopkins.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19

and the U. s Sixth flect IN the
Mediterranean
The AATO commuaiaae defined
Mountbaiten $ command IS maialy
a defensive Job. Ut least in peaec
time. y hlle Carney. ssho commands
a striking force. was TO have the
offensive assignment.
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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19

praying. We're still hopeful Wen
take both of them home with US"
The Brodies have four other
children, all normal.
Wednesdays operation was the
18th for the twins since they were
brought to the University of ILL
nois' Chicago medical center As
days after their birth.
However, much additional sur
gerry is necessary, doctors said.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
The
WI
Says
he

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy and continued mild today
thru Saturday. Gentle to moderate
winds mostly easterly.
Florida: Clear to partly cloudy
and slightly higher temperatures
today and Saturday.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits: Gentle to moderate mostly
nOrtherly winds over north por-
ton and moderate northeast winds
over south portion today. Satur-
day moderate eaSterly winds.
Clear to partly cloudy weather.
East Gulf of Mexico: Gentle to-
moderate. variable winds over
north portion and moderate north
east winds over south portion to-
day. Saturday moderate southeast
winds over north portion and mod
crate east to southeast winds over
south portion. Clear to partly
cloudy weather.
Western Caribbean: Moderate,
occasionally fresh, northeast to
east winds today and Saturday.
Partly cloudy weather. Isolated
light showers.
Ot.-n-,,4;a,., 4aL,a,, a. T;4v Nff;eo
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
HARBORS ARE CLEARED

BELFAST. Northern ireland lR--
Exits and entrances To Belfast
Harbor were clear today after tugs
pulled the l5.000-ton tanker Caltex
Wellington off q mudbank. The
oiler, owned by a British company,
blocked passage in and out Of the
port when ii ran aground yesteT-
day II was reh0ated at high tide
last night
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19

TOMORROW'S
TIDES
NAVAL Basel
HIGH Low
am. $40 am.
1908 p m. 4:49 pm.
600
ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Reference Station: Key West
Time of Height Of
Bahia Honda
tbridgel oh l0m so Fl.
No Name Key
least endl ---E2h 20m
Boca Chica
Station Tide high water
Sandy Pt.) oh 40m
Caldes Channel
north endl -t2h l0m
+l.4 fl.
t-l-Minus sign: Corrections
TO be subtracted.
t+l--plus sign: Corrections to
be added.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19

Relative Humidity at 500 Am.
82Go
Barometer iSea Levell 500 Am.
30.16 inS.-1021.3 mbS.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19

Observations taken at City Office
Key West, Fla, Dec. 19, 1852
500 AM. EST
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19

Tomorrow's Almanac
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19
Noon Stock
Market Prices

NEW YORK (AP)- Noon stocks
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19

Temperatures
Evening star., 1952-05-06
Sn1ith-WUiuns
Engagement

The engagement Of Miss Mary
Ellen Smith, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Smith. jr., of Blacks
burg, Va, to Mr.. Robert Owen
Williams, son Of MIR. Owen E
Williams and the late Mrs. Will
liams Of Arlington, Va, has been
announced by her parents.
Miss Smith and Mr.. Williams
were graduated from the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. Mr.. Will
liams Is now attending the School
|of Medicine of the Medical COL
lege of Virginia.
the wedding is set for June.
Evening star., 1952-05-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Its fragrance just does not last on
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"A particularly good idea for
women who claim that perfume does
not stay with them" is a Liquid
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plus tax at better stores.
Evening star., 1952-05-06
Dolores Kipnis
7oBe Married

announcement is made of the
engagement of Miss Dolores Kip
MS to Mr.. Eugene Ebert. son of
Mrs. Dot M. Ebert. The bride
elect Is the daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Benjamin Kipnis.
Miss Kipnis is associated with
the Petroleum Administration for
Defense and attends George
washington University. Her fiance
Is graduate of George WASH
lngton University, where he is
continuing his studies.
The wedding is planned for Au-
gust 81.
Evening star., 1952-05-06
-Finnegan Photo.

The Holy Comforter Lutheran
Church was the scene April 10,
Of the marriage of Miss Lois Sipe.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
E. Sipe, to Mr.. Martin Mussel-
man, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. L.
Musselman Of Selinsgrove, Pa. The
Rev. Luther Rhodes oficiated
after which a reception was held
at the Masonic Hall in Anacostia.
Following q wedding trip
through the South, Mr.. and Mrs.
Musselman will reside in WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1952-05-06


Announcement is made of the
engagement of Miss Dorothy Lei
Jaffe, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Leo R. Jaffe. to MIR. Ira George
Steinberg. Mr.. Steinberg's par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. Murray
Steinberg.
The bride-elect is a member OF
Alpha Beta Gamma Club and
Alpha Lambda Phi Sorority. Mr.
Steinberg attended George Wash
ington University. On April 90
ne leaves for Camp Meade to re-
port for duty with the United
States Army Security Agency.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1952-05-06

"AAJ "uOAAAS HAIL.
Miss Mary Buckingham, daugh-
Ter OF Mrs. Georgia Buckingham
of Columbus. Ohio, became the
bride April II of 1t. William T..
King. son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
King of Lancaster, S. c., in the
FIRST Baptist Church. The Rev.
Edward H. Pruden officiated.
Immediately following the cere-
mony a reception was held at the
home of the bride.
Evening star., 1952-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. William Goldwate1
Iof Montreal. Canada. announce
the engagement of their daughter
Ruth, to Mr.. Avron H. Maser, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Maser of
this city.
The bride e-elect is attending
McGill University where she is a
member of Sigma Delta Tau soror-
ity. Mr.. Maser received his B. S.
from Maryland University and
will receive his medical degree
from the University of Vermont,
School of Medicine, this spring.
The wedding will take place in
June.
Evening star., 1952-05-06

New residents of Arlington will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ray
Thornley,, who were married
April II. The bride. the former
Miss Barbara F. Brust, is the
daughter of Mrs. Myrtle r. Brust
'of Arlington. Mr.. Thornley, is the
son OF Mrs. O. j. Thornley, of
Muleshoe, Tex.
The ceremony took place at the
Clarendon First Baptist Church
IN Arlington with DR.. M. jackson
White officiating. Mr.. w. w.
Roche gave his niece in marriage.
There was reception at the res
ldence of Mrs. Brust.
Evening star., 1952-05-06

| -Glogau Photo.
MRS. FREDERICK c. MEIER
The former
Miss Patricia A. O'Brien.
Miss Patricia Anne OBrien,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
e. O'Brien Of Rockville, became
the bride April 10 of Mr.. Fred
erick Craig Meier. He is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Meier
OF Washington.
The ceremony took place at st.
Mary's Catholic Church in Rock
vile. with the Rev. Gregory Echle
ohc1atlng. Following a reception
at Hotel 2400. MIR. and Mrs. Meier
left on a wedding trip to Florida.
They will reside in Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1952-05-06

Miss Madeline Bravin Of Wash
1ngton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Bravin of Altoona, Pa, became
the bride on April 10 of Mr.. Rob-
ert j. Groshans, son of Mrs.
Maude L. Groshans and the late
Mr.. Jack Groshans of Ypsilanti,
Mich. st. Martins Church was
the scene Of the ceremony with the
Rev. Louis F. Miltenberger off1ci-
atinp.
Evening star., 1952-05-06
In Los Vegas

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome A. Adams
OF 3O14 Thirty-second street NV,
are vacationing at the Flamingo
Hotel in Las Vegas, New.
Evening star., 1952-05-06

MISS EIcdHOF WeIKef.
The marriage of the daugh-
ter of Capt. George w. Welker,
U. S. N, and Mrs. Welker of
Windy Hill Farm, Clarksburg,
Md, to the son of MIR. and Mrs.
Robert E. Kline, jr., of Chevy
Chase, Md, took place April
IL in the Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church. The newly
weds now reside in Cambridge,
Mass.