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Evening star., 1952-08-08
Virginians in House
TO Back Stevenson
By the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Aug. "a ma.
jority of Virginia's nine Demo.
cratic Congressman will support
Gov. Stevenson in the November
presidential election.
This became a certainty today
after Representative Burton o1
Lynchburg added his Endorsement
of Gov. Stevenson. Representa-.
tive Burton is the fifth Virgins
Representative to say he will sup.
port the national Democratic
ticket.
Representatives Abbitt of Ap.
pomattox, Gary of Richmond
Robson of Newport News anc
Hardy of Norfolk previously hac
indorSed Gov. Stevenson.
Representative Stanley, wher
contacted at his home neal
MartinSville, said today he pre-.
ferred to make no statement al
this time.
Representatives Harrison o1
Winchester, Fugate of Ewing anc
Smith of Alexandria were unavail.
able for comment.
Among Virginia's two Senators
A. Willis Robertson has said hi
will vote for Gov. Stevenson while
Harry F. Byrd, a top leader among
the Southern conservative Demo.
Gratis, has made no statement.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
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chases months ago standard DJK quality garments
at prices many dollars lower than normal If you like
to hundreds of the finest imported and domestic
fabrics from the finest manufacturers tailored into the
finest merchandise at sensational savings to you you'll
want to be here Saturday for this fall event and prove
to yourself it pays to shop in advance of the
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Czech Reds 0usting
Hundreds From Cities
TO Tighten Security
BY the Associoted Press

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. S.-Red
Czechoslovakia is shipping middle
class groups out of her key cities
by the trainload and has now
begun clearing political suspects
out of villages along the Austrian
border, usually reliable sources
said today.
Informants said the Red regime
has been shipping nundreds of
such suspects from towns in a
Czech security zone" which skirts
the Czech-Austrian frontier. A
similar zone exists along the Czech
frontier with West Germany.
One effect of the move is to
cut down the number of anti
Communists escaping to the West.
Counter measures along the from
tier already have cut the number
of such escapes in half over the
past year. Laterly only about SO
persons a month have been slip
ping across the line.
Thousands of Families were re-
ported being driven from their
homes in Prague, Bratisiavia and
other cities. The move is similar
to that being carried on in Czecho-
slovakia's fellow satellites, Hun
gary and Romania.
Usually reliable sources reported
the Czech deportations last night
and said, as in the other two Red
countries, they apparently have q
twofold aim-to break up concen-
trations of the business and pro-
fessional class and to make hous-
ing available for favored workers
The reports said at least 10000
persons weSe forced to leave
Prague and Br>Aislava in the first
week Of the deportations in mid
July.
Since then, trainloads of de-
portees have been leaving these
and other key centers two or three
times week. The reports said
lawyers, architects. former factory
owners and other persons who
held similar jobs before the Com
munists squeezed them out were
the principal victims.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

sibility papers and Richardson
was released in his custody, the
hospital said.
| Hospital officials said Richard
sons behavior had been good and
did not indicate any homicidal
tendencies whatsoever.
His release was in keeping with
the hospitals policy of allowing
such trial visits. The Veterans
Administration had been instruct-
| ed to follow through on the case
and make report on Richardson.
In such cases. the hospital said.
should improvement and adjust
ment be shown, the patient is
given his release after a year.
Never Saw Gunpan.
One note found on Richardson's
body mentioned a Carol Hoffman,
and an address was written in a
Chicago street guide-the address
Iof a Carol Hoffman, II, of Chi
Icago.
Hiss Hoffman, who is not re-
lated to the wounded youth, was
taken to the Cook County morgue
to view Richardson's body. She
said she had never seen him in
her life.
Investigators said Richardson
was seized in Chicago on May 13.
1851. on a fathers complaint
Richardson had tried to date his
12-year-old daughter. After an
examination by DR.. Edward Kel-
leher, municipal court psychiatrist,
Richardson was sent to the Cook
County Psychiatrist Hospital.
He later was a patient at the
Veterans Hospital at DoWney. Ill.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Crime
Continued From First Page.)

(COnLlnueo from k1rSC Page.)
the cooperative efforts, while two
others were made possible by the
work of the morals division, under
Assistant Police Supt. Clarence
Lutz. working independently of
the United States attorneys Office.
Eight Men on Squad.
The liaison referred to by Prose-
cutor Walden is between his Office
and eight members of the Morals
Division detailed to him for
racket-busting work exclusively.
These policemen were listed as:
Probationary Detective Elton
Ernst and Pvts. Thomas J. Hor-
rigan, Ivan Wurms, John F. Nc
Kenna, Leon Gottlieb, Theodore
Thomas, Burtel jefferson and
Curtis Ligon.
The arrest of some IS alleged
narcotics violators since last Feb
ruary was as a "direct result" of
the investigation Of five Of these
policemen. The work of the
others, Mr.. Walden added, led to
the arrest, and in one case in
dictment, of not only the numbers
writer's, but hackers and Office
workers in the cases Of the four
gambling rings repeatedly smashed
in the last two months. All
these cases have led to indict-
ments, he said.
While warmly praising the
liaison aspect of enforcement eff
forts against racketeers, the prose-
cutor went out Of his way to laud
the work of Inspector Lutz's
Morals Division.
Inspector Lutz and his three
squad chiefs have made a tremen-
dous number of arrests independ-
entity of the United States At
torney's Office, and have been
doing an outstanding job" Mr..
Walden declared.
Commissioner Donohue said
that the significant thing about
Mr.. Wadden's report is that it
shows IAN almost perfect rela-
tionship between the United
States Attorneys Office and the
Metropolitan police"
This relationship, the Commis-
sioner added, is based on a 'mu-
tual recognition Of their joint
responsibilities and q mutual re-
gard and respect Of one Office for
the other. This, to the whole
community, is an exceedingly i'm
portant relationship.
zone Of the unhappy situations
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Sailors Braved Smoke,
Fire and Explosions
To Save Carrier Boxer
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Aug. 8.-United States
Far East Naval Headquarters to-
day described how heroic crewmen
saved the aircraft carrier Boxer
from flaming explosions which
killed nine Shipmates.
Minutes after the flames broke
out below decks at dawn Wednes-
day, crewmen braved smoke and
inferno-like heat to unload bombs
and ammunition from planes
readied for strikes against the
Communists in North Korea.
Other seamen donned oxygen
masks and rescued comrades
trapped by smoke and flames.
Their skipper called it an "inspir-
ing performance"
81 Seamen Injured.
The Navy here said the fire and
explosions injured 80. The injury
toll reported in Washington was
rs, but a Navy spokesman here
said that probably included those
temporarily overcome by smoke
but not injured.
The Washington account diff
fered in other respects. The Navy
Department said one exploding
jet plane touched of the disaster
and IL other planes were de-
stroyed.
Headquarters said the cause
was undetermined and did not re-
veal extent of the damage.
The fire and explosions scared
the 27,0O0-ton flattop's hangar
deck-the level Immediately be-
low the fight deck. The Navy
here said merely that the flames
broke out in a cluster of jet planes
on the hangar deck.
A naval court Of inquiry was
ordered to investigate. Rear
Admiral Herbert c. Regan, COM
mander of Carrier Division /, was
appointed its senior officer.
Called for Repairs.
Although Capt. Marshall B.
Gurney, the skipper, said the
Boxer was able to carry on its
mission, the Carried was sent to
Japan for repairs. The explosions
occurred while the Boxer was go
miles east of Wonsan, Korean
east coast port.
The nine dead included a Navy
doctor and two hoSpitalmen who
braved flames to care for wound
ed Shipmates. An exploding shell
got them. One man was lost over
board. Helicopters and small boats
rescued 62 others who were forced
into the sea by the choking smoke
and flames.
Seconds after the first fire was
discovered, the Navy said, smoke,
flames and explosions filed the
hangar deck.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

when I came into Office was q
lack of cooperation and under
standing between the police and
prosecutors Office Mr.. Donohue
added. Mr.. Donohue was sworn in
in March, 1851, when Maj. Robert
j. Barrett was police surerin-
tendent.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Debts
Continued From First Page.

war government relief loans tc
West Germany.
Conference sources hailed the
private debt agreement as a mile
stone in the restoration of West
Germany's credit and financial
independence. No longer will
West Germany be treated as q
bankrupt nation which had de-
faulted on its obligations. It is
expected to open West Germany
once again to flow of private
capital and investment.
Herman j. Abs, head of the
West German delegation, accept.
ed the debt settlement plan or
behalf of West Germany, but
warned the plan would be "jeop-
ardized' by any further war repa-
ration demands by Germany's for.
mer enemies.
Five-Year Breathing Spell Urged
The United States offered West
Germany a f1ve-year breathing
spell in paying off her foreign
aid debts to the American Gov
ernment.
Under this concession, an
nounced by United States Chief
Delegate John w. Gunter, the
United States Government would
accept repayment of $1.2 billion
from West Germany beginning in
1857 and continuing in annual
payments for 80 years.
Originally, West Germany was
to start repaying foreign aid
debts to the Western Big Three
as soon as the debt settlement
plan was approved by the govern
mentS concerned.
The United States already has
offered to scale down the settle
ment of its original foreign aid
loans to West Germany from
$3.2 billions to $1.2 billions.
Smaller Cuts Agreed.
Britain and France agreed to
smaller-scale cuts in repayment
of their postwar aid. The British
governments aid totaled $562.8 8
million and the French govern
ment's $15.7 million.
The United States has asked
for interest of 21a per cent on it's
government loans to West Ger
many. Britain and France have
not asked interest.
Under today'S settlement plan,
West Germany will pay off four
categories of debts-debts of the
prewar Reich government, me-
dium and long term German
debts resulting from private capi-
tai transactions, StandStill debts
or short-term bank credits, and
commercial and miscellaneous
debts.
West Germany will not take
over the private debts of Ger
mans living in the East Zone, ex-
cept where such Germans have
large financial reserves in the
West.
But West Germany will pay of
the bulk of the public debts in
CURED by the Reich government
Payment on these debts was
halted by Hitlerite Germany ir1
1899.
HighpOintS of Plan.
Highpoints of the settlement
plan as outlined in a conference
announcement included:
will be settled in terms of the
United States dollar and not ir
terms of gold. This is a victory
for American creditors, who op-
posed European scheme to keer
the settlement terms on the golC
basis.
2. Payment of the 1880 Youns
loan of about $186 million can be
made, however. on the basis o.
seven national currencies.
8. Future interest rates have
been somewhat reduced" from
those provided in the origina
contracts.
4. Amortization Of the princi-
pal Of most of the debts will begir
Evening star., 1952-08-08
British Meat Rution
To Rise August II
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, Aug. 8.-Britain's
weekly meat ration will be in
creased to the equivalent of 80
cents a person August II. House.
wives can now buy % cents worth
of meat week on each ration
book.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
U. S. Paper Use Is Large

SEATTLE.-Yearly per capita
use of paper and paper products in
the United States is approximately
$50 pounds. In Northern Europe
lit is about 116 pounds, Asia, "a
pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Reds Release U. 5. Soldier,
One Of 4 Missing in Berlin
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Dec. 19.-One Of four
American soldiers reported missing
in the Soviet zone was released
by Russian officials last night
shortly after a Soviet-licenSed
news agency claimed that two of
the others have asked for political
asylum in East Germany. There
was no word on the fourth.
The released man was M/Sergt
William T. Rice. Farmville, Va. He
had been seized by armed East
German police Tuesday while su-
pervising group of German work.
ers posting signs marking the
boundary between the United
States and Soviet sectors in Ber-
lin. Acting United States Com
mandaht David M. Maynard
angrily protested the incident.
The Russian-licensed ADM news
agency said earlier that two United
States soldiers, whom it identified
as PvtS. Lieutenant Night and
Raymond v. Michalowski. had
sought asylum in the East zone.
The United States Army previ-
ouSly announced that Pvt. Micha-
lowski, of Perth Amboy, N. j., and
Pvt. Night, Los Angeles, were ar
rested last month when they &C
cidentally rode into the Soviet Sec
tor on an interurban train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Ex-Judge Sherbow
Takes Over Appeal
In Grammer Case
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 19.-Former
Judge Joseph Sherbow has taken
over the appeal of George Ed
ward Grammer from q first de-
gree murder conviction in the
death of his wife.
Mr.. Sherbow, outstanding Bal
timore jurist until his retirement
earlier this year, filed his appear
ance in the case late yesterday.
He replaces Anthony S. FEEDER
leo, who represented the 35-year-
old Grammer at his two-week
trial in Criminal Court.
Mr.. Sherbow refused to COM
ment on his plans in pressing
Grammer's motion for a new trial
which probably will be heard early
in March by the judges of Balti-
more's Supreme Bench.
In asking Mr.. Federico to with
draw as counsel, Grammer wrote
a letter to the attorney expressing
appreciation for the trial lawyers
"tireless efforts"
GAS you know, I am now penni-
less" Grammer wrote. He said
his brother and "a few friends"
had suggested they engage other
counsel and "at great personal
sacrifice they have gathered a
modest sum for this purpose"
Grammer recently took a pau
per's oath and said he was with
out funds to pay for transcribing
testimony of his trial.
Judge Herman M. Moser, who
sat in Grammer's trial as both
judge and jury, signed an order
directing that the transcript, nee
essary in moving for a new trial,
be made at the States expense.
It has been estimated the cost will
exceed $1,000.
Grammer faces death or life
imprisonment at the hands of
Judge Moser for the first-degree
murder of his wife, Mrs. Dorothy
May Grammer, August 20.
The prosecution contended he
killed his wife so he could marry
another woman and tried to make
Mrs. Grammer's death look like
an accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
HickenIooper in Tokyo
Halls japanese Amity
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Dec. Ex-senator
Hickenlooper. Republican. of Iowa
arrived in Tokyo from Korea
today and said the United States
and Japan "have an opportunity
Ito write new story of corpora
ton and friendship"
Senator Hickenlooper's stop in
Toyko was his last before return
ing home after a tour of the Far
East to survey the United States
information program in the
Orient. He spent two days in
Korea. He is to leave for the
United States Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Bandits Hand 100000
In Checks Back to Victim
BY the Assoeioied Press

TULSA, Okla, Dec. 1.-two
bandits kidnapped at gunpoint an
American Airlines messenger who
was on his way to make a 500, 800
bank deposit, but handed his
money bag back when they dis
covered it contained only checks
Detective 1t. Paul Livingston
said the men left Joe Wing, the
20-year-old employe, bound and
gagged in their stolen automobile
yesterday after driving him around
the city for about As minutes.
Wing worked free and telephoned
his employer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Alexandra School Party

The pre-school kindergarten
and first grade of the Reading
School Of Alexandria will hold a
Christmas party at 8 o'clock to-
night for their parents and friends
at the school, 1907 Bruce street.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Telegraph Cable Aids
Study Of Gulf Stream
BY the ASsociotsd Press

NEW YORK.-A Western Union
submarine cable on the oceans
floor is being used by scientists to
help discover secrets Of the Gulf
Stream, the telegraph company
announced recently.
The 100-inile cable between
Florida and Cuba lies across the
path Of the Gulf Stream. Since
scientists claim the movement Of
water over the earth's magnetic
field produces electrical energy,
they are measuring this energy
and recording it on an automatic
voltage indicator by placing an
electrode on the end of each
cable. the announcement stated.
It is hoped to determine the
relation between seasonal varia-
tions in the Florida currents
strength. The survey is sponsored
by the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
BY the Assoeioted Press

ARCADIA, Calf, Dec. 25.-
Grandma the bank robber sat
out this Christmas in jail.
Arrested yesterday after at
tempting to stick up a bank with
q plastic toy pistol, she said she
was broke and wanted holiday
money.
Police booked her on suspicion
Of armed robbery as Mrs. Ethel
Arata, So. of nearby Monrovia.
Officers said she admitted rob-
bing two banks in Los Angeles
recently.
II did it because of the sheer
need of Others" officers quoted
her. II gave the money I stole
to friends and strangers.
Eve got only So cents with me
right now."
$1,469 in Loot.
Loot from the two banks she
admitted robbing amounted to
$1,469. She denied participation
In a third holdup which also had
been credited to "Grandma"-so
named because in each case the
woman was described as an elderly.
sweet-faced, grandmotherly type
who wore glasses and a shawl.
Mrs. Arata was wearing glasses
today. and in a paper sack taken
from her was a silk. scarf and a
red coat.
Teller Lorraine McGhee at the
Arcadia branch of the United
States National Bank Of San
Diego. called the bank manager,
w. G. Lloyd, when the gray.
haired little Mrs. Arata gave her
a note. reading: 'I am desperate;
give me the money"
Mr.. Lloyd detained the woman
as she started to move away. He
grabbed paper sack which he
thought contained a gun, but the
weapon proved to be a toy. He
said Mrs. Arata offered no resist
ance, that he took her to his desk
and called police.
Identified by Teller.
Police Chief Neil Anderson said
Mrs. Arata told him she had held
up branches Of the California
Bank and the Citizens National
Bank on October II and Novem-
Der 26. respectively. Teller jose
phine Rubin of the Citizens Bank
identified her as the woman who
took $257 at gunpoint from her.
The other robbery netted $l,2l2.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Grandma Muffs Bank Robbery,
Spends Christmas Behind Bars

Mrs. Arata denied implication in
the $4,000 holdup of the Union
Bank & Trust Co. on Novem-
ber IL.
She told authorities she is not
a grandma, but had been married
and divorced four times.
She said she gave part Of the
money to two friends for a trip
back to Minnesota for Christmas,
and police checking this part OF
the story said the two had left
on such a trip December /.
Tearfully Mrs. Arata said she
decided to rob the Arcadia bank
yesterday when she found herself
without Christmas money.
She will be arraigned under
Federal bank robbery laws on
Monday.
Evening star., 1952-12-25

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Evening star., 1952-12-25

ILLUMINATING CHRISTMAS-The home of MIR. and Mrs.
George NJ Cole and Mrs. Coles parents Mr. and Mrs. John
Morse was among winners in the Wesley Heights Sumner and
Spring Valley Yuletide lighting contest George 81,
hides behind fat Santa Claus the porch.
house is at Fort Sumner and Brookeway drives Other
ners recognized in ceremonies last night
Melvin c. Sharpe 1880 Forty fifth street. Wesley Heights
Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Taylor 1922 Fordham road Spring
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, 1952-12-05
Gordon to PldY Key
Role as COP Nutiondl
Committeeman

Roy P. Gordon, National
Republican Committeeman for
the Virgin Islands, will be the
key man in re-
concentrations from the local
Republican Club to the ma
tional headquarters. He will
assume the role played for
many years by Ralph PaieWon
sky and Joseph Alexander,
National Democratic Commit
teemen, while the Democratic
administration was in power,
, 1952-12-05
Governor Wunts
Strong Volunteer Fire
Corps for ST. Thomus

After watching the disas-
trous fire which destroyed
Blackbeard's Castle, Governor
de Castro said he plans to call
personally on a number of eli
flzens to organize a strong
volunteer fire corps.
In his Fireside Chat on
Wednesday night, he express
ed the fact that all Virgin
islanders were distressed at
the destruction Of historic
Blackboard Castle residence
by fire. "We deeply sympath-
ize with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Leonard Brewer and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Howard jackson on
their tragic losses" Continu-
ing, he said: "We are grateful,
however, that the young chill
dren of Mr.. Jackson, who were
sleeping in the mansion with
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