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Evening star., 1953-12-11
BETTY BEALE

An engagement book calendar
for the whole year, it's cover is
beautiful blue-gray card en-
bossed with gold figures. :.
The most telltale and in
teresting yuletide greeting
comes from Jerry and Phyllis
Wright. 1t unfolds into a
large single sheet plastered
with candid snaps of the Ad-
miral and his family against
all the strange and different
scenes in Europe they have
visited since he became our
top admiral in the British
Isles. It includes a shot or two
of the coronation parade and
a couple of views of their
house in Surrey.
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The scientific member of the
Atomic Energy Commission
and the author Of the famous
Smyth report. Henry De Wolf
Smyth. and his wife will enter
tain at cocktails tomorrow.
The party is for the officers
of the Princeton and Smith
College clubs who are prepar-
ing for the joint benefit con-
cert to be given by the Prince
ton University Choir and the
Smith Glee Club a Lisner on
the 10Th.
The concert will strike Mary
and Henry Smyth as the most
natural and romantic COM
bination you could find among
any two colleges. male and
female. They are graduates
of the two colleges. AS a mat
ter of fact. Washington is
chock a block with Princeton
Smith combinations. They in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Max Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Breckenridge Long. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Delaf1eld Smith,
the Alfred Osgoods, the Step
hen Aileses, the Frank w
Coles, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold B.
HoSkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
P. Leverich and the Philip
Cores.
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Speaking Union
Hear Diplomats

The British Ambassador and
Lady Makins and the Canadian
Ambassador and Mrs. Heeney
were the honor guests yesterday
at a luncheon given at the May
flower by the English Speaking
Union.
Presiding was Mr., Cornelius
v. H. Engert. president of the
Washington Branch. After the
luncheon both Ambassadors ad-
dressed the members and their
guests.
Among those present were the
Indian Ambassador @. L. Mehta
the Ambassador of Pakistan
Syed Amsad Ali: Mr.. Joseph c.
Grew. Mr.. Robert Woods Bliss,
Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. Walter Bedell Smith, Mrs.
John Foster Dulles, Mrs. Allen
w. Dulles. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Maurice Morris.
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Exclusively Yours---.s,,r ,s4..
First News Comes From the Wiley Buchonons Luxembourg
Luncheon Draw Stellar Group of Powers Behind Thrones

It seems somewhat coinci-
dental. but just as Mrs. Mesta
arrives in Washington for the
first time since she left her Of
fetal post in Luxembourg last
spring. in comes the first word
since their arrival in Luxem-
bourg from her successors. Wi
ley and Ruth Buchanan. Both
got here the same day, as a
matter of fact.
1t follows the first coinci-
dence. After all these extra
months abroad, Perle just hap
pened to sail home on the re-
turn voyage of the ship the
new Minister to Luxembourg
and his family crossed on.
That crossing, write the Bu-
chananS, was SO dreadfully
rough that dishes and chairs
were hurled across the room
from time to time" Wiley and
their daughter Bonnie suffered
queasy feelings the first day,
but after that, all were we'll.
Luxembourg is just divile!"
says Ruth. II have already
fallen in love with tits so
quaint and picturesque and
comfortable. Our legation is
really lovely. so beautiful it
almost makes me forget about
our own home"
Referring back to December
l, she continued. Tuesday
bright and early at 1890 am.
Wiley and I were received
separately by the Grand
Duchess. Both the Grand
Duchess and Prince Felix are
most charming and made us
feel very welcome. The palace
is magnificent and it was truly
a storybook experience. It
was hard to believe that every
thing we saw was real"
Mailed last week end, the
letter said they had already
entertained several guests for
dinner and cocktails. including
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Milton
Miles from DC. First house.
guests in the legation were
their close friends and newly
weds, Bunny Mcneil and his
wife, the former Fleets" Ken
nedy Moulton, who were
married in the Buchanans'
house here in November. They
also saw them in Paris, where,
incidentally. Betty Burton gave
a cocktail party for them, with
a Flamenco orchestra coming
in later to play for supper
guests.
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Quite a concentration of
Evening star., 1953-12-11
-Villoresi Photo.

daughter Of Mrs. Clarence F.
Norment and the late Mr.. Nor
ment of this city and of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Hamilton
Policy of Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. Burke attended Episcopal
High School in Alexandria and
the University of Virginia. Dur
ing World War II he served in
the United States Army Air
Force as a bomber pilot in the
Pacific theater.
The prospective bridegroom
is the grandson of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Thompson
Burke of Alexandria and of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. George Pryor
Anderton of New Orleans.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
|Use Greens
|FOr Christmas
| TOBe Shown

The exhibit of Christmas dec.
orationS which will have a pre-.
view this evening in the Corco.
ran Gallery of Art has an inter
national interest. Diplomats or
duty in this Capital have taker
booths to show how the Christ
mas green's are used in theil
countries.
The exhibition is a Christmas
gift to the people of Washington
from the National Capital Gar
den Club League and is under
the general Craftsmanship OF
Mrs. E. OSmun Barr.
The choir of the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation. un-
der the direction of Mr.. julie Ia
bawa. will sing at the preview
opening this evening. Nj. Hans
Thalberg, press secretary of the
Austrian Embassy, has taken
charge of a special exhibit for
the show which WILL be typical
of his native land.
Mrs. Charles Empson, wife OF
British Minister, is the guiding
spirit in the exhibit for her coun-
try and Cultural Attache Carlo
Christensen of the Danish EN-
bassy has gathered material to
show the type of decorating in
Denmark.
Commercial Counselor Glenn
ents Boniver of the Italian En-
bassy is arranging the Italian
exhibit and Nine. Backlund,
wife of Sweden's First Secretary
will present her country's ex-
hibit.
The exhibit will be open to the
public tomorrow from 9 to 4:30
o'clock and continue through
December 20, except for Monday
Sundays hours are from 2 to 6
There is no admission fee.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Society News
PokistonAmbossudor
Is Host to COreus
Retiring Counselor Bid Farewell;
Irish Visitor to Speak on Monday
Society News
By Katherine M. Brooks

The very popular Coreas, who
have been in Washington since
Sir Claude Corea came as Am
bassador from Ceylon in No
vember, 1948, will go to New
York Sunday on their way to
London where he will be his
country's High Commissioner.
Since it was announced that he
had been transferred to the Brit
ish capital they have been en-
tertained every day and as much
as three times day.
One of the last of the many
parties was that of the Pakistan
Ambassador and Begun Ali, who
entertained last evening. Be-
gum Ali joined the Ambassador
only a week ago and was present
at the dinner given Wednesday
evening by the President.
The Pakistan party was an in
formal fete with no set receiving
line though the Ambassador
always was near at hand to
present guests to the Begun.
Ambassador and Lady Corea too
were close to their hosts to greet
those who attended the party.
Commonwealth ENJOYS
ENJOYS from the nations in the
British Commonwealth were
present last evening including
British Ambassador and Lady
MakinS with their twin daugh-
ters, Cynthia and Molly; South
African Ambassador and Mrs.
JooSte, Australian Ambassador
and Lady Spender. New Zealand
Ambassador and Mrs. Munro
and Canadian Ambassador and
Mrs. Heeney.
Burmese Ambassador and Mrs.
James Darlington also were
there as well as Iran Ambassador
Nasrollah Entezam and Nine.
Notowidigdo, wife of the Indo-
nesian Ambassador.
Financial Leaders
Managing Director of the In
ternational Monetary Fund and
Mrs. Ivar Rooth and Mrs. Eu-
gene r. Black, wife of the presi-
dent of the International Bank,
called to bid the Coreas adieu.
Others from the financial groups
were Mr.. B. K. Nehru, Indian
executive director of the bank;
Egyptian Director Of the Fund
and Mrs. Ahmed Zaki Saad, Miss
Mildred M. Yenchrius and Mr..
and Mrs. Jefferson Rucinsky.
Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Henry A. Byroade and
Deputy Assistant and Mrs. John
D. Jernegan were there and also
Associate Justice William o.
Douglas, Counselor of the Cey-
lonese Embassy H. Shirley Am
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Miss Nornent Is Engaged
Mr.. George Anc

Announcement is made by Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Forbes Nor
ment, jr., of the engagement of
their daughter Polly to Mr..
George Anderton Burke, son of
Mrs. Julian Thompson Burke of
Alexandria and the late Mr..
Burke. The wedding will take
place in February.
Miss Norment attended the
SidWell Friends School in this
city and the Norton Gallery Art
School in Palm Beach, Fla. She
is the Junior chairman of the
Home Hospitality Committee for
Servicemen.
The bride-elect is the grand
Evening star., 1953-12-11

erasinghe, and from the PAX
istan Embassy the Educational
and Cultural Attache and Mrs.
S. G. Khaliq and Press Attache
Syud Ahmed.
The Counselor of the French
Embassy and Nine. Baube were
hosts at another farewell fete
last evening when they invited
a small company of close per-
Sonal friends of theirs and the
retiring Counselor and Nine.
Bernard. The honor guests of
last evening will leave WASH
ington in January after serving
in this Capital for some years
and will leave behind them a
large circle of personal friends.
Irish Ambassador and Mrs.
John j. Hearne are entertaining
over the week end Mrs. Stephen
Rynne of County Kildare, Ire
land. The visitor, who as Alice
Curtayne is a well-known writer
and lecturer in Ireland. has been
in this country for a lecture tour.
She will speak Monday evening
in Mcmahon Hall of Georgetown
University and will leave shortly
after to return to her native land
for Christmas with Mr.. Rynne
and their four children on their
large farm in County Kildare.
/ Miss Curtayne will talk to 500
students at the University on
"The Fashioning Clay of Ire
land" which will be an evalua-
ton of Ireland today against the
background of it's heritage. The
visitor is the author of twelve
books, the latest one entitled
1.-THE Trial of Oliver Plunkett." "
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Christmas Fair

The annual Christmas Fair of
the Washington Arts Club is
being held today and will be held
again tomorrow from l in the
afternoon until midnight. There
will be dancing both evenings
from 9 till IL.
Admission is 81 and dinner
at SITS will be served at 6:45.
Among items on sale will be
linens. aprons, needlework,
silver, china and art objects.
The Washington Society for the
Blind will also have a table of
handmade objects.
Among the artists there who
will do on-the-spot sketches is
Mr.. Peter Kerr.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
BoIivions Mourninu

Bolivian Ambassador and Sc
nora de Andrade have Cancelled
their social engagements owing
to the sudden death of Sonora
Cai1mela de Cerito de Paz Es-
tenssoso. wife of the President
of Bolivia. Sonora de Paz Es-
tensSoso died Monday in La Paz
and requiem mass was said for
her this morning in st. Mat
thews' Cathedral to which men,
bers of the diplomatic corps were
invited.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
PutterSOnS
Hosts After
Concert

Former United States Min.
lister and Mrs. Jefferson Pat
terson entertained at a buffet
last evening. Guests were invited
to their home at 310s Woodland
drive following the piano recital
of Miksa Merson which he gave
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
earlier in the evening.
Peruvian Ambassador and Sc
nora de Berckemeyer were at
the supper and other included
Iraq Ambassador and Nine.
Shabander and Norwegian First
Secretary Elovius Mangor.
Others in the supper company
were Mr.. and Mrs. James Law
renee Houghteling. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Maurice Morris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Orme Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claiborne deBorda Pell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard H. Bales, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ogden Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Warder Thoron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Finken-
staedt. Mr.. and Mrs. David B.
Karrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Burling, jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene B. Roberts and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Scott Appleby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman w. Will
liams, jr., were there and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry B. Caldwell, Mr..
and Mrs. Ogden Williams, Mr..
and Mrs. Stuart c. Davidson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius c. Holmes,
Col. and Mrs. Howard j. John.
Mrs. j. Harry Covington, Mrs.
Matthew Grant Jones. Mrs. Nc
Cook Knox, Mrs. Francis E.
Whitten, Mr.. Robert Breckin-
ridge. Mr.. George Gaul and Mr..
John lockwood.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Committee Meets

The Woodland drive home OF
Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, chair
man of the Washington Com
mittee of the Frontier Nursing
Service, was the scene of a meet
ing of that group this week.
1t was decided that their
annual benefit, which will be a
luncheon. will be held Thursday
April Is at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Mary Breckenridge, founder
of the service. will be the
speaker. Film of the work of
the service will be shown.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Miss Wotkins We'd

The wedding of Miss Jennifer
June Watkins, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul w. Watkins OF
Damascus. Md. and Mr.. Arthur
Thomas Shook took place re-
Gently in the Damascus Metho-
dist Church, the Rev. Afford
Odell Osteen officiating. The
bridegroom is the son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur E. Shook Of
BuckeyStown, Md.
Evening star., 1953-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Barron
Glover announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Elean-
nor to Mr.. Robert William
Jentsch, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Jentsch of Kansas
City, Mo.
Miss Glover was graduated
from the National Cathedral
School and attended Stephens
College in Columbia, Mo. Mr..
Jentsch was graduated from the
University of Missouri and is a
member of Delta Tau Delta
social fraternity.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Dovies' Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies
entertained at a buffet dinner
followed by dancing last eve
ming in the Chevy Chase Club.
Their guests were invited for Z
o'clock and following the din
ner Sidney played for the round
dances and the Noveleers for
he square dances.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Dement, Photo.

MISS DarDdFd SCepnenS.
Miss Barbara Stephens, daugh-
ter of Col. and Mrs. Joseph w. G.
Stephens, U. S. A., retired, was
married December 5 to Mr.. Ed
win Louis Miller, jr.. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Miller of Santa Ana,
Calf.
The wedding took place in
Williamsburg, Va, at the Bruton
Parish Church, with the Rev.
F. H. Craighill officiating.
The bride attended Agnes Scott
in Atlanta. Ga, and was gradu-
ated from William and Mary Col
lege. She is a member of Kappa
Kappa Sorority. The bridegroom
is a graduate of Dartmouth Col
lege and is also a member of the
Dartmouth Club in New York.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Holiday Guest

Mrs. Arthur Davidson Ficke
of New Haven. Conn.,, will ar
rive December 20 to be the guest
of Mrs. Leon C. Frost through
Christmas and over the New
Year holiday.
Evening star., 1953-12-11

In the Lutheran Church OF
the Reformation, Miss Virginia
Elsa Carlson of Washington
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Carlson of East Orange, N. j..
became the bride December 10
of Mr.. George Fenton Martin OF
Forest Heights. Md. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William P
Martin of Forest Heights and
West Palm Beach, Fla.
DR.. Oscar F. BlackweIder, as
sisted by DR.. Lawrence Folkemer,
officiated at the ceremony. which
was followed by a reception at
the home of the bridegroom s
parents. The newlyweds will re-
side in this city.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Falls Church Contest
To Be Part Of Fifth
Birthday Celebration

Miss Birthdayrama will be Sc
lected as Falls Church opens a
celebration of it's fifth year as a
city tomorrow at George Mason
High School.
Six contestants are students
at George Mason, and six others
are from Falls Church High.
Vying for the title and a $50
prize will be Betty Cline, Betty
Hinman, Donna Lee Hinshaw,
Ann Albaugh. Mary Beth Roeder
and Rosalie Stuart, from George
Mason, and Janet Gray, Ann
johnson. Beth McCullom, Jean
Mach, Sandra Villella and Jill
Dalmess from Falls Church
High.
The show will open at 7 pm.
tomorrow and also will run from
= pm. to II pm. Friday and
from pm. to II pm. Saturday
Tomorrow night, a style show
will be presented by seven
Northern Virginia shops. The
show will include display booths
by a number of area firms.
Participating in the entertain
ment program will be Pick
Temple, Jim Gibbons, Mark
Evans, Connie B. Gay and
Jimmy Dean and his Texas
Wildcats.
The Marine Band Orchestra
is scheduled to perform at the
three evening shows and on
Saturday afternoon.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
MiI|ion Said 10 Back
Railroad Strike Vote
By the Assoeioted Press

More than a million nom
operating rail workers are giving
Overwhelming" approval to a
strike vote on the Nations rail-
roads, union official said today.
George Leighty, president of
the Railroad Telegraphers Union
and chairman of the 15-union
group, said that with "at least
two-thirds of the ballots in, more
than SO per cent of the votes
favor strike action"
The unions have served de-
mands on the carriers for longer
vacations, more holidays, Sunday
work premiums. health and well
fare benefits and unlimited free
transportation for all rail work.
ers and their families.
The final count of the strike
ballots will be made on Decem-
ber l. Mr.. Leighty said the
unions could strike any time
thereafter but mo strike will be
authorized in my opinion as long
as the National Mediation Board
is actively handling the case"
Mediation board efforts to
settle the dispute are in recess
now until November 80, when
they will resume in Chicago.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Joint Sewage System
Contract Completed
As Alexandra Signs

Alexandria and Fairfax County
at last are committed to a Joint
sewage disposal system, which
engineers say can save each 50. /
million in original building costs.
The Alexandria Sanitation
Authority yesterday signed the
contract cementing the Coop
erative arrangement. The Fair
fax Board of County Supervisors
had signed the contract last
week.
) Alexandrias final approval of
the contract yesterday climaXed
nearly three years of surveys and
negotiations.
Detailed Surveys.
The first step was the regional
sewer survey that covered all
nearby Virginia communities.
The survey began in April. 1851,
after several months of negotia-
tions. The survey was completed
in June, 1852. 1t recommended
a combined Alexandria Fairfax
system to save the two jurisdic-
tions money.
There followed more detailed
surveys and hearings before the
State Water Control Board. Last
February Alexandria and Fair
fax began the legal and f1nan-
cial negotiations that resulted in
the contract both Jurisdictions
now have approved.
Legal Test Next.
The next step is to submit the
contract to a legal test. Attorney
William w. Koontz. legal adviser
to the Alexander Sanitation
Authority, said he believes the
suit can be filed within two
weeks. MI. Koontz said the
authority's bond attorneys are
confident the contract will stand
up in court. The legal test is
necessary to satisfy prospective
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Police Chief to Quiz
Kidnopers on Ransom

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Nov
Is (Pl.-Police Chief jeremiah
OConnell of st. Louis will get
one last chance to quiz con-
demned kidnap killers Carl Aus
tin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady
about the missing ransom money
in the Bobby Greenlease kid
mapping case.
Thomas E. Whitecotton, State
director of corrections, told
newsmen yesterday Chief O'Con-
nell would be granted permission
for the death-row interview. But
he did not know when it would
be held.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Assessment Session Set

The Montgomery county
Council will hold it's own session
on the assessment situation next
Wednesday as the result of a
Statewide survey showing sharp
inequalities among counties.
County Council President
Harold F. Hammond called the
session for 8 pm. to meet with
Assessment Supervisor Wilton T.
Allen and the county'S Appeals
Tax Court. The meeting also
will be open to the press. The
public will have an opportunity
to attend a mass meeting on the
same subject at 8 pm. Friday
at Rockville, at which Deeley K.
Nice, chairman of the State Tax
Commission. will speak.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Churchill Calls Cabinet
As Tory Revo|fs Spread
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Nov. 25.-Prime
Minister Churchill called an
emergency cabinet meeting to-
day to consider revolts spreading
within the ranks of his own
Conservative Party.
Ministers hurried to No. 10
Downing Street, the Prime Min
iSter's official residence.
The government now is squab-
bling with rank and file Con-
Servatives and on three issues
commercial television, war pen
sions and the Suez Canal
problem.
The fareup of tempers has
come almost with the suddenness
of a summer thunderstorm.
These disputes have not
reached a point where they
threaten the life of the govern
ment, which now has been in
Office more than two years. But
Mr.. Churchill has been SUBJ
jected himself to heated criti-
cism from his own followers.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Two New Dormitories
10 Replace I.empos
On Campus Of AU

American University an
nounced today it soon would
start construction on two new
dormitories on the campus to re-
place temporary war housing.
The two dormitories will be fl
nanced by 100000 loan from
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency.
OF modern design, the struc-
lures will house 110 students
The university hopes to have
them ready for occupancy by
next fall.
The university said the two
dormitories are the beginning of
a new student quadrangle on
the Nebraska avenue end of the
campus. Eventually there will
be seven similar units in the
quadrangle.
The site for the dormitories is
now occupied by war housing
used by married students.
The university said it planned
to provide housing for married
students but hadn't worked out
the details.
Architects of the new dormi-
tories are Faulkner, Kingsbury &
Stenhouse of Washington.
Evening star., 1953-11-25
Car Kills Woman, s.,
AT S.W. Intersection;
Companion Injured

A 53-year-old woman died last
night after being struck by a
car while crossing M street at
HowiSon place NV.
The woman, Mrs. Mabel Bland,
colored, of 1906 Carrollburg
place S.W.. was listed as the Dis
trict'S Goth traffic fatality of
the year. There were So traffic
deaths at this time last year.
Police said Mrs. Bland and a
companion, Mrs. Elizabeth
Myers, SO, colored, of 1245 Della
ware avenue S.W., were struck at
5:45 pm. by an automobile driv-
en- by Jack D. Allen, 81, of 2059
South Twelfth street, Arlington.
Mr.. Allen, an employe of the
John G.. Webster Plumbing Co.,
627 F street NV, was going west
on M street when the women,
walking north across the street
in a crosswalk, were hit, police
said.
Companion in Hospital.
Mrs. Bland was pronounced
dead at the District General
Hospital where Mrs. Myers is
reported in fair condition suf-
fering from back injuries.
A coroner's inquest will be
held.
In another accident yesterday
d 78-year-old woman was in
jured WIN she was struck by a
cab as she crossed the street at
Tenth and Eye streets NV.
Mrs. Roberta Howard of $40
street NV, was admitted
to Casualty Hospital where her
condition was reported as good
today.
Mrs Howard was going east on
Tenth street when she was
struck by cab driven by Ches-
ter L. Carter. Al, colored, of 1902
Fifty-flrst street NE, making
a left turn from I street. Mr..
Carter was charged with failing
to yield the right of way.
Soldier Is Injured.
James Kelos, 81, of 631 I street
NV, is in serious condition in
Emergency Hospital as a result
of an accident in which his car
struck and injured an Arlington
Hall soldier.
Mr.. KeloS' car hit Pvt. Bernard
Groos, %, as the soldier was
crossing the street at Fifth and
Massachusetts avenue NV. at
11:30 o'clock last night, police
said.
Mr.. Kelos stopped his car and
walked back to the scene of the
accident. After complaining of
severe pains in his chest, he took
cab home, according to police.
A physician was called and Mr..
Kelos was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
Pvt. Groos was admitted to
Casualty Hospital with a broken
leg. No charges have been
placed.