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Evening star., 1953-02-13
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Louise Hackmeister, chief
telephone operator of the
White House for 20 years who
was suddenly dismissed last
Monday as of that day, should
write book. The suggestion
was made to her at a lunch
con 10 days before the Tru-
mans left the White House.
The popular, smiling 'Hackie,"
who has talked TO the greatest
men of our time in the hour of
their greatest Importance, was
asked at that time if a change
in the administration would
affect her job. II don't know"
she replied. "I hope not"
Was she going to write a
book or magazine article when
she finally left the White
House? She didn't think so.
although a lot of people had
suggested it. "You ought to
do so and call it simply MA.
1414,'" a luncheon companion
urged her. There's an eight
in front of that famous num-
ber now, but for the 20 years
of Hackie's tenure it wasn't
there.
did you ever" this writer
asked Hackie, "listen in on an
important conversation at
some ones request?" Yes, was
the reply and she cited an in
stance when the late Presi-
dental Secretary to F. D. r.
Marvin Mcintyre asked her to
witness a highly important
confidential conversa';~o with
one of the worlds great.
Did you save l..l .4oteS?"
I asked, YOU could incorpo-
rate them in your book" No,
she answered; she had de-
stroyed them as soon as their
usefulness had expired. The
only way to keep a secret,
Hackie knows, is to bury it
with yourself.
Would she say who it was
Mcintyre had talked to? mo-"
smiled this woman of un-
shakable integrity. That's
something she wouldn't do
even now 10 years after Nc
1ntyre's death.
So be it. That's an example
of the wholehearted trust
worthiness that qualified
Louise Hackmeister for the No.
/ operators job in the coun-
try and that won her per-
manent recognition in more
than one account of the RooSe-
velt era
X X \ y
A flock of feminine brains
and know-how will blow into
town Sunday for a two-day
meeting of the National Wom-
ems Advisory Committee on
Defense Bonds. Washington
financier and former Treas
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Miss Fehr
Is Engaged

1t. Col. and Mrs. Joseph Con-
rad Fehr announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Joan
Marie. to Mr.. Truman S. Barnes,
son of Mrs. Ridley r. Green
and the late Mr.. Truman S.
Barnes of Los Angeles, Calf.
Miss Fehr is a graduate of The
Catholic University of America,
During the past five years she
was assistant to the chairman of
the American Theater Wing. She
is also a professional singer.
Mr.. Barnes, for IL years a
fighter pilot with the United
States Air Force, recently was
discharged. He now is associ-
ated with Air America.
On Sunday. the couple will be
honored at a cocktail party to
be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
B. keenan, of Chevy Chase, Md.
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in the way Of financial fire.
works doesn't emerge from
this group, nothing can pro-
duce it!
Senator Margaret Chase
Smith. the only woman in the
United States Senate, has the
strong backing of the inde-
pendent people Of Maine. with
a very notable exception In
former Senator Owen Brew
ster. and the respect Of people,
in all America. She also has
a very good sense Of humor.
Like every other legislator on
Capitol Hill. she has received
a goodly number of worried
letters from her home State
asking about the new Capitol
Hill Club the Republicans have
opened where members can
purchase a drink if they're in
the drinking mood.
In response to the inquiries
Margaret writes something
like the following:-"The Cap
itol Hill Club is not in any
part of the Capitol Building
but is a separate club where
meals as well as drinks are
served. ! am not a member
of the club, however. and have
not been in it, but if you would
like further information I Sug-
gest that you write to former
Senator owen Brewster. who
is first vice president Of the
Capitol Hill Associates. which
also includes the Capitol Hill
Club. The recipients must
grin when they see that one.
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Mrs. Smith
Is Feted

A luncheon honoring Mrs.
Lawrence Smith, president of the
Congressional Club. was, given
yesterday at the Club by Mrs.
Alvin E. OKonski. Both Mrs.
O'Konski and Mrs. Smith are
wives Of Wisconsin Representa-
tives.
The decorative scheme CEN
tered around Valentines Day
and Wisconsin and each guest
was presented with an ashtray
in the shape of the State.
Those invited were wives of
other Wisconsin Representatives.
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COrpI. L. NJ. Nelson, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Klock-
enbrink of Silver Spring an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Joan Elizabeth, to
Corpl. Lawrence M. Nelson, jr..
u. S. A. F., who is now stationed
overseas
Miss Klockenbrink is a gradu-
ate of the Southeastern Univer-
sity's School of Fashion Model
ing. Corpl. Nelson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson of Bismarck. S.
Dak., attended Bismarck Junior
College.
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Mr.. John F. Pifer.
Mrs. George E. White an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Lorraine v.
White, of Takoma Park, to MIR.
John Franklin Pifer, also of Ia
koma Park. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl H. Pifer of DillSburg. Pa.
The bride-to-be is the daughter
of the late Mr.. White.
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'Hockie Protected Confidential Notes;
Feminine Experts to Invade Town

ury official, Daniel Bell, and
his wife will give a reception
for them Monday afternoon at
the Chevy Chase Club. and on
Tuesday. Helen Woods will be
hostess at a tea in their honor.
Coming here from New
York are Mrs. c. Ruxton Love,
head of the AWVS: Sylvia
Porter Of the N. Y. Post. the
only woman financial editor
in the country, and the editors
of a host of magazines that
tell the women of the country
how to be fashionable, charm
ing. glamorouS and good
cooks-Betsy Blackwell Of
Mademoiselle. Jessica Dawes
of Vogue. Helen Valentine Of
Charm, Camille David of Nc
Calls, Marcia Vickery Of
Glamor, Mabel Hill Souvaine
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Society News
By Katherine M. Brooks

South African Ambassador
and Mrs. G. P. Jooste enter
tanned at dinner last evening in
their Embassy where the PAN
elling is of the famous stink
wood from South Africa. The
hosts greeted their guests in the
great hall at the top of the
stairs and cocktails were served
in the drawing room where later
coffee and liqueur were enjoyed.
Guests at the dinner were
Egyptian Ambassador and Nine.
Abdul Rahim. Iceland Minister
and Mrs. Thor ThorS and Ca
madam Counselor and Mrs.
George Ignatieff.
Chief of Protocol and Mrs.
John F. Simmons, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. T. j. Kenny, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Maurice Morris, Mr..
and Mrs. James M. Souby and
the Second Secretary of the
South African Embassy and Mrs.
j. S. F. Botha completed the
company.
Ponomo Aword
Panama Ambassador and SEN
ora de Huertematte will give a
reception Monday afternoon hon.
orlng Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Wise.
The party was planned several
weeks ago but was postponed be-
cause of the death of the much
beloved Legal Counselor of the
embassy, Senor Don Eugenio j.
Chevalier.
Mr.. Wise was Counselor of the
United States legation and later
Embassy in Panama and also
served as charge d'Affaires
numbers of times when the chief
OF mission was absent. He now
has retired from the diplomatic
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Society News
South African Envov.
Mrs. Jooste Are Hosts
Postponed Panama Party Set Monday;
Other Foreign Diplomats in News

service and Monday the Ambas-
sador will present the Order of
Vasco Nunez de Balboa to Mr..
Wise on behalf of the Panama
Government. The presentation
will take place at o'clock and
the informal reception will fol-
low.
japanese Envoy Guest
Japanese Ambassador Eikichi
Araki was honor guest at dinner
last evening preceding the meet
ing for Moral Re-Armament. The
Ambassador spoke at the meet
ing following the dinner, his sub
ject being Moral Re-Armament
as a new factor in Asia.
Others at the dinner were In
dian Ambassador G. L. Mehta,
who earlier was host at lunch
con; Iraq Charge d'Affaires and
Nine. Bakr, and the chairman
of the Executive Committee for
the Liberal Party in the Japa-
nese Diet, Mr.. Kenechiki Ma
suda, and his daughter. Miss
Masuda.
The Ambassador was accom-
panied by his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, the Attache of the
Embassy and Mrs. Fumio Araki.
Senator and Mrs. Lester Hunt,
Senator and Mrs. H. Alexander
Smith, Representative and Mrs.
A. S. j. Carnahan were at the
dinner, and also Representative
Charles B. Deane and Repre-
sentative Edgar w. Hiestand.
Indion Fete
Guests of Indian Ambassador
Mehta at luncheon included the
Indian delegates to the Inter-
national Wheat Council. The
delegates are Mr.. P. A. Gopal-
krishuon. Mr.. P. M. ZaSu and
Mr.. Pratapsingh M. ViSsanji.
Others the luncheon were the
Chairman of the Council, Mr..
Frank Sheed Anderson, and the
delegate from Ceylon who is the
Ambassador, Sir Claude Corea:
the Messrs. True D. Morse and
M. w. Benidt, United States; Au-
stralian Deputy High Commits
sioner to London, Mr.. E. McCar-
thy, Sir Albert Favearyear, the
United Kingdom; Mr.. M. W.
Sharp, Canada; Mr.. F. B. Pre-
derrgast, New Zealand; Mr.. R. T.
Akeuzhi. Japan: Mr.. j. c. VAN
Essebe, Belgium; Mr.. Gordon o.
Frazier, secretary of the council:
Mr.. T. O'Connell. Ireland; Mr.. P.
Rogers, Italy; DR.. V. Umnrecht.
Switzerland; DR.. K. Hoesner,
Germany: and the MeSSrs. Dom
aid D. Kennedy. Henry T. Smith
and j. Robert Fluker.
Mrs. Thor Thors, wife of the
Iceland Minister was honor guest
at tea yesterday of Mrs. Leo
Brison Norris and Mrs. Vladimir
Rybar.
Another party given earlier
this week was that of the Coun-
selor of the Israeli Embassy and
Mrs, Yaacov Shimoni. Their
party was given in. their David
street home Monday evening and
their guests included officials of
the State Department, colleagues
of the host in the corps, officials
Of the Library of Congress and
several from universities.
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Of Woman's Day and Chris
tine Holbrook of Better Living.
Francesca Lodge, wife of
the Governor, will come down
from Connecticut; Marjorie
Hustled. originator of Betty
Crocker." will check in from
Minneapolis; Mrs. Pat OBrien,
wife of the film actor, will
breeze in on the California
special. and so it goes. All
these able gals will rub elbows
with some of our local lights,
such as Mrs. George Humphrey,
wife Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury; United States
Treasurer Ivy Priest, Bertha
Adkins, head Of the Women's
Division Of the Republican
National Committee, and so
forth.
If something fascinating
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| TheCI0rks


Mrs. Charles T. Beard Of Vic
toria, British Columbia, Canada
and Comdr. and Mrs. Rex Han
key Of England are the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Paige
Clark at the Chastleton Hotel
Comdr. Hankey is stationed al
Norfolk with NATO.
While in Washington, the Wis
itors have attended the SYM
phony. the theater and have
been sightseeing. Tonight they
will go to the Louisiana Pur-
chase Ball at the Statler Hotel.
Before going to the dance. they
will have dinner at the Uniyer-
sity Club.
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Presidents Wife at Lunch

Boone. Mrs. Roger Heller, Mrs.
Bertram Groesbeck. jr.. Mrs.
Tom Fort and Mrs. Leslie 0.
Stone.
Proceeds from the event will
be given to the Soldiers, Sailors,
Marines and Airmen's Club of
which Mrs. Eisenhower is hon.
orary president.
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Miss Betty Strickler, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William l..
Strickler of Arlington, was
married on February 6 to Mr..
Hayes Robert Dever, son of Mr..
Frank Dever of Alexandria. The
Rev. H F. Coffey officiated at
the ceremony held at the Mount
Olivet Methodist Church in Ar
lington.
Mr.. Dever is secretary and di-
rector Of public relations at
Capital Airlines. The couple will
live in Alexandria.
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Cocktail PARTY

Vice Admiral Arthur c. Davis.
United States representative in
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization, and Mrs. Davis were
hosts last evening at cocktails
given at the Army Navy Country
Club.
Evening star., 1953-02-13

MRS. GLENN J. SAFFRAN
The former
Miss Margaret H. MacAlOon.
Miss Margaret Helen Mac
Aloon, daughter of Mrs. Frank
MacAloon and the late Mr.. Mac
Aloon, became the bride on Feb
ruary 7 of Mr.. Glenn Joseph
Saffran. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Edwin Saffran of Ken
lucky and Washington. The Rev.
Harry Hale performed the cere-
mony held at the Nativity
Church. A reception followed at
the Willard Hotel.
After a New York City we'd
ding trip. the couple will reside
in Corpus Christi.
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Stevenson, Seeing Eisenhower,
Will Do All the Listeninq'

Adlai E. Stevenson, in a listen
ing mood, went to the White
House today for a conference
with President Eisenhower and
lunch with a score of members
of Congress.
The 1852 Democratic presi-
Dental nominee. moving through
a round of Capital conferences
with his party's members, was
open to a possible presidential
suggestion that he report back
his findings in a world tour on
which he will embark. March 2.
But Mr.. Stevenson made it
plain in advance that any sug-
gestion of that sort will have
to come from his successful rival
in last years presidential cam
paign-not from him.
Plan 3O-Minute Talk.
"I'll be the only fellow who has
been to the White House in a
long time who will do all the
listening Mr.. Stevenson said.
The two men, who traded
verbal punches IN the 1852 cam
paign. planned to sit down for
a Commute chat before they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
By ths Assoeia,sd Press

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. IT.
The simmering kettle of revelry
in ''the city that care forgot"
boils over today as Rex, Lord of
Misrule. reigns over New Orleans.
Hundreds Of thousands will
jam the streets for the climax
of Mardi Gras carnival season.
Thousands of these merry
makers will be dressed as clowns.
pirates, gorillas. flappers and
other outlandish characters.
Stores and banks will be closed
as the city gives its last and
biggest roar before Lent.
Engineer Is King.
Rex, head man OF all the kings
that have ruled New Orleans
for the last 10 days. will ride his
regal float through the crowds
packing historic st. Charles and
Canal streets.
Named Rex was a mechanical
engineer. Charles G. Crawford.
His queen is Miss Adelaide Wis
dom, debutante daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Bell Wisdom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17

later. hit the left front fender.
In his full-steam getaway,
Pvt. Hoffman observed, the fast
moving sailor clipped tenders
and bumpers of five automobiles.
The policeman gave chase, but
lost his quarry in darkness.
Sometime later the sailors car
was found abandoned at Fiji
teenth and H streets NV, and
police put out a lookout for him.
When he docked at the Naval
Air Station. they towed him to
the brig at the Naval Gun Fac
tory.
After 2 conference of city
legal minds. Stockman was
turned over to naval authorities
with the proviso that appropriate
action shall be taken. Other
wise. the District will press six
charges Of hit and run, one Of
running red light and another
of assault with a dangerous
weapon. to wit, an automobile.
Theodore Brooking, IS. colored,
of 100 D street Sc. the civilian
with whose car the sailor had
collided, was not held.
Apologizing for his shooting,
old Navy Gunner Hoffman
scheduled a few rounds OF target
practice for himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Young Sailor, q Bit Off Course,
Runs AfouI of Old Nav Gunner

Park Policeman John L. Hoff-
man. an old Navy gunner, tan
gled with one-man fleet of un-
sinkable proportions last night.
Pvt. Hoffman had finished his
police tour when he encountered
a young sailor engaged in hand
to-hand combat with a civilian
at Sixth and P streets NV.
Noting the blue-jacket listing
heavily, Pvt. Hoffman dropped
his motorcycle anchor and Or
dered a cease-f1re. He learned
the sailor, Hospital Mate &c
Roger E. Stockman, %, had
collided at Tenth and p streets
NV. with the civilian, who gave
pursuit and joined battle.
Pvt. Hoffman had just sug-
gested letting the Accident In
vestigation Unit settle the issue
when the seaman jumped aboard
his craft and set sail with such
alacrity that the policeman had
to do some fancy maneuvering to
get out of the way.
In addition to his Navy gun
merry experience. Pvt. Hoffman
once was a crack shot on the
police pistol team. In a flash,
he whipped out his service re-
volver and fired four times at
the fleeing cars tires. Three
shots missed: one, it was learned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
TorchIight Parade to Climax
New Orleans GoyMordiG ros

Comus, king of the oldest
carnival organization, will follow
Rex in q torchlight parade to-
night.
But another king will take
the spotlight briefly before Rex
and Comus close the show.
Floats Down Mississippi.
King Zulu will float down the
Mississippi River in his royal
barge and land at the foot of
Canal street.
AS Zula and his early-morning
parade wave through downtown
streets, he will toss out the tradi-
tional coconuts, taking care that
no one is injured.
The torchlight parade of
Comus ends the carnival for
most people.
But for the socially prominent
the climax is yet to come.
Grand balls will be staged by
both Rex and Comus. At mid
night the two kings toast each
other to signify the end of the
carnival season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Maryland
Continued From First Page)

raised the general fund estimate
for the current fiscal year by
more than $3.5 million to $685.
494,215. !
Last November. the board pre-
dicted next years surplus at
1921 900. That was the figure
incorporated in the Governors
$195 million proposed budget,
now before the General Assem-
bly,.
But an insurgent bloc of IL
Senators, who lost a fight for
control of the Senate at the
opening of the session, insist the
surplus figure should be closer
to $40 million.
In Bethesda yesterday Gov.
McKeldin told the Rock Creek
Women's Republican Club he
hoped the board would revise it's
estimate upward so he could pro-
vide some tax relief. The Board
Of Revenue Estimates generally
follows the recommendations of
the Budget Bureau.
Byrd Testifies Today.
Meanwhile, State Senator
Harry F. Byrd, jr., Of Virginia
vas to testify before the Senate
Finance Committee today on an
other tax plan before the Legis-
lature here-a plan patterned
after the automatic tax reduce
ton program Senator Byrd
drafted and which was adopted
in Virginia in 1850.
Mr.. Byrd came here at the in
vitation of the II insurgent Sen
ators. who are sponsoring an au-
tomato tax reduction program
for Maryland. He was welcomed
to the Senate last night.
Senator Byrd said he was tire
mendously proud to be here,
since the States of Virginia and
Maryland stand for the same
sound basic PHILOSOPHERS of gov
eminent"
Under the Byrd plan and the
program proposed for Maryland,
taxpayers automatically are
given tax reductions when State
SURPRISES reach a certain point.
Another Byrd hearing set for
today-this one involving DR..
H. c. Byrd. president of the Uni
versity Of Maryland-had to be
postponed
Delegate Perry o. Wilkinson,
Democrat. of Prince Georges,
chairman of the House Educa-
ton Committee, said he was
postponing a hearing on a bill
to repeal the university's home
rule powers because of the
funeral in Baltimore for j. Mil
ton Patterson, State welfare
director.
Mr.. Wilkinson said DR.. Byrd
and other university officials he
had scheduled for appearances
wanted to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Patterson, who was a mem
Der of the university's Board of
Regents.
The delegate said he will try
to hold the hearing next Tues
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
7 Oregon Pioneers
Honored by Statues
In Capitol Display

Statues Of two pioneers IA
nous in the history Of the State
Of Oregon now are on display at
the Capitol.
Ceremonies marking preSenta-
ton Of the statues to Congress
were held last week. They de-
pict DR.. John Mclaughlin and
the Rev. Jason Lee.
Mr.. Lee was a Methodist mis-
sionary who spanked the immi-
grafton of settlers to Oregon.
DR.. Mclaughlin was representa-
tive of the Hudson Bay Co. in
the area at the time Americans
began moving to Oregon in great
numbers.
Became q. S. Citizen.
DR.. Mclaughlin saw the trend.
recommended that Great Britain
give up her claim to the area
and was fired. He became an
American citizen and was the
founder and first Mayor of
Oregon City.
The ceremony was sponsored
by the oregon State Society,
headed by Forrest Finley. The
statues were presented to Con-
gress by Interior Secretary Nc
Kay, former Governor of Oregon,
on behalf of PAUL.. Patterson,
Governor of Oregon.
Vice President Nixon accepted
the statues on behalf of Congress.
Present at Ceremony.
Participants in the program
included DR.. Bart Brown Barker,
former vice president of the
University of Oregon; Leslie M.
Scott, former treasurer of the
State of Oregon; DR.. G. Herbert
Smith, president of Willamette
University, Salem, Greg; Mrs.
George T. Gerlinger, social and
civic leader from Portland, who
started the move to place the
statues in the Capitol; Mrs.
George Deering, great-grand-
daughter of DR.. Mclaughlin,
who lives at 1923 Twenty-second
street NV; Methodist Bishop
G Bromley Oman, the Right
Rev. Msgr. John K. Cartwright
of st. Matthew's Cathedral and
Senators Gordon, Republican,
and Morse, independent, of Ore
gon.
The statue of Mr.. Lee is in
Statuary Hall. That of DR.. Nc
Laughlin is in the entrance cor
ridor:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Asian Bloc 10 Reject
u. 5. Korea Request

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. IT.
Twelve members of the Arab
Asian bloc in the United Nations
repeatedly have decided to reject
any request from the United
States or the U. N. for troops or
supplies for the Korean war.
None of the IL is furnishing any,
thing now.
Diplomatic sources reported
this was the outcome of private
Arab-ASian talks on what to do
in the U. N. Assembly reconvel1-
ing next Tuesday.
Indonesia repeatedly limited at q
caucus last week that the United
States should make up losses Suf-
fered because her trade with Red
China was cut by the U. N. en-
barge on strategic materials for
the Communist opponent in
Korea.
Nations reported planning to
refuse any appeal for troops and
supplies were Afghanistan. Bur-
ma, Egypt. Indonesia, Iran Iraq,
Lebanon. Liberia. Pakistan. Sau-
di Arabia, Syria and Yemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Ex-Post0ffice0fficiaI
ParoIed From Prison

Harold F. Ambrose, former
Post Office official involved in a
gigantic stamp fraud, has been
paroled from the Federal Peni-
Tertiary in Petersburg, Va.
Ambrose was released Satur-
day. He was sentenced in Janu-
airy. 1851, to serve two to seven
years in prison after a trial in
the u. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia.
During the trial it was brought
out he received sums totaling
from 100000 to $750,000 from
spectators interested in buying
commemorative stamp issues.
Ambrose was indicted on %
counts, which included mail
fraud charges. He pleaded guilty
to a, single charge and was SEN
fenced on that plea.