davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-28
so WHAT'S WRONG
WITH HIS LONCIES!

LONG BEACH, Calf. R-Alfred
Pattavino, so, was indignant when
police arrested him for swimming
in the cold Pacific in his long
underwear. He considered the cos
tune perfectly proper. Police fin.
ally had to agree They couldn't
find law against ii and Pattavino
was set free to return to the chilly
surf.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-28

A legend says Martin Luther was
the first to decorate Christmas
tree.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Memphis Heroin Seizure
Put at Half Million
By the Associated Press

by me ASSoctdIeu TlxsS
MEMPHIS, Dec. ia month
long investigation ended tonight
with the seizure of an estimated
half-million dollars in pure
heroin and the arrest of two
brothers.
Held on an open charge were
George happier, 20. and his 22-
year-old brother, Cecil Napier.
Both are from Memphis.
Police Chief j. c. MacDon-
aid and Bob Crabtree, Federal
Bureau of Narcotics supervisor
in Kentucky and Tennessee, said
a undercover agent arranged to
buy 46 ounces from the pair for
$4,000. It was estimated the
drug would resell for a half mil
lion dollars after being proc
essed for use. City pathologists
reported a sample to be pure
heroin of very high potency"
The brothers we're arrested as
they stepped into hotel ele-
vator with the heroin in
briefcase.
A narcotics agent told news
men, There is no narcotics
traffic here. Memphis was just
a pivot point"
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Metro Names Novy's
Beagle AH-Americo

METRO GROUP cHoIcE-Ths
MetropoIiton Sunday kevspopers
have pooled their opinions end
brought out their first AIl-Ameriea
fOotboIl teom for 1854. The story
is on Pose Of todoy's Sunday Stor
mosozine section.
A MOTHERS FAITH There's
trosedy in Luroy but Brende.s
mother still believes in mirocIes.
Stor Staff Writer Richard RODGERS
tells the story Of the child for whom
christmos will be only onother sroy
day on Pose Ala
SOVIET PERIscopEs ARE LOOK
ING At US-Russion submarines
hove been rowing off the eoosts Of
North America for six yeoH. re-
ports Rembert Jones. miIitop spe-
cioIist and veteron reporter. The
first Of his three Orioles on the
Soviet subs oppeon todoy on Poss
A-30.
Complete Index. Pose AZ
Rodio-T Programs, Pages EST
Evening star., 1954-12-19
President and Service Chiefs
Send Yule Greetings to els

or billet, and whatever your as
signment, your goal is to help
bring closer a peaceful world of
justice and freedom and of
brotherhood among men of good
will.
May this Christmas time in
spire in all of us a warm and
humble dedication never to rest
until in homes throughout the
earth men, women and children
can know such a world.
And as I salute the armed
forces of the United States, I
wish for each member a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year"
Messages to the servicemen
also were sent by Secretary of
Defense Wilson and other high
civilian and military officials.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

munications: Maj. Gen. Walter
w. Wensinger, special assistant
to the commandant of the Marine
Corps, and Brig. Gen. A. L.
Pachynski, deputy director Of
communications of the Air Force.
After dark, visitors to the FL
lipse saw a program OF dance
and drama. The evening opened
with a half-hour of carols and
other songs by the Community
Chorus, directed by Dr>Warner
Lawson of Howard University.
Today'S ceremonies will open
with a religious service con-
Quoted by DR.. Robert T. Taylor
of New York at / pm. Also
scheduled are Prince Georges
County high school choruses and
bands at 2 pm, the children's
international broadcast at 8 pm.
and a dance drama by children
at 4 pm.
This evening the United States
Army Band ana Chorus will put
on a one-hour show at 7::30
o'clock. The Women's Welsh
Club of the st. David's Society
will present Deck the Halls" at
$50 o'clock.
Similar day and night cere-
monies are scheduled for tomor-
row, beginning with a religious
service by the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church at 1915
pm. and children's verse
speaking choir from Our Lady
of Lourdes School at l pm.
through January 6.
The pageant will continue
through January 6.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Mendes-Fronce Under Attack
InHis NATOHour of Triumph
Premier Stakes His Regime Tomorrow
As Assembly Votes on Indo- Chino Issue

of his Western colleagues and
his final acceptance as a member
of the club.
His enemies. however. have
effectively robbed Mr.. Mendes-
France Of his moment Of tri-
umph. For a whole day they kept
him scuttling back and forth be-
tween the Ministers meeting,
where he presided among gentle
manly colleagues. and the Ma
tional Assembly, where he stood
at bay surrounded by angry dep
uties clamoring for his political
scalp.
In the end, he was forced to
stake the life of his government
on a vote scheduled for Monday
morning. depressing climax to
what started off as a festive in
ternational gathering.
Mr.. Mendes-France, of course,
could have seen it coming. It
has been clear for weeks that the
Premier faces a hostile majority
in the National Assembly. When
the proper time and the proper
issue comes upS it is obvious that
coalition of moderate and
right-wing Deputies will join
with the Communists to bring
the government down.
Mr.. Mendes-France has. had
one strong lease on life: until the
Paris agreements are ratified no
political group except the Com
(See MOVES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Housewives Murder
Attributed 10 Transient
BY the Assoeioied Press

BRINKLEY, Ark, Sunday,
Dec. ia 19-year-old tram
sient from Alabama admitted
early today that he killed Mrs.
Milton Fuller, 25-year-old Brink
ley mother, Prosecuting Attorney
j. B. Reed said.
Mr.. Reed identified the youth
as Billy Ray Willingham of
Florence, Ala. He said the
prisoner had not signed writ
ten statement but had ad-
mitted the killing orally to Mr..
Reed, Sheriff H. K. Mckenzie
and Police Chief Frank Hen
derson.
Mr.. Reed said that no charges
have yet been filed, but that
Willingham will be charged with
first degree murder.
Sheriff Mckenzie indicated at
a 2:45 am. press conference
that the confession was revealed
at that hour to keep the towns
people in this town of 1000
from learning of it until the
prisoner can be taken to an
undisclosed Jail.
Mrs. Fuller, wife of a promi-
nent Brinkley businessman, was
beaten to death with a 5-pound
stick of hickory stove wood.
The confession cleared away
the suspicion which had hung
over the dead woman's husband,
Milton Fuller, as late as Friday
afternoon.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Diplomat Who Fled
Reported Fearing for Life

LONDON, Sunday, Dec. 19.-
The newspaper The People re-
ported today it had received a
message from Guy Burgess, one
of two British diplomats who
vanished nearly four years ago
and are believed to be behind
the Iron Curtain.
The paper splashed across two
pages a story that its crime re-
porter, Duncan Webb, got mes
sage at revolver point from an
undercover agent while trying to
fix a meeting with Burgess. Mr..
Webb said the message meant
nothing at first, but he showed
it to a close friend of Burgess
and the friend said it could only
have come from the diplomat
and meant he was in fear for
his life.
Burgess, former second secre-
tary in Britain's Washington
Embassy. and Donald MacLean,
head of the foreign Offices
American department, vanished
mysteriously during o trip to
France in May, 1851.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
IdIewiId Crash Survivor
Was 10 Visit Here

At least one survivor of the
Italian plane that crashed yes
terday as it approached Idlewild
Airport was headed for Wash
ington.
He is Mohamad Hassan Sadegh
Banki, 81, an official of the In
dustrial Development Board Of
Iran, who planned a visit with
the former Persian charge daft
faires, DR.. Ali Kuli Khan Nabil
of 1945 Calvert street NV.
Dr.. Nabil said he had just re-
ceiyed letter from Mr.. Banki.
his nephew, saying he was en-
route to the United States to
visit various textile industries
and planned to come here.
MIR. Bank was reported in good
condition after the crash.
DR.. Nabil Is well known in
Washington. having come here
many years ago. He has no con-
nection with the Iranian govern
ment at present. but is writ
ing his memoirs about a career
that included ambassadorships in
other countries.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Star Wont Ad Rents
Apartment First Day

Mr.. S. S. S. had a furnished oport-
ment to rent. He advertised in The
stor Classified with quick results.
He found o tenant the first doy
his I'D appeared.
Hovine successfully used The Stos
over q period Of years. Mr., 5. 5. 5.
hos found it o time-tested produc-
tive medium. He soys. y have no
trouble renting quickly when ! use
The Stor."
Like Mr.. S. S. S., if you wont to
rent. hire, buy. trode or sell. tell It
to the long established audience of
The Stor reoders.
Becouse The Stor produces the
best results. il publishes more elossi-
fled dds thon the other Woshine-
ton newspapers combined.
Phone Sterling 5000 and osk for
On ad-tokeF.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Battle Lines SHAPING
Over Benson Custer
OF Tokyo Ahache
Lodejinsky Claims
Security Was Not
Cause of Removal
By The Assoeiaisd Press

A sharp skirmish appeared in
prospect today over Agriculture
Secretary Bensons decision to
remove from foreign service one
of Gen. MacArthur's former land
reform experts in Japan.
Wolf Ladejinsky, agricultural
attache in Tokyo for the past
four years, said in an interview
Department officials had in
formed him he could no longer
hold the job because it required
man more familiar with Amer
ican agricultural methods.
Russian born Mr.. Ladejinsky,
a naturalized American citizen,
said there was no mention OF
security and added he has talked
to no Agriculture Department
security officers.
Decline Details.
officials said, however, that Mr.
Benson's move was taken under
the security program. They de-
clined to give any details. Sc
curity cases do not necessarily
involve any allegations of dis
loyalty.
The Minneapolis Tribune said
in a copyrighted story that Mr.
Ladejinsky apparently was be-
ing ouSted because he was born
in Russia and once served as an
| interpreter for Amtorg. Soviet
trading agency. Representative
Judd, Republican of Minnesota
declared Mr LadejinSky is
strongly anti-Communist.
Mr.. Ladejinsky served with
the Agriculture Department
specializing in the Far East, be-
tween 1885 and 1850. He ther
was transferred to the State De-
partment, to become an attache
A recent law put agricultural
attaches under the Agriculture
Department, and it was this
transfer that brought Mr.. Lade-
| jinsky's record up for review.
Officials said Mr.. Benson him
self made the decision to cut of
Mr. Ladejinsky-and did no
take the step lightly"-althougt
they said the attaches work ha'
not been criticized.
Demands Explanation.
Representative Judd said HI
will go to the Agriculture De
partment Monday to demand
/ full explanation of the action
He said he was dissatisfied will
a preliminary report which tn
Department gave him in re-
sponse to his inquiries.
| Mr.. Judd said Mr.. Ladejinsk,
"is staunchly anti Communist il
both deed and word. I know be
cause / investigated his recort
thoroughly.
He has done the best job o
land reform that I have seen
and land reform is about tn
only successful anti-C Communis
step we've taken in Asia.
"Mr. Ladejinsky was writing
devastating Communist ar
ticles as early as 1888, wher
many people were praising tn,
SovietS."
Mr.. Ladejinsky is given mucl
| (See EXPERT, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1954-12-19
$50 Riot in Manitoba Jail,
Set Storeroom AbIaze
By the Asseciased Press

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Dec.
18.-Angered because authorities
slapped five fellow inmates into
solitary confinement, $50 prison.
ers rioted at supper time today
in the Manitoba provincial Jail
(prison), causing extensive DAM
age and firing a storeroom.
Windows were smashed, furni-
ture upset and. radiators ripped
out by the rioters, who then
barricaded themselves briefly in
a third floor storeroom and set
fire to the prison.
The fire was put out after
causing considerable damage to
the storeroom and armed guards.
reinforced by SO Royal Canadian
Mounted Police officers, herded
the rioters back to their cells.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
New Planners Intend
To Further Interests
OF District Residents
Owen and Norton Picked; ;
Choice of Latter Seen
Victory for Interior
O., Haa.~a Pavax,daa
BY George Beveridee

The National Capital Planning
Commissions two newly ap-
pointed members said last night
they intend to do all they can
to further the interests of Wash
ington residents as we'll as to
deal with Federal aspects of the
Nations Capital.
The two men-Claude w.
Owen, Washington businessman
and civic leaoer, and c. McKim
Norton, Princeton IN. j. attor-
ney and regional plannet-were
appointed yesterday by Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
Mr.. Norton, At. will take Of
fee Immediately to fill a va.
cancy caused by expiration last
April 80 of the Six-year term o1
Frederick Bigger, Pittsburgh
planner. Mr.. Norton is full-timt
executive vice president of the
New York Regional Planning AS
sociation, Inc, a non-profit citi-
Zens' group.
Owen Won't Sit Until May.
Mr.. Owen, 68, president of the
E. G. Schafer & Co. plumbing
supply firm. will not sit as a
member until May /. when he
will succeed Hilyard R. Robin
son, colored Washington archi-
tect, whose term expires next
April 30.
For several months, the White
House had been under heavy
pressure as to whether a local
man or a non-District resident
should be named to fill the Big
ger vacancy.
The District Commissioners
who felt the Planning Commits
sion should have a heavier repre-
sentation of city residents be-
cause Of municipal projects in
volved, backed Mr.. Owen. In
terror Department officials
backed up by planning and other
groups, felt that the Federal as
poets of commission duties made
it advisable to have a non-Dis-
trict resident, and supported Mr.
Norton.
Victory for Interior
The White House decision
scores a victory for the Interior
viewpoint. The same issue-with
the same outcome-arose last
year when the President named
Harland Bartholomew, st. Louis
planner and long time commits
sion consultant, as commission
chairman.
The President has the power
to appoint only five of the IL
commission members. The other
seven are ex-officio members be-
cause of jobs they hold. All the
seven live in Washington, but
Continued on Page AS. Col. ID
Evening star., 1954-12-19
BY the Associated Press

President Eisenhower yester-
day joined the military and civil
ian chiefs of the Armed Services
in wishing American .servicemen
the world over a Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year.
Gen. Eisenhower's message
said:
"At this years Christmas sea-
son I send to each Of you per-
sorial greetings and the earnest
hope that this time will be a
joyful one for you. Above all
may it strengthen within you the
satisfaction that : comes from
knowing that you serve a just
and worthwhile cause, and that
for your efforts your fellow
countrymen are grateful.
wherever your post, station.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Peiping Hints Reds Will Spurn
HommorskjoId Plea on Flyers;
Calls Spy Case Own Business
U. N. Official Says
He'll Try to Free
More Than II Men

TOKYO, Sunday, Dec. 10
Peiping radio said yesterday that
1t is Red China's business alone
how it deals with II United
States flyers convicted as "spies"
and neither threats of war NOR
United Nations resolutions will
make any difference.
Peiping, quoting Red Chinese
news commentator, didn't go so
far as to say an impending visit
by U. N. Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold wouldn't make
any difference either. But it al
most did.
The commentator, Kiang Nan,
said Red China lis exercising its
sovereign rights" in the "spy"
cases and no other country cor
any international organization
has the right to interfere"
Peiping broadcasts continued
to say only the Premier-Foreign
Minister Chou En-lai would ire
ceive" Mr.. Hammarskjold, who
asked for talks. The Peiping
broadcasts never says fatty that
Mr.. Chou will actually discuss
with Mr.. Hammarskjold the
possibility of releasing the II
imprisoned flyers.
HammarskjOId in Sweden.
Mr.. Hammarskjold said in
Stockholm last night he is
going to Peiping after Christmas
to discuss freeing of all United
Nations personnel held in Red
China and not just the IL jailed
American flyers.
He emphasized that the U. N.
resolution directed him to carry
out the larger task although it
mentioned the flyers first of all.
Mr.. Hammarskjold arrived in
Sweden from New York by air
and spoke at q news conference.
He said he had no indication
as to whether his mission to
China might be successful.
He said he would travel to
China with a small party and
planned to discuss arrangements
for the trip with the Chinese
ambassador to Stockholm, Gen.
Keng Piao. He returns to New
York next Tuesday. He said he
thought he would leave from
there soon after December 26.
Mr.. Hammarsjold went to
Stockholm to take the seat in
the Swedish Academy Of Letters
previously held by his father, the
late Prime Minister Hjalmar
Hammarskjold.
Peiping Assails Wiley.
The Peiping radio lashed out
bitterly at chairman Wiley of the
United States Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, after quot
ing him as saying the United
Nations would have to take
action" If the Hammarskjold
visit fails to release the flyers.
This American Senator must
indeed be crazy to imagine that
war threats will force the Chinese
people to release American spies
who have invaded China's SOW
ereignty and security" the
broadcast said.
THE Chinese people cannot
be intimidated by threats of
war"
(In Washington, Senator
(See FLYERS. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1954-12-19


radio network to dispatch
Christmas messages to them.
Today's activities will be high
lighted by an international
Children's program, in which
youngsters of 81 nations-ap-
pearing in native costume-will
send radio greetings abroad over
the Voice of America.
Santa Brings Toys.
Santa arrived late yesterday
afternoon, with a bag of toys
beside him in his sleigh, waving
and calling out greetings.
He drove down the lane of
Christmas trees donated by
various States and foreign gov
erments north of the National
Community Christmas Tree,
which President Eisenhower lit
Friday.
The crushed ice which pageant
officials had strewn along the
/ lane had melted into mud and
peat moss. but the crowd of more
than 1,000-mostly children
was delighted anyway.
Strong "elves" led Dasher,
Prancer and the rest of Santa S
reinder to keep them from shy
ing into the crowd as flashbulbs
exploded before their large brown
eyes.
Poor things, they're scared to
DEATH" said feminine by stand
er. Other adults exclaimed at
the reality Of Santa's beard and
hair, which became apparent at
close range
! School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing, greeting those present and
children around the world in the
name of the 100000 children in
my family, said Santa Claus
is a symbol Of the care for others
which is part of Christmas. THE
heart of Christmas is love-" he
said.
Short Program Pledged.
AS the magic sleigh stood in
front of small reviewing stand
Pageant President Edward r
Carr promised to keep the pro-
gram short, saying, II wouldn 7
trade one antler for three presi-
dents"
The Military Affiliate Radio
System. by which pageant visi-
tors will be able to send mes
sages to servicemen overseas
was inaugurated by representa-
tives of the Chiefs of Staff OF
the four Armed Services.
Reading the official messages
which were sent out to all serv-
icemen were:
Army Mai. Gen. James D
O'Connell. deputy chief signal Of
flcer; Capt. Gordon Caswell
assistant director of Naval COM
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Sheppard Case Jury
Still DeadIocked
After Second Day
Panel Sent to Bed
After Reporting No
Progress on Verdict
By the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. Is. -- DR..
Samuel Sheppard's first-degree
murder jury said tonight it is no
where near verdict and it was
sent to bed until tomorrow.
IT wonder if there is some
likelihood if you continue delib-
erations tonight you might ar
rive at a verdict and if you want
to continue?" Common Pleas
Judge Edward Blythin asked the
seven men and five women.
He told them to raise their
hands if they wanted to con-
tinue. Not a hand was raised.
However, when he asked them
if they wanted to interrupt their
deliberations now until 10 am.
Sunday, all their hands shot up.
The jury was then sent to a
Cleveland hotel for the second
night in a row, just short of 36
hours after it began its debate
over whether the 30-year-old
osteopath killed his wife Mari
lyn, last July 4.
There was no clue how the jury
was split. Jurors took trial ex-
hibits with them to the jury
room when they got the case
at 1890 am. EST, Friday,
During the ensuing hours, they
have not asked for any instruc-
ton from the court, as jurles
often do.
Have No Time Limit.
Judge Blythin would not say
how long he would keep them
at work before conceding that
they were hung-adecision that
would put it up to the State
whether to try the 30-year -old
osteopath again. Ohio law puts
no limit on the time a jury may
take to deliberate; decision as to
a deadlock is left to the trial
judge.
The seven men and five WON.
en- spent last night in Cleveland
! hotel and resumed their delibera-
tions at 9:03 am. today.
During the long trial, DR.. Shep.
pard maintained his 31-year-olc
wife was beaten to death by 8
prowler who twice Knocked hin
unconscious when he tried te
aid her.
The State contended the os.
teopath killed Marilyn in quar-
(see SHEPPARD. Page A-3O
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Swedish Crime Rises

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec.
l8 tP.--Sweden's crime rate is
mounting. The central bureau of
statistics reports crimes of all
types totaled 55.l96 in the third
quarter this year. more than
5000 above the corresponding
period Of 1853.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
By Crosby S. Noyes
gav.io, ,fa.vasnondenf of The StuP

PARIS, Dec. 18. - Eventually
French Premier Mendes-France
may come to see a certain grim
humor in his present predica-
ment. Making Premiers look silly
is, after all, an old French pas
time in which Mr.. Mendes-
kATo Agrees U. S. Moy Hove to Decide
When to Use A-Bomb. Pose Az
Vests Big Urges Wet Nomese Build
up Under SEATo Wing. Pose All
France himself has occasionally
taken a hand. Today, however,
he sees nothing funny about the
way he is being treated by the
National Assembly.
That the blow should fall while
Mr.. es-France is playing
host to assembled NATO mini
sters seem like a refinement Of
cruelty. The occasion this year
has a significance that goes be-
yond the formality of indorsing
the military program for the
coming year.
It also marks for first time
in many months a new-found
solidarity and cordiality within
the Western team. For Mr..
Mendes- France personally, it
marks the end Of painful pro-
bationary period--the end to sus-
picion and mistrust with which
he has been regarded by many
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Santa Arrives With Reindeer,
Cheered at EIIipse Pageant
Children From Il Nations to Appear
On International Broadcast Today

The Christmas Pageant of
Peace" on the Ellipse was turned
over to the Capitals children
yesterday as Santa Claus-drawn
by his eight reindeer-oficially
arrived in Washington.
Servicemen overseas also were
remembered with opening Of a
List Of Yuletime Parties for Children
on Pose A-l0
offieiol Program Of Poseont on
pooe A-20
Evening star., 1954-12-19

Continued on Page AT, Col. g.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Come All Ye Faithful

In scores of Washington churches to-
day, Christmas music will fill the air.
A calendar of Christmas concerts by
hour and program appears today on
Page A-13.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

(See MOVES, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1954-12-19

(See PLANE, Page A-7.D