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Evening star., 1954-10-26
Italy Takes Over
Cheering Trieste
BY the Associated Press

TRIESTE, Oct. 26.-Italy took
over Trieste today in a rain
drenched but fervent celebration
marking the end of nine years of
British-American control over
this long-disputed Adriatic city
A bitter wind and slanting rain
washed out a series of ceremonies
scheduled for the formal change
of command.
But a wildly cheering throng
Of Trieste citizens broke through
police barriers when Italian
army, navy and air force units
marched into the city for the
first time since World War II.
Thousands pressed onto the
waterfront to hail a five-ship
Italian naval squadron as it
steamed into the harbor and "a
Italian air force jets swept across
the city's gray skies.
The formal end of the allied
military government came at
10 am. with a proclamation
signed by British Maj. Gen. Sir
John Winterton, allied military
governor Of the Trieste territory's
Zone A. Maj. Gen. Edmondo de
Renzi. the new Italian military
governor. issued an emotional
greeting to the city's inhabi-
tantS.
The American troopship w. q.
Haan pulled out shortly after
wards with about 1,700 United
States troops aboard. A few
American soldiers remaining as
rear detachment.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Sergeant in Uniform 46 Years
Re-EnIists With Air nForce at 20

A 70-year-old master sergeant
who has been in uniform for 46
years today re-enlisted in the
Air Force for another six-year
hitch.
Master Sergt. Horst w. Tittel,
a native of Leipzig, Germany,
said his life in the Army Signal
Corps and then in the Air Force
has been a "happy and secure
one"
Sergt. Tittel, a reserve officer,
served as a captain in World
War I and a lieutenant colonel
in World War II.
He said he reverted to en-
listed status because he "was
getting a little bit too old to be
an officer"
The sergeant, who is on duty
with the Alaskan Air Command
Headquarters, Anchorage, was
sworn In by Air Force Secretary
Talbot at a televised Pentagon
ceremony.
II am impressed not only by
your 46 years of service but by
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Reporters 5000 Goes
Up to 81 Million

IN RED cHlNA-WiIIiom Steven
son, in Chino on q promise Of no een-
sorship. gets into high finones as
Communist Officials change his pit
tonce into O bonkroIi. But gloss
Of teo cost him $ll 900. His story,
second Of series. is on pose A-9.
SPIDER DANcE-Amons the tricks
to keep the youngsters out Of pIoyins
tricks Saturday night is the spider
donee especially for this night Of
hobsobIins and witches. See pose
B-5 for thot and some Halloween
recipes for treots.
MEET THE cANDIDATEs-Mont-
somey County voters moy be the
deciding factor in the fight for Mory-
Iond's 9Th district scot in the House
Of Representatives. For q comparison
Of the two ospironts, Republican
De Witt S. Hyde's the incumbent, and
Democrat Edword J. Ryon. see pose
"A.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Storm Door Sold
First Day by Star Ad

Whot with wintry bIosss not too
mony weeks owoy, Mr.. H. /. felt there
must be q prospect for the purchase
Of storm door. Hovins one to sell
he placed an od in The Stor cIossi-
fled. He sold the item the first doy
his I'D appeared. In oil. he received
40 coils!
Year in and year out. no motter
what the weather. The Stor produces
the best yeor- round results for eIossi-
fled advertisers. Thot's why The Stor
publishes more classified ods thon
the other Washington newspapers
combined.
u you have something to buy, trode
OF sell, tell il to the long established
audience Of The Star readers.
Just phone Sterling 5000 and ask
suF on ad-teker.
Evening star., 1954-10-26


citation at the Mayf1ower Hotel
here last night to announce the
drop in unemployment several
days ahead of the normal time
for releasing such statistics.
Painting generally rosy pic
ture of the Nations economy in
his televised speech, Gen. Eisen-
hover predicted an increase of
more than 40 per cent in Amer
ica's national output within the
next 10 years and declared ''it
is high time" to put behind us
the rash of fears that for so long
have haunted some among U.s."
He conceded that the pros
perity picture is ''marred" by
the fact that some unemploy-
ment still exists. This is a mat
ter of deep concern, he said, and
good progress is being made
toward creating more jobs.
GusS 1u JOD Datd.
Then the President turned
from the speech he had been
reading and said he would like
to interrupt himself to pass
on a report that had reached
him only late yesterday from
Secretary of Commerce Weeks
and Secretary of Labor Mitchell,
1T is the latest report on un-
employment" he added. I'm
this month, it has been reduced
by 100000 jobs. In that period,
unemployment has fallen from
81 million to 2.7 million"
The President did not say so,
but this is the first time unem-
ployment has fallen below the
three million mark this year.
Indicating that the Admins
tration plans to make the most
of these figures during the clos
ing days Of the election cam
paign to counter Democratic
charges on the unemployment
issue, Gen. Eisenhower said he
had asked Secretary Mitchell
"to give the public all the facts
we have on this employment
and unemployment situation
in a Nationwide telecast tonight
The latest report on unem-
ployment was rushed through by
the Commerce and Labor De-
partments to be ready for the
Presidents use last night in
what was billed as a mon
political" speech.
Each month, the Census Bu-
500 TTCFNHNWyrp pooa Ao>
Evening star., 1954-10-26
By Alton |. BIokeslee
Associated Press Science Writer

CINCINNATI, Oct. 26.-Here's
an A-bomb or H-bomb survival
tip:
If you see or sense a sudden
brilliant or binding flash of
light-duck and count slowly
to 5.
If you reach it, you have sur
vived. Then take stock. If you
have the customary number of
fingers, legs and other body
parts, If you can hear, and
aren't bleeding badly anywhere
or bleeding from the nose or
ears, you probably have nothing
to worry about.
It will mean you haven't been
hit at all, or significantly, by
the three killers in atomic
weapons, The three are radia-
tion-including X-rays and neu-
Lrons-heat or fire, and the blast
wave. The blast wave, itself,
and objects like bricks. stones
and glass sent flying by the
! blast could be lethal.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
At A-Bomb Blast, Count to 5
Of You Can, You're Not Dead

Counting off the 5 seconds will
mean you were at least a mile
from the heart or center of the
atomic bomb. It takes five Sec
onds for the sound or blast
waves to travel a mile. And
at a mile distance, you probably
won't get any significant amount
Of radiation.
This rough formula was given
today by Col. Harvey G. Slocum
at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Anesthesi-
ologists. Col. Slocum is profess
sional consultant in anesthesi-
ology to the surgeon-general,
and chief of unsatisfactory and
operative service of Walter Reed
Army Hospital in Washington.
It applies to A-bombs such as
exploded over Japan and can
apply to H-bombs too. Much Of
the deadly effects Of all these
bombs go straight up In the air,
or could miss you by hop-scotch-
ing over you II you had ducked
soon enough, or had ducked be-
hind sufncient protection. Col.
Sloculn said.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Hotel Clerk Held
In Theft Of $4,000

A clerk in a Connecticut ave-
nue. hotel was arrested early to-
day in the theft of more than
$4,000 which had been left at
the desk by a South American
visitor.
Capt. Joseph w. Shimon said
Walter l.. James, jr., 40, of Rock
vile. a clerk at the Windsor
Park Hotel, 1900 Connecticut
avenue NV, admitted taking
the money. Detective Sergts.
r. S. Eichelberger and F. D.
Smith arrested James in the
Harrington Hotel about 4 am.
today.
They said they found $295 in
his room and recovered $4,000
more from a locker at a bus
station after James told them
where it was hidden.
The money had been left at
the Windsor Park desk for safe
keeping by Rafael c. Duran Of
Colombia, South America.
Evening star., 1954-10-26

the quality of that SERVICE" Mr..
Talbot said.
Sergt. little, believed to be
the senior enlisted member of all
the armed forces, both in length
OF service and in age, told re-
porters he arose at S am.
why do you get up so early?"
he was asked.
I'm the barracks in Alaska
there are about 500 men and
get up at 5 to use the bathroom
SO that I won't get run over"
he replied.
The sergeant said that he took
10 to is minutes physical exer-
else each night and did pushups
"once in a while"
The sergeant took his first air.
plane flight in 1917 at Roosevelt
Field, Long Island, but the craft
turned over after it had gotten
five feet off the ground. He
took his first jet airplane fight
in 1852.
Sergt. Tittel is a widower, and
his only son is dead.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
$50 Die, Scores Feared Buried
As LondsIides Rovage SoIerno
Italian Coast Resort Area Devastated,
Cabinet Called in Emergency Session

where seven families lived caved
in, killing at least 80.
On a smaller scale, there were
similar reports from all along
the beautiful 1O-mile stretch of
coastline which each year is a
summertime playground for
thousands of American and Eu-
ropean tourists.
No foreign casualties have
been reported so far. Almost all
the tourists have gone home by
this time of year.
Maiori reported Is dead; !;
Vietri, 80; Minori, 8. The total
for entire Salerno Province alone
was set by the national police
here at 125. Scores of injured
were hospitalized and the con-
dition of many was critical.
Hundreds of the simple stone
houses typical of this pic
turesque area have tumblec
down.
Railroad lines throughout the
area are interrupted. Several
bridges plunged into the sea.
In Rome, the Cabinet called
an emergency session for to-
morrow to consider relief meas
ures.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
IS Island Nationalist
Get Six-Year Terms
As Seditious PIotters
Sentences for Four Run
In Addition to Time
For House Shooting
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Thir-
teen Puerto Rican Nationalists
convicted of seditious conspiracy
against the United States were
sentenced today to six years
imprisonment each.
Federal Judge Lawrence E.
Walsh pronounced the sentences
against the group, which was
charged with plotting to over
throw the United States Gov
ernment by force.
All 13 sat quietly, with their
heads bowed, as they heard the
sentences.
Four of them already had re-
ceived sentences ranging from
16 to rs years in the shooting
in the House of Representatives
at Washington, in which five
House members were wounded.
Terms Not Concurrent.
Judge Walsh directed that the
six-year terms meted out today
be served in addition to the
assault sentences.
These four defendants were
Dolores Oolita) Lebron, "a; Ra-
fael Cancel Miranda, %; Irwin
Flores Rodriguez, 20. and An
dres Figueroa Cordero, &c., all
of New York.
The conspiracy convictions re-
suited from activities designed
by the Nationalist Party to
further a move for Puerto Rican
independence.
There was testimony during
the trial of the group here that
they planned attacks on other
United States officials, includ-
ing President Eisenhower.
Four Pleaded Guilty.
Seventeen persons originally
were indicted, but four pleaded
guilty and are awaiting SEN
tence. They testified against
their former colleagues.
Others receiving the six-year
sentences were:
Jorge Luis Jiminez, "a: Ar
mando Diaz Matos, 80, and
Manuel Rabago Torres, 80, all
of Chicago; Julio Pinto Gambia,
As; Juan Francisco Ortiz Me-
dina, 80; Jose A. Otero, 81;
Mrs. Rosa Collazo, 43; Juan Ber-
nardo Lebron. 81, and Carmelo
Alvarez Roman. As, all of New
York.
Evening star., 1954-10-26

the White House, looked suspi-
cious and unbelieving as Presi-
dent Eisenhower and 18 of his
top aides went through an un-
precedented performance for TV
cameras.
Secretary of State Dulles gave
the cabinet-and the Nation-a
solemn report on allied agree
ments for West Germany to re-
arm within the North Atlantic
treaty.
A highlight of the report was
a hint that there might be new
talks with Russia after ratifica-
ton of the agreements.
when We create, as I hope
we will, a position of solidarity
and strength for Western Eu-
rope, then there may be a new
basis for discussion which doesn't
exist at the present time." Mr..
Dulles said.
This was serious business,
but there was showmanship,
too-some of it unplanned.
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son missed a cue, a light burned
out, a gong-like sound Jared
the room, and some of the cabi-
net members asked Mr.. Dulles
challenging questions, but the
Secretary of State performed so
smoothly that the super-colossal
gimmick of a televised cabinet
meeting ended happily.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty told reporters
today that the White House
switchboard was literally flood
ed" last night with congratula-
tory telephone calls about the
meeting. He said a great num-
ber" OF kilograms had been re-
ceived, their general tenor being
Evening star., 1954-10-26
G. Washington Looks Askonce
AtFirst Cabinet Session on 7V
Portrait Appears Suspicious, Unbeeving,
But Dulles Puts Report Over Smoothly

thanks for opening up the cabi-
net and letting me see how it
operates"
Twenty-seven reporters and
MISUNDERSTANDING with their
cameras, lights and notebooks
jammed into the cabinet room to
record the event. Then the door
swung open.
In marched most of the cabi-
net members-past the Gilbert
Stuart portrait of a dour- looking
Washington, across the seagreen
carpet to the 22-foot mahogany
table where the cabinet sits.
Eisenhower Is Moderator.
Five microphones were scat
tered on the table, for this was
to be kind of panel show-with
talent that earns about $400, 900
a year. Gen. Eisenhower, as
moderator, escorted Mr.. Dulles,
the guest panelist, to the table
and introduced him.
"At the beginning of Septem-
ber, things looked pretty dark, 2"
Mr.. Dulles said.
He recalled that the proposed
European Defense Community
had been killed. But the allies,
he related, kept on working for
some other program for rearming
West Germany.
Postmaster General Summer
field, sitting at Mr.. Dulles right,
looked profoundly satisfied. Sec
retary of Agriculture Benson
picked up a mechanical pencil
and had a struggle to make it
work.
Lodge Interrupts With Praise.
Mr.. Dulles mentioned Gen
Eisenhower's proposal for peace
full use of atomic energy. Henry
Cabot Lodge, the United States
delegate to the United Nations,
interrupted to praise the scheme
as "the greatest single proposal
for the well-being of humanity u
Mr.. Dulles praised Britain for
pledging to keep troops on the
European continent, and lauded
the West generally for agreeing
(See CABINET. Page A-8)
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Democrats Are Seen
Holding Slight Edge
In Delaware Race
Freor's Party Is Hoping
To Beut Persistent
Off-Yeor Voting Jinx
By Gould Lincoln
Sfor Staff correspondenf

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 26.
With fingers crossed against
an off year election jinx-they
have not won such an election
in this State since 1922-Dela-
ware Democratic leaders today
expressed confidence they will
re-elect Senator Frear and put
their candidate, Harris B. Nc
Dowell, jr., in the House of Rep
resentatives. They claim there
is a trend" running their way.
Part of their optimism rests
on reports they have heard that
such a trend is running through
out the country.
Part of it rests on a news
paper poll, conducted by the
Republican Wilmington Morn
ing News, which shows that the
Democrats are ahead percent
agewise in many districts and
in others, have cut usual Re-
publican leads down to practi-
cally nothing. 1t should be
stated, however. that this poll
shows large percentage of the
voters undecided" Such voters,
if they finally plunk for the
Democrats. could make 1t a
runaway victory.
The indications, however, are
that the race will be close.
In Delaware, a small State, q
few thousand voters can swing
an election. In 1852 President
Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stew
enson here 1000 to $4,000, and
Senator Williams, Republican,
won reelection over his Demo-
cratic opponent, Alexis I. du Pont
Bayard, $4,000 to 77,000. Rep
resentative Herbert N. Warbur-
ton. now the G. 0. P. senatorial
candidate. was elected to the
House by $4,000 to 1000. DEM
ocratic National Committeeman
John c. Hazard said Senator
F'rear and Mr.. Mcdowell will
win, but he made no attempt to
predict the margin.
The Republicans have by no
means given UP. They insist
that their final drive will bring
results, that what they have to
do is to get the voters to the
fN1nks~~,,al ~ na~A A FSN7 A \
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Kennedy Improving

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 R.-
Senator j. F. Kennedy. Demo-
crat, of Massachusetts,. is max
ing such progress after a spinal
operation that no further daily
bulletins will be issued except
in the case of some change" the
Hospital for Special Surgery said
today.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Field in Son;torium
Tornudoes in OkIohomu

FARGO, Okla. Oct. 26 R.-
Several tornadoes skipped about
Western Oklahoma communities
last night. one dipping down on
the farm Of Ray McCaflin about
13 miles southwest of here in
Ellis County. Mr.. McCafiin re-
ported the twister caused about
$500 to $400 damage to several
buildings.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
President Ponders S peech Trip
Through Several Key States
To Aid Hard-Pressed G. Q. P.
JobIess Figure
Cut 100000,
Executive Saws

An unusual announcement
from President Eisenhower that
unemployment has been reduced
by 100000 this month provided
new ammunition today for the
closing week of the Republican
battle to retain control of Con-
gress in next Tuesdays elections.
The President interrupted a
prepared speech before the Ma
tional Security Industrial Asso-
Evening star., 1954-10-26

DALLAS, Tex. Oct. 26 R.--
Lilly Dache. hat designer. told
police last night that $4,000
worth Of personal jewelry had
been stolen from her Dallas ho-
tel suite. She said she discovered
the theft shortly before z pm.
She said the thieves overlooked
other jewelry valued at $500.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Picture on Poee AS

s-~-~-~-~-----~-
concluding speech on a disarm-
ament debate in the u. N. AS
semblys Political Committee.
The debate began October IL
and delegates of 81 countries
have taken part.
Mr.. Menon said there are no
circumstances under which
atomic and hydrogen-or even
cobalt-bombs can be used. He
said the human race cannot sur
vive their use.
For nations using them 1t
would be suicide. genocide for
the other nations of the world
and infanticide for the future
populations, he declared.
Calls for Production Ban.
Mr.. Menon formally outlined
to the committee India's resolu-
ton calling for standstill in
production of atomic armaments
pending institution of interna-
tional controls.
He warned, however, against
creating an international control
organ for disarmament which
would be more powerful than the
U. N. itself.
He said the control machinery
must be set up within the u. N.
Charter and it would not be
appropriate to think of control
organ as world government.
Mr.. Menon suggested each
country could pass laws making
particular ornaments illegal as
these arms are banned by a con-
troll organ. He said that would
i be one way of making control
effective.
World Arms Pact Sought.
Before he spoke Mr.. Menon
circulated a call for a halt on
weapons production until q
worldwide disarmament pact can
be reached.
The Indian move followed a
two-hour and 4O-minute speech
by Russia'S Andrei Vishinsky
Yesterday in which he blasted
the London and Paris agree
ment on West German rearma-
ment and challenged the West
ern powers to match Soviet eff
forts toward disarmament agree
ment.
In his longest speech on the
arms question this year, Mr..
Vishinsky told the Western pow
ers you can't have new pacts
which make for aggression while
you are supposedly seeking dis
armament in the U. NJ"
Mr.. Menon previously urged
a halt in the production of
atomic bombs until measures
could be set up to eliminate
them. but nothing ever came Of
it.
The resolution also called on
the General Assembly to recess
in December-instead of ad-
journing-so it could reconvene
quickly if the Disarmament
Commission issued report re-
quiring immediate action. .
After Mr.. Menon's speech, the
committee is expected to press
for a quick vote on a resolution
to set up secret f1ve-power dis
armament talks again. The reso-
lution-co-sponsored by Russia.
France, Britain, the United
States and Canada-appeared
certain to win approval. The
five nations held a series of fruit
less meetings on the issue in Lon
don earlier this year.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
ToMuke Decision
In Day or Two;
Requests Cited
By Gornett D. Homer


sidering favorably proposals for
a last-minute speech-making
trip through several key States
to boost Republican candidates
in next Tuesdays congressional
elections, the White House dis
closed today.
James c. Hagerty, the Presi-
dents press secretary, told re-
porters that any decision On
whether the trip, being urged
by some COL P. leaders, will be
made will have to wait at least
a day."
Mr.. Hagerty said it will be a
"tour to get out the vote" if the
President decides to make it.
Michigan is one of the States
which it is proposed that Gen.
Eisenhower visit, Mr.. Hagerty
told questioners. But he refused
to name any other places that
might be on the itinerary.
Other States Mentioned.
A flood of unconf1rmed reports
in the last couple of days have
said the President was being
urged to speak between now and
election day in Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey,
Delaware and perhaps Kentucky
all States where Republican
candidates for the Senate are en-
gagged in hard fights.
Outcome of the elections in
those key States could we'll
determine whether the Republi-
can or Democratic Party will
control the Senate for the next
two years,
Gen. Eisenhower has made
several nationally televised poll
tical speeches calling generally
for election of Republican-led
Congress in order to avoid
"cold war of partisan politics"
between Capitol Hill and the
White House during the remain-
der of his current term as Presi-
dent.
In answering what he called
countless queries" about reports
on the proposed politicking
swing by the President, Mr..
Hagerty said, "All I can tell you
at present is that this has been
discussed with the President this
morning"
He said requests for the trip
came from the Republican Ma
tional Committee and other
sources and were taken up with
Gen. Eisenhower by members Of
his White House staff.
Busy Day Thursday.
In describing the Presidents
reaction. Mr.. Hagerty said:
He would like to speak to the
people of the country and to
workers in the political organi-
zation of the Republican Party
to see that everybody gets out
and votes on election day.
ANY determination on wheth-
er he will make any such pro-
posed swing will have to wait at
least a day or perhaps two days."
Mr.. Hagerty pointed out that
the President already has sched-
uled at the White House Thurs
day q luncheon for West Ger
man Chancellor Adenauer, and
a major televised political speech
that night on a Citizens for
Eisenhower program.
This would mean that if the
President decides to make the
proposed political swing it prob
ably would be limited to a flying
tour Friday and Saturday.
Pressed to name the places
where the President was con-
sidering speaking, Mr.. Hagerty
would say only that he is con-
sidering a general request to
make appeals by personal ap-
pearance in several States"
Told of reports that the Secret
Service already was making ad-
vance arrangements for Gen.
Eisenhower's appearance in such
places as Boston, Mr.. Hagerty
said he knew of no specific ar
rangementS at all.
Evening star., 1954-10-26
Six Lost as Tug Cupsizes

LONDON. Oct. rs (R.-The
tug Cervia capsized In the
Thames River early today and
six tugmen were believed to have
drowned. Rescue launches picked
up three survivors.