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portions. Low tonight 40-45. To-
morrow cloudy with occasional
rain and moderate temperatures.
Wind-Gentle variable winds
tonight becoming southerly and
increasing to 1920 miles per hour
tomorrow.
River Report.
tFrom q. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and slightly muddy ut Great
Falls: Shenandoah muddy at Harpers
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and-hle Fed
eral employees
as to whether
t h e y were
satisfied with
the pres e n t
system.
N O W, the
c o m m ! ttee
W a n t 8 the
views Of the
p e r so n n e ]
directors.
Co mmittee
members de-
clare tn a t,
w lille most
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Temperatures will fall in the Northwest tonight most
Of the remainder Of the Nation will have little change i'm
perature but will experience Indictment weather is
pected in the Middle Atlantic States River Valley the
Lower Mississippi Valley the Western region and the
Southern Plateau region Rain will fall the Great
Lakes while expected in the Northern and Central
Rockies the Northern Plains and the Central Plateau region
E$E4e ZAP WirephotO Man.
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Army NIGHT Proqrcm

The Navy Department Post Of
the American Legion. will hold
its annual Army Night" pro-
gram at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Legion clubhouse, 6239 North
Nineteenth street, Arlington.
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The Federal Spotlight
Personnel Directors to Give
Views on Rating System
By Joseph Young

special Civil Service subcommittee investigating
Government personnel practices will hold session
Friday get the views Of Federal personnel directors
whether the present Government empoye performance rating
system should be changed
by Representative Hagen. Republican Minnesota
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
Montgomery Asks Veto
OF Auto Tod Measure

The Montgomery County Coun-
Oil voted yesterday TO ask Gov.
McKeldin to veto d measure that
would put off for a year an in
crease in auto tag fees.
The action was prompted by
Mason Butcher, public works
director. who said the State
Road Commissions 12-year road
program will be set back a year
If the bill is signed by the Gov
ernor.
Mr.. Butcher told the council
the State County Engineers
Associations had urged the veto
and said the roads program
stands to lose So million next
year if the bill is approved. He
said this would mean some $780,
900 less for Montgomery County.
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Union RECOGNITION Denied

CLIO organizers failed to win
recognition yesterday from the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission for Local No. 7 of
the Government and Civic EN-
ployes' Union after the union
refused to turn over list Of
employe grievances without first
obtaining an agreement.
Commission officials met with
union representatives for two
hours, but we're unable to come
to any final decision.
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Cab Meters Rejected

Alexandria's City Council to-
day rejected a recommendation
of its city manager to require
tax meters on city cabs.
The council voted to retain
the present zone system after
hearing vigorous arguments from
both sides. City Manager Ira
F. Willard said meters would
eliminate the inequities of the
zone system, which sometimes
work against drivers as we'll as
for them. Opponents Of the
plan said it would cause undue
burden on cab owners because
of the price and installation
costs of the meters.
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County Budget Studied

: Pleas for restoration of funds
cut from proposed Prince
Georges County bureau appro-
priations are being given last
minute study before the county's
new $12.7 million budget is
signed next Tuesday.
The county commissioners
heard comparatively few COM
plants from department heads
and about $50 civic leaders ap-
pearing at a final public hearing
on the budget yesterday. Many
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q cross-country tour during
which they interviewed rank
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Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief :

commended the commissioners
for approving a record budget.
yet cutting the tax rates by Is
cents in an election year.
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HecOfd TempefatuFes This Year,
Highest. 76. on February is.
Lowest. ID. on January 30
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
Hieh. 80. at 3:15 pm.
Low, 80. at 6:25 am.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17
Long Silence
Over For Pair

BALTIMORE R-Dr. and Mrs.
Daniel Bogorad won't be writing
notes to each other any more.
Mrs. Bogorad got a divorce yes
terday on grounds of separation
after testifying they had lived in
separate parts of their home since
August 1852, never speaking to
each other.
They married in 1881. Mrs.
Bogorad won SIPS a week alimony,
custody of the children and the
house. DR.. Bogorad agreed to move
out.
Introduced into evidence was one
note he wrote her two months after
they began communicating only in
writing:
Note Is Evidence
Il don't know whether you are
aware of the fact, or whether you
are more abtuSe than even l gave
you credit for, but nothing has
changed around this menage ex-
cept that l now live in another
room.
'In fact, I now live in a room
such as lodgers do. The exchange,
as always, has been in your favor.
You retain the good bed and the
good blanket, and also enjoy the
bathroom.
care you aware of the fact that
the insurance on your car has run
out and that you are operating it
without insurance coverage?
"There has been no evidence of
your reducing operating expenses
around the house. l note that we
still have a maid, although you
have not made any effort to obtain
some gainful employment.
"The only thing in which you
excel is drawer and cupboard
Strengthening. I suppose this is a
definite accomplishment"
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17
Cyclist Injured
In Accident Here

A local motorist faces three
traffic charges as the aftermath
OF an accident in which a cyclist
was injured at Washington and
Ashby Streets, Thursday.
Identified by police as Daniel
v. Martini, GIL Fleming Street.
the motorist faces charges of
driving while intoxicated, reck-
less driving and causing an acci-
dent.
The injured man is Denver E
Solomon, so, of 29l32 Seidenburg
Avenue. He was taken to Galev
Memorial Hospital for treatment
OF cuts on his left arm.
According to the police renort
Martini was driving down the
wrong side of the street when he
overlook Solomon and ran him
down.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17

which had drifted about 100 feet al
though it was sitting on the bot
tom, and then pulled up to the
buoy.
Light Changed
Two members of the Underwa.
ter Photographic Team, Allen Phil
lips, %, and Don Williams, ~, don.
ned Aqualungs and went into the
water where they changed the light
on the marker buoy.
All this time, the sea and wind
were building up as the storm ap-
preached the area of operations.
After the buoy light was changed,
AYR 81, piloted by Bosn Mate Sea-
man Douglas A. Miller, cut its en-
gines so the swimmers could be
taken aboard.
At that point the electrical sys-
tenn of AYR 81 failed and the en-
gineS could not be re-started.
Lcdr. Hooper notified AYR 33 bv
radio of the power failure. The
AYR 33 notified the tt of AYR
SIS condition.
Rising Wind
The wind from the east still was
rising. Two miles west was shoal
water.
The sea and wind continued 70
rise. Rain fell intermittently.
About 2 a. m. - this is Thurs
day - the anchor of AYR 81 be-
gan to drag. The boat was in only
20 feet of water then.
The tt was ordered to surface.
which she did.
AYR 80 put a line aboard AYR
81. The line was made fast and
80 towed 81 about a half mile.
Seas were now running eight TO
10 feet high and the wind was
slashing rain across the decks.
"We were trying to get chatting
gear into place." Lcdr. Hooper
said. II could see that the line to
AYR SO was fraying."
Line Snapped
Then the line snapped.
AYR 81, with its engines dead,
drifted helplessly.
Another tow line was put across
from AYR 80.
"We were in the process of doub-
ling this line," Lcdr. Hooper said,
when it started to get away from
u.s."
That's when Roemhild's foot be-
came entangled in blight of the
tow line.
The wind was pushing AYR 81
and the engines of AYR 80 were
turning over.
The line pulled Roemhild's leg
around a winch.
There was scream and Roem-
hild's left foot was severed.
Lcdr. Hooper quickly put three
tourniquets on Roemhild's leg.
Continued On Page Seven)
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17
Dulles Flies To oLondon For
Talks With Churchill, Eden

LONDON R John Foster
Dulles flew into London today for
hurried talks with Prime Minister
Churchill and Anthony Eden ON
Britain's new plan for rearming
West Germany.
The British foreign secretary
met the US. secretary .nk STATE
soon after Eden reported for 80
minutes to Churchill and the Cab
met on his own flying tour Of West
Europe to drum up support for his
plan.
Dulles flew here from Bonn
where he conrerred with Chancel-
lor Konrad Adenauer on German
sovereignty and rearmament.
In a joint airport statement in
Bonn, Dulles and Adenauer made
no specific mention of Eden's
plan to link a rearmed West Ger
many to the Brussels Pact and
NATO.
They said instead that West
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17

German sovereignty should be
restored with all speed" They
added that Germany's participa-
ton "in full equality in the system
of collective security" should be
considered as ''soon as practicable
with the other interested govern
merits, ard follesing a NATo ii.
isterial meeting, should be trsrs-
lated into concrete action.
In statement at London airport
Dulles told newsmen:
1--WE in the United States greatly
admire the initiative and vigor
which Mr.. Eden has shown in ex-
ploring the (German) problem and
seeking a solution. l have come
here to learn of his appraisal of
the situation.
'My presence here again shows
the American faith in the principle
of Anglo-American solidarity in
dealing with such grave problems
as now CONFRONT us.
Grave Situation
"The North Atlantic Community
in Europe" Dulles continued, sis
confronted with a grave situation
as a result of the failure to COM
plete the European Defense Com
munity (EDC)."
He added that he had come to
consult with Churchill and Eden
about ways and means of meet
ing the situation"
Dulles and Eden were to con-
tinue their talks most of the after
noon. The secretary of state is
scheduled to fly back to Washing
ton tonight.
Eden has won approval from
French Premier Pierre Mendes-
France for a nine-power conference
to convene here about Sept. 27 to
seek a substitute for the EDO.
The British cabinet is believed to
have decided at its special meet
ing today to press for early inclu-
sion of West Germany in the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Eavers Proposals
Official sources said Dulles looks
favorably on the British proposals
for disposition of the German ques-
ton, but has avoided committing
the United States until he has
thoroughly studied the situation
with Eden.
Authoritative sources said Dulles
decision to bypass Paris on this
trip was not a snub but a CAL
culated warning to France that the
French will not be permitted to
block progress toward European
unity and West German armament.
Eden told reporters last night he
had reached a "wide measure of
agreement in his talks with the
leaders of France, Belgium, Hol-
land, Luxembourg, Italy and West
Germany.
But he cautioned that the "prac-
tical aspects of the enterprise are
far from simple. A good deal
of work remains to be done before
a solution can be presented the
world"
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17
Lions Hear
Views About
Ferry

Louis Carbonell told mem.
bers of the local Lions club
that the christening of the
s"City of Key West in Mi
ami was marked with a
''large crowd and longwind-
ed speeches"
Carbonell, a Lion, spoke to the
members Of the club. during their
regular meeting last night in the
Lions Den on Seminary Street.
He said that he had two invita-
tons for the first trip to Cuba
but he was a little afraid to make
the trip. He explained that he does
not question the sea-worthiness of
the boat, but he is hesitant be-
cause of the roll that might come
from the seas.
Roll Predicted
Carbonell said that it would prob
ably have more roll than the "Gov-
ernor Cobb" which used to make
the Key West. Cuba run. The "Gov-
ernor Cobb" had the reputation of
being top-heavy, Carbonell stated.
He said that the "City of Key
West" looked like a life boat COM
pared to the one that Joe Sirugo
was trying to get for his ferry pro-
posal. He had reference to the
"LSD" type vessel.
On telling of recent trip to
Cuba to look into various ferry
deals and Havana dock space,
Carbonel said that he had learn
ed in Havana that there would not
be any way to overcome the pow
erful Havana Stevedore union. He
said that if Havana space was
used, there would have to be a $25
dollar fee for both loading and un-
loading each vehicle. He under
stood that it was going to be So in
Cardenas.
Open House Set
He said that on October the
first, the "City of Key West" would
have open house between the hours
Of one and six p. m. here.
Paul G. Albury who also attend
ed the ceremonies in Miami said
people shouldn't be too critical Of
the boat. He said that it is some
thing to start with.
In the routine business conduct
ed at the meeting, Louis Eisner an.
that he was turning all the
money over to the club treasurer
from the March of Dimes broom
project. The check for the pro-
ceeds will be turned over to Bob
Youmans as soon as the exact
amount has been tabulated.
Morales III
It was announced at the meeting
that Lions president, Edelmiro
Morales, is still in a Fort Laud-
erdale hospital suffering from a
relapse of an internal disorder.
The members were reminded
that next week will be Father and
Son meeting.
Captain W. Westfall, (MC) USN,
was given a round Of applause in
congratulations for his recent pro-
motion to Captain. Westfall is the
senior medical officer at the Boca
Chica Naval Air Station. He is
also an outstanding Lion.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17
Reds Announce
Successful
Atomic Tests
Tass Claims Valuable
Results Obtained In
Recent Activities

MOSCOW R, - The Soviet Union
announced today 1t has exploded
''one Of a type of atomic weapon"
with valuable results"
The brief announcement by the
official news agency Tass said the
test "will enable Soviet scientists
and engineers TO solve successful
ly problems of defense from atom
ic attack"
Tass gave no details on where
the explosion took place or what
type Of weapon was involved.
The announcement said:
''In accordance with the plan for
scientific research work. trials of
one Of q type of atomic weapons
were carried out in the Soviet I'm
ion during recent days.
''The aim of the trial was the
study of an atomic explosion.
"The trials produced valuable
results, which will enable Soviet
scientists and engineers to solve
successfully problems Of defense
from atomic attack"
Tokyo Report
In Tokyo, the kyodo News Ser
vice reported that the meteorologi-
cal laboratory of Kyoto University
had recorded unusual instrument
readings Aug. rs similar to those
observed when the United States
made atomic tests at the Bikini
Atoll.
Kyod0 said q student at the lab
oratory reported laboratory man-l
ometer, or pressure gauge, gave
the readings on that date at 8 am.
(Japan time) and again at pm.
There was no immediate reac-
tion 10 the Russian announcement
from American officials.
White House Press Secre-
tary James c. Hagerty. with Pres
ident Eisenhower at his Fraser,s
Colo, vacation spot, said the Pres;
ident had been notified. Hagerty
added, that any comment would
have to come from the Atomic
Energy Commission.
Strauss Silent
Lewis L. Strauss, the commits
sion's chairman, said in New York
City he had no statement to
make. The State Department like
wise refused comment.
Rep. w. Sterling Cole (R.NY),
chairman of the Senate House
Atomic Energy Committee, said at
Hammondsport, NY:
81 feel that at the present l |
should confine my remarks to
raising the question DO we need
any further evidence of the real
intent of the Soviets toward world
conquest?"
Today's communique from Mos
cow was the first official word in
a year on atomic tests inside
Russia.
In August, 1858, the Russians
claimed that in a series of tests |
they had touched off a hydrogen
bomb explosion of great strength. |
The Acc confirmed that the blasts
involved both fission (atomic) and |
thermonunclear reactions-the lat
ter a term used by scientists to |
describe a hydrogen Axnlnsinn
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17
DOCtOyyC0,unleut
OnFM0y1Aatl0u
Has the Monroe County Medical Society approved

Some local physicians say
yes. Others Say no.
And a third group saws that
they approved of it at a meeting
September 9-but 'watered down
their resolution to avoid becom-
ing involved in a controversy
which has accompanied a propos-
al by the state health department
to add sodium fluoride in the
amount Of one point per million
to the water supply.
Sept. 3 Meeting
AT their Sept. 9 meeting. ten
members of the Medical Society
voted on a resolution ito 90 on
record as stating that the amount
OF tluoride added to drinking wa.
ter is negligible as to the gen.
eral health of the communitie,
where it has been added for many
years to prevent dental carrie,
among children"
After double checking Tn,
story, The Citizen printed il.
Three physicians who attend
ed the meeting were asked b,
The Citizen reporter: Does thil
resolution constitute approval o.
fluoridation?
They all answered in the af-
firmat. .
"fsIss ImprsssIen"
But Wednesday, a letter was re-
ceived from DR.. Herman X. Moore,
secretary of the Medical Society.
asking. that a false impression"
that the society had gone on rec
ord as approving fluoridati5n, be
corrected.
AT the meeting of the county
medical society on Sept. 8, the
Society refused to 60 on record as
either approving or Disappearing
the fluoridation of water. A reso-
luton was passed, however, to the
effect that the Monroe County
Medical Society went on record as
stating that the amount of fluoride
added to drinking water to prevent
dental carries was negligible and
insufficient in amount to be HARM
full" said DR.. Moore.
Request Made
"It is requested that you clear
up this misunderstanding. Since
this matter is basically a dental
problem, the Medical Society feels
that its opinion should be limited
to an opinion of fluoridation on
the general health of the COM
munity," the letter concluded.
Six members of the Society con-
tacted today said that they are in
favor of fluoridation-even though
the resolution was vaguely word
ed.
DR.. Aubrey Hamilton, told The
Citizen today the Society neither
approved nor disapproved of fluori-
dation.
'It's not a subject for the med
ical men TO decide on-au we
could do is certify that the
amount Of fluoride added to the
water is not harmful, said Dr.,
Hamilton.
Doesn't Want Fight
He added that 1--WE didn't want
to see us dragged into a fight
with those who are opposing
fluoridation."
DR.. Hamilton continued, More
than one thousand cities are US
ing fluoridation and have been
for some number of years, and
it is perfect obvious that It is
safe"
Hence, while the Medical So
ciety apparently "watered down"
their resolution, it appears that
they have placed their tacit samp
of approval on huoridaion.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-17

sailor his left foot.
The sailor, Robert James
Roemhild, 19, of Philadel-
phia, today was reported in
good condition at the Navy
Hospital.
The story began Wednesday
morning.
Two aviation rescue vessels -
the 103-foot AYR 33 and the 63-
foot AYR 81 and a midget sub
marine, the tt - left Key West
for Dry Tortugas.
Operation FIa.hhuIb
The boats were working on Op-
Grafton Flashbulb, a joint Navy
Sylvania Electric Corp, project to
photograph a submarine in color
underwater and at night.
Lcdr. Charles Hooper, USN, Of
East Point, Ca, the officer in
charge of the Navy's Underwater
Photographic Team, and 1t. James
E: Stark, NC USN,. the doctor, to-
day told this Story.
1--WE were off Dry TortugaS a.
bout $50 p. m. Wednesday," Lcdr.
Hooper said. 1--WE were south
southwest of Pulaski Light which is
son the northeast part of Tortugas.
We were about three-quarters of a
mile off the light"
The plan of Operation Flashbulb
was to sit the submarine on the
bottom, ring it with flashbulbs, and
photograph it.
Start At J p. M.
"We put out our marker buoy
about p. m.," Lcdr. Hooper said,
"and rigged our bow anchor"
The water was about IS feet deep
at this spot.
Ed Ciesinski, 504 Simonton, Key
West diver who was working for
the Navy on the operation, and
Lcdr. Hooper went over the side
of AYR 81 to check the bottom.
They found the water clear, the
bottom sand, and visibility IS TO
80 feet.
About $50 p. M Ciesniski and
Lcdr. Hooper climbed back into
AYR 81.
Lcdr. Hooper radioed the tt 10
move into into position on the
marker buoy, which was lighted,
and to submerge.
"By 11:55 p. m. - this is We'd
nesday we were ready to
start operations" Lcdr. Hooper
said.
ThUnderhead
at was just about then," he add
ed, "that 1 noticed this big thunder
head building up in the east. The
wind and sea began to pick up"
Lcdr. Hooper radioed the tt that
it would be at least an hour before
the operation could begin because
of the anticipated weather.
All three of the boats then were
anchored - the 103-foot AYR, the
63-foot AYR, and the 130-foot IT,.
"Our boat, the AYR 81, began to
drag anchor as the wind and sea
rose" Lcdr. Hooper said.
This happened three times. Each
time the AYR 81, of which Roem-
hid was a crew member, pulled
up her anchor and repositioned.
The third time, Lcdr. Hooper
noticed that the buoy light was
weakening. The AYR 81 circled,
checked the position of the sub,