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Evening star., 1954-01-08

war; over that tyranny whose structure Is as
brittle as its surface Is hard"-the tyranny OF
Red totalitarianism.
Evening star., 1954-01-08
Letters to The Star

such dimwits who approved the original
order.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
. -
US. viii Air Red Charge
In Allies Austria Council
BY the Assoeiessd Pres.

Secretary Of State Dulles yes
terday ordered the American
representative to bring up In
the Allied Council for Austria
the charges Of anti-Soviet moves
which Russia has made against
the Austrian government.
Mr.. Dulles instructions, made
public by the State Department,
appeared to be q maneuvef to
throw the support Of the United
States, Britain and France for
maily behind the Austrian gov
ernment in its difficulties with
the Soviets. The State Depart
ment earlier this week had de-
nounced the Red charges as an
effort to intimidate the Austrian
administration.
"Any threat Of further limita-
ton to Austrian independence"
Mr.. Dulles messaged United
States Representative Charles
w. yost. 'is a matter of grave
concern not only to the Austrian
government but also to the other
three occupying powers. Indeed
such a threat could not but be
a cause Of concern to the en-
tire free world"
The next meeting Of the coun-
Gil. on which the Big Three
Western powers and Russia have
representatives. is due May 2S.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
NewZeoIond Official Sees;
No Split onSoutheost Asiu

on its desire for better condi-
tions to WOO what it considers
to be satisfactorily broad Asiatic
participation. The membership
of the Philippines and Thailand
in the pact seemingly would not
be enough. The British would
want at least the non-opposition
Of India.
Although masses. Of Commu-
mist troops are marching on
Hanoi and the rest of the Red
River Delta in Wet Nam, British
policy is based on the thesis that
the Reds won't conquer all of
Indo- China or even Wet Nam In
the next few weeks.
France. however, sounded the
alarm in vivid terms yesterday.
French Appeal
Roger Seydoux, second-raffk-
ing French diplomat in the
United States. said in a speech
in Philadelphia: BE assured
that after eight years of a war
of attrition, France will not con-
tinue to. be the foot soldier of
the free world in Southeast Asia.
I'VE perfectly realize that we
are asking Of our allies. and par
ticularly of our American
friends. a grave commitment
which has to be carefully
weighed.
However. they must under
stand that in the meantime, the
officers and soldiers of the
French Union and Wet Nam are
fighting and falling every day
to hold the gate Of Southeast
Asia against the Communist av-
alanche.
This is the time for decision.
The more we are delaying
united action. the more difficult
is the task of the high command
in Indo-C China, the harder is
the task of our negotiators at
Geneva"
This frantic plea. may help
the United States and Britain
narrow still further their ex-
isting differences, whether they
be over timing or basic policy.
Evening star., 1954-05-21

.
ton Of the trade agreements as
pect of the program in ample
time so that full and adequate
hearings may be completed be-
tween now and the convening of
Congress next January. Under
this procedure, the prospect for
consideration by the Congress
early next year is excellent.
"Since the present. act expires
June IL. 1854. a simple one-year
extension will, of course, be re-
quired for the interim period" {"
Copies of the letter to men,
bers of the Ways and Means
Committee acquainted Congress
with the new move.
The logjam created by other
legislation has Stymied the trade
program in the Ways and Means
Committee. Ways and Means
Chairman Reed opposes it, and
growing unemployment over the
country has injected another
factor, particularly in an election
year. dimming chances of fa-
vorable action. Smaller. indus
tries hurt by imports also have
vigorously opposed enactment.
although the big mass produc-
ton industries and agriculture
are behind the program.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
CONTINUED From First Page.)

Sal ! - 49, -
Wednesday that the United
States was ready to go ahead
with the treaty writing even
without Great Britain.
Mr.. Webb's statement and
other information gathered from
diplomatic sources indicated.
however, that the United States
and Great Britain might not be
as far apart as they appeared
only q few days ago.,
British authorities in Wash
ington. however, like to con-
slider the dispute as one Of tim
ing-not q case of heel l-dragging.
not q question Of what Britain
viii do in q showdown.
Seek Military Talks.
If and when Geneva fails to
arrange an Indo-C Chinese truce.
British representatives here in
dicate London will be entirely
willing to go ahead with con-
sideration of the treaty that
the United States has proposed.
In the meanwhile, the British
are encouraging flve-power mill
tary talks on what kind of a
fight members of the proposed
defense alliance could put up in
Southeast Asia.
The British regard these talks
as a prerequisite Of any formal
treaty. Thus they feel that the
military conversations expected
to begin shortly will lay the
groundwork for speedy forma-
tion Of a formal alliance should
Geneva fail.
Great Britain is said to indorse
Secretary Dulles statement that
the West should not fight in
Indo- China until the area is as
sured of full independence from
France, and unless the area asks
for assistance.
Britain Agrees.
Great Britain also goes along
with the United States require
ment that any proposed defense
alliance for Southeast Asia be a
broad pact embracing Asiatic
nations.
But Britain is more emphatic
on this point than the State De-
partment. Indeed, Britain's re-
luctance to start open treaty
talks at this time is based partly
Evening star., 1954-05-21
ExSaiIor on FBI list
In Motel Siabbing Death
BY The Associated Press

The FBI today added to its
list Of 30 most wanted men"
Otto Austin Loci. 43-year-old
ex-sailor charged with stabbing
q woman to death in an Okla
homa City motel last Janu-
ary 10
The FBI said the victim had
arranged. with the assistance of
her husband, to travel in Loel's
car on an expense sharing basis
from Compton. Calf, to Newark.
Ohio. Three days after they
left California her hnlf-nude
body. slashed with 10 stab
wounds, was found. Loci had
disappeared.
So far as police records show,
Loci, a native of Waverly. Ohio,
had previously been arrested
only once, on a drunk driving
charge in 1947.
After the killing in Oklahoma
City, his abandoned automobile
was found in Dallas and he was
traced to Shreveport, La. but
then dropped out of sight.
OF medium build, Loci has
brown hair and eyes and the
FBI said that although he has
false teeth. he seldom wears
them. giving his face q sunken
appearance.
Evening star., 1954-05-21

my time overseas was up they
sent me home and I was dis.
charged.
II thought the matter was
closed. It's funny I haven't had
anything official on this. AS you
can see. I'm not running away
from trouble"
Leech, A, was married in 1912
and has a son. Alan, 9.
He said he entered the Army
in 1941. went to officers training
school in 1942. overseas with an
engineer unit in January, 1943,
and after the war was assigned
to a military government detach-
ment. He was discharged in
1916. He is q native of Lima
and a graduate of Lima Central
High School.
Lima police. the Allen County
sheriff and the FBI had received
no notice Of the charges today.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
D'AIesandro Repeats
DeniaIs; Trial Due 10
Go 10 Jury Today
By the Assoelossd Pres.

SALISBURY. Md, May 21.-A
fury Of eight men and four wom-
en- faces the question today Of
whether Franklin Roosevelt
D'Alesandro has lied under oath.
The perjury trial of the 81
year-old son of the Mayor of Bal
timore was to be submitted to the
jury after closing arguments by
counsel and the charge by q
three-judge court. +
The State said young D'Ales-
andro lied five times at an earlier
trial in Baltimore at which he
was acquitted Of charges that he
raped a young girl. then 13. =
Repeats Statements.
Among other statements.
D'Alesandro said at his earlier
trial and repeated from the wit
ness stand in defense against the
perjury charge yesterday:
That before the first trial, he
had never: seen two young girls
who accused him and IS others
of sex attacks. One Of the girls
has pointed D'Alesandro out as
one of the men.
That he was not in a car with
three other young men and the
two girls the night the girls were
picked up.
The other three young men
have testified that D'Alesandro
was along. a.., - -.
The State also contended
D'Alesandro lied when he said
he did not know the nicknames
of two of the other men involved
in the case. and when he said he
was not friendly with one of
them.
Case Began Last July.
Both the earlier trial and the
present perjury case originated
last July when the two girls.
then II and 13, were picked up
by a group of young men and
installed in a furnished fiat in
Baltimore, where they stayed
for a week.
D'Alesandro and Is others
were charged with sex offenses
against them. Only D'AleSan-
dro was acquitted. The per-
Jury charge arose from his tes~
timony in that case, and the
trial was moved to Salisbury
on a change of venue.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
BentIey's Wife
Gives Birth to
Seven-Pound Son

Representative Bentley. Repub-
lican Of Michigan. became a
father yesterday.
His wife gave birth at George
town University Hospital to q z
pound son. their first, named
Clark Henry.
Mr.. Bentley was one Of I'VE
Representatives shot Z down by
Puerto Rican fanatics firing from
the House visitors gallery March
!. He was the most seriously
wounded and remained in Cas-
ualty Hospital 80 days recovering.
Mrs. Bentley is the former
Arvella Deuscher Of Antigo. Wis.
MIR. Bentley has three other chill
dren by an earlier marriage.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Chamber Of Commerce
To Meet in Front ROYAL
SpeeioI pispoieh 10 Iha s,ur


FRONT ROYAL, Va, May 81.
The 10th annual meeting Of
the Front Royal and Warren
County Chamber of Commerce
will be held in the auditorium Of
the Front Royal Elementary
School here at 8 o'clock tonight.
Past presidents and 126 charter
members Of the organization will
be honored. A. N. Carroll, local
photographer for 48 years, will
be voted on as the clubs fourth
honorary member. The other
three honorary members picked
in past years include Bing
Crosby. H. c. Coe. retired edu-
Gator. and the late Harry E.
Parker. ST., former director Of
music at Warren County High
School.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Coconut Wuter Found
To Replace Body Fluid

CHICAGO.-Preliminary stud
les have shown that coconut wa
ter may prove to be a source of
body fluid replacement in re-
mote areas under emergency
military conditions.
Twenty-one persons have re-
ceived a total of 26 intravenous
infusions Of coconut water with
out any serious reactions, ac-
cording to an article in Archives
Of Surgery, published by the
American Medical Association.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Foreign Trade
Continued From First Page.)

President argues means a
stronger free world.
Deliberation Urged.
Gen. Eisenhower replied that
he believed the effort to shape
a new foreign economic policy
would "best be served by careful
and deliberate action taken on
the basis of extensive and un-
hurried hearings.
I'm this way" the President
said, 'the public support for the
program that I know exists. and
to which you attest. will have
adequate time and opportunity
to express itself. Moreover. those
who are opposed would have full
opportunity to be heard. It is
my hope and expectation that
the Committee on Ways and
Means, following the pattern Of
its historic work last year on the
tax bill, will initiate Eonsidera-
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Not Running Away
Says Accused Man

LIMA. Ohio. May 81 (R.-
James M. Leech Of Lima, accused
of a postwar murder Of three
American Army officers in Ger
many, said today: This Is the
first I've heard of these charges
and I'm not running away from
trouble" +
Leech, former Army captain.
was awakened at his home after
working the midnight to 8 am.
shift as a boilermaker at the
Lima refinery of the Standard
Oil Co. of Ohio. He said:
"The first I heard~of this was
from you newspapermen. I. along
with a lot of others. was inveSti-
gated in connection with the
thing.
LAS a matter of fact, I was in
custody four months, two of
which I spent in a hospital, in
cognito and under observation.
Nothing happened, and since
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Berlin Gets New Museum

BERLIN. - West Berlin will
soon have one Of the most mod
ern botanical museums in the
world. Construction Of the steel
and-brick structure is progress
ing rapidly.
Evening star., 1954-05-21

In Columbus, attaches of Gov.
Frank j. ,Lausche's Office said no
extradition papers had been re-
ceived there.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Leech
Continued From First PageJ


by Mr.. Garfield, was asleep on
the first floor but his door was
locked and he was undisturbed
until fire broke out.
Friendly With German Girl.
Mr.. Canfield had kept the files
In the case open and continued
with his own probe Of the case.
He recalled what he Said were
the following facts in the investi-
cation which prompted hiHTto
push the charges: @F Ia y
Leech had been friendly with
o German girl secretary who was
discharged by Mai. Cofran. Maj.
Cofran also Cancelled an order
which would have provided busi-
ness funds to her father "and
financially ruined the old man" ]"
An ak identified as one usually
kept in the basement Of Leech's
home was found by German
divers in the river at Passau
shortly after the killings.
Leech was given lie detector
tests after autopsies were per-
formed land they showed Leech
was not telling the TRUTH" Mr..
Garfield said. {.
"Leech was kept as a suspect
until September of 1896" the
deputy prosecutor said. Then,
apparently it was felt not enough
evidence existed to warrant
charges. I feel we have an ex-
tremely strong circumstantial
case.
Delay in Reporting Fire.
For example: Leech was
called out when the fire was dis
covered. Instead of telephoning
for the fire department, he went
In his car, even though he did
not know where the fire station
was, and eventually went to a
military police station. He was
gone 80 minutes. He was seen
by witnesses washing his woolen
uniform with soap and water
after the slayings. He told his
girl friend he could not see her
the night of the slayings because
he had records to study. No
records were taken from the files.
He said he slept throughout the
evening and had not left the
house when, in fact, tenant
said she heard Leech moving
around upstairs late that night.
when he went to the fire he
left after two of the bodies were
recovered and then went home.
THE ak found by divers was
definitely identified as one be-
longing in his own house. And
he knew Of the existence Of
stored gasoline in the attic.
His uniform was analyzed
for bloodStains and he told an
investigator blood would prob
ably be found on it because he
had cut his hand. No blood was
found. There was gasoline on
his clothing, but he said he
splashed himself pouring gas in
his car the day before"
Mr.. Canfield said it may be
q difficult case to press because
of the time interval and the diff
ficulty of finding all witnesses.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Times Chonaed

NEW YORK. The northern
part of Times Square in New
York was once. known as Long
acre Square after the street in
London.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-25
Marks Her tooth Birthday,
But Misses Tree-CIimbing

birthday cake complete with
candles and many flowers.
Presented with her first orchid
Mrs. McPhee cried a bit, but
quickly recovered saying There
are tears of sadness and tears of
gladness and these are surely
tears of happiness"
Dressed in a cashmere wool
dress specially made for the
occasion and a white wool stole
Mrs. McPhee also wore a double
strand of pearls gift of Mrs.
Annie Meyer, another guest in
the home. Her apparel was a
birthday gift from Mrs. Dicken.
son, manager of the Marylander.
Mrs. McPhee nearly lost her
life in the fire which destroyed
the Jolliffe nursing home in
Colesville some years ago. After
recuperating in a hospital, she
came to the Marylander. She
says, I'm Peck's bad boy, but it
was a wonderful day when /
came here, they're so good to
me-"
She still dresses herself, loves
nice things, uses makeup, enjoys
the radio and takes every meal
in the dining room of the home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-25
Jury Returns
Indictment in
ChiId's Death

A murder Indictment against
Mrs. Marion Mosely was returned
by the Montgomery County
grand jury on Monday of this
week.
Mrs. Mosely, 15-year-old child
bride, alledgedly telephoned
Montgomery County Police last
week to report the death of her
6-year-old half-sister in the Twin
brook Forest home of the two
children. In the course of the
call she is said to have told pol
ice that she had strangled the
younger child with a tea-towel.
Mrs. Mosely is still being held
in the Spring Grove hospital near
Baltimore pending the completion
of psychological tests which may
result in technical finding of
insanity and avoidance of a jury
trial.
Other indictments involved
four Marines accused of the fatal
beating of one of their comrades
in Silver Spring on Nov. II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-25
BY Laura A. Neeley

Bright-eyed and regal in APP.
pearance, one of the county's
oldest residents celebrated her
10th birthday last Friday with
but one regret: she feels just a
bit too old to climb trees as she
did on her goth birthday last
year.
The lady in question is the 49,
pound sweetheart of the Mary
lander Rest Home, near German
town, Mrs. Annie McPhee.
She attributes her longevity to
the love of nature and the fact
that she has always lived as
much outdoors as possible.
Born Annie Mccoy in Wood
stock, Va, she married the late
John McPhee, Washington build.
ing contractor, who died just
seven years ago. The McPhees
moved to Laurel when Mr.. Nc
Pieces health became impaired
and it was there that Mrs. Nc.
Phee learned to love the country
and nature. They enjoyed 63
years of married life together.
The Marylander's atmosphere
of quiet dignity and charm was
enhanced for the occasion by a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-25
Up-COunty Men
Are Elected bY
Business Group

The election Of officers fea.
tured the meeting of the County
Commerce association last week
at the Whistle Stop diner, Whea-
ton. The following were elected:
President, David Scull, Silver
Spring Board Of Trade; vice pres
idents, William S. Stanley, Ken.
sington Chamber of Commerce
and William A. Lynch, Gathers
burg Businessmen's association;
treasurer, A. j. Kessinger, Coun.
~ Real Estate Board; Secretary,
Yves Baxter, Executive Director,
Rockville Board of Trade.
Among the new directors are:
Tom Amatucci, Jr., Wheaton;
Marvin Simmons and Morris
Stern, Rockville; and G. o. Smith
and Hugo Brooks, Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-25

A successful druggist at Four
Corners for 10 years. DR.. Saks
opened in Rockville because he
is firmly convinced of the rosy
business prospects ahead for this
area.
And to keep faith with old and
new customers, he travelled as
far as Los Angeles to study drug
store design. He says his Rock
Vile store is synthesis of what
he saw and learned.
As a pharmacist, Rockville's
newest druggist is proud of the
fact that he is offering free and
fast delivery service from 8 am.
to 10 pm. - the store hours. A
registered pharmacist will be on
duty at all times.
But he is also proud of the
sparkling $4,000 soda fountain
and the 5000 square feet of
space devoted to everything
which customers have become
accustomed to finding in modern
drug stores and then some.
The lighting and decoration
also come in for their share of
praise as does the fact that the
store has entrances on both
Montgomery and Commerce
Lane. The latter entrance gives
into a lobby which will be avail
able to civic groups for display
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-25
Phone
Lines Meet
Area Need

With the completion this week
of construction and equipment
work in the Viers Mill-Rockville
area, present and future tele-
phone needs of the locality will
be provided for, according to
William K. Hodges, manager of
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co.
BY Nov. % both the Whitehall
6 and the Garden 4 central Of
fees will be in operation. This
has been made possible by the
completion of a two-story brick
building on Viers Mill Rd., the
installation of new dial equip.
ment, and the placing of outside
cable. This work has cost the
C&P Company about 81 100000,
Hodges said.
According to Hodges, about g..
600 customers will be connected
to the new office in the near flu
ture. The new dial equipment
makes it possible to serve as
many as 5,40O customers and the
new building provides space for
a 10-year expansion to a maxi.
mum of $4,000 main stations.
The Whitehall 6 office will
serve part of the Kensington
zone, while Garden 4 will relieve
part of the pressure on the Rock
vile zone.
To illustrate the magnitude OF
the construction work, Hodges
said that it required two miles
of underground conduit system
including Is manholes, four miles
of underground cable requiring
5000 splicing man hours and II
miles of aerial cable requiring
1000 splicing man hours.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-25

A perennial favorite of actors
and audiences alike, 1.-THE Male
Animal" will stalk the boards of
Richard Montgomery High
School the evenings of Nov. 26
and 81 as the current vehicle of
the Rockville Little Theater
Group.
Rockville's own Frank Bullet"
Williams takes the part of the
midwestern grid star and other
stellar roles will be played by
jerome d. Brastow and Nancy
Schaefer. Play director is Mrs.
Harriet Thomas.
Tickets for the performances
may be obtained from Mrs.
Frank Williams, Jr., and Mrs.
Stephen Cromwell, Jr. They are
priced $1.20 each. Curtain time
each evening will be $50 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-25
Prizes, Rare Shopping Aids
Feature Drug Store Debut

Residents of the Rockville area
will have a chance to meet a
man who has filled more than
100000 prescriptions on Nov. 26
and u when the new Rockville
Drugs, PA East Montgomery,
has its formal grand opening.
The mortar and pestle spe.
cialist Is Or. Joseph II. Saks, pro.
prietor Of the new store, an
honor graduate from the Colum.
bia University College of Phar-
macy, a county resident Of IS
years, and an ardent fisherman
when he gets the time.
For his grand opening, he will
give away valuable prizes includ.
ing English racer bike for a
boy or girl and a Kodak movie
camera. The entire store 49,
which includes in, its stock
everything from automobiles
(toy) to Zestful (meals) will
offer real special values, accord.
ing 10 DR.. Saks.
Perhaps because the doctor
has had his patience tested more
than once while waiting for a
fish to bite, his store is laid out
along self-service lines that guar.
antee quick satisfaction to the
shopper. The motto of the
sparkling new establishment is
Courteous service at low prices.