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Evening star., 1954-05-29
Taipeh Gets Raid Alert
As Radar Spots Planes
BY tho Assoeiated Press

TAIPEH, Formosa, May 29.-
Air-raid sirens signalled an alert
in this capital of Nationalist
China today. Defense authorities
said radar sirens had picked up
a fight of unidentified planes
over the Formosa channel.
The planes repeatedly were in
the vicinity Of the Pescadores,
strategic islands off the lower
end Of west-central Formosa.
Most residents of Taipeh
thought the alarm was a test
because there have been re-
peated warnings from govern
ment officials in recent days that
a test was planned. Some per-
sons said they were not con-
vinced that planes actually were
spotted by radar.
Today's air raid alar m
prompted spate Of wild rumors
in Manila which even had
Formosa undergoing an atom
bomb attack.
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Top Guatemala Red
0usted as Party Split
Rumors Boost Jitters
Defense Chief Delays
Visit to U. S. as Cable
Censorship Is Invoked
By the Assoeioted Press

GUATEMALA, May 29.-Com-
munist Party headquarters an
nounced today Jose Manuel For
tuny has been dropped as Secre-
tary general of the party. It
said Mr.. Fortuny, a close advisor
to President Jacobo Arbenz, had
been relieved because of i'll
health.
But there was immediate spec
ulation that he had been oUsted.
because of a split inside the
party. There also were rumors
that Mr. Arbenz forced the party
to take the action to remove the
stigma of communism from the
government.
Mr.. Fortuny. as secretary gen.
eral. was rated as top man in
the nations Communist Party
He was also a member of the
important National Democratic
Front, which some observers be-
lieve helps shape government
policy.
His removal as party leader
automatically removes him from
the Democratic Front.
Heated Meeting Reported.
The independent newspaper La
Hora said Mr.. Fortuny had been
ousted after a heated party
meeting.
II Another announcement today
said Defense Minister Jose Angel
Sanchez has decided not to visit
the United States as planned,
until the situation eases.
The move came as tension
gripped the country in the wake
of United States State Depart
ment accusations that Guate-
mala has received arms from
behind the Iron Curtain and re-
ports from Washington that the
United States was thinking of
recalling its air and military
missions to Guatemala.
Emergency Rules Issued.
Last night the government is
sued two emergency regulations
as a result of it's crisis with the
United States. They require
that:
/. All private planes be
grounded under an order BAN
ming cross-country flights.
2. Any dispatches written in
code or in language other than
Spanish must be accompanied by
a Spanish translation filed at the
cable Office. This means all
press messages in English must
have a Spanish translation at
tached for study by a govern
ment agent.
Secret broadcasts urging
Guatemalans to fight commu-
nism and attacking the govern
ment continued last night de-
spite reports that officials had
smashed the sending station.
In Panama at Canal Zone Of
flee announced last night that
the French Line freighter
wyoming had been cleared for
transit through the waterway
after a search of it's cargo re-
vealed no contraband arms.
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Burglars Try to Revive
Wutchmun Found Dead
BY the Assoeiated Press

TAMPA, Fla. May 29.-Po-
lice reported that burglars who
broke into a Tampa laundry ap-
parently tried to revive the night
watchman. found dead of a
heart attack.
Rafael Delgado. SO. was found
lying on a table in the boiler
room yesterday morning. His
belt had been loosened. his shoes
removed and a jug of water was
by the table.
The laundry's safe had been
broken open and checks and
cash estimated at $4,000 stolen.
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Flash Flood Damages
Pennsylvania Section
By the Assoeiufed Press

BEDFORD, Pa, May 29.-
Damage estimates ranged into
hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in the wake of a flash
flood resulting from a cloud
burst in rural areas of Bedford
County.
The flood swept four town.
ships north of here last night,
damaging some Of the richest
farm land in the State. There
were no casualties.
Potter Greek and Gap Run
overran their banks for several
hours after the cloudburSt.
Evening star., 1954-05-29

Millions more are travelling by
train. plane, bus and boat.
Among the services planned
for this area are these:
Tomorrow.
Sunrise - Flags placed on
graves at the Fort Meade (Md.)
post cemetery; rifle salute at
II am
10 a.m.-Georgetown Univer-
sity Law School memorial exer-
cises at the law school building,
Sixth and E streets NV.
1890 a.m.-Fleet Reserve As
sociation ceremonies, Water
gate, Rear Admiral M. L. Royar
to speak.
IL a.m.-Pepco American Le-
gion Post No. 43. ceremonies at
Walter Reed Hospital.
Noon-Alexandria Post No. a.
American Legion, memorial serv-
ice, Gadsby's Tavern. Alexan-
dria, Va.
2 pm. - Annual Memorial
Day parade in Arlington on Will
son boulevard. Memorial service
in front of the Courthouse.
3 p.m.-Air Force Association,
memorial service honoring the
late Air Force Gems. H. H. Ar
mold. Hoyt S. Vandenberg and
Muir S. Fairchild, Arlington
Cemetery.
4 p.m.-Marching exhibition
by the Sd Infantry Regiments
I'd Battalion. Fort Myer.
Monday.
$3.50 a.m.-Georgetown Uni
versity. the Very Rev. Edward
B. Bum, S. j., celebrates memo
rial mass in Dahlgren chapel.
3 p.m.-Ceremonies at Bat
tleground National Cemetery in
the $500 block of Georgia ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Conservatives Hold
Narrow Lead in
Australian Election
Menzies Coalition Seen
Winning 3-Seot Margin
Against Labor Party
By the Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia, May 29.-
The Liberal Country Party, coali-
ton government headed by
Prime Minister Robert G. Men
zies appeared tonight to have
won today's general election by
a narrow margin.
With well over half the votes
counted, the government, which
favors free enterprise, appeared
likely to win So seats against SIS
for the Socialist Labor Party.
Eight other seats in the House
of 121 full-voting members were
in doubt. These doubtful seats
included two now held by Labor.
Two members of the House have
only partial voting privileges.
The Menzies coalition has gov
erned Australia since it upset
Labor in 1949.
Labor Ahead in Cities.
The count showed Labor piling
up votes in the cities, with the
Liberal and Country parties of
the coalition running well in the
country precincts.
Political experts predicted that
Mr.. MenzieS' Liberal-Country
Party majority over the Social
ist Labor Party of Herbert v.
Evatt would be even less than
at present if the government
were returned. A swing of only
l to 2 per cent in the vote might
unseat it.
For H0memakers.
Recently the government has
held a margin of 68 to SO in full
voting seats in the House of
Representatives. It had IA to
AZ when it swept Labor from
Office in 1949, but lost much of
it's margin in the 1851 general
elections.
Today's voting, which was
compulsory for the electorate of
81 million persons, was for 1913
members of the House. The
contest was among 291 candi-
dates in 116 electorates. In
seven celebrates, where candi-
dates were unopposed. 100000
eligible voters were excused from
going to the polls.
Evatt Makes Plea.
Just before the campaign
closed yesterday. Mr.. Evatt ap-
pealed for support of voters over
so, who usually have been anti
labor.
The Laborite promised to do
away with the means test" as a
requirement for pensions. The
test, regulating pensions accord
ing to income and savings, bars
500, 900 Australians from the old
age pension rolls.
Mr.. Evatt said the regulations
put a penalty on thrift"
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Key Amerasia Case
Figure Lists Work
For Chang Kai-st1ek
Registration File of
Larsen os Foreign
Agent Is Disclosed
BY the Associofed Press

Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen, one
time key figure in the famous
Amerasia case. has registered
with the Justice Department un-
der the Foreign Agents Regis
tration Act. reporting he was
once an investigator for the Ma
tionalist Chinese government of
Chang Kai-shek.
The registration, made at the
departments request, said Mr..
Larsen does not represent any
foreign principal in this country
and asserted he has no affiiiation
with any foreign government or
foreign political party.
Mr. Larsen was one of two
State Department officials ac-
cused of slipping secret docu-
ments to editars Of the magazine
Amerasia in 1945. He was ar
rested and fined.
MIR. Larsen's registration said
he was now working at q $52. So
a-week job as night clerk and
night manager of q small down.
town hotel here, and that he
was also running the Far East
ern Information Service, which
does research and occasionally
issues a Ear Eastern news let
ter"
Was Ghost Writer.
In addition, Mr.. Larsen said
he "ghost-wrote" speeches for
Congressman and others and was
assisting Swedish Inventor Sven
Lindequist, who lives in WASH
ington, in trying to interest the
Defense Department in an in
vention.
His wife, he reported, is a
stenographer at the Iranian EN-
bassy.
Attorney General Brownell
this week sent the current for
eign agents registration list to
Congress, disclosing that Mr..
Larsen registered last year after
being asked to do so. His state
ment was filed under that Sec
ton of the law which requires
registration because of knowl-
edge of or having received in
Struction or assignment in the
espionage or sabotage service or
(See LARSEN. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Radio Poet Registered

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y,
May 20 (R.-The United States
announced the registration here
Of an agreement with Ethiopia
for use Of the American Army
radio installation in Eritrea, on
the Red Sea coast Of northeast
Africa.
Evening star., 1954-05-29

cover and using tanks and ar
mored units, hammered through
with reinforcements and sup
plies for the tiny post 80 miles
south of Hanoi. Under fire for
18 days, it had been manned
by only one company-160 men.
It has been a vital protective
redoubt for Phu Ly, one of the
anchors of the Red River Delta
defense line in the south.
The French described the re-
lief operation "the biggest Of
fensive move" they have made
since Dien Bien Phu fell May z.
The Wet Mimi were estimated
to have IL battalions in the Phu
Ly sector. The French Union
troops number about a division.
Would Aid Drive.
The fall of Yen Phu and Phu
Ly would give the rebels good
bases to step up attempts to de-
Stroy the highway and parallel
ing railway between Hanoi and
the seaport of Haiphong. Over
these routes moves the bulk of
American war equipment for
French forces in the Delta.
In attempting to mop up the
Wet Mimi around Phu Ly, the
French sent in amphibious units
to lombard the rebels from the
Day River.
Until the French offensive
move. the Wet Mini had been
having an easy time creeping
closer to Yen Phu.
The rebels had kept the little
outpost in the vital Red River
Delta area under steady mortar
bombardment while Wet Mini
mole squads burrowed to within
300 feet of the barbed wire bar
riers. Some IL Wet Mini bat
talions took part in the grueling
attack.
SOftening- up Tactics.
Following the tactics they
used to take Dien Bien Fhu, the
rebels apparently aimed to pound
the outpost until it was sufi-
GENTLY softened up for a frontal
assault.
News Of the French break
through came after a day of
scattered action in which the
rebel ksnocked off one Wet
Namese-manned defense post 20
miles southwest of Hanoi and
encircled two others in the same
sector.
The French said they were
supplying the embattled posts by
air.
The French Union cause was
bolstered somewhat yesterday by
the arrival of II American fight
er planes and fresh troop re-
Inducements.
Gen. Rene Cogny, French
commander in North Indo- China
said the arrival of the REIN
forcements in Wet Nam made
him "look to the future with
optimism"
BearcatS Aid Fight.
The II fighter planes-Grum-
man BearcatS-arrived in Sal
gon aboard the American light
aircraft carrier Windham Bay.
The planes. with a top speed
of $50 miles an hour, are able
to take of at high speed on
short runways. a valuable asset
in Indo- China.
Gen. Cogny said the troop re-
Inducements were coming into
the Delta area both from France
and other areas of Indo- China.
The boost of manpower was at
tributed to an inspection of the
situation here made last week
by Gen. Paul Ely, French chief
of staff,
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Why Does q Church
Move Out of Town?

CHURCH PRoBLEM-Growins and
shifting population poses problems for
old churches and new ones olike.
Whot some Woshinston churches have
done about il is told in q story On
poae A-8.
Evening star., 1954-05-29
French Smash
Rebel Siege Of
Delta bastion
Attack by 5000
Routs Wet Mimi,
Rescues Garrison
BY the Associated Press

HANOI, Indo- China, May 20.
Five thousand French troops
smashed through to the relief
Of Yen Phu today and the rebel
beseigers ran for the hills.
The French command said the
relief force. under heavy air
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Guide for Reuders

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Evening star., 1954-05-29

(B). Star Staff Map.
James E. Conole. Henry was to
have been best man in the we'd
ding party.
Miss Conole was graduated
from Nazareth College in Roch-
ester in 1945. She went to
work as a solderer for the Bausch
& Lomb Optical Co. and in
1948 became a long distance
operator for the New York Tele.
phone Co.
She enlisted in the WAVES in
September. 1852. for a two-year
tour of duty. After her training
at Bainbridge, Md, she was as
signed to the administrative de.
partment at Patuxent.
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Stocks in the SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK OP. - Following are the
sales tadd 00). high, low. closing price
and net change of the 20 most active
stocks 'or the week:
Evening star., 1954-05-29
Lote News
Bulletins
Australian Pub Keeper
Captures British Amateur

MUIRFIELD, Scotland (Pl.
Doug Bachli, an Australian
pub keeper, defeated erratic
Bill Campbell of Huntington,
w. Va, 2 and 1, today in the
36-hole finals of the British
Amateur golf championship.
The American, a former mem
Der of the West Virginia Leg
islature, led most Of the way
despite poor putting and err
ratio play. Bachli squared the
match on the 32d hole and
then won the 33d and 34th to
go 2 up. He won the title by
halving the 35th.
Earlier Story on Page A-I2.)
Seven Seized as Reds
The FBI announced today
the arres tof seven Communist
Party leaders in New York
City and Connecticut. They
were listed as Simon Silver
man talias Sid Taylor, Robert
C. Ekins, Jacob Goldring,
Joseph Dinan, Alfred Marder,
Sidney s. Resnick and James
s. Tate. All were listed as
leaders Of the party in Con-
necticut and charged with
c0nspiring to advocate the
overthrow of the United States
Government by force and viO-
lence.
Evening star., 1954-05-29

Militory Chiefs Of Five Notions Meet
Here Thursday on Asio. Poee AZ
Evening star., 1954-05-29

(See GENEVA, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1954-05-29

(See HEARING. Page A-4O
Evening star., 1954-05-29

Temperatures Today.
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TONICHT'S ENTRIES

o. J. S Inside
Vigilante
Gray Horn
10 Ann Del
For Blending
Talata Toes
r. o: S New Heel
FIFTH RACE 49, SIS mile
, Grade 4
Prem
Wava
LuStre Cal
Lady Sandy
Bang Bang
Roll LaSsie
Silent Profit
SUMMER Gal
SIXTH RACE - SIS mile
Grade ;
Just Sable
AHEAD
Connie Lou
Black Faro
Super'S Memory
Viking Panther
Pamadon
Lady Crystal
SEVENTH RACE - SIS mile
Grade Z
Salter Path
Wanda Choice
Tack Out
Traa Line
Rocket Jet
Robert T. Y.
FuSbudget
Little Trouper
EIGHTH RACE - SIS mile
Grade Z
II Clowner
Over My Shoulder
Sleeping Troubles
sWeStrock
Be Final
Snow Twinkle
Lady Ports
Yariley
NINTH RACE - SIS mile
Grade !
| Midnight Caper
Modest Blond
Black Caeser
Even Key
Lightning Rodney
Carib
Short Bid
Just A Bomb
ErENTa RACE SIS mile
Grsds
News Carrier
Lilac Lady
Meadow Graft
Capuncuius
Fame-N-FortuE~
Bogota
Bardah
Mercury Switch
ELEVENTH RACE - iii.
Grade S
HeSitated
Vibration
Beauty'S Gift
u Sick Miss
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Mercury Surcb FameN-E To We In Kennel Club Feature
Key West Kennel Club Results
FIRST RACE

FIRST
wnnr Ed SSg1as Bindle B. May eottOu-oueen
TACKLER
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Pogoda Wins
Thursdays
Top Race OUer
High Legion

NJ. w. Fagg's Mercury
Switch, a winner in his last
race, will go to the post to-
night seeking to justify his
Grade One rating in the fea-
ture of an eleven race pro-
gram at the Key West Ken
mel Club.
A favorite on the morning
line, Mercury Switch will be
opposed by such dogs as
Fame-N-Fortune. who was
also a winner his last time
out and F. B. Stutz' Bogota,
who has run up a skein of
six victories in Kennel Club
action thus far.
A top crowd is expected
to be on hand when these
speedsters take to the track
in the hot box special.
Other entries in the race include
Feet Wing Kennels Canunculus.
Mrs. o. z. Ferrell's Lilac Lady,
Walter Owens Meadow Craft,
Fred Whitehead's News Carrier
and Velma Merriam's Bardahl.
Tonight's program will also fea-
ture another Grade One race, the
ninth and a special 3-S mile mara
thon, the eleventh.
In the former event, a three way
duel between Sam Baxendale' S
Black CeaSer, Tar Heel Kennel
Modest Blond and Fleet Wing Ken
nel's Flakes of Fire is in the Of
fling.
Other entries in that race include
Even Key. Just A Bomb. Lightning
Rodney, Short Bid and Garth.
The action will get underway al
l8:15 p. m. All servicemen in UNI
form are admitted to the track
free of charge.
Last night, F. B. StutZ' Pagoda,
always a strong threat over the
SIG mile distance, came in a win
ner by a single length over High
Legion and Trade Secret. The win.
ner triumphed after a steady drive
from the number eight position
He paid 1890, $40 and $500 while
High Legion returned 4.40 and $50.
Trade Secret paid $50 to show.
In the fifth race last night. Fred
Whitehead's Becky'S Miss and Vik.
ing Meteor teamed up to produce
hefty Quiniela payoff of 1920
lBecky's Miss, 1871 shot, return.
ed 81. sos, Is 40 and 500 across the
board.
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VII NIPS OUTBOARDERS
IN ISLAND CITY LEAGUE

The league leading WI Flyers
came from behind In the last hail
to nip the second place Key West
0utboard Club, 1910. in the second
game Of basketball doubleheader
az the High School Gym Wednes-
day night. In the opener, Grace
Lutheran dumped Evans Enter
.priseS, 56-41.
Grace Lutheran's Is point first
quarter was sufficient to hand Ev-
ans their ninth loss OF the season.
After taking an 1874 lead in the
first quarter, the LutheranS kept
their lead at halftime, 30-17. Evans
matched the LutheranS scoring in
the second half, paced by Bobby
Cooper, but their first half deficit
was too much to overcome.
Dierecks, tail LutheranS center,
led the attack with IS points. He
was followed by Tom Murphy
with Is and Kith with IL. Cooper
increased his league leading point
scoring by dropping in % for Evans.
Score:
Grace Ltherans IS IL Is Is Sc
Evans Enterprises 4 Is 10 IL II
Trailing all the way until the
fourth quarter. the VX-l Flyers
came up with a Is point fourth
quarter to squeeze past the Key
West Cupboard Club and increase
their league lead to three games.
The Cupboard Club took a 1876
lead in the first quarter and held
a 1914 lead at halftime, but the
Flyers, paced by Breward Miller.
shortened their lead 31-2S at the
end of the third quarter and final
ly took the lead IN the fourth per-
iod to clinch the victory. It was
the fifth time this season that the
Flyers have come from behind in
the last period to come up with the
victory.
Miller paced the Flyers attack
with II points. Jim Rusk contribut-
ed 8 points to the Flyers offenSe.
Gene Skaggs was high man for the
Key West Cupboard Club with II
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Julio Henriques
PAGES COnchs
In @-M Loss
TOCOrGI Gables

The Key West High
School basketball team was
ousted from the District
Your Class AA tourney last
night when they were hand
I'd . drubbing by the Coral
Gables quintet, 62-44 on the
Miami Jackson hardwood.
The Conchs, despite an in
spired battle, never were
threats to the supremacy of
the Cavaliers who outscored
them In evry period.
DmSey Julio Henriquez. who
Wednesday night handed the Con-
ems . victory over Miami Beach to
send them into the quarter finals,
was Ire man OF the hour for the
10y Westers. He dumped IN Is
po6nts In a losing cause.
Coral Gables almost could have
Won the game on foul shots alone
- they dropped In "a points from
tiae free throw circle. They out
scored Key West only 1882 from
Ghe heid.
The game started ont as a rout
viii the Cavaliers piling up a 12-l
margin over Key Wet before Hen
E1Quez connected with a field goal
But Key West came forging back
end with q tight zone defense that
boetted up the Gables attack, and
HAanaged b bring the score up to
il-s u the end Of the first quar-
Ger.
But at the half, they were trail
ing 3i-23. The loss Of Henriquez,
VINO fouled out in the final period,
was . blow to the Conch's chances
u pulling closer 10 the winners.
At the end of the third period.
Coral Gables commanded a 47.3l
led.
Center Bob Steiner led their
scoring with Is counters.
Tue victory sent them into the
semifinals with Fort Lauderdaie
aFna Miami Edison.
Ine battle finished out the has.
kesbafi season for the Conca.x with
Q 81 record.
The summary:
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STOCK CAR


AT their Tuesday night meeting,
the Key West Stock Car Racing
Association voted to employ a bus
mess representative. Lou Raino OF
Key West was mentioned a pos
sible choice to fill this position.
However. the Board OF Directors
will present the full details of the
lob and selection Of Raino at the
next regular meeting for final ap-
proval. This obviously is an indi-
cation OF the growing popularity
that this thrilling sport is enjoying
in its few weeks Of operation here.
Enthusiasm seems TO grow with
each meet among both fans and
participants.
There viii be several new cars
out this Sunday afternoon.
Paul TOPPING has taken the lead
in points followed closely by Bob
Turner, who is only two points
ahead of Rip Ault. These three viii
really make it a mad scramble
for top place come Sunday after
noon.
Bud MCGEE and his Forest Mo-
tors Special viii be on tap. Bud
seems to get better at every meet,
and is consistently in the money.
Smiley Richardson, viii also be
pushing No. g to the limit TO get
on top.
Jolting Joe Lopez. who threw a
bearing while leading a field of
fast cars at the last meet says he
is determined to carry the Victory
Flag this time. John Hinde has
entered a car. II is assembled of
General Motors products, name
not known yet.
All the other regular drivers
have entered for Sunday, which
should make quite a field of cars.
There will be an added race as
the management has established a
three lap Trophy Dash which has
proved quite popular at other
tracks.
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Independents
Down Jaycees
In City Loop

Paced By Lucy Gonzalez who
scored q points, the Independents
defeated the Jaycees, 1929, in the
first game of a scheduled basket
ball doubleheader at the high
school gym last night.
The independents took the lead
m the first quarter, 12-4, and were
never threatened. They increased
their margin to 24-11 at halftime
and 34-2l when the third period
ended.
The loss dropped the Jaycees tc
last place and moved the indie
pendentS into third place.
Candida Barcelo, Independent
guard, contributed 10 points to
their victory. Fito LaStres was
high man for the JayceeS with 10
points.
Score:
Independents II IL 10 8 az
IJaycees A I 10 q %
The Vx-1 Flyers squeezed pass
ed another one last night when
they edged out Grace Lutherans
37-35.
Both teams started with a scor.
ing spree with the Flyers taking
the edge, 20-19, but then both
teams settled down 10 more Of a
defensive game.
Ernie Phelps and Hanson Quack
led the Flyers offenSe with 10
potts each. Diericl1 was high
man for Grace Lutherans with 10
The win was the Flyers 18th in
13 games. The loss dropped the
Lutherans into a tie for fourth
place.
Score: