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The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27
Girl, 4, Buried Alive While Seeing Bows Cave

SAN PEDRO, Calif., R-When 8-year-old Joseph Del Fuente went to play in the cave the neighborhood boys had dug, he took his 4-year-old sister along yesterday as special favor. She wanted to see it.
 The cave roof collapsed and Mary Lou Del Fuente was buried alive. Joseph dug frantically and finally pulled his sister out. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korimo Del Fuente, carried her home, but a fire department rescue squad could not revive her.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27
Heavy Rains In Italy Cause Of Widespread Deaths

SALERNO, Italy, R-Cloud- bursts and landslides spread death and destruction Tuesday in this playground of summer tourists, taking 125 lives in Salerno Prov ince alone. About half the deaths were in this port city on the Gulf of Salerno.
 Scores of homes crumbled, en- tombing many persons. The death belt ran 10 miles westward along a little peninsula-a favored re- zion of American and European visitors-all the way from Salerno to terraced Amalfi.
 Mud choked the streets of Sal erno, a city of 70,000. All traffic was halted. An outlying section was virtually destroyed.
 Leaden skies still poured rain down on the ravaged villages and cities. Landslides compounded the terror.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27
Russian Secret Police
 Illegally Detain Two US. Embassy Wives In Moscow

WASHINGTON, R-Russian secret police illegally detained two US. Embassy wives in Moscow and subjected them to personal indignities," the State Department charged last night.
 The two women went for a morning stroll Monday, carrying a camera, and landed in the mid dle of a first-class diplomatic set-to between the United States and Russia, with these results:
 l. US. Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen presented-and the Soviet Foreign Ministry rejected-a strong protest that the women had been held for some 90 min utes ''in violation of generally ac- cepted diplomatic practice that prohibits the detention of persons having recognized diplomatic sta tus."
 2. The Foreign Office countered with a verbal statement, later put in writing, accusing one of the women-Mrs. Kark E. Sommer- latte-of "hooliganism," a Soviet term for rowdy behavior. Her re- moval from Russia was demanded.
 3. Bohlen returned the Russian note saying: "This version is in such fragrant contradiction of the facts that I am sure that after further investigation the Foreign Ministry will wish to change it. :"
 4. The Soviets again sent their note to the American embassy, early today, and at the same time formally returned Bohlen's origi- nal protest.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27
Queen Elizabeth Arrives New York for Private" Trip in US. and Canada

NEW YORK, R-Queen Mother Elizabeth of Great Britain has ar rived for a 25-day visit in the United States and Canada. It is to be a "private" trip and her schedule leaves much time for sightseeing.
 The Queen Mother, smiling gra- ciously, received a welcoming party of British and American officials aboard the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth after it docked yesterday.
 She told her greeters, q am looking forward to seeing as much as I can. .. only wish time would allow me to travel much farther and to see more of the wonders of your country"
 The Queen Mother will be in the United States until Nov. 12, during which time she will visit in New York, Washington and Virginia.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27
Two Unalaska Children Brought to Anchorage With Strange Malady

ANCHORAGE, R-Two chil- dren from Unalaska, well out on the Aleutian chain, have been brought to Anchorage Hospital suffering from mysterious ail- ment which has affected a dozen children in that community of I'll people.
 The motorship Hygiene, marine medical unit of the Alaska De- partment of Health, is scheduled to arrive at the bleak Aleutian island this weekend to investigate the ailment, Dr. Jack Eason, re- gional health officer, said today.
 Dr. Eason said that so far little is known of the disease except that it causes swelling in the glands of the neck. Two possibili- ties have been suggested by doc tors treating the victims here. They said the disease might be caused by milk from tubercular cows or by cat bites.
 The latter sometimes causes a disease with similar symptoms known as cat fever, Dr. Eason said.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27
First Negro General In Air Force Appointed By Eisenhower

WASHINGTON, R President Eisenhower today appointed the first Negro general in the Air Force. He is Col. Clinton William Davies, promoted to the tempor- ary rank of brigadier general.
 Davies, Al, is 1886 graduate of West Point. He is the son of re- tired Brig. Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davies, the first Negro to reach the rank of general in the Army.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27
Aeronautics Commission
 Finished Here in One Day

The Alaska Aeronautics and Communications Commission sur prised everyone by concluding their meeting in one day instead of two days as publicized.
 Since the meeting was not open, local persons planning to attend and present local matters did not have the opportunity to do so.
 Members of the commission are scheduled to leave today.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27
US. Confirms Red Reports Of Series Of Atomic Blasts

WASHINGTON, R-For the first time in over a year, the US. government has reported Russian atomic test blasts, thus confirm ing a Soviet announcement last month.
 The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) issued a bare-boned state ment last night telling of Ca ser- ies of detonations of nuclear ex- plosives in Soviet territory" start ing in mid-September and "con- tinuing at intervals to the pres ent."
 The use of the term "series of detonations" suggested to some observers the possibility that the Soviets may be developing a family" of nuclear weapons, pos sibly including artillery shells.
 Otherwise, the AEC statement shed little light. It gave no ink ling as to whether the Russians had set off atomic or hydrogen devices.
 It did say "these tests have re- suited in some widespread fall out of radioactive material, but insignificantly in the United States" The commission did not say where in this country this fall-out was detected.
 AEC said nothing about how it found out for itself about the Rus sian tests. But the reference to the nuclear fall-out may in itself be a hint.
 Not since Aug. 31, 1853, has the AEC formally announced Russian Attest activity. It said then there had been fission-type explosion on Soviet soil and that the blast "would appear to be part of a series"
 Last Sept. IT, the Soviet Union announced it had exploded "one of a type of atomic weapons" with what it called "valuable results" !"
 About a week later, the Tokyo newspaper Asahi quoted Japanese scientists as saying they had "al- most conclusive evidence" that the Russians had triggered an H-bomb on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Circle 500 miles northwest of Nome, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27

TOKYO, R-Red China's Pre- mier Chou En-Lai has asked the Japanese government to guaran- tee the safety of the first official Communist Chinese delegation ever to visit Japan, the newspaper Asahi said today.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-27

NEWMARKET, England, R- Minstrel, 66-1 longshot, won the 112th Cambridgeshire handicap today in a four-horse photo finish. An Irish sweepstake is based upon this race.
 The race was worth $8,733 to the winner.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Mrs. Roscoe R. Hill,
Wife Of Historian
And U. 5. Archivist

Mrs. Roscoe r. Hill, IS, wife o1
a prominent historian and ar.
chivist, died today in a sani-
tarium in Spring Valley, N. Y
She lived at 4500 Forty-seventh
street NV.
Mrs. Hill was the former
Edith Irene Rowell of Carlock
III. She was married in 1902 ano
had lived in Washington for the
last 20 years.
Mrs. Hill was active in the
National City Christian Church
where she was a member of the
Woman's Christian Fellowship.
Mrs. Hills husband was for
merly chief of the Classification
and State Department divisions
at the National Archives. He
had represented the United
States at various foreign confer
ences. .
Besides her husband, Mrs. Hill
is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. Carl Oelhaf, jr., and Mrs,
Victor E. Ferrall, both of Leonia,
N. j.; Mrs. William A. Clay
Japan: a brother. Ira Homer
Rowell, Berkeley. Calf, and
seven grandchildren.
Services and burial will be
held Friday in West Englewood,
N. j. A memorial service will be
held at II am. Tuesday at Ma
tional City Christian Church,
Thomas Circle NV.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Ruth SeIwyn, Former
Broadway Producer
By the Associofed Pres,
wv T'V
HOLLYWOOD Dec Is

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. l5.-Ruth
Selwyn, 40, once Broadway's
only woman producer and the
widow Of a noted theatrical
figure, died Monday night at
Cedars Of Lebanon Hospital.
A former actress, she was
once married to the late Edgar
Selwyn, a founder of the old
Goldwyn Studios and a noted
Broadway producer and theater
owner. Her legal name was Ruth
Wilcox Selwyn Warburton.
A native of Tazewell, Va, she
made her stage debut in the
20s in the George White Scan
dals. Later she produced the
"9:l5 Revue" on Broadway,
utilizing the talents Of such
stars as George and Ira Gersh-
win. Moss Hart and George S.
Kaufman.
Her survivors include a son,
Russell Selwyn; two sisters, Mrs.
Nicholas Schenck, wife of the
MGM head. and Mrs. Max Fur
man, and two brothers, DR..
Paul Wilcox. Pikeyille, KY, and
Fred Wilcox. MGM director.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Mrs. James E. EckIoH,
Active in Church Work

Mrs. James E. Eckloff, 80. a
native of Washington and prom
inent in church work at st.
Adams Episcopal Church. died
yesterday at the Montgomery
County General Hospital In
Sandy Spring, Md.
Mrs. Ecklof. the wife Of James
E. Eckloff, retired employe of
the Government Printing Once,
was a life member of st. Adams
Church and q member of the
Daughters Of the King, an or
ganization of that church.
Mrs. Ecklof was q resident Of
Brinklow. Md, having moved
there eight years ago from 1925
Butterworth place NV.
She is survived by her hus-
band. a daughter. Mrs. w. Ar
thur Carr. Sandy Spring. Nd;
two sons. James E.. jr.. Bethesda,
and Francis J. Ecklod, Silver
Spring.
Funeral services will be held
at st. Adams Church at 2 pm.
tomorrow. Burial will be in st.
Johns Cemetery. olney. Md.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
". A, Earl, Retired
Park Police Sergeant

William A. Earl, So, retired
Park Police sergeant, died yester-
day at Mount Alto Hospital.
Sergt. Earl was supervisor of
the reservations patrol unit of
the Park Police. The unit is
made up of especially selected
men who learn the boundary
lines and locations of small park
lands and undeveloped tracts
and are charged with patrolling
these areas.
Sergt. Earl Joined the force in
1881. He became a sergeant in
l949 and retired in March. 1850.
A native of Niles. Mich, Sergt.
Earl was in the military service
from 1914 to 1919 and again
from 1912 to 1914. He formerly
worked as a plasterer before he
became a park policeman. He
was a Mason.
He had been in Mount Alto
Hospital about a year and re-
Gently sold his home at 3001
Yost place NE. His wife, Nell,
died a year ago.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Bess Augustine, 4411 Forty-sec-
ond street NV.
Services will be held at noon
Friday in the Lee Funeral Home,
Fourth and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NE. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Rev. Edward Roberts,
Princeton Seminary Dean
BY the Assoeio'ed Press

PRINCETON, N. j., Dec. 15.-
The Rev. Edward Howell Roberts,
SO, dean of the Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary here. died
Monday night at his home after
heart attack
Dean Roberts was connected
with the seminary for "a years
and had been in his present post
for nine years. Born in Middle
Granville, N. Y. he attended the
University of Wisconsin.
Survivors include his. widow
Esther Hill Roberts: a son. John
H. of Princeton; two sisters, Mrs.
Edward Jones Of Madison, Wis.
and Miss Blodwen Roberts of
Lake Crystal, Mimi, and a
brother, Griffith, of Chillicothe,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1954-12-15

fired 1000 rounds a day for three
days.
He personally captured IL
prisoners during the war. Twice
he got ahead of his own troops,
ran into German roadblocks and
shot his way out.
Personal pain was no hin
drance to Gen. McLain. In 1943
while waiting for his jeep to be
loaded for the Salerno landing.
he suffered severe gall stone
pangS. He had IA other attacks
during campaigns in Italy,
France and Germany. He was
doubled up in his jeep or fox
hole with suffering but refused
to go on sick list. During action
at Omaha Beach in Normandy,
he rode a tank destroyer ashore.
The vehicle lurched in the break
ers, threw him against the side
and broke two of his ribs, but
he continued the assault.
For his gallantry he also was
awarded the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal with cluster, the
Bronze Star and decorations
from the French, Belgian and
the Netherlands governments.
He helped organize the 45th
National Guard Division in
Oklahoma after World War II.
In 1945 Gen. McLain became
the first National Guard officer
appointed Regular Army briga-
dier general. He was the War
Departments special liaison Of
f1cer on the Presidential Advisory
Commission on Reserve Affairs
and Universal Military Training
in 1946.
Gen. McLain had also served
as chairman of the Community
Chest Federation campaign So
licitors in Army Department Of
fees in 1913.
Wife Was at Bedside.
Survivors. are his widow, who
was at his bedside when he died;
two sons. RAYMOND, jr., and Rob-
ert; a daughter. Jen-Anne Nc
Lain, all of Oklahoma City; three
other daughters. Mrs. Dorothy
Rogers, San Bernardino, Calf:
Mrs. Betty Beloin. New York;
Mrs. Norman Guazzo, Garfield,
N. j.; two sisters, Mrs. William
j. Nielsen, Louisville, KY, and
Mrs. Charles Eye, Lexington, KY.
Services will be helG at noon
tomorrow at Fort Myer Chapel.
The body then will be. flown to
Oklahoma City for burial.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Papa Ce|estin, TO,
Jazz Trumpet Player
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15.-
Oscar Papa Celestin. famed
New Orleans jazz trumpeter and
bandleader, died today. several
hours before the scheduled pres
entation of a sculptured head OF
himself to a city library branch.
Mr.. Celestin, who was rated
among the Nations great jazz
musicians, would have been II
on New Years Day. He became
i'll in September.
He was the idol of New Or
leans jazz lovers in the 1920's and
later lapsed into relative OBJ
scurity. He staged a comeback
in recent years that many be-
lieve eclipsed his earlier fame.
In May. 1853. Mr.. Celestin and
his New Orleans Dixieland Or
crestra appeared at a command
performance" sponsored by the
White House Correspondents AS
sociation, at the annual banquet
at the White House.
President Eisenhower shook
his hand warmly at the event
and said, "Mr. Celestin, you are
a fine gentleman and a credit to
your race and our country"
The music and the Presidents
congratulations were recorded,
and the jubilant Negro trumpeter
told friends later, "The sweetest
sounds were not the music, but
the words of the President"
Mr.. Celestln's death caused the
postponement of presentation of
his sculptured head to the Jazz
and folk music collection Of the
Milton H. Latter Memorial Lii
brary. The head, by New Or
leans Sculptor Raj Grainer Muir
ray, was paid for by popular
subscription.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Hugh Gibson Buried
In Swiss Village
BY the As,eeiated Press

GENEVA. Switzerland Dec. IS.
Veteran United States Diple-
mat Hugh Gibson was buried to-
day in the village cemetery Of
Genthod. just outside Geneva.
after funeral services which
filled the city's Notre Dame Ca
thedral.
Mr.. Gibson. II. died Sunday
of a heart attack at his home in
Genthod. After representing his
country at many foreign posts
and international conferences, he
had come out Of retirement in
1852 to head the Intergovern-
mental Committee for European
Migration.
At the head of the coffin were
large wreaths from former Pres
ident Herbert Hoover, another
close friend. and from United
States Secretary of State Dulles
and his wife. Franklin C. Gowen,
United States consul general in
Geneva. represented Mr.. Dulles
at the funeral.
Also attending were Scott Nc
Leod, State Department security
chief who had headed the United
States delegation to the recent
conference of the migration
group; Paul Ruegger. president
OF the International Red Cross:
representatives of most OF the
international organizations and
United Nations bodies in Geneva.
federal and local Swiss officials
and foreign diplomats.
The only close relative present
was Mr.. Gibson's only son,
Michael. 25. a student at the
University of Geneva. The dip
lomat's wife died four years ago.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Eugene du Ponf, 81,
Director, Ex-0ffieial
OF Chemical Firm
BY n. A.,oeiu..d pr...

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. Is.
Eugene du Pont. 81. q director
of E. I. du Pont de Nemours q
Co. and q great-grandson Of the
founder of the, chemical Arm.
died today at his estate near
Wilmington.
His wife died last month at the
age of Is.
Mr.. du Pont joined the du
Pont company shortly after his
graduation from Harvard Uni
versity in 1897. He started as
assistant to his father. Eugene
du Pont. who was president Of
the corporation at the time.
In 1902 he became assistant
director of sales, at a time when
the firms principal product was
commercial explosives.
After about Is years sales
work he retired from an active
position with the company but
had been a member of the board
continuously since 1917.
A noted agriculturalist, Mr.. du
Pont also maintained an absorb
ing interest in hunting which
took him all over the world.
He recently donated the funds
and the site to build the Eugene
du Pont Memorial Convalescent
Home, honoring his father, as
part Of the Wilmington Memorial
Hospital. This project is not yet
completed.
He is survived by four chill
dren-Eugene. Sd: Nicholas r.,
both of Wilmington: Mrs. Ethel
Warren. jr.. Crosse Point. Mich,
and Mrs. Aimes Weatherill Of
Chestnut Hill. Pa, and a sister,
Miss Amy E. du Pont of Santa
Barbara. Calf.
Funeral services will be private
at his residence on Friday.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Mrs. T. {. Smith, Jr.;;
Wife Of Navy Man
Was D. {. Native

Mrs. Frederick e. Smith. jr..
80, a native of Washington, died
Monday night at the Naval
Medical Center. Bethesda, where
she had been q patient for .
month.
The former Evelyn Hessler.
she was a graduate of Eastern
High School.
Mrs. Smiths husband is an
aviation storekeeper first class
in the Navy and had just been
assigned to the Naval Air Sta
ton at Anacostia. He had been
living with his father at GA
Massachusetts, avenue NE. while
planning to move into q new
home at Indian Head Manor, Md.
He is a veteran of IA years in the
Navy.
Mrs. Smith and her husband
had spent several months in
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Fred M. Hopkins, 79,
Ohio Publisher
~ the Asseeieied Pres,

FOSTORIA. Ohio. Dec. l5.-
Fred M. Hopkins, 10. publisher
Of the Fostoria Review-Times
and an Ohio newspaperman for
more than half a century. died
Of heart ailment today In City
Hospital.
A native Of Epworth. Iowa. he
was educated at the State Uni
versity Of Iowa. where he OBJ
tanned a law degree In 1895.
Mr.. Hopkins is survived by
his widow, son, Edmond M.
Hopkins. and two daughters.
Mrs. Kenneth Rice of Fostoria
and Mrs. Warner Woodwork Of
Hollywood. Fla.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Gen. Raymond McLoin, 81,
National Guard Veteran, Dies
Former D. c. Resident
Honored for Volor in
Both World Wars

1t. Gen. Raymond Stallings
McLain. "a. the first National
Guard officer appointed a briga-
dier general on the Regular
Army permanent list. died yes
terday at Walter Reed Hospital
of acute leukemia.
The Kentucky born general
enlisted in the Oklahoma Ma
tional Guard in 1912 and became
one OF the country's top generals.
He had been hospitalized here
since December /.
r He had been scheduled to
speak in Washington December
q before the National Security
Training Commission. He was
one Of the original five members
appointed to the commission in
1851 to study the problems of
military training.
A few days ago he was
visited by President Eisen-
hover, with whom he served
in Europe during World War II.
and Gen. George C. Marshall.
another old friend and associate.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
Army Chief of Staff, said Gen.
McLain's outstanding leadership
during a distinguished military
career should be an inspiring
example to all Americans, and
that "his untimely death is a
great loss to his country"
Former ID. C. Resident.
Gen. McLain used to live in
Washington. He had been as
sistant chief and then chief of
information of the Army be-
tween 1916 and 1948. He became
controller of the Army the fol-
lowing year, retiring in 1852
after 40 years of service. Since
his retirement he had lived in
Oklahoma City where he had
banking interests.
Gen. McLain served on the
Mexican Border, was with the
seth Infantry Division in World
War I and won the Distinguished
Service Cross. He was a bank
president and official in Okla
home in between wars.
He became a soldier again
during World War II. He was
artillery commander for the 45th
and Both Infantry Divisions and
commanded the Goth Infantry
Division and the 10Th Corps all
in Europe.
H0nOred by Gen. Patton.
He was a general who believed
that q combat commander
should lead his men, and he did.
He won a DISC cluster from Gen.
George S. Patton for leading the
attack on Vittoria. At Salerno he
led a break through the German
lines and received the Silver
Star.
He led the 45th Division in its
amphibious operations against
Sicily in 1943.
Gen. McLain was the first
citizen-soldier since Civil War
days to command a full corps
In the United States Army. lead.
ing the 10Th Corps across the
Elbe and within IS miles Of
Berlin before his advance was
halted by orders. .
Leader of Audacity.
Gen. McLaii1 was known as a
man of audacity and daring in
completing his assigned missions.
AT Anzio his 12-gun battalions
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Dr.. Depue H. Duffey,
81, Brother and
Son Of Physicians

DR.. Depue Hazen Dufey. 81, q
Washington physician since 1929.
died Monday night at his home.
$500 Argyle terrace NV. Of a
heart attack.
DR.. Duffey was born in Wash
ington. He was the son of the
late DR.. H. Clarence Duffey and
the brother of the late DR.. Hugh
C. Duffey, both Washington phy-
Sicians.
DR.. Duffey was graduated from
George Washington University
Medical School in 1928. He was
a visiting staff member Of Sibley
and Garfield Hospitals. His Of
fee was at 1900 Ninth street NV.
DR.. Duffey was a charter mem
ber of the Louis Mackall Medi-
cal Society and a director of the
McLachlen Banking Corp. He
was a member of the American
Medical Association, District
Medical Society and the Acad-
emy of General Practice.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Esther Borden Duffey; two
daughters and a son. Mrs. Joseph
w. Voss of 812 Chesapeake street
Sc, and Depue. jr.. and Miss
Ellinor O'Neill Duffey, both of
the home address; two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Cramer of 1927 Adams
Mill road NV. and Miss Mar
garet Duffey of 3911 Morrison
street NV, and a brother. Hor-
ace r. Duffey of San Francisco.
Services will be held at 3 pm.
tomorrow in Hines Funeral
Home. 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery. The family re-
quests that tokens of sympathy
be contributed to the American
Heart Association.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Jomes B. Riley, IS

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. is
R.-James B. Riley, IS, assist
ant wire editor Of the Jackson
vile Journal, died at his. home
today Of heart attack. A ma
tive Of Charleston, S. c., he
Joined the Journal in 1949. Pre-
viously he was State news edi-
tor for the Florida Times Union.
Evening star., 1954-12-15
Able Ernest Dimnef, 50,
Author OF Art Of 1hinkinu'
BY the Assesie,sd Pres,

PARIS. Dec. l5.-The death
last week Of Able Ernest DIM
net, whose book, THE Art Of
Thinking" was a United States
best seller In 1928, was revealed
today.
Able Dimnet died at his home
in Paris of heart attack last
Wednesday and was buried Mon
day in Trelon. his birthplace in
Northern France. He was SO.
Widely known in America as
a lecturer and writer. the Roman
Catholic priest made his early
reputation in France as q
teacher Of English. He retired
from teaching In 1923 to con-
centrate on writing and lectur-
ing.