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Evening star., 1954-01-02
Youth, t9, Admits Beating
-Four 10 Death in CHICAGO
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Jan. IA 19-
year-old colored youth picked
up by detectives for questioning
about murders in South Side
area last month admitted today.
police said. that he had fatally
beaten four robbery victims in
December.
Two of the men the youth
admitted Staying were found
beaten to death on December
19. another on December 90.
The first man police said the
youth, Willie Townsend. admit
ted killing. was found beaten
to death on December 2.
Detective John Fitzgerald said
Townsend related in a written
statement he assaulted his four
victims with q brick which he
carried in a paper bag. Detec-
tive Fitzgerald said all Of the
men Townsend told police he
killed were Negroes and lived
on the South Side.
The detective said Townsend
told him he was q heavy drug
addict and that he committed
robberies for money to support
his addiction. He also admitted
in q written statement that he
had assaulted two or three
people daily" in robbery at
tempts during the last two
months.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Duke Of Roxburgh 10 Wed
Scottish SociaIite
ex the A.sociated Pres,

LONDON, Jan. 2.-The wealthy
Duke of Roxburgh, divorced two
weeks ago, announced yesterday
he will marry again next week.
His bride will be Mrs. Elizabeth
Church. 35-year-old Scottish So
cialite named in the duchess S
divorce suit.
Mrs. Church is the ex-wife of
1t. Col. James Cunningham
Church. commanding officer Of
the Argyll and Sutherland High
landers. That marriage ended
in divorce December Is, the same
day as the dukes.
The duke is 40. Last January
he brought a suit to have the
duchess removed from the ducal
home at Floors Castle, showplace
Of his 60,000-acre estate. The
duchess finally agreed to leave.
A Scottish court in Edinburgh
granted the duchess a divorce.
The dukes first marriage was
IN 1885 at Westminster Abbey.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Pakistan Asks u. :,
To Aid Murder Probe
BY The Associo.sd Pres,

KARACHI. Pakistan, Jan. q
Prime Minister Mohammed Ali
said yesterday he has asked the
United States to send a private
investigator - preferably with
FB1 experience-to help in the
probe into the 1851 assassina-
ton of Pakistan's Prime Min
ister, Liaquat Ali Khan.
In his regular broadcast to the
nation, Ali declared although he
found the investigation into the
Staying was thorough, yet l do
not feel completely satisfied"
Liaquat was shot to death in
October, 1851. by a fanatical
Moslem Nationalist as he ad-
dressed a crowd in the Punjab
city of Rawalpindi. The angered
throng caught the assassin and
beat him to death. Since then,
the government has carried on
an exhaustive investigation to
determine who was behind the
assassination.
The Prime Minister also an
nounced his government has de-
cided to lift a ban on two Ka-
rachi newspapers. Dawn and
Evening Star, and to withdraw
all restrictions imposed on the
two papers a month ago. He
said this was in response to ap-
peals made to the government
from various quarters.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
|kremlin Opens Gates
10 Children and
Few Foreign Guests
Sy the A,soeiassd Press

MOSCOW. Jan. 2.-The old
Kremlin on New Years Day
echoed to an unusual sound
the patter Of many tiny feet.
The guarded gates opened for
children to attend the big fir
tree party organized by the Cen
trail Council of Trade Unions.
For 10 days there are to be
parties and tours of the Krem-
Inns churches and museums for
the youngsters and even q mas
querade ball inside the walls for
youths.
Things seem to be thawing
around those old battlements in
Red Square-at least for some
people.
Frontage News.
The announcement of the un-
precedented children's parties
was front-paged yesterday morn
ing in the Moscow press. It
conceded with other similar ges-
lures.
Also to the Kremlin went
seven American student editors
invited to a dinner dance by the
Komsomols (the Com m unist
Youth League).
Going to the Kremlin tomor-
row are the Stockholm "AIK"
Hockey Club, who are also being
wined and dined during their
weeks stay here, though on the
ice the Russians are trouncing
them.
Royalty Entertained.
The athletes and students also
got fine treatment at banquetS,
operas and New Years eve par
ties. The hockey players had
their bills paid at expensive
tables in the Metropole Hotel
restaurant and some even
danced with a Russian woman,
although some of her COM
panionS objected.
The American students spent
New Years eve at a banquet
at Moscow University where
there were many toasts, especial
ly to peace. Some Russian stu
dents toasts expressed hope that
their university won't be atom
bombed" The Americans re-
sponded that they hoped their
schools would not be atom
bomber either.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Raleigh, N. C.,Goes
Full Year Without
Death in Traffic
Dy the Asseeioted Press

RALEIGH. N. c.. Jan. Mot
a single traffic death was re-
corded in this city of 65,679 pop
ulation in 1853.
Never has this capital of North
Carolina had such a record, said
Capt. j. Herbert Hayes, head of
the police traffic division. = Even
in the horse and buggy days, he
added. runaway horses caused
one or two deaths every year.
The record climaxed a safety
program launched three years
ago. Capt. Hayes credited "the
intelligent people" of Raleigh.
the work of civic clubs. city gov
ernment and the educational and
enforcement efforts of the police
department for the record.
The last traffic fatality here
occurred December 7, 1852.
Evening star., 1954-01-02

behaved, Russell said. He doesn't
insist on walking across lawns
but will wait patiently on the
sidewalk until time to move on
to the next stop.
Russell said he only uses the
wagon on days when The Star
publishes a large paper-which
is most of the time. Other days
he slings a canvas bag across
his shoulder and Bill marches
along at his side.
Goose Stays Home.
Donald, year-old female
goose who doesn't seem the least
confused by the male name, used
to waddle along the paper route
with Russell and Bill. But she
has been confined to her pen in
the backyard since she reached
maturity.
Russell. a seventh grader at
Swanson Junior High School,
said Bill knows his job we'll but
occasional mishapS do occur.
Once in a while he climbs
up a small bank and tips the
wagon over He knows he's done
wrong and hangs his head while
straighten up the wagon and
put the papers back in. But l
never have to spank him for
doing it because he tries hard
not to do it again." Russell said.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Woman Editor Loses
Legs in Crash After
Safety Plea Editorial
By the Assoeiatsd Press

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. Jan. 2.
Miss Rebecca F. Gross, editor
Of the Lock Haven Express. was
in satisfactory" condition at the
Williamsport Hospital today aft
er amputation Of both her legs.
The 48-year-old newspaper
woman was injured in a two-car
collision in the early hours of
New Years eve as she drove to
the airport here to meet her sis
ter. She was thrown out of her
car by the crash and landed
against a utility pole. Her car
spun around. crushing her legs
against the pole.
Police Traffic Sergt. William
D. CArman said a witness told
him Miss Gross. who was alone,
drove through a stop sign at
an intersection before her car
was hit broadside by an. auto
driven by Sheridan E. June of
WilliarnSport. Mr.. June was not
hurt.
Miss Gross had urged careful
driving in a highway safety edi-
torial published in Thursday
afternoon editions of the Ex-
press few hours before the acci-
dent at Sis pm.
Title of the editorial was How
Not to Start a New Year" The
last sentence said. who Wants
to Start the New Year in a Hos
pital or a Morgue?"
Widely known in the news
paper world. Miss Gross was one
of seven American newspaper
men and women to make a tour
of Russia last year. marking a
historic reversal in Russian pol
icy.
A Nieman Fellow.
In 1947 the editor was one of
the first two women to be Sc
lected for Nieman Fellowship at
Harvard to do postgraduate
study in Journalism.
A reserve lieutenant. she was
member Of the initial unit of
women accepted for naval serv-
ice in World War II when the
Waves were inaugurated.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
5-Year Plan Draqs,
Chinese Reds Admit
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Jan. "A review of
1858 and a look into 1854 today
by the Peiping Peoples Daily,
Official organ of Red China's
government. limited at troubles
both past and present in chang
ing over the nations Sprawling
millions to communism.
Peiping Radio broadcast a
lengthy editorial on the work.
ings of the first year of the gov
ernment's flve-year construction
plan and what to expect in the
new year
I'VE are we'll aware that it
will take a very long time for
us to pass into socialism" the
editorial noted.
Dealing with the speed of in
dustrial development. the news
paper cautioned "it would be
wrong. Of course. for us to raise
our demands to too high a level,
nor should we expect industry to
grow at the same ratio as be-
fore"
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Accident Delays Band
On Way to Football Game

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2
(Pl.-Two passenger trains, one
carrying the 120-member Michi-
gan State College Band to the
East-West football game here,
were halted for an hour early
today. when a butane gas truck
overturned on a highway paral-
leling the Southern Pacific
tracks.
Two sections Of the Owl. en-
route from Los Angeles to Oak
land. were stopped just south
of Pixley, so miles south OF
Fresno.
The highway patrol allowed
the trains to proceed after hun
dreds of gallons of spilled gas
were washed from the nearby
road. Officers had feared a
spark from the trains might
have ignited the gas.
South Pacific spokesman said
the Owl would reach Oakland
in plenty Of time for the band
which performed in the Rose
Bowl yeSterday-to strut before
this afternoons EaSt-West game
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Wo|fson Company
Negotiating 10 Buy
Kentucky Steel Firm

Merritt Chapman g. Scott Corp.
of New York has registered with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission an offer to buy the
Newport Steel Co., Newport. KY.
Louis E. Wolfson. head Of the
Capital Transit Co. here, is pres
ident and chairman of the board
of Merritt Chapman g. Scott, an
engineering firm.
Terms of the proposal. which
have been approved by the two
companies. include exchange Of
one share of Merritt Chapman
& Scott common stock for each
81 shares of Newport's common.
The offer is conditional upon ac-
ceptance by holders of at least
two-thirds of the Newport stock.
although Merritt Chapman &
Scott can complete the deal II
only 81 per cent of the Newport
stock is offered.
Newport recently reported
earnings after taxes Of $2.221.- =
955, on net sales Of $63, ,989. .993
for the fiscal year ended october
81. 1858. Figures in the SEC
registration gave $3.103.226 as
Merritt Chapman g. Scott's net
earnings on gross revenues of
$84. .568.145 in the first 10 months
of 1853.
Mr.. WolfSon said his company
which has construction, steel,
marine salvage and floating der
rick interests in the United
States, and building projects
under way in New Zealand, Aus
tralia. India. Bermuda and Can
ada. wants to buy Newport to
diversity its operations.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Sinatra Flying Home,
Fails 10 Win Reconciliation
By the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Jan. Frank Sim
atra glumly flew home to Holly
wood today. his reconciliation
with Ava Gardner still incom-
plete.
I'VE are trying to work out
our problems. There still are
problems" the grooming film
star said.
Ava gave point to that obser-
vation by not showing up at the
airport to say goodby. Asked
why, Mr.. Sinatra said:
We'll. you know, she still has
the flu. She's running a tenn
perature."
Then, smiling, he added: II
have a cold, too"
A friend told a different story,
explaining: "Ava was busy. She
had an appointment to model
for sculptor"
Mr.. Sinatra said he tele-
phoned Hollywood yesterday and
asked If he could postpone his
return. His studio. Goth Century,
Fox. replied that he must be on
hand Monday.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Rose Bowl Parade
Is Led by Gen. Dean;
IL Million Watch
sy tho As,ociassd Press

PASADENA, Calf, Jan. a.
An international flavor. topped
by May. Gen. william r. Dean,
former prisoner Of war Of the
lighting in Korea, sparked the
colorful 65th annual Tourna-
ment of Roses parade here yes
terday.
More than q million persons
looked on as Gen. Dean. grand
marshal Of the parade. led the
fiower-covered floats in q two
hour procession.
Nearby Long Beach won the
annual tournament with q bril-
liant floral display and two in
ternational beauties, Miss France
and Miss United States.
Myrna Hansen, who was Miss
United States In Long Beach's
Miss Universe contest last sum-
mer, and Miss Christine Martel
of France, who won the universe
title. rode the float.
Police estimated that IL mil
lion persons jammed the Az
mile parade route. Other mil
lions saw the spectacle on tele-
vision. including an estimated
few thousand who witnessed the
first color telecast Of the parade.
Cowboy Actor Roy Rogers and
his actress wife. Dale Evans,
rode '"The Covered Wagon" which
won the grand prize for the
most beautiful commercial float.
1t was entered by General Foods.
Mexico captured the Interna-
tional Trophy for the most
beautiful entry from outside the
United States st. Louis took
the National Trophy for the
most beautiful outside Califor-
mia. Haiti won a contest among
nations. and Michigan led
among States and territories.
The prize for the best depic-
ton Of the parade's theme, "Fa-
nous Books in Flowers" went
to Minute Maid Corp
Other winners included:
Cities outside California OF
more than 100000 population
First prize. Detroit; second,
Pittsburgh. Pa
Cities outside of California
between 10000 and 500, ,0O0-
First prize. Portland. Oreg.; Sec
ond. San Antonio. Tex.
Cities outside California be-
tween $4,000 and $50. .000-Little
Rock. Ark
Cities outside California be-
tween 5000 and 50.000-Las We
gas, New.
Evening star., 1954-01-02

sponsored formation of a COM
pany with a capital of more than
$50 million for the Ltani River
hydroelectric project. The Leb-
anese have dropped broad hints
that the United States should
provide part of this capital. I'm
official American reaction has
been that a country which can't
even absorb technical aid is a
poor risk for major capital as
SiStanca
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Gas Station Thieves Get
; German-Made Pistols

Three German-made pistols, a
wrist watch and So were taken
from a Cities Service gas station.
1911 Savannah street Sc, early
New Years Day, it was reported
to police today.
The station. owned by John
w. Dottillis, 1928 Newton street,
Bladensburg, was closed all day
yesterday and the theft was dis
covered this morning.
Two of the pistols were 80
caliber. the third a %. All were
semi-automatic. In addition, a
set Of socket wrenches were
stolen.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Philip Will Be Absent

ADEN (P.-Moslem women of
Alden will entertain Queen Eliz-
abeth when she visits this British
colony. but the Duke of Edin-
burgh will not be invited. Women
of Alden still are secluded strictly.
The Alden government has ex-
planned that present customs of
the Alden Arabs do not permit
women to be seen by men,"
Evening star., 1954-01-02
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

WindS-South to southwest at
1925 miles per hour tonight.
shifting to northwest to north at
1920 miles per hour tomorrow.
River Report.
tFrom u 8. EngineersD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
tReadings Washington National Airport
Yesterday Pct. To-day Pct
Noon 33 Midnight ~ %
4 pm, II am. ~ 1S
pm. - ~ 10 am. 81
Evening star., 1954-01-02

dent C. F. Jacobsen announced
today.
The new directors have taken
a prominent part in trade and
civic organizations here.
Mr.. Aubinoe is a past presi-
dent of the Home Builders of
Washington. Among the WELL
known properties he has built
are the Congressional and Du-
pont Plaza Hotels and the Wire
Building.
Mr.. Duffield. area manager for
Sears. will soon complete 26 years
of service with that company.
He has been active in the Com
munity Chest, the National Sym
phony Orchestra. the Better
Business Bureau and other or
ganizations.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
2 Men Watching Porode
At Pasadena Drop Decd

PASADENA. Calf, Jan. 2 up.
Two men dropped dead yes
terday while watching the Tour
nament of Roses parade. They
apparently suffered heart at
tackS.
William Ledbetter. 70, Fresno
rancher, was stricken while
seated in a grandstand.
The other victim was Richard
Keith Frank. So, of South Pasa-
dena.
Evening star., 1954-01-02

District and vicinity-Clear
tonight, lowest around 38. To-
morrow. partly cloudy and turn
ing colder by afternoon.
Maryland-Fair and not as
cold tonight, lowest 1898. To-
morrow. partly cloudy and turn
ing colder in the afternoon.
Virginia-Fair and not as cold
tonight, lowest 1898. To-
morrow, partly cloudy and turn
ing colder in north portion by
afternoon.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Orange Bowl Spectator
CoIIopses and Dies

MIAMI. Fla. Jan. 2 (R.-
Ralph E. Frey. so, Of York. Pa.
toppled over dead in his seat at
the Orange Bowl yesterday dur
ing the first half of the football
game between Oklahoma and
Maryland.
His wife Anna said he had
been q victim of heart disease
for some time.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
N Come Viewer Dies

BESSEMER, Ala, Jan. 2 (P.-
Cecil H. Cowan, 69-year-old
Bessemer businessman, collapsed
and died while watching a tele-
vision broadcast Of the Alabama
Rice game yesterday.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Metropolitan Bank
Names 7 Directors

Alvin L. Aubinoe, Washington
builder. and Hugh K. Duffield.
Sears. Roebuck executive, have
been named directors of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank, PreSi-
Evening star., 1954-01-02
LORD,
TEACH US
TO PRAY"

TO PRAY"|
Long before Christ came |
upon the earth. men were re- |
sorting to prayer for divine /
help.
The people of Israel. we
know. realized the power of
prayer and prayed often in
appeal for Gods blessing in
gratitude for his favors. AL
most every one instinctively
feels the need for prayer in
time Of danger and emergency.
Many people. unfortunately,
do not know how to pray prop
erly. Even the Apostles. watch
ing as Jesus prayed. became
conscious for the first time of
the mighty power Of proper
prayer. They could see on the
Cavio,,r's face a He prayed.
the reflection Of a great inner
peace and refreshment.
So they said to Jesus: Lord
teach US to pray.
And Christ replied: PRAY
thus Our Father who art
in heaven. hallowed be Thy
Name.
"Thy Kingdom come. Thy
will be done. on earth as il is
in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily
bread.
'And forgive US our debts
as we also forgive our debtors.
And lead US not into tempta-
ton. but deliver US from evil.
The words of the Lords
Prayer" are enshrined. of
course. in the hearts of Chris
tians everywhere. And YET
Christ, in giving us this most
beautiful prayer Of all. did not
tell us to PRAY this" He said:
Pray thus"
He meant that we must pray
with the realization that God
is truly our Father that
His Name is to be revered as
no other that His Will is
to be done here and hereafter
that we are to be truly
sorry for our injustices to 9TH
ers. and forgive those who in
jure us and that we are
to avoid sin.
People who question the
value of prayer usually say
they have tried it and 1T didn't
work. They mean by this. Of
course. that God did not grant
the things for which they
prayed. A better understand
ing of proper prayer would
make clear to them that petit
ton for Gods favor is only one
kind of prayer and that
God does not grant every favor
which We may want or think
we need.
Proper prayer is not merely
a petition for blessings. but
also an expression Of our love.
our devotion and our gratitude
to God a declaration of
our acceptance of God as our
Father a submission OF
our wishes and our will to the
wishes and the Will of God.
Every day in every land
and every tongue -. 8
mighty chorus of prayer rises
from the hearts of Catholics to
honor God-to implore His
blessings-to pay Him grateful
thanks. For the Church teaches
and Catholics know
that there is no power in the
hands of men so great as the
power of prayer.
The most famous collection
of prayers known to history is
the Book of Psalms pray
ers in which God Himself
teaches US clearly the disposl-
tions with which we should
pray.
To help you in your prayers. |
we will send you a beautifully
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Evening star., 1954-01-02

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, IS. on January /.
Lowest. 90. on January /.
High and Low of Last - Hours.
High. 80, at 8 pm.
Low, 80. at 2:25 am.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast a
Evening star., 1954-01-02
The Sun and Moon

Precipita tion.
Monthly precipitati tion in INCHES In the
Capital tcurrent month to date1:
Evening star., 1954-06-21
Six Kansas Conyicts
FaiI in Prison Break,
But xiii One Guard
By Ne Asseelstsd Prsss

LANSING, Kans., June 21.-
Shielding themselves with six
terrified prison visitors, six
desperate convicts tried to force
their way out Of the Kansas
State Prison yesterday.
A veteran guard was killed
and one Of the hostages and two
Of the convictS were wounded
In bursts of gunfire before the
group surrendered in the ad-
ministration building.
The convicts were armed with
three crude 20 pistols and
six knives. all made within the
prison walls.
The six men rushed into the
visitors room where about IS
visitors were talking with
prisoners. They seized the
hostages. including two chill
dren, and rushed to the admin
istration building.
Fred Kenaga, So, an unarmed
guard supervisor with IS years
Of service. encountered the group
at the administration building
door and was shot to death.
Inside a vestibule the convicts
were stopped by two gates.
Threatening the hostages. they
yelled for gatekeeper Andy Hol-
linsheAd to open the gates. He
refused and they fired at him.
Warden Charles Edmondson
rushed into the corridor and
drew fire from the convictS as
the hostages screamed hys-
terically.
The warden got a rife and
stepped into the corridor again
as armed guards approached the
convicts from the yard in the
rear.
"I knew we were going to have
q showdown, and that we were
going to have it right there"
the warden said.
II was interested in getting
the hostages out, as well as about
20 other visitors In the visitors
hail." he said, "but you just
can't run a prison by opening
the gates because Of pressure
from inside"
Warden Edmonson said the six
convicts would be charged with
St-degree murder for Mr.. Ke-
naga's Staying.
Evening star., 1954-06-21
Nonstop, Trans-U. S. Flights Start Here July /

time. Passengers win arrive in
Los Angeles in time for dinner.
The return flight. leaving Los
Angeles at s:4S pm. Pacific day.
light time. will arrive here seven
hours and is minutes later. at Z
am. daylight time).
Evening star., 1954-06-21

American Airlines said today
it win inaugurate the National
Capitals first nonstop transcon-
tinental air service July /.
American said one Of its CO.
passenger DC-7 airlines will
leave Washington daily on a
nonstop flight of eight hours and
10 minutes to Los Angeles.
The plane will leave Washing
ton at l pm. daylight saving
Evening star., 1954-06-21
D. c. Womon Elected

OMAHA. June 81 B.-Ladies
Of the Reserve Ofncers Associa-
ton. which wound up its con-
vention here Saturday. elected
Mrs. Milton Gould Of Washing
ton, Dc, as treasurer.
Evening star., 1954-06-21
Gen. Hull Gets Degree

TOKYO. June 81 R-Far
East commander Gen. John Z.
Hull. an alumnus Of Miami Uni
versity. Ohio. today received an
honorary ILL., D. degree from his
alma mater. The award was
presented at his home here by
DR.. John D. Millett, president
Of Miami.
Evening star., 1954-06-21
Barn Donee Slotted

The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship viii hold a barn dance at
8 pm Friday ct the Brightwood
Park Methodist Church. Eighth
and jefferson streets NV.
Evening star., 1954-06-21
Navy Names Chief
AT Quonset Air Station
ny the Asseciassd psoss

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. June 81.
Capt. Ray c. Needham, now
on the staff Of the National War
College at Washington. D. c.,
will take command Of the Quon-
set Naval Air Station on June 80.
/ AS llth commanding offlcer Of
Quonset. Capt. Needham viii be
the youngest to hold the post.
He Is q native of Salt Lake City,
Utah, and is IS.
He will succeed Capt. Sherman
E. Burroughs, who is retiring.