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Evening star., 1954-11-27
Hundreds Of Seamerl
Fight for Their Lives
In Gale Off Britain
J Trapped in Lightship;
IS Are Suved From
HoIf Of Split Tanker
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Nov. 27.-At least
seven seasmen were feared dead
in a wrecked ship and hundreds
Of other seamen fought for their
lives today in hurricane-force
winds that tossed vessels about
in churning waters from the
Irish Sea to the coast of Hol-
land.
SOS signals cracked out and
dramatic rescues were under
way. Among these were the
saving of IS men of a tanker
split in two off the coast OF
South Wales and the rescue by
United States helicopter of an
English bird watcher from an
upended lightship in the English
Channel.
Seven men still were aboard
the forward section of the tanker
and efforts were being made tc
rescue them. A similar number
were trapped inside the light
ship. And, while rescue opera
tions were under way, it was
feared they already were dead
Tanker Breaks Apart.
The 20,125-ton Liberian OF
tanker, World Concord, carry
ing AZ Greek crewmen. brok,
apart off the coast of South
Wales. Eight hours later a life.
boat rescued IS men off tn.
stern, then headed toward tht
forward section, which was sink.
ing several miles away with sever
sailors aboard. Half a dozer
ships stood by. British hell
copters, the Royal Navy Aircraft
Carrier IllustriouS and the tus
Turmoil went out to assist. The
Turmoil helped in the drama oi
the broken-in-two Flying Enter.
prise three years ago.
Weather forecasters predicted
high winds throughout the day
and the storm would last for two
more days.
A United States Air Force hell
copter from a base at Ramsgate
England, snatched the one mar
off the English lightship South
Goodwin, upended and half sunk
on the treacherous Goodwin
Sands in the English Channel
After landing the survivor the
helicopter flew back with ar
oxyacetylene torch and diving
equipment to try to save seven
seamen trapped inside. They
were already feared dead.
Winds Buffet HelicOpter.
High winds buffeted the Amer
lean helicopter as it hovered over
the lightship. The plane was
manned by Maj. Paul L. Park o1
Noble, Okla: Capt. Curtis E
Parkins, Royalton, Minn., and
Airman L. C. Elmer Vollman, 9
medical orderly from Chicago.
The man they saved was
Ronald Murton, %, an English
(See STORM, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Pope Reported Afflicted
With Hiccups Again
By The A.soeio,ed Pres.

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 27.--
Reliable Vatican sources said to-
day Pope Plus XII has suffered
q recurrence Of the hiccup at
tacks that afflicted him last win
ter. The pontiff repeatedly also
has been vomiting.
The sources said the Pope will
return to Rome later today from
his summer home at Castel Gam
dolfo as originally planned but
viii cancel a scheduled visit to
Rome's Basilica Of Santa Maria
In Trastevere.
The 78-year-old head Of the
Roman Catholic Church has
been suffering from a serious
gastric ailment for some time.
Last January the stomach dis
order, complicated by hiccups,
so weakened him that he had
to be fed 'intravenously.
The sources said the Pope's
physicians had warned him re-
Gently that his strenuous sched-
ule Of audiences. appearances
and church duties on which he
has insisted would cause trouble.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Businessmen Work
For Christianity

FELLOWSHIP, SONG AND PRAYER
Members Of the Full Gospel Busi-
ness Mems Fellowship combine fellow
ship, song and proyer to old in
winning others to Christ" How the
group works is told on pose A-s.
HOME. SWEET oFFIcs-A home
con be good pIoee to have an office
# the building is properly designed
to keep the two sections independent
Of one onother. See The Stor's Home
Section beginning on pose B-l for
Robert J. Lewis expIonotion Of how
one Washington architect solved this
design problem.
WHAT WOULD you Dos-A
reoIly good driver is familiar with
District traffic laws. Test your knowI-
edge Of the regulations in the daily
series DO You ReoIIy Drive WeIIl"
on poee A-24.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Explosion Splits Tanker
In Wales; ; Feared Dead
By the Associated Press

SWANSEA. Wales, Nov. 27.-
An engine room explosion in the
Norwegian oil tanker Olav Ring
dial, jr.. split the 9,829-ton ship
amidships and rocked this South
Wales port today. Three Of the
crew Of AZ were feared killed.
A seaman said he saw IL ship
mates leap overheard and swim
ashore. Fifteen survivors were
treated at hospitals. Two Nor
weigion stewardesses aboard were
reported safe.
The vessel, out Of Oslo, was
tied up at a dock when the blast
occurred. The fire that followed
was controlled after four hours
The cause Of the explosion wal
not Immediately determined.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Nationalist WorpIones Attack
Red Outpost Near 7ochens
Assault 200 Miles North Of Formoso
Follows Enemy Raid on Wuchiu Island

now are indications that the
Communist troops did not ac-
tually land on Wuchiu.
In reporting the incident to-
day the official Central News
claimed the invading fleet" was
repulsed by shore batteries and
Nationalist warplanes.
And an afternoon newspaper
which spoke yesterday of q
Communist invasion beachhead.
heavy ground fighting and the
arrival Of Red reinforcements-
spoke today only of what 1t
called an attempted Red landing
Today's air attack on Toumen
concentrated on gun positions
from which the Communists
have been shelling Yikiangshan
Island, a nearby Nationalist out
post 8 miles northwest of the
TachenS.
Official reports said the planes
hit their targets and returned
safely to their base without
meeting any Red interceptor
planes. The number of planes
involved in the raid wasn't dis
closed.
In Taipeh, meanwhile, there
were new reports of Communist
naval buildups. The Interior
Ministry's Tatao News Agency
said the Reds have reinforced
their naval units in the Swatow
area, between Hong Kong and
Quemoy, with more than 10 gun
boats and five Russian built mo-
tor torpedo boats. These latter,
Tatao said, are of the type that
sank the Nationalist destroyer
escort TAPPING off the Tachens
November IA.
The agency said the craft were
transferred to the Swatow area.
100 miles southwest of the Ma
tionalist outpost of Quemoy,
from the big South China island
of Hainan and from Whampoa
on the Pearl River near Canton.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Nobody Can Chonee Facts,
Chambers Says at Farm Home

"They are there forever. That
is the inherent tragedy of this
case" Chambers said.
He typed the statement care
fully on a yellow piece Of paper
while Mrs. Chambers sat with
the reporter in the kitchen be-
fore the fireplace.
Chambers said that was all he
would have to say about Hiss
release. The former Communist
courier has been Ill for the last
two years with a heart ailment
but was looking much improves
today.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Economic Development
In
The Metropolitan Area

Areo meons new problems. One Of them IS 10 develop
broader economic bosemoe employment thot does not
depend on Government.
The Washington Board Of Trode Economic Development
Committee hos based long range progrom on facts OF
interest to all citizens Of the Metropolitan Area Already
the plan is beginning to show results.
The proerom and the reasoning behind il described
in on article BY Wiom Hines the coming Sunday Sdrs
big Editorial Section.
Be sure to. read it in
Thr 5u1nay Star
Evening star., 1954-11-27
BY The As.oeio,sd Pres.

WESTMINSTER, Md. Nov.
27.-Whittaker Chambers. star
witness against Alger Hiss, and
his wife refused to answer their
telephone today but consented
to give a statement to a reporter
who went to their farm home
near here in Carroll County.
"The saddest single fact about
the Hiss case is that nobody can
change the facts as they are
known. Neither Alger Hiss no1
], however much we might wish
to do so. can change these facts
Evening star., 1954-11-27
41.6O0 Increase Reported
In Unemployment Claims
BY the Associated Pres,

The Labor Department says
initial claims for unemployment
benefits rose by Al 500 during the
week ended November 20 to q
total of 1884, 700.
In reporting this last night. the
Department said the claims total
was still below the 301, 100 regis
tered for the same week last
year. and was made higher be-
cause the Veterans Day holiday
closed employment Offices during
the previous week.
The increase was also attri-
buted to seasonal layoffs in the
lumber. construction, clothing
and food processing industries.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Hiss Released From Prison
As He ProcI0ims Innocence
Wife and Son Among Crowd at Cote
Greeting Fomer High U. S. Official

cause am confident that their
success will not only vindicate
my name. relieve my family of
harassment, but will assist in
the allaying of the hysteria and
fear of these days."
Won't Talk of Remington.
Hiss shrugged of all questions
concerning the Staying of Will
liam w. Remington in the prison
earlier this week except to say
"All the inmates were horrified
and revolted."
Remington, like Hiss. was con-
victed of perjury tn connection
with congressional queries about
communism. Hiss and Reming-
ton were never linked together
in the same Washington Com
munist associations. however.
Remington's funeral was held
today at Ridgewood, N. j., not
far from New York where Hiss
lives. Hiss was silent when asked
at the prison gate if he would
attend the funeral. He did not
do so. however.
Beyond the brief statement
asserting his innocence, Hiss
Tended off further questioning
by newsmen, rushed with his
wife and son to a waiting red
convertible and drove away.
The automobile whisked
through Lewisburg without stop
ping, and crossed the bridge
over the Susquehanna River,
apparently heading for New York
through the Pocono Mountains.
The Kisses have an apartment
in New York.
AS a conditiona1ly released
convict, Hiss must report monthly
to a Federal officer in New York
for the next year and half on
how he's living, how he's working
and who are his friends. After
the conditional period, which ex-
pires March 81, 1856. he will be
on his own.
Has Little Funds Left.
Hiss comes out of prison broke
according to his brother. Donald
Hiss wife has been working In
a New York bookstore to support
herself and Tony.
Hiss was a lawyer before his
conviction. The perjury sentence
automatically resulted in his
disbarment, and as a convict he
doesn't have the right to vote.
Hiss won't be able to retire SO
soon from public gaze, even
If he should have that in
tention. Several congressional
committees have announced re-
Gently they would like to question
him more about his governmental
associations, before, during and
after World War II.
Hiss, before he quit a high
post in the State Department
under Secretary Dean Acheson,
was a close confidant Of Presi-
dents Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Harry Truman and was secre-
tary Of the 1945 San Francisco
Conference that founded the
United Nations.
The convertible. owned by
Lawyer Lane. had driven up to
the penitentiary at 8:45 am.
(EST). The two attorneys, Mr..
Lane and Mr.. Benjamin. jumped
out as newsmen hurriedly ap-
preached and helped Mrs. Hiss
and son Tony emerge. All four
(See HISS. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Clear Weather
Greets 100000
Army.NavyFans
Chief Justice Warren
Among Dignitories
At FootbuII Classic
By Francis Stonn
star sfeH Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-In
one sense the 55th Army-Navy
football game became an upset
today before it even started.
Clear skies and a moderate tenn
perature surprised more than
100000 spectators, who had
been forewarned of a raw. cold
and even rainy afternoon.
Dignitaries from all parts of
the NationNwere on hand as the
corps of cadets marched into
Municipal Stadium promptly at
noon. but President Eisenhower.
only ex-Army football player to
reach the White House. was
absent. The Chief Executive
was golfing at Augusta, Ga.
The cadets, who numbered
2,285, marched into the nearly
filled arena ahead of the mid
shipmen, who were today's
hosts. The Annapolis brigade.
which consisted of 3,617 men in
blue, followed approximately
half an hour later. Traditionally.
they about-faced to salute both
sides of the stadium with cheers
and they taunted each other
from across the field with ban
ners which took weeks to
prepare.
Among those attending were
Chief Justice Warren, Admiral
w. Radford, chairman, Joint
Chiefs Of Staff; Secretary of the
Navy Thomas, Admiral e. j.
King and most of the cabinet.
Army Slight Favorite.
Army, beaten only in its
opener by South Carolina last
September 25, was quoted as a
4-to-6-point favorite over Navy,
which lost only to Pittsburgh
and Notre Dame by total
margin of 8 points. However,
there was plenty of support for
the midshipmen, sentimental
and otherwise.
Navy, if the winner, limited
that it might make an an
nouncement regarding a bid to
the Sugar Bowl shortly after the
game. Two years ago the Secre-
tary Of the Navy discouraged q
trip to the Orange Bowl, but
there appeared to be a good
chance Of the midshipmen get
ting green light this time.
Army's' support was derived
chiefly because of its explosive
backAeld of Tommy Bell, Bob
Kyasky, Pete Vann and Pat
Uebel, which has been compared
favorably with the Blanchard
is-Tucker- r-McWilliams COM
bination during the World
War II period. In winning seven
of eight games, Army has rolled
up 305 points.
Army Defenses Suspect.
On the other hand the cadets
have yielded 100 points and Navy
hackers were hopefully thinking
the West Point defense was sus.
pect. The middies, whose sched.
ule has been the more exacting.
scored 256 points in their eight
games but gave up only SO points.
Only Pitt, a 21-19 winner, was
able to score more than one
touchdown.
Both squads worked out yes
terdas at Municipal Stadium
upon arrival. AS the guest"
team. Army took the field at 1870
and then departed to spend the
night at the Manufacturers
Country Club. The cadets took
their necessarily devious route,
leaving West Point at 9:15 by
bus and transferring to train
at Newark.
An hour later Navy worked
out and then went by bus to the
swank Pine Valley Golf Club in
Continued on Page A-l2. Col. a.
Evening star., 1954-11-27


topcoat brought to the peni-
tentiary by his wife. told news
men at the prison gate:
>"I shall renew my efforts to
dispel the deception that has
been foisted on the American
people"
Hiss spent three and one-half
years of a five-year sentence in
the penitentiary at LewiSburg.
Specifically he was convicted of
lying to a Federal grand jury
after a congressional investi-
CATION which looked into charges
by Whitaker Chambers. Soviet
spy courier. that he had obtained
Government documents from
Hiss, a former State Department
official.
Wife and Son at Gate.
Hiss was met by his wife
Priscilla, his 13-year-old son
Tony and two attorney friends.
Chester Lane and Robert M. Ben
jamin. AS he walked through
the big double-gated door of the
huge brick-walled prison, the
former prisoner No. 1887 was
surrounded by nearly 100 re-
porters and photographers.
Hiss told them:
This is not a press conference.
although it looks very much like
one. However, am very glad to
use this chance-the first I have
had in nearly four years--to
reassert my complete innocence
of the charges that were brought
against me by Whitaker
Chambers.
"Also for nearly four years !
! have had no opportunity to
answer the fantastic invention
that politicians and members
of the press have been free to
invent about me.
II have had to wait in silence
while in my absence a myth has
been developed. I hope chat the
return of the mere man will help
to dispel the myth.
'I have only one other thing
I want to say at this time: That
is, I shall resume my efforts to
dispel the deception that has
been foisted on the American
people. / shall renew those eff
forts with more enthusiasms be-
Evening star., 1954-11-27

GUAM. Nov. q P.-Typhoon
Tilda struck Guam a glancing
blow last night, raking this big
United States island military
base with 45-miles-anN hour
winds. A Navy spokesman and
Guam police said there were no
immediate reports of damage.
Evening star., 1954-11-27


Ito go on with the program" o1
censure debate when the Senate
reconvenes Monday.
Senator Knowland said he die
not think the debate will go or
for ANY prolonged time anc
that two weeks more of discus.
sion should be more thar
ample"
"I think developments thai
have taken place over the last
few weeks require the Senate tt
give more time to the honor oi
the country than the dignity OF
the Senate" Senator Knowlanc
said.
He explained that he referred
to the shooting down of Amer
ican planes by the Chinese Com.
munists and the announced i'm
prisonment of American service
men and added:
II think there is going to be a
growing demand that this busi-
ness (the proposed censure) be
terminated and the SO members
Of the Senate and the admins
tration concentrate on how to
save the honor of this country
The Senate took To-day re-
cess November 18 when Senator
Mccarthy turned up with an in
jured elbow officially described
as 'traumatic bursitis."
The Wisconsin Republicans
physicians said today that his
condition was good enough to
permit his leaving the Bethesda
Naval Hospital tomorrow, bar
ring any complications. The
Senator will be given a final
checkup before release.
Senator Due Back.
Edward B. Williams, Senator
McCarthy's attorney, said the
Senator would be be back in the
Senate Monday when the debate
on censure charges is to resume
Senator KnoWland had nc
comment on various suggestions
that lengthier Senate sessions
even round -the-clock meetings
be held to speed a Senate deci-
sion on whether to censure SEN
ator Mccarthy
The suggestion for day-and-
night sessions has been advanced
by Senator Mansfield, Democrat
of Montana, and others, who
want to see the censure issue
settled during the present $50
Congress.
If not acted on before Decem-
ber "a, the resolution of censure
would expire, and action would
have to be started anew in the
84th Congress. convening in
January. if the Senate desired tc
pursue the matter.
Those pushing for action on
censure say that the issue is not
Senator Mccarthy himself, and
not communism, but a matter OF
dignity and integrity Of the Sen
ate itself.
Senator Knowland, in express
ing the opinion the Senate de-
bate could be concluded in two
weeks, said he had not talked
with Senator Mccarthy person
ally. It is not known how ac-
tive a part the Wisconsin Re-
publican and his supporters plan
to take in the debate when the
Senate reconveneS.
One of his supporters, Sena-
tor Dirksen, Republican of Illi-
(See CENSURE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Know|and Asks China Blockade
Unless Reds Free 13 Americans;
Predicts Early Censure Windup
Proposed Step
Would Not Leud
To War, He Says
By Gould Lincoln

Senate Majority Leader Know
land today called for a blockade
Of Communist China by the
United States Navy if State De-
part1nent notes of protest fail te
bring about the release Of 1a
Americans now being held in
prison by the Peiping govern
rnent.
He said that the blockade
should be undertaken with OF
without the cooperation OF
other free nations.
The statement of the Repub-
lican leader was made at a press
conference. He was asked il
such a blockade would lead to
war with China.
II do not believe So" he re-
piled. But with or without the
cooperation of other Western
nations believe in clamping a
tight blockade on all of China
so that no vessel can get in OF
out of that country. The Chi
nese Communists can then make
up their minds how long they
will hold our people. It would
be costly to them. ! think II
would work.
II would rather have the CO.
operation of those nations who
stand with us. But do not
think we should give them a
veto.
1--WE are drafting men into the
armed services and we should
protect them from such treat
ment as. the Red Chinese are CIV
ing our officers and men,"
Mere Note Not Enough.
Senator Knowland said he ap-
proved of the steps which are
now being taken by the State
Department but that unless the
attitude of the Red Chinese had
changed, he doubted that a
mere note would bring the re-
lease Of the prisoners. He said
he had not discussed with the
State Department, the Defense
Department, or the White House
his proposal for a blockade.
This Is my own view of the
situation" Senator Knowland
said.
The Republican leader said it
was time for the Senate to give
attention to the honor of the
country and that there was q
growing demand that the present
business before that body-the
Mccarthy censure resolution
be terminated. He said that our
planes have been shot down by
the Chinese Reds and that uni
formed prisoners were being held
without justification.
"It is time we acted to save
the honor of the country" he
said.
Senator Knowland prefaced
the statement by saying he re-
quested the State Department
and the Defense Department to
give him full information about
all American personnel now in
the hands of the Chinese Com
muniStS.
This, he said, would include a
list of civilians as well as men,
bers of the armed services. He
said number of Americans we're
being held in prison in China.
Others, he said, are under "house
arrest" And still other Amer
leans have been refused visas to
leave China, he added.
Bristling Protest Made.
In a bristling protest delivered
to the Peiping government yes
terday through the British, the
United States labeled the sem
fencing an outrage" and de-
manded that Red China free
tSee AIRMEN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Explosion Kills Ten

MANILA, Nov. 81 R.-Ten
persons, including two small
children. were killed and two
seriously injured today when ex-
plosives used to manufacture
fireworks blew up in a house
at linus. a town Is miles south
of Manila.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
5000 Leave District
On Special Trains 10
See Service Classic
Supreme Court Justices
Join Football Funs
On Philadelphia Trip

The law of the land was on
hand for the Army Navy football
game in Philadelphia today.
Eight members Of the United
States Supreme Court were
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Stocks in fhe Spotlight

NEW YORK up. - Following are the
sales (add. 00), high, low, closing price
and net change Of the 20 most active
stocks for the week.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Debate Will End
By December II,
Senator Thinks
BY Cecil HoIlond

Senate Republican Leader
Knowland of California said to-
day he believes the Senate will
wind up the Mccarthy censure
debate by December IL or II.
The Californian expressed this
belief-or hope-as he prepared
Evening star., 1954-11-27
By the Associated Press

LEWISBURG, Pa, Nov. 27.-
Alger Hiss, convicted Of lying
when he denied giving Govern
ment secrets to a Communist
spy ring, was released from Fed
eral prison today. He immedi-
ately proclaimed he was inno-
cent, asserting the charges
against him were untrue"
Hiss, dressed in business
type hat and well-worn gray
Evening star., 1954-11-27

McCorthy Foes Plan Wisconsin Products
Boycott to Aid Censure. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1954-11-27

Remington Funeral Held in New Jersey
Church Of His Boyhood. Pose AS
Prisons Bureau Heed Pledges Prompt
Inquiry Into Murder. Poee AS
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Guide for Readers

Have The Stot Delivered to Your
Home Dolly and Sunday
Diol Sterling 5000
Evening star., 1954-11-27

cause I am confident that their
success will not only vindicate
my name. relieve my family of
harassment. but will assist in
the allaying of the hysteria and
fear of these days"
Evening star., 1954-11-27

tSee HISS, Page A-5o
Evening star., 1954-11-27

(See STORM. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-11-27

tSee AIRMEN, Page A-30
Evening star., 1954-11-27
Typhoon Strikes Guam

CONTINUED on Page A-12, Col. g.,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-10-01
Additional FurmIunds
Acquired Through J.N.F.
For ChiIdren's Village
Agricultural Training

Raanana, Israel - The acquisi-
ton of an additional 200 dunams
of land from the Keren Kayemeth
has brought farming land utilized
by students of the Bessie Gotsfeld
Children's Village and Farm
School to total of 1000 dunams,
it was reported here.
More than $50 children, stem
ming from % lands, are now
learning theGways of the land at
the model village, which is pro-
ject of the Mizrachi Women's Or
ganization of America.
The land now in use supple
ments tract of 1900 dunams in
the Negev provided by the Israel
government for cultivation by adj
vanced students of the Children's
Village.