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Evening star., 1954-05-14
Republican Leaders
Meet Here 10 Plan
Midwest Conference
By Gould Lincoln

The Executive Committee of
the Republican National Com.
mittee is meeting at the May
flower Hotel today to make plans
for a Midwest meeting of the
full national committee, prob
ably the last of August.
Mackinac Island, Mich, is the
likely place for the meeting. it
was said as the Executive Com
mittee gathered. National Chair
man Leonard w. Hall said that
the proposed meeting of the full
committee would be a working
session." to make final plans for
the congressional campaign.
After the opening meeting
this morning Chairman Hall said
an invitation to hold the 1855
Republican National Convention
in Philadelphia had been pre-
sented to the Executive Com
mittee by Mrs. D. Ray Murdock.
national committeewoman from
Pennsylvania.
Invitation Read.
Mrs. Murdock read a letter
from Walter H. Annenberg. pub
Usher of the Philadelphia In
quirer and chairman of the Joint
Citizens Committee. A similar
invitation was extended to the
Democrats by Philadelphia when
the Democratic National Com
mittee was in session here O
week ago.
AS Philadelphia did for the
Democrats, it offered the Re-
publicans $250.000 for expenses
of the national convention.
The 1856 Republican conven-
ton will be a centennial affair.
The first Republican national
convention was held in Philadel-
phia in 1856. when the Republic
cans nominated their first can
didate for President. Gen. John
Fremont.
More Bids Expected.
Chairman Hall will at some
future time appoint a commit
tee on a site for the national
convention. Invitations from
other cities are expected.
Mr.. Hall said five or six sub
committees, to deal with various
issues and problems of the COM
ing congressional campaign,
would be appointed today.
Evening star., 1954-05-14

ber of the Senate Rules Commit
tee; Mark Trice, secretary of the
Senate. and Forrest Harness,
Senate sergeant at arms.
Also Speaker Martin of Massa-
chusetts, Representative McCor-
mack, Democrat. of Massachu-
sets, minority whip: Lyle Sna-
der, clerk Of the House, and Will
liam r. Bonsell, House sergeant
at arms.
Legislation for the new force
will be introduced soon by Sen
ators Martin and Hayden and by
Representatives lie Compte, Re-
publican, Of Iowa, chairman Of
the House Administration Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Dondero Guides Dinner
Of Lincoln Group Here

Representative Dondero, Re-
publican of Michigan, was mas
ter of ceremonies last night at
a dinner meeting of the Lincoln
Group of the District of Colum-
bia.
Movies on the Battle of Gettys-
burg and "Mr. Lincoln Goes to
Gettysburg" were shown in con-
junction with a lecture by Col.
George Burling Jarrett. Of Aber-
deem, Md.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Loke Superior Ore

DULUTH.-Lake Superior iron
ore ranges accounted for 80 per
cent of the total iron ore produc-
ton in the United States in 1858.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
Stabbing Victims
Condition Better

The condition Of . local Gre
Ger, stabbed in . Christmas
Day robbery attempt showed .
slight improvement today, ply
sieisns reported.
The man. Elmer Del Pine,
313 Truman Ave-, suffered six
stab wounds in the stomach and
chest. inflicted by an vnidenti-
fled Negro. He underwent EN-.
srseney surgery in Monroe Gen.
sral Hospital and has been on
the critical list since.
A man originally suspected Of
being Del Pines sssailsnt, was
released today from the city
Jail where he had been held for
Investigation, police reported.
No other leads in the case have
been uncovered. they added.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
$4,000 Damages
Asked As Result
OF Sept. Crash

A $4,000 damage suit, the re.
suit of an auto-scOoter crash Sept.
5, was on file today in Circuit
Court.
Wesley II. SorenSon, 26, a Navy
man of VX-l, brought the suit a
gainst Sammy Lewis~Needham, 27,
a Navy man of the Advanced I'm.
der Weapons School.
According to the bill of complaint
filed by SorenSon's attorney, NJ.
Ignatius Lester, SorensOn suffered
broken leg, fractured pelvis, and
brain conclusion when the scooter
he was riding was struck from the
rear by a 1854 Chevrolet driven by
Needham.
According to the accident report
in the sheriff's office, the Need
ham car turned over several times
and stopped about 400 feet from
where it hit the scooter Sorenson
was riding.
The accident occurred on u. S.
1 about mile south of Boca Chi
ca Naval Air Station. Both vehi-
cleS were headed north.
Needham suffered broken back.
A passenger in his car, Paul Ire
vino, 26, also Of the Advanced UE-
derseas Weapon School, received a
cut on the left thigh.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
OUTSTANDING RECORD

Continued from Page One)
submarines R-13, R-2, and COM
manded the R-3.
In May, 1887, he completed the
course in deep sea diving at the
Navy Yard, Washington, ID. c.
After that he was stationed at
the Submarine Base at Pearl Har-
Dor until May. 1889. For four mon
tbs after that date he was assistant
fire control officer Of the USS West
Virginia.
On Sept. 30, 1889, Adm. Hender-
son assumed command of the USS
Crowninshield. A year later he was
transferred to the USS Oklahoma
as gunnery officer
The Oklahoma was damaged in
the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor,
Dec. Z, 1941, and Adm. Henderson
served as operations officer of Sub
marine Squadron 8 until May, 1912.
Gets commendation
For his rescue work on the Okla
homa Dec. 70, 1941, he received
a letter of commentator with au-
thorization to wear the commen-
dation ribbon from the Comman-
der in Chief of the Pacific Fleet.
Returning to the United States,
he reported to the Federal Ship
building and Dry Dock Co. at Kear-
ney, N. j., for duty aboard the
USS La Vllette. He commanded
this vessel from her commission
ing Aug. IL, 1912, to July, 1943.
At that time, he reported for a
tour of duty in the Promotion Sec
ton, Enlisted Performance Divi-
sion, Bureau of Personnel, Wash
ington, d. c.
Second Honor
For meritori0us service in that
assignment, he received a second
letter of commendation and au-
thorization to wear a star on his
commentator ribbon from the
Secretary of the Navy.
In 1915, he commanded Des
troyer Squadron 48 in action in
Jap waters. He reported for duty
as commanding officer of the USS
Elokomin in 1945.
Then came another tour of duty
IN Washington, after which he COM
manded the USS Worcester, light
cruiser. This was in June of 1850
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29

A few hundred years ago, swans
were highly valued for human food.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
Boy In Fishing
Picture Claims
His Negative
BY SUE JONES

Young Ronnie Aston, q fteckled-
faced blond lad of seven and half
came in The Citizen office. yester-
day afternoon and presented City
Editor Margaret Foresman with
clipping of a picture of a small
boy holding large jack.
This is me-" he announced firm
ly, land / came for the film like
it says here"
The clipping was from the Mon
day issue of The Citizen and quoted
"a letter from Mrs. Richard Hol-
bein of Lindenhurst, New York,
who had snapped the picture while
vacatiOning here.
She sent the negative TO The CT.
tizen hoping that it would be pub
lished and the negative given to
the yOungster whose name she did
not know.
Ronnie was accompanied by hie
father, SOC Vernon D. Aston, 127-
A Poinciana, but Ronnie did all
the talking.
He answered our questions cheer.
fully and told us he did most of his
fishing with my mothers little
rod.
That's how ! caught this
fish. We were in a boat right in
front of BOca Chica beach and were
just getting ready to turn around
and come in when / hooked him"
When asked if he did all his fish.
ing with a small rod and reel, Ron
ME replied, Sometimes if there
isn't another man along l use one
OF my dads big ones.
"This isn't the biggest fish ever
caught. Once, long time ago, |
caught big shark on a handline
and got rope burn on my hand"
We wondered about that ''long
ago" business coming from a sec
ond grader and asked Ronnie's
dad who told US that Ronnie had
been fishing since he was two years
old and had actually landed the
shark when he was only three.
He sure was proud of that rope
burn - showed it to all the neigh
bors," Aston, who is stationed on
the USS Wilkie, said.
II seems that Ronnie goes fish.
ing with his dad two or three times
a week and never gets tired of
it."
All we can say is, some of our
grown-up anglers had better look
to their laurelS.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29

There are number of meat
eating plants. -
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK B - The stock
market scared today in early deal
ings, continuing the strong drive
upward started yesterday.
Gains between and 2 points
were frequent in key sections CT
the list, and some went higher
Minus signs were difficult to spot
A scant handful of key issues were
lower.
Big blocks dotted the tape. Here
are some: New York Central 5000
shares up u at 34l3, Bethlehem
Steel !. 100 up Ia at lO9I2, Armour
5000 up "a at 14ss, Celanese 4,3OO
up "a at 26A, General Motors 500
up rs at Sc. Curtiss.Wright 5000
up Is at l7Ts, Boeing 1000 up Is
at 74l2, and Westinghouse Electric
1000 up / at 1917.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29

Observation Taken at Post 0fi6es
Building. TOO AN. EST.
Key West, Fla, Dec. 20, 1854
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29

Most frogs catch only moving
prey.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
Bids Announced

MOBILE, Ala. R-The Corps of
Engineers yesterday announced
these bids:
]. E. Milan Construction Co. of
birmingham S4s3,907, north-south
runway and taxiway extension at
Eglin Auxiliary Field;
Smith Engineering & Construc-
ton Co. Of Pensacola $4,000,
clearing and tree topping of 200
acres;
Soule Construction Co. of Pen
sacola SIS, 1893, petroleum oil lubri-
cation dock and pipeline;
Blanchard Construction Co. of
Pensacola $63, 1892 tactical air CON-
nand group headquarters build
M
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
SONGSTREsS BETTY
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the key was to Miss Madigan's
success.
At this point, Pine interrupted
the interview to give us the an
swer.
ut can be summed up in one
word - talent" said Pine. "And
besides, Betty is so naturally friend
ly that people like her instructive
ly."
Pine also pointed out a factor of
which we had been aware of
throughout the interview - Betty
is better looking than 80 cat of a
hundred entertainers. She has all
of the freshness and easy-going
charm of the gal next door, along
with a dark-haired Irish Beauty
that has brought her more than
one movie offer.
Distinctive Voice
Her voice has diStinctiveIy
warm throatiness with a lyrical
quality bit different from the
run-of.the-mill singer.
We were also interested in
learning how Miss Madigan choos-
es the songs she records.
1T isn't easy" said Betty, "first
the publishers send us music they
think is suited for me. Art and /
listen to them and choose what we
like. Then MGM advises us. We
look at a lot of music and we're
never sure what viii click. One
day think I like a new tune and
the next I'm not so sure.
She seems to have made some
pretty fair selections thus far, ac-
cording to the magazine Cash Box.
bible of the juke box trade, which
ranks her the top of the heap.
Calypso Ditfy
For us, she sang a charming
calypso ditty, penned by Nick Ken
ny poet laureate of show business
and q frequent Casa Marina visit
or.
1t goes something like this:
There is one place you'll love
the best,
It's way down there in old
Key West,
It's called the Casa Marin
Run by Uncle Max Marmor-
stein.
AS they say in show business
we were knocked dead.
Betty, accompanied by brother
Bob, student at Washington's St.
Johns College, is spending her
time here relaxing, swimming and
playing tennis in addition to her
nightly appearances at the Casa
Marina.
Marriage? The winsome Betty
says she doesn't even have time
to think about it,"
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29

Relative Humidity. J AN.
87%
~--~=--~--~-
Barometer lSea Lsvell = AN
30.06 ins.-1019.3 mbs.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29

Carl Lane Grover. retired Chief
Warrant officer of the U. S. Mar
inc Corps, died Sunday night at
the Naval Hospital after an ex-
tended illness.
The body was sent today by PrIt-
chard Funeral Home to Columbia, i,
South Carolina, for funeral services
and burial.
He is survived by the widow
Mrs. Helen Jane Grover and his
mother, Mrs. Ellen Jane Regan.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
The Weatherman
Says:

Key West and Vicinity: Small
craft warnings are being display
ed in the local area for fresh to
occasionally strong winds south
east to south. Partly cloudy with
widely scattered showers becom-
ing more frequent tonight and
Thursday. High today 81. Cooler
Thursday. Low tonight 20. High
Thursday IA.
Florida: Increasing cloudiness
with showers extreme north and
widely scattered showers else
where this afternoon and tonight.
Thursday considerable cloudiness
and scattered showers. Warm this
afternoon and tonight becoming
cooler in Tallahassee area last to.
night and much cooler north por-
ton Thursday.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits: Small craft warnings dis
played. Moderate to fresh south
east to south winds moderately
strong at times shifting to norther-
ly over extreme north Thursday.
Partlcy cloudy widely scattered
showers becoming more freqenut
tonight and Thursday.
East Gulf. Small craft warnings
displayed Tampa Bay north. Fresh
occasionally moderately strong
southeast to south winds shifting
to northerly over extreme north
late tonight and elsewhere in north
and central portions Thursday.
Cloudy extreme north portly clou-
dy elsewhere. Scattered showers
tonight and Thursday beginning IN
extreme north this afternoon.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29

while the ship was in Mediterran-
can waters.
He commanded that vessel when
it saw action in the Korean war
and also when it made a round
the-World cruise.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
SPELLMAN VISITS

YOKOSUKA, Japan R - Fran
els Cardinal Spellman, archbishop
Of New York, visited this big US.
Far East naval base today. His
schedule included a visit to the
US. naval hospital here, benedic-
ton at the hospital chapel and
mass at the base skating rink.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
Sheppard Jury Members Tell
OfLong Hours In Jury Room

CLEVELAND R-Today is the
31st birthday of DR.. Samuel Shep.
pard.
A week ago yesterday-on the
fifth day of deliberatiOns-seven
men and five women jurors, in
their first unanimous decision,
agreed the youthful, athletic osteo-
path had dubbed to death his
pregnant wife Marilyn.
Less than five hours later the
Jurors determined the degree OF
the crime, finding him guilty OF
murder in the second degree.
Within a few minutes, a judge
sentenced Sheppard to life impris.
onment, which could keep him be-
hind bars until his 41st birthday,
while serving the 10-year minimum
term for parole eligibility.
Tomorrow his attorneys, in a
motion for new trial, will seek
to overturn the jury's verdict,
reached 102 hours after the state
and defense rested their cases. The
trial began Oct. Is.
Part of the story of what &C.
Cured during the seemingly end
less hours in the jury room was
disclosed last night by four Shep-
pard jurors in statements to the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The jurors-Frank A. Kollarits,
Edmond L. Verlinger, Howard l..
Barrish and Mrs. Beatrice p. Or.
enstein - indicated in their &C.
counts:
That four full days and part
Of the fifth were spent discussing
whether DR.. Sheppard killed his
wife, and unanimous agreement
was not reached until about II
am. of the fifth day.
That the rem ainder of the de-
liberations-less than five hours
were spent determining the de-
gree of guilt and examining copy
of Instructions given the jurors by
Common Pleas Judge Edward Bly,
thin.
That testimony by Miss Susan
Hayes, attractive, 24-year-old la
boratory technician who admitted
intimacy with DR.. Sheppard, was
not an important factor.
That at one time the jurors were
split evenly-six and six-on the
question of guilt.
Sheppard has maintained reso-
lutely that an intruder or intruders
entered his lakefront home July
4, bludgeoned his wife as she lay
in bed and knocked him uncon.
scious twice during ensuing Strug-
giles. Sheppard said his desk and
medical kit had been rifled anc
some personal articles stolen. Po
lice termed the apparent burglary
superficial.
Mrs. Orenstein, wife of postal
employe, said she acted as some
thing of an unofficial secretary tC
the jury.
She revealed that among the
most important questions to the
jury was the defendants teSti-
mony-"Was it true or not true?"
and the apparent burglary-"was
it faxed or not faked?"
Mrs. Orenstein said;
"We tried to rule in DR.. Shep.
pard's favor until we no longer
could. II was a combination oi
things fitting together that con
vinced me. l know in my heart
there was no other verdict we
could have arrived at"
Kollarits said that at an early
stage in the deliberations the jury
was evenly split. He said, u
changed my vote several times
There was one time when ! just
couldn't vote"
Verlinger, a hardware store man
ager, was one of those who said
Miss Hayes testimony did not
count for much in the states case
He said:
''The charge was murder and
that's what we were interested in
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
FIELD BURNS

HAVANA R-Fire of unknown
origin in a tobacco field yesterday
caused damage unofficially esti-
mated at S1,2O0,0OO at San Juan
Martinez, about 13O miles south
west of here. Thirteen persons
were reported injured in the blaze.
Evening star., 1954-06-01
Why We Sent Arms to Pokiston
In the Face Of Indian Prime Minister Nehrus Opposition
1t Wos q Difficult Decision for Our Stote Deportment
Constantine Brown

The recent conclusion Of a
United States-PakiStan mill
tary aid agreement despite the
strong protests of India has
served to focus attention on
tSat Moslem newcomer to the
family Of nations. In an area
of the world considered most
critical in the southwark en-
croachments Of imperialistic
communism. PakiStan occu-
pies a potentially decisive
strategic position in the eyes
of the free world. Carved out
Of the great Subcontinent
when Britain relinquished her
dominion over India, and split
by the partition agreement
into two widely separated Sec
tionS, the PakistaniS have
faced problems of immense
magnitude with relative calm
ness and great courage.
The military and diplomatic
considerations in Washington
leading to the decision to go
ahead with the Pakistan pact
over Indian Prime Minister
Nehru'S obi ections were
weighty ones. Strong and sin
cere arguments existed in in
formed quarters against the
move-most Of them based on
the premise that the United
States must at all costs avoid
antagonizing India in the pres
ent critical world situation.
Southeast Asia and the Middle
East are the key areas in the
current phase Of the fight to
stay the march of the Kremlin.
Decisions on United States
policy there must. because of
their unusual significance, be
taken with great deliberation;
the shapers Of American policy
were keenly aware of their
responsibility.
PakiStan presented two
sharply defined factors in the
deliberations in Washington
on its value to the defense of
the non-Communist world.
From the military standpoint,
there was little doubt either as
to the ability or the willingness
of the PakistaniS to defend
themselves against any Com
Evening star., 1954-06-01
France Rallies at Eleventh Hour
And as Result, Frenchmen Are Taking q Second L
At Communists; Further. EDO Hopes Are Rising
David Lawrence

PARIS, June 1.-American
politics and French politics
may differ in subject matter
but they are much the same,
as one sees arrayed on one side
the partisan politicians. with
their intrigues Of personal am
bition. and on the other the
earnest individuals who sim
cerely want to serve their
country with policies in the
national interest.
Just as the question of
whether America should or
should not intervene in South
east Asia causes members of
Congress to put a partisan
twist to their comments, so
here the whole Indo-C China
problem is deeply immersed in
party politics. What's more,
many Of the members of Par
lament who are attacking the
cabinet on 1ndo-China policy
actually have been using that
issue as a means of weakening
the efforts Of the present cab
met to secure the ratification
of the European Defense Com
munity agreement so much
desired by the United States.
1t is not necessary, however,
to analyze the many cross-cur-
rents of French politics to real
1ze that, as in America, the
people are often way ahead of
their Congress and the Execu-
tive. So also here the people
OF France have in the last two
weeks shown that they are far
ahead of all the partisan poll
ticians in their concept of
what is the true national in
terest.
In the recently held special
elections the people have
elected candidates who were
outspokenly in favor Of ratify-
ing the European Defense
Community agreement-some-
thing that so many members
OF Parliament have opposed
on the assumption that the
voters didn't want it. Also, the
reaction to the defeat at Diem
Bien Phu has been exactly
opposite to what was being
generally predicted - namely.
that Frances effort to fight
further in Indo-C China would
collapse and a peace at any
price would be accepted at
Geneva.
Evening star., 1954-06-01
! Second Look

cause the Socialist Party con-
gress has voted not only to
support it but also to impose
discipline" which means in
American political parlance
imposing a caucus rule that
binds all members to vote as
the majority does. Nearly
half Of the Socialists had pub
licly opposed EDO before. It's
a kind Of unit rule" familiar
to American national political
conventions. Since the Social
ist strength in Parliament is
substantial, hopes for ratifying
EDO are rising.
AS one surveys the scene
here. it seems obvious that
even if the EDO agreement
had not been pushed by
America, the French people
themselves would in time have
clamored for Just such a solu-
ton. For if the peoples of the
continent did not want to de-
fend themselves. why should
American divisions be sta
toned in Europe and risk an
nihilation? That's the basic
issue, and sooner or later the
people here would have come
to see the wisdom of the plan
from their own standpoint,
just as the West German gov
ernment has already recog-
nized it by giving the agree
ment its approval.
For if EDO should fail, the
alternative would be imme-
diate admission Of Germany
into the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. This would mean
a national army for Germany,
and the French don't want to
see that happen any more
than do the German Socialists
who are so antagonistic to
anything like a revival of mill
tarism. The EDO agreement
provides for a combined army
that no one nation will domi-
nate. The plan has many flaws
and handicaps, but in the cur
rent situation it is better to
take the project as it is and
amend it later than to con-
front the Communists with
disunited or disorganized mill
tary ingredients when the need
Is so urgent for solidarity and
military coordination and eff
f1ciency as deterrents to ag-
greSSion.
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Evening star., 1954-06-01
eS to Grow

his speech last week attacking
the whole theory on which It
Is based. This was q speech in
which he declared, "The trou-
BILE with fighting fire with fire.
in q case like this is that in do
ing so you may reduce the Bill
Of Rights to q heap Of ashes"
Following the speech, some
Democrats told him that
whereas they had favored al
lowing wire tapping under Ger
tain restrictions, they were
coming around to the view
that it should not be legalized
at all.
During the past several
months the Senator has dis
cussed wire tapping before
groups Of various kinds in all
parts Of the country. He has
found. he says, virtually no
support for wire tapping but
much vigorous opposition.
Sharpest criticism, he says,
has been expressed by business
groups, who want no agency,
lawful or otherwise, listening
to conversations that might
reveal business secrets.