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Evening star., 1954-03-14
Knockoufs Feature Action
In Police Boys Boxing

Two technical knockouts fea-
tured the third round of the
Police Boys Club Division II box
ing tournament yesterday at
Club No. 2.
Melvin Carter of the South
west Boys Club scored a second
round technical knockout over
Earnest Tucker of the Southeast
Club in an 80-pound novice bout.
Earl Anderson of Southwest
finished Gordon Gingles of No. 2
in the third round of their no.
pound novice bout.
Results:
NOVICE cLAss-55 pound class
mond Roach. No. :: so poundsWTommy S1
Edwards. No. :, defeated Freddie Reed.
No: .; 20 pounds-Albert Roach, No. ?,
defeated Jerry Green. No. -: so pounds
technical. knockout over Earnest Tucker.
Southeast. SECOND round; 90 pounds
Warren Warren Baylor. Southeast. defeated
Robert Kenney. Southwest, defeated
James Hamilton, No. .: 40 pounds
Earl Anderson, Southwest scored tech
3ieai = k1ockout over Gordon Gingles, No.
:. SENIOR CLASSIC pounds-Donald
Hursey, Southeast defeated Willie
Ihomas. No. 1;}: 30 pounds-James
Price. No. 2. defeated RAYMOND Bundy,
southwest: so pounds Sylvester Shaw.
Southeast, defeated Philip Carter. South
ieteated Sylvester Summers Southwest.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
GuIfstreum
Continued from Page C-lD

Fer and ChriStiana Stable
BERTHE, last horse in today's race
all are nominated for the Florida
Derby. Kentucky Derby, Freak
ness and Belmont stakes.
Straight Face.
Greentree Stables Straight
Face, the 2-to-1 favorite in the
other race despite 100 pounds
and previous failures, was never
a factor and finished 10th while
f1rst-place money went to Samuel
Tufano's Wise Margin.
Hasty House Farms Ruhe was
second. a length behind the WIN
ner and a head in front of w.
Arnold Hangers Intencion. out
slider in the field of 13 distance
runners.
Wise Margin came from far
back unnder only LOG pounds
and paid $23.20, $3.50 ano
$500. Ruhe returned $8.7O and
$3.50. Intencion, a Chilean
bred, paid $3.50 to show.
Combat Boots, who set the
early pace. was fourth and AID.
helm Stables Quiet Step, second
choice in the betting at 7 to 2
was 18th.
Wise Margin had won only
three races in 13 starts last
year and was second once and
third twice in six outings this
year.
The crowd bet $1,67O,923 on
the nine-race program. This
compared with $1,572,269 for
the corresponding Saturday last
season.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
DAILY DOUBLE PAID ss..6O. CON.
ISOLATION DOUBLE (COLYMBUS-
CINDY MORAN, PAID SIItOD

THIRD RACE-Purse. So 900: claim
Erew5., in. 5yea; 1M ;oids and up; ca furionss an
Prime. VillOn tUsseryl $40
Ny Dream Marie Plucky Willie. Bran
& dy Punch; Hin Street. New Find. Toni l..
FOURTH RAcE-Purse, $500: claim
ing; 3-year-olds; : furlones.
Marys Time Walker 2i.OO 1890 $40
Mister kaw tMercier) 500 400
Fiery Lii. Var Gable. Pile Driver. ,:Sc
Last ,z Hope Smoky Day Time; 1:29a,.
Olympic Queen (spIe) 4.6O $50 $50
Sky Jeep, tBlache) $50 500
Sew ii Seams, Black Sparkle, Indian
Lad Don't Crest. Signal Carrier. Crown
t,osIS SIXTH +. +, RiAcE1Purse, $500; OPP
war slim tBouehep $50 500 $50
Folly Mills (USsery) 100 400
. Brother Harold Work Done. wiiiui.
Exemplar. Bienville. Jimmy's First Time.
u SEVENTH Event RACE . od The 1nausural
and up: Z furlongs. 0'N'
Pistus !Bshenko9 $50 $50 e.lo
Handsome Teddy. Fran Jr., smms.
pr. Moore. Mad Hare. Pacoy. Mestiza.
Time, l:27.
Bishop Stables. Inc. entry.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse, SD 800: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up: furlongs
Irrisor tSyfrig) 900 lI.iO SEQ
ChallcOte tKeene) 42O AIN
CONFERENCE tSpInaie) 1920
Bold Ray. Ruth Hanson, Ravioli. De-
livery Boy. Leaate. Time. l:2212s.
NINTH RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim
ing: 4-year -olds and up: | "a miles.
Lone Pilot (Ussery) e.8O 100 400
Jacks Neen tRoh'ko) 40 3,G0
HOney-Kist (Smith) 3.pO
Excel, Phantom Luck. Genie Boy, Red
Hoops Tuxedo. Time, / 40.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Cleveland Browns Sian
Toledo and Miami Stars
BY the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, Mar. 13.-The
Cleveland Browns brought their
1854 roster to % players today
with the signing of Asa Jenkins,
former Toledo University Ath-
lete. and Tom Pagna, All-Ohio
and All-Mid-American Confer
ence halfback.
jenkins won two letters in
football, basketball and track at
Toledo.
Pagna set school records at
Miami (Ohio) University for
yards gained rushing 1.044 and
total points made (78D for a
single seasons competition.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Entry Runs 0ne-Two
As Gigantic Wins
Louisiana Derby
BY the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 13.-
Joe w. Browns entry of Gigantic
and Bobby Brocato ran one-two
today in the 29th running of the
$50.900 Louisiana Derby. closing
feature of the Fair Grounds 81st
season. Eighteen thousands fans
saw the race.
Gigantic won the mile-and-
one e-eighth feature in 1885 over
a track classified as fast. The
son Of Challedon was length
ahead Of his stablemate, Bobby
Brocato. at the finish.
Bobby Brocato. q nominee for
the Kentucky Derby and Freak
ness. beat the Woodley Lanes
Red Hannigan by another length
for second money.
The Brown entry paid $16.20,
1920 and $40. Red Hannigan
paid IS to show.
Gigantic's victory earned a
record $36,325 for Brown, a New
Orleans sportsman. Previous high
was the $31,875 earned by Ma
tagorda in the 1858 Derby.
Seventeen horses started in to-
days Derby, regarded as a test
on the winter circuit for the
Kentucky Derby. Besides Bobby
Brocato and Red Hannigan
seven other entries have been
nominated for the Churchill
Downs race.
Gigantic. far behind as the
cumbersome field passed the
grandstand the first time, grad
ually improved his position under
Jockey Ralph Mclaughlin and
took over the lead from Bobby
Brocato. ridden by Jockey Paul
j. Bailey, in the stretch.
| Red Hannigan, backed down
to 8 to 2. closed with a rush for
third spot.
| Sub Factor. Mrs Grace Kosi-
ba's entry with Fast Traffic, was
| fourth.
Super Devil. established by the
crowd as favorite by post time
broke in the middle of the pack
and gave indications Of being
among the leaders in the stretch
But despite Jockey Tony DeSpir-
lto's best riding, the favorite
faded at the head of the stretch.
Under allowance conditions
most entries were assigned III
pounds. Bobby Brocato carried
lit and Super Devil had a ia
pound lmpost because of previ-
Gus earnings.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Lincoln Downs Opens
Before 10000 Fans
BY the Assoeiosed Press

LINCOLN, r. l.. Mar. 49,
Pictus, a 6-year-old from the
stable of Texan Ralph Lowe.
found the chilly weather to his
liking today as he won the $10.-
600 Inaugural Handicap-fea-
ture of Lincoln Downs opening
day card-before 10000 fans.
The son of Pictor, who won
the Mardi Gras Handicap at New
Orleans in his previous start two
weeks ago. covered the seven fur
longs in 1:27 to nose out Will
ham (HaD Bishops Pipe Of
Peace.
Raintree, coupled in the bet
ting with Pipe of Peace, was
third. only a neck back.
Pictus paid $3.50, $3.50 and
$2.40. and Bishop entry returned
$500 and $3.50.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Gulfstreum Results
BY the ASsoeioted Press

FIRST RACE-Purse. $4,000: claim.
Without Vii Kin lsdwin; sssS %isS 1850
Some Go tBatcheller) 1900 1890
Our Claudia Smith 1.6O
Peter Arnold. Mr. Aside, Irishforluck
MrsyP M1ss Psss snno-J johnny Ra sd oHeTEon BssS
SECOND R@AcE.surss, @ 50; 900; claim
S:x'S.rs S:,TS Son 1n,s:S SSSt, SEQ SO sS
Riverlane tScawthOrn) 6.IO
:. witch Doctor, FiehtinR Wise. Atten-
tion Sir ARrippa. Celeriter. Indict, Some
Lord, Heraclito Labrook Time, :452s.
DAILY DOUBLE PAID S.i3.7OJ
ing % ;i-year.oids: Narif furlonss ss.-00' Claim
Laurel Springs tMa'n) $40 800 ?.sO
Hoop Wise tBatch'D SEQ 2.8O
-'af Anksrs s' Yo%ss Sss Fellow. Molly HsSs' s;So
I0f FOURTH M RAcE@Parse. eE sep1Gr Sa6o: me claim.
.i g.nay tSssSsa' ziss and 81 si,c frIiSPs' so go
Fleet ArEo tSmith) 1910 9.IO
Early Traffic tC'mOnel SEQ
Brother Frair Noboy. Bob o. Boy.
ssP THss Her. i1e M NJ Ss ssn ae9
FIFTH RAcE-Purse. $4,000; allow
Rush Prince 5c'monep :pu 1870 SO g." "ie, $50
Little Herman tCh'ch) $50 i3O
HOplite tScurlock) $50
AsSiduous. March Brat. Blenriam. An
chor Man. Time. LABS
SIXTH RACE. -. Handicap; purse.
5000: 3-year-olds: : furlongs
Post Prandial tCh'hI 1880 $50 A.3O
GOyamo (McCreary) 4.5O 3.tO
Correlation tBrooksD 40
Bills Captain. Bill H. Jr.. Due
de Fer. BERTHE. Time. 1:223s equals
track record.
sEVENTH HhS.ff enEiyi RAcE-The oultstream
Park Handicap; 100000 added; 3-year-
olds and up = miles.
Mise Margin tStu'rp $500 1880 SEQ
Intencion tGlass'D 1850
bat Boots. Andre. Count Cam. Quiet
Step. Straight Pace. I Try On. Abbe
Sting; Red Charger. Time. 2:02+s.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse So. 600: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up: l mile and
You'll Do CBurD 1920 $50 4.IO
Our Kite (Church> $50 80
Hearts Buzz tWalD 40
Quarter Master. Why Not Now, James
Gal. War Poppy. Quick Fire. Great Fun.
Khumbaba. Rough Nit. Time l:433,,
NINTH RACE-Purse. So 900: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; IA miles
Whirltown tkOrtel $50 t5O 400
Gray NiEht (BurrD $40 toO
Kings Quest Cook SSO
Lautenberg. Marvins Tip, Irinita Rob
Crusoe. Queen Glover, Grandad Hack
ensack' Mental Gymnast. Landmark Gal.
Time. 2:01.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Eyen-Money Fayorite
Takes Feature Race;
Connie Girl Scores
Special Dispatch 70 The Star

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Mar. 13.-Showing her rivals a
pair of neat heels. David o.
Evans Dana Del scored a 31a-
length victory in the $2,50O fea-
ture at the Charles Town track
today.
Backed down to even money by
a crowd of 8.704, which didn't
mind gray skies, cool breezes or
even an occasional sprinkling,
the speedy Evans mare ran of
and hid from the opposition.
Dana Del was clocked in 81 sec
onds fiat for the AZ furlongs
over a slow track. She paid
$4.40 to win.
Boss Bennie and Ivachance
staged a spirited duel for second
place. but the former proved the
better slayer in the stretch and
earned second money by 21a
lengths.
Connie Girl Wins.
E. L. Miller's Connie Girl the
1-to-2 choice. toyed with a field
of seven other sophomores in
winning the sixth race. Ex-
pertly ridden by Ellis Gray. Con-
ME Girl travelled the Charles
Town Course. 100 feet more than
6 furlongS, in 1:19 fat to win
by 212 lengths. She paid $500.
j. r. Palmer's Star Worship
was second, finishing seven
lengths in front of r. o. Lund-
marks Bohtail Willie.
William G. Myers Racket, and
David G. Neuman'S Wise Mike,
who came from off the pace to
win, made up a SIS daily double
combination worth $3.50. 1t
was the first victory of the year
for the 9-year-old Racket. who
was ridden by Fred Kratz.
Racket, who negotiated the
1s-mile route in 2:03. scored
by three quarters of a length
over the oncharging Boulevar-
dier to get the big end of the
purse.
Wise Mixes victory was his
second of the meeting. The
Neuman COLOR bearer was three
quarters of a length in front of
Fox Challenge at the finish of
the mile and one-Sixteenth. He
was timed in 1885.
MiShap Mars Race.
A mishap marred the running
of the third race when Joseph
Paoli'S Marsh Hare broke his left
front leg and had to be destroyed.
The race was won by Bristol
Joe, an outsider, who returned
$26.40 for 81:
The stewards also were busy
today, suspending two jockeys.
Stanley Austin and Richard Cor
don were set down for the bal
ance of the meeting, which ends
next Saturday. for rough riding
in the first and fifth races, re-
Spectively, last Friday.
Betting was brisk again today.
with $543.572 going through the
mutuel windows for the eight
races.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Two CIV Stars Selected
By West Virginia Quintet
Speeiol Dispoteh 10 The Stor

Spee'o' OiSpoIcn 70 me oTdI
MORGANTOWN. w. Va. Mar.
13.-Corky Devlin and Joe Holup
of George Washington were on
the all-opponents team chosen
by the West Virginia University
basketball team.
Devlin was unanimous choice
and Warren Mills of Richmond
missed that honor by one point.
Others on the first five were
Jesse Arnelle of Penn State and
Dutch Burch of Pitt, while Elliot
Karver of CIV made the second
team.
Evening star., 1954-03-14

John T. Sadler of Cockeysville
and Charles E. Cushwa Of
Hagerstown had been reap
pointed associate judges.
The 46-year-old Taylor, who
succeeds the veteran Joe Nc
Graw OF Washington. Pa, is a
native Of West Warwick, R. I.
He will be the youngest man
ever to hold the post and the
nrst USTA official ever named
residing judge in Maryland.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
DAILY DOUBLE PAID SCI.

THIRD RACE-Purse. Sl.7O0: claim
ing; 4-year-olds and up: 5ia furlongs.
Martha P. (Williams) $50 800 800
Easy Betty tBOrge'ke) $50 go
X u There TDaiger'O $50
Comwood. Offset. Martin Whelan, Ala
bama Belle. Old Vic. Foxy Doll. Kidalley.
Red Led. Time. 1:08ls.
FOURTH RACE-Purse. $4,000; claim
ing; 4-vear-olds and up: IS furlongs.
CharinE Light (K'nd) $3.50 1880 $50
Hustle Gal (WiI'msD 900 4.6O
PiDarOO OBOrgemenkel $40
Sudden Sis. Miss Cross. Etcetera Jr..
Jay H.. Bat Girl, Mister Plucky. Alaric.
Wreath O. Roses. Time. l:123s.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $4,000: allow
ances: 3-year- r-olds: furiongs.
Ne ss;n to ST. Stay Scr1ry| 1900 80 500
King Bebe (BOrge'kel 500
Ma Nagging gin Wife; .TipDy Joe, Fra6otta.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, $4,000; allow
ances; 4-year-old and up; 8 furlongs
TIT! Tin Twist stevenson $50 800 go 90
StfEies StsR ,sri"r Boy rsa,,, sCrais1 $50 so 80
Pashpie. Blunt. Galway Boy, Adolere.
Time. 1:112s.
SEVENTH RACE-Handicap: purse.
5000; 3-year-olds and up: l mile and
cald~eh swilliams, $50 100 e.4o
"a "a Cow Town. Reel Gran. Phil 8.
Bush and Handelman entry.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse. 81 900; al
lowances: 4-year-oids and up; 10 miles
Resgtin W'iha (WiIlia%s! WIN ,ss!on 1880 s.o0 SO
TauntinE Beau Gessop) $50
sesuro. Miss FIamingo. Ment Pot. Emer-
Glass entry.
Evening star., 1954-03-14

DAILY DOUBLE PAID $3.50.

THIRD RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim
ing; 4--year-olds and up: i. miles
Irene stauntSn tstD 1850 $40 33.aoo
Judge Lane fHettin'r) $50
Battle. Time. 1:46ts.
FOURTH RAcE---Purse, So 900: AL
Prince Eric iAdams) $40 $40 e.4o
Lovely Heart Jenkins) 4.6O 800
Erupt (Spencer) 2.8O
Mr.. August; Sonny Mars Mars Next rIoIc op-
Time. o:22as.
Field
FIFTH RAcE-Purse. 81 800; claim.
Gefion Bailey 7.4O 400 $50
Mana T tWickeD $40 80
Teenabee tAdams) $50
Air Mission, Maids Light. Little Don G.,
Taftla. Time. 1:1425.
SIXTH RACE = Handicap;, purse,
S5,0Go; 3,year-olds and up: 9 furlonEs;
Yea Bama. Peach Bud, Freedom Par
ley. Jim Mccafferty. Betsy 7. war
Token. Time 1:122s.
Brown entry.
SEVENTH RAcE-The Louisiana Derby:
a Gigantic tMeLlin> 1920 1920 1900
Bobby RrOcatO tBa'y) 1920 1000
Red Hannigan tScur'kl 800
Gov. Browning Super Devil. ( Endon.
Mr.. Jett. Fast Charger Here's Val.
b Fast Traff1c, Thunderbird. winning
Count. b Sub Factor. Capt. Kim. Smoke
lore, Major Event. Mighty Ike. Time,
1895.
Joe w. Brown entry.
b Grace Kosiba entry.
Field
EIGHTH RACE-Purse, $1,000: al
loWances ar-olds; 4 furlongs.
Radiant Fox Bailey 1910 4.8O 2.6O
Single o tMcLaugh'n) 4.2O $50
Siskey Fisk) 40
Bit O. BIN. Gorgeous Miss. Mighty
John: My Friend, Rollins Happy. Time.
l:l32s.
NINTH RACE-Purse, $1,000: claim
ing; 4-year-olds and up; ,s miles.
Tonight tBaileyl $50 $3.50 SEQ
Dads Degree (Winkon) $50 $50
From Afar (Wickeu 500
Taunting. Dangerous Dan, Jims Town.
Ky Beauty, In Form. Turtle. Time. 1:4S.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Miami Signs Oregon Eleven

MIAMI, Mar. 13. R.-The
University of Miami opened foot
ball relations with the Pacific
Coast Conference for the first
time today when Oregon was
signed for a game in the Orange
Bowl October II. 1857. The
agreement was for a single game.
Evening star., 1954-03-14

. wv
ard at Mary
lands four
harness tracks.
D. Eldre d
r i n e h a T t,
chairman of
the Maryland
Racing Com
mission, an
nounced Tay-
lor'S appoint
m e mt las t
night. At the
8 a m e tim e ,
Rinehart said
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Lincoln Downs Results

FIRST RACE-Purse. $1,000: Claim
Ing 4-year-oldS and UP: ls miles
ColymhuS tKeeneb $50 SEQ $50
Crack the Whip tBOh'ko) 9.2O $50
First One tCormack) $40
Black Rover TENN. Seabrieht, Prince
Orleans How Bouthst, Menawa Lucky
Ned. Tire 'iS.
SECOND RACE-Purse. s.. 900: claim
ing. 4year-olds and up; ; furlogns
Steersman tCormack) 90 IGO :s.:O
Tampero tSDinalel 46O 3.O
Colonel Seven tWilderl $50
Memaw. Binky B., Pamjon. Not Joe,
Mistsmbo DO Do. Cookie K. Time,
l .nn1.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
7rotting Official Gets Leave
To Act as Maryland Steward

Milton D. Taylor. field repre-
sentative for the United States
Trotting Association, has been
granted leave of absence to be
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Charts of Yesterdays Races at Charles Town

FIFTH RACE-Purse. $1,000 allowances: 4-year-ods and
up; Charles Town course Post 305. off 3:06
won driving, place same. winner ch g. g. by Wait
Tantalze Trainer. q. G. Waugh Vaues-S975. $500
Evening star., 1954-03-14
OukIuwn Results
By the ASsociofed Press

FIRST RACE-Purse. Sl.100; claim
ing; 4-year-olds and up: lie miles.
Merry Mink (Stev'nI I1.OO $40 800
Ex-GlOria IleSl $50 400
To Stay Borge'ke1 500
May K. Aderezo. Bay Grannie. Ration
Book. Plucky Marge, Secret Impulse.
Bull Man. Time. 1:59.
SECOND RACE-Purse. ST. 700: claim
ing: 4-year- and up: 5l2 furlongs.
Detective (Craig) 500 300 2.4O
kisSable tStevensOnl 800 2.6O
Colorado Miner Fal'la1 $50
Didapper. Waco Duke. Irish Canadian,
Rocket Marie. Surf Raider. Crimson
Cord. Mar Pompey. Niger Nate. Chance
Cloud. Time. 1:06+s.
Evening star., 1954-03-14
Fair Grounds Results
BY the Associosed Preu

ina; 4-year-olds 4 and UP; 6 furlongs.
Music tStovalD $50 300 ITO
Selabu1l tCbiapettal 800 2.SO
Fair Strike tKingl $40
Arpese Mr. Chancellor Local Train.
Junior Ace Halcyon Duke, fZaca
Days, Fer gtien Gambling Lady. Time,
l:iaa- Field
SECOND RACE-Purse. 81 500: maid
ems: allowances: 3-year -olds; Il furlongs.
Power Drive tAdams) $50 $50 200
MachigOnne tStovalD 4.2O 3.2O
Red Warbler (WickeD 40
Wallene, Sheer Madness. Mama.
Blackbird. Little Burden. Count Bal
let. Fripperty. Invisible. Colonel Jett.
Validity Time, 1:l3+a.
Field
Evening star., 1954-03-14
copyright, 1854, by Triangle Publca tons Inc }

NNUP!AIsHVf IoO1 Uy AKIaHtIe EuUHCH' IOHS' 4HUI
FIRST RAcE-Purse 81 900: 4-year-olds and up; X
miles Post 1:05 off I:g7; good: driving place
same Winner B. e. ry Chance Piay--Nursemaid Trainer
r, F. Myers. Vaues-S70U, $l75, SIS. $40. Time. 203
ClOudv md SlOW
Evening star., 1954-03-14

Two-dolar mutues osid--NO LIEN $3.50. $500 81
ASTRONOMICAL. S5.40 $500 FAMILY. So go.
SIXTH RACEPurse ~ 500 allowances; 3-year-old and
up; Charles Town 3:35 3:37; good
won hsndiiy place driving Winner.
Imperial Connie. Trainer l. Miller. Vaiues-SI 40.
$500.
Evening star., 1954-03-14

Two-doar mutuels paid-DARING KING, $40? 90. 81 8
S3.2O. RED MARTLET. S3.40. so. HOT FOOTED s3s
Evening star., 1954-03-14

Two-doIlar mutuels pad-DANA DEL. 60 81
BOSS BENNIE $50 $40 IVACHANCE S3.40.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse, 81 claiming: 4-yearolds and
up Snenandoah course Post 435, of 435ia good
won nandily place driving. Winner &
Darng Lady Traine, R E. House. Values $3.50. 500
Evening star., 1954-03-14

Two-dolar mutuels paid-LOST COLONY. 81 80, $40
$3.50. NATURAL BRIDGE, 81. $40. CAMISOLE S5.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01
Naval
Appointments

Vice admiral Skule Storheil,
chief of the Norwegian Navy, was
last week named naval attache to
the United States and Canada,
with the rank of rear admiral AT
the same time, he will serve as
Norwegian liaison officer to
SACLANT and me Der of
NATO's Military Representatives
Committee.
Norway's present naval attache
to Washington and ottawa, rear
admiral Erling G. Hostvedt, was
named flag officer of the Vest
landet Naval District. And rear
admiral p. ]. f. Jacobsen, now
flag officer of that district, was
named chief of the Norwegian
Navy. with the temporary rank
of vice admiral He was formerly
naval attache to USA.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-07-01
AII-Jet Air Force
Nearly Achieved
1000 m.p.h.
Fighter in Works

STOCKHOLM. = The Swedish
Air Force in 1916 decided to go
all out for jet planes, and thanks
to this early decision it is now al
most wholly jet propelled, accord
ing to General Bengt Norden-
skiold, who on June 80 retired as
Air Force Commander-in-Ch Chief
after having served in that post
for exactly twelve years. Most of
the thirty day-fighter squadrons
are equipped with the all-Swedish
Flying Barrel" widely regarded
as one of the best jet fighters in
the world, while the others use the
British Vampire" Only one ma
jor Air Force unit, a fighter
bomber group, is still based on
propeller-driven machines, but it
will soon receive a new attack
plane, the Lance, which is in
production at the Saab Aircraft
factoriese in Linkoping, In dive
tests the Lance" has achieved
supersonic speed. A new Swe-
dish fighter is now being devel-
oped and will probably be in pro-
duction in about four years. II
will have a top speed of nearly !
600 miles an hour or about $50
miles more than the Flying Bar
rel"
On June 80. that is, his last day
on the job, the 62-year-old Gener-
al Nordenskiold made a dramatic
tour of inspection. Starting in the
north of Sweden and plotting his
own Vampire Jet plane, he flew
down to the south of the country
and then back to Stockholm. land
ing at eighteen air bases and talk
ing to total of thirty Air Force
units on the ground or, over the
radio, from the air. He landed at
Stockholm Q hours after his first
take-off, with four and three-quar-
tiers hours effective flying time
behind him and having kept an
average speed of about 500 miles
an hour.
Looking ba k on his twelve
years as Commander-in-C Chief,
General Nordenskiold felt that the
most trying part of his job had
been to keep a balance between
Air Force efficiency and safety.
He had been heartened. he said.
by the growing alr-mindedness Of
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To Chair Trainee
Program

The A m e r cam Scandinavian
Foundation, New York announced
last week that Arthur X. Watson,
president of I.B.M. World Trade
Corp, has accepted Craftsmanship
of the newly formed ASST Trainee
Program Committee. The nation
wide committee, composed of rep
resentatives of % leading compa-
MES, will serve as sponsoring and
advisory group to the Foundations
Trainee Program.
Started 43 years ago, the ASST
Trainee Program is the Oldest and
most extensive of it's kind. Every
year, it supervises the placement
and on-the-jo training of more
than 500 young Scandinavians in
A m erican organizations of all
kinds. And, under sponsorship of
the Foundations associated socie-
ties in Norway. Denmark. Iceland
and Sweden, a number of Ameri-
can youths also receive on-the- job
training in the Scandinavian coun-
tries. From January throug h
March this year, a total Of nine
Norwegian ASF trainees arrived
in USA. as well a. five Norwegian
ASF Fellows.
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SAS Transpo|ar Route Will Strengthen
Scandinavia North America Relations

STOCKHOLM. = (By airmaiD
The recent announcement that
U. S. authorities have indicated
their willingness to grant Scan
dinavian Airlines System three
year concession to operate an ex-
perimental route from Los An
geles via Greenland to Scandin-
avia. on certain conditions, has
been greeted with great satisfac-
ton in Sweden as in the other
Scandinavian countries. The Stock
holm Dagens Nyheter expresses
its conviction that the expected
agreement will be a source Of
mutual qualification and benefit
and further strengthen relations
between the Scandinavian corner
of the free world and the great
democracies in the West" The
paper believes that at the end of
the three years the northern route
will be so firmly established as to
be regarded as indispensable.
Formal arrangements for the
concession will be worked out la
an exchange of notes between the
United States and Denmark, Nor
way and Sweden, respectively. The
invitation to exchange notes on
the proposed route was commune
Gated in identical notes from the
U. S. Department of State to the
Ambassadors of the three Sean
dinavian countries. The notes
stipulated two conditions: One
that the arrangement provide for
reciprocal experimental route to
be operated by carrier or car
riers designated by the United