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Officers OF Royal Hellenic Navy Study Here

81, 1t. Cmdr. Roussias was then
appointed Navigator and later
Executive Officer aboard the de-
stroyer Navarenon, a ship assign
ed to carry the King and Queen of
Greece on voyages to different
parts Of their realm.
Refresher Course
Both 1t. Cmdr. RouSsias and 1t.
Cmdr. Georgantas were trans
ferred to the Greek Naval School
at Skaramagas in Dec. SO for a
refresher course in ASW, gunnery,
and navigation before they left
for the United States in Dec. 1853.
1t. Cmdr. Gazis Georgantas of
the Royal Hellenic Navy was born
in 1924 in Port-Tewfick, Egypt, a
city with a large Greek Com
munity at the Red Sea entrance
to the Suez Canal.
Graduated from the Greek Com
munity High School in Suez, 1t.
Cmdr. Georgantas entered the
Naval Academy in Alexandria In
1912, and also fought during WWu
as a Midshipman.
After leaving the Academy In
April ~, he reported as Ensign
aboard the destroyer Aegean then
participating in shore lombard
ments and patrols against the
Communist guerrillas. Early in
1913 1t. Cmdr. Georgantas was
assigned to the destroyer Canares
and helped transport Queen Fred
ericka of Greece to England to
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= Greek Lieutenant Commanders
George RousSias and Gazis Geor-
gantas came to Fleet Sonar School
some months ago under the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The IA Atlantic Treaty men,
bers assert that an armed attack
against one of them will be con-
sidered an attack against them
all. Pledging aid to those who
are attacked, the NATO nations
further promise to help develop
their joint ability to resist armed
attack.
1t. Cmdr. George RouSsias of
the Royal Hellenic Navy was
born in Alexandra, Egypt, in
1925.
To Greek academy
After graduating from Alex
andria's Greek Community High
School in 1912, 1t. Cmdr. Roussias
entered the Greek Naval Acad-
envy then situated at Alexandria.
Occupied by Italy and Germany
IN 1941, Greece had moved her
Naval Academy as well as most
Of her fleet to Alexandria. A
Cheek Army also formed there,
largely from members Of the
Greek Community in Egypt,
fought with the British at Ell Ala
Inein and throughout the Italian
Campaign.
During the summers Of '43 and
"A, 1t. Cmdr. Roussias, as Mid
shipman aboard the destroyer
Crete, helped escort Allied con-
voys' in the Mediterranean and al
30 took part in the invasion Of
South France.
Graduated from the Naval Acad-
envy In 1947, he was assigned as
ASW Officer to the destroyer Hast
ings which operated against the
Communist guerrillas in Greece.
Sent To Norfolk
1t. Cmdr. Roussias was sent to
Norfolk, Va, in Sept. of AZ to as
sist the transfer Of six PGMs to
Greece. While In Norfolk, he took
: ten days leave to New York City.
'The most exciting ten days Of my
Me," he exclaimed. "New York
II completely different from any
city in Europe. The splendor, move.
ment, big shops, streets, every
thing 80"
1t. Cmdr. Roussias returned 10
Greece aboard the PGM E1adzikos-
tadis and remained on board until
Aug. 70 when he became Chief-of-
Staff to the Commanding Officer
Of Minesweeper Florilla No. /.
Executive Officer Of the PGM
Aslanoglou from Dec. 40 April
81, and ASW Officer aboard the
USS Crete from April 81 Sept.
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participate in the ceremonies at
tendant the marriage of Princess
Elizabeth with Greek Prince
Philip.
Other Activity
Executive Officer of the Nine
sweeper Lefkas in Sept. '4S, 1t.
Cmdr. Georgantas' was promoted
to Commanding Officer in July
'49 and in Sept. '49 became Execu-
tive Officer Of the PGM LaSkoS.
Travelling to Boston in June 81 to
aid the transfer of six U. S. ships
to Greece, he made the return
voyage aboard the destroyer Nike,
formerly the USS Eberle. The
Greek word nike" which means
victory, is also the name of the
new U. S. guided missile used
against attacking bomberS.
Assigned in Feb. 1852 as ASW
Officer to the Staff of a light de-
stroyer squadron, 1t. Cmdr. Geor.
gantas later became Executive
Officer of the Greek Reserve Fleet
at Salamis after which he went
for his refresher course at the
Greek Naval School and thence to
the U. S. with 1t. Cmdr. RouSSiaS.
people in the United States are
much more time conscious than
people in Europe" both men OBJ
served. 1--WE were most impressed
by the American standard of liv-
ing and with the practical and
understanding way everything has
been taught US at Fleet Sonar
School"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-16
INDUSTRIAL INDEX
STABLE FOR JUNE

WASHINGTON Up - Industrial
production in June showed no
change from May, staying at the
Seasonany adjusted index figure of
124 per cent of the 1947-4S average.
Announcing this yesterday, the
Federal Reserve Board reported
the June rate ran slightly above
that of March and April but was
8 per cent below June 1858.
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Thirteen other enlisted men re-
ceived concentrations for "out-
standing performance Of duty in
assisting with the overhaul and re-
assembly of main propulsion units
of the submarine following a major
casualty to the port reduction
gear"
Those receiving the award were
R. E. Flanagan, chief engineman
(SS), ]. D. Winfrey, chief engine
man (SS), E. C. Smojice, engine
man first class (SS), w. C. Hail.
cad, engineman first, class (SS), R.
W. Gillette, engineman first class
(SS), H. T. Rollston, engineman
first class (SS), W. J. Foster, en-
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ran back into the house to tell
their mother than a man grabbed
the purse from Sherri's arm and
ran away with it.
Mrs. Hacker said the purse had
contained $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-16

The magnet for the worlds most
powerful atom smasher at the
Brokhaven laboratory of the Atom
ic Energy Commission contains
$500 tons of steel.
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EDITORS NOTE: This is
the third in series Of articles
10 bo released on Allied Ma
tionals studying at Fleet
Sonar School here.
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Friday, July Is, 1854
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Page 10 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Chinese Reds DecIoredWiIIino
ToFree Many if Given Visos

explanatory letter was mailed
from abroad the Communist re-
ceiving it would know that no
copy Of the letter was on file
any place inside China.
so in many cases he would
avoid danger for himself by de-
stroying the letter and visa.
But, he continued, if the docu-
mentS were postmarked from
within the nation "it would be
unsafe to destroy the original
and equally unsafe to ignore.
Then he'd usually release the
prisoner as the safest thing to
do, knowing that sooner or later
he will do that anyway"
Mr.. Kiehn's weight dropped
from 1875 to IS his first year in
prison-before he forced the
Reds to give him a trial by going
on hunger strike.
He said he was accused of own
ing firearms without a permit, a
charge based on four or five old
shotgunS he tossed in a fishpond
in 1947. The Reds dredged them
up three years later.
Mr.. KLEIN spent 80 years in
China in the import-export bus
mess, but claims Santa Barbara,
Calf as his home
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Russia Answers West,
Orders OPENING Talks

MOSCOW. Jan. 4 (P1.-The
Russians informed the Big
Three Western powers today
they have instructed Soviet au-
thorities in Germany to get to-
gether with Western representa-
tives to prepare for the Big Four
foreign ministers parley in Ber-
lin, January 25.
The note acknowledged the
Western notes of January /,
accepting the Soviet-proposed
January IS date for the parley.
Preliminary discussions in
Berlin on the arrangements may
be between the four high COM
missioners in Germany or mere
ly the high commissioners Ber-
lin representatives.
One of the questions on which
there has been a hitch is the
building where the foreign min
listers should meet. The West
first proposed the former Allied
Control Authority Building,
which is in the American sector
of the divided city. The Russians
have limited they would rather
have some other building.
Today's note. handed to the
American, British and French
Ambassadors. was the shortest
in the series leading to the four
power parley. running only to
about 100 words.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Montgomery Aids
White House Show
At Expense of Own

Robert Montgomery, the actor
turned television producer, is
losing part Of his program to the
White House SHOW" tonight
and what's more he's helping his
opposition.
Mr.. Montgomery, an old friend
Of both President Eisenhower
and Press Secretary James c.
Hagerty, was asked to give some
technical advice in connection
with President Eisenhower'S re-
port to the people tonight. He
cheerfully consented, although
the Eisenhower talk at 9:3O will
take the first IS minutes of the
time ordinarily allotted to Rob
ert Montgomery Presents"
Furthermore, Mr.. Montgomery
will be so busy helping the Presi-
dent he will be missing in per-
son from his customary intro
ductory role on his program,
which originates in New York.
However, he made recording
which will be used.
The actor also helped the
White House on President EiSen-
hower's Christmas eve broadcast,
Mr.. Hagerty said.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

States representative on the
United Nations, and Philip
Young, chairman of the Civil
Service commission.
Senator Knowland the Repub-
lican floor leader, and Mr.. Mar
tin headed the delegation. It in
cluded Senators Bridges of New
Hampshire, Millikin, of Colorado,
Saltonstall, of Massachusetts,
and Ferguson, Of Michigan. and
Representative Halleck, of In
diana, Arends, of Illinois, Allen,
of Illinois and Reed, of New
York.
Also present at the meeting
this morning was Chairman
Reed of the tax-writing House
Ways and Means Committee.
The New Yorker conferred at
the White House yesterday with
Treasury Secretary Humphrey in
an effort to hammer out a tax
program on which the G. o. P.
could agree, and further confer
ences were scheduled.
Mr.. Reed has been at odds
with the administration over tax
reductions he favors. Asked
what he thought of the tax por-
(See EISENHOWER, Page ABB
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Client Asks Ruling by Court
On Riqht to Check Phone Bill

A telephone subscriber sought
in a court action today to clarity
his rights for a personal check
Of automatic meters on which
his telephone bill is based.
Joseph j. Saunders, 81, of 1875
Darlington street S.W., COM
planned that the Public Utilities
Commission has left telephone
subscribers without adequate"
protection from telephone COM
pany billing errors.
An attorney in the Justice De-
partment'S Antitrust Division.
Mr.. Saunders asked the U. S.
District Court for the District of
Columbia to compel the commits
sion to tell him what provisions
are available for subscribers to
check automatic meter machines.
He also asked the court to
direct the commission to COM
ply with regulations established
by Congress in 1913, contending
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Horse FIees Reds in Korea:
Marines Chase Him Back

the demarcation zone into allied
territory.
There he was in our terri
tory" Corpl. Halfhill said.
Harmed and doubted that he
had the required credentials"
The horse was obviously tired,
but for 80 minutes the two Ma
rines chased him across the
countryside in their jeep.
When they finally caught him
and radioed headquarters. they
were instructed to "give him to
the nearest provost marshal"
The nearest provost marshal
took one look and told them, II
don't want a horse"
Then headquarters took over.
Take him back near the line,
point him north and boot him
in the rear" the Marines were
told.
That's what they did. The
horse galloped back into Com
munist territory, where two Chi
nese hopefully awaited him.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Niagara Facing
Foce-Lfting by
Army Engineers

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. 4
(NANA).-That face-lifting job
they've been talking about so
long will get under way before
spring.
The subject Is that old beauty.
Niagara Falls, and the face lift
ing is described in government
talk as 'the preservation and en-
hancement of the scenic beauty
of Niagara Falls"
A year-end report from the
Buffalo district of the Engineer
Corps says the United States
share of the international pro-
ject will be started in February.
Then, engineers will begin rock
excavation and fill on the Amer
ican flank of Horseshoe Falls.
Canadians have started work on
a cofferdam for the control
structure on their side.
The project was set up under
q 1850 treaty.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Train Wreck in India
Kills IS, Injuries 40
BY the Associcted Press

NEW DELHI, Jan. AT
least Is persons were killed and
more than 40 injured in the de-
railment at dawn today of a
speeding passenger train near
Bhatinda, $50 miles northwest
of New Delhi.
The nationalized Indian Rail-
ways said Is bodies were re-
moved up to noon, seven hours
after the wreck. OF the 40 in
jured. at least 10 were seriously
hurt. The train, en- route from
Bhatinda to New Delhi, left the
track while crossing a canal
bridge.
The wreck was the most seri-
GUS in a series of railway mis-
haps in India over the new
years period.
Eight persons were killed and
six injured near Raxaul on the
Nepal-Indian border when pas
Senger and freight trains COL
lided.
Earlier a number of railway
workers were hurt in the COL
llsion of passenger and freight
trains near Howrah Station,
Calcutta.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
u. S. Detention for Red Probe
Puzzles 2Cunddiun Students
Visitor to Florida Says He Was Asked
To Sign Paper Without Seeing 1t

The other youth is William
Boultbee. Both are undergradu-
tes at the University of Toronto.
Questioned BY Inspector.
Mr.. Rogers said they and other
passengers had to go through
immigration and customs at West
Palm Beach, the port of entry for
the plane. An immigration in
spector. Louis Daboll, questioned
Mr.. Rogers and was informed
that he was student.
Have you ever worked?" the
inspector asked.
"Oh, worked for the Progress
sive Conservative Party in the
last election" Mr.. Rogers said he
replied.
Mr.. Daboll scanned a little
black book" then announced:
IN have to detain both of you
under the McCarran Act"
He hadn't even talked with
Boultbee. said Mr.. Rogers. I'VE
couldn't figure it out.
He took us into an inner
(See STUDENTS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1954-01-04

that the rate-fixing body has
refused and continues to re-
fuse to prescribe regulations for
testing telephone service"
Mr.. Saunders said he has had
several disputes with the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.
over his telephone bill based on
an allowance of 40 calls per
month, with extra charges for
calls over that number.
He said the commission took
cognizance of a complaint he
filed. but never gave him salts
faction as to whether the body
was required to inspect the au-
tomato meters.
Mr.. Saunders told reporters
he had no desire to sue the
telephone company for a few
cents. but wished to bring to
the attention Of other Subscrib-
ers a condition he believed
should be remedied.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
BY the ASsocioted Press

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla.
Jan. Two University of
Toronto students declared, Its
a mystery to us" why the United
States immigration Service de-
tanned them here for investiga- =
ton Of Communist activities.
They were taken off a Mackey
Airlines plane on arrival Sat-
urday at West Palm Beach from
Nassau. where they spent the
holidays. They had planned to
continue aboard the plane to
Fort Lauderdale.
Perhaps it is a case Of mis-
taken identity" said Edward
Rogers. one of the students. II
can't think Of any other reason.
1--WE are both members of the
Progressive Conservative Party
in Canada. That is the equiva-
lent Of the Republican Party In
the United States. / am presi-
dent Of the Toronto Young Con-
servatives back home and you
can't get more right wing than
that"
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Cold Night Forecast;
Tomorrow 10 Be Warmer

Colder weather was in prospect
tonight as Washington settled
back to work after the holidays.
Tomorrow should be fair and
a bit warmer, according to the
forecast. A low temperature to-
night around % was expected.
This mornings low was "a at
8 o'clock.
Bus, rail and air terminals
here reported exceptional VOL
umes Of traffic yesterday as holi-
day travellers returned. While
there were no statistics available
terminal observers believed the
crowds were larger than last
years New Year weekend travel
quotas.
Business was still fairly brisk
this morning as last-minute So
journers made their way in and
out Of Washington, according
to air and railway station OBJ
servers.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
BY the Assoe,oted Press

HONG KONG, Jan. Am
American just released from a
Communist Chinese Jail said to-
day Red officials want to free
dozens Of foreign prisoners but
think they can't leave China be-
cause their passports have ex-
pired.
Arnold KLEIN, 44-year-old
China-born American business
man who reached Hong Kong
Yesterday after three years in a
Shanghai jail, said the Reds hold
more than 100 foreign prison.
ers-including some Americans.
MIR. KLEIN said he was certain
the Reds would release other
prisoners If their governments
would obtain Hong Kong transit
vlsas for those whose passports
have expired.
MIR. KLEIN, who was jailed on
trumped-up charges in 1850, told
an amazing story of mis- release:
"The prison commandant said
he was willing to release me if I
could get Hong Kong entrance
permit. He doubted ] could get
one.
He let me visit the British
consulate in Shanghai and was
back with a visa in 40 a1inutes.
That clinched it.
He actually thought that be-
cause my passport had expired I
couldn't travel on it,"
Mr.. KLEIN said the best plan
would be to send visas to a for
eign organization or individual
in China for forwarding to the
Red government.
That's because the Commu-
niStS hate to make decisions be-
cause they never know when
policy will change and the de-
cision will backf1re against them.
If a Hong Kong visa and an
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Court Upho|ds
Social Security
Servants Tax
Supreme Tribunal
Rejects Protest of
Texas Housewives
By Robert K. Walsh

The Supreme Court today re-
fused to review an attack on
constitutionality of the Federal
social security tax on the pay
of household employees.
This refusal, in effect, upheld
the validity of the tax. Lower
Federal courts had ruled that
the levy was constitutional,
despite a protest by II house.
wives in Marshall, Tex, who
have refused to pay it.
The housewives ten d e d
their constitutional rights were
violated because the law required
them to collect money for the
Government without being paid
to do so.
Under the Social Security Act
amendment of 1850, employers
of domestic servants and other
household employees must with
hold l per cent of the salary of
those employees for social security
purposes. Employers. however.
could pay that per cent for
their employees as we'll as the ad-
ditional l per cent levied on the
employers themselves.
Ruling in Film Case.
In a motion picture theater
case that originated in Baltimore,
the Supreme Court ruled that a
distributor did not violate the
antitrust laws by restricting
firSt-run pictures to downtown
houses.
The owner of the Crest, a
neighborhood theater six miles
from the center of the city, sued
for triple damages. charging that
the Paramount Film Distributors
Corp. conspired to prevent SUBJ
burban theaters from showing
flrSt-run pictures at the same
time they were shown downtown.
A Federal court jury in Bal
timore returned verdict for
the distributor and this was af-
flrmed by the United States
Court of Appeals in Richmond.
In a I'll opinion written by JUS
tice Clark, with Justice Black
dissenting and Justice Douglas
not participating. the Supreme
Court upheld that verdict.
Union Motion Denied.
In a brief order today the
court denied a motion by the
Government and Civic Employees
Organizing Committee. CIO, to
prevent enforcement Of an Ala
bama law forbidding State en-
ployes to join unions. The law,
which was upheld by a Federal
Court in Alabama, applies to
all State employees except public
school teachers and employees
of the State Docks Board.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
No Red Tape Barring
Releases. u. S. Soys

The State Department said
today Communist officials are
not prevented by any interna-
tional red tape from releasing
Americans now held in Chinese
prisons
"All they have to do" said one
official. "is see that the Ameri-
cans get to Hong Kong. The
British in Red China will take
care of whatever papers are
needed to get them there"
Evening star., 1954-01-04
u. 5. Begins Printing
Savings Bonds by
Offset Process
Bureau Of Engraving
OfficioIs Pleased With
Results and Economy

The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing has begun regular print
ing of defense savings bonds by
the controversial Offset process.
The S25 denomination of the
series E savings bonds are the
only type now being printed by
offset, and Bureau officials ex-
pressed satisfaction with the re-
suits.
THE layman couldn't tell
them from the engraved bonds. "
Henry j. Holtzclaw, associate di-
rector of the bureau. said.
Printed 20 Times as Fast.
He said experience in the first
few days of printing has shown
that bonds can be printed about
20 times as fast by the offset
process as by the engraving
process previously used.
The process, which Bureau
officials said had been under
STUDY Tor some Time as an econ
omy measure. means that about
so employees, including 20 plate
printers, will lose their jobs.
To Be Held in Reserve.
Some sources, particularly
union sources, had been con-
cerned about the ease with which
the new type of bonds might be
counterfeited. Treasury officials
have contended that since the
bonds bear the names of the per-
sons buying them. and identi-
fication is required before they
are cashed. there is little risk of
counterfeiting.
The new type bonds will be
held in reserve until the present
stockpile of engraved bonds is
exhausted. It is estimated that
a two or three months supply
of the engraved bonds is on
hand.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

British and French Governments
in a series of meetings recently
concluded at Paris would be. in
the view of Western officials. to
wipe out the Communist East
German government.
It therefore appears in ad-
vance to be wholly unacceptable
to the SovietS. Authorities here
voice doubt that even a start
can be made at Berlin toward
developing a real compromise
between the Russian and West
ern attitudes toward Germany's
future.
Field May Broaden.
There is now ample evidence.
however, that the discussions be-
tween Western leaders and So
Evening star., 1954-01-04
BY the Assocjofed Press

FIRST MARINE DIVIAION,
Korea, Jan. 4.-United States
Marines stationed along Korea's
demilitarized zone said today
they had denied asylum to a
Communist horse.
He was an old, dirty, white
horse, probably the descendant
Of a Mongolian pony.
The horse was being worked
by six Chinese lust north Of the
crucial center line in the demil-
itarized zone The Communists
had tied a rope to his tail and
the other end of the rope to a
heavy metal container of dirt.
They were forcing him to pull
the container with his tail.
Two Marine demilitarized zone
policemen, Corpl. H. E. Halfhill
Of Connellsville. Pa, and Pfc.
Stanley K. Harmed of Trenton,
N. j.. saw the horse give q sud-
den lunge and slip the rope of
his tail. Then he bolted across