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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09
AIRNIEN TELL OF
CONTINUED from rage One)

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OF the Army field forces at Fl
Benning, Ga.
A ground party which battlet
deep snow Is miles to the scene
of the crash from the little towr
of Curry, IS miles northeast o.
here, last night reported it hat
found three bodies.
The six rescued men talked free
ly with newsmen at nearby Elmen
dorf Air Force Base. They were
hospitalized at the 50O5th Air Force
Hospital at Elmendorf after being
flown to safety.
ALI six were suffering exposure
shock and various cuts and bruises
None of them could explain the
accident, which happened on &
flight from Elmendorf to Ladc
AFB, Fairbanks, 275 miles to the
northeast.
But to all six, the first indica
ton Of trouble was a terrific dowr
draft that tossed the plane as i
it was a feather. Two said the,
heard an explosion afterward.
Here is what the six had to tel
newsmen:
Airman &c. Edward J. Fox, u
West Utica, N. Y, who was lying
on a pile Of baggage when disaster
struck:
1--WE seemed to hit a down draft
and the next thing I knew l found
myself in the air. I looked dowr
and saw the plane and some o.
the other guys flying underneath
me. pulled the cord on my para
chute and landed"
AS Airman &c. Eli LaDuke, 20
Au Sable Forks, N. Y, remem'
bered it:
"a heavy turbulence just seemed
to tear the plane apart. remem,
Der hurting through space and
pulling my chute cord. When the
chute opened l was fairly close
to the ground"
Airman &C. Rupert c. Pratt, 90,
Salt Rock, w. Va:
"There was a terrific down draft
and then an explosion at one side
and the plane seemed to open up,
Then found myself flying through
the air."
Altman &C. Huey Montgomery,
20. Eldridge, Ala, who was also
setting on a pile of baggage about
level with a window:
"All of a sudden the plane
dropped hard and then bame back
up again. l heard an explosion and
found myself in the air"
Altman &C. Edward W. Olson,
20, Elkader, Iowa, who was doing
at the time. said he awoke to find
himself sailing through the air.
Airman &c. Bobby Sails, q,
West Helena, Ark, said he found
himself projected suddenly into the
air after "the plane just disinte-
grated"
LaDuke, Sails and Montgomery
were picked up at the site of the
wrecked plane. They had joined
after reaching the ground and
walked through snow to the
smashed craft for arctic survival
gear and food rations.
The other three were spotted Is
miles from the wreckage.
Both trios constructed make
shift shelters and huddled together
Friday night in below-freezing tenn
peratures awaiting dawn and res
cue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09
Red Attack
Is Expected
In Indochiina
French, Laotian
Defenders Brace
Against Push

SAiGON, lnd0cnlna 0-french
and Laotian defenders OF Luang
Prabang braced today for an i'm
minent" attack from the Commun.
ist.led Vietminh. The rebel inyad.
ers were reported within rs miles Of
the royal Laotian capital on the
banks Of the Mekong River.
Laos rheumatic old King Sisa-
wang Wong vowed once more the
city Of $4,000 would be defended
until the end" He made the same
pledge last spring when the Wet
mini invaded to within IL miles
OF Luang Prabang, then withdrew
without a major battle.
This time there was every in
dication the fight would be joined.
The French said they had COM
pleted their major defenses against
the onslaught.
The Vietminh invaded Laos from
the north early last week, send
ing at least division through the
jungles and down the valleys of
the Hou and Suong rivers toward
the capital.
As the rebels advanced the
French and Laotian forces and
many civilians withdrew under the
cover Of intensive French air bonn
bardment, leaving rice stocks
burning behind them in an effort
to destroy food the Red fighters
need.
Though the Vietminh were re-
ported officially within Is miles
of Luang Prabang, it was possible
their advance troops were closer.
Officials said yesterday the in
vaders had been stopped, at least
temporarily, as they tried to force
a crossing Of the Suong in the area
of PAX Seng, 81 miles northeast
Of Luang Prabang and strategically
located at the juncture of the Suong
and Seng rivers.
Today military authorities said
1t appeared likely the French
Laotian forces had abandoned PAX
Seng, though there was no con-
firmation Of this. That point is a
key to the Suong, which empties
into the Mekong a few miles north
of Luang Prabang.
In Luang Prahang all able.bodied
men were ordered to dig shelters
against mortar fire and build de.
tense, works. Government workers
were enlisted for civilian defense
and firefighting work. The beating
OF gongs in the sacred pagodas
was to be the signal for the danger
alert.
The Kings son, Prince Savang,
In a public statement declared the
fall of Luang Prabang to the Com
rnunist-led forces would not only
be national catastrophe but would
have enormous repercussions on
world opinion"
I'm defending Luang Prabang. "
he added, I'VE are protecting the
gateway to Thailand, Burma and
all Southeast Asia"
Meanwhile, most Of the city's
inhabitants remained calm and
went about their business as usual.
In Saigon, meanwhile, French
Defense Minister Rene Pleven ar.
rived from Paris and said cryptic
ally: 1--WE come to confer with
the military leaders on questions
which could lead to rapid solu-
tons"
Many observers have specialized
that the Vietminh invasion of Laos
is designed to secure the rebels
as much territory as possible be-
fore the spring rains to bolster the
Red high command in any peace
negotiations which may devotion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09
TRAPPED in CHAIR

KINGwooD, W. Va. R-Buck.
led to her high chair, l4-month.
old Shirley Bessie Thomas persisted
yesterday in a fire which sweep,
through a two-room house when
her mother went out to feed the
chickens.
Five other children, ranging in
age from I months to 6 years,
were carried or led to safety BY
the mother.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09

Toppled by an earthquake in 90
B. c.. the Colossus of Rhodes lay
on the ground for 900 years before
it was br2ksu up for scrap b Z Z
Seventh C~ntury.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09

The practice of human sacrifice
was an important aspect Of the
Aztec religion but was not prac,
ticed by the early Mayas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09
They'll Wear The Green

BOSTON gF-For South BoSton's
Evacuation Day parade March II
St Patriek'S Day normally
white street markings will be paint
ed green. South Boston residents
are predOminantly Irish.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09

Key West, Fla, Feb. 9, 1854
Observations Taken Az City Office
at ] AM, EST
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09
TEMP ERATUREs

Relative Humidity, ] AN.
$50
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09

Barometer tSes Level0, 700 AN
5000 ins.--1019.0 mbs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-09

Grand Coalee Dam contains n
million tons of concrete.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Davis Takes Post
As Inferior Aide
sy ths Associated Press ]


Clarence A. Davis today be-
comes Undersecretary of the
Interior after serving as solicitor
Of the department since early
last year.
Chief Judge Harold M.
Stephens Of the District Of Co
lumbia Circuit of the Court of
Appeals, an old friend of Mr..
Davis, was invited to admin
lister the oath in the Office Of
Secretary Mckay.
Mr.. Davis. now 81. was elected
attorney general Of Nebraska ia
1918. when he was Is years Of
age.
He succeeds Ralph A. Tudor.
an engineer from Palo Alto.
Calf. who is returning to his
private business after II months
here.
Yesterday Interior Secretary
Mckay presented Mr.. Tudor the
departments highest award
its Distinguished Service Medal.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Venice Festival Critics
Call 'Caine Top Contender
BY the A.seeiotsd Press

VENICE. Sept. LA packed
house gave "The Caine Mutiny"
the warmest reception Of the
Venice f1lm festival to date last
night.
The smartly dressed audience
broke into applause five times
during the film, giving particu-
lar credit to Humphrey Bogart
as Capt. Queeg and Jose Ferrer
as the lawyer. 1t. Greenwald.
Three other American films
remain to be shown-+"Executive
Suite" Three Coins in the
ountain" and ION the Water
'front.' before the festival ends
September Z.
After last nights showing
critics rated "The Caine Mutiny"
as top contender for the Golden
Lion grand prize.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Portland Newspaper
Strike Authorized
By the Associated Press

PORTLAND, Greg, Sept. L.
The Portland local Of the CIO
American Newspaper Guild last
night authorized its executive
board to call a strike against both
Portland newspapers. the Ore
gionian and the Oregon Journal.
James Ferguson, president of
the local, said the vote author
lied the board to call the strike
against either or both news
papers unless current contract
negotiations are settled to the
boards satisfaction.
He said negotiations have been
underway with the two papers
since March 2. Major unsettled
issues are union security and
wages of promotion department
employees" Mr.. Ferguson said.
Evening star., 1954-09-01

II serve BLUE BONNET Margarine
ut our home table because nowhere
do Ifindaspread with such uniformly
sunny-sweet flavor, spreading
smoothness and high food value.
Unlike most other margarines, BLUE
BONNET contains both vitdmins A
and D. It is truly first, in my opinion,
for Flavor, Nutrition, Economy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

Not . shadow Of doubt :. here's
smartness for the dollar-wise careerist. The
blouse and skirt Of Folker's linen-like Cape
Cod cloth. The versatile vest Of strawcloth,
leather trimmed. By Junior House about
$50. At leading stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Dream Come True
By John Jay DAILY

ton at Belvoir Is not COM
plete. Nor does all of 1t be-
long to the engineers. Some
items, like the sword Of Syl-
vanus Thayer, Father of
West Point" are borrowed.
Somewhere along the line
of march, the engineers for
got to park precious pieces
gathered In their long career.
They were men Of action,
rather than collectors. So
they were without a museum
until Maj. Gen. Stanley l..
Scott interested himself in
the establishment of one at
Belvoir. He is the command
ing officer there.
The idea, Gen. Scott said
In his speech at the opening
of the museum, originated
with Col. Robert r. Ellis, now
in charge Of the Korean gov
ernment's School of Engineer
ing. Col. Ellis. a Guggenheim
fellow, Is engaged In writing
a history Of the engineers.
With q fellow historian. Ra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

A FTER many years and dis
IA appointments, the Army
Corps Of Engineers has an Of
f1cial muSeum-at the Engi-
neer School, Fort Belvoir, Va.
This permanent home for
exhibits that give some idea
Of what the engineers have
done to develop the United
States Is located on that his
toric spot down the river
where George Washington,
himself an engineer, learned
to use the transit.
Washington would have
welcomed the engineers and
their museum to Belvoir, not
far from his home at Mount
Vernon. As an engineer, he
would have been interested
also in some Of the exhibits
old battle flags, books, paint
ings, photographs, models, all
sorts Of items that give the
background Of the corps. Few
know that the engineers
helped build the Capitol.
Unfortunately. the collec-
Evening star., 1954-10-30
FHA Issues Loan Rules
For SIuIn Clearance Jobs

The Federal Housing Admin
istration this week announced
publication Of regulations max
ing insured-mortgage financing
available to the Governments
slun clearance and urban re-
newal program.
Two sections of the new Hous-
ing Act Of 1854 are designed to
play a role in the rehabilitation
of cities. the FILA said.
Section 220 provides for in
suring privately -made mortgage
loans for rehabilitation or new
construction of homes in neigh
borhoods designated by local au-
thorities and approved by the
Housing and Home Finance Ad-
ministrator as urban renewal
areas"
The other section Of the new
law bearing on the urban renewal
program is Section 221. which
Evening star., 1954-10-30
Home Show Gets Head Sturt;
New Features Announced

the ninth to be held here under
auspices Of the builders group
Aiding Mr.. Lamond in prepa-
ration Of the show will be:
John O. Aylor. vice chairman:
w. Evans Buchanan. advisory
chairman; Alvin L. Aubinoe. j.
Garrett Beitzell. Harry Boswell,
jr., Frank Calcara. Donal l.
Chamberlin. Joseph Geeraert
Clarence w. Gosnell. T. Girard
Lee. Richard H. Mansfield, jr.,
Russell B. Martin. A. Milton Tai
bert, and Clyde j. Verkerke.
Evening star., 1954-10-30

More than SO per cent Of the
exhibition space for the WASH
ington Home Show has already
been reserved, the Home Build
ers Association Of Metropolitan
Washington reported today.
Angus Lamond, chairman OF
the event to be held February
10 through 27. said this years
show will have a number of new
features including a do-it-your-
self exposition and a Housing
Service Center to answer in
quiries.
The forthcoming show will be
Evening star., 1954-10-30
II Homes Projected

Vain 81 Miller announced to-
day a project of II split-level
houses Isl projected for construc-
ton in Bell Haven Estates, Alex
andria. The homes were designed
by American Houses, Inc, Olmi
Realty Co., said.
Evening star., 1954-10-30

provides mortgage loan insurance
for low cost private housing for
rent and for sale to families dis
placed as a result of a renewal
program or any other Govern
ment action.
Evening star., 1954-10-30
BETHESDA

DIRECTIONS TO BETHESDA CADILLAC
SPLIT-LEVEL RAMBLERS: Dripe out WIS.,
constr ATE. to Bank OF Bethesda, iett on
Old Georgetown Rd TO Greentree Rd., left
folloW arroDs to homes.
Evening star., 1954-10-30
SILVER SPRING

LAC SPLIT LEVEL RAMBLERS: Drive
through Siluer Spring and continue ont
Georgia Ave. extended $40 miles past
light at Colespille Rd to, Plvers Mil Rd.,
turn riDht and tollow signs to open house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04

friends in the casting Offices had
disappeared from there.
This was when Mr.. Fiske took
the examination for a teaching
certificate in New York. To his
surprise he came out at the
head of the list and found him.
self teaching speech and drama
at his old high school. That
lasted only one school year,
though, then the radio jobs
started to turn up again.
There is a lot of acting in
teaching" he says. That's
why I enjoyed it. I sat down
and analysed myself thoroughly
and discovered that it was the
acting. not the teaching, that
I liked" That made his de-
cision easy. There is more
money in acting on the radio
than in acting as teacher.
Mr.. Fiske had one of his more
interesting radio jobs while he
was in uniform. One Of those
machines which sort and file
cards produced his name when
asked for a man with radio
experience who could speak
French. This Melted Fiske a
three day pass in London. dur
ing which time he broadcast in
French to the French people.
His message was that the
Americans would soon be over
to blast the daylights out of
them. but with the best of in
tentions.
Mr.. Fishes new schedule will
start Monday on WWDC. He
will be heard from 10 to IL 80
am. and from to 4 pm, Mon
day through Saturday. The
program. he says, will be
geared to the ear. 1t will be
light on CAB and heavy on pop
ular music"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04

Mr.. Mccarthy reports he had
an answer ready when q pro-
Queer Of one Of the giveaways
said, 1--WE have the highest au-
dience rating in the industry"
His reply: "Why don't you put
on an execution? I'll bet you'll
have an even higher rating"
Some people. he feels. may be
miStaking morbid curiosity for
audience approval.
The New York welfare chief is
no man to shift the blame for
these programs from the pro-
ducers to the unfortunates who
appear with outstretched palm.
You don't have to be q well
fare expert" he sums UP in the
Pageant article, Ito appreciate
that desperate. destitute people
are cruelty susceptible to day.
dreaming Of something for
nothing. To me. the worst thing
about these shows is the dis
illusionment they bring people
who have already been too often
disillusioned by life. How long
will we tolerate such cruelty and
degradation?"
Il 4 + 4
HOME TALENT-Radio Sta
ton WWDC has discovered that
new" radio personality it has
been seeking. He Is Fred Fiske,
selected after Ben Strouse, vice
president and general manager
Of the station. waded aurally
through Isl addition record
ings.
Since Mr.. Fiske's competition
for the job came from all parts
Of the country. there is quite
an answer to the question the
late New Yorker editor. Harold
Ross, used to ask, who hep"
He. a staff announcer at Radio
Station WWDC, that's who he"
Mr.. Fiske came to Washington
in 1947 to become an announcer
at VOL. When WWDC bought
VOL in 1850, it retained Fiske
and one other air personality.
Art Brown. In addition to local
record programs the new find"
has been the commercial an
nouncer on Mutual's Reporters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
HiehIiqhts
TeIevision TODAY
$3.50, WMAL (O-Where'S Ray


$3.50, WMAL (O-Where's Ray
mond?: Ray tries to play
Cupid and poses as a clumsy
dancer to help a non-dancing
friend.
$3.50, WTOP (9) - Four Star
Playhouse: Charles Boyer and
Dorothy Hart are featured
in Second Dawn" a drama
about a mans fight against
blindness.
800, WTOP (9l-Video Thea
ter: Miriam Hopkins plays a
nagging wife who thinks her
husband is trying to kill her
in THE Small Glass Bottle. :"
500, WNBW a. - Dragnet:
Jack Webb stars in a drama
tization of a case from Los
Angeles police files.
$3.50, WMAL az - Television
Theater: ELISHA and the
Long Knives" is a drama
about a struggle between
three illiterate hunters and
a missionary and his wife for
custody of boy orphaned by
an Indian massacre.
$3.50, WNBW t4)-Ford Thea
ter: Will Rogers. jr.. Kelvin
Mccarthy and Paula Ray
mond star in Lucky Tommy
Jordan" a story of misguided
friendship.
1000. WTOP (9) - Playhouse
Presents: Dane Clark por-
trays a working man who
goes out to lunch and runs
into a gang of masked holdup
men fleeing from the police
in up for Parole"
1880, WTTG (5)-Facts Forum:
DR.. You Chang Yang, Ko-
rean Ambassador to the
United States, is guest.
Rodio Todoy.
$500, WRC-Roy Rogers: The
cowboy sets a trap for a
phantom slayer.
sos, WGMS-HoWard Hanson:
Mr.. Hanson starts the drive
for the sustaining fund of
the National Symphony Or
chestra.
$3.50, WASH - United States
Army Band: A broadcast
from the Departmental Audi
forum.
$3.50, WTOP-Junior Miss: Judy
decides that the family should
go bowling.
500, WMAL-Whiteman Vari-
cites: A new music program
features Paul Whiteman and
young hopefuls.
900, WRC-Discography: Mu-
sic from 1.-THE Robe" is pre-
sented.
800, WGMS-Student Recital:
Pianists Lea Nation and
Marilyn Martin are heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
Welfare Worker Net earthly
DepIores Misery Shows
By Harry Macarthur

If you can't stand the misery
giveaway shows on TV, you
have a good friend in a man
named Henry L. Mccarthy. Mr..
Mccarthy is commissioner Of
welfare in New York City and
the mere thought of the misery
shows is enough to start him
growing and snarling. Cruelty
and degradation are a couple Of
the words he snarls. He let's
them fly again in the March
issue of Pageant Magazine.
ITO begin with" says Welfare
Worker Mccarthy, "traf1cking
in human misery-even on q TV
show whose aim is to helps
bad for both the paraded victim
and the viewer. The misery pro-
grams merely degrade the needy.
without really helping them.
Welfare workers know that in
volved human problems aren't
solved by burst of studio ap-
plause and phone call pledg-
ing help"
Immediate financial relief,
given privately so that the indi-
vidual's feeling of self-respect
will not &c destroyed. is only a
first step. Mr.. Mccarthy points
out. Helping him to regain his
usefulness to himself and others
may take months Of careful
counseling.
But" he adds, 'the master
of mysery' who gives an average
of six minutes to each case, he
knows! With an off-the-cuff
judgment that overrides the pro-
fessionals. he decides to keep
this family together and rattles
the tin cup for them. Whatever
mischief is done. however. will
eventually be the problem of the
professionals"
These TV shows. Mr.. McCar-
thy also says, insult every Amer
lean who by taxes and donations
supports public and private
charities which give away mil
lions of dollars every year. The
most generous of the misery
shows, he contends. gives away
a maximum of $4,000 q week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04

Roundup" and has announced
special events at the Capitol and
White House.
He has packed a great deal Of
varied experience into his 80
years. He started in radio as an
actor in 1896 and was fairly
well-eStabliShed on the net
works when the war came along.
After three years as an Air
Force radio operator-gunner. he
returned to find that all his old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04

PARQUETRY adds Q hand.
some background for any
style Of furniture. It's new
its different-with the
true Natural Oak appear.
ance Of hardwood ct the
cost Of asphalt tile. Adapt.
able to any surrounding, Il
can be easily installed.
PARQUETRY has universal
; appeal that adds Q distinc.
tive dignity to any room
where the hardwood effect Is
desired. Factory.waxed for
tndentation and stains. An,
twinkle with . minimum Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04

Evening news broadcast
direct from The Stars news
room. Monday through FRI
day, over Stations WMAL
and WMAL-FM, 6 pm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-24
AT Least He
Tells The Truth

HARTFORD, Conn. R - John
Holmes. 81, placed this classified
ad in the Hartford Courant:
"Ramshackle farm; for direct
sale from owner Creators lust
laugh!) at fancy price, forty acres
of pin oaks and black snakes. Old
world charm includes sagging
floors, t0rtuous stairway and
draughty fireplaces. Located in
HIgganum (ughD, Conn. Dandy
opportunity to tougher up wife and
klddies for future. If you think this
ad is funny, wait until you see
this farm. Telephone. If a hollow
laugh answers, don't hang up -
that will be the owner"
+ Holmes, salesman who has
been living on the 1OO-year-old
farm for three years, said he had
several calls last night from people
who want to look the farm over.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-24
QUICK RESCUE ACTION

continued From Page One)
don't you think that something
should be done about having life
guards at the beach all the timer"
After taking the children to the
school, Mrs. Recupero later de-
cided to 60 to the beach and
check up on them. She arrived a
few minutes after the ambulance
had left. Her daughter, Angela,
told her that the boy had been
taken to the hospital. Mrs. Re-
cupero called Monroe General
Hospital. Authorities there con-
tacted the Naval Hospital and the
parents Immediately went to the
Naval Hospital where their son
was being cared for.
The boy was released from the
hospital about 400 pm. and taken
home by his parents. Later he
seemed feverish and the Recu-
pero's family doctor was called.
He recommended that the child
be taken to Monroe General Hos
pital as a precaution.
Hospital authorities reported this
morning that he was resting well
after a good night.