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GIs and Russians Bottle Flood at AinieId

another victim last night. Al 81
year-old child fell into the
sWirling Danube near Vienna,
bringing the total dead reported
in Austria and East and West
Germany to 20.
Conservative estimates placed
property damage at hundreds Of
millions Of dollars.
West and east Of Vienna,
hundreds Of newly endangered
families were evacuated from
their homes during the night
and the river was still rising.
It was expected to reach its
high point at the capital some
time today.
Miles Of riverside docks and
railway lines already were under
water In Vienna. But q quarter
mile-wide overflow area pre-
vented the high waters from en-
dangering the center of the city.
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Floods from the Danube ap-
preached within 200 yards Of the
field, inundating the commune
ties Of Tulln and Langeniebarn
and flooding ) road connecting
them with the airfeld.
The Russians sent troops and
trucks to one stretch Of the
road, while the Americans sent
trucks and scores 81 airrnen to
another stretch.
The police said there was no
actual cooperation between the
cold war opponents.
They pass by each other on
the highway, but they ignore
each other one ofnciai said.
Tulln not only lis an Air
Force base but is used By Amer
lean airlines for fights 10 and
from the Austrian capital.
The flood. the worst In cenA
turtles in Central Europe, took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-13
Knowlond Sees New Threat
TO Cut Aid to France and Italy

but the United States could con-
tinue indefinitely to make de-
liveries out Of appropriations for
fiscal 1851 through 1858.
KnoWland Seeks More Pressure.
In discussing this outlook to-
day, Senator Knowland indi-
Gated he thought this was not
applying enough pressure to
France. which has ducked and
lodged on the Edo army. which
would allow German manpower
to join a European army.
There is a feeling OF restless
ness in Germany" Senator
Knowland said. II feel they are
entitled to a decision one way
or the other.
ut is not in our national in
tereSt nor the interest Of the
free world to continually put of
a decision by France"
Mr.. Dulles. appearing before
q closed meeting of the Senate
Foreign, Relations Committee
yesterday, argued that a Deem
Der 81 cutoff would be too
abrupt.
Mr.. Dulles also told the COM
mittee that he was SO much in
favor Of edo that he did not
want Senators to be talking
about possible alternatives. The
committee responded by deleting
the reference to any alternative.
Mr.. Dulles was said to feel
that this plan strengthened his
arguments for EDC-and only
EDC-but did not threaten a
foreign aid cut of In, such a
manner that France and Italy
would balk out Of sheer resent
ment of the American big stick.
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By ne A.sesiassd prsss.

VIENNA. Austria, July h.
American and Russian troops
worked within q few hundred
yards Of each other outside
Vienna today In an effort to
save q United States airfield and
two Austrian villages from floods.
The waters Of the swollen
Danube River raging down
stream after leaving 10000 home
less in Germany and Western
Austria threatened the United
States Air Force base at Tulln.
Isolated In the Russian occupa-
tion zone Of Austria, 1t is % miles
northwest OF Vienna,s American
sector.
German officials said the air
field was pretty much out Of
danger" unless the waters took
8 big rise.
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By james Z. Roper

4 Senate Republican Leader
Knowland said today Congress
may tougher its threats to cut
of foreign aid to France and
Italy unless they ratify the
European Defense Community
treaty for a combined European
army.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee softened the threat
yesterday, but Senator Knowland
indicated to reporters today that
he may carry his fight for q
breakdown to the Senate floor.
He said he believed some &C
ceptable formula may be worked
out" to harden the terms of an
amendment to a $3.1 billion for
eign aid authorization bill.
Amendment Scrapped.
The Foreign Relations Com.
mittee, after hearing a 1ast-min-
ute plea from Secretary Of State
Dulles, late yesterday junked an
amendment it had approved pre-
viously. This amendment would
have denied any foreign aid to
italy or France after December
81 unless by that time they had
ratified EDO or some acceptable
alternative for a European army.
In place Of this, the Senate
committee adopted require
ment that no deliveries made
from appropriations from fiscal
1854 and 1865 could go to France
and Italy until they approve
EDO.
This plan, approved earlier by
the House, would start q slow
down in deliveries in November,
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the Wet Nam foreign minister,
Tran Van Do, met for the first
time since the talks started.
It was learned from a re-
liable source that Soviet For
eign Minister ". M. Molotov was
not pleased by the departure of
Mr.. Mendes-France and Mr..
Eden. He was said to hold the
view it was mot a good time
for them to leave.'
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to meet the criticismS-to speak
fears are most likely to happen.
An armistice without the Amer.
lean guarantee is good only as
long as 1t pleases the Com
munists. A political settlement
in Indo-C China without active
American participation and sup
port for the mont Communist
elements would end In disaster.
All along the French have
hoped that the United States
would play a major role in get
ting a reasonable settlement
from the Communists guarantee
ing it and making it work. But
the chances, in the light of the
attitude in Washington up to
this point, have been less than
encouraging.
Whatever Secretary Dulles
plans to tell his allies this af-
ternoon it's a good bet that these
points will be stressed very
clearly by Premier Mendes-
France in the course of the Big
Three session. The plainspoken
little French Premier has made
no bones about his disappoint-
ment in the role the United
States has played so far in
Geneva
The point is simply this: II
the United States were disasSo-
ciating itself from a settlement
in order to keep its freedom OF
action-if a new and effective
American policy for Southeast
Asia were in the makingif, in
short, the United States had
anything better to suggest
that would be one thing. The
evidence so far, however, is quite
to the contrary. To most OBJ
servers here it has added up to
a purely negative attitude re-
flecting nothing more thar
meaningless political handwash-
ing combined with an unwill-
ingness to face up to reality in
Southeast Asia.
One thing is quite certain
the United States cannot abdi.
cate its leadership of the fret
world by taking refuge in lofty
political platitudes about free
dom and slavery. II. the confer
ence turns out badly, Mr.. Dulles
in Washington will be no les
responsible than Mr.. Mendes'
France in Geneva. The conse'
quences will be no less inevitable
for Americans than for French
men. Slaves will be no les
subjugated and free men vii
be no more secure because tn
I United States at a critical tim
4 decided to stick its head in tn
sand.
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French Headquarters
Near Hanoi SheIIed;
Civilians Pull Out
By The As.oeiu.sd Press

HANOI, Indo China. July l3.
Wet Mimi mortars shelled
French Army headquarters at
Son Tay. Is miles northwest Of
Hanoi, last night and sniper
warfare rang through the streets
Of the defense outpost town of
5000. A French army spokeS-
man said civilians were moving
out Of Son Tay as rebel pressure
builds up In that sector and
across the northern Red River
Delta defense area.
Forty-one rebels were reported
killed and II captured in various
actions during the night. There
was no announcement of French
losses.
Attack Beaten Of.
Between Son Tay and Hanoi,
Wet Mini guerrillas attacked a
French highway guard patrol,
but were driven off by a tank
squadron that rumbled out Of
Son Tay to the rescue. Twenty
Wet Mini were killed and seven
captured in the roadside fight.
+ Other fights were reported just
north Of Hung Yen, Is miles
southeast of Hanoi, and through
the Sept Pagodes-Luc Nam
Phu Lang Thuong triangle, IS
miles northeast of Hanoi.
In each fight, the French
spokesman said, the Wet Mini
were driven of before their
demolition units could cut the
road. Twenty rebels were killed
and 10 captured in the area.
French Bomb Bases.
In the air yesterday, French
fighters and bombers plastered
Wet Mini bases north Of Hung
Yen with more than 100 tons of
high explosives. Other planes
bombed q string of rebel bases
north Of the Hanoi Haiphong
supply lifeline. Three night
flying B-26 bombers harassed the
Red China supply route just
south of Langson and a scant
dozen miles from the Chinese
border.
AT. Haiphong. 100 Vietminh
prisoners of war were loaded
aboard French boats for trans
portation IS miles south to be
exchanged at Sam Son tomorrow
for 100 rebel held prisoners,
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80
convince the American Secretary
he or Gen. Smith should return
to the conference table with
them. A French spokesman in
Geneva said Mr.. Mendes-France
would make a lightning visit"
to Paris. and would be back in
Switzerland tomorrow or Thurs
day.
Mr.. Mendes- France, who first
met with Red China's Chou En-
lai June % in Bern, Switzerland,
talked with Premier Chou for
two hours before leaving &C.
neva today. He later received
Viet-Minh Foreign Minister
Pham Van Dong.
Molotov Seen Displeased.
All the top delegates saw each
during the morning to climax
the most intensive round of dip
lomatic consultations Geneva
has seen in nearly three months
OF negotiations. Mr.. Dong and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-13
Maryland Democrats
Move 10 Nominate
Byrd al Convention

IA move appears to be under
way among Maryland Democrats
to- nominate DR.. H. G. Byrd as
Governor at the State conven-
ton in about two weeks regard
less Of recounts now in progress
in some areas.
This became evident as ma
tional Democratic ch:eftains de-
cided yesterday TO stay away
from Maryland until after the
wrangle over the nominee
either DR.. Byrd or George p.
Mahon0y-is settled.
"A spokesman for Mr.. Mahoney
said today he will go to court
II necessary to block any move
to- give the nomination to DR..
Byrd before the pending re-
counts are completed.
July rs Is DeadIine.
The Democratic State Com
vention, at which the various
unit votes are cast to make the
nomination official, must be held
on or before July %. @
The law also requires that
the local boards of election
supervisors transmit officially
canvassed returns from the June
% primary to the State party
chairman before the convention.
Chairman c. William Hetzer
already is receiving these certi-
ned returns from the counties
and Baltimore legislative dis
Z trtcts including one area-Tal-
bot County-where a recount
began today.
The Qualifications are to 60
before the Rules Committee of
the convention where indica-
tons are that efforts will be
made to have them accepted.
II approved. the unit votes Sim
liar to electoral votes in a Ma
tional presidential election-then'
are officially cast on the floor
Of the convention.
Vote Now Is 80 to ~.
AS of now. DR.. Byrd holds 80
convention votes to Mr.. Ma
honey's 70. But Mr.. Mahoney
has asked for recounts in three
counties and one of Baltimore's
six districts. DR.. Byrd has re-
taliated with recount requests in
two counties and one Baltimore
district.
Also pending are recounts in
six counties in the close race
for the attorney generals nor1i-
nation between Philip Dorsey
and Ferdinand Sybert, the ap-
parent winner.
"We will not be given the
buns rush." declared Lyman A.
Pressman. attorney for MIR. Ma
honey participating in the Queen
Annes County recount.
IF any group which is intent
on ruling or running the Demo-
cratic Party in Maryland at
tempts to act in disregard of the
law and attempts ito use a
steamroller at the Democratic
convention to make premature
nomination, legal proceedings
will be instituted against them
to enjoin such illegal action.
1T is unthinkable that the
State &C INVENTION should desig-
nate th, nominee for Governor
before all the votes are officially
and finally counted"
Peace Meeting Due.
National Chairman Stephen
A. Mitchell, House Minority
Leader Sam Rayburn and SEN
ate Minority Whip Earle C.
Clements were expected to meet
with Maryland's congressional
nominees, Controller j. Willard
Tawes and representatives OF
DR.. Byrd and Mr.. Mahoney this
week in an effort to make peace.
There had been complaints
from some quarters that Mary
land Democrats should settle
their own difficulties without
outside interference.
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Gen. Evuns Promoted

BALTIMORE, July Is P).-
Brig. Gen. Henry C. Evans yes
terday was promoted to major
general and named commander
Of the Blue and Gray 29th In
fantry Division. He succeeds
Mai. Gen. William H. Sands, who
reached retirement age May Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-13

FORMER CHILD ACTRESS DIVORCED-Santa Monica Calf.
Jane Wters Qe 81 the former child actress poses with
Mrs Ruth B0Onshaft outside Superior Court
where Withers 81 million property
from William Moss r She testified that the 81
yearOld Texas Gilman drank and gambled excessively The
settlement includes month almOny and support for
couples three children 100000 trust fund.- guaranteed
by 100000 insurance policy $4,000 college education for
the children. ssss ZAP WirephOtO
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
GRAND JURORS

(COntlnueQ from rage One)
Vests strife ridden police de.
partment.
And on Thursday and Friday it
looks from here as if the grand
jury will get back to the Over
seas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
trict investigation.
On that day - Thursday-James
McEwen, Tampa States attorney
who is acting as special investi-
gator in the toll district probe, will
return to Key West.
John D. Marsh, Dade County
solicitor who also is acting as a
special investigator, probably will
be here after election day..
Yesterday morning Marsh issued
subpoena for Ernest A. Ramsey,
manager of the Florida Keys Aque-
duct Commission, and all Of the
commissions books and records.
Lester Returns
In the afternoon, Marsh was in
Islamorada, interviewing more
witnesses in his probe of the toll
district. The previous week, Marsh
talked with witnesses at Pigeon
Key, headquarters of the old toll
district.
In all of his sessions with witness
ses, Marsh has barred members
of the press.
Both Marsh and McEwen were
appointed by Acting Governor
Charley Johns to investigate the
toll district.
Their appointments specify that
thew confine their work in Monroe
County to only the toll district.
J. Lancelot Lester, Monroe
County states attorney, viii be
back in town Monday and will
meet the grand jury to advise
them on all other matters except
the toll district Investigation.
Allan B. Cleare, Jr., Monroe
County solicitor, stepped in yes
terday at the request of the grand
iurv when that body needed legal
advice.
Political Intimidation
It wasn't known just when the
grand jury would take up the city
police department again.
The police department came to
the attention of the jurors Thurs
dav when City Commissioner Louis
Carbonen appeared before them
to tell what he knew of alleged
political intimidation in the. de.
partment.
Carbonell, incensed at reports OF
firings, designations and suspen-
sions in the department, asked for
the probe last Monday.
The case of Serge Hernandez,
city school policeman, apparently
brought the matter to head.
He was fired for what the de-
partment said was neglect of duty.
Hernandez, who says he is sup.
porting State Representative Der.
ME C. Papy in his race for re-
election, said he was fired for
| political reasons.
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PINDER DENIES SAYING
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jury yesterday, but under the law,
his testimony is secret.
Answers Charge
Seney said that he bought a So
foot lot in Marathon last May and
that he showed Pinder a document
indicating he had made a 500
down payment on the property and
that Pinder told him he was eligi-
BILE to vote as a freeholder.
Pinder Denies
Pinder said he never made such
statement.
County officials hold that it is
necessary to have a property deed
on file before persons may regis
ter as freeholders. They add that
the registrants' oath that he is a
property owner is all that is nor.
mally required unless the vote
is challenged.
Seney was accused by Papy of
registering on September Is, 1853
although county records show he
did not buy property until March
1S, 1854. Seney voted in the Feb.
23rd election to select five Aque.
duct Commission members.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
C0nchs Lose
Second Tilt
Of The Season

The Key West Conchs
lost their second verdict of
the season yesterday after
noon when the Miami Jack
son Generals walked off the
field with a 5-3 edge.
The loss was a result Of:
l. A five hit pitching per-
Torrance by the Generals
Benny Bindschalder.
2. Sloppy, Tor possibly
ill-advised) base running on
the part Of the Conchs.
3. Three errors in the fourth
inning - possibly the result of
over confidence.
Il was Key Vests second loss
in Is games - they had won nine
in q row.
An indication of what was going
to happen came in the first inning
when DON Ferrante singled and,
went down to second base on a
passed ball.
George Brent drew free pass
to set the stage for Ray kayaks
triple to the center field wall which
scored Ferrante and Brent.
DON Cruz, who started on the
mound for the Conchs had an off
day although he did manage to
fan the side in the first frame.
Key West came back in their
half of the first to score a single
tally when Cruz walked and came
in on Julio Henriquez' single into
left field.
The Conchs scored another coun-
ter In, the third to tie up the ball
game, again as the result of a
walk and a hit. Julio Santana drew
the free pass and Cruz double to
right field was the clincher.
But Jackson came back in the
fourth with two runs on three Key
West errors, a walk and a fielder's
choice.
They wound up their scoring in
the fifth when MacF arlane singled
over third base and stole second.
The Generals loaded the bases
with two outs and Keniepp singled
to left field to score MacFarlane.
But a bullet peg from left field
by Harold Solomon was taken by
Henriquez at the plate and reiayed
+
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
'Motorcade To
Precede Rally

ALI candidates for election in the
May A primary have been invited
to participate in motorcade prior
to the annual election i. eve vote
rally in Bayview Park.
The rally regularly marks the
high point of political campaigns
in Key West.
ALI candidates - and anvone
wishing to participate in the mot
orcade - should gather at the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
clubhouse on Flagler Avenue at
Z p. m.
The motorcade will move out at
tbs p. m. and wind its way to
Bayview Park for the rally which
is scheduled to start at 8 q. m
Exact route of the motorcade will
depend on the condition of the
city'S streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
Lopez Fires 6S
To Top Tourney

Key West golf club profes.
sionaI Joe Lopex fired q three
under par &c over fhe Coral
Gables BiIfmors links yesfer.
day TO lead q 125 man field
in fhe South Florida Golf As.
ISOLATION Pro Amateur Tour.
nameni.
Lopez used Just 81 puts to
top the field and was the only
golfer to fire svb-par golf. His
son, Joe, Jr. was second In The
tourney.
Teamed with Dick WenxeI,
Miami, Lopez captured the
Class A honors when their %.
gregate score totalled l46. Joe
Jr., teamed with Stud Pagan,
West Palm Beach, fired . n.
Pagan had q rs to give them
q total Of 1E.
Lopez teamed with Mark
Matthews to win class d hon.
ors with 153.
Jack chaboi, University Of
Miami golfer was second low
for the day with an even par
II.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
MONROE HAS Is
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Continued from Page One)
port shows, there are 116,743 gov
erning bodies from county level
down. This number represents a
Is per cent reduction achieved over
a period of ten years through con-
solicitations and Examinations. Most
of it was due to the liquidation of
school districts. Special districts,
on the other hand, such as operate
specific local projects or facilities,
have increased in number.
In Monroe County, in the decade,
the number of governments has re-
manned the same.
Nationally, local governments
now have on their payrolls some
1900, 900 workers, or one out of
every fifteen employed people.
They received $11.3 billions q year
in pay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
Record $1o2 800 Purse Set
For kentucky Derby Todoy

seyampa. and Black Metal, Mrs.
Elizabeth Graham's bid for her
second derby win. She won in 1947
with Jet Pilot.
Completing the field are DR..
A. L. Birch's Timely Tip; Joe W.
Browns Mel Leavitt; Red Hanni-
gan from the Woodley Lane Farm
of Joseph Straus and Lafayette
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
Island City
League Opens

The HS-1 Helicopters viii meet
the Boca Chica Flyers in the open
ing game of the Island City Base
ball league Sunday afternoon at
2 p. m. in the Wickers Field Sta
dunn. a1s
The Helicopters will start Coppa
in the box with Armbruster be-
hind the plate. The Flyers will use
Devine on the hill with Hogan on
the receiving end.
At 8 p. m. Sunday, the Naval
Station nine and the Cuban Club
will clash in a league tilt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
ALL CHILDREN

NSVAsAAA~0 A4OAA d 06V SACy
in injecting civilian children al
the schools"
Sheriff John Spottswood said
that the sheriff's department will
furnish a two-way radio car and
a patrol wagon to help in the dis
tribution of the GG on the days
when the shots are administered.
Medical Group Gives okay
The telephone company, DR..
Morrison added, is putting an en-
Urgency phone in the office Of the
health department to handle only
calls pertaining to GG.
DR.. Edward Gonzalez, president
of the Monroe County Medical So
ciety, said his group had given a
complete okay to the use of GG.
Both the State Board of Health
and the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis also have ap-
proved the use of GG, DR.. Morri-
son said.
Jeff knight, chairman of the To-
cal polio foundation chapter, as.
sured DR.. Morrison of his groups
cooperation.
So far this year, there have been
20 cases of polio in Key West.
ALI but two cases of these have
been Navy personnel or Navy de-
1853 Figures
Up to this time last year, only
one case had been recorded.
In 1853, there were a total OF
S. polio cases with the first case
being reported in January. The
second case was recorded May S,
1858.
There were nine cases in August
and the total had reached 81 be-
fore GG shots were given.
After GG was administered,
there were "a cases, 20 of which
were adults. The two cases Of
children contracting polio after the
shot program were not given GG
Dr.. Morrison pointed out that
the program is entirely voluntary
and that children must be accom-
panied to the schools by their par
ents. The parents must sign a con
sent slip before the GG will be
given to their children.
Dates and details Of the GG pro
gram will be announced later.