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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Three Shutouts
Feature Action
In Old Dominion

A three-hitter by Bob Giddens
of Colonial Restaurant topped
three shutout pitching perform
ances in the Old Dominion
League yesterday.
Giddens struck out 10 as
Colonial won, 60, over Fairfax
Legion to maintain its first-place
pace with its 18th victory. The
Jack Pry team. in second place
with a 7-3 record, took a forfeit
over Mclean.
Other winning hurlers were
Dos Olson of Forestville, who
tossed a six-hitter at Vienna for
a 1910 decision. and Bill Isher-
wood of Atchison Keller. who
also had a six-hitter in beating
Virginia White Sox. 10.
Bub Dewdney stole home in
the sixth with the only AK
run against Pitcher Jackie
Miller of the White Sox, who
lost despite allowing only three
hits and striking out 10.
In the Forestville game, much
OF the hitting damage was done
by Roy Samson. who hit a bases
loaded homer in the fourth and
another with one on in the
eighth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Man, Sc, Swims
Lake Ontario

TORONTO, July % (R. = A
36-year-old Toronto steamf1tter,
fighting of fatigue after more
than 81 hours in Lake Ontario
summed enough strength to
climb ashore on the Toronto
waterfront early today to become
the second person in history
and the first man-to conquer
the 80 miles between here and
Niagara -on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Barrel-chested John larceny
inching ahead against strong
currents in his last few miles,
set out at 5:45 am. yesterday
and ended the grind at approx
|mately 3 am. today total of
81 hours and Is minutes.
Toronto'S Marilyn Bell, then
only 16. first conquered the lake
September 9, 1854. in 20 hours
and SO minutes. Since then 80
attempts to duplicate her feat
have ended in failure, one re-
Sulting in a drowning last year.
The lake temperature today
ranged from So to 60 degrees,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Vintage Cars Take
Drag Race Honors

The hopped-up vintage cars
won top honors again yesterday
in the weekly drag racing at
Old Dominion Speedway.
Bill Bream of Gettysburg, Pa,
took just 14.1 seconds to travel
the quarter-mile straightaway
and closed at a speed of 81 miles
per hour. best in both cate
gories. Dream drove a 1882
Ford. as did Jimmy Davis of
Alexandria. who was next fast
est.
Summaries:
CLASS AG-Jimmy Davis. Alexan-
ora. 1882 Ford, 1913 seconds; CLOSING
CLASS AS-C. ]. Doudois. Washing
ton, 1856 oldsmobile, Is seconds, rs
CLASS ASP = Huntington oliver,
"a Crossroads. 1855 Corvette. IA
CLASS BG-Bob Bernardon, Hillside
Nd, 1855 Chevrolet, 1872, SO m.p.h.
CLASS BA-Bill Bream. Gettysburg
c CLASS BS@ o if Emory en- P Petersburs
Va. 1856 Chevrolet. II seconds, g.
m.ph
CLASS BSA-John Tutz. Hillside
Md, 1856 Ford, II seconds SO m.p.h.
CLASS BSP-Marshall Maple, Alex
andria, 1856 Porsche. 176. 20 m.p.h.
CLASS CG-Homer Allen. Washing
ton, 1894 Ford, II seconds. rs m.p.h.
CLASS CS-Lawrence Robinson, Ma
nassas, 1854 Ford, g seconds, rs mp.h
CLASS HS-SteveI Foster. Woodlawn
Md. 1855 Chevrolet. 1853, so m.p.h.
CLASS NJ (MOTORCYCLES)-J
HAYNES, Riverdale. Md. 1850 Triumph,
l4.5, S7.5 m.p.h
CLASS MI MOTORCYCLES
renee Baxter, Bethesda, 1850 Triumph.
14.5, 50 m.p.h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Squires Spanked
BY Cunninohum

Halter Cunningham, who took
up polo about two years ago, APP
parently has developed rapidly
into a dangerous scorer for the
Washington Squires.
Last Sunday, Cunningham
scored Washington's only goal
in a Al defeat by the Norfolk
Colonies, and yesterday the 80
Iyear-old Bethesdan scored five
as the Squires resumed their
mastery over hometown" COM
petition with a 10-7 victory over
the Maryland Polo Club.
Capt. Don Bradley banged in
three goals and DR.. John Keeler
and Bill Beall one each to round
out the Squires' scoring at
BarnSley Field. Scoring for the
Maryland team was more evenly
spread, with Riggs Jones, Col
jeff Strummick and Fred Kohler
getting two goals each and
Frank Wilson one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Young Grid Star Steals Show
In Eastern AAU Track Meet

BALTIMORE, July % (P.-A
fleet football star from Philadel-
phia stole the show yesterday
as an Olympian-sprinkled field
broke Is meet records in the
Eastern AAU track and field
meet.
Angelo Cola, 18-year-old all
scholastic halfback at Philadel-
phia'S Northeast High School
ran the 220-yard dash in 21.5
seconds for a new Eastern AAU
record. He tied the mark of 81
in the 100.
The 185-pound Cola, who rep
resented the Philadelphia Pho
neer Athletic Club. will enter
The Citadel in the fall.
Eight men who have qualified
for this years Olympic team
took part in the 7th annual meet
at Morgan State College, setting
four meet records. They were
Hal Connolly and Cliff Blair,
Boston Athletic Association; Al
Hall and Curt Stone. New York
Athletic Club; Ken Bantum,
George Shaw and Gordon Mac
Kenzie. New York Pioneer Club,
and Billy Sharpe. Philadelphia
Shanahan Catholic Club.
Connolly won the hammer
throw with record effort of 1919
feet l inch. Hall was second and
Blair third. Connolly shared the
Sc pound weight victory with
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Swaps Gets Longest Test
In Finale at Hollywood

of California fans is Robert Leh-
mans Count of Honor, the mag
nificent looking 3-year-old son
Of old Triple Crown champion,
Count Fleet (1943).
The young Count has run five
races in his life, winning all by
margins ranging from three to
nine lengths. He scored his
fifth victory in the $751;
Westerner Saturday at Holly
wood Park with Eddie Arcaro
aboard.
The Westerner was Count of
Honor's first stake effort and
his first at the mile and one
quarter distance. It was his
most impressive win going the
distance in 1895 for a four
length victory over Social
Climber.
Trainer Buster Millerick said
Count of Honor will be shipped
to New York this week. Miller
lex has no definite racing plans
for the new sensation but added
there will be plenty for him this
fall"
Bred on the Stoner Creek
Farm in Kentucky the Count
was raised from a yearling on
the San Fernando Valley farm
of John D. Hertz, owner of
Count Fleet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
PimIico Special Slated
For Thanksgiving Day

Challedon, Assault and Hello
scope. Two other greats, Whirl-
away and Citation had walk
overs.
In announcing the stakes
schedule for the meeting which
opens November Is and runs
Through December IS, Louis
Pondf1eld, executive director
pointed out that the Pimlico Cup
is being revived. One of racing's
most severe tests. the Pimlico
Cup. a marathon of two and one
sixteenth miles, will be the last
day feature and carry SIS, 900 in
added money.
The stakes schedule:
November 10 Pimlico Breeders. S7.5OC
added, for Maryland-br 2-year -oids;
November ~, the Marguerite, $1,000
added, for 2-year-old fillies: November
the Special, by invitation only
$4,000 added; November "a, Pimlicc
Futurity,. 2-year-olds. $4,000 added.
old hllies. 81 5000 added: December 6
the, Exterminator Handicap, 3-year- olds
ana up, $4,000 added. and December
-. The Pimlico Cup, 3-year -olds and up
81 1000 added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
REDSKINS
Continued From Page A-16'

OOhthiucu ETOm rage Alt
James from Oregon, Fred Miller
Roy Barni, Rookie Halfback
Gerry Planutis of Michigan State
and Ralph Thomas closely fol-
lowing.
You can't win football games
III you can't rum" Kuharich
shouted, trying to encourage the
laggards.
Later, Joe amplified his mean
ing, pointing out that leg weary
Ilinemen who are a split second
too slow making a block ruin an
otherwise well-executed play.
I'VE could see some of the
teams we played let down in the
second half last year." Kuharich
added. land it gave us just a
little edge, but an important
edge"
End Johnny Carson, who
dropped is pounds in last years
initial drill, and Guard Ron
Marciniak we're yesterdays heav.
lest losers. shedding eight pounds
each. Among the big boys 280-
pound Don Boil lost six pounds;
Johnny Miller, 243-pound rookie
tackle from Boston College, shed
three, and 257-pound Jim Nor
man lost FIVE.
Boil, j. D. Kimmel. Ralph Fell
ton. Nick Aducci, Don RUSTY
Shea, Chef Ostrowski, Wyant
Norman and Slug Witucki got an
extra five minutes under Line
Coach Dick Evans after the rest
of the squad retired. But as a
whole Kuharich was pleased
with the workout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
needles Arrives
For Chicago Stake

CHICAGO, July % R.-
Needles, winner of the Kentucky
Derby and Belmont Stakes, ar
rived from New York by air
yesterday to begin training for
a showdown with Fabius and
Swoon's Son in the $155, 900
American Derby August 10 at
Washington Park.
Joe Rutter, stable foreman,
said Needles will gallop today
and tomorrow on Washington
Parks main track and will work
for the first time on Wednesday.
The Derby, which will be run
at a mile and three-sixteenths
on the grass, brings together the
years top 3-year -olds.
Needles defeated Fabius in
the Kentucky Derby and Bel
mont but the Calumet Farm
star won by a-length and half
over Needles in the PreaknesS.
Swoon's Son is undefeated in
five starts, including a recent
victory in the Arlington Classic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
District Boy Takes
Junior Skeet Title

HOT SPRINGS. Va, July %
R.-W. w. Kirk III, 16-year-
old from Washington, D. c., boy
won the junior championship
yesterday in the goth annual
Clark Trophy skeet shoot with a
score of 93X100.
C. j. Critics of Detroit took the
all-gauge championship in. a
shootoff with H. F. Confer, also
of Detroit, and teamed with
Confer to take the all-gauge
two-man title with a perfect
200X200.
Mrs. L. S. Webb of Richmond
won the women's title for the
10th time with 91X100 and the
all-gauge f1ve-man team cham
pionship went to a squad from
Greensboro, N. c.. with 472x500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23

NGLEWOOD, Calf, July %
l(R.-Hollywood Park hauls down
the curtain on its 1856 meeting
"wednesday after the famed
Swaps bids for another hand
some purse in the $100,000-add-
ed Sunset Handicap.
The California champion will
race mile and f1ve-eighths, the
longest Of his career. and unless
something unusual happens
about all he has to do is run
the route to pick up the cash
Apparently such rivals as Mis-
ter Gus, Porterhouse and Bobby
Brocato have tired of chasing
Swaps and will pass up this one
Left will be an assortment OF
challengers, some of whose only
claim is that they can travel q
mile and five-eights provided
they carry a minimum of weight.
A minimum it will be in COM
parison to Swaps 1870 pounds.
Possibly the best of the lot
will be the WI Ranch's Honeys
Alibi, whom Swaps will spot "a
pounds.
Alidon, Blue Volt and Mary
Machree are regarded as certain
starters. Beau Busher and Tor
ditto are probables and Six Fiji
teen and Timber Son are pos
sibles.
Meanwhile, the newest toast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
My Maryland
Baseball Tit|ist

My Maryland Post grabbed its
hrst Southern Maryland District
baseball championship since 1850
yesterday, defeating Viers Mill
Wheaton for the second straight
time in the best-of- three playoff
at Taft Playground.
My Maryland will represent its
district in the American Legion
State championship tournament
beginning at the University of
Maryland a week from Thursday
Jim Peterson yielded IL hits
but staggered to an 11-6 victory
over Viers Mill, thanks to 14-hit
support by his teammates.
Viers Mill took a GA lead in
the fifth inning when three
singles and three errors produced
four runs. But My Maryland tied
the score at 6-6 in the sixth on
Jim Harry's two-run single.
My Maryland broke it open
with four runs in the seventh
when Rudy Calub singled with
the bases loaded, Bobby jenkins
stole home and Bobby Shelton
singled home another run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
|Ribot Receives
First Invitation
IoInternationa|

With a question mark hover
ing over his future, Ribot. the
great Italian 4-year-old, has re-
ceived the first invitation to the
100000 Washington ID. c. In
ternational. the grass race over
the classic mile-and-a-half dis
lance, November IL at Laurel
Race Course.
Unbeaten in IA races, the fleet
son of Tenerani won the King
George vi and Queen Elizabeth
Stakes at Ascot Saturday at a
time when an invitation to the
big Laurel event was reaching
his owners. the Marquis Incisa
della Rochetta and Madam
Donna Lydia Tesio.
May Not Run Again
But that race, England's
richest, may have been Ribot's
last. according to the marchese,
who was quoted as saying i'm
mediately afterward that Ribot
lis most unlikely to run again. A."
John Schapiro, president of
Laurel, and his special commit
tee which picks foreign horses
for the international field, in
vited the Italian wonder horse
last year. but was turned down
because Ribot was in need of
rest. Later the narchese in
dicated he would accept this
year If the horse warranted the
invitation and if he were sure
of meeting Swaps or Nashua
the best America has to offer.
Ribot also has been named as
"a possible starter in the Atlantic
City Handicap, where he possibly
would meet Swaps and Nashua
Ribot and Swaps have been as
signed top weights for that one
100 pounds, while Nashua has
been assigned one pound less.
Not So Spectacular
Ribot picked up $66,995 Satur-
day with a closing drive that
caught High Veldt and Todra!
I21a furlongs from the wire. How.
ever, Trainer Uga Pence COM
Imented, "Ribot was not SC
spectacular today"
His career has been nothing
but spectacular. Considered
Europe's most valuable thorough
bred. Ribot now has won three
of Europe's most important
races, the other two being the
Gran Premio di Milano al
Milan and the Arc d'TriomphC
at Longchamp. All of his vic
tories have been over grass and
most of them at a mile and 9
half. His jockey is the veteran
Enrico Camici.
Having no more worlds to con-
quer across the sea, Ribot is
expected to be retired for stud
purposes unless his owners are
attracted by the competition Of
fered in the Atlantic City and OF
Laurel InvitationalN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Morgan Captures
Marlboro Feature

The Northern Virginia Stock
Car Club was host to four other
racing driver organizations at
Marlboro Motor Raceway yester-
day, but the Virginians' hospital
ity was questionable after they
grabbed the first three places in
the Ray Michael Trophy race.
Bill Morgan went ahead of
Clay Eastrldge on the 18th lap
and won the 25-lap race for
sportsman-stock cars, and car
ried home the trophy Elmo
Langley took second place and
Mack Hamburg third. Eastridge,
from Fredericksburg, came in
fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23

BALTIMORE. July % (Spe-
ciaD. = All that's needed for
Pimlico Race Track officials to
be mighty thankful next Thanks
giving Day is good clear weather
for that day and the Saturday
following.
OF seven big stakes events
worth $132,500 on the Pimlico
fall program. two will be pre-
sented on those days-the famed
Pimlico Special. a $4,000 event,
on Thanksgiving Day and the
$50, 900 Pimlico Futurity the fol-
lowing Saturday.
The Special inaugurated in
1887. is horse racing's first Gin
vitation only" event. 1t has been
won by such champions as Sea-
biscuit. Market Wise, Armed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
NIXON GETS DEUCE
WITH ATWOOD ON
mo. 3 AT COLUMBIA

Reds Banagan of Column
bia Country Club said he's
seen kids tickled with new
toys, but their eyes weren't
any brighter than those Of
Vice President Nixon after
the latter holed a full four
wood shot for an eagle deuce
on the 363-yard third hole
yesterday.
The Vice President used a
brasSie off the tee on the
par four that requires an
exacting drive, and then
smacked his long second
into the cup. His playing
partners were William Den
ton, Francis Murray and
Barney DeVoS.
OF course, it was the long
est shot the Vice President
has made in his brief golf
career. Banagan. who ar
ranged the match, was al
most as happy as Mr.. Nixon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Smith S Bot Leads
WoodIuwn Victory

Glen Smith added two spec
Itacular catches in centerfield to
a fine hitting display to lead
Ileague-leading Woodlawn to an
1911 victory over Anacostia in
the DeMolay Softball League for
boys IA through 81 years of age
Yesterday on the Monument
Grounds.
In other league games, George
Fleming Moore trounced Brook
land Woodbridge. 20-5; Robert
LIE Bruce outscored William
Mason Saunders. 14-1l. and Seat
Pleasant won on forfeit from
James E. Sipes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Columbia Netmen Post
Fourth STRAIGHT Victory

Columbia Country Club de-
feated Kenwood, 6-1, yesterday
for its fourth straight victory in
the Interclub Tennis Leagues
Class A division.
The Quantico Marines, in
third place with a 81 record,
blanked Prince Georges, 60,
with the final doubles match
rained out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23

Stu Thomson Of New York A. C.
with a toss of 80 feet 9 inches,
also a new mark.
Bantum bettered the shot put
mark with heave of Sc feet
inches. Sharpe and Shaw were
one-two in the hop. step and
jump, and Mackenzie set a new
mark of IA minutes 31.8 seconds
in. the 3-mile run with Stone fin
ishing second.
The New York Pioneers re-
tanned the team championship
with 1894 points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
OCEAN DOWNS
SELECTIONS
MONDAY. JULY %

Rachel
Mabel lille. Scotch Music. Broadway
Gal
--Rhoda Long Key. Homestretch Harry
Amity Hanover
Busy Chuck. Rough Time, ivan Tass
Scott Char Hanover. Lusty
Tass.
-ssrdi Hanover. Amsrieonna Direct.
Louis Girl
Swish. Shake Up. Crystal Royal
Mabel Roseeroft. Too Rose
croft.
-Princess Indy. Rose Marie woollsn.
Candles Boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Columbia Girls Split
TWin-Bill of Hanover

Columbia girls softball team
split a double-header with Han
over, Pa, at Mt. Rainier yester-
day, winning the first l4-0 and
losing the second, 4-3.
Ann Herndon's shutout pitch
ing and a grand slam home run
by Barbara Adrian featured the
first game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
WEEKEND FIGHTS
BY the Associated Press

Bologna, Italy - Francesca Caricchi
eos. Italy. stopped Heinz Neuhaus, 212
Germany I'D.
Hollywood-Roger FISCHER. 1856. OAK
land, outpointed Young Jack johnson
211, Los Angeles (2),
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-24
Body of Weinberger Baby Found
 Where Kidnaper Said He Left It

MINEOLA RLThe decompoSed body of kidnapped Peter Vein berger was found today in road side shrubbery 51 days after he was taken from the patio of his Westbury, Long Island, home.
 It was found where FBI agents said Angelo J. Lamarca, cab driver, told them he had aban- doned the month-old child July 5, the day after he took the baby.
 Kidnaper Is Father of Two
 Lamarca, 31-year-old father of a boy, g, and a girl, 6, was arrest ed yesterday by FBI agents and Nassau County police and charged with Kidnapping. Financial diff culties apparently caused his act. He had asked $2,000 ransom.
 More than 50 Nassau County police and FBI agents moved on the abandonment spot at 9:15 am. It was situated on a cutoff road from parkway leading to Plain view where Lamarca lives. It is only eight miles east of the Vein berger home.
 It was not known whether the child had died or was killed be-
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-24
Engineer To Survey
 City For Drains, Sewers And Water Main System

Bids for laying the extension on the fire main east of the M and M Bank were opened at the Nome Council meeting Thursday eve ming with Pete Reader bidding the lowest.
 The council also voted to hire a competent engineer for the sur vey of drains, sewers and run ming water as proposed by the Territorial Department of Health and presented to the council.
 The survey is being made so that application for an APW loan can be made very soon.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-24
New Engine For Power Plant To Be On Last Boat

Nome's new diesel engine for the light plant arrived in Seat tie yesterday and will be aboard the last boat which sails Sept. 20. This news was received today by Luther Dunbar, manager of Nome
 The new Cooper-Bessemer JS- ST engine has cylinder, four cycle, develops 860 h.p. and will be directly connected to a 500 kilowatt AyC. generator. The new engine will bring the power plant output to 1,050 kilowatts
 The forms for the concrete base for the engine have been made and they will be poured next week to be ready when the engine is unloaded.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-24

TOKYO, R-Search planes and ships today found wreckage and two empty life rafts presumed to be from a US. Navy patrol plane which disappeared after radioing it was being attacked off the Red China coast.
 First reports of the finding said there was no indication of what happened to the Is American air men aboard the missing plane, a four engine PAM Mercator the Navy said was on routine patrol and training mission from Japan.
 Navy officials refused to specu- late on the possibility that Com munist boats had picked up at least some of the men. The State Department has asked Britain, which has diplomatic relations with the Peiping regime, to find out if the Reds have any informa- ton about the plane and its crew.
 Navy spokesmen at the Yoko- suka Navy base said the first wreckage and rafts were found floating a few miles south of Communist held island about 100
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-24
US. PLANE WRECkACE FOUNDOFF RED CHINA

miles southeast of Shanghai.
 That put the wreckage nearly 200 miles north of the position given by the PAM Mercator when it radioed at 1:25 am. Thursday it was being attacked by uniden- tified aircraft.
 However, the wreckage was found in approximately the same area, South of the Saddle Islands off the huge bay of Hangchow, at which Peiping radio said Chinese Communist aircraft intercepted and damaged "Chiang Kai-shek plane" early Thursday.
 Chiang's Nationalist air force on Formosa said it had no planes in the area at the time and none of it's planes were missing.
 The Peiping broadcast said the plane had intruded over Chinese islands and made off after the encounter toward the southeast the direction of Formosa.
 The missing planes last brief message reported it was 32 miles off Red China's shore and l60 miles north of Formosa.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-24
Scientist Studies Otter That Doesn't Like Fish

LANSING, Mich, R-Here's an odd otter.
 Fishermen generally dislike ot- ters because of their reputation as fish-killers.
 But the state conservation de- partment reports it has an otter with positive dislike for fish.
 The five-month-old lady otter turns up her nose at mackerel, salmon, sardines, smelt and other varieties. Her favorite dish is hamburger but she will settle for bread and milk rather than fish.
 The otter, caught on a farm, is under study by Dr. s. C. Whit lock, assistant chief of the game division.
The Nome nugget., 1956-08-24
Four US. Soldiers Get Life
 Terms, Three Get 40 Years
 For Rape of German School Girl

her bedside. Since she was not able to continue her testimony in person, the possibility of a death sentence was eliminated. The Ar my announced that the death sen- tence-maximum punishment for rape-would not be returned un- der military law.
 The four sentenced to life were Army privates, their ages 21, 21, 23 and 24 Three 18-year privates- drew 40-year terms.
 The sentences, which include dishonorable discharges and total forfeiture of all pay and allow ances,-. are subject to review by higher military authorities.
 The mass rape case sparked a nationwide wave of German crit icism of misbehaving allied sol diers. The criticism was directed particularly against Americans.