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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
Defends
Marches
Marine Drowninqs
Called Accident
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star Staff Correspondent

PARRIS ISLAND, S. c., Aug
at! Gen. Lewis B. (Chesty)
Fuller testified here today he
believes the commandant of the
Marine Corps regrets" that
IS/Sergt. Matthew C. McKeon
was ordered court-martialed for
the night march drowning OF
six recruits.
The legendary Marine combat
leader called the drownings "a
deplorable accident" and de-
scribed night exercises as "a good
practice.
Called back to active duty to
appear as a defense witness in
the widely publicized trial of the
31-year-old drill instructor, Gen.
Fuller said he believed so per
cent of all training should be
might exercises.
THE trouble with the Ame1i-
can today" the outspoken, be-
Iribboned general testified, "he
lis so used to the electric lights
he can't see in the dark"
Esprit de Corps Stressed
Gen. Fuller said the mair
thing he has learned in more
than 81 years in the Marine
Corps is esprit de corps-love
lof ones own corps"
1T means more than self
preservation, religion or patriot.
ism"
Il learned that this love fol
ones corps travels both ways
up and down."
Gen. Fuller testified in hi.
normal battlefield voice-ont
which required turning off the
microphones while he was or
che stand.
Chief Defense Counsel Emile
lola Berman of New York resteC
his case after Gen. Fuller CON-
pleted his testimony in a court
room damned with spectators
The spectators laughed at inter.
walls of the crusty generals salty
cracks.
Ex-Marine Testifies
Before Gen. Fuller took the
stand in the 18th day of the
trial there was this other testi.
mony:
/. Sergt. Leland L. Banding
%, OF Binghampton, N. Y, 6
drill instructor currently on duty
here. testified he had led "fvt
or six" platoons on marches
night and day, into the swamps
at this base and into water rang
ing from the knees to the neck ;
2. An ex-Marine. James C
Continued on Page AGO. Col.
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as Gerald Ray Lipe, Murphys-
boro, Ill.
DR.. Richard M. Rosenberg,
deputy coroner, said Sergt. Lipe
apparently died between mid
night and 2 am. He said an
autopsy would be needed to de-
termine whether the victim was
strangled. The autopsy was
scheduled for this afternoon.
DR.. Rosenberg said the SER
geant was around rs years old.
Baggage checks in the Ma
rine's pockets led detectives to
Union Station. A redcap said
he remembered the Marine ar
irving about S pm. yesterday on
a train from Harrisburg, Pa.
The luggage checks indicated
Sergt. Lipe boarded the train
in Harrisburg. Searching his
luggage. which the redcap re-
called checking in a locker, de-
tectives said the suitcase con-
tanned only clothing.
Found by Truck Driver
Eugene Greenfield, colored,
208 Ninth street Sc, said he saw
the body while driving his truck
home from work shortly before
y am.
The victim was in uniform
with a sergeant's chevrons on
the sleeves. The body was face
down. waist on the curb. legs in
the street and the upper torso
on the grass of a vacant lot.
Armed forces police were
searching Marine records to
learn the victims duty station
They reported he arrived at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
1000 Die of Cholera
In Indian Epidemic

PATNA. India, Aug. 2 P.-An
estimated 1000 persons are re-
ported to have died of cholera
during July in the East Indian
state of Bihar.
The casualty estimate was
based on unofficial reports from
various parts Of Bihar reaching
Patna, the state capital.
The Bihar state government
has announced only that BIT
persons died during the week
July 1921. The announcement
indicated the epidemic had not
been checked despite an inoc-
ulation campaign.
The government said more
than 100000 persons were given
anti-cholera shots and some
100000 wells have been dis
infected.
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9 Killed, ! Missing
AS Coal Ship Sinks

SYDNEY. Australia. Aug.
itP.-The 640-ton British coal
ship Birchgrove Park sank today
s miles of the entrance to sgd
ney Harbor. Nine we're known
dead. one was missing and -four
we're rescued.
One theory was that the col
lier struck a mine that had
broken away from a wartime
field. Naval rifiemen destroyed
II floating mine in the same area
ast month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02

result of the Cole case decision
that they may seek to dismiss
such former employe under the
Lioyd-LaFollette or Veteran:
Preference acts-aS suggested
by the Supreme Court.
designations Permitted
81 believe that the claimant is
entitled to be informed prior to
his reinstatement that the de-
partment or agency head may
initiate further removal pro-
ceedings in order that he may
be afforded an opportunity at
that time to determine whether
he wishes unemployment or pre-
fers to resign without prejudice
to his claim for back pay" Mr..
Brownell said.
The Attorney General assert
ed, too, that there would APP
pear to be no legal requirement
to reinstate any employee who
resigned from his non-Sensitive
post while security proceedings
were being pressed against him.
On the matter Of back pay,
Mr.. Brownell pointed out that
the law says that a reinstated
employe be paid the difference
between the amount he normally
would have earned during the
full period of his suspension and
termination and the amount he
has earned in other employment
or pursuits in the interim.
Justice Department officials
privately estimate that no more
than 100 of the 280 persons fired
from non-sensitive jobs will e.
quest reinstatement and back
nav
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Describes
Air|iner Debris
Grand Canyon Flyer
Testifies at Inquiry
BY CHARLES MARLBOROUGH

| The first person to spot thu
wreckage of a Trans World Con
Istellation in Grand Canyon saiC
here today the largest piece wa!
wheel.
I j. P. Hudgin, 35-year-olC
scenic flight pilot. was the frs
witness called in the second day
of hearings before a Civil Aero.
lnautics Board panel in the Com.
merce auditorium.
The seven-man panel is sit.
ting to hear an estimated 80 OF
more witnesses in seeking the
cause Of commercial aviationl
worst disaster. which claimed 12S
lives on June 80.
Mr.. Hudgin said he was flying
three passengers over the east
end of the canyon near what
later proved to be the crash area
at 1915 pm. and saw a small
amount OF smoke.
Heard Radio Reports
II paid little attention to it,
he said, because I thought il
might have come from a light
ming strike the day before.
! THAT evening heard radio
reports of an air crash. My
brother and I took off to the
area where I had seen the
smoke" They made two passes
one at canyon rim level and an
other below the level, and spotted
the TWA wreckage.
The two brothers flew into the
canyon early the next morning
and spotted the smolderine
pieces of the United Airlines
DC-7. Mr.. Hudgin testified that
by noon on the day of the crash
the ceiling was $500 feet, mean
ing it was more than 1000 feet
above the rim of the canyon
Through breaks in the overcast
he said, he could see that the
tops Of cloud buildups appeared
to be about $4,000 feet.
Facts on Crash
Facts on the crash established
before the hearing here are
these:
Both planes were eastbound
the TWA for Kansas City: the
United for New York. United's
IDC-7 had a flight plan for flying
at 81 900 feet IN the canyon area
which contained a cloud deck
extending from 1000 feet up Ia
81. 200.
The Civil Aeronautics Admin
istration said the TWA pilot re-
lquested permission TO go up from
10000 to $1,000 feet, and in
formed traffic control that ne
would fly usually. instead of on
instruments. 1000 feet above
the cloud tops.
The last words from either Of
the airliners was the fragment
of a radio message from the
United plsne-"We are going. :"
A pilot who was at $4,000 feet
over the Grand Canyon at about
the time of the disaster is due
to testify later today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
HOW SOVIET UNION
.THWARTS RELIGION

BIG BROTHER AND CODA GOV.
srnmen, office controls every religious
function in the Soviet Union, Robbi
Morris kerzer, beck from O tour Of
RUSSO, reports. He tells how this is
done on Poge A.3.
WHY RETIRE'-Pdmodly. men stop
working because Of health. soys Roy
Henry in series on social security.
His story on this and other reasons Tor
Lowing the working force is on The
Stors Feature Posc, c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
War Criminals PuroIed

TOKYO. Aug. 2 (P1.-The For
eign Ministry announced today
the United States has paroled
two Japanese war criminals
former Japanese army Warrant
Officer Tsugio Iwanuma and
former LIST 1t. Kyosuke Saito.
This leaves lib japanese war
criminals still under United
States sentences in Sugamo
Prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
British Order Troops
Shifted Toward Suez
Last Union Veteran Dies
At 100 in Duluth, MINI.

DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 2 (R.-
Albert Woolson, last Union Army
veteran of the Civil War, died
today and the Grand Army of
the Republic died with him. He
was 100.
The old drummer boy, who
said he was scared to death
Grond Army Fodes Awoy With WooIson's
Deoth. Pose AIS
the first time he fired a cannon,
outlived some 2.675.000 of the
boys in blue.
His death leaves these three
surviving veterans of the war.
all members of the Confederate
forces: w. w. Williams, 113,
Franklin. Tex; John Sailing,
100. Slant. Va. and William A.
Lundy. l08. Laurel Hill. Fla.
Mr.. Woolson died in st. Luke's
Hospital. where he had been con-
fined several times recently be-
cause of lung congestion. Doc
tors said the congestion was
brought on chiefly because of his
advanced age.
He lapsed into a coma early
Saturday. Since then he had
ben fed intravenously and had
been given oxygen through a
nasal tube.
Mr.. Woolson was II when he
became a volunteer private in
Company c of the 1st Mime
sofa Heavy Artillery Regiment as
President Lincoln was making
heavy calls for more troops.
He was detailed to the regular
drum corps and served with the
Union forces for slightly less
than a year. doing occupation
duty in the South.
Mr.. Woolson was senior vice
commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic,
which at its peak in 1890 had
408,489 members. 1t was de-
cided at the last encampment OF
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France Tells
Worships to
Stand Ready

LONDON, Aug. 2 tHl.-Brltain
and France ordered precau-
tionary military measures today
and. with the United States, put
the finishing touches to a plan
to call an international confer
ence to place the Suez Canal
under international control.
Prime Minister Eden. accus-
ing Egyptian President Canal
Abdel Nasser of broken faith
and broken promises" an
bounced the military moves to
cheering House of Commons. He
said certain naval, army ant
air force units" had been ordered
to the Mediterranean from
Britain and limited number Of
specialized reservists called up.
The Transport Ministry was re-
ported to have authorized the
lrequisitioning Of passenger ships
for troop movements.
Two British aircraft carriers,
the 13,350-ton Theseus and the
l3,l90-ton Ocean, left Portland
and were reported under orders
to sail for the Mediterranean.
The cruiser Glasgow, two des-
troyers, six Let's, a submarine
rescue ship and a minesweeper
apparently were being readied
for movement at Portsmouth,
Llanelly, Wales and at Malta.
! At the same time a foreign
official reported that British
subjects in Egypt had been
advised to consider whether it
would not be wise to leave Egypt.
Washington sources said the
200 Americans in Egypt also
had been advised by the State
Department to stay out of crowds
and away from downtown Cairo
during the tension.
French Warships Ready
The French Navy Ministry
disclosed that Is warships as
sembled at Toulon have been
ordered to be ready to steam to
AN unknown destination" Off
cial French sources said the
order was in connection with the
crisis arising from Col. Nasser's
naturalization of the canal.
These moves were made as
United States Secretary of State
Dulles. British Foreign Secretary
: Selwyn Lloyd and French For
r eign Minister Christian Pineau
( awaited the final draft of a plan
from their experts on the calling
OF an international conference
to guarantee the continued in
ternational use of the strategic
waterway.
IL was reported Egypt and
5 Soviet Russia would be invited
; to the conference. But there
5 was a question whether Col.
NaSser would accept.
II ne refused. the Western DOW
erS would be faced with the pros
pect OF using military force. Both
the French and British govern
ments have been under heavy
political pressure at home to take
decisive action. Mr.. Dulles. how
ever. is reported to have urged
moderation.
Pact Violations Charged
Sir Anthony told the Conn
mons Britain will accept nothing
less than an international au-
thority to operate the canal. He
charged Col. Nasser with violat-
ing the international pact of 1888
establishing the international
character Of the canal. and also
the 1854 treaty with Britain
which recognized its inter-
tional status. In the 1854 treaty
Britain agreed to withdraw her
military forces from the Suez
Canal Zone.
Sir Anthony also expressed
doubt that Egypt would be able
to carry on expansion work along
the canal in the next 10 or Is
years II Col. Nasser pursues his
announced plan to divert the
canal revenues to build his AS
wan Dam. And he was skeptical
I Continued on Page Alb, Col. 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
Reinstotements Ordered
In Security Discharges
By L. EDGAR PRINA

Attorney General Browne today ruled that former Gov
eminent employees who fired from nonsensve jobs under
the security entitled to reinstatement and back
provided that than Is months has elapsed from the
time of dismissal to the request for reinstatement.
Mr. BrownelS ruling contained in memorandum of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
Marines Mystery Death
Probed by Police Here
Body Found on Southwest Curb;
Autopsy to Check on StrunqIino

Police today trying to unrave the mystery in the death
of young Marine sergeant whose body found lying
curb in the 100 block of street sW His wallet
ing, but there marks OF violence police said
From dogtags and papers in his pockets label
his Marine cap homicide detectives tentatively identified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02

Fair and cooler tonight. low 81. Fair and
less humid tomorrow, high 80. (Full report
on Page A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Kefouver Seen Assuring
Quick Stevenson Victory

Continued From First Page
and 1 include among those Sem
ator Kefauver.
Humphrey in Field
Shortly before the Kefauver
withdrawal, Senator Humphrey
of Minnesota. a strong supporter
of Mr.. Stevenson, announced his
candidacy for the Democratic
vice presidential nomination.
Others who have been mentioned
for the nomination include Cows.
Meyner of New Jersey and Will
liams of Michigan. Senator Ken
nedy of Massachusetts and
Mayor Wagner of New York.
Former President Truman,
when informed of the Kefauver
withdrawal, reiterated his neil
trail" stand in the race for the
presidential nomination. Gov
Hartman has relied heavily on
an eventual assist" from Mr.,
Truman. 1t has not materialized
ye'
While James Finnegan. Mr..
Ste .ioon campaign manager,
and many other Stevenson sup
porters claimed that the Ke-
fauver withdrawal made certain
a Stevenson first-ballot nomina-
ton, the latest Associated Press
tablulation had given Mr. Ste
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the chairman Of his executive
committee. j. Howard McGrath,
former Attorney General, sat on
the other.
The only break in the low
keyed occasion was when a re-
porter asked the Senator If his
"unexpended campaign funds
would be turned over to Adlai
Stevenson. Senator Kefauver
burst out laughing and explained
between chuckles that there were
no unexpended campaign funds
in his treasury.
He said he had reached his
decision at 2 pm.
Sees Quick Stevenson Triumph
He predicted that most of his
delegates would transfer their
votes to Mr.. Stevenson, and that
the former Illinois Governor
would be nominated on the first
or second ballot, the first if the
several favorite sons went over
to him during the ballotting.
Senator Kefauver said he
would work for the entire Dem
ocratic ticket, especially for SEN
atorial candidates and for any
of his delegates who were seek
ing Office.
Asked if this represented the
end of his presidential ambitions,
the Senator said his only ambi-
ton now is to be a good United
States Senator.
"Wise Decision" Wife Says.
Senator Kefauver's wife
Nancy, at their home in Ten
nessee. declared her husband
had made a very wise decision. Z"
I'm very proud of the way he
handled it," she said. She added
the Senator would fly from
Washington today to join her
and the children for a few days.
THE children are planning a
birthday celebration for him. :"
she said, explaining that Senator
Kefauver's birthday actually was
July 26, but that he was in
Washington at the time,
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Iator Kefauver telephoned he was
withdrawing.
The Tennessee Senator a hall
hour before he made his with
drawal statement to the press
called both Mr.. Hartman and
Mr.. Stevenson to inform them
what he was doing.
Predictions and estimates of
the Democratic presidential sit
uation Games from many quar-
tiers today. For example. Charles
E. Skillen of Indiana. Democratic
State chairman. said that all 26
of Indiana's convention votes
would now go to Stevenson on
the first ballot. Mr.. Skillen is
chairman of the delegation. Sem
ator Kefauver, by reason of his
carrying the Indiana presidential
primary, have had the entire In
diana vote On the first ballot.
Former Gov. Battle of Virginia
expressed the opinion that Sem
ator Kefauver's withdrawal lust
about sews it up for Stevenson. A"
Mr.. Battle has backed Mr.. Ste
venson.
A contrary view was taken by
j. Felix Daniel, chairman of the
New Hampshire delegation to
the national convention. which
had been pledged to Senator Ke-
fauver. He predicted a majority
of the States eight convention
votes would go to Gov. Harri-
man. But another delegate. Eu-
gene S. Daniel. ir., said:
If Senator Kefauver recon-
mends Stevenson. l shall do
everything in my power to bring
him the nomination" He adj
mitted that at least half of the
delegation would go to Mr.. Har-
Iriman.
Eve Can VIM" Hartman Says
Gov. Hartman told reporters:
THE Democrats want a fight
ing leader and / am sure can
fill that post. The issues are
drawn. We can win in Novem-
Der if our party is true to its ira
Iditions; and if with a fighting
candidate we go to the people
with progressive liberal policies
that meet the needs and OPP
portunities of today. That's what
i stand for?
I Mr.. Stevenson's statement was
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i Il have been trying to reach
Senator Kefauver by telephone
Il want to express to him my
gratitude for this gracious and
spontaneous expression Of his
support. He has often expressed
his approval Of the presidential
primaries and he has been as good
as his word. I respect Senator
Kefauver as a thoughtful. liberal
Democrat. Senator Kefauver has
expressed the hope-which ]
share-that we Democrats. united
by a common purpose, can soon
close ranks and get on with this
lfateful campaign"
From Gov. A. B. Happy"
Chandler of Kentucky, an
avowed candidate for the presi-
dental nomination. came a
statement that he felt the Ke-
fauver withdrawal would aid his
cause.
Gov. Cary Of Oklahoma, Mr..
Harriman's Western campaign
manager. said that the Kefauver
withdrawal would not affect the
Hartman drive for the NOM
ination. He suggested that a
Hartman Symington ticke {
would be the strongest for the
Democratic Party. Senator SYM
ington is Senator from Missouri
and sometimes talked of as a
compromise nominee for the
presidency.
When Senator Kefauver an
nounced his withdrawal it was
the end Of a long. arduous trail.
1t is his second disappointment.
for in 1852 he worked hard for
presidential nomination only
to lose it to Stevenson.
Senator Kefauver stood under
an exit sign in the same room
in the Willard Hotel in which he
announced last December Is he
would be candidate. About
half as many people attended
the withdrawal proceedings-due
to the short notice of the press
conference.
| Senator Kefauver read his
statement in his usual calm
monotone, exhibited no emotion
either during the reading or in
the question period that fol-
lowed. His campaign chairman,
F. Joseph (Jiggs) Donohue sat
on one side of the platform and
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venSon 37l convention votes,
Senator Kefauver 1912 and
Mr.. Hartman 1856. The total
convention vote is 1872, and it
requires 686ia to nominate. The
claims of all three candidates to
delegate strength far exceed this
tabulation. which is based on
actual pledges given in one form
or another.
Hartman Expects Gain
Gov. Hartman predicted he
would get at least half of the
Kefauver delegates-and added
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RICHMOND. Aug. ! R.-
Virginia's draft quota for Sep
TENDER is 404. highest monthly
call since January. 1855. when
407 were drafted. State selec-
tive service officials said all the
September draftees will 60 into
the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Children to Visit Club

The Indian Spring Country
Club. Silver Spring. will be host
tomorrow and again next Thurs
day to l60 children from the
Jewish Community Center day
camp. Chartered buses will
carry the campers and staff to
the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

DIES MOINES.-Native Amer
lean sparrows are credited with
saving farmers about $40 mil
lion year by destroying insects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

that Senator Kefauver had told
his, Mr.. Harriman's, office as
sistantS, this was so, when SEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

Continued From First Page
and 1 include among those Sem
ator Kefauver.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Hall Puts Farm
ILLS on Truman

The present plight of the
American farmers was laid
squarely at the door of former
President Harry S. Truman and
the Democrats in a statement
issued today by Republican Ma
tional Chairman Leonard w.
Hall.
Mr.. Halls statement was di-
rected at the Truman speech in
Des Moines. Iowa. Wednesday, in
which Mr.. Truman called Presi-
dent Eisenhower a "do-nothing
President" who had betrayed and
deceived the farmers.
"One feature of the mess Mr..
Truman left behind was a farm
economy on the skidS and a law
responsible for the huge noun
tains of price depressing farm
SURPRISES" said Mr.. Hall. What
Mr.. Truman did not say was
that the Democrats have been in
control of both houses of Con-
gress since January 1855. They
had fifteen months to pass farm
bill. They only did so after de-
liberately stalling on the Ad-
miniStration's soil bank an
other proposals so that any meas
ure, good or bad, would come too
late to help our farmers with
this years crops"
Mr.. Hall added. MIR. Truman's
record was noted for high taxes.
unemployment and a vacillating
and ineffective foreign policy
which eliminated in the Korean
police action"
The Republican chairman said