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Evening star., 1956-12-08
.Suez Clearance
Plans Discussed

CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 8 (P).-
Raymond A. Wheeler, a retired
United States Army lieutenant
general and former Panama
Canal engineer. arrived today to
begin discussions with Egyptian
officials on plans for clearing the
Suez Canal.
He came in a plane accom-
panied by 19 experts who will aid
in mapping technical aspects of
opening the canal, which has
been blocked by bridges and ships
wrecked during the recent mill
tary action against Egypt.
Dag Hammarskjold, the United
Nations secretary general, is au-
thorized by a General Assembly
resolution to negotiate contracts
for clearing the canal. Gen.
wheeler, II, has been named to
aid Mr.. Hammarskjold.
Gen. Wheeler told reporters
he is going to meet Egyptian
government experts to make "a
technical plan and detailed sur
vey for clearance of the canal. "
He was asked if British ex-
perts would be used that could
arouse Egyptian opposition.
I'VE are fully organized and
have adequate equipment from
Danish, Italian and Norwegian
salvage firms" he said. I'VE
don't know what work lies ahead
of us. I don't think we will need
British help"
Evening star., 1956-12-08
Revolt
Praised by Bishop

The people of Hungary have
put the free world under a debt
it can never repay, the Most Rev
Philip M. Hannah, Auxiliary
Bishop Of Washington, said yes
terday.
Speaking to the Catholic Lay
mems First Friday Club at the
National Press Club, Bishop Han
nan said the Hungarians have
demonstrated the hollowness of
the Communist message.
by their incredible heroism
their willingness to die for free
dom, Hungary's freedom fighters
= men, women and children -
have showed the whole wcrld
that life under a Communist,
materialistic regime is worse
than DEATH" he told the 400
business and professional men
who attended the luncheon ses-
sion.
Evening star., 1956-12-08

full fury-if not tomorrow, then
next week or next month.
But even the leaders of high
level political opposition to Mr..
Nuri want him to hang on as
Premier for the present.
In the first place. they consider
him responsible for the current
situation and they have no de-
sire to inherit the storm.
In the second place. the OPP
position itself is divided. Mr..
Nuri, an astute politician, has
seen to that in the past two
years.
Many leaders of the opposi-
ton owe their continued well
being in good-paying jobs to his
solicitude. His approach tends
to demoralize the opposition and
leave it divided and powerless.
Powerful Position
Any new government would be
faced with terrific internal and
external pressure in the wake of
the current Middle East crisis.
The opposition says "Nuri must
go" but it does not mean Nuri
must go today. The danger to
the Premier increases as the gen.
eral crisis of the Middle East
tends to ease. 1t is possible that
with an overall easing of the
crisis, Iraqi political opposition
leaders might take heart and at
tempt through pressure on the
crown to force Mr.. Nuri out of
Office.
But if that happens Iraq ap-
pears to be headed for a period
of chaos. Since 1854 there have
been no political parties in Iraq.
Mr.. Nuri abolished them. Of 141
members in the Chamber of
Deputies. 130 were unopposed in
the election. The Senate is ap-
pointed by the King.
For two years there has been
no organized political activity in
Iraq. Even if there were to be
free elections, only a third of
the country would participate in
them. The rest of the population
is made up of more or less primi-
tive or nomadic groups.
Some elements in Iraq say they
believe that if Mr.. Nuri should
step down in a situation like this.
the Iraqi army might find a pre-
text to take over and turn the
country into a military Dictator
ship. They say this would come
about because there is no effec-
tive political organization which
could keep the country under
control
Evening star., 1956-12-08
Gen. HoIdridge
Bodily Thrown Out
Of House Red Quiz

Los ANGELES. Dec. 8 (P.-
Retired Brig. Gen. Herbert C
Holdridge was elected bodily
from a House subcommittee On
Un-American Activities hearing
when he stood up in the audience
and accused the committee of
treason" "cowardice" and Sub
version of the Constitution of the
United States"
Your actions are disgraceful, /"
Chairman Clyde Doyle, Democrat
OF California, retorted yesterday
you are a disgrace to the United
States Army and to your coun-
try"
Mr.. Marshal. remove that
man from the room," ordered
Representative Gordon L. Scher-
er. Republican of California.
Several deputies hustled Gen.
Holdridge into the corridor.
Gen. Holdridge, ga, a West
Point graduate, said the subcom-
mittee was giving laid and COM
fort" to enemies by attempted
character assassination of re-
spected citizens of the United
States"
He was the 1856 vice presiden-
tial nominee Of the National
Prohibition Party.
Evening star., 1956-12-08
BEARS FREEDOM
ONLY FANCIED

HONOLULU (P). - A
young black bear named
Butch is living on borrowed
time in the tropical slopes
near Honolulu.
Butch, wearing a chain
collar. escaped from a farm
across the island eight
months ago. Hes been
growing fast, and, trainer AL
Jensen said, the collar even
tually will choke him.
Evening star., 1956-12-08
ArmsSmugg|ing
ToSuezCharged

PORT SAID. Egypt. Dec. 8 (P1.
The British-French command
said today it had found thou
sands of rounds of rockets and
ammunition being smuggled into
Port Said.
French 1t. Gen. Andre Beaufre
said the British-French head
quarters protested to the United
Nations truce commander and
also notified higher allied au-
thorities Ito take such represen-
tationS as considered proper as
this type of activity might lead
to a serious situation"
1--WE view it with considerable
concern" said 1t. Gen. Hugh
Stockwell. the allied task force
commander.
The munitions smuggling CO.
.incided with increasing defiance
from Egyptians in Port Said as
the British French garrison
dwindled.
Searches Speeded
AS a precaution against any
dareup by an Egyptian under
ground, the itish-French au.
thoritieS stepped up a search for
arms and ammunition and
banned all fishing boats from
entering the Port Said area.
The announcement said an
Egyptian felucca. one of the grace
ful sailing craft that ply be-
tween Port Said and the Egyp-
tian delta to the west, carried
thousands Of rounds of new
Czechoslovak-made ammunition
and bazooka rockets to the city's
western edge.
A British-French patrol found
the ammunition hidden in fish,
ing baskets being brought ashore
by Egyptians in the western Sec
tor Of the Port Said area, the
statement said
The boat reached the fringe
OF Lake Manzala before being
intercepted. A spokesman said
there we're some arrests. He gave
no other details.
Hostility Increases
There was an air Of hostility
in Port Said more evident than
at any time since the British and
French occupied the city a month
ago.
Anti-British slogans appeared
on more and more buildings.
Get out--Port Said is your
grave,' some said.
Yesterday about $500 Egyp-
tian civilians. mostly young men
through the streets In
a show OF mourning for Egypts
war dead. British riot squads
stood by with submachine guns.
but there were no disorders.
The open defiance came as
the British-French withdrawal
neared a climax. Some 1880 OF
the 1900 British Tommies IN
Egypt have gone. and the exodus
Is continuing at q fast pace
The United Nations police
force that Is taking over the
British and French positions In
phases still s Of only token size
Evening star., 1956-12-08

from getting to the outside world.
But it has exploded several times
in violence, and the potential for
more violence is great-perhaps
great enough TO eventually bring
about the end Of the rule of Iraq
by strongman Premier Nuri Said.
At Mosul. an oil-producing
area in northern Iraq, a hotbed
of Pan-Arab nationalism, vio-
lence burst out last Saturday.
There are various reports on the
Notwithstanding all the way from
so killed to S killed. 1t is i'm
possible to check the figures.
Accounts from Western sour
ces relayed to this correspondent
in Baghdad during recent trip
there said the police were forced
to turn machineguns on a vio-
lent demonstration by crowds
mostly young people-shouting
pro-Syrian and pro-Egyptian
slogans.
There also have been erup-
tions in the Holy Moslem shrine
city Of Najaf. Reports from the
city told of tenseness apparently
famed by an influx of Persians
from Iran. The Persians might
have included members of Trans
Tudeh (CommunisD party, these
reports said.
Communists Blamed
Mr.. Nuri's government blames
most of the disturbances on
Communists infiltrating from
outside. But high 1raqi army
man said the Communists are
extremely weak in Iraq. He was
not inclined to blame Commu-
nists. for example, for turbulence
In the schools.
But the current situation in
Iraq makes it easy for relatively
few agitators from outside to do
their work. There is a vast storm
Of hatred yelling up among the
literate Iraqi public against the
very words "Baghdad pact" In
famed with the idea of solidar-
ity with their brother Arabs, the
Iraqis associate the Baghdad
pact with Britain and thus with
the attack on Egypt. Pact mem
bers are Iraq, Iran, Turkey, PAX
iStan and Britain.
The efficient Iraqi police force
has been keeping demonstrations
to a minimum. In Baghdad it
works with the army to move
swiftly and nip demonstrations
In the bud. But storm clouds are
there and threaten tn hurst in
Evening star., 1956-12-08
Officials Split
On Kind and Size
OF Aid 10 Europe

Administration officials appear
to be sharply divided over the
amount and kind of financial
assistance which Americas al
lies in Europe may need in their
present economic crisis.
: This became evident yesterday
as the Treasury announced it
would borrow 81 billion on
short-term bills this month. This
borrowing is to raise cash which,
among other things. may be
used to help meet Britain's dol
lar needs.
Very little Of the billion, how
ever. would go to Britain directly
from the United States. Most
of it would go through the In
ternational Monetary Fund in
the form of a dollar loan
against Britain's own assets. It
would not involve any aid at all
in the usual sense of giving
money or goods to a foreign
country.
Need Estimates Differ
Differences in administration
estimates of the situation appar-
emily are based on different esti-
mates of Europe's needs.
While high administration Of
flcials are talking about a new
program Of financial aid for Eu-
rope, they have not so far done
very much about it other than to
agree to try to get congressional
approval to waive a British pay
ment to the United States due
this month.
Inquiry at the State Depart
ment produced no evidence of
any full-scale studies there on
the European plight looking to
the development of long-range
aid programs. This does not
mean that the programs might
not be worked up quickly in the
next few weeks. 1t does indi-
cate that the grand-scale con-
ceptS being noised about by some
authorities have yet to be trans
lated into any substantial action.
Some top State Department
officials are convinced that Brit
ain, France, Italy and other Eu-
ropean countries will soon need
greater help than any so far
projected.
Outright Gifts Opposed
BY contrast. a Treasury off,
clal said today he sees no need
for any grant aid - outright
glfts-to Europe. He said figures
on Europe's losses from the re-
duction of Middle East oil sup
plies had been exaggerated.
This official said that, while
Britain is in difficulty, France
and Italy have financial reserves
which should permit them to
absorb much of the shock of the
Middle East crisis.
Thus is appeared that while
Administration thinking on the
policy side embraces very great
possibility of new European eco
nomic aid which might add a
Evening star., 1956-12-08
Greek Church
Leader Accused

ANKARA. Turkey, Dec. 8 Up.
"A parliamentary deputy of
Premier Adnan Menderes Demo-
cratic Party last night accused
Greek Orthodox Patriarch
AthenagoraS of training theo-
logical students Ito work against
Turkey"
The deputy. Sinan Tekelioglu,
also charged in Parliament that
an unidentified student was ac-
tive in Cyprus. British island
colony where the Turkish minor
ity opposes the Greek-deScended
majority's aim of uniting with
Greece.
Athenagoras, 70, is ecumenical
patriarch of 130 million persons
affiliated with the Greek Ortho-
dox Church. He formerly was
Archbishop of North and South
and was a naturalized
American citizen. He assumed
the higher church post in 1948.
took up headquarters at Fener
near Istanbul, and resumed his
Turkish citizenship.
A week ago another Turkish
deputy. Nuri Demirag, declared
the archbishop is a political
rather than a religious person.
ality and should be expelled
from Turkey.
Earlier this week Turkish for
eign Office sources welcomed
Yugoslav efforts to improve
Greek-Turkish relations in the
interest of strengthening the
Balkan alliance. Alliance men,
bers are Yugoslavia, Turkey and
Greece. Greek Premier Konstan-
tin Karamanlis just ended a
visit to Belgrade.
In Belgrade last night Yugo-
Slav and Greek officials called for
a full revival of the Balkan Pact.
A communique issued after
Premier Karamanlis and Yugo-
slav President Tito completed
their talks called for a peaceful
settlement of the Cyprus dispute.
Both Yugoslavia and Greece
were said to feel the alliance
should be frightened as a result
of the Middle East crisis and So
Wet penetration in that area.
Evening star., 1956-12-08

price was 1000 forints, officially
about $120 but less than $4 at
the black market rate in Aus
tria.
Asked about this. an interpre-
ter who talks to dozens of ref
ugees every day remarked:
Its too cheap. For 1000 for
ints all you can get is oral di-
rections, or you may have to
wait several days until the better
paying customers are escorted
through. Here in Vienna, you can
even get people to go in and fetch
back a family-but it costs $500
or $1,000.
you must remember it's not
all a matter of money. I've heard
dozens of cases where guides re-
fused to accept anything at ALL"
Exit From Austria Slow
While more refugees were
coming into Austria. fewer were
being moved out and the number
still here was climbing we'll be-
yond 10000. Due partly to bad
flying conditions, only 1900 went
toward new homes yesterday
The first 200 to leave on United
States military planes for Camp
Kllmer, N. j., are due to take
off Tuesday from Munich, Ger
many. This number is expected
to be increased to 500 a day and
will keep up until about 9,75O
have been taken. The first OF
three United States military
transports. which will take $3.50
others. sails from Bremerhaven
December 20.
The Intergovernmental Com
mittee for European Migration
has already shipped about $500
to the United States on chartered
planes. and 1000 more in the
same way.
Evening star., 1956-12-08
SIS Stockholm Soils;
First POST Voyage

NEW YORK, Dec. 8. (R.-The
Swedish liner Stockholm sailed
today on her first transatlantic
voyage since she and the italian
liner Andrea Doria collided July
Is of Nantucket.
She followed the same course
she did the night of the crash
that sank the Doria, badly
damaged the bow of the Stock
holm and cost so lives.
Evening star., 1956-12-08
Bar on Hungary
Opposed in y. n.

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Dec.
g (P.-A United States proposal
to freeze out the United Nations
delegation representing the So
viet-controlled Hungarian gov
|ernment ran into opposition to-
day from a group of Western
delegates. They contend pres
ent action should be limited to
a rebuke.
The United States scheduled a
meeting with 16 interested ma
tions-including Belgium. spear
head of the moderation group
to discuss the question.
U. N. Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold reported to the
General Assembly today on his
futile efforts to get observers
into Hungary and to go there
himself. He expressed doubt that
there would be any purpose in
his visiting Budapest unless he
could do so soon.
The Americans want to push
through a common agreement
for action over Hungary's re-
fusal to admit observers or to
give Mr.. Hammarskjold a def
mite answer when he could go in.
The disagreement over how far
to carry the action arose yester-
day when the II nations held a
closed door conference on the
situation.
u. S. View Stated
Informed sources said United
States Ambassador James j..
Wadsworth declared the Hun
garian delegations credentials
should be rejected-or at least
suSpended-if the Kremlin-
backed government of Premier
Janos Kadar stood fast against
observers.
Belgian Ambassador Fernand
Van Langenhove pushed for a
mild resolution which would re-
buke the Soviet government and
Hungarian authorities for their
attitude.
The informants said Australia
and Italy favored Belgium's more
moderate stand. But they indi-
Gated that if Hungary doesn't
comply with U. N. requests by
Monday, they would 60 for
tougher action.
The consulting group consists
OF Britain, France, Peru and the
IA nations which sponsored a
resolution Wednesday calling for
admission of observers, a pullout
OF Soviet troops and cessation of
mass deportations from Hungary.
The sponsors are the United
States, Argentina, Australia, Bel
GUM, Cuba, Denmark, Ell Sal
vador, Ireland. Italy, the Neither
lands. Norway. Pakistan, Sweden
and Thailand.
Hungarians Balk
Mr.. Hammarskjold has been
trying to get observers or him
self into Budapest for the past
month. The Kadar govern
ment has fatty refused to admit
observers and declined to set
any date for Mr.. Hammarskjold
to go in to set up a relief
mission.
Hungary's delegation said last
night 1t was keeping contact
with the secretary general on
the question of his visiting
Budapest. 1t denied charges
that Hungarian Foreign Min
ister Imre Horvath sought to
deceive Mr.. Hammarskjold or
the Assembly when he suggested
this week that the secretary
general might be welcome in the
Hungarian capital December l6.
After Mr.. Hammarskjold an
nounced plans to visit Budapest
on that date Budapest radio
served notice that the time was
mot suitable"
The Hungarian delegation
branded as absolutely un-
founded" a statement by United
States Ambassador Henry Cabot
ndnn IL Hat dnnnit -. A..
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Iroq, Syria Seen as Key
To Middle East Crisis
BY WILLIAM L. RYAN
Associated Press FOREIGN News Analyst

BEIRUT. Lebanon, Dec. 8-Sowy the Middle East crisis
has been moving eastward until the heaviest clouds
Iaq and Syria The future of the Baghdad pact
Middle East itself lie in the smoderng
Britain in Iraq.
Rigid Iraqi censorship kept picture resentment
Evening star., 1956-12-08
Underground Aids Refugees;
Some Guides Collect Fees

VIENNA. Dec. 8 (P.-Austrian
border police said today an or
ganized underground railway"
now seems to be helping Hun
garians flee communism. In at
least some cases, money oils the
wheels.
The flow of refugees into Bur-
genland province rose by several
hundred last night. putting the
total the past "a hours we'll over
the $500 mark. Police said they
appear to be following several
defined routes.
A young Hungarian woman
who made it last night said def
mite word had been given her IN
Budapest Of how and where she
could cross. Another traveller, not
Hungarian, reported:
People who want to get out
can get a list in Budapest of
others who will help them along
the way"
Refugees who have crossed the
past month have told of being
helped by all kinds of Hungar-
ians from shepherds to border
police.
Russians Took Gifts
1t was not clear to what ex-
tent the organized help was
being given for political and
humanitarian reasons and to
what extent money was involved.
From the first, refugees have
reported giving all their Hun
garian money-almost worthless
in Vienna-to those who helped
them. Russians sometimes took
watches. brandy and even bread
to look the other way.
Now. police say. more and
more professional people seem
to be coming and to have paid
their way. They reported the
Evening star., 1956-12-08
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WEDNESDAY Program Listings

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Jessen's weekly., 1956-07-05
Peace Officers
 Hold Hard Luck Party Lost Night

The Fairbanks Peace Officers as- sociation held hard luck party and pot luck dinner last week at the Alaska Railroad Hut. About 75 members and guests attended.
 The party was also a surprise farewell get-together for Mrs Bette Holcomb, secretary in the District Attorneys office. Mrs Holcomb and her husband. SkSgt. Donald Hol- comb, are rotating to new base in Alabama. Mrs Holcomb has been employed in the District Attorneys office since October of 1854.
Jessen's weekly., 1956-07-05
Ray Monsey On 30 Day Leaue

Ray Monsey. on 30 day leave from the navy, is enjoying a visit with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Lar ry Dan- of 1927 Second avenue.
 Ray, who drove new car over the highway for his parents, arrived Monday night, accompanied by his uncle. Harold Gilman. Also on the trip were Mrs. Daw's aunt, Mrs. Doris Roberts. and her daughter Betty Jean.
 The group reports that they en- joyed their jaunt over the high way. making the trip in four days