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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04
Stenogropher Pays $500 to Publish
Ten Commandments in Subway

bad taste to reveal her identity.
Miss Adelaide O'Mara has
worked as a stenographer for
New York Life Insurance Co.
for 80 years, and for 80 years
she has been riding the subway
twice a day from Brooklyn to
New York and back.
Its been my dream for many
years" said Miss O'Mara Shyly,
after she recovered from the
surprise Of having her secret
discovered. Its just something
l always wanted to do. / thought
1t might do some good"
Miss O'Mara. who lives with
her mother. saved up her money
for a long time to pay the S400
required TO buy subway card
advertisements for a month. She
didn't tell anybody about it. ex-
cept her mother and a few close
friends who we're sworn to Sc
crecy. But for the last couple
Of weeks. since the brave new
car card has been in place. Miss
OMara has had a warm feeling
when she joined the pushing
subway crowds morning and
evening. and she has watched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04

to see how many people looked
at the Ten Commandments. !.
quite a few did. think" Miss
O'Mara. II saw people looking
at the card. And 1t was placed
right next to one about juvenile
delinquency. I thought that was
nice"
Miss O'Mara is a Catholic, but
she wanted to make it clear that
her action was not sponsored by
the church, or by any organiza-
ton.
Its personal" said she. "A
thing / wanted TO do. myself. "
Now that the secret is out,
Miss OMara has been so over
whelmed by the congratulations
Of fellow Office workers and the
interest Of all kinds OF people
that she hopes maybe somebody
else might get the same kind Of
idea. and maybe the Ten Com
mandments might become a per-
manent part Of the subway.
I'D like TO see a plan like
that" she said. Maybe it could
happen. I've heard it said that
sometimes . small thing can
change the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04

an invitation to the August 16
conference on international con-
troll of the waterway. Diplomatic
sources here have said the con-
ference would be held whether
Egypt attends or not.
British diplomatic sources said
today it was assumed that Egypt
would accept the invitation, If
for no other reason than to send
a representative to use the con-
ference as a forum for explain
ing Egypt's naturalization of the
canal.
The sources said the Soviet
Unions reply may come after
Egypt's position is made known.
May Urge Red China
Western diplomats in Moscow
were hopeful that the Soviet
Union would attend the confer
ence, but they speculated that
the Russians might ask that Red
China and other Communist
be invited. too.
A Moscow radio commentator
said the Western Big Three ap-
intend to use the con-
ference to restore foreign control
Of Egyptian territory. Who can
fail to see." he added, that the
solution of any question affecting
Egypt cannot be achieved with
out the agreement of Egypt
The attempt to deal with
Egypt's naturalization of the
important 103-mile waterway at
an international round table was
decided on by Mr.. Dulles. Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Selwyn
Lloyd and French Foreign Min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04
Indonesiuns
Cancel Debts
Owed to Dutch

JAKARTA. Indonesia. Aug. 4
(P).-Indonesia today repudiated
all its debts to the Netherlands
"a total of nearly a billion dol
lars.
The debts were inherited from
the Dutch occupation and the
cost of the revolution that re-
moved the old Dutch East Indies
from Netherlands rule. Indo-
nesia acknowledged them in the
l949 round table conference when
it won independence.
The Foreign Ministry an
nounced the debts would nc
longer be honored. 1t said the
decision was reached last night
by the cabinet.
The government statement
said. however, that Indonesia
would pay debts she has con-
tracted through the Netherlands
with other countries. despite
the fact that these debts were
contracted by the Dutch during
the war period"
The debts to other countries
amount to 400 million Dutch
guilderS ($109 Million.
Since the Netherlands spent
3 billion guilders to wage war
against us. we can be considered
in position where we can de-
mand war reparations from the
Netherlands" said a Foreign
Ministry spokesman.
Parliament last April severed
political, economic and cultural
ties with the Netherlands pro-
vided for in the round table con-
ference treaty.
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Weekend Weather
To Be Cloudy, Cool

A cloudy and cool week end
continues Washington's summer
of comfortable temperatures to-
day and tomorrow.
A mass of cool air which came
down from the Hudson Bay re-
gion is expected to give way grad
ually to warmer air, the Weather
Bureau said.
The thermometer dropped to
66 this morning, but that still
was considerably higher than the
record low Of 81 for this date
established in 1912.
But the contrast with last
year at this time put this Aug
Iust's first few days we'll ahead
on the comfort meter. Temper
atures then were running high
in the 90s.
Yesterdays high was 70.
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lister Christian Pineau at a meet
ing in London this week.
Reports from Cairo said ship
ping coptinued to move normally
through the canal, although
shipowners of the major mari
time powers still were paying
their tolls in London and Paris
to the old Suez Canal Co.. which
operated the waterway from its
completion nearly a century ago
until the naturalization last
week.
NaSser Sees u. S. Envoy
Egyptian President Canal Alb
del Nasser cut short vacation
in Alexandria and returned to
Cairo last night to study the i'm
plications of the projected con-
ference. He also conferred with
United States Ambassador Henry
Byroade for an hour and As
minutes.
Ali Sabry, Col. Nasser's aide,
issued a bristling statement as
sating the Western Big Three's
declaration on the canal ma
tionalization took no notice OF
Egypts rights.
Mr.. Sabry said the declaration
was issued in an atmosphere of
military and economic pressure
on Egypt planned and imple-
mented from Paris, London and
Washington.
He said the Big Three did not
even mention that the Suez Ca
nal Co.'S concession was to end
in 1868, and charged that omis-
sion proved the big powers never
intended to hand the canal over
to Egypt.
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.eony Reported
In Good Condition

George Meany, president of
the CIO-AFL. was reported in
good condition at Georgetown
University Hospital today by his
physician. The union head suf-
fered an attack of indigestion
last night.
He became Ill at Manor Club
Norbeck, Md, after playing golf,
a union spokesman said.
A check of the 61-year-old
labor leaders heart last night,
his physician said, showed
nothing wrong. Another test
was to be made today.
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but convicted him on two lesser
counts-negligent homicide and
violation of a general order
against drinking on duty.
Through a member of her
family, Mrs. Pearl Thompson.
mother of Leroy Thompson. 10,
of Brooklyn, said there is no
statement now. There will be
no statement later"
Mrs. Alma T. Coughlin of
Alexandria, Va, mother of Jerry
Lamont Thomas. II. was angry.
Il think the whole thing is a
whitewash." she said. 1T looks
like a packed deal to me and
anybody with just a little bit
of sense sees it the same way
They'll probably put him on pro-
baton. I think the sentence
should be six years at hard labor
or whatever more they could
give McKeon."
Mrs. Coughlin was especially
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Blind Beyond IS Feet,
Driver, 50, Loses Permit

scene. Mr.. Teplitz explained he
intended to report the accident
to police when he got home.
During the hearing the driver
was asked how far he could see
along the 90-foot hearing room
in the courthouse. He was able
to identify objects no more than
rs feet distant.
Mr.. King observed, on the basis
of the test, that he believed Mr..
'Teplitz was telling the truth
about stopping and looking back.
The reason this man didn't see
anything was that he couldn't
see anything" the prosecutor
said.
At that point Mr.. Teplitz
agreed to turn in his permit,
which was restricted to daytime
driving three years ago.
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Pet Bird Pecks
Carload of Woe

LIVERMORE. Calf. Aug. a
(P.-How would you like to drive
a car with an energetic wood
pecker working on your head?
1t happened last night to
Richard Fleming of Woodland.
His son. Barney, IA. was rid
ing alongside Mr.. Fleming with
the pet woodpecker in his lap.
Suddenly the woodpecker jumped
up and started pecking on Mr..
Trimmings head.
The car rolled over twice and
the woodpecker took off, presum-
ably in search of a tree.
Neither of the Flemings was
hurt. physically.
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Doriu Medals Due

ROME, Aug. 4 P.-Italy in
tends TO decorate officers and
crewmen Of foreign ships who
distinguished themselves in the
Andrea DORA rescue. Prime
Minister Antonio Segni asked
Italy's diplomatic representa-
tiyes at Washington and Paris
to submit names OF those pro-
posed for the decorations.
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BULLE 7 IN
Mossodegh Freed

TEHERAN, Iran tPD. - Mo-
manned MOssadegh. former
Premier of Iran, was released
from jail today after three
years of solitary confinement.
He was sentenced on charges
of attempting to overthrow
the Shah. The weepy old ex-
dictator, believed to be in his
8OS, led the fight to national
ize the billion dollar British
owned Anglo Iranian Oil Co.
in 1851 before he Overstepped
and defied the Shah's. attempt
to replace him.
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--~---------~-------- ------~---~------>
special radio-TV report last
night. the United States is rely
ing on moral force"-rather
than military meaSureS-and a
forthcoming 24-nation confer
ence to work out settlement Of
the problem posed by Egypt's re-
cent seizure of the vital canal.
Under the plan Mr.. Dulles
sketched, Egypt would be assured
of a fair and reasonable in
come" from the traffic through
the canal and apparently its
ownership of the waterway would
be recognized. But Egypt would
have to agree to operation of the
canal by an international agency.
President Introduces Dulles
Mr.. Dulles spoke to the Ma
ton from the White House sew
eral hours after returning from
urgent London talks on the Suez
crisis. In introducing the Secre-
tary, President Eisenhower de-
scribed himself as vastly dis
turbed" by Egypt's seizure ac-
ton. 1t was Mr.. EiSenhower's
first formal TV appearance since
before his major operation
June 9.
While Mr.. Dulles was in Lon
don, American, British and
French diplomats agreed to call
the conference on the Suez cri-
sis. That meeting is scheduled in
the British capital August Is.
Egypt and Russia were among
the nations invited. 1t was re-
ported in Cairo the government
of President Canal Abdel Mas
ser would issue a communique
on the invitation today. Tia
Soviet Union so far has not indi-
Gated whether it will attend the
London meeting. During the past
year Russia has backed many of
Egypt's policies.
Although much of the secre-
tarys speech was conciliatory
in tone. there were instances
when he spoke sharply of the
seizure action. terming it IAN
angry act of retaliation against
fancied grievances" Mr.. Dulles
also said Col. Nasser'S action
could not be allowed to "go I'M
challenged"
Mr.. Dulles said "some people"
had advocated immediate Fore
See DULLES, Page AS
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An elderly motorist. who by
actual test could not see rs feet,
was fined $40 yesterday on two
traffic charges stemming from
an accident that injured a Pc
destrian.
The driver, Sam Teplitz, SO, OF
1888 Whittier street NV, agreed
TO turn in his permit.
Mr.. Teplitz pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Andrew j. Howard in
Municipal Court on charges of
failing to yield right-of-way to
a pedestrian and failing to re-
port an accident to police.
Judge Howard fined him $40 on
the right-of-way charge and took
his personal bond on the second.
The circumstances of the case
were revealed in prior to-court
hearing conducted by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Clark F.
King.
Boy, Is, Struck
In mid-afternoon July IS driv-
ing across Fourteenth street on
Euclid street NV, Mr.. Teplitz
struck Maurice Quander. 10,
colored. in the west crosswalk.
Mr.. Teplitz contended he knew
he had hit the boy, but did not
stop Immediately because OF
traffic congestion. Instead, he
drove about 200 feet. parked his
car in a driveway and walked
back a way toward the inter-
section.
He added that when he failed
to see anything, he assumed the
boy had left. He returned to
his car and drove on. Police
him later the same day
after checking his license tags,
The youth was admitted to
Freedmen's Hospital for chest
injuries.
Verified by Witness
An eyewitness yesterday veri-
fled that he had stopped his car
and looked back at the accident
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Egypt Blasts West Again,
But Is Expected at Por|ey
Soviet Reply to Bid to 24-Notion
Conference AUG. l6 Also Awaited

LONDON Aug. LF0.-The Western Big Three awaited
response today to their call for 24nation conference to
work peaceful solution to the Suez Canal crisis
Facing them fresh accusation from Egypt that her
rights ignored in this weeks London talks the
canal question.
the criticism Egypt neither accepted rejected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04
Light Sentence Urged
Bv McKeon Counsel
MurineCourt
Weighs Fate
Of Sergeant
By CECIL HOLLAND
Star Stan Correspondent

PARIS ISLAND, S. c., Aug.
A general court which found
S/Sergt. Matthew C. McKeon
guilty on two charges in the April
8 night march drowning of six
recruits received a moving appeal
here today to keep the sergeant
in the Marines and not send him
to the brig.
The appeal was made by Chief
Defense Counsel Emile lola
Berman in pre-sentencing pro-
ceedingS before the court retired
to consider in secret what PEN
atty it will impose. Unlike civil
ian courts, a military tribunal
imposes sentence.
Il ask you," pleaded Mr.. Ber-
man, mot to send him to the
brig and not to take him out Of
this service"
The court retired at 9:48 am.
to. consider the sentence and
was still out early this afternoon.
Guilty on Two Counts
The court yesterday found the
31-year-old former drill inStruc-
tor guilty of homicide by simple
negligence and of violating a
general order by drinking in
single enlisted mems barracks.
The court, in effect, found him
not guilty of involuntary man
slaughter, oppression of troops
and another drinking charge.
The maximum penalty on the
two charges on which the SER
,geant was found guilty could be
three years in prison, dishonor-
able discharge. forfeiture of all
pay and allowances and reduction
to the lowest enlisted grade.
No one here expects the SEN
tence to be anything like that
severe. Any confinement of more
than six months requires a punt
tive discharge either dishonorable
or bad conduct.
The findings and sentence are
subject to review by Navy Secre-
tary Charles Thomas as the one
, who convened the general court
martial. He could dismiss, mod
: lily, or suspend the courts YER
dict.
Eight Years in Marines
. Sergt. McKeon. who is eager
to continue career in the Ma
Irines in which he has served
eight years, sat quietly as Mr..
Berman made his appeal. His
wife Betty, who broke down and
cried on hearing the courts ver-
dict yesterday, was composed
throughout the brief proceedings.
Mr.. Berman cited the SER
geant's honorable service and
said, His record is impeccable."
He noted that he has two chill
Idren and his wife is expecting
another this month, and added:
There is one time he ought to
be with his wife-this is the
time"
AS for the tragedy in nearby
Ribbon Creek, Mr.. Berman said,
mo punishment ever will equal
the severity of the pulls of his
conscience"
Charge Reduced
The court, in what was a ma.
jority victory for the defense.
reduced a charge of manslaugh-
ter by culpable negligence-a fel-
ony-to one of simple negligence,
or a misdemeanor.
1t found the sergeant not
guilty Of depressing troops, an
other serious crime, and OF
drinking in the presence of a
recruit, a minor offense.
/ The court. which had the
!. most-publicized trial in Marine
history under consideration for
nearly seven hours. returned its
findings at 1880 o'clock last night.
The sentencing was put of over
night to permit the defense to
prepare whatever pleas in miti-
, cation it might wish to make
Continued on Page Az. Col. 4
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VACATION TIME
ALSO CHURCH TIME

SUMMERTIME, sEASHoRE AND
SERVICES An enthusiastic young
minister with ideos exploins how
yoeotioner con be otiroetsd to at.
tend Ocean City. Nd, churches.
Reed how the Rev Rolph K. Minker,
IT,, puts across O summer prosrom
on Page AS.
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Queen Mother Is Sc

WINDSOR, England, Aug. 4
R.-Queen Mother Elizabeth
today celebrated her seth BIRTH
day at the royal lodge here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04
McKeon Verdict Anglers
Mother Who Lost Son
'Whtewosh,,' Says Alexandra Woman;
Brooklyn FomiIy Refuses Comment
BY the Associated Press

Parents of Marines who drowned the night disciplinary
march led by S/Sergt Matthew Mceon today greeted the
verdict of his courtmarl with quiet acceptance and
I'VE want to reform in the system. We do not seek
against the sergeant said Mrs Douglas Wood
of Bay Shore " who lost her son. Norman Alfred Wood IT,
The military court cleared Sergt McKeon of mansaughter
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Picture on Puss AZ

Picture on Pose AZ
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cigarettes and headache pills
may have wondered briefly about
this strange addition to subway
literature. Probably some read
the majestic words for the first
time. And some may have found
comfort or new resolution in
them.
That was the hope Of the
woman who paid for the space.
/. took considerable detective
work 70 find her. and then a
great deal Of persuasion 70 con-
vince here that 1t would not be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04
World Agency
ToControICanaI
Urged by Dulles
Plan Would Assure
Fair, Reasonable
Income for Egypt
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press stan Writer

Secretary of State Dulles has
outlined a possible compromise
plan for ending the Suez Canal
dispute by placing the waterway
under international operation
while fully" protecting Egypt's
Legitimate interests"
On the basis OF statements
made by Secretary Dulles IN a
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STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

sales (add O0l high. low, closing price
and net change of the 20 most active
etockS for Tho Wpeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04
BY DOROTHY ROE
Associated Press womens Editor

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 tPl.--
Anything can happen in New
York-even an advertisement in
the subways listing the Ten
Commandments and signed
simply "this space paid for by a
friend"
The strap-hanging hordes ac-
customed TO scanning ads for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04

Text Of Dulles Settlement on Suez ConoI
Seizure. Poee Alb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04
Verified by Witness

An eyewitness yesterday veri-
fed that he had stopped his car
and looked back at the accident
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Cloudy with some light rain tonight, low SO.
Considerable cloudiness and warmer to-
morrow Full report on Page A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06

chute suspension lines ripping from
the main chute bag.
-Four thouS'-I felt tug at my
back. My descent slowed. looked
up.
"'Oh, you great big beautiful chute'
yelled I grabbed the riSers "a part
of the harness by which a jumper
steers his way literally through
space. Below, people looked like ants
parked cars like toys. The ground
rose swiftly l wondered how hard
I'd land.
Again, training took over. Using
my risers, I slipped away from the
road that bisectS the drop zone. l
looked straight ahead and relaxed, my
knees slightly bent; toes pointed
downward IF jumper looks at the
ground, he may tense up and mis-
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judge when he is going to hit, result
ing in possible injury
las I hit, tried to melt into the
ground. Then 1 jumped up and ran
around my chute to collapse it. The
jump had been thrill, the landing
as soft as featherbed" HE made
four more jumps to win his para
trooper wingS.D
Dave is but one of some 200 900 men
who have made more than a million
jumps in the past Is years at Fort
Benning. The course is only three
weeks-two weeks of intensive train
ing. the third reserved for plane
jumps.
In that short time, the course is
so geared to erase the human fears
of jumping and replace them with
extreme confidence" says Maj. Donald
CONTINUED
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CRAFTSMAN

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