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State Department to tell Mr..
Hoover that Jordan's dismissal
of Gen. Club as head of the
Arab Legion was an in
dividual, personal matter that
should not disturb Jordan's
friendly relations with the
United States, and should not
increase the possibility of war
in the Middle East.
4. Israeli sources in Washing
ton said Israel's failure to get
arms from the United States has
intensified an aggressive atti-
tude by the Arab countries.
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District and vicinity-ShoWers
and thunderstorms early tonight.
Turning colder late tonight, low
about 40. Partly cloudy, windy
and colder tomorrow.
MISUNDERSTANDING colder in
western portion early tonight,
in eastern portion late tonight.
Windy and colder with snow
f1urries in western and northern
portions tomorrow.
Virginia-Showers and scat
tered thunderstorms tonight
Turning colder in the interior
late tonight. Low 35-40 in ex-
IRENE west, mid-50s on the
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President Declares u. N.
Should Act on Middle East

President declared today that the United Nations
and action the Middle Eastern sit
uaton.
Israeli and Arab sides in the Middle East dispute
Mr. Eisenhower said should abide by u NJ almistice
and initiate negotiations.
The President this statement when asked to explain
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Stamps Note Own Week

TOKYO, March 7 P.-Japan
will issue five special COM
memorative postage stamps this
year. These include a special 10
yen stamp to mark Stamp Week.
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WEATHER BUREAU OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are expected
tonight the Atlantic and Gulf Coast States Rain
will fall north of the Ohio River and around the
Eastern Great Lakes. Rain is expected on the North
Pacific Coast with the Northern Plains and
Northern Mountains It will be colder in the Northeast
warmer in the Far West.-AP Wirephoto Map.
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|SEATO Books Pokiston.
On Koshmir PIebiscite

KARACHI Paksan Mar U1-Pakistan repeatedly won he
SEATO partners 100 cent today for demand
that United pebscte be held in the disputed
Himalayan state of Kashmir.
Official said the other foreign ministers attending
annual council meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Ogan
, 1956-05-25
Merrill's Apothecory
Sponsoring Edna
Golden for Miss vi.

MerrilI's Apothecary is spon
soring Miss Edna Golden, as
its candidate for the title of
Miss Virgin Islands. This
brings to four the number of
candidates from St. Croix,
thus far, The others are Miss
Lydia Nico who is being spon-
sored by the local Chamber of
Commerce; Miss. Astrid Mel
sen by Merwin and Company
and Miss Genie Barker by the
firm of John Alexander.
Miss Golden, a student now
attending college is due home
next week.
, 1956-05-25
Mrs. Ann Bronson
Visits Husbdnd in
Virginid Hospitul

Mrs. Ann Holland Bronson
is at Virginia Beach with her
husband, Roger Bronson, UDT
% of Michigan, who is in the
hospital there after suffering
serious injury while engaged
in underwater operations with
the Naval team of Frogmen.
Mr.. Bronson lost three
fingers of the right hand cut
off at the first joint. His pic
ture, taken in the Portsmouth
Naval Hospital, appeared in
1.-THE Virginia Pilot and The
Portsmouth STAR on May 6,
The picture shows a Gray
Lady writing a letter for him
to his wife.
Mrs. Bronson is proprietor
for the Ay Ay Shop in Chris
tiansted; she is also chairman
of the Hands Across the Sea
Scholarship Committee.
, 1956-05-25
Hit the Deck. New
Musicdl in Color at
Alexander Theatre

A big booming, star-studded
~Cinemascope musical jammed
with laughs and song hits
comes to the Alexander Thea
tire this coming Sunday and
Monday May u and %, 1856,
with the showing Of MGM's
Gilt the Deck.
Produced by Joe Pasternak,
who has given the screen such
smash successes as The Stud
ent Prince" "The Merry Wi
cow and "The Great Caru-
so". This new offering tells
a story of three sailors and
their girls on the maddest,
merriest 48-hour pass in Navy
history.
To the toe-tapping rhythms
, 1956-05-25
Rep. Addm Powell
Issues I~nvitution to
Caribbean Countries

A week of Exposition de-
signed to increase travel,
trade and investment in Carib
bean countries is to be held at
Manhattan Center in New
York City June Is through %.
This Exposition is being
sponsored by Miss u. S. Pa
geant Inc, whose chairman,
Congressman Adam Clayton
Powell, Jr., has already issued
invitations to Barbados, Bri-
fish Guiana and Honduras,
Cuba, Dominican Republic,
West Indies, Haiti,
Leeward and Wind
ward Islands, Netherlands
West Indies Puerto Rico. Tri-
nidad and Tobago and the Vir-
gin Islands.
, 1956-05-25

stories in a tailor-made script
especially written for the sing
ing, dancing and comedy tall
ents of eight of show business
top performers.
, 1956-05-25
Concert Society TO
Hold Round Tdblo
Talk Sat. ut 9 PM.

The st. Crcix Concert Socie
,fy will hold a Radio Round
Table discussion over Station
WIN tomorrow Saturday
night at 8 o'clock. Jack Oh
meis, President of the Society,
will act as Moderator with
Mrs. Rita La Fontaine Forbes,
Mrs. Margaret Haussman and
Charles Hilborn as panel mem
bers.
This discussion will bring to
the public the personal
thoughts Of those present on
the work accomplished by the
Society last year, the mem
bership renewals and next
weeks drive for new mem
bers and the Society's aims
for the 1862 season.
One item Of special interest
to all Crucians will be the
fact that the celebrated Negro
baritone, Tod Duncan, will be
our first artist for next year.
, 1956-05-25

Of Vincent Youmans' tunes,
eHit the Deck hits a new
high in screen entertainment,
with four-count sem! love
, 1956-05-25
III. S. Joint Chiefs Of
Stoff MuY Visit Soviet
Russio. Adm. Hints

Indications are that the u.
S. may permit the Joint
Chiefs Of Staff to visit Soviet
Russia, if invitations are re-
ceived.
The Soviet Embassy has an
nounced that a specific invita-
ton has been sent to General
Nathan F. Twining, Chief of
Staff Of the Airforce, to send
a delegation Of top ranking
officers, including himself to
observe Soviet Aviation Day.
The Russians are not quite
sure that such an invitation
would be accepted but the
Defense Department has in
dicated that the Joint Chiefs
would certainly visit Russia,
if they are invited.
, 1956-05-25

Goes Into Effect in
v. |. June 4th
Minimum wage rates for in
dustries in the Virgin Islands
will go into effect on Monday,
June A, 1856, it was announced
yesterday.
According to the release Al
eoholic beverages and indus
trial alcohol manufacture OPP
erations are SO cents per hour;
banking, real estate, account
ing and Insurance, wholesale
struction and communications
IS cents; an increase of Is
cents; Bay Rum and Toilet
Preparations so; an increase
of 20 cents; Button and Buc-
kle 55 cents; an increase Of
IS cents; Fruit and Vegetable
Packing and Farm Products
Assembling and Meat Packing
40 cents; an increase Of 10
cents; Shipping, Transporta-
ton, Ship and Boat Building
80 cents; this represents in
creases of 25, 35 and IS cents.
Miscellaneous, including wear
ing apparel, printing, and pub
fishing, eye shades, bottling of
non-alcoholic beverages, ETC..
so cents; an increase of 10
cents.
The foregoing rates were re-
commended by the Special In
dustry Committee Nos which
held hearings in the Virgin
Islands in March.
The text of the wage order
was published in the Federal
Register on May 10, 1856, af-
ter which it becomes official.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-09
Personal Mention

A. E. Koch. of Roanoke. spent
the week end here with his family
Mrs. j. c. Brickert has returned
from Philadelphia. Pa where she
was the guest CT her cousin. Mrs.
Joseph Farley
Mrs. Clara Williams, of Black
stone, was a recent guest of her
sister. Mrs W S Eliiotte
Ann Hammer Beckham is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. w L. Broaddus, in
Hopewell this week.
Ralph Wilson is visiting his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. r. D. Wilson.
before entering the Navy in the lat
te: part OF the month
Mrs Edna Nichols. Mrs. j. H.
Cocks. and Mrs Frank Baldwin at
tended the antique show at the JEFF
ferson Hotel in Richmond last week.
Miss Gerry Luck. of Hampton.
was week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A +. Koch Miss Luck and
Arthur Koch attended the Univer-
sity Of Virginia Wake Forest game
i'll Charlottesville Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Foster. of
SaXis. We're Wednesday guests of
his mother. Mrs Louie Foster. last
week
Billy Vapehan. of VPI. in Blacks
burg, was the week end guest of
his parents Mr. and Mrs Clarence
Vaaohan. and attended the home
coming game at the High School
Mrs. w e Cox and Mrs Earl
Cockron Of Florence. S. c.. and
Mrs George Barnett, of Clemson.
S. C., We're guests in the home of
Mrs j. A Dowdy last week. and
attended the funeral of their uncle.
VI j Cox, which was held al the
Baptist church in Crewe Friday
afternoon
Royal Peckham Of Hopewel. is
the guest Of his father. Dr. p. W.
RecEham, and Mrs Beckham.
Miss BeSS Scott OF ThomaSville,
Ga, arrived last week TO spend
sorr time with her sister. Mrs. A
Y Stokes
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THE FARlIvILLE VA, HERALD, TUESDAY OCTOBER 1856

Mrs. c. n Dowdy is visiting il
0uantico with her daughter and
son-in-law. Sgt and Mrs. Frank
Betko.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lafoon and
Mrs j. w Shepherd attended the
IIannan-Krienbaum wedding in En-
poria Saturday
Cherry Blanton. of Front Royal,
was the week end guest of Rockye
Bruce.
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Mrs Blanche Fulcher and grand
son. Tom Fulcher, spent the week
end in Dublin with Mrs. Fulcher'S
SON and daughter in-laW, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashby Fuicher.
Mrs. W. M jackson. of Harris
vile. S. c.. is the guest of her sis
ter Mrs. c. B. Williams.
Douglas Blanton. of Front ROYAL.
was a week end guest OF Mrs. E. E.
Norris.
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and Mrs Gerald Smith. in Rich
mond during the week end. and
visited another daughter, Miss Kay
Lacy at Westhampton College
Mrs. John E. Harwood VIII be
hostess TO the Duplicate Bridge
Club on Tuesday
Garland Fahrner III, Of Rich
mond. was the Weekend guest OF
his parents. MI. and Mrs. G.. H,
Fahrner.
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Mrs Harry T. Baldwin was a
week end guest at the Greenbl'iar
Hotel at White Sulphur Springs. W.
Va
Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. Atkinson have
returned from Bristol. where they
represented Hampden-Sydney Col
leee at the Inauguration of DR..
Floyd V Turner as the president
Of Virginia Intermont College.
Miss Barbara Nuckels. of Clifton
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-09

Mrs Herbert Stokes is visiting
relatives III Louisville. Ky
Misses Grace and Mary F. Bar
row Of South Boston, were guests
and Mr. and MIS-. Felix Barthe-
of Mr.. and Mrs. O. H Written
during the week end.
Mrs. M NJ Layne has returned
from Arlington, where she was
the guest Of her sister Mrs. C r.
DeHaaS, and family
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-09

Mrs. jamie kayton and her
guest, MIS-. Au'elia Porter. visited
Miss Willie Barrow at the Hermi-
take in Richmond last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Q. Nelson, Of
Newport News. were the guests Of
Dr.. and Mrs. Francis q. Lank-
ford during the week end.
Miss Lucille Peak. of FTedericks-
burg was the Weekend guest OF
Mi and Mrs } G.. Bruce.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-09

FORGE was week end guest of
Mr. and Mrs. P T. Atkinson.
SdSan and Sandra Smith. Marcy
Turpin. Miss Kathleen Weaver. Mis-
Julia Tfaynham and Miss Mary
Frances Gllmer. of Hopewel. We're
week end guests of Miss Gilmer's
parents. Dr. and Mrs Thomas Z
Glmer.
Mrs. H. L Lacy was the guest
Of her daughter and Son-in-law. MI.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-09
SAVE ON CHILDRENS SHOES

One Group Only, But Ter
rife Chlldren's fam
Gus Make Oxfords and
Pumps in Potent Suede,
and Leather. All Sizes -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Radio Engineers Mark
42d Anniversary Here

More than 400 persons at.
tended the annual banquet o.
the Washington Section of tn.
Institute of Radio Engineers al
8the Hotel Statler last night
scommemorating the local engi.
neering society's And anniver.
fsary.
h The first awards of specia
''citation for distinguished serv.
Ice" established to mark the
anniversary. were made By
Henry I. Metz of the Civil Aero.
nautics Administration. section
chairman. to the following:
& Fred w. Albertson, senior
partner of the Washington Law
firm of Dow, Lohnes and Albert
son; j. Howard Dellinger, Wash.
lngton radio consultant and ad-
wiser; Herbert G. Dorsey. retired
of 3708 Thirty-third place NV;
Frederick P. Guthrie. assistant
IN a n a ger, Washington Office
RCA Frequency Bureau; Eugene
II. Rietzke. president of tho
Capitol Radio Engineering Insti-
tute; A. Hoyt Taylor, retired, OF
Claremont. Calf; James D
Wallace. Naval Research Labo-
ratory: Edward NJ. Webster
commissioner of the Fedora
Com m u nications Commission
and Leo c. Young, Naval Re.
search Laboratory. Mr.. Dorsey
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and Mr.. Taylor were not presen
to receive their awards las
night.
Four students from George
Washington University and The
University of Maryland, where
there are student branches of the
Washington section. received
awards as outstanding students
Top citations went to Donald B
Keever of George Washington
and Jules Paul Sussman OF
Maryland. and runner up awards
to Harry K. Morlock of George
Washington and James Reic
Gouge. jr.. of Maryland.
Seven Washington area cleo
tronic scientists were admitted
to the grade of fellow. the high.
est membership grade in the IRE
They are:
Samuel N. Alexander Of the
National Bureau of Standards
George F. Corcoran of the cleo
Itrical engineering department OF
the University of Maryland
Thomas M. Davis Of the Naval
Research Laboratory, Edward N
Dingley. jr.. of the National. Sc
Icurity Agency, Henry P. Kalmus
of Diamond Ordnance Fuze Lab
Ioratories, Chester H. Page Of the
National Bureau Of Standards
and Jacob Rabinow. president OF
the Rabinow Engineering Co.
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Lifeline TO SNOWBOUND VILLAGE
Area Man Wins
In Church Contest

Wilbur La Roe, jr,, member o.
the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church and a former moderator
of the Presbyterian Church
USA, has won honorable men.
ton in a contest conducted BY
the magazine, Presbyterian Out.
look.
The contest sought an an
swer to whether church men,
berS read weekly church paper
because they are interested in
important issues before theil
church or they become inter
ested in such problems because
they read such a paper.
Mr.. La RoeS entry declared In
part that IAN effective church
journal does help to become IN
terested in church problems. ano
ito understand them better. but
it also aids the cause of Christ
by issuing a clarion call to oul
too-complacent members. sum-
moning them to Christ's battle
line"
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Albright to Speak
At Freer Gallery

Prof William F. Albright Of
the Johns Hopkins University
will give the fourth in the cur
rent series Of illustrated lectures
at the Freer Gallery of Art at
$50 pm. Tuesday. The gallery
is at Twelfth street and Jefer-
son drive S.W.
Prof. Albright's topic will be
"The Art and Architecture OF the
Age of Solomon" An archeolo-
glst who worked in the Near
East for the past 40 years. Prof
Albright was associated in re-
cent years with the Dead Sea
Scrolls. According to the gallery
he was the first disinterested
scholar to pronounce the scrolls
genuine, and more than 20 CEN
turles old. Prof. Albright has
been called the foremost Biblical
archeologist in the world, the
gallery reports.
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Ihalos pinned on me, and ] do
not wish any pinned on me
now"
! None was at the hearings that
followed before a Select Com
mittee, which unsparingly grilled
the Senator about his motives
and timing in revealing the gift
***
The debate on the sugar bill
as gentlemanly a disagreement
as that on the gas bill, was
sweetened by such exchanges.
Senator Welker, Republican of
Idaho: Il am delighted to be able
to participate in this discourse
on the floor of the Senate with
my able colleague. the senior
Senator from Wyoming [Mr.
Barrett who comes from the
ueighboring State and who has
worked diligently and hard for
the enactment OF a bill which
would be satisfactory to the
Isugarbeet growers Of Idaho,
wyoming, and all other areas OF
the country. Knowing him to be
a profound student Of the sub
lject. :"
Senator Barrett, Republican
of Wyoming: Before the Senator
from Idaho propounds an inquiry
ito me, let me disclaim any SUI
perior knowledge in the field OF
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Ito say that 1t is a high honor
and great privilege to serve in
this body. With all our trials and
fluctuations and all the requests
and diSappointments and heart
aches and headaches that we
have. it is worth coming to Con-
gress to serve with q man like
Carl Vinson, whom I consider
not only a fine Christian gen.
Itleman, but also one of the
ablest legislators that has ever
been sent to the House.
Il do not want to be super
Ifiuous and am not going to. but
in my humble and honest judg-
.ment there is no man in Con-
.gress or out of Congress. or in
the Defense Department who
knows more about the status of
our national defense and every
thing related to it than the gen.
tleman from Georgia.
1t has been really exciting
stimulating, comforting and
helpful to sit at his side all these
years."
+ Il
Amid such amenities, a GER
tain amount of needing went on.
Senator LANCER, Republican of
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North Dakota took the occasion
of a discussion Of the exemplary
Operation" of the conduct of the
Banking and Currency Commit
tee hearings on the housing scan
Idals in 1854, to bait the chair
man. Senator Capehart, Repub-
lican of Indiana.
Senator LANCER: For my own
information, could the distin-
Iguished Senator from Indiana
tell us how many persons went
to Jail as a result of the investi-
cation into the housing scandal?"
Senator Capehart: quite a
number went to jail. but I do not
know the exact number. Within
the past six weeks a man in
Evansville, Ind, went to Jail. /
cannot tell the exact number"
Senator LANCER: did the
Government recover any money
as a result of the Investigations"
Senator Capehart: Eyes. 1t
did; but I cannot give the Sena-
tor the exact amount Of money
which was recovered"
4
The week was not without
comedy relief, Senate style. In
the chamber Gaughter) as it Is
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Fuel Is Talk Topic

DR.. Charles V. Strain, super
Iintendent of the Radiation Divi-
sion Of the Naval Research
Laboratory, will speak on "FueI
for the Future" at a meetine
tomorrow of the United States
Naval Reserve Civil Engineer
Corps Company of the Wash
.ington area The meeting will
be at 8 pm. at the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks Annex. Ar
lington.
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always designated in the Record
was heard on several occasions.
Here Is one:
Senator Dworshak, Republican
of Idaho: II am in thorough
sympathy with the detectives Of
the amendment offered by the
Senator (Magnuson. Democrat
from Washington, but under
our restrictive sugar program
probably after a man gets
through fighting for his country
we are placed in the embarrass-
ing position of encouraging him
to take his family and go to
Cuba or some other country in
order to produce sugar"
Senator Magnuson: HE might
go to Peru and raise sugar. Cuba
is a little overcrowded. but he
might go to Peru"
Senator Dworshak: "He can
fight for his country, but he can
not grow sugar for Americans to
consume" a
Senator Fulbright. Democrat
of Arkansas: How about ba-
nanas?"
Senator Magnuson: I'VE might
raise some bananas" Gaugll-
teri. e
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Tree Removal Topic

John w. Batson, superintend
'ent of trees and landscaping
District Highway Department
will discuss removal of trees on
Fourteenth and other business
streets at the meeting Of the
Columbia Heights Businessmen
Association at 1915 pm. Tues
day at Sholl's Cafeteria, 1927
Fourteenth street NV.
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sugar production. am only a
country lawyer trying to do the
best job can to help the people
of my State"
Il X 4
In the House. also. Valentine
Day was anticipated with this
greeting. Representative Short
Republican of Missouri. was
speaking of Chairman Vinson,
Democrat of the Armed Services
Committee.
Mr.. Chairman, merely want
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ION THE RECORD
No HoIos,' Said Case,
And Senate Obliged
ION THE RECORD
BY MARY McGRORY

negative wish almost instantly for Senator Case
Republican of South Dakota On the Senate floor February
investigation of the mysterious $4,000
given to of his associates during the bill
debate. he said:
when presented this matter said did not want any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11
News of D. c. Studios
Exotic Gypsy Type
By SHEILA GALLAGHER

One person who heard, B Dixon sing and
play the guitar describes cher as "the exotic
gypsy type" another as "0tie Of the best folk
singers I've ever heard" and a third "a Euro
pean) simply puts it this way: What linguist
II can't believe she's an American"
Anyway, this Washington girl who can
sing more than 100 songs in IL different
languages. has impressed such TV figures as
Connie b. Gay tthe country music king and
Ted Mcdowell, WMAL program director, who
are trying to find the right spot for her .
She's done benefit appearances with Grisha
TitOff, the well-known leader here of the
balslaika orchestra. has guested on Bill MalOnes
show, and is auditioning for local nitery
Watch for her!
Eddie Gallaher Arch Macdonald, and Ed
Ryan, our director of news here at WTOP, have
really gone out of their way to help me since
came to Broadcast house." said 34-year-old
Dan Daniels. the stations able new director of
sports. But" he added emphaticaly. mo one
has been giving me hard time"
The other Sunday when the Wide Wide
World cameras moved into Washington Cathe-
dral the voice of the boy soprano heard soaring
above the rest of the choir was that of 13-year-
old Hickey Dirksen. But Hickey whose father,
Richard DirkSen, is choirmaSter at the cathe-
dral, insists that the other boys were singing
just as loud but they attached q microphone to
my clothing"
Several hustling young men, who as under
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graduates at American University had hand
in organizing the campus radio station, are
making names for themselves on the local TV-
Radio scene: 24-year-old Roger Gordon is now
a promising director at WTTG-5 replacing
Yves Harris, who was promoted to program di
rector of the station. Ed Walker and VIII
lard Scott are full-steam D. Us over at WRC-
Radio.