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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
San Francisco Is JoIted
By Aftershock of Quake
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Continued From First Page
Francisco were emptied for the
day. At San Jose. so miles south
Of here. plaster fell in the old
Santa Clara Courthouse. There
the tremor exerted a brief but
rolling movement.
In DAILY City, Police Chief Ro-
land Petrocchi put into effect
emergency disaster measures.
The chief. at home when the
quake hit, said:
THE shock knocked me across
the room, broke all the windows
in my home and turned the
refrigerator upside down
Later, after a quick inspection
tour of the community. he re-
ported:
Things are In a hell of a
mess out here"
Homes Are Flooded
Toppled water heaters flooded
homes. Dishes fell from shelves
and shattered. Emergency calls
went out to householders to
shut of gas when some gas
lines snapped.
The Red Cross informed San
Francisco and suburban officials
1t was ready with beds, blankets,
food and shelter in SO schools,
A churches and other large
buildings.
Some of the most spectacular
damage was along the normally
placid shores of Lake MERGED in
Southwest San Francisco. Huge
chunks of Lake MERGED boule-
ward. a four-lane highway en-
circling the lake, tumbled into
the water and created waves
three feet high.
Near-Panic Condition
There were 20 small but scat
tered fires. More than so alarms
were reported but most were
false or set of by the quake
itself.
Most of the 80 persons injured
were bruised or cut by falling, or
being thrown against objects.
No serious injuries were reported.
But there were plenty Of
frightened people. The telephone
systems in San Francisco and
Marin County. to the north,
we're damned Immediately. Near
panic conditions were reported
in various places.
Mayor George Christopher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

went on the radio asking persons
to please stay off the telephone.
No one has anything to fear"
THE police and FIRE depart
ments and other vital services
are on the job" he said.
The shocks tolled the big bell
of st. Patrick's Church on Mis-
sion street. They stopped the
huge clock in the tower of the
Ferry Building. landmark at the
foot of Market street.
The San Andreas fault is a
gigantic flaw in the earth S
crust. Pressures built up far
below the surface push against It..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

son of Mrs. Annie M. Manucy
Jacksonville, Fla.
Airman &c James @. Nichols
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George G
Nichols, Brantley, Ala.
Capt. James F. Pullen, son OF
Mrs. Nettie A. Pullen, Lexington
Va.
Second 1t. Luther D. Baldwin
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie l.
Baldwin, Farmland, Ind.
The names of these Air Force
personnel. comprising the 10
man crew of the missing plane
had been announced earlier from
Travis Air Force Base in Cali
fornia:
Maj. Ards J. Crumpton. "a,
the aircraft commander; wife
Mrs. Myrtle Crumpton. Vaca-
vile, Calf.
1t. Col. Kirk r. Mitchell, 80;
wife, Mrs. Gladys Mitchell, Vaca-
vile, Calf.
Capt. Ernest K. Thomas. jr.
) So, co-pilot: wife. Mrs. Alice
Thomas. Fairfield. Calf.
1t. James NJ. Rosen, %;
father, Joseph Rosen, Los An
geles.
NJ Sergt. Donald P. GUNNER,
So: wife, Mrs. Vera GUNNER,
Fairfield, Calf.
T Sergt. William G. Cloudy, 81:
wife. Mrs Lucille Cloudy, Fair
field. Calf.
Airman 3 c Carolyn Meyer. 81.
mother. Mrs, Bessie Pauline
Davis. Route 2. Gordon, Ga.
Airman &c Perla K. c. Tia
manaha. %; mother, Mrs. Ia
maxi Tamanaha. WAIKIKI, Terri
tory of Hawaii.
Airman &c Dennis H. Casey
%: father, William H. Casey
Garrett. Ind,
Airman lie Allen Bell. %; wife
Mrs. Julia Bell. Vacaville, Calf
NAVY PERSONNEL
Ensign Homer Leroy Bline. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde B. Bline
Hammond. Ind.
Radioman Francis P. Bork. son
OF Joseph G. Bork, Buffalo. N. Y
Motor Mechanic Wayne A
Brown, brother of Joyce A
Dieter. Fostoria. Ohio.
Electronics Technician Donald
P. Collins, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin K. Collins. Genoa City
Wis.
Seaman Tom Garcia, whose
next-of-kin is an uncle. Annis
Cotton. Los Angeles. Calf.
Fireman Robert F.. Harding
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard j
Harding. Somerville. Mass.
Seaman Ronald j. Kordizh,
husband of Mrs. Sharon Kor-
dizh. Florence. Calf.
Seaman Apprentice Robert
Randolph. son of Mrs. Daisy
Hayes. Charleston. S. C.
Seaman Apprentice Wayne j
Schmitz. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur A Schmitz, Saint Cloud
: Wis.
Airman Ronald c. Virga
whose guardians are Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ayres. San Fer
nando. Calf.
Airman George Laray Wheeler
i, husband of Mrs. Laura M
; Wheeler. Springfield. Idaho.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
Mogsoysoy Widow
Due for 81 Benefits
BY the Associated Press

The widow of President Ramon
MagSaysay of the Philippines is
expected to receive a $4,000
check from the United States
Veterans Administration as bene-
f1ciary on a CT insurance policy
President Magsaysay was an
outstanding guerrilla leader dur
ing World War II. He was APP
pointed Military Governor of
Zambales Province by Gen.
Douglas Macarthur during the
l944-45 campaign for the liberia
ton of the islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

traffic. although trains were get
ting through.
Clayton. N. Mex, SO miles
southeast of here, was isolated
by drifts as high as 4 feet, but
we're in good shape editor
Paul Payton of the Clayton
weekly newspaper said.
Ration reported drifts 5 to 7
feet deep. with winds reaching
83 miles per hour.
Cars Are Stranded
The Texas Highway Patrol
reported 10 cars stranded by
deep drifts on U. S. Highway 66
between Glenrio, Tex. and the
New Mexico line.
Police in Tucumcari, N. Mex.
reported Texas highway equip
ment trying to move in from
Vega, Tex. to clear the snow
which had filled deep highway
cut on U. S. &c.
II unable to get through to
free the trapped drivers. New
Mexico Highway Department
equipment was standing by in
San Jon. N. Mex. and would ask
permission to cross the line 10
help, officers said.
Bus Stranded in Town
Clayton remained isolated at
Woodworking, but skies we're re-
ported clearing and the winds
subsiding. Highways into Clay
ton were blocked on three sides
from Tucumcari. Ration and
Abbott.
Visibility over much of the area
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

WEATHER FORECAST-scattered showers expected
tonight from Alabama eastward and rain is forecast for
the area to the north the Great Lakes Scattered
snow forecast for the mountains Of Wyoming and parts
OF Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Southeast Missouri 1t will be mostly fair elsewhere with
slightly higher temperatures in the West, and cooler
weather interior third and extreme northeast por
ton Of the countryt-AP Wrephoto Map
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
yellow Objects Hunted
AS Clue to Lost Plane

TOKYO. Mar % GA United States destroyer plowed
through choppy tonight to investigate report yellow
objects possible clue to the fate of 81
military transport that vanished yesterday
officials conducting the search said there
objects connected with the missing C97 The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
BIizzord Hits Southwest,
IsoIotinq Some Towns

RATION. N Mex. Mar % L1-A blizzard whipped snow on
winds 83 miles hour through Northeastern Mexico
and the Texas Panhandle early today temporarily oang
towns and sranding motorists
The brunt of the seemed this high mountain
where Ration Pass into Colorado highway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23
Personnel Aboard Plane
Missing in the Pacific

The Pentagon has made public list OF personnel aboard
the tourenone CO.. transport Which reported missing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

Representative William Green and former Representative
Herbert McGinchey both Philadelphia Democrats talk
in the hallway of Federal court building Scranton Pa
before their arragnment yesterday They pleaded not
guilty to charges of irregularities in with con-
strucon of Army Signal Corps depot at nearby Toby
hanna. Their trial date has not yet been setAP Wire
photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

TO Delaware Memorial Bridge clear: New
Jersey turnpike, clear, New ENGLAND
clear. District OF Columbia TO Harris.
OurR, Pa, clear
River Report
From u. 8 EnEinrers)
Potomac River clear at Harpets Ferry
and clear at Great Fails. Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
tReaalng washington National Airport,
Midnight 40 Noon ~
am. AZ pm al
y a IN, ~ D m
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest ~. on March a.
Lowest. =. on January is
High and Low Of Last ~ Hours
High 40 at iO.55 am.
Low, 10, at $40 am
Tide Tables
Furnished by the United states Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-23

/ Pvt. Alberto Lara. son of AL
bert G. Lara, Quadalajara, jail
isco, Mexico.
Pvt. Carl Lawrence. son Of Mr.,
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
ST. MARY'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pastor Rev James A. Walsh
Phone Chardon 5-7051
Corner North st. and Chardon
Ave.
Thursday Aug. 20
7:30 and 800 am. High Mass
eS
Friday, Aug. 80
7:30 and 800 am. High Mass
eS
Saturday, Aug. 81
1880 High Mass. 900 am. 10th
Wedding Anniversary mass of
Paul and Marion Smith. Con-
fession 4:30 to $50 pm. and
from 7::30 to $50 pm. Flow
ers are welcomed for the dec
Grafton of the altar. Please
bring them to the church on
Saturday before 100 pm.
Sunday, Sept. 1
5 masses 7:30 am. 900 church
900 church hall 10:30 low
mass and 1900 pm. Baptism
at 200 pm. Please make ar
rangements beforehand. Sis
terS of Notre Dame will have
open House of their new kind
ergarten from / to pm. The
sisters are at Shamrock Ac-
res which is on Auburn Rd.
South of Mayfield Rd.
Monday, Sept. 2
7:30 am. High Mass
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
To Attend
Convention

The Rev. Elder T. Boytar
pastor of the Assembly of God
Church, 1913 Maple Ave, Char
don, will attend the national BIZ
enneal business and election ses-
sions of the Assemblies of God
in Cleveland, August % to Sep
tember 3.
Representing the local con-
gregation of the denomination,
in addition to the Rev. Boytar
will be Mrs. Juanita Gaines.
Services of the convention will
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
CHURCH NEWS

Tuesday, Sept. 3
1880 and 800 am. High Mass
es. Adult instructions are held
each Wednesday evening at
800 pm. in the rectory. New
comers may join at any time.
KINDERGARTEN
Kindergarten starts Sept. 16
Registration Sept. /, Sept. 3
and Sept. 4 at Shamrock Ac-
res on Auburn Rd. for further
information Phone Cleveland
Randolph 1890 Extension "a
or by writing to sister Mary
Herold SIND. 1925 Ansel Rd.
Cleveland Ohio.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
PILGRIM CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
NEWS CALENDAR

The Women's Fellowship of
the Pilgrim Christian Church
will postpone it's annual meet
ing from Wednesday, Sept. 4th
TO Wednesday, Sept. 18th. On
that date there will be Joint
meeting Of all groups, the years
reports and installation of all
officers. Mrs. Nelson Burgess
will speak on Stewardship and a
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29

reception for new officers will
follow.
The Chancel Choir will hold
its first rehearsal of the fall,
this Thursday evening, Sept. 5th
at 7:30 pm. in the Sanctuary on
s, Hambden st. Mr.. Carl Wehn
has been called to be our Choir
Director this year. Mr.. Wehn
has received his B "A. degree in
Music, specializing in vocal
work.
The Pilgrim Fellowship will
hold Retreat at Camp Pi-Chi
Friday, Sept. tn, 7th, and 9Th.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Elder T. BOytar Pastor

Sept. /, Sunday
1000 Sunday School - lesson:
Freed From the Fiery Fur
mace" Daniel 3
Golden Text: Our God whom
we serve is able to deliver us.
Daniel 3:17
The Heart of the Lesson:
Christians must be prepared
to give up their lives for the
faith.
Central Truth: God is glori-
fled by those who do His will
regardless of the cost.
Evangelistic Emphasis, If Je-
sus goes with us we can go
anywhere.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
9NeW Members
Join Assembly

Nine members were received
into the membership of the AS
sembly of God Church, 128 Ma
pie Ave.
Those received by transfer Of
letter were Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
THE RECORD, cHARDoN OHIO, AUGUST %. 1888

Luithle, assistant pastor and
wife, Mrs. Ellen Lawrence and
Miss Mary Crellin of Chardon.
Those received by confession
of faith were Mr.. and Mrs. Ce-
Gil Kirk, Mrs. Nellie Cordone,
Mrs. Elwanda Streets, and Mrs.
Katherine Jasper.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29

11:00 am. Morning Worship :
Rev. Lawrence Perrault will
be ministering. Rev. Perrault
has been a missionary IN Gu
ba for the past 80 years.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
HAVE YOU MET

HAVE YOU MET -
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ra-
gona of Thomas st. in Chagrin
Falls? They moved here from
Bedford and Mr.. Thomas is now
employed as body man for
Chagrin Buick.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29

be open to the public. Persons
desiring additional information
on the sessions may contact the
Rev. Boytar for a complete
schedule of activities.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-29
Solid Head Lettuce

Ripe, Homegrown
TOMATOES-----2 lbs 29c
Fresh Puerto Rican
VANS lbs 29c
Golden Jubilee Freestone
PEACHES 4-Qt basket Soc
Evening star., 1957-12-23
'Neighborhood
Mourns Deuth of
Puppy Hit by Cob

Christmas week opened on q
bitter note for Alonzo Bernardo
his two remaining pet dog:
and children in his Northeast
Washington neighborhood.
Yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Bernardo let out his priced six
month-old pups. Freddy and
Teddy. and their mother
Skippy. in front Of his home al
203 Seaton place NE. Then he
went to the back yard for
moment.
The mother came running
and I knew something was
wrong" he reported.
II went to the front. and
Freddy was lying on the lawn
The children told me a cab
ran over him. They said the
driver stopped and looked at
him, and then just went on.
The kids we're crazy about
the dogs" Mr.. Bernardo said
Teddy and Skippy wouldn I
ca tlast night"
Pictures Of Freddy and Teddy
appeared in The Star last
August. Mr.. Bernardo. a chef
had trained them to sit on a
tricycle.. among other tricks.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Curtoin Rises Tonight
On ST Peace Pageant

Marine Band concert at 4:3(
pm. Next Robert E. McLaugh-
lin. president Of the District
Commissioners. will exten &
greetings to visitors and in
troduce the Naval Aviation
Choir Of Pensacola. Fla.
After the choir sings. Arch
bishop Michael Of the Greek
Archdiocese of the America:
will pray. and Msgr. Henry F
Graebenstein of the Catholic
Archdiocese Of Washington will
offer an invocation.
Seaton to Present President
Another choir selection anc
performance by the Marine
Band will be followed by the
appearance of Secretary of the
Interior Fred A. Seaton. who
will introduce President Eisen-
hover.
The President will deliver hi;
annual Christmas message
then light the National Christ
mas Tree about SIT pm. He
will receive official greetings
from the Boy Scouts and the
Campfire Girls.
To close the program. DR.
Henry c. Koch. president Of
the National Capital Area
Council of Churches. will de.
liver q benediction. and the
Marine Band will play the Ma
tional Anthem.
Evening star., 1957-12-23

Porath, president of the WASH
ington Board Of Rabbis. and
Albert r. Aren't. president Of
the Jewish Community Coun-
Gil OF Greater Washington. en-
bracing 1O7 separate groups.
The message said:
ION the eve Of your holy
days. and with the approach Of
the new year. We. your jew
ish neighbors--the Rabbis OF
Greater Washington. our con-
gregations, and our affiliated
lay organizations-send our
warm greetings to you and 70
members Of your congregations
During this period. which is
sacred to your communicates,
our neighborly thoughts will be
with you. and our sincere
wishes for the fulfllment Of
your prayers.
I'm this age Of ballistic mis-
siles and earth satellites all Of
us must remember that our
world today is a small neigh
borhood. in which neighboring
peoples have the choice Of liv-
ing together as friends. or Of
inflicting upon each other. and
Evening star., 1957-12-23
CarkiIIsBoy,4,
.GoingforB Bread
Was Sent to Store
By Grandmother

Four-year-old Philip Corley
on his way to buy a loaf OF
bread. was killed yesterday
when a car hit him in front OF
his home 28 street NE.
Police said the boy was dead
on arrival at Sibley Hospital.
He suffered head and internal
injuries.
The car was driven by Willie
Mcdowell. 80. OF sol d street
NE. who said he was moving
from 10 to IS miles per hour
when the child darted from be-
tween parked cars into his
path. police said. Mr.. McDow-
ell was booked on a technical
homicide charge and posted
$500 bond pending corners in
quest.
Police said the car. which
had just pulled out Of a service
station where Mr.. Mcdowell
works. dragged the boy several
yards. The child. who had beer
sent for bread by his grand.
mother. Mrs. Louise Shuler
was taken by Mr.. Mcdowell tC
the hospital.
Philip was the 68th traffiC
fatality in the District thi;
year. There were 81 last year
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Many Displays Donated
Pageant Program
TODAY

TODAY
430-5:30 p.m-Grand opening on the EllipSe.
5:30-6:00 pm-Organ recital DR.. Westervelt Romaine
organst of Old st. Johns Church, Georgetown.
600-6:30 pm-Be ringing. st Pauls Handbell Ringers
Nancy Poore Tufts, director
6SO-7:00 p.m-organ recital, DR. Romaine.
7O0-7:S0 p.m-Chesapeake a. Potomac Male Chorus
Richard Schlenker director, and Gertrude Mockbee.
accompanist
800 pm-Protestant service. DR. Joseph r. Szoo De-
parment Of Religion George Washington University:
combined chors of the Asbury Methodist Church.
Agnes Edwards director and Mark Fax organist
TOMORROW
400-4:s0 pm.-Organ recital Jametta White Martin
organist Music Department Kelly Miller Junior High
School,
700-7:3 pm-Youth Corner puppet show story hour
730-8:00 pm-Organ recital William O. Tufts organiSt
Of ST. Stephen -and-the- Incarnation Church.
500 pm.-Greek Orthodox Service the Reverend De-
metrios Kalars and Chancel Choir Of SITS Constantine
and Helen Greek Orthodox Church.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Death of Student
Is Ruled Suicide :

Deputy Coroner Richard NJ.
Rosenberg today issued a GER
tificate of suicide in the death
of a 3O-year-old veterinary stu
dent from Laos who was found
with his neck in a moose here
Saturday night.
He is Onchan Chirasackd.
who had been studying to be
a veterinarian at a university
in Canada until recently. He
was staying with the counsellor
of the Laotian Embassy. Kec
Viphakone. at SLOT Thirty
eighth street NV. where th'
body was found.
Homicide Squad Capt. Law
renee Hartnett said the student
had been suffering from men,
tai depression as the result OF
overwork. The body was dis
covered by his physician. DR.
Norman Paul. who found the
third floor bedroom door
locked.
Mr.. Chirasackd was lying in
bed and covered with blankets,
His feet were tied to the foot
Of the bed and a bird cord
was tied aroung his neck from
the head of the bed in a slip
knot.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
|OpposingL Clash
In Daddy Grace Trial

In testimony today Mrs. Roy
ster's sister, Mrs. Mamie Jones
Of WaycrosS. Ca. told the Judge
Bishop Grace was her sisters
husband when the couple lived
in Sanford, Fla, shortly after
the alleged marriage.
Mrs. Jones stepped from the
witness stand when asked 10
identify the man she knew in
Florida. Standing in front OF
Bishop Grace she smiled and
waved her hand In his direc-
tion.
Mrs. ROyster Tcstiiies
When the trial started last
week Mrs. Royster testified she
and the bishop-then known
as John Royster-lived In New
ark. N. j.. after their marriage.
but he went to Florida after
getting In the clutches Of the
law" She said they lived in
Sanford together until several
months after the birth Of a
daughter. using the name Of
Morris.
However, she testified, he
disappeared In 1928 after again
falling into "the clutches Of the
law"
Mrs. Royster. who is now 81,
is asking the court TO force the
74-year-old evangelist to sup
port her. Daddy Grace claims
three million followers in this
country. He is trustee OF SIS
million in church property with
sole power 10 act.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Boy. IS, Arrested
In Purse-Snutchinqs

Police closed five purse
snatching cases In Northwest
Washington yesterday when
they sent to the Receiving
Home a l5-year-old boy who
admitted the crimes.
Robbery Capt. Nunzio Bon
accorsy said the burly youth. 6
feet tall and weighing 205
pounds. signed a statement
admitting thefts this month
from five women. The boy was
arrested at his home after Pvt,
A. P. Fury Of the Thirteenth
Precinct learned he had beer
seen with large amounts oi
cash. Total amount stoler
was $50.
Evening star., 1957-12-23

upon the entire world. complete
and utter destruction. In this
age. human fear and human
pride lead us to an exaggerated
preoccupation with the psysical
sciences and the knowledge
they may yield for the further
development Of tools Of de-
struction.
"As men and women CON-
mitted to spiritual values lei
as together join in proclaiming
once again the words of the
Psalms: Some trust in char
lots. and some in horses; bui
we will remember the name oi
the Lord our God Through q
rededication to the word oi
God, and to the branches oi
knowledge which are a search
for God and for His teachings
we may counteract the drift
toward materialism and hu-
man self-destruction. In thi:
effort and hope we stand with
you shoulder to shoulder.
please accept our sincere
greetings. and our best wishes
for a happy 1888"
Evening star., 1957-12-23

life scientists nor the Navy is
going to let the albatrosSss at
tempt this. It's going to be done
with incubators.
Navy Interested
The birds we're introduced to
Acting Zoo Director Theodore
Reed by a comely Navy 1t.
Lloyda L. Thompson. q. of
5212 North Twelfth street.
Arlington. Va. who has just re-
turned from Midway Island.
The officer is part Of q joint
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
and Fish and Wild Life Service
project to study the albatross
and its habits. She was there
for a week.
Four of the birds are Laysan
albatrosSes which look liks large
herring gulls and four are
the sooty -colored black-footed
variety. To thousands Of Amer
lean servicemen and Pacific
travellers. the birds are known
simply as "gooney birds"
Oblivious 10 Aircraft
They live and breed on Wake
Midway and other isolated
islands of the Pacific and, vol
plane incessantly in the wake
of ships at sea in search Of
food. They have q bobbing,
weaving walk and a very nasty
habit Of being too stupid 70
fear anything-even a modern
airplane.
That's the reason for the
study. Airplanes taking of al
Wake and Midway are con-
stantly endangered by the
large birds. They build their
nests even on the runways and
are constantly going to oblivion