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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-07-20
Tigers 0ne-HaIf
Game From
First Division

DETROIT -Mid-season finds
the Detroit Tigers only one-half
game out of the first division
and only one other Tiger team
lin 1850 has been as close 10
first place in the past seven
years.
The Bengals trail league lead
ing New York by l2h games.
as copared TO asst years halfway
record. when Detroit trailed by
IL genes.
Manager Jack Tighe's club
has split its first 70 games of
the 1857 season. while the Tigers
owned a 34-42 record las. year.
More important, Detroit is
within striking distance of third
place Boston, two and half
games away, while last season
the Bengals were six and half
game out of fourth place.
Pitching has shown the most
improvement in the past year
The Tiger staff has allowed just
1853 earned runs a game, COM
pared TO the 420 average in
1856. AS a result, the Tiger staff
has won five additional vic
tories. and has three less de-
feats.
This year the Tiger hurlers
have allowed $40 runs. de-
crease Of 81 over the 1856 mid
season total 81 hits. decrease
of 27; 263 base en- balls. a de-
crease of Al and an average o.
337 per game; and have 37s
strikeoufs. an increase of III
more than last year.
At the plate the Tigers have
shown drop in team average
from .270 to PAT The pinch hit
tiers have also been less effective
with 1859 average as to .28s
in 1856.
The tighter pitching has re.
suited in much closer contest:
this season, as evidenced by the
number of one and two rur
games played, and the extr;
inning contests. Detroit has
shown an Improvement in al
three departments.
In one run games. Detroit
has won is and IA, while las
year it took only four Of Is
such games. Tighe's team ha.
split Is two run games anc
holds an 8-5 advantage in ex
ira inning contests while tn,
1856 records show Detroit g.!
in two run games and ga il
extra inning games.
Righthsnders. last year TIT
scourge of the Tigers. have drop
ped 81 games TO Detroit thi
season while winning 20 con
tests. Southpews have been abb
TO win 10 times ss against fiv'
Detroit setbscks. Last year tn
form YVES almost reversed an,
the Tigers had won "a. lost q
against righthsnded pitchers ant
won IL of rs games egains
leffhanders.
Detroit has proven more ap
pealing this season. both a.
home and on the road. Average
attendance at Briggs Stadium
for 40 games has been 1862:
this year as compared to the
1899 average the first hall
of 1856.
All told Detroit has played
before l,l24,857 fans this season
an increase of 1908 more thar
last season. Home attendance
is 660,9l4 and last year it was
509,l90.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-07-20
Wayne Gets Nationally
Known Rowing Coach

Jud Ross, nationally known rowing mentor, has been
selected to coach Wayne State Universys varsity
ing team, it was announced today.
Ross who .akR coached the Detroit Rowing Club
whose gilt OF ediipntent made the sport possible at
Wayne, will assume his new duties when classes begin
this fall. Wayne will make of the Detroit Depart
mcnt of Parks and Recreation facilities at Belle Isle
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-07-20

High Schools.
Thompson and Ross indicated
that the first job would be to
get the equipment in shape for
fall training.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-07-20
Baseball Fans To See
Fovorite Stors In Person

Baseball fans, whether they be youngster odster,
spectator participant, coach team in the
Dearborn area will have wonderful chance to ma
jor league baseball players in action closeup, come
Saturday morning, July goth at $50, when the touring
Baseball Clinics under the direction of Bill Veeck will
appear Rotunda Field directly behind the Ford Rot
md
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-07-20

(time): 1:56-Boston, May IA.
Longest 8 innings game
(time): 1922 Cleveland here,
May q.
Longest winning streak: 5
games. All at home, June IL
10th.
Longest losing streak: 4 games
(twice). June 1921; June 81
30th Cloth on road).
Biggest winning margin: 3
runs Cl-3 VS.. Washington. May
8th.)
Biggest losing margain: 8 runs
(12-4 at Chicago, June lsD.
Attendance high: 47,2l3-Bos-
ton here. June IA (night.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-07-20
INDIVIDUAL.

Longest hitting streak: IL
games-Frank Boiling (twice),
June Ill: June 28-current.
Charles Maxwell. June 7-l8th.
AL Kaline May l-l2th.
Most RIBS one game: 5-Bill
futile VS.. Kanses City. May
%. Charles Maxwell VS.. New
York. June 10.
Most hits, one game: Al
Kaline "a for ~ VS.. Chicago
(lst gamer. June 2.
Most strikeouts by pitcher
one game: l0-Jim Burning VS..
New York. June Z q inns).
Longest winning streak, pitch
er: 6-.Duke Mas. April 26. May
10. Jim Burning May l6-June is.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-07-20
RAZOR BLADES

For a limited time only, Double Edge Razor
Blades, surgical Steel 100 for $l00, Tax included.
Mail Sl00 to
r. BRADFORD, Distributing Agent
8s43 East Harper
Detroit L. Michigan
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Yost Put in Line
As Envoy to Syria

DAMASCUS. Syria, Dec. %
R.-Charles w. Yost. 50-year-
old career diplomat and former
Ambassador to Laos, reportedly
will be the new United States
Ambassador to Syria.
Reliable sources said the
Syrian government had ap-
proved Mr.. Yost's nomination.
Diplomatic sources in WASH
ington reported last week that
President Eisenhower had cho-
sen an envoy. whose identity
was not revealed then, and the
Syrians had accepted him.
The new Ambassador will
succeed James s. Moore, jr.
Mr.. Moore was in the United
States last August when Syria
expelled three United States
Embassy officials on charges Of
plotting against the pro-Soviet
government. The United States
Government kept him home in
protest against the charges and
expelled the Syrian Ambassa-
dor. DR.. Farid zeineddine, in
retaliation. During the United
Nations Assembly. the Syrian
and American governments
agreed to resume full relations.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Toipei Yuan Acts
To Gust Premier

TAIPEI, Formosa. Dec. %
R-The control yuan. Ma
tionalist China's watchdog
body, today accused Premier
o. X. Yui Of dereliction Of duty
and drew up Impeachment
charges.
It referred the charges to a
committee to decide whether
the premier should be removed
from ONCE. The Yuan said
Yui failed to appear before II
for questioning about wasteful
government spending.
The 5l-year-old Yui, premier
since June. 1854, says he is not
answerable to the control
yuan. He claims he Is sup
ported in his stand by the cab
met and the Central Commit
tee OF the ruling Kuomintang
headed by President Chang
Kai- -shek.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Fl Are Sentenced
In South Hungary

VIENNA. Dec. 90 (R.-Com-
munist Hungary has sentenced
81 rebels planning a new
counter-revolution and the
overthrow of the Peoples
Democracy" a Hungarian
newspaper received today re-
ported.
The provincial newspaper
Bekes Magyei Mepujsag Of
December 81 said the rebels
we're sentenced by a special
tribunal at Szeged in Southern
Hungary.
The leader Of the group was
named as Prof. Pal Fekete. He
was sentenced to life imprison-
ment. A former Hungarian
Army officer received a l5-year
prison term. Nineteen others
we're jailed for from 2 to Is
years.
The newspaper said the plot
involved numerous other per-
sons not yet arrested who re-
fused TO hand in their weapons
after the 1856 anti-Russian up
rising.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Sense Of Awareness
Seoborne Missile Sites
Studied, Norstod Says

predicted. the Western allies
will have the missiles in Eu-
rope in good time to meet the
growing Soviet threat from
scientific advances.
The general said his staff.
in its planning. had worked on
the assumption that the en-
tire family Of missiles would be
in the Soviet arsenal" He ex-
pressed strong doubt this would
be the case any time soon but
added:
1T is normal we should give
them full cfedit-we must and
We have done that. perhaps too
generously.
Gen. Norstad warned. how
ever that the introduction of
missiles would not lessen his
needs for conventional forces.
Yesterday. he said the bases
should be ready in a year to
IS months and the missiles
and equipment will cost about
$50 to $40 million per squad
ron.
Gen. Norstad was interviewed
on NBC-TV's Meet the Press
See NORSTAD. Page A-6
Evening star., 1957-12-23

PARIS. Dec. % (P). - Gen
Lauris Norstad. supreme allied
commander in Europe. said to-
day NATO military circles
want intermediate range ballis-
tic missiles based on both land
and sea.
He told a news conference
the seaborne launching sites
could take the form of SUBJ
marines. surface vessels or even
floating platforms that could
be constructed of the coasts OF
NATO powers.
Gen. Norstad said he ex-
pected to make in a matter OF
weeks the necessary military
recommendations as a first ster
to the establishment of missile
bases in Europe.
The commander said he ex-
poets that from six to 10 squad
rons Of Is intermediate-range
missiles each will be estab-
lished in Europe. These figures
did not include the four missile
sites contemplated in Britain
he added.
AS a result Of last weeks
NATO summit conference, hi
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Bomb Wuve Hits
Western Cubu

HAVANA. Dec. 20 (R.-A
wave of bombings shattered
the pre-Christmas calm in
Pinar del Rio Province today
in the heart Of Cuba's tobacco
fields.
Fifteen bombs have exploded
in the city of Pinar del Rio
in Western Cuba. within the
last 48 hours. No one was
killed or injured. Twenty per-
sons we're arrested.
Buildings housing the Banco
del Caribe and other business
enterprises we're damaged by
eight explosions last night.
Two bombs exploding in the
town Of Artemisa, near the
boundary with Havana prov
ince. damaged a radio station
and the home of a director OF
the sugar workers union. A
mine exploded in Gunajay,
near Pinar del Rio. Three men
we're arrested.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
SIoyerC Called Unfit
To Stund Trial

WISCONSIN RAPIDS. Wis,
Dec. % lP.-Circuit Judge
Herbert A. Bunde said today
that authorities. at Central
State Hospital for the Criminal
Insane have reported to him
that Edward Gein. Plainfield
bachelor recluse who admitted
killing and butchering two
women and looting the graves
of a dozen more. is mot COM
petent to stand trial"
Judge Bunde, who ordered
Gems commitment for a sanity
hearing when the 5i-year-old
handyman was arraigned on
November 81. said that Gems
stay at the Waupun institution
would be extended" beyond the
first 30-day period he ordered.
The Judge also said he would
order a formal sanity hearing
at a time and place to be
designated later"
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Crockdown on DC. Cars
With Virginia Toqs Set

A breakdown on District
residents with Virginia auto
mobile license tags was ordered
today by Deputy Police Chief
Howard v. Covell.
According TO a report by
George e. Keneipp. director OF
vehicles and traffic. automobile
statesmen in the District have
been pointing out to new buy
ers that Virginia tags may
under the law be issued Ia
nonresidents.
He said the substantially
lower registration rates in Vir-
ginia had encouraged what he
said. we're a "sizable" number
Of District residents TO pur-
chase Virginia licenses.
Mr.. Keneipp said that a pre-
liimnary estimate OF 1857 motor
vehicle registrations. put out
by the United States Bureau OF
Public Roads, showed that the
District may be the only juris-
dictioh In the United States
Evening star., 1957-12-23

and Ffelding's relatives that
the defendant seemed normal
to them was not enough to
prove Fielding's sanity when
the shooting happened, Judge
Bazelon said. He said Judge
Holtzon should have given
more weight to the testimony
Of the psychiatrists. since they
had prolonged contact with the
defendant and the policeman
and relatives did not.
Danaher Dissents
Judge George T. Washington
voted with Judge Bazelon in
the opinion. but Judge John A.
Danaher dissented. Judge Dam
aher said the other two judges
were substituting" their judge
ment for that Of Judge Holtzoff
who saw and heard the wit
nesses and was in the best
possible position to appraise
the evidence and the weight to
be accorded to it.
Il understand a jury is not
bound to credit the opinions of
psychiatrists. but is free to
accept or reject their testimony.
just as 1t may do as to the
testimony Of any other wit
ness" Judge Danaher said.
Evening star., 1957-12-23

which shows a decline in 1857
motor vehicle registrations as
compared TO last year" He
added he did not believe this
was a true situation.
Mr.. Kenipp's memorandum
showed as an example an aute
costing $3.50 and weighing
5000 pounds. 1t would cost 500
to register in the District and
$40 In Virginia.
The State Of Virginia sends
weekly reports 10 the District
on nonresidents registering
vehicles in Virginia.
Mr.. Keneipp said notices were
going out TO all dealers in the
District warning them against
advising buyers to get Virginia
tags.
Deputy Chief Covell ordered
members OF the force 10 be on
the alert for vachicles with
Virginia tags that do not have
the small city or county strip
tags attached.
Evening star., 1957-12-23


day Of the crime and indicted
a month later for first degree
murder in the death Of Johnnie
Feelings. 66. at the uncle's
home in the 1900 block Of
Rosedale street NE.
Fielding was found mentally
i'll after an examination and
spent almost two and one-half
years in st. Elizabeths under
treatment.
In October. 1856. he was
adNldged competent to stand
trial and was found guilty Of
second degree murder follow
ing his trial in December. 1856.
His attorney then asked Dis
trict Court Judge Alexander
Holtzoff for a judgement Of
acquittal by reason Of insanity
the defense at the trial-in
spite Of the verdict. Judge
Holtzoff denied the motion and
imposed a sentence Of from
IL years to life.
Judge Ruled in Error
Judge BazeIon said Judge
Holtzoh was in error because
the Government failed to prove
the shooting was not a product
Of Fielding's mental illness.
The opinion recalled that
three Government psychiatrists
testified in the trial Fielding
was mentally III at the time Of
the crime and the shooting was
the product Of the illness.
The testimony Of policemen
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Hopes Fading
For20inGaIe
Ship Sinks Trying
To Suve Another

LONDON. Dec. % R.-Res-
cue officials held slight hope to-
day for % crewmen missing
from a Scottish freighter which
went down during q mercy mis-
sion in q raging North Sea
storm.
Royal Air Force planes de-
spite bad weather resumed the
search at dawn for survivors
Of the 1.99l-ton Narva, which
sank yesterday.
The Narva, en- route to Swe-
den from Aberdeen. Scotland
with a cargo Of pulp. ran into
trouble about l20 miles south
west Of Stavanger. Norway
while repeatedly going to the
English coastal vessel Boswell
in difficulty in the same area,
Boswell Sinks Also
The Boston Boswell also
sank. but its II crewmen we're
picked up by an English trawl-
er about $50 miles east of
Kirdkleness. Kincardineshire.
An official Of Glen a. Co..
which owns the Narva. said
there was a slim chance up to
20 Of the crewmen could be on
an infiatable life raft a plane
reported sighting or that some
OF them were aboard a ship
without radio communication.
Apart from those possibili-
ties. there is barely a chance
Of survivors" he said.
Distress Lights Sighted
The Norwegian passenger
ferry Leda reported she sighted
a distress light signal from the
Narva but that the freiehter
disappeared in darkness about
4:40 am. before a lifeboat
from the Leda could reach her
The Leda's lifeboat located
no survivors. The Swedish
oiler Vasara also searched the
scene for six hours and found
no one.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Cardinals S Aide on Trial
In Hungarian Revolt

BUDAPEST. Dec. % Up
Msgr. Egon Turcsanyi, secre-
tary Of Cardinal Mindszenty,
went on trial in a Communist
court today with the press and
public barred.
Prosecutor Peter Csik said
the secrecy was because the
name of a woman had come up
in the case. He would give no
more details.
I'VE always hold closed hear
ings on such matters" he told
newsmen. even when no priest
is involved"
Msgr. Turcsanyi is being tried
with l6 other defendants. is
Of them young Roman Catholic
priests or students for the
priesthood.
They are accused Of raiding
the Communist governments
Church Affair Bureau in the
anti ti-RusSian revolt last year,
and of distributing leaflets.
Msgr. Turcsanyi was not per-
mitted TO attend most Of the
previous sessions Of the trial.
Then he was reported Ill.
Before court opened an at
tendant emerged from the
gloomy hearing room with
nand-printed signs that said
CLOSED session." He pinned
them to the doors.
A few minutes later the de-
PENDANTS in custody we're
brought In, handcuffed and un-
der armed guard.
Msgr. Turcsanyi appeared at
the end of q long, drafty COR
ridor. walking slowly under es-
cort Of q single gray-uniformed
prison guard. He looked q dec
ade older than his IS years.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Elizobeth Reheuyses
Christmas Broadcast

SANDRINGHAM. England.
Dec. % R.-Queen Elizabeth
today turned down the offer
OF a Stand-in and sat in for
two hours at a special rehearsal
OF her Christmas Day television
broadcast.
The queen took up her place
behind the fiower-decked oak
desk in the library at Sandring-
ham house and obediently took
orders from the TV and radio
crews setting UP the broadcast.
Evening star., 1957-12-23

competing weapons scheduled
to be dropped. there had beer
uncertainty about the work or
both.
Mr.. McElroy Is due for q re-
turn engagement before the
subcommittee. which has hearc
a great deal Of subsequent tes-
timony critical Of the Defenst
Departments handling Of the
missiles program.
II Mr.. McElroy comes up
with, some new moves to
straighen out the guide lines,
simplify Pentagon procedures
and get the missile supply belt
moving. he could go a long way
toward tempering the continu-
ing criticism.
Sense Of Awareness
Some critics hailed Mr.. Nc
Elroy's announcement last
week that he will ask Congress
in January for about 81 bill
lion in immediate new money.
Senator Humphrey. Demo-
crat Of Minnesota. said this ac-
ton indicated the Defense Sec
See WEAPONS, Page Al
Evening star., 1957-12-23

very gray and pale. his face
covered by a two-day stubble.
His eyes we're blinking behind
glasses.
Cardinal Mindszenty. whose
name has been often men,
toned in the trial. took refuge
in the United States Legation
when Russian troops returned
to Budapest on November 4.
1856. Msgr. Turcsanyi left
within a few days and was ar
rested
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Egypt Sees Sputnik

CAIRO. Dec. % B.-Egypt's
meteorological department said
last night Sputnik II was
sighted for half q minute at
6 pm. Cairo time), visible TO
the naked eye as II moved
northeastward over Cairo air.
port.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
Chile Feels Quoke

SANTIAGO. Chile. Dec. %
ga brief but strong earth
tremor was felt here today
There we're no reports Of dam
age or casualties.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
IS Die in Bus Plunge

MEDELLIN, Colombia, Dec.
% R.--Fifteen persons were
killed and 10 injured today
when a bus slid over a cliff on
a mountain road. The pas
sengers were on their way from
Cali TO spend Christmas here.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
MAJOR NETWORKS
TO CARRY SPEECH

The reports on the
NATO conference by Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Sec
retary of State Dulles will
be broadcast tonight at
$3.50 pm. by CBS-TV
(Channel 81 and all four
major radio networks.
ABC-TV (Channel ~
will carry the program on
film at l0:30 pm. and
NBC-TV (Channel A. will
show it at 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
SIoyer Wins New Trial
Bosedon Insonity Ruling
Failure to Give Weight to Testimony
Of Psychiotrists Held Error by Court
BY PHIL THOMAS

The testimony of unframed lay witnesses about the
sanity Of defendant In court trial can't be given much
weight the testimony Of trained psychiats the United
States Court Of Appeals said today deciding by vote
that Jimmie Fielding. convicted murderer should
new trial.
The opinion written by Judge David L Bazelon It
Evening star., 1957-12-23

~--~-~-~->>~
Final PFepsrotions, oifieiol PToqFom
tor christmos Pageant, Psss 81
warm and cloudy with occa-
sional rain. Temperatures will
remain unseasonably warm
through Thursday and turn
colder Friday and Saturday.
Shoppers. meanwhile, turned
out in almost springlike wealth.
er today for last-minute. as
saults on the gift counters.
Most stores remain open late
tonight but close about 6 pm.
tomorrow.
Daily Programs
President EiSenhower's light
ing Of the National Community
Christmas tree on the Elllpse
at 5 pm. today was to be the
signal for similar tree-lightings
across the country. The Pag-
cant Of Peace on the Ellipse
will continue to hold daily
programs through New Years
eve.
Government ofiices today
were lightly stated. Federal
and District employees get q
halliday on tomorrow. Many
were adding their own annual
leave to that and taking several
days or the whole week on.
Area schools closed last Fri
day for the holidays. District
schools will reopen January 2.
Some area schools. however.
viii not reopen until January 6.
Transportation terminals
handled near-record crowds
Friday night and Saturday. A
repetition Of the big rush Is
expected tomorrow. as addi-
tional thousands leave town TO
spend Christmas with friends
and relatives elsewhere.
Party at Hospital
Christmas parties in area
homes were mostly scheduled
for Wednesday. But institu-
tional parties are being held
all week.
One o fthe largest was that
at Children's Hospital today,
where several hundred young
patients were 10 be the guests.
Along with the traditional visit
Of Santa Claus. the program In
cluded music and clown acts.
Sponsors of the holiday
party were the nearly 1000
members of the Washington
Police and Fire Post Of the
American Legion. The MEM
bers are District firemen and
Metropolitan, White House and
Park policemen.
Evening star., 1957-12-23
President and Dulles
Talk on NATO Toniqht
IMcEIroy Seen as Key
To Progress on Missiles
BY JACK BELL
Associated Press star writer

Secretary Of Defense McEl-
roy may become the Eisen-
hover administrations chief
asset toward softening sharp
criticism from congressional
Democrats on the progress Of
the missile and satellite pro-
grams.
Mr.. McElroy. two months in
the Cabinet. has shown some
signs Of becoming the take
charge sort Of ofiicial many
Democrats have said is needed
to crack the bottlenecks they
contend have let Russia take
the lead in rocketry.
Whether Congress tries its
hand at shaking up the De-
fense Department - possibly
through establishment of a
separate agency to develop mis-
siles and satellites-seems likely
to depend largely on Mr.. Nc
Elroy's performance in the
next few weeks.
Senate Democratic Leader
johnson Of Texas had made II
clear the prime objective Of an
investigation Of the missiles
program by the Senate Prepar-
edness Subcommittee he heads
is to push the administration
into full-blast action on space
weapons.
Made Good Impression
Senator johnson has indicat-
ed he doesn't care particularly
who does the job or how it is
done. just so missiles are pro-
duced in quantity.
Mr.. McElroy evidently made
q good first impression on SUBJ
committee members when he
announced he had lifted over
time restrictions and restored
some funds to the missile pro-
gram.
Several members said they
liked Mr.. McElroy's action in
ordering continued develop
ment on both the Jupiter and
Thor intermediate-range bal
listic missiles. With one Of the
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Will Discuss NATO


Mr.. EiSenhower'S radio-TV
report tonight will present his
first public comment on the
NATO conference since his
return from Paris.
The conference. seeking unity
among the North Atlantic
Treaty countries in the face Of
RuSSia'S missile developments,
adopted a two-way approach.
The NATO chiefs Of state ap-
proved the United States idea
Of basing intermediate range
missiles in Europe and called
for further disarmament nego-
tiations with the Russians.
Russia already has indicated
it is not interested in a NATO-
proposed meeting Of foreign
ministers to discuss disarma-
ment. Soviet leaders called
instead for a special United
Nations session. or some other
full-Scale international confer
ence.
There were no White House
callers listed for this afternoon
apparently TO give the Presi-
dent time to complete work on
the broadcast.
Mr.. Dulles told newsmen
upon his arrival Saturday
from Paris that the l5-nation
Atlantic pact meeting took
See EISENHOWER. Page AS