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qualified for the finals at Hagers-
town. Likewise. Peters marked
in the last frame to survive.
X \ X
Pelletier won 20 games and
lost IL for 166-15 points under
the Petersen System of scoring
In this point is awarded for
a game won and each 80 pins
knocked down. and there are
other factors. His edge over
Peters was a substantial
points.
Pelletier won all but one OF
his matches. Ironically, his lone
conqueror was Peabody, who
finished last. Pelletier dropped
three games to him.
The issue was settled in the
last. or position" round, in
which the leader met the runner
up, the third-place occupant the
fourth, and so on down the line
Pelletier's final foe was Singer
He began the match with a
double-header strike and from
there it was a breeze. With
counts Of 164. lis, l44 and 149
Pelletier swept four games.
The winner earned $3.50 and
a trophy. Peters collected $500;
Singer. $3.50, Moulton, $3.50;
Tronsky, 5000; Mischou. $3.50:
Fleisher, 500, and Peabody. 500
FTVL.o G-oI sAz<l:..<wn
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The final standings

Elmer L. Swartz, who seldom
misses the payoff in a handicap
tournament, landed on top last
night in the Anacostia Spillway
Handicap with 778-80-858 for
six games. His prize was $120. .
Dick Owen, off to a 1876 start,
was second at 776-64-840 for
$50. Next came Andy Chisarick,
who opened with 144 and fin
iShed with 141, at 771-48-8l9
for $40. followed by Bern Lynn,
64-8l7; Norman Titus, 36-817;
Jack Brown. 5000; Hal Bah
bitt, 64-799; Burkhard Fogle,
68-799; Teddy Vargas, $3.50;
Hubert Hogan, 72-797; E. c.
Fogle. 120-797 Ronald Green
berg. 68-795; Billy Watson, 40
1877; Jack Bernstein, l20-794:
Buss Bowney.. 48-793. William
Carter. l04-79l: j. E. Stubbs,
l28-790; Elwood F. Miller. 68-
1877; Ralph Kramer. 64-786, and
Thomas L. Wood, 84-786.
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Young AustroIion
Breaks Londy's
Record for $50

MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar.
II (P.-Herbert Elliott. l9-year-
old Western Australia track SELL
sation. smashed John Landy's
national record for $50 yards to-
day in winning the Australian
championship in / minute 49.3
seconds. Landy's mark was
1904.
Only Saturday the young
Western Australian had run the
mile in 1904. After that per-
Torrance he was praised by
Landy as 1.-The greatest natural
runner / ever saw"
Barry Almond also broke Lam
dy's $50 mark today in finishing
second. He was timed in l:49.7.
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history, scored in a three-day
tournament which ended last
night at Turner's Coliseum in
Hagerstown, Md.
The runnerup, but not close in
points. was Haryr Peters of Brls-
toll, Conn, followed by Julie
Singer, director of the Green
way Bowl, who set a world To-
game record in the preliminary;
Jack Moulton. proprietor of the
BladenSburg and College Park
Bowling Centers; Nick Tronsky
of New Britain, Conn; Billy
Mischou of Hyatsville, Leon
FleiSher of Arlington and Her
man Peabody of Ashaway, r. l.
For 80 games in the finals.
Peiletier averaged 1911, which
will be submitted to the Ma
tional Duckpin Congress for
recognition as a world record. A
comparable record is that of 80
games. held Jointly by John
Gaise and Billy Brozey of Balti-
more. who averaged 1867.
Other records for the tourna-
ment fell in the rare scoring
spree. Singer shot 2,251 in the
l6-game qualifying test, an aver
age Of 1888; Albert Burrell of
Atlanta rolled a game of 1872 in
the preliminary: Mischou was
high for a 4-game set at 581;
Peters 181 was a mark for the
finals. and Singers 1,l35 best
for an 8-game block.
The tournament is three years
old and in each event the win
ner OF the preliminary cracked
the world l6-game record. Bobby
Lockhart of Falls Church did it
IN the inaugural with 2.l99. Jim
Wolfensbereer of Hagerstown.
last years winner. with 2.225.
then Singer. Wolfensberger
failed by few pins TO qualify
for the 81 finals.
Pelletier, 80. stands S feet 6
and weighs 40 pounds. all
Drawn. He is a sheet metal
worker In an aircraft plant. His
delivery is smooth and his ball
fast. He is noted as a head-to-
head bowler. though averaging
only about 126 in ordinary COM
petition. He won this years
Eastern Classic with a mark in
the final box.
In the same manner, he barely
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Foirfux Dog Wins
Field Trials Place

WARSAW. Va. Mar. IL R.-
Hi Octane, owned by Verle Far
row Of Fairfax. Va. and handled
by George Hamm, placed second
to the top performer here yester-
day in the Northern Neck ANA
teur field trials for dogs.
Hollybourne Pilikea, owned by
S. l.. Froelich of West End, N. J..
grabbed the spotlight with a vic:
tory in the open all-age division
The winner was handled by FL
gin Nininger.
Nininger also handled the oper
puppy winner. Bell, owned BY
Paul Smith of Upper Marlboro
Md. Runnerup in open puppy
was Satilla Stormy Hayride
owned by w. c. Gregg of Guam.
tico and handled by NJ. E
league.
In the open shooting dogs class
second place went to Sky Blue
Susie. belonging to Nelson Oliver
of Washington, D. c., and also
handled by Nininger.
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Needles Opening
81 Rucinq Today

MIAMI, Mar. IL up. - The
wraps come of Needles for 1857
today as the Florida-born winner
of last years Kentucky Derby
undertakes a 6l2 -furlong dash in
the $4,000 seventh race at Gulf
stream Park.
Needles is being pointed for
the 100000 added Gulfstream
Park Handicap March %. Hugh
Fontaine. who trains the 4-year-
old owned by Bonnie Heath and
Jack Dudley. said competition in
today's event ought to get him
right up to his handicap start
Needles trains himself"
Needles. with Jockey Dave Erb
up. has classy opposition in Ad-
miral Wee, Tussle Patch. Mans
Mink and But First for today's
race and he's top-weighted at
1876 pounds.
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UGLY DUCKLING PAYS OFF
Corn Husker Justifies
Faith of His Owner

ARCADIA, Calf, Mar. II up.
Corn Husker is just a country
horse" as his owner calls him,
and he may not be as beautiful
as his grand-daddy. Omaha Of
Kentucky Derby renown in 1885.
He certainly doesn't bear the
magic and wonderful name of a
predecessor in his stable, Sing
ing Wood, who raced at Santa
Anita way back in 1886.
But to the mistress OF Corn
Husker and the vast Virginia
breeding farm Of the Llangollen
stable, Mrs. Elizabeth whitney
.Lunn. this fellow with the Ne
braska title is just about the
greatest today.
Corn Husker was brought to
Santa Anita in mid-winter. He
was something of an ugly duck
ling. Certainly he was no prize
to the famous LIS trainer,
Charley Nottingham, who re-
called him merely as a disap-
pointment as a 2-year-old and a
hurdle jumper last year.
Not so with Mrs. Lunn, a
horsewoman from way back.
Within two weeks Corn Husk-
er, the son Of Miss Nebraska and
Endeavour II, has won the $780,
000-added Santa Anita and San
Juan Capistrano Handicaps and
boosted his earnings to SHIFTS
for the % fiat races Of his life.
Eddie Arcaro rode Corn Husk-
err in winning the San Juan Sat-
urday, and a thrilling race II
was. Arcaro, visiting the press
box later with Mrs. Lunn
cracked.
Il rode that horse when hi
was a 2-year-old at Saratoga
He got left at the gate. HI
didn't run a lot. Got beat as
far as you could throw an
APPLE Arcaro paused. and adj
ded: II wondered why Elizabeth
kept the horse. He was nc
beauty"
well, why did you keep the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

A preview of Bowie's $lO0,00
John B. Campbell Memorial
Handicap on March 80 is prom
ised this week end in the run
ming Of the $4,000 Bowie Handi-
cap Saturday.
Due tomorrow from New York
is Jan Burke's Dedicate, who
has been established the early
favorite for the Campbell since
Summer Tan and Bardstown are
doubtful starters. Pending a
workout over the Bowie track,
Dedicate might go postward in
Saturdays race.
Near the top Of the handicap
ladder last season. Dedicate
made only one start at Hialeah
this winter in an allowance
event, so that the Bowie Handi-
cap would be his first major en-
gagement Of 1857 Last year
Dedicate won the Brooklyn and
Whitney Handicaps plus the
Hawthorne Gold Cup, but disap-
pointed in the fayorite's role as
Americas hope in Laurels
Washington, D. c.. International
in which he finished a soundly
beaten fifth.
Also expected to check into the
Bowie barn area tomorrow is
High Tide Stables Fabulist, re-
garded as a certain starter for
Saturdays stakes Fabulist ran
second under a $4,000 claiming
tag in his last race at Hialeah.
The Bowie Cap, at a mile and
q sixteenth, the same distance
as the Campbell is lining up as
the most attractive contest OF
the Maryland season to date. In
addition 10 Dedicate and Fabu-
list. others set for action are
Paper Tiger. Fabricator, Akbal
Khan. Rasper II and Third
Brother.
Bowie's fourth Saturday pro-
gram over the week end once
again sidestepped rough weather
BS 1888 fans turned out anc
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Scott and Graham
Matched Aquin

The Great Scott and Jerry
Graham, whose wrestling match
last week turned into a brawl
when the two began smuggling
each other with chair, will have
another go at it Thursday night
at Capitol Arena.
The feature event will match
Wildman Fargo and Wildman
Stevens, who claim the world
tag-team title. with Antonino
Rocca and Jackie Nichols.
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horse?" a queStioner asked,
turning to Mrs. Lunn. She
laughed.
Look. you can't just get rid
OF horses" she said. You don't
drown a kid because he isn't
pretty. Besides. he's just a big
country horse. Maybe not pref
ty. but like a healthy girl with
pink cheeks. and good"
Mrs. Lunn somewhat uncon-
sciously rubbed her own cheek
1t was a little muddy. So was
her fashionably tailored suit
coat.
Yes" she admitted, joining
in the laughter. i've been neck
ing with a horse again"
Indeed she had. a warm en-
brace with Corn Husker in the
winners circle a few minutes
before.
Arcaro had nothing but nice
things to say about Corn Husker
He put UP a whale of a fight tc
catch and beat Spinney by a
head in the race of about a mile
and three-quarters over the turf
course.
BY his Santa Anita record
Corn Husker, the country horse
now may be listed with the great
Moor and last years Bobby Bro
cato as the only double winners
|of the Santa Anita and San
Juan Caps.
Having reaped this harvest
Corn Husker will take a short
rest. And with others in the
Llangollen stable, he will resume
racing at Hollywood Park, which
opens May 9. santa Anita winds
up its successful winter meet.
ing today with the $4,000.
added San Bernardino Handi.
cap as the feature.
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BOWIE RACING NOTES

bet $1.546.875. This hiked the
daily average to $942,256 for %
days.
Mrs. Louis L. Weight, jr., the
breeder from Flint Hill, Va, and
owner Of the 6-year-old mare
Solar System, was overjoyed at
winning Saturdays Barbara
Frietchie Handicap. There was
Preakness touch to the victory,
with the owner sending cham
payne to the tracks publicity de-
partment in order that friends
and the press might properly
toast the victor.
St. Patrick's Day, which is next
Sunday. will be celebrated at
Bowie Saturday. The manage
nent is making plans for the
traditional wearing of the
green at the track and special
race for the day.
Jockey Nick Shuk. currently
sitting out a Today suspension,
still retains a slight margin in
the Bowie Jockey derby with 20
winners. Harold Keene, with
10. is his nearest competitor and
Oliver Cutshaw has II.
Fans with long memories at
Bowie Saturday recalled that
Lady Balladier. the rank out
slider who tossed her rider, Carl
Gambardella, at the start of the
stakes race. was the same filly
who won the Miss Maryland
event at long odds in 1855 when
she was a 3-year-old.
Carolyn K. Stables Pro- Bran
dy. who won five OF seven starts
iass wear, speneG his 3-year-
old season impressively Saturday
when nc won at 6 furlongs,
nipping Soft Day at the wire.
A nominee for Bowie's $4,000
Governors Gold Cup on March
%, Pro-Brandy figures to i'm
prove at the longer distances
He also is named for the Ken
lucky Derby. Preakness and Bel
mont Stakes.
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PENSACOLA, Fla, Mar. IL tP).
"A two-under-par three on the
long eighth hole of the Pensa-
cola Country Club golf course
meant money in the bank to Art
Wall. jr.
The eagle was the key to VIC
tory and the $4,000 top prize in
the Pensacola Open tournament
for the soft-spoken pro from
Pocono Manor, Pa, yesterday.
1t enabled him to beat out Aus
tralian Peter Thomson by two
strokes with a 72-hole total of
273. Is strokes under par.
gThomson. playing in a three
some Just behind Wall, went for
a birdie on the same 495-yard
hole but failed and could do no
better than a par five.
The tournament early had be-
come a head-and-head duel be-
tween the 33-year-old Wall, a
former Duke University basket
ball and golf star, and Thomson.
81 winner of the British Open
the past three years.
Thomson moved out in front
in the third round Saturday with
a f1ve-under-par 81 over the
windswept 6,325-yard course.
Thomson FaIters
With the chips down. Thomson
faltered on the front nine of
yesterdays final round and could
do no better than a one-over-par
81, Wall made the turn with a
two-under-par "a and was never
headed. He finished the round
with a brilliant sc.
Wallis rounds of 70-68-69-66-
273 compared with the Austral-
ian's 69-69-67-70-275. Thomson.
who picked up $1,000 second
prize money, also was runnerup
to Jimmy Demaret in the Baton
Rouge La Open week ago.
Marty Furgol. Lemont. Ill.
rallied for 6Ss in the final two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Dayton, California
Seattle in Tourney

NEW YORK. Mar. II Up
Dayton's Flyers and California
and Seattle from the West Coast
will join five Eastern schools in
the lnnral ECAC Holiday Festi-
val basketball tournament next
December. Commissioner Asa
Bushnell Of the Eastern Confer
.ence announced yesterday.
The Eastern representatives in
the 8-team tourney scheduled for
December 26. % and 80 at Madi-
son Square Garden will be Con-
necticut. Temple. Pitt. Manhat-
tan and New York University.
Ma nhattan is defending cham
pion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Wallace Keeps
Scoring Lead
BY the Associated Press

South Cardinals Grady Wal
lace finished his season sched-
ule in first place in the college
basketball individual scoring
race with a 1924 average.
Wallace scored % points Sat-
urday night as South Carolina
dropped a 95-75 decision to
North Carolina. Wallace drop
ped IL of a point, but held a
1.19-point lead over second
place Joe Gibbon Of Missis-
sippi.
Wilt Chamberlain picked up
AT Of a point, scoring 40 in
Kansas 1858 victory over
Colorado, to continue in fourth
place. His average is now
1882.
Chef Forte scored 80 points
as Columbia ended its season
with a 1912 triumph over
Brown. Forte wound up with
a 1892 average.
The leaders:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Mcclure Named
Coach of Year

NEW YORK, Mar. II up.
Frank MCGUIRE of the Nations
top ranked North Carolina Tar
Heels today was named Coach
of the Year" by the Metropolitan
Basketball Writers Association.
Mcguire, former coach at st.
Johns of Brooklyn, led the Tar
Heels to an unbeaten regular
season record (24-0) prior to
three additional victories in the
Atlantic Coast Conference post
season tournament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Anne Quest Gets
Ace at Augusta

AUGUSTA. Ga. Mar. IL tP).-
A hole in one by Anne Quasi
highlighted practice rounds yes
terday for the 18th Women's
Titleholders golf tournament
The 20-year -old amateur from
Seattle stroked a four iron into
the cup from the tee Of the 1876
yard. para fourth hole and went
on to register an even women's
par Of rs over the 6,290-yard
Augusta Country Club course.
1t was her first ace.
The four-day tournament
starts Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Washington Man Wins
Fencing Tourney Title

Henry Rodriguez of the D. C.
Fencers' Club won the junior
mems foil over IL entrants in
the Washington Division of the
Amateur Fencers' League of
America tournament yesterday
at the Central YMCA.
Mrs. Peggy Marty of the In
ternational "Y" in Baltimore
won the junior women's foil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Squash Champ Repeats

Calvin MacCracken of New
York defeated Washington's
Harry Conlon in I've matches to
win the Maury Nee Invitation
Squash Rackets tournament for
the second straight year yester-
day at the University Club. The
scores were 15-11, 1913, 1913,
1910 and 1876.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

George Pelletier of Danielson,
Conn.,, a compact bundle of bowl
ing dynamite. is the new Ma
tional Match Game duckpin
champion after one of the most
brilliant victories in the games
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Myron CoweIl Bows
In Soccer PIuyoffs

ELKTON, Md. Mar. II tSpe-
ciaD .--Elkton defeated Myron
Cowell. 10, here yesterday in
the first match Of a two-game
soccer playoff series for the
County Cup.
The two teams will meet
again Sunday in Washington and
the cup will be awarded to the
.eam scoring the most goals in
tho t1lovnTc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
Retains Souush Title

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Mar. IL
.(P1.-Ben Heckscher. Harvard
captain. successfully defended
his National Collegiate singles
squash championship yesterday
by defeating John Grifhths OF
Navy, 1915. 1871. 1910. 1877.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Guiturist's Son
Is Expert. . Too. and
With One Hand

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 26 (E)
The son Of one Of Mexico's
best known guitar players ia
successfully following his IA
Tiers career-even though the
boy has only one hand.
Almost from the time he
could walk and talk. Alfredo
Bojah Armenia wanted to be
q guitar player like his father,
Alfred Oil.
His earliest toys were gui-
tars. and under his fathers
training he became adept.
Then when he was 9. a dy-
Mantle explosion mangled his
left hand-the one whose I'm
gers call the tune. II had 10
be amputated.
His first words after the op-
Grafton: Now I can't play q
guitar"
He continued his interest In
music. listening to his fathers
records for hours.
Finally he decided 70 do
something about the situation.
He worked out q device for
his left hand which would
"plunk" the strings. and then
learned to tune them with the
fingers Of his good right hand.
II took time. but the system
worked.
Musicians say he has much
Of his fathers talent. and that
today he Is an excellent player
Evening star., 1957-12-26
FAMOUS FABLES

ENCORE: French operate
composer Jules Massenet was o
mild-mannered man who was
always courteous TO his col
leagues and never stormed
through q rehearsal.
But he was . perfectionist.
nonetheless. If he did not
raise his voice. neither did he
lower his standards.
Once. at rehearsal. he was
dissatisfied with the way the
orchestra was playing q certain
passage. After It had been
played for the fifth time. the
conductor turned TO Massenet
and said impatiently:
Il think we've ref1earsed that
sufficiently. It's perfect now.
don't you Think"
Yes. it Is perfect" said
Massenet, who did not think
so at all. In fact. I have
never heard it played 30 well.
Would you oblige me with an
encore?"
Flattered. the conductor
obliged. until Massenet was
satisfied.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
5EcURiTY FOR FOU
! csc Policy
OnDisubiIity
Expioined
BY Ray HENRY

MOST Federal Government
workers are entitled 10 monthly
payments II they become totally
disabled after five years Of en-
pIoyment.
This disability program Is
part Of the regular Civil 6erv-
Ice retirement system to which
most government workers must
contribute q part Of their SAL
ary every pay day.
But, before the Civil Service
Commission will make any pay
ments II requires a person
claiming them TO show that he
actually is totally disabled.
In most cases. this means
the employe must have an Of
ficial physical examination
which is arranged by and paid
Tor by the commission.
After the examination, the
commission looks at the record
and evidence and makes It's de-
cision. II must find that the
employe is unable-because Of
his disability--to satisfactorily
and efficiently carry out the
duties Of his present or q SINH
lar job.
But, he doesn't have TO be
found disabled for all kinds Of
work.
Doctors Statement Needed
The disability need not have
occurred while he was on duty
for him TO draw the payments.
For example,: A disability
growing out Of q car accident
Is just as valid for the collec-
ton Of payments as a bad back
resulting from carrying bags
Of mail in a post ONCE.
The commission will not
make payment. however, If the
disability Is Of short duration,
such as a broken arm or leg.
And. the disability must not
be due to the employees willful
misconduct. intemperance. or
vicious habits within five years
before he becomes disabled.
Applications for disability
payments are available from
the Civil Service Commission.
Washington. ID. C. And. it's to
this ONCE that the applications
must be returned after they're
completed.
The applications must be ac-
companied by a statement
from the employees superior Of
ficer showing how the employees
condition affects his work and
a report from his doctor tell
ing about the disability. Each
statement should include an
opinion as TO whether the dis
ability resulted from intem-
perence. vicious habits or viii
ful misconduct.
/. II the commission decides
Evening star., 1957-12-26
South Korea Urqes
Students to Return
To Help Nation

SEOUL. Dec. rs R.-The
South Korean government is
appealing TO Korean students
abroad TO return home upon
completion Of studies TO help
In the Nations reconstruction.
Emphasizing the Nations
need for scientific experts, a
statement urged all Korean
students now abroad TO con-
slider their grave responsi-
bilities.
The government appeal was
prompted by statistics showing
only nine per cent Of students
who left the country In the
past seven years have so far
returned home. OF 1881 stu
dents. including l.044 airls, who
went abroad. only 40l came
back.
Many Of the Korean students
abroad. ofiicials here believe,
have obtained right for resi-
dence through marriage or
otherwise.
Korean students study in
France. West Germany, Ma
tionalist China. Canada, Bel
GUM. Italy, Japan. the Philip
pines, England. Denmark,
Switzerland. Sweden, Australia,
New Zealand. Netherlands ana
Greece. But the vast majority
% 10 the United States
Evening star., 1957-12-26

fight between rival unions, and
q third instance In which q
former policeman acquired FBI
material TO use In his private
detective agency.
FBI hopes the law will give
1t q legal footing to handle the
ticklish problem Of furnishing
criminal information TO law
agencies In States which have
anti-secrecy statutes like Indi-
ana'S--or In States where po-
lice follow an "open file" policy
regarding criminal laws, such
as Michigan. Florida, Arizona,
Georgia, New Mexico. Alabama
and Louisiana.
Raw Files Guarded
On major crime cases, the
FBI frequently Is called upon
10 supply so-called raw" data
70 Stnte enforcement agencies.
The bureau u very jealous Of
its raw files and hesitates to
place them In the hands Of
newspapers. even II not pub
lished.
The practical problem for
FBI agents In many states
thus hecomes one Of keeping
raw data secret without run
ming afoul ~ an anti-secrecy.
statute.
But tho broad languaeD q
the appropriation bill proviso.
say inQuiring lawmakers. makes
possible FBI reprisals on q To-
cal police department for fol-
lowing It's own State Law, in dis
seminating crime news
Released by
Forth american Newepaper Ahlienee