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|Pinsetter Admits
Killing Girl, IA

MANTADOR. N. OAK, Jan. Il
GA week-long hunt for the
slayer of Rosemary Mertcs ended
last night when the county pros
ecutor said a 17-year-old pin
setter at the bowling alley from
which she disappeared admitted
ne strangled her.
Norton Hattie, Richland Coun-
ty States attorney, said Joseph
Nepper of Mantador signed a
statement that he strangled the
14-year-old girl in a parked cal
when she resisted his attempts
to kiss her. Rosemary also was
employed at the bowling alley
MIR. Hattie said young Nepper
in his statement. said that after
the Staying he took the girls
body to a thicket on an unoccu-
pied farm. where it was found
last Tuesday by searchers.
Mr.. Hattie said Nepper is a
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IsroeIi roops Pull Out
OF Stronghold in Sinai

may be alive in Jordan and else
where.
Mr.. Labouisse said the casualty
figures drew on eyewitness ac-
counts from refugees, tho
UNRWA staff and others.
The report also said hospitals
in the strip virtually were para
llyzed, schools were unnamed
and living costs increased sharp
ly following the invasion 1t said
order was emerging slowly and
that food supplies have improved.
In a note issued in Damascus.
the Syrian government accused
Israel of following a "Nazi ami
lhilation" policy against Egyp-
tians in the GAIA strip and the
Sinai Peninsula. The note urged
U. N. action.
The Cara strip, 20 miles long
and 8 miles wide on the Mediter-
ranean. was occupied by Egypt
under the 1949 Palestine armi-
IStice and became the home of
some 100000 Arab refugees dis
placed by the 1913 war. Israel
maintaining the area was used
as a base for fedayeen raiders.
has said it will not sonsent to
turning the strip back to Egypt.
Israel COurt-Martials Nine
Israeli military authorities to-
day opened the court-martisl of
nine members of ISrael's border
police on charges of Staying II
Arab villagers in a curfew in
cident near the ISraeli-Jordan
border october 20. The trial was
expected to last 10 days.
The two officers and seven
enlisted men are accused of
shooting the Arabs at the vii
lage Of Kfar Kassem when the
vlllagerS-men, women and chill
dren-were found outside their
homes in violation of an all
night curfew.
The incident occurred imme-
dlately after Israel launched its
Sinai campaign but was not dis
closed officially until December
IL.
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|trary boundaries, carved our
spheres of influence. In the fer.
tile crescent France took ovel
what is now Lebanon and Syria
Britain took what is now Iraq
Jordan and Israel.
Between the two big wars
Britain and France Smotherec
the idea of unity. The fertile
crescent countries had different
laws, different education sys.
tens, different currencies, frus.
trating customs barriers. Impos.
&c on them were rulers interested
mostly in their own intrigues
Politicians learned how to cor.
rupt political movements, how
to buy power in the streets anc
turn out mobs for political ends
Arab turned to plotting against
Arab. Talk of unity was reduced
to nonsense.
OAOhS
Lacking hope OF political OF
social reform, Arab resentment
grew. The Arabs had no popu-
lar political parties. no idealogy
they could call their own. nc
social program. Among the thin
layer Of educated Arabs the feel
ing grew that the whole world
was against them. The demand
of this section Of the Arab pub
lie for reform grew to a roar
but World War II interrupted
the movement.
Disappointed once in the
Western allies, Arab sympathies
turned toward Germany. When
the Germans were defeated
popular interest centered on
Soviet power. Arabs noted that
in return for Russian blows
against the Germans, Britain
had made concessions in the
Middle East, permitting, for ex-
ample. Soviet cultural centers
in key cities. UNIFORMED about
communism. the Arabs heard
its trumpeted promises
of social reform.
The war also brought eco
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nomic change. The rise of new
industries favored development
lof what the Russians call 9
'proletariat." Communist for
tunes improved in the Arat
world. They began a campaign
exploiting the themes of feudal-
ism. colonialism. imperialism
and peace. And again the West
was forgetting its promises
Power politics brought indie.
pendence for Syria and Lebanon
as separate nations. Trans
Jordan, nominally independent
had a British-commanded armed
force and a king-the old rebeI
Emir Abdullah - enthroned by
Britain. Iraq was independent
but Britain directed her policies
Saudi Arabia. a power in the
area with British aid, carried or
bitter quarrels with the Hashe-
mite royal families of Jordan
and Iraq. Egypt, still dominated
by Britain. was ruled by COR
rupt monarchy.
The Arabs still had mass
ignorance. poverty ard political
chicanery. The masses were
apathetic. But the tiny, young
educated class seethed.
The Picture Changes
Then came 194S. Britain gave
up her League of Nations man.
date in Palestine Israel pro-
claimed herself a State. The
Arabs fought and lost. Divided
i'll armed, poorly equipped, thei4
armies of physically sick men
were no match for Israelis with
grim determination to found q
State and an abundance OF
western know-how and equip
ment.
Israel's victory served to in
crease Arab bitterness and
Illustration and to direct it at
Britain and the United States.
An Arab-Israel armistic e
brought no peace. Palestine was
partitioned. Close to a million
Arabs left their homes in what
became Israel and were quar-
tered in miserable refugee novels
in surrounding Arab countries.
Hit-and-run attacks and sudden
assaults exploded on the Israel
Jordan and Israel-Egypt from
tiers.
In 1855. Britain, with the back
ing of the United States, formed
an alliance with Turkey and
Iraq, a northern tier against the
possibility of Soviet aggression.
Later it was to be joined by
Iran and Pakistan. Arabs saw
this as British Imperialism again.
an attempt to keep the Arab
states divided. New friction
came to the area. 1t conceded
with the rise of Canal Abdel
Nasser in Egypt as the Arab
worlds new hero.
And something else new was
added. Soviet geopoliticians
found communism could leap
easily over the northern tier.
They concluded a deal with Col.
Nasser for aisns he could not
get from the West. arms he
insisted he needed as a defense
against Israel. Russian influ-
ence was intruding itself into the
Middle East with a vengeance.
And world communism welcomed
the climate of bittnerness in
which 1t might hope to flourish.
Tomorrow: How the Arab
leaders operate.
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JERUSALEM, Israeli Section
Jan. Is (R.-Israeli troops with
drew today from Ell 'Arish. tn,
administrative center of Egypt
Sinai Peninsula. Yugoslav unit
of the United Nations Elmer
gency force moved in a few min,
utes later.
There was no direct contac
between the Israelis and tn,
Yugoslavs.
Egyptian spokesman have sale
President NaSser's troops would
enter the base, 80 miles south.
west of the old Palestine Dor.
der tomorrow.
After their withdrawal, Israel
forces still occupied about one.
fourth of the Sinai Peninsula
which they won in their light
ming attack last October.
Israel has challenged a u. N
report estimating at least As:
Arabs were killed in the invasion
and occupation of the GAIA strir
lof Palestine northeast of e
Arish.
The report was made to the
U. N. General Assembly in New
York by Henry r. Labouisse
director of the U. N. Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine
refugees. 1t said 291 of the VIC
TINS were refugees of the 1948
Palestine war and the othe. S
were Arab residents of the strip
An Israeli spokesman at u. N
headquarters declared the cas-
ualty figures were obtained from
sources OF questionable accuracy
An Israeli Foreign Ministry
Spokesman claimed the dead
were largely personnel of the
Palestine units attached to the
regular Egyptian Army who took
an active part in the fighting in
the national guard units and as
fedayeen (commandos)."
Eyewitness Accounts Credited
He also declared that many
Arabs listed as casualties may
nave He'd the GAIA area and now
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De MODEST beginning toward &
continuing policy. 1t indicate
the dawning of an American
realization that the last chanc,
in the Middle East is a. hand
AS it stands, the EiSenhowe.
doctrine fails to answer basi;
questions from either Arab OF
Israeli. It does not commit the
United States to much more
than was understood already
An armed Communist attack in
any event would have created a
world war situation. On the
economic side. given any i'm
provement in political climate,
some American program was to
be expected.
Would Welcome Clear Policy
The most common criticism of
the United States in the Middle
East is that it never really has
had a policy there. In addition,
the United States is frequently
criticized for seemingly seeking
quick solutions to complex prob
lens. Arab and Israeli alike
would welcome a clear statement
of American policy for the area,
but as yet none has been forth
coming.
The core of the problem is an
area known as the fertile cres-
cent. made up OF Iraq. Syria,
Jordan and Palestine, In area it
is slightly bigger than the state
Of Texas. in population less than
the state of New York. This area,
the home of about IA million
people. is alive with ferment.
How did it get that way? The
story is centuries old, a record
of oppression, feudalism, back
wardneSs and the broken prom
Uses of the West. Centuries ago
this area was the center of Arab
grandeur. From this cradle
sprang the three great religions
of Western civilization-Chris-
tan, Hebrew and Moslem.
For many generations the
people of the Arab East lived
without national identity under
the oppressive rule of the Otto
man empire. Kept in ignorance
and poverty. they nevertheless
resisted assimilation. Toward the
beginning of this century the
empire was laced with secret So
cieties plotting first for Arab in
dependence, then for fertile cres-
cent unity. Only in such unity,
the leaders felt. could they hope
for a healthy, viable state.
World War I brought hope.
Turkey was allied with Germany,
wooing the aid of the Arabs.
Britain and France made glow
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ing promises Of a paradise tt
come if they would rise against
Ottoman rule. The two Western
allies provided the slogan: Inde-
pendence and Unity.
To the Arab East the British
sent Thomas Edward Lawrence
the famed Lawrence of Arabia
to help Sheriff Hussein and the
Emir Faisal, nationalist leaders
in the Hejaz, plan their revolt
With them was a young Arab
officer of the Turkish army, Nuri
Said. a fervent nationalist who
today. as premier of Iraq, is de-
tested by Arab nationalists. To-
gether they moved all the way
into Damascus with the British,
averting the danger of Ger
man push into the Middle East.
When the war was over, the
British and French conveniently
forgot the promises. They cut up
the Arab world, imposed arbi-
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PUPPY. male, brown, mixed breed. VI
w home. XII. o-3959.
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Mideast Crisis Linked
ToLock of u. S. POLICY
BY WILLIAM L. RYAN


The worst enemies of the United the Middle East
are ignorance, fear, corruption and poverty.
1t will take than declaration against agrees
sion to defeat these allies of communism generation
OF patience planning and cooperation might enough
At best. the Eisenhower doctrine substitute viii,
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he erode Of civilization con become
its grove if misiudement in the Middle
East sets off World War III. Today
Ame'ieons ore trying to gauge their
role in the oreo. To do so. they must
understood whot makes it tick. The
background and its significance will
be sketched in four articles BY WilIiom
|. Ryon. just book from his fourth
trip to the Middle Eost.
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THE EVENING STAR A-sl
Washington, D. C. ~
TUESDAY, JANUARY is. 1857

senior at st. Francis Academy
at nearby Hankinson. where
Rosemary was a freshman in the
high school.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-24
DR.. H. G. Rucker, 70,
Amelia Physician
Dies December %

On. Henry Cowles Rucker. 70, OF
Mastoax. Amelia county. died Sun
day. December %. in Richmond
hospital. Funeral services win be
held Tuesday at Amelia Presby.
terrain church With burial iii the
the church cemetery.
Dr.. Rucker. native Of Amherst
County. was a beloved physician in
Amelia and the surrounding coun-
ties. having come to Amelia county
IN 1917. He was graduate of Co
lumbar NJ d ical University in
Washington. D. c. and recalled that
ione OF his professors was Walter
Reed, renowned physician who led
the fight which wiped out yellow
ever.
His first pest CT duty vas in Wise
county in 1902. He moved to Rich,
mond IN 1912 and to Ameha in 1917.
Pr. Rucker was outstanding in
the medical profession, having re-
ceived an award in 1852 f1r 81
years OF practice from the Virginia
Medical Society OF Virgin and III
'953 was selected by Governor John
5. Battle to be Virginia's onest Of
honor Tor the first Western Heni-
sphere conference of the Void
Medical Association held in Rich
mond. He formerly served AZ pra ISL
dent Of the Amelia Medical Soc etv
and was member Of the Virginia
and American Medical Societies.
He was active in community or
carnations, holding memberships in
he Ruritan Club. the Masonic
Lodge at PoWhatan. and a former
director Of the Union Bank and
Trust Company OF Amelia.
DR.. Rucker is survived BY his
wife, Mrs. Lillian E. Fucker. two
SINS, Henry c. Rucker, Jr.. Of King
and Queen county and Benjamin A
Racker, Of Arlington; daughter
Mrs. Ann Addington. of Eau Claire.
Wise; and six randchildren. Also
five sisters, Miss Ruth Rucker.
Miss Clara Rucker. and Mrs. Sadie
Akers. all of Garrett Park, Md,
Mrs. Elizabeth Stoehr. OF Big stone
Gap and Mrs Nell McGll, and a
brother, Parks Rucker of Chris
4 tiansburg
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-24
Thoughts Al Ghristmasllme
More to Christmas
Than Fine Gifts
And Spicy Food
BY: Mrs. Charlotte Turner Blanton

BY. Mrs Charlotte Turner Rlantun
la these Gays III hurry and ey-
citelnent, when We are busy ready
ing otu homes for expected holiday
guests, when from the kitchen come
spicy odors Of good things baking.
and we are tying up last packages
with bright ribbons and gay seals.
let us take few moments To stop
and think Of the most priceless Gift
of all
Lei us Journey. IN spirit, with
Mary and Joseph AN they rode tie
dusty roads from Gaiilee To Judea
Think Of the ttavel-worn and weary
as they sought lodsing 81 the inn i'll
Bethlehem only to be told. we
have no room Then we can see
them rs they gratefully accepted
the offer Of stable IN which to
rest for the night
And wonder III wonders here
Vie Baby Jesus was born IRE Baby
who was Gods supreme Gilt t. His
children, the Baby who was to BEL
come the Saviour 81 The wofld They
wrapped Him ii swaddlng clothes
and laid Him irh 4 manger, Graded
BY the understanding hay How
happy His mother must have beea
as she looked into His tiny face. and
knew that this was the fulfillment
Of Gods promise TO her, made BIZ
lis angel. Gabriel
Then let us think Of the shepherds
as they tended their flacks Oh the
Judean hillside How filled with awe
they must have been when the
angel Of the Lord came i'll a great
blaze Of light how hlrnbly proud
that God had ca0sen them, a group
Of lowlv shepherds, to ha the first
recipients Of Eis glorious message
that the SaViola. had come They
were frightened, TILT tile angel BILL
assured them Nhgn he said. Fcs.r
not for. behold. | bring YOU good
tidings q great iog. which SHAH Id
70 ali people For unto you IS born
this day N The city al David a
Saviour WHICH Is Christ the Lord
Tie shepherds FASTENED To Beth
lehem ard 'faund Msrv I'D 10
seph and the Babe lying IN a man
ger They left fneM sheep. AA-ea
we're the means IF their hvlihood, to
worship the newborn King.
! Can We not also turn aside. for
a moment, from the things which
claim our attention through THE
year and worship the Saviour
whose birthday we are celebrating2
May jesus be born again III
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-24

oyeralls size 7. Kenneth wants a
red plaid shirt and anything else
you have for us and lots Of good
things to eat.
l have q little nephew his name
is Marun. Jr.. please be real good
to him. i want him to have a little
red wagon. Please leave something
for the rest Of my family. Wishing
YOU merry Christmas your little
friend.
Edward Lee Harris
Dillwyn
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-24
SELFISH COCKER

Clinton. Okla. When t II a
cocker next door saw L. T Bruce's
grandson arrive with his small
Beagle pup for a visit with his
grandfather, the dog promptly
gathered up his playthings, in
Guiding two rubber balls. two rub
Der mice and a leather watch
band, and laid down on top of
them. Selfish dogl
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-24

Mfr. ard Mrs q. II. Womack,
Palnplin boy. Dec II.
Mr. and Mrs G J. Adams
CFewe. girl, Dec. 20
MT and Mrs g. H. Hamlet.
BRAKES Branch. gil Dee Il
Mr. and Mfs B c. slayton
F8lnyille boy, Dec II
Goiored Patients
Virginia Gray Prospect an q
Mafs Williams. heyssill+
Coiared Births
Garfield and Naomi Smith. Farm.
vile. giil Dee. 49,.
Martha q Theodore Foster.
iea3nigIlle boy. Dec. ~.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-24

hearts that are open wide 10 re-
ceiye HIM. and may the peace Oh
earth goodwill to men OF that
first Cllfi stmaS remain hi our
hearts. through the years, because
Va have made roo m for the
Heavenly Guest.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-24

Deal SAhta.
| ann little boy four years old.
I have moved from the mill over
on Route ID near Willis Mountain.
Please bring tile gun and some
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-04-18

fifth Of a mile from the screen.
lie argued that even 20 per
cent Of the picture would divert
a motorists attention. Council
man J. Grahame Walker retorted
that few motorists would be in.
terested in seeing one-fifth Of a
movie.
Councilman Jerry T. Williams
announced happily that he liked
to look at movies at a county
drive-in which he drives past.
The council got into a disagree
ment over whether an outdoor
screen is wider than the council
meeting room. Finally, the coun-
Gil asked Public Works Director
Mason Butcher for his opinion.
He sided with Mr.. Baughman and
said the screens are wider than
the council chamber.
The original wording of the or.
dinance noted that any party "ag.
grieved by the denial Of a license"
may appeal to Circuit Court.
Councilman Robert Snure sug-
gested II be reworded, "aggrieved
by the granting or denial" to
play fair with both sides. The
change was adopted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-04-18
Ist County Squadron Sons of American
Legion Will Be Chartered Tonight

example will spur other posts in
the county into forming squad
rons for Legion sons.
Dave L. Brigham, of Sandy
Spring, a National Legion Execu.
tive Committeeman, will deliver
the boys charter to David Jen'
nings, Rockville, commander OF
Observation-Disclosures Post
SO. Commander Jennings will
then turn it over to 16-year-old
William Dabbs, son of Legion
naire Dabbs and captain of the
boys squadron.
A highlight of the program will
be presentation of heroism medals
for life-savng to two Rockville
area boys.
State Legion Commander Leroy
G.. Metz of Hagerstown will par
ticipate in the ceremonies, as will
russell d. Ward, vice comman
der of the Southern Maryland
District.
Squadron officers will be in
stalled at the meeting. Beside:
Capt. Dabbs, they will include Is
1t. Grant Rossignol, Adjutan
John O'Rear, and others.
A number of county and mum
cipal officials will attend Tho
squadron's launching.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-04-18
County Council LOUers Boom on Neu
Outdoor Motion Picture Theaters

A new ordinance on outdoor
theaters was enacted by the
County Council this week over
opposition from Councilman vii.
bur Baughman.
The new measure still leaves
1t up to the coming ordinance TO
ride herd on new al fresco"
movie houses. II provides that no
license shall be issued where il
would be in violation OF the APP
plicable coming laws.
Council members haggleh over
whether TO adopt a paragraph
that would prevent "any build.
ing, driveway, parking lot or any
other building or facility used in
the operation Of the outdoor thea.
ter from being within 500
YARDS "of any residential
church or school" They finally
cut the distance to 500 FEET.
Mr.. Baughman wanted TO pro-
hibit any outdoor screen from be-
ing visible at all from any arte.
rial highway. The ordinance was
worded to prevent more than 20
per cent OF the screen that is,
The surface on which the film is
projected from being seen from
the public highway within one
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-04-18
Hit Glen
HillsROad
Project

A public hearing is scheduled
tonight on the biggest front foot
benefit project in county history,
with county engineers expected to
defend their $350,000 cost esti-
mate against attack by critics.
The meeting will be in the
County Office Building in Rock
vile before the County Council.
The Home Builders Association
of Metropolitan Washington has
attacked the project as "a most
inequitable proposal"
The county proposed that prop
erty owners in Glen Hills and
Potomac Highlands pay 81 front
foot for new roads.
Fayette M. Latham, the Home
Builders technical director, has
charged that the cost is at least
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-04-18

Squadron sc, Sons of The Am
erican Legion. will receive its
charter in Richard Montgomery
High School tonight, repeatedly
the first such group formed in
Montgomery County.
Rockville Legionnaires in Hen
derson.Smith. Edmonds Post Sc
are sponsors of the squadron.
Some so boys, all sons of Legion
naires, are members.
The Legionnaires have invited
the general public to attend. II
will be one of the Posts most inn
pressive ceremonies, with music
furnished by the Second Army's
bag-pipers and drum corps.
The new squadrons charter fol.
lows three years of organization
al work by Post members, led by
Francis Dabbs and Ray Suther-
land.
Dewitt S. Hyde, this Districts
congressman, will be principal
speaker at the ceremony, which
begins at 7:45 p. m.
He will discuss Our Youth in
The World of Tomorrow" citing
the need for broadened youth op.
portunities without regimenta
ton.
The Rockville Post hopes its
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-04-18
Air Force
Builds In
Rockville

The United States Air Force
Wednesday announced plans
for the construction Of a 81
million administrative build
ing in Rockville.
tt e military installation
will be used by the 1009th
Special weapons squadron
which is presently housed in a
temporary structure in Washing
ton.
Located near the intersection
of Seven Locks and Great Falls
Roads, the building will be con-
structed on 10 acres of land do
mated to the Air Force by Attor-
ney Nathan Iubar, acting for
West Rockville, Inc, owners of
the acreage.
The area was recently annexed
by the city of Rockville.
Designed to fit in with the To-
cal scene, the structure is to be
a two-story, brick faced concrete
block building, with a floor space
of $1,000 square feet.
When completed about 300 mil.
itary and civilian personnel will
be employed in administrative du-
ties at the site.