Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07


revolution. 23-year-old Gabor F
the street life of the city, succe
to cope and survive. During the
revolution. he carried the nick
name Bloody Hands"
He was arrested the other
night when he attempted tc
storm the Legation representing
the puppet Hungarian govern
ment. He was many times ar
rested in Hungary and spent al
most five years in jail.
Gabor, who is a slightly built
young man with wavy blond hail
and slanting blue eyes. is a true
child of the Soviet storm. Since
he was 10 years old he has known
nothing but violence. defiance
and hatred.
Tells Of Experiences
He is anxious to talk about his
experiences. Now employed as a
masseur in the Health Club OF
the Hotel Ambassador. he eagerly
tells his patrons about those
days when he was one OF the
youthful negotiators suing for
terms with ex-Premier Macy,
about that great moment when
he put his flag on top OF the
Budapest Parliament Building,
while the triumphant rebels
cheered, and of how he rescued
the flag when the Russians re-
turned to the city. He carried
the flag around with him wher-
ever he goes, in a little leather
case.
TIE speaks almost no English,
His blue eyes blaze when he
speaks of the Russians, and
everything he says is inflamma-
tory.
On Thursday night, he actu-
ally succeeded in getting into
the Legation. He was armed
with an invitation that had been
brought down from New York.
by someone who had no inten-
ton of attending. He was met
at the door by the Minister
Thor zador. Gabor brushed By
the Minister, dashed upstairs to
the reception hall, shouting
Get out of Budapest. Russians
go homer
The Minister threw him out
He came back in a taxi witt
three companions, when the po'
lice caught UP with him.
The demonstration was plannet
by the Americana Hungarian Fed
Grafton, in accord with police
regulations. Gabor's flag carry
ing was his own idea.
What Was His Aim?
What did he hope to gain?
"Ten million people are sui
fering under the regime Of inter
national gangsters, he says We
hemently. We wanted the fret
world to know its responsible!
for the sufferings Of these people
If it allows this same gang II
celebrate the oppression Of II
million in Hungary and millions
elsewhere.
Hatred of the Russians haI
been the focal point of Gabori
emotions since l945, when thu
Russians entered Budapest t
"liberate it." This was the even
being celebrated by the puppe
government at the Legation
Thursday night.
Gabor has his own reasons fol
remembering it. His mother wa
attacked by Russian soldiers anc
shot. His father. attempting Il
defend her. was shot, too. Gabol
saw it all. Up until that tim,
the Bablers had lived vel
enough in Budapest. His father
was a designer Of aircraft en-
gines. Gabor and his three sis.
tiers were tutored at home.
Sent Back to City
The next day, the new orphan
clambered onto the roof of
train leaving Budapest for th'
countryside. A middle-ageC
women told him to go back Il
the city to try to escape. Sh'
gave him bag of jewels to giv'
to a relative of hers. The DO!
returned, but could not find thu
relative, and finally sold a we'd
ding ring from the collection TO,
some dollars. With the dollars
he bought food and sold it a
such a good profit that within
10 days he had earned $500.
Twice all his money was stolen
Once he paid $40 to a man VIII
was supposed to help him fiel
the country. The man collectet
the price, but failed to show vi
at the ustro-Hungarian border
Gabor took to the streets. H
became a salesman Of flints ant
matches and a highly successful
one at that. 1t is forbidden u
sell things in cafes, but the pro
prietors winked at Gabor, VIII
because of his tender years. wa
a favorite with the patrons.
BY night, he worked the nigh
clubs. In one of them he met al
Englishman who took a fanc
to him and paid his keep in al
orphanage for two years. Gabo
enjoyed the security Of the in
stitution and the schoolin
there: but in 1851. when tn
American businessman Rober
Vogeler was released from Com
munist prison. the Englishmal
had to leave the country. toe
and Gabor was once again o.
his own.
Held By Secret Police
Soon afterwards. he was ar
rested by the dread secret polio
OF Hungary, the AVN for dis
tributing pro-Western leaflet'
which he had picked up at tn
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