davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1959-12-02

When Davis styles q cor coot, it's sure
to keep on the go, go, go. It's so
doshing to look at, SO comfortable to
wear Choose this all American fov-
orite from many styles at Woodward
g lothroP, the Christmas Store.
A. Cotton popIin buttons to chin, has
warm quilted lining, corduroy trim.
Beige. Ioden green, eroy or red. 1918.
1895
B. City-country commuter, this cozy-
ing $3.50 wool, l59o camel hair with
Orion pile in depth for its collar; Orion
pile lining. Groy or camel color.
1918. 25.95
G. Wool tweed coot has comfortable
raglan sleeves, newly smart again.
Orion pile collar snueeIes high. Brown
mix. 1918. 2295
D. Wide walled cotton corduroy looks
new on the horizontal. Raglan sIeeved
and with Orion pile collar Pecan or
loden green. 1915. l7.95
E. Cotton popIin with wonderful hid
den assets. The hood folds away under
collar till wanted. Warm pile lining
zips in and out. Labeled for fobric
content Beige, Ioden green or Choir
coal. 1918. 25.95
WGL-Sportsweor, Bird Floor
also Chevy Chose, Corners and Alexandra
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Return From Conference

The Maryland delegation to the
National All conference, which in
cluded a representative from Car
rett county, has returned home
from the event held last week in
Washington.
A highlight Of the conference
was the dedication of the rational
All center 1t Chevy Chase. Pres
ent for the ceremonies was Presi-
dent Eisenhower, who spoke brief
ly. Sarah Ann Ram5burg, Thur
mont, had the honor of presenting
the president a medallion on be-
half of the All members.
Miss Judy Bucket, of Bittinger,
appeared in a pageant the open
ing night of the conference. She
is a sophomore at the University
of Maryland.
These attending the conference
also took q tour of the Capitol,
Washington Monument. White
House and the Lincoln Memorial
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
To Represent County

Miss Viola BroadWater will rep
resent Garrett county at the meet
ing of the National Education as
sociation meeting in St. Louis
June 20 to July 3. Maryland will
be represented by nearly 1876 edu-
Gators at the convention. OF the
group 125 will be official dele
gates of the Maryland State
Teachers association.
She planned to leave from her
home at Grartsville on June 27
and return July 5.
Miss BroadWater has been serv-
ing en- the NEA commission on de
Tense, and chairman for the public
relations committee for the coun-
ty teacher association and is a
member of the MSTA committee.
She was chairman of the Institute
Of Maryland Public Affairs com
mit.ce and served as recorder at
the IMPA workshop in Baltimore
last summer. She had attended
leadership training camp at Camp
Louise, Cascade, for several years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25

Continued from Page One)
CENTER Robert F.
ROdeheaver, Principal, Mrs. Helen
S. Buchanan Mrs. Barbara B.
Finn, Mary Martha Friend, Mrs.
LeOra NJ. Hardesty, Mrs. Mary S.
jackson. Mrs Rita Johnson. Anna
Lucille Mitchell. Mrs Eva M Ream,
Mrs. Virginia c. Ryan. Jeanne L.
Schmidt, Mrs. Elisabeth P Thayer,
Mrs. Delaine |. Travis.
CRELLIN-W Leburn Myers,
Principal, Mrs. Alice D. FitzWater.
Elena NJ. Pendergast, Mrs. Edna
G.. Wonderly.
LOCH LYNN HEIGHTS Mrs.
M. Thelma Hanlin, Principal Mrs
Madelein Blamble, Mrs Elizabeth
F. McComas. Mrs. Mary L. Riggs,
Mrs. Ruth Ryan, Helen A. Teets.
BENNETT ROAD-Foster A.
Riggs, Principal, Mrs. Elizabeth
Blake, Mrs Mary X. Eaason, E.
Virginia Glover. Mrs. Elsie V.
Hanlin, Mrs. Ethel NJ Helbig, Josie
M Iden, Leora LaRue, Mrs. Hill
dred Mulvey, Mrs. Ella A. Mace,
Harry L. Rubenstein, Lenora A.
Schrock. Mrs. Regina M. Stork.
NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
Paul Muha, Principal; Ralph II.
Beachley, Vice Principal; Mrs.
Dorothy Anderson, Mrs. Anna x.
Beachy, Lilburn L. Blown, Floyd
H. Carson, Mrs. Lucille D. Carson,
Lawrence S. Faith, Mrs. Mary L.
Forsyth, Chauncey NJ Friend,
Merle A. Garletts, Mrs. Jean r
Crosse, Mrs. Polly J Hanst, Alvin
Jones, Kenneth B Keplinger, Mel
win E. Kesner
Mrs. Martha Lawton, Darrell A.
Malone. Mrs. Ruth p Matthews,
Mrs. Virginia z. Mckenzie Den
yer L. Mitchell, Mrs Rosamond A.
Pavone, John T. Reckner, Jr., JUS
tin A. Riggs, Mrs. 10 Ann Robin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Girl Found Safe;
Was Lost in Park

A ten-year-old Baltimore girl
was lost for three hours in Swallow
Falls State forest before a forestry
worker found her unframed
Mary Beth Hill wandered away
from her parents and their four
other children during a visit to
the park last Wednesday. The
Hills Immediately notified park
personnel. About 30 foresters
searched the park.
At about 6 p. m, w. Offutt john
son, summer employee at the park,
found the little grl unhurt, along
the banks of the Youghiogheny
river. The Hills who had stopped
to see the state forest after visit
to Deep Greek Lake, continued
their trip home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
GrantSville Wins
Over FlintstOne

Dave Richards struck out 20
batsmen in hurting Grantsville's
Sluggers to a 90 victory over
Flintstone on Sunday in the Pen
Mar baseball league.
Richards fell four strikeouts
short of the season high of "a set
by Bobby Raines on May 20 against
FliEtstone. In posting his fifth vic
tory against one loss the Grants
vile ace turned back Flintstone
with three hits. He issued six
passes.
Jim Keister was Grantsville's
leading hitter with three safetie5
in four trips. Tucker Cain, George
Lauder and JUNE Perry obtained
two hits each for Grantsville. Perry
was injured sliding and was forced
to Withdraw from the contest which
was played at Flintstone.
Grantsville now stands in fourth
place in the eight-team league.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
MARRIED

MISREPRESENTATION - Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Broadwater of Savage
River. announce the marriage of
their daughter Kathryn, to Glenn
Alan Harvey. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Harvey Of Bloomington
The ceremony was solemnized
Saturday, June Is, by the Rev
Charles Goodwin, pastor of the
Oakland Methodist Church
Mrs. Alma Knoll. of Barton,
served as maron of honor, while
Eldred Krcll, Jr., served as best
man. Following the ceremony the
couple left on a short wedding
trip.
The Bride is a graduate of
Bruce High School, Wcsternport,
class Of 1859. Mr.. Harvey, a gradu-
ate of Bruce High school class of
81, served four years in the US
Air Force and is employed at the
Upper Potomac Television Co. of
Piedmont, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Large Crowd At Sing

Between 400 and 500 people were
in attendance at the annual re-
ligious sing held at the Mt. Lake
Park auditorium last Sunday
afternoon. Three male quartets
participated, including the Rode
HEAVIER quartet, the Christian
Crusaders and the Christian Aires.
There were solo and duet num-
bers and choir selections in adj
dition to group singing.
Only religious numbers were
used and no prizes were awarded.
The committee in charge included
Stanley Ashby, Ernest Ashby and
r. A. Kimmel, named by the
board of the Camp Meeting as
s0ciation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
EVANSVILLE AUCTION

Steers, good to choice, $500 TO
27.30; medium to good, 2200 to
2575; common 200O to Pills.
Heifers, good to choice. $500 to
2610; medium, 2200 to PATS; COM
mon, 1900 to 2175
Cows, good, 1900 to PHO; medi-
UNI, 1900 to 1875; culls, 1875 to
1875.
Calves, choice, $500 to 1925;
good, 27O0 to 3175; medium, 1900
to 1850; culls, 1900 to 1900.
Hogs, handy WITS, 17.10 to 1000;
light WITS, 1915 to 1850; heavy WITS,
1875 to 1890. heavy sows, 1880 to
lilo; light sows, 400 to 1920;
Pigs, head, 7.50 to 1175.
Lambs, ungraded, 1920 to PATS:
Ewes, Its to 900; Weathers, 700
to 1900.
Bulls, 21.0O to PAYS.
Horses, cwt., 500; head, 1880.
Eggs, jumbo, IS to 42c.; large,
81 to 38c; medium, q to 29c; pull
lets, 18 to 27c; peewee, IS to Csc;
cracks, Is to 2212c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Gains Noted in 1858
Income Tax Receipts

The share of state income tax re-
ceived by Garrett c0unty's COM
missioners and the eight political
subdivisions in the county in
creased sharply in the past year.
Comptroller of the Treasury
Louis L. Goldstein noted that the
total payments to the govern
mental bodies during the current
fiscal period which ends June 30,
amounted to 1869.
During the 1888 fiscal year
the total payments came to $685.
317, an increase of 1882. In the
1955-57 year the county board and
subdivisions received S27549.
The governmental units received
no part of the one percent addi-
tional tax that went into effect
last year. They shared only in the
two percent tax that has prevailed
for number of years.
The listing for last year includes
the following: Accident, 1868; Deer
Park, S247; Friendsvillc, $3.50:
Grantsville, 1888; Kitzmiller, S279;
Loeb Lynn, Sl95; Mt. Lake Park,
S773; Oakland, S4699: County Com
missioners, S26,031; total, S33.699.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Mt. ESgEse Pearls NeE1S

Joseph Ashby Oakland. and Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Paugh, Mrs.
J. a. Lands, Mr.. and Mrs. Blair
Simmons and daughter attended
the Buckbee reunion at Maysville,
w. Va, Sunday.
Those from out Of town attend
ing the wedding of Mary Mae
Paugh to Frank Herring we're Mr..
and Mrs. Jay Fogle, of Hagcrs-
town; Mr. and Mrs George An
thony Mr. and Mrs. Earle Nally
and Mrs. Orvie Lingle, of Wash
ington, d. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Keller and
children, Of Canton, o., spent the
weekend with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. w. c. Rogers.
Mrs. Thomas Tillet and sons,
and sister-in-law, and Mrs. Charles
Railey ana daughter Of Baltimore,
are spending a vacation at Deep
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Three Get FLA Degree

Three FLA. students from re-
gion one received the Maryland
Farmer degree at the annual con-
vention of the Maryland associa-
ton of Future Farmers of Ameri-
ca this week at College Park.
They we're Kenneth Bachtel,
Oakland chapter; Roy Schlossnagle
and Harold Schmidt, Northern
High School chapter. They were
three of as outstanding young men
elected throughout the state. Ray
mond n. Welch, Wicomico county,
was named Star Farmer Of Mary
land and was scheduled to receive
5000 award.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
GLADES

Mr.. and Mrs. George Ward and
Chuck. Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald
George and Terri, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Knox, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Knox and family, Walter Knox,
Verna Knox, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Green, Don OBrien, of Ohio; Leah
Bethel, Carolyn Mihelcic. and
Harland Bethel had surprise
25th wedding anniversary celebra-
ton for Mr. and Mrs. Harry
O'Brien, Sunday.
Recent guests of Mrs. Anna Or
endorf and daughter Susie, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bethel and
daughter Bertha, Mrs Marvin
Bethel and daughter Ruth Ann,
Mrs. Lawrence Bucket, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Orendorf and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Glotfelty
and sons, Hammill and Donald
were guests of Warren Oesters,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Orendorf
and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Burkholder
attended the Hymn Singing, Sum
day at Mt. Lake Park.
Martha Glotfelty spoke to the
United Lutheran Church Women,
Wednesday evening at Western
port.
Beatrice Glotfelty, Carolyn Mi
helcic and Leah Bethel attended a
party at the Alvin Beachy home
Tuesday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Two Persons Hospitalized

Two persons were hospitalized
as the result of a wreck at the in
tersection of U. S. 219 with the
Deer Park-Sand Flat road last
Friday evening. They were Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Elmer Nelson,
of Swanton, who were brought to
Garrett County Memorial hospital
in Oakland
The driver of the automobile
which struck Mr. and Mrs Nelson
was not identified. Mr. Nelson had
decorations of the face and a cut
over the right eye He was dis
charged from the hospital. Mrs.
Nelson, who was badly bruised,
still remains a patient.
Corporal Samuel Conrad investi-
gated the accident, but he could
not be located this morning to
identify the driver of the other
car.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
FerndoIe Church Plans
Vacation Bible School

A vacation Bible school, spon-
sored by the Ferndale Baptist
church, route 219, north OF Oak
land, will begin Wednesday, July
/, it was announced by Rev. Will
lam c. Rogers, dean. Children
from 4 to Is years of age may
crter. Sessions viii be held from
$40 to 9 p. m.
The curriculum includes Bible
stories and studies, sword" drills,
music, handicrafts and missionary
activities. There will be depart
ments for beginners, primary,
junior and intermediate classes.
Commencement exercises will be
held Thursday, July 8, at 1870
o'clock. The school picnic will be
held on the church lawn on Friday,
July 10, at p. N.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Club to Complete
Boy Scout Barracks

The Oakland-Mt Lake Park
Lions club is now in the process
Of completing the Boy Scout bar
racks on which it started construc-
ton a year on more ago,
Volunteer labor is being used
and club officers have issued a call
for a work party Of club members
on Saturday afternoon, beginning
Immediately after lunch.
The club is planning to pour CON
crete in the barracks floor, and
complete the installation of lava
tories and showers and all plumb
ing fixtures in the building. The
club is endeavoring to have every
assist in the construction
work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25

son, Mrs. Mary c. Schurman, Mel
vim Il. Schwing, Mrs Lucille H..
Sines, Hoye b. Smith, Mrs. Kath-
Iyn s. Smith, Charles f. Strauss.
William X. Umbel. Jr.. Mrs. Fan
mabel S. Williams, Robert Wilson,
Mildred Wucik.
SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
w. Kenneth Johns, Principals;
Carl H. Everly, Vice Principals;
Earl Addison. Jr.. Charles A. Ben
nett, Richard ID. Bishoff, Mrs.
Goldie B. Bittle, Raymond Borrell,
Mrs. Ruth c. Brown, Mason w
Calls, Mrs. Adriennc G. Carter,
Roberta Cogley Barbara L. Cola
brese, Tarun M. Comegys. Elmer
w. Crone, Jr., F.. DeNeal Dean,
Mrs. Burnetta A. DeVore, Ann g..
Dilgard, Lewis a. DomeHick, Jr.,
Mrs. Alta II. Duling, Mrs Margaret
J. Feather, Russell Fitzgerald.
Eugene NJ. Finn, Melvin Gar
land. Mrs. Janice G. Hutchinson,
Bernice NJ. Idleman, Robert p.
Jackson, Wayne r. Johnson, Eliza
beth S. Kildow, Tommie L. Kuhn,
George A. Lipscomb, Robert r.
Martin, Mrs. Virginia McManis,
Mrs. Mildred S. Meyer.
Harold H. Miller, Mrs. Theoda
r. Miller, Mrs. Vera r. Mustard,
Frances L. Patterson, Mrs. Bessie
d. Price, Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Randol.
Albert r. Ringer, Carl W. Schoon-
over, Erwin S. Smith, Norman r.
Smith. Ernest c. Spoerlein, Rich
ard N. Travis. James H. Trickett,
Mrs. Evelyn K. Watson, William
Watson. Jr.. Sharon e. Young.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25

Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kelley, route ?, in
Guided MIR. and Mrs. Bert More
land, Nancy Glotfelty and Jimmy
Rogers, Clarlcsburg, w. Va; Mr..
and MRS. Leo Kline and family
Paw Paw, w. Va. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lenzie Teets, Of Eglon. Recent
visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Kelley and family, Cumberland;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kelley, Mrs.
Don Mathency and sons. Oakland;
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kelley and
family, Mt Lake Park; Mr.. and
Mrs. Benson Kelley and family,
Clarksburg; Mrs. Virginia Walters
and friend, Middletown, Va; Allen
Kelley, Jr., and Roddy Glotfelty,
Spelter, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson White, Of
Winter Haven, Fla, are visiting
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Newcomer
and daughter, Of Cadiz o., visited
her sister, Miss Ethel Turney.
David Sister, NOVEL; Simmons
and Stevie Harvey are attending
Boy Scout camp, near Cumber-
land this week
Mrs. w. S. Chesley, of Washing
ton, has opened her summer home,
arriving Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Smith and
son, of Mentor o., spent the week
end here. They were accompanied
back home by their son Richard,
who have spent week here visit
ing relatives.
MI and Mrs. Dale Nicholson
and family, Of Columbus. o., spent
the latter part Of the week here
with his parents. He was accom-
panied by his parents. who had
been visiting with him. Other Wis
itors at the Nicholson home dur
ing the week were Mr.. and Mrs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
| SEE BY THE DAGIES

House approved q 3l2 billion
mutual security bill after slashing
Development loan fund by 100 mil
lion.
The House voted 70 raise U. S.
debt ceiling to 295 billion.
Air lines were dropping mini
mum age requirements for steward
esses from 81 to 10 because of mar
riage inroadS.
An Iowa woman was named Mrs.
America at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Cardinal Gushing of Boston
urged that U. S. schools teach COM
munism to arouse people against
it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
81 Marriage Permits
Granted in 2 Weeks

SiXty-seven marriage licenses
were issued during the past two
weeks ending Monday afternoon
from the office of Richard L..
Davis, clerk of the Circuit court.
This brought the total for June
thus far to los.
Three licenses issued were
marked don't publish
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25
Campers Visit Deep Creek
Baptist Sunday School

A class OF ten junior boys from
the Peters Greek Baptist church
of the Pittsburgh area visited the
class of Mrs. Charles Anderson in
the junior department of Deep
Creek Baptist Sunday school last
Sunday. The boys and their con-
sellers were camping or the lake
side and were attracted to the
church by the music from the
church tower.
The councillors said they plan
ned to bring ether groups during
the summer. A group OF Explorer
scouts, camping by the lake, also
were in attendance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25

Creek Lake; and also visiting their
mother. Mrs. Robert Farrell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25

The only thing that may be hard to
understand is how it can offer the
ride it does, along with so many
other luXury-car virtues, and still
compete in the low-price field.
We use the word compete only in
the sense of price For with a ride
as special as Chevy's, real COM
petitors are hard to come by.
There's a world of difference be-
tween Chevrolet's coil springs at all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25

THURSDAY, JUNE Is, 1859.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-06-25

Nothing else but dyed-in-the-
wool sports car like the Corvette
can take a turn with such solid
assurance
It's easy to see where Chevrolet
gets its road sense. With big coil
springs at every wheel, a firm, wider
stance and all of its pounds dis
tributed with painstaking care,
Chevy's born with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-21
Alan Irving Cohen, 80,
District Credit Manager

Funeral services will be held
tomorrow for Alan Irving
Cohen, 80, credit manager for
Pat Royals clothing store in
Washington, vino was killed
Saturday night when struck by
a car as he attempted to cross
Route l in Fairfax County. His
home was at 1906 Yellowstone
drive, Alexandria.
Police said Mr.. Cohen had
stopped his car to make a tele-
phone call from an outdoor
telephone booth in the 1900
block of Richmond highway. AS
he tried to return to his car
he was trapped in heavy traffic
and killed by an oncoming
automobile.
Mr.. Cohen had worked with
the clothing store in recent
months. Previously he was en-
ployed with the Capitol Credit
Co. in Washington.
During World War II, he
served with the Army Chemica,
Corps in Alaska.
Mr.. Cohen was a native oil
Washington.
He leaves his wife Gertrude
and a son Paul, 6, both of the
home address; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Barnett Cohen, 475(
Chevy Chase drive, Chevy
Chase, and a sister, Mrs. Flor.
ence Levitov, 2400 Esther court
Silver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-21
John Myers, 81,
Retired Fireman

John w. Myers, 80, Captain
Johnny" to his associates in
the Fire Department where he
served for 81. years, died yes
terday in Sibley Hospital of a
cerebral hemmorhage.
He is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Barbara Raley
of Atlanta, Ca; Mrs. Francis
H. Martin of Culpeper. Va,
and Mrs. Madeline Norman
of Bethesda, Md; and five
sons, Eugene H. of Silver City,
New Mexico, John w. of WASH
ingtcn, Robert B. of Sacrament
to, Calf, David E. of Silver
Spring, Md, and Donald A. Of
Cheverly, Md.
Services will be held at the
Hysong. Funeral Home, 18th
and N streets NV. at 2 pm
Tuesday, with burial at Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-21
BY ROY ESSOYAN
Associated Press Staif Writer

VIENTIANE, Laos, Sept. 81,
The war in Laos looks like
shadow boxing-unUil you visit
the Vientiane general hospital
where 80 Of the wounded are
quartered.
There is a look OF bewilder-
ment on some Of the faces. as
If they too, had not thought
this war was real.
Some Of the men-many are
boys in their teens-don't seem
to know how they got here as
they look at their ripped,
manned bodies.
Boun Thong, a l7-year-old
boy who took a machine-gun
burst in the face at the north
eastern border village Of Sam
ten lies swathed in bandages,
unable to speak. His eyes seem
to plead for a reasonable ex-
PLANTATION.
Boua Khet, a 26-year-old
member of the volunteer home
guard. was wounded in the leg
in northern Sam Neua province
"a days ago. He finally reached
the Hospital September 10.
That's one of the Laotian
governments big problems, get
ting the wounded to the hos
pital before they die. The army
has no helicopters, the most
practical means of picking the
wounded from out of the jungle
where they fall.
The Laotian government says
it has lost some 300 men killed.
wounded and missing since
fighting broke out two months
ago. A hundred of the wounded
are under treatment in Vien-
tiane.
Vientiane general hospitals
two wards for battle wounded
are grimy and fiyspecked. The
tile floors are covered with dirt
Slow-moving fans stir the
air. Most of the beds have
no sheets. Mattresses sag.
Thermos TASKS and dusty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-21
Antonio Espinoso.
Former Mexican
Envoy to U. S.

Antonio Espinosa de 10:
Monteros, 81, Mexican Ambas-
sador to the United State.
during the administration o.
former President Truman. dice
of a heart ailment Saturday ir
Mexico City.
A financier as we'll as diplo-
mat. Mr.. Espinosa began hi;
United States service here ir
l945. He was instrumental ir
securing several major loan.
for his country from the Ex-
port-Import Bank.
Mr.. Espinosa graduated from
Gettysburg pa College anc
Harvard University. He wa:
elected Phi Beta Kappa at the
latter school.
His business career was con-
tinued in Mexico when he left
his post Of ambassador here ir
1919. He founded the Mexican
finance agency called the Ma.
cional Financiera, which proved
helpful in settling the foreign
debts of Mexico following
World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-21
Laos Fighting
Report Found
Exaggerated

VIENTIANE, Laos, Sept. 81
(AP). - Western correspond
ents who returned from Sam
leu last night said the north
eastern village, reported scene
of five days Of fierce fighting,
was practically unsecured.
They said the local COM
mander told them the village
| in western Sam Neua province
had not changed hands four
times as Brig. Gen. Duane
Rathikone, Laotian arm e d
forces commander, had re-
ported.
Laotian government troops
withdrew under attack Septem-
Der IL, they said, but had re-
entered the village the follow
ing morning and remained
ever since.
They said government forces
suffered two dead and three
injured in the fighting.
The only sign of battle in
the fort, which overlooks the
village from a hill across the
Nam Ma River, was two straw
covered dugouts apparently hit
by mortar fire.
Official communicates of the
war in northern Laos have fire.
quently been contradicted by
eyewitness reports.
Fighting appears to have
begged down in tropic heat. and
no new military activities were
reported today.
United Nations fact finders,
sent to find out about Laos
charges of Communist agrees
sion from North Wet Nam, have
received a bulky 200-page re-
port from the government. The
report is being given careful
study.