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hCCUi ulllB W TIE GROUP IL DOdiu S
action. Districts l, 2. 3. 8 and 10
will play sectional tournament at
Richmond. with Districts 4. is, 6. z
and 8 competing at VPI Both di-
visional Journeys will be held March
As.
Break For Fans
Two teams from each sectional
tournament will advance to tn e
state finals on March ll-l2. Lynch
burg was selected as a tentative
site for the championship event.
Thus teams from this area will
be spared the long trip in future
years. both Richmond and Lynch
burg being close at hand T m
followers will get opportunity to see
more of the season-end tournament
activity, and the rare atmosphere
Of the Blacksburg elevation won't
be an excuse any longer
In other actions at the VHSL SEES
sion. Virginia got a new four-way
division classification by school
population Formerly there were
three, Groups l, II. and Ill
New School Grouping
Next year. Group l. will have a
Group Ia for schools with an en-
rollment exceeding 1000. and a
Group I-B for schools between 600
and 1000 Group II will continue
to be the division for schools with
over $50 up to 600. Group III
schools are those under ESQ
The que also added four
schools to the Group 1 membership,
bringing that figure to 54 schools.
BoskerviII Kudos
Anyone who saw the parking jam
and hundreds Of spectators at Long
wood Golf Club Sunday afternoon
during the final matches of the
fifth Baskervill Bowl tournament
got one impression a smash
ing success
The tournament represents a
considerable investment in funds.
an accumulation of bisters and
overtime hours for the committee
leaders from the host Longwood
Club That's the way with successes,
however.
Our community is fortunate that
the will, the drive and the facili-
ties are here to produce such a box
office hit. Billy Blandford, Com
monWealth's attorney in PoWhatan
and one of group from that county
participating. described the event
precisely. Said he: This whole
thing is certainly a credit to your
community.
The field of 96 included links en-
thusiasts coming from as far away
as Louisville. KY. 10 Alexandria.
Va That folks from 20 distant COM
munities will remember Farmville
happily is no accident. thanks to
loyal group of workers.
Side Line Shorts:
STATE AMATEUR GOLF tourna-
ment is the next stop for Basker-
viii Bowl champion, Billy Watson.
With a group Of Farmyille en-
thusiasts. hell compete in the week
end event over the Cascades course
at Hot Springs.
JUNIOR JAYCEE GOLFERS.
Baxter Carter and Louis "Skeeter
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Statesmen to eventually win the
game
Snakes fine hitting was one Of
the chief factor in Randolph
Henry's baseball team having an
undefeated season and capturing
the district championship in the
spring of Gryder's first year.
102-Yard Run
Having lettered in every sport
during his first year. Gryder has
been a veteran" ever since. He
improved in each one during his
sophomore year. most notably in
basketball where he averaged over
II points per game. In football he
returned three kickoffs for touch
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ed the winner over a field Of So
golfers who came here from 20
home clubs in three states to en-
gage in two strenuous days Of
match play.
Competing in the championship
flight of 1G with him were those
who had 18-hole qualifying gu d
scores from the rs posted by Medal
list W. P. Billy" Hay, Jr., Of the
host club. to the 83s posted by
Watson. himself. and Curtis Nc
Cormick, the stylish, 20-yearold
CreWe linksman, who carried Wat
son to the 18th before falling in the
title match.
Bitter End Play
Watson had to play his final
three matches to the body-tiring
end in posting in succession one up
victories over Howard Ferguson, Of
the host club, Jack Elliott, Of Dur
ham, N. c., the 1858 winner, and
young Mccormick, who had just
passed out of his teens few days
before.
Only in his first round. when an
outgoing 80 gave him an insur-
mountable lead over r. A. Wilmoth
former Longwood champion, did
Watson win with any holes to spare.
Ferguson, tournament chairman
and one of the host clubs steadiest
competitors, carried Watson to the
goth hole.
Mccormick, who will play in the
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&hAns Ne,u,
Court Tourney Changed
By JOHN STICK
and good riddance!

So long Blacksburg and good riddance!
There1 Group championship basketball
finals at VPI according action taken the
sessions the Virginia High School this Feeck
The Backburg
squads the will
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Baskervill Golf Bowl
Observation-Disclosures

Watson kept his tensions under control
the middle
sporting of
Saturday Sunday at the
Longwood here.
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Weeks Results
Thursday
Lions s. Jaycees 3
Moose 10. Rotary 6
Monday
Rotary l3, Jaycees 3
Lions 3, Moose 2
Standings
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ISOIIR WUOQ 0OI1 NIuU TN g
The split-the-middle Fafmville
sWinger, who is currently Long
wood Club and Southside Virginia
Golf Association champion, emerg-
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James River League
Sunday Results
Orchid s, Cumberland 3
Amelia a. Arvonia 3

Summary
Orchid moved within +
game of the league leading Cumb-
erland squad by winning over Man
ager Ralph Clements nine Sunday
afternoon. PoWhatan, with players
still at National Guard encampment.
remained within game and half
of the top despite a second straight
postponement.
Games This Week
Sunday
Powhatan at Cumberland
Amelia at Orchid
Arvonia at Buckingham
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be apart from the lodges own
ceremonies.
Architect Of the Capitol J.
George Stewart announced the
ceremony on behalf Of the
House-Senate commission di-
recting the east front con-
struction.
1t was understood that House
Speaker Rayburn, chairman of
the commission. is anxious that
the ceremonies be brief and
simple, with only the President
making an address.
The east front project in
wolves reconstruction of the de-
teriorating old front at a To-
cation 3212 feet to the east.
The extension thus will provide
needed space as well as re-
making the old sandstone in
marble which will match the
House and Senate wings.
Demolition of the old front,
began last August, and excava-
ton for the new front has
been under way for about three
months. It is intended that
the exterior Of the new front
be completed by fall of next
year so that stands can be
erected for the next presiden-
tial Inauguration in January.
1861.
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Louis Armstrong
In Italy Hospital
With Pneumonia

SPOLETO, Italy. June %
(AP). - American Jazz King
Louis Armstrong was rushed to
Spoleto's Civil Hospital today
suffering from an attack Of
pneumonia.
Italian doctors who examined
him Immediately after the at
tack early today said that he
had suffered a heart attack. But
an examination by specialists
at the hospital showed that
the 58-year-old Negro musician
had pneumonia.
The New Orleans-born trum-
peter had come to Spoleto to
participate in the Festival OF
Two Worlds. directed by Amer
lean Composer Clan Carlo
Menotti.
The specialists-one of them
a heart man rushed from near
by Perugia-said Mr.. Arm
strong's condition was not
grave.
His wife was at his bedside
Mr.. Armstrong told Italian
doctors who first examined him
at his hotel early this morning
that he felt a sharp pain in
the left side of his chest. That
led the doctors to believe that
he had suffered a heart attack.
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Cannon, Jensen
Near Blows in
Strauss Dispute

Ill feeling over the Senate's
rejection Of Lewis L. Strauss
for Secretary of Commerce ex-
pIoded briefly on the House
floor today when Appropria-
tons Committee Chairman
Cannon, Democrat Of Missouri.
and Representative Jensen, Re-
publican of Iowa, made threat
ening gestures at each other.
The exchange stopped short
Of a closer encounter when
Speaker Rayburn banged his
gavel and other members tried
to calm the two antagonists.
Mr.. Cannon started the ex-
change by repeating charges
he made last month that Mr..
Strauss "impugned the integ-
rity" of the House committee
by denying statements re-
corded at a 1856 hearing.
Mr.. Jensen asked whether
Mr.. Cannon himself revised
the record. Mr.. Cannon
shouted that he made mo
substantive change" in the
transcript, and the two strobe
toward each other with arms
appraised.
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sion bill, which must go
through by June 30.
If this bill should get begged
down with tax changes during
the next week, the tax rates on
alcoholic beverages, cigarettes
and automobiles would drop
automatically on, July l to pre-
Korean war levels, at a heavy
loss to the Treasury. On the
same date the corporation in
come tax rate would go down
from So to Al per cent.
New Revenue FOreSeen
Senator Douglas, Democrat
of Illinois. told the committee
the loophole amendments would
make available new revenue
that could be used to reduce
excise and individual income
tax rates. Senators Mccarthy,
Democrat of Minnesota, and
Proxmire, Democrat of Wiscon-
sin, joined Senators Clark and
Douglas in proposing the loop
hole amendments.
Democrats on the committee
engaged in verbal sparring with
Budget Director Maurice H.
STAINS over whether bills being
considered by this Democratic
See TAXES, Page AS
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to Oslo, Bergen and nearby
Hardanger.
The seven bodies were taken
to the morgue at Voss. but the
work Of trying TO identify the
victims was delayed while po-
lice continued their investiga-
ton of the fire at the scene.
They did not even attempt to
give the nationalities Of the
dead.
1t was the second FIRE in 46
hours to wreck q European ho-
tel crowded with Americans.
The flve-floor Ambassador
"a m b a ssa dorO Hotel on
Rome's famed Via Veneto
caught fire early Sunday. Three
maids who jumped or fell from
the top story were killed.
The fire was discovered at
about 2 am. by Harris Caldwell
of Georgia.
II woke because Of roaring
and swapping sounds" he said.
See HOTEL, Page A-6
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Herter to Give
Geneva Report
On TV Tonight
By the Associated Press

Secretary of State Herter Is
reported ready to proclaim an
allied "no-retreat" stand in fu-
ture talks with the Russians
on the deadlocked Berlin issue.
Mr.. Herter is to outline his
views in a Nationwide tele-
viSion-radio report to the
American people tonight. His
15-minute speech will seek to
explain why six weeks of in
tensive talks at Geneva failed
to ease EaSt-West tensions over
Germany's fate.
(The speech will be carried
live on television at 8 pm.
by NBC Channel 4 and CHS
Channel 8. ABC Channel z
will show a film of the talk
at 1890 pm. All major radio
networks will broadcast the
speech live at 8 PM e.
President Eisenhower is un-
derstood to have approved the
main points of Mr.. Herter's
address during a White House
meeting yesterday.
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Hiqh Court Saves Man From Chair
After His Confession to False Friend

The confession was admitted
to evidence at the trial. The
Jury found it had been made
voluntarily and Spano was con-
victed and sentenced to death
But yesterday the high court
set aside Spano's confession
and reversed his conviction. 1t
held that the circumstances Of
the case showed that Spano
had been denied due process of
law under the Fourteenth
Amendment.
Not only was he worn down
by the intensive questioning,
the court declared, but 'Bruno's
was the one face visible to
petitioner in which he could
put some trust. 1t was with
this material that the officers
felt they could overcome pc
titioner'S will. We con-
clude that petitioners will was
overborn by official pressure,
fatigue and sympathy falsely
aroused. :"
While concurring with the
remainder Of the court in the
opinion. Justices Stewart,
Douglas, Brennan and Black
declared that absence of coun-
sci alone was enough to in
validate the confession. They
pointed out that Spano, when
questioned. was already under
indictment. This, they said,
made him q defendant, not
a suspect. And a de-
PENDANT, they said. has a right
to counsel prior to trial.
Under yesterdays rulin g
Spano may be tried again with
out the confession. The State
has one eyewitness to the slay-
ing.
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River. Today, that porch over
looks an orchard miles from
the river. The change Of view
is one of the many byproducts
Of the st. Lawrence Seaway.
the North American heartland's
new gateway to the sea.
Many Homes Moved
The Warner home. like those
Of 5000 other riverside dwellers
about 80 miles southwest Of
Montreal. was uprooted in the
name Of progress. The land is
now by the 100-square-
mile Lake st. Lawrence which
helps 10 produce vast quantities
Of badly-needed power in the
growing north country.
II took three days to move
the Warner house three miles
TO a brand new town site named
Long Sault, Ont. It was done
so smoothly that most of the
furnishings were moved in
place.
"They left our pictures on the
walls" Mrs. Warner says. II
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jumping from the windows Of
the hotel.
The police spokesman said
the missing persons may Lot
have persisted in the flames.
1.-THE guests are now spread
over q huge area" he said.
The situation Is confused"
The 99-room hotel, one Of
the most famous in Norway.
was reduced to ashes ifr two
hours although all nearby
communities sent firemen TO
help against the flames.
Oslo travel agencies and the
American Embassy sought to
bring aid to the burned-out
Americans, most Of whom had
fed in their night clothes with
out papers, money or luggage.
The seven dead were believed
to have been guests since hotel
employees live in another build
ing. One woman burned to
death in her room. At least
one patron persisted jumping
from a window. police said.
Guests Of the hotel scattered
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they call tax loopholes. Senator
Clark said:
81 enjoy luxuries as much as
the next fellow, but I see no
reason why such entertainment
should be subsidized by the
United States Treasury. 1t can
no longer be disputed that ex-
pense accounts enjoyed by the
privileged few in the business
community are widely and fla
gravity abused"
Program Hits Corporations
The liberals are offering
their program. aimed chiefly
at corporations, as amend
mentS to the House-approved
bill extending existing corpora
ton and excise rates for an
other year.
The Senate committee also
was confronted with conserva-
tive moves to eliminate the ex-
else taxes on passenger travel
tickets. telephone and telegraph
messages.
But Senate leaders, including
Chairman Harry F. Byrd Of
the Finance Committee. are
opposing any changes in tax
rates this year. They will urge
passage of the straight extern
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ment and kicked him three
or four times.
Spano was able to walk to
his apartment. There he picked
up a pistol, walked several
blocks to a candy store fire.
quented by Palermo, found his
tormentor and shot him dead.
Spano disappeared. A few
days later. still missing, he was
indicted on a charge of first
degree murder. Then, on Feb
ruary 3. Spano called his old
school buddy, Pvt. Bruno. He
told Pvt. Bruno he was going to
get a lawyer and surrender.
The policeman notified his SUI
periors.
The next day Spano, accom-
panied by his lawyer. turned
himself in at the Bronx County
building. His attorney warned
him against talking and left
him.
Then the interrogation be-
gan. But Spano refused to talk.
Policemen and prosecutors
questioned him in relays. But
the defendant only insisted
that his lawyer be called.
These requests were denied.
Then the questioners called
in Pvt. Bruno, who told Spano a
fearful story of how Spano's call
had gotten him in trouble, how
his job was threatened and how
this foreshadowed disaster for
Pvt. Bruno's pregnant wife and
three children. If only Spano
would confess
Spano held out for eight
hours. But then, in the words
of Chief Justice Warren, "pe-
titioner succumbed to his
friends presentations and
agreed tn make n statement. ="
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had some little figurines on
the mantle, intending to put
them in a basket. But the
movers came so suddenly l
forgot. Here they sat, as brave
as anything. and not a thing
was broken"
Now their home Is near a
handsome school, stately
churches and an ultra-modern
shopping center that would put
most other communities of 600
to shame-and all of them are
new.
Relocation Cost $50 Million
The cost was included in a
staggering $50 million bill paid
by the Ontario Hydro-Electric
Power Commission and the New
See SEAWAY, Page A-3
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Shuberf toFaI|
For Auto LOT
Ex-Goyety Sold,
Ruzinq Planned

The days Of greasepaint and
girls. tragedy and comedy, are
definitely over for the Sam S.
Shubert Theater. nee the Gay
ETY..
Today Shannon g. Luchs real
estate company announced the
property at SIS Ninth street is
being sold hy the Washington
Theater Co.
The nostalgia spot where
burlesque queens strutted and
dramatic stars triumphed for
more than half a century soon
viii give way to the ever
growing need for auto parking
space.
An agent for the real estate
firm said the theater building.
closed after a fire swept its
stage last January, is being
purchased by the Rudolph
Behrend estate.
1t will be demolished. to-
.gether with a three-story build
ing at Eighth and E streets
NV. already owned by the
estate, and the result will be
another 10000 feet Of parking
space for downtown visitors.
The corner building, con-
tanning about 1000 square feet.
has been vacant.
Fate OF the theater was all
but sealed last week when the
management company's stock
holders decided it would be too
expensive to repair the fire
damage.
There was still faint hope
some "angel" would appear to
refurbiSh the old showplace. 1t
had served as Washington's
second legitimate theater since
1850. Before that it was the
city's foremost exponent of the
art Of burlesque, under the
management of Jimmy Lake.
Not long after the fire. sew
eral Washingtonians had ex-
plored the possibility of buying
the Shubert to keep the foot
lights glowing. They were told
at that time the building was
not for sale.
Only today one Of the pros
.pective showmen began re-
appraising the situation. only
to learn the contract convert
ing the Gayety-Shubert into a
parking lot was drawn up Just
last night.
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demned as a slayer, and Of his
false friend, Rookie Policeman
Gaspar Bruno, who played on
Spano's sympathy to force him
into q confession after eight
hours Of intensive grilling.
Spano had kept out of trouble
with the law and held a steady
job. Among his burdens, how
ever, was burly Frank Palermo,
a 200-pound former profession
al fighter, who. 1t seemed to
Spano, was always pushing him
around.
On January %, 1857, Spano
dropped into a Bronx bar for q
drink. Palermo picked up
Spano's change from the bar
and walked outside. Spano
followed him, demanding its re-
turn.
The men started throwing
punches. Palermo, who had
boxed at Madison Square Gar
den. belted Spano to the pave
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Rioting Patients Hold
5 u. S. Prison Guards
Men Seize
Hospital in
Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, June %
(AP).-Rioting psychiatric pa
tients. 106 strong, seized 1--WE
guards and took over a wing
of the United States Medical
Center here last night. With
the lives Of the guards at stake,
the convict patients MAIN
tanned control Of the wing to-
day in an omtnously silent war
Of nerves.
Guards, State troopers, spe-
|cial guards from the Federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kans.,
and Springfield policemen
formed three separate rings
around the 40 North" wing Of
the Federal prison systems gen.
eral hospital, known as the
country club" because 1t looks
like one from the outside. The
men, armed with riot guns and
gas grenades, were spaced
only 20 feet apart to guard
against the possibility Of q
break.
But the officers made no move
toward the wing. DR.. Russell
o. Settle. warden Of the center,
ordered his staff to avoid pro.
voking the rioters.
Escape Attempt Feared
Sheriff Glenn Hendrix of
Greene County said he feared
the rioters were planning an
escape attempt. He said in
formation from inside the
prison indicated the convicts
were trying to break through
the wall on northwest corner
of the 40 North" building.
Sheriff Hendrix said prison
authorities heard terrific
pounding and sent men around
the walls to see if they could
detect exactly where a break
through was being attempted.
THE walls are about. 36
inches thick and I just don't
believe they've got the equip
ment to get through" the sher-
III said.
He said it was his UNDER
standing the riot was led by
six or seven" convicts and
that one Of them. who is serv-
ing q 20-year sentence, was
considered desperate.
Demand Food and Coffee
AT $50 am, the inmates In
40 North" called the warden's
Office and demanded that carts
Of food and coffee be sent to
the wing. Before anyone in the
warden's Office could reply, the
caller hung up the telephone.
The coffee and food was not
sent over. So far as is known,
the rioting inmates do not have
access to any food. The kitch-
en- and dining hall are in an
other building.
The only outward sign Of
See RIOT, Page AS
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ItoIy Launches Sub

TARANTO, Italy, June %
(AP).-Italy this week launched
the submarine Bario, the first
built in italian shipyards since
World War II. Italy now has
five subs, two of them former
United States craft and three
refitted Italian wartime vessels.
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BY HOWARD L. DUTKIN
Star stan Writer

AN open foe may proDe a
curse
But a pretended friend Is
tDorse."
Chief Justice Warren. writ
ing for a unanimous Supreme
Court, quoted Poet John Gays
bitter couplet yesterday in saw
ing, temporarily at least, a Is
year-old New York man from
Sing Sings death chair.
The opinion told the story of
Vincent Joseph Spano. con-