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High about 48 today. Tonight, clear with
low about 32. Tomorrow, fair and mild.
(Full report on Page A-2.)
Temperatures Today.
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100th Year. No. 341.
Eisenhower Sailing Homeward
From Korea in Path of Storm
After Inspection of Battle Front
Typhoon Reported
Diminishing as
Ship Heads East
By the Associated Press
ABOARD U. S. S. HELENA EN
ROUTE TO HAWAII. Dec. 6.
President-elect Eisenhower
aboard the battle-scarred heavy
cruiser Helena—headed toward a
storm of near-typhoon size today
and studied a bigger problem:
what to do about the Korean
war.
He was on part of his return
trip from his historic, three-day
Gen. MocArthur Indicates He Has Plan
to End Korean War. Page A-2
tour of the Korean war theater.
The trip fulfilled his campaign
pledge to the American people to
take a first-hand look at the war
and to try to find a path to
peace.
In Korea, the Fifth Air Force
reported that Communist war
planes attempted a night raid—
their largest thus far in the Ko
rean war—an hour before Gen.
Eisenhower left Korea Friday
night. The Air Force said at
least 11 Red planes were stopped
by Allied fighters and anti-air
craft fire.
Details were withheld for “se
curity reasons.”
Storm Diminishing.
The tropical storm toward which
the Helena was heading was not
considered any threat to the
President-elect. The Honolulu
Weather Bureau reported that—
although still blowing strongly—
the storm was diminishing.
Gen. Eisenhower told little of
what he had learned in Korea.
But he made it plain "there are
no panaceas, no trick ways” of
ending the war which has drawn
17 adied nations into battle j
against the Russian-sponsored ;
North Korean regime and Redi
China—with Russia supplying the [
Communist armies.
The general said he would de-j
vote much time during the six-;
day cruise to studying this first'
great problem of his upcoming
administration.
Dulles to Join Him.
The Helena, a veteran of duels
with Red Korean shore batteries,
was cutting through the water at;
32 miles an hour toward Wake
Island. There it was expected to
pick up John Foster Dulles. Gen.i
Eisenhower’s designated Secretary
of State.
An intensive review of the whole
Far Eastern problem seemed in
the works.
Gen. Eisenhower made it clear,
in a news conference before leav
ing Korea, that the task con
fronting the United Nations in
the Korean threat to world peace
is enormous. He said:
“How difficult it seems to be in
a war of this kind, to work out
a plan that would bring a positive
and definite victory without pos
sibly running grave risk of en
larging tbe war.”
But Eisenhower is confident of
ultimate victory. “I am far from
a defeatist,” he emphasized.
Gen. Eisenhower flew the 2,179
miles from Korea to Guam. His
plane set down early this morn
ing at the Navy's Agana air sta
tion. There was a brief chat with
high ranking Naval Air Force of
(See EISENHOWER, Page A-3.)
Truman Prods Europe
On Defense Pact
By *h« Associated Press
President Truman called on
Western European nations today
to speed approval of the unified
defense pact and the West Ger
man peace contract.
In a statement expressing pleas
ure over the approval given the
pacts by the West German gov
ernment Bundestag at their sec
ond reading, the President said
it is important that ratification of
these agreements be completed as
soon as possible by all the signa
tory nations.
The third and final reading in
Germany is expected next month.
Mr. Truman said he hoped all
the nations concerned will act
“conscious of the serious political
and other consequences” to the
position of Germany and to the
defense of the free world if rati
fication is long deferred or not
accomplished.
There has been opposition to
the agreement in France as well
as among West Germany’s anti
rearmament Socialists.
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Eisenhower Proves Good Sailor
As 40-Mile Winds Buffet Ship
Pacific Typhoon Reported Breaking Up,
But Sea Is Too Rough for Going on Deck
Distributed by The Associated Press
ABOARD U. S. S. HELENA EN
ROUTE TO HAWAII. Dec. 6.
i The Pacific typhoon toward which
1 the cruiser Helena is steaming at
27 knots with President-elect
Eisenhower aboard, is now re
ported to be breaking up some
where between Hawaii and Wake
Island.
The Helena was still several
hundred miles west of the typhoon
This is a pooled dispatch written by
Everett Holies, correspondent of the
Mutual Broadcasting System—one of
several newsmen accompanying Presi
dent-elect Eisenhower.
area early this evening <6 a.m.
EST Saturday.'
But she expects to encounter
increasingly heavier seas and rain
squalls even though the typhoon
disintegrates.
As word was received that the
typhoon is breaking up, part of
the Eisenhower party was in the
wardroom watching a Navy movie'
on how typhoons perform and how i
to deal with them.
Gen. Eisenhower is journeying;
back from his visit to Korean:
Syngman Rhee Thinks
General Will 'Break
i
Korean Stalemate'
South Korean President
Presses Eisenhower to
Increase Native Troops
By th« Associated Press
SEOUL, Dec. 6. President
Syngman Rhee said today Presi
dent-elect Eisenhower made “no
commitments” during his three-;
day Korean tour. But he added
that he expects tht general to
“break the Korean stalemate.” i
The South Korean chief execu
tive said in an interview that he
had told Gen. Eisenhower “foreign
troops could be relieved from the
frontline if Republic of Korea;
forces were “sufficiently increased.!
trained and equipped to be able
to defend ourselves.”
Mr. Rhee did not elaborate on!
what he considers a sufficient in-1
crease. There are at least 12 ROK[
divisions in the field currently, j
Urges Early Action.
The white-haired, 77-year-old!
South Korean leader said also
he urged Gen. Eisenhower “to end i
the Korean stalemate as soon as
possible.”
Presumably that meant an all-;
out drive to the Manchurian!
border. Mr. Rhee called for such 1
an offensive earlier this week.
A reliable South Korean official
source said earlier his govern
ment had urged Gen. Eisenhower
to double the strength of ROK
forces.
Gen. Eisenhower gave public
assurances that the Korean Army
will be made “a lot bigger and
better.”
He called the South Koreans
“splendid troops—real fighting
men.”
Suggestions Outlined.
In declaring South Koreans
could replace Allied troops on the
line, Mr. Rhee took up an Eisen-j
hower election campaign argument
that the ROK Army could be built
up and eventually man the entire'
; front.
| Gen. Eisenhower In a letter re-j
leased by the South Korean gov-,
ernment said he would give Mr.
Rhee’s proposal “careful study and
consideration.”
Mr. Rhee said in a statement he
made the following suggestions to
Gen. Eisenhower:
(1) That the Korean stalemate
be ended “as soon as possible.”
(2) That Republic of Korea de
fense forces be increased, trained
and equipped.
(3) If this is done, “foreign
troops could be relieved from the
front lines.”
(4> Korea needs help in its
economy and industry, as well as
i military aid.
4 Students Burn lo Death
In Auto Crash After Dance
By th« Associated Press
SOMERSET, Pa., Dec. 6.—Four
high school students returning
from a dance were burned to
death today as their car skidded
on ice, hurtled 35 feet downward
to a railroad track and burst into
flames.
The victims wece Millie Mat-;
thews, 13; Bernice Hoover, 13; •
Richard Hoburn. 17, and John B.
Moore. jr„ 17. all of Somerset.
They had attended a high
school senior-sophomore dance
and apparently were driving to a
restaurant outside this south
western Pennsylvania town.
Young Moore drove the car,
owned by his father, president of
the Moore Implement Co.
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battlefront. He is proving him-
I self a good sailor and—stripped
■ down to shirtsleeves—has been
, at work most of the day in the
admiral’s cabin despite the rock
ing of the ship.
The Helena will carry Gen.
Eisenhower and his party of 17
to Honolulu—which is a six-day
trip unless tropical storms slow
us down.
We are on the fringes of a
storm about six hours out from
Guam and this husky warship,
which herself is just back from
action in the Korean war, is being
buffeted by 35 to 40 mile winds.
It is impossible for any of Gen.
Eisenhower’s party to go on decks
which are awash with spray from
the bow.
The President-elect and his
party came aboard the Helena
after flying overnight from Seoul
aboard two military Constella-j
tions which brought the party!
to the Far East.
We are due to reach Honolulu
some time before noon Wednes-i
day (losing one day as we cross!
the international dateline).
Thereafter perhaps a two or
(See TRIP, Page A-3.)
j
Middle East Envoy
Recalled lo Explain
Point Four Criticism
Locke's Beirut Speech
Reveals Differences
With State Department
By )H« Associated Press
Edwin A. Locke, jr., roving Am
bassador in the Middle East, has
been recalled by the State Depart- j
ment to explain his public criti-;
cism of American economic policy
s Mr. Locke is due in Washington
Monday night for “consultations,";
the department said.
In a speech at Beirut. Lebanon,
yesterday, Mr. Locke cited what :
he called “failures” of the Point
14 program of technical assistance
;in the Mid-East and called for
large capital investments.
Michael J. McDermott, State!
i Department press officer, said in
answering questions by reporters
i that “there are obvious differences
in viewpoint” between Mr. Locke
[and the department.
Agree on Capital Need.
Mr. McDermott said the State
Department agrees that more]
capital is needed for Middle East- 1
ern development, but added it is,
! undecided “whether banks and
private sources have been fully
! utilized.”
1 Mr Locke directs all American
technical aid to Middle Eastern!
countries. United States policy
there calls for only limited dollar;
aid, with the emphasis on farm,
health and technical projects,
under the Point 4 program.
The Ambassador said such a,
policy in the Mideast is “incapable”
of yielding the large results re
quired in the time at our disposal.”
More money is necessary, he said,
with some of it coming from the
United States. He proposed that
Congress authorize a three-year
development fund.
Copy Sent to Department. I
A copy of Mr. Locke’s speech
was sent to the State Department
in advance, it was learned. As
far as can be determined, it seems j
the State Department did not, in!
so many words, forbid him to
make it. But Secretary Acheson
decided that if he delivered it as
written he would be asked to re
turn to Washington and explain
himself.
1 Explaining his outspoken criti
cism of the policy he is expected
I to administer, Mr. Locke said
“there is nothing to be gained by
remaining silent and much that
might be lost. We must inform our
fellow countrymen, Arab and
1 American. We must share facts
with them, gooc. and bad.”
Mr. Locke is a vice president of
1 the Chase National Bank and a!
former assistant to Donald Nelson
of the War Production Board.
President Truman sent him to 1
China in 1945 to map a program ■
of United States industrial pro-;
duction aid to that country. He
was appointed Mutual Security di
rector for the Near East in No
vember, 1951.
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Big Air Battle On
In Seoul Area as
Eisenhower Left
11 'Enemy Planes'
Roaring
Reported Regained
By Pre»»
SEOUL. Dec. 6.—The United
day it repelled the “largest enemy
night air attack of the Korean
, war,” while President-elect Dwight
; Eisenhower was leaving Korea.
The Air Force said Allied radar
in a three-hour period beginning;
at 7:10 p.m., last night picked up!
a total of 11 “hostile aircraft”!
roaring toward Seoul. Gen. Eisen
hower's plane took the air at 8:01
p.m. and the attack continued
; about two hours after that.
; The Air Force spokesman said
an earlier statement by Gen. O.
:P. Weyland, Far East Air Force
; Commander, that “not a single
enemy aircraft of any kind was
able to penetrate south of the
Chongchon River” during Gen.
[Eisenhower's visit was “based on'
I earlier information.”
The spokesman said, however, i
the planes making the attack were !
small and propellor driven.
Can Hide Under Haystacks.
“It is highly possible,” he said, 1
“that these little planes did not
come from Manchuria or deep in
North Korea. Planes of that type
can be hidden under any haystack
and their home base might have
been in Korea near the spot where
the attack took place.
“In that case they would not>
have had to fly through the ef
fective air cover further north.”
The enemy planes dropped
bombs which “fell close to the in
stallation from which personnel
were directing the Allied night
interceptors." But the spokesman
said security also blacked out any
information on whether damage
was caused.
The sketchy Air Force an
nouncement did not say how close
the Red planes came to the South
Korean capital of Seoul.
The Air Force announced j
earlier that one F-86 Sabre jet!
was lost in combat over Northwest
Korea during the week while jets!
threw up a protective screen
against any such Communist
aerial attack.
Allied anti-aircraft fire was di
rected at the enemy planes from
land-based and U. N. naval units.
Screen Never Penetrated.
The night fighter screen pro
tecting the Seoul area “was never
penetrated,” said the air force.
Radar installations of the 502'
[Tactical Control Group first de-'
tected “enemy aircraft” in west-:
ern sectors of North Korea at;
7:05 p.m. last night. Radar tracks,'
heading toward Seoul, were ob
served on the scopes.
Allied night fighters and Ma
rine interceptors which were on
night air combat patrol in the
area were sent out to intercept
the enemy aircraft.
More night fighters quickly took
to the air.
Between 7 and 8 p.m., “five en
emy aircraft were plotted by the
radar units.”
“All contact with the enemy by
jthe night fighters were made un
der adverse weather conditions."
said the Air Force release. “The
night was dark with light snow
and low ceilings prevailing
throughout the contact area.” |
The Allied planes came from
the 319th Fighter - Interceptor
Squadron and the Marine 513th
Fighter-Interceptor Squadron.
Little Action on Front.
The weekly review of Allied
aerial losses highlighted the war
today. Little action was reported
on the frozen battlefront. Sev
eral Chinese squads probed Sniper
Ridge on the central front but
South Korean troops threw them
back.
The sabre jet went down during
Gen. Eisenhower’s Korean visit,
the Air Force said.
The Air Force said five Allied
planes were lost during the week
—three to ground fire and a Pan
jther Jet to “other causes,” pre
sumably mechanical trouble,
i Sabre pilots downed four Rus
; sian-built MIG-15S.
The Army said 15WOO Com
munists were killed, wounded or
captured in ground fighting along
the battlefront in November.
Toll Below October.
•“Eighth Army headquarters an
nounced the evaluated Com
munist losses were only half the
Red casualties of the previous
month when the White Horse
Mountain and Kumhwa Ridges
fights were raging.
The Reds lost 9,390 killed, 5.389
wounded and 61 prisoners.
Allied Superforts and B-26s
roamed far over Red Korea last
; night.
Fourteen Superforts hit a sup
ply and troop area near the east
coast port of Wonsan and four
others harrassed Red frontline
troops. "
New Phone Numbers in Use
As System Helps Jog Memories
Tape Recorders and Operators Stop Calls
Made by Subscribers Under Old Setup
Tape recorders and operators;
were jogging the memories of the
absent-minded today as more
than 300,000 telephone subscrib
ers lost their old call numbers
and received new ones.
At 1 o’clock this morning tech
nicians, service men and company
Picture on Page A-2
officials assembled at exchange
offices and other key points to
check the vast system as it shift
ed from four to five-digit num
bers.
; “Everything worked as smooth
as silk, or even glass,” declared
Robert Davidson, an official of
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. “Mechanically, the
system functioned perfectly.
Moreover, the public appears to
have been alert for the change.”
U. S. Eases Opposition
To Buying Iran Oil
By the Associoted Press
The State Department said to
day that American firms can pur
chase oil from Iran without ob
jection from the United States
Government, but sharply re-;
minded prospective buyers they;
risk legal action by the British.;
In the past the State Depart-'
ment has generally discouraged;
American firms from entering the!
Iranian market.
Today’s announcement, there
fore. appeared to represent a
break with this past attitude, al
though officials sought to mini-;
mize this interpretation and said!
the statement was forced by an
[increasing number of inquiries
[from private concerns here about
their rights.
The British government, which;
takes the position that the Anglo- j
Iranian Oil Co. has'a firm claim!
on all Iranian oil pending final;
settlement of the nationalization
dispute, has been informed of the
United States’ statement. Offi
cials said the British had made
no objection to this statement.
They also said they believed it
would not hurt Britain’s bargain
ing position with Iran.
U. S. Finds Food Prices
Down and Income Up■
By th« Associated Press
Personal income is up, retail'
food prices are down, wholesale
dealers are selling more and there
is more spending for new construc
tion, according to the Commerce
Department and the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
This hill-and-dale economic
picture was given yesterday in re
ports which said:
1. Personal income gained in
October-to an annual rate of $276
billion. That’s $2 billion over the
September rate and $22 billion
above the 1951 estimate. The Oc
tober advance was attributed to
increases in private industry pay
rolls—which were at an annual
rate of $154 billion—and in In
comes of non-farm proprietors.
Farm income fell a little.
2. Retail food prices declined
six-tenths of 1 per cent between
November 15 and November 24,
principally because of lower meat,
fresh fruit and vegetable prices.
The BLS Index on November 24
was 13.8 per cent above the June,
1950, pre-Korean level.
3. October sales by wholesale
dealers totaled $10.4 billion, a 4
per cent increase over September
on a seasonally adjusted basis. !
4. Expenditures for new con
struction fell off 7 per cent in
October in a decline that was less
than seasonal, however, in most ;
major types of work. For the first I
11 months of 1951 total new con
struction spending was reported at
$29,828,000,000, a 5 per cent in
crease over the same period last
year.
| “What happens when you dial'
the old numbers still sticking in!
your head, or perhaps in little note
books?” Mr. Davidson was asked.
“Well, the system switches you
to an operator or to a tape re
corder. either of which will advise
that ‘the number you dialed has
been changed. Please consult your
new directory.”
The reporter tried an old “six-!
pull” dial number—two letters for
the exchange and four numerals.;
After about 30 seconds, the trans
mitter began to groan.
Some robot which lacked the
English language was, neverthe
less, able to make a meaning clear
—something was wrong, very
wrong.
For a few moments it kept re
, peating:
“Oh-o-o-o ...! Oh-o-o-o-o! ...”
Then the dial tone came back
on—an Invitation to try again,
and a hint that the system dis
liked to groan under a burden of
wrong numbers. Other spot checks
brought operators or the tape re
corder on the line.
| Mr. Davidson explained that
[the memory checks on the lines
take most of the burden off the
. girls on the information switch
. boards. In addition, he said, the
traffic on Saturdays and
Sundays is relatively light.
Robots Are Quicker.
[j Nevertheless, another spot check
[ developed that the robots came on
,the line faster than the informa
tion girls at Dial No. 411. “Are
,;you busy today?” one of them
t was asked.
“Yes. sir!” replied the girl. It
. was almost as expressive as the
[ groaning robot.
,i The change-over will produce
i 10 times as many combinations
; for telephone numbers, allowing
for unlimited expansion and even
tual extension of the service to
.[intercity dial communications.
t| Many months of planning and
[ installation work made the quick
ij shift possible. Thus at zero hour
> a few switches were thrown and
. the job was done except for a
> few loose ends.
The first calls to go out under
; the new system were from ex
• change managers dialing their op
posite numbers. After the first few
anxious moments, they were able!
to exchange congratulations with
enthusiasm, Mr. Davidson said.
Extension Gradual.
! In recent months, 'the new six-'
1 numeral system was gradually ex
pended to some 140,000 telephones.
The conversion brings many
subscribers new exchange designa
tions. Most phones retain the
same exchange names, with an
extra numeral inserted between
the exchange name and the old
number.
Mr. Davidson said that as far as
can be determined every sub
scriber has been furnished with!
new directories. These have been
made as complete as possible.
Paper masks over the central
circle on the dial disk were
stripped off today to reveal the
new numbers.
Meanwhile, operators in the;
outlying districts were having a
few problems. In Hyattsville one
girl was asked if people were get
ting their wires crossed:
“Gosh, you should see this
board!” she replied.
Another, asked to ring an Oliver
2 category phone, argued firmly
there was no such exchange.
Still another reassured a caller
that he could get through to the l
Maryland State Police at Waldorf
by using the old number. She i
was overruled by another hello- i
girl who came on the line and re- :
ported tartly that Waldorf 2101 is
now Midway 5-2101. [■
“Really having trouble, huh?” ,
a customer asked.
“I’ll say,” an operator replied.
I “After all the times people have :
been told about this, they still
can’t get it straight. Up to now 1
they’ve been using five numbers
and now when they ought to use
five, they’ve gone back to four!" i
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More on Wage Board;
Due to Resign Alter
[Blasting al Truman
Action Expected Today
As Industry Members
• Assail Coal Pay Rule
By *h* Associated Press
Industry members of the Wage
Stabilization Board <WSB> were}
reported today to have prepared
a sizzling statement on President
Truman’s coal wage decision,
j The statement, expected to sig
nal the resignations of at least
some of the seven industry mem
bers, was due later In the day. \
The angered industry members
, met until after 5 a.m. in a Wash
ington hotel suite, charting a
. course which could have a bearing
on the whole future of the wage
• program.
cj Seven Quit in Chicago.
• i Late yesterday all seven industry
• members of the big Chicago re
gional WSB office quit in protest
>|over Mr. Truman's action, assert
ing it “irrevocably ruined any hope
for effective control of inflation"
t by direct wage controls.
’ Mr. Truman overruled the WSB
• two days ago and authorized a
[ $1.90-a-day wage increase for
: John L. Lewis’ coal miners. The
‘WSB had said $1.50 a day was
all the pay boost they could get;
without endangering nnti-infla
. tion controls.
[ Refusal to grant the full
. amount, Mr. Truman said, would
, precipitate a Nation-wide coal
' strike and confront President
elect Eisenhower with a “national
t emergency” when he takes office
Solid Walkout Unlikely.
! The seven industry members of I
• the national board were hardly’
' considered likely to walk out in a
body today, although no informed
• official would make a flat predic
tion.
I It was thought possible, how-i
: ever, that one or more industry
• members might quit on their own.
1 It was reported that James Del
i mar industry member from
Houston, was considering doing
• this.
The WSB industry members—;
others represent unions and the!
[public —have announced they will;
not participate in any board ac
tions until they decide what they,
are going to do.
j Archibald Cox quit as WSB
(chairman Thursday in protest!
against President Truman’s order.
Vice Chairman Charles C. Kill- j
, ingsworth became chairman and;
Mr. Cox’s place as a public mem-j
ber was filled yesterday by Mr.|
Truman with the appointment of
Meyer S. Ryder of Detroit.
The industry members began
assembling in Washington yester
(See COAL, Page A-3.)
Gl Reluctant to Wash Hand
That Shook Eisenhower’s
By the Associated Press
SEOUL, Dec. 6.—A young Amer
ican GI who shook hands with
Gen. Eisenhower remarked hap-,
pily today:
“‘I am not going to wash my
hands for six months.”
This remark by Pfc. Casper
Skudlarek of Avon, Minn., typifies
the excitement which swept
through the ranks of United States
troops in Korea as Gen. Eisen
hower toured the snow-covered
front.
The private was one of three
enlisted men picked to eat out
doors with Gen. Eisenhower at a
3d Division unit.
Soldier sentiment varied on!
what Gen. Eisenhower's trip would
accomplish, but the fighting men ‘
all hoped the President-elect could
find some way to settle the 30-
month-old Korean conflict. j(
Pfc. Herman C. Fuller of New <
Orleans commented: i<
“A lot of other people have tried; (
to end the war. maybe Ike can II
do it.” '|
38 Feared Dead
in Plane Crash
Off Bermuda
DC-4 With 42 Aboard
Falls in Sea; Four
Survivors Picked Up
By the Associated Press
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 6.
—The Cuban airliner Star of
the East crashed into the sea off
this island today with 42 persons
aboard. United States Coast
Guard vessels and air force
! crash boats picked up four sur
jvivors and 10 bodies shortly after
; the crash and persons at the
'scene expressed doubt that any
more survivors would be found.
In Havana the president of the
jCubana line, operators of the
[plane, said his reports had six
survivors picked up, but there
[was no immediate verification
here. He said the plane, out of
[Madrid for Havana byway of
Bermuda, had 34 passengers, in
cluding a baby, and eight crew
members aboard. The pilot was
one of those picked up dead.
No American Passengers.
i Pan American World Airways,
[of which Cubana is a subsidiary,
isaid there were no Americans on
;the passenger list and that most
of them were from Cuba and
j Mexico.
The plane, a DC-4, hit the
choppy water about 3 miles off
this island shortly after the take
off from Kindley Field, the United
States Air Force base near St.
George. The control tower at the
field reported an explosion and
the Coast Guard and crash boats
set out at once for the scene.
Flares and rafts were dropped in
the early morning darkness by
Coast Guard and naval planes.
The survivors picked up were
taken to Kindley Field Hospital.
Normal Takeoff.
The plane arrived at the base
at 3:30 a.m. from Santa Maria,
the Azores, and took off for Cuba
at 5 a.m. Authorities said the
plane managed an apparently nor
mal takeoff. About a minute later
it plowed into the sea,
! The plane remained afloat for
some time after t'ne crash, the
Kindley Air Base said, adding
that a number of bodies were
[ visible on the surface of the sea.
McCloy Named Head
Os Chase National
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—John J.
McCloy, former president of the
International Bank for Recon
struction and Development, will
succeed Winthrop W. Aldrich as
chairman of the Chase National
[Bank, it was announced today.
Mr. Aldrich is the Ambassador
! designate to Great Britain, ap
pointed last week by Gen. Eisen
hower.
Mr. McCloy has more recently
been United States high com
missioner for Germany.
Mr. Aldrich said the Chase
Board of Directors is planning to
j take action next Wednesday to
accept his formal resignation and
to elect Mi McCloy to be his
(successor as chairman and as a
'member of the board, both effec
tive January 19.
! Mr. McCloy is a lawyer and
former member of the firm cf
j Milbank. Tweed. Hope. Hadley
;& McCloy. legal counsel for the
Chase National. Mr. Aldrich also
was a member of the same firm,
which was known as Murray,
Aldrich & Webb when he left the
practice of law in 1929 to become
president of the Equitable Trust
Co. a few months prior to its
merger with Chase National Bank
in 1930.
Mr. Aldrich said Mr. McCloy
as chairman and Percy J. Ebbotfc
!as president will be the chief
executive officers of the bank.
Gen. Bourbon, 56, Dies;
Descendant of Isabella
By the Associated Press
I MADRID, Dec. 6.—Lt. Gen.
I Francisco Bourbon y de la Torre,
Duke of Sevilla and descendant
of the ancient Kings of France
and Spain, died at his home here
today. He was 56.
He was a grandchild in the
; 12th degree of the Catholic mon
archs Isabel and Ferdinand, and
a direct descendant of the 10th
I century French King Hugh Capet.
!He tfas related to both Bourbon
;and Hapsburg dynasties in Spain
and was a cousin of the Spanish
pretender Don Juan.
Late News
Bulletin
Blaze in Hot Shoppe
A second alarm was turned in
at about 1 p.m. today on a fire
in a Hot Shoppe at Fourteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue
N.E. The blaze apparently
started in a basement stock
room and rapidly spread to the
first-floor dining room.
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