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WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy tonight, low near 34. Cloudy and
eold Sunday with a chance of rain in the
afternoon. (Pull report. Page A-2.)
Temperatures Today
Midnight 43 6 an. 35 11 am.... 45
2 am.... 40 8 am. 35 Noon 47
4 am—3B 10 am.... 42 1 pm.... 49
106th Year. No. 67.
All Residents
Reported Safe
In 14th St. Fire
Apartments' Ruins
Probed for Cause
Os $200,000 Blaze
The twin apartment houses
at 2501-03 Fourteenth street
N.W. today were in smoldering
ruins behind a hollow shell of
cracked and sagging walls after
a five-alarm fire which made
100 persons homeless.
All the 100 residents today
were believed to be safe. Dep
uty Fire Chiefs William H.
Ronan and George Darling said
firemen are hampered by the
precarious .condition of the
gutted buildings- in trying to
learn the cause of yesterday's
5200,000 blaze.
Smoke was still wafting sky
ward this morning from the
blackened, floorless interiors of
the 45-year-old apartments.
The Bulding Inspector's office
has ordered firemen to stay out
of the unsafe structures because
of cracked, leaning brick walls.
The area is roped off and Clif
ton street is closed.
Fean Walls May Tumble
Chief Darling said some walls
look as if they might collapse
at any moment.
George Knott, assistant chief
of the construction section of
the District Department of Li
censes and Inspections, said the
south wall facing Clifton street
has sagged as much as eight
inches and will “definitely have
to come down.” He is attempt
ing to locate the responsible
party but this is complicated
by the co-operative ownership
of the apartments.
Meanwhile, Fire Department
investigators are digging into
reports that a suspicion-look
ing man was seen around the
building when a fire started in
the same area of the basement
last February 8. Thus far.
nothing has been uncovered to
indicate arson, however.
Many of the residents took
temporary shelter yesterday in
Cardozo High School where the
District chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross set up rescue
facilities. All of them, how
ever, spent the night with rela
tives and friends after check
ing in with the Red Cross and
being reunited with their fam
ilies.
As of midnight, four family
were still unaccounted for in
the fire which flashed up the
elevator shafts from the base
ment of 2503 and spread out
Over the upper floors. All were
reported accounted for this
morning, however.
Colossal Traffic Jam
The blaze was discovered at
3:20 p.m. and all five alarms
were in effect within 25 min
utes. A colossal traffic jam
ensued in the area around Four
teenth and Clifton streets N.W
All off-duty firemen were sum
moned to duty. The shift of
police going off duty at 4 p.m.
was held in service to handle
traffic.
Two residents were injured;
and one fireman was hospi
talized.
Mrs. Ethel Sims and her 78-
year-old father, Darwin Cromer,
were treated at Freedmen’s
Hospital for smoke inhalation.
Fire Inspector Harley Hem
ingway of the Fire Prevention
Division was taken to George
Washington University Hospital
as a precautionary measure.
He collapsed at the scene
about 8 p.m. and was hospital
ized because a Fire Department
doctor suspected he may havf
had a coronary attack. His
condition was reported “satis
factory” today.
Chief Ronan and a group of
15 firemen spent the night at
the scene.
140 Firemen Fight Blase
The Fire Department used
seven ladders, 40 fire trucks
and about 140 men to fight the
stubborn blaze. The twin
buildings still were burning in
some areas after dark, al-
Centinued on Page A-24, Col. 4
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Mainer, Blind Pianist
Shot at Tavern, Dies
Musician at Jo-Del Was Wounded,
Two Killed by Gunmen in December
Bernard J. Mainer, the blind
pianist critically wounded in
the December 27 shooting at the
Jo-Del Tavern, died last night
in Emergency Hospital. He was
28 years old.
Mr. Mainer was the third of
the shooting victims to die. The
other two died Instantly. They
were George P. Kaldes, owner
of the tavern at 719 Ninth
street N.W., and Kenneth
Fisher, guitarist in the band
with Mr. Mainer.
Two other persons died in
the sequel to the wild melee in
the tavern. One of the two
gunmen. Henry Clay Overton,
was killed in a flaming auto
crash in Georgia while fleeing
police. The crash also killed a
North Carolina man driving
innocently along the road.
Carpenter Awaits Trial
Thd second accused gunman,
Russell Wayne Carpenter, was
later captured in Florida and
now is in jail in Alexandria
awaiting trial next month on
kidnaping charges. Murder
charges are pending against
him in the District.
District police Capt. Lawr
ence A. Hartnett of the homi
cide squad said he will ask that
another murder count be added
to the charges against Car
penter as a result of Mr. Main
er's death. He will confer
Monday with the United States
Attorney’s office about the
charge, he said.
Mr. Mainer was known as
B. J. to his friends. He was born
in Marion, N. C. Like one of
his sisters, he was blind from
birth. Both graduated from the
State School for the Blind at
Raleigh. N. C.
Mr. Mainer came to Washing
ton six years ago. Musical by
nature, he had learned to play
the piano as a child. In Wash
ington he got a job as a piano
tuner at the Kitt Music Co.
and played in a number of small
bands around town.
He worked in small clubs up
McKeldin Optimistic
Over His Tax Program
By CHABLES L. HOFFMAN
Star Staff Writer
ANNAPOKIB. Mar. B.—Gov.
McKeldin, his tax program de
feated five times on the floor
of the House of Delegates, ex
pressed confidence today that
it would be accepted Monday
night.
The Governor’s optimism was
expressed just minutes after
McKeldin Sect Special Session of
Legislature. Page A-24
the House had dealt the pro
gram a 62-55 defeat and re
cessed until 8 pm. Monday.
The Governor said he "sin
cerely believed that this matter
can be settled Monday night
(with adoption of the Ad
ministration’s program).”
For the Governor this was to
be a busy week end.
He said he planned to con
tinue work to win support from
delegates for his program.
Chief target will be members of
his own party, 15 or 25 having
opposed him thus far.
To permit this work, he was
cancelling a scheduled trip to
Nashville, Tenn.
WUI See Seibert
The Governor said he planned
to confer Monday morning with
Attorney General C. Ferdinand
Seibert on the effect of the 2Va
day recess the Legislature is
! taking.
At issue is whether this delay
combined with a Friday morn
ing recess after the official ad
journment deadline passed at
midnight Thursday might jeop
ardize the legality of measures
passed since then.
The Governor said he fa
vors a court test of the meas
ures before deciding whether
he would call a special session
of the Legislature to make cer
tain the tax bills and other
laws are constitutional.
A court test is expected
quickly on the State bond bill
still to be enacted.
No Extra Session Plans
The Governor said at this
time he has no plan for calling
a special session despite re
quests of Senate Majority
Leader John Grason Turnbull
who has expressed concern
over the legality of the Legisla
ture’s recesses.
Haggard legislators were re
Driver Finds Road Strip
Lonely as Pacific Isle
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 8 (JP).
—Motorist Greg Morton, en
route home in heavy Freeway
traffic yesterday, swerved to
miss a wild driver. His car
landed on a middle dividing
strip.
With thousands of cars
whizzing by in solid ranks on
either side, Mr. Morton found
himself as lonely and helpless
as if he was on an uninhabited
island in the Pacific Ocean.
He signalled for help for an
hour and 15 minutes. He said
he tried to flag down 14 motor-
policemen. No. 8 stopped,
She fabettma iikf
V J V s ✓ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
*★ WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1958—32 PAGES
|> v y •
BERNARD J. MAINER
Dies at Emergency
and down Eighth street S.E. for
years and took part regularly
in a Sunday radio country
music broadcast.
Just three weeks before the
shootings, he took the job at
Jo-Del Tavern.
When two drunken gunmen
entered the place just before
closing time at 2 a.m. on De
cember 27, Mr. Mainer was
sitting quietly at the bar with
his fellow musicians.
Sought Place of Safety
Startled by the sudden gun
shots. he groped blindly around
for a place of safety. Confused,
he went toward the front door
where the gunmen stood. He
was shot in the hip and the
back. One bullet creased his
left kidney, stomach and
spleen.
Paralyzed from the waist
down, he underwent several
operations. In one his spleen
was removed. On February 19,
while surgeons prepared to per
form an exploratory operation
on his spine to relieve the
See MAINER, Page A-2
turning to their homes today
to face the badgering of con
stituents each with his own
idea of how 833.1 million in
new taxes should be raised.
Legislators remained hope
lessly deadlocked with the Sen
ate having one plan and the
House unable to agree on any
plan and no agreement in sight
before Monday night four
days beyond the official ad
journment deadline for this
Legislature.
The Governor’s proposal,
calling for increases from 2 to 3
per cent in both the income and
sales tax rates, came olosest to
House acceptance last night in
a series of four votes within 24
hours.
Plan Loses by 7 Votes
Blocking acceptance of the
McKeldin tax plan were seven
votes. Nine of the 12 Montgom
ery and Prince dele-
See MARYLAND. Page A-2
Navy Races Sun
To Test Vanguard
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.,
Mar. 8 (JP).—' The Navy tinkered
with its Vanguard satellite test
rocket today in a launching
race With the sun.
So long as the sun was up the
Navy by its own restrictions
still had a chance to launch its
fourth test vehicle and put into
orbit the 3%-pound moon in
| the Vanguard’s nose.
But yesterday the Navy had
to postpone a scheduled Van
guard test while it tended to
what it called minor technical
troubles and waited for the
weather.
The combination of those two
elements took up too much day
light and the Navy countdown
was running into night. So it
was decided to wait.
Why the Navy has picked
daylight hours only for this
test was not known.
Nkrumah to Visit U. S.
ACCRA, Ghana, Mar. 8 UP).
—Prime Minister Kwame Nkru
mah has accepted an invita
tion from President Eisenhower
to visit the United States in
July, the government an
inounced today.
|he said, but when he asked,
I "How do 1 get off of here,” the
i officer said, “Just start your
I engine and drive away.” Then
the officer rode away.
Finally, a civilian motor
cyclist paused long enough to
size up the situation and prom
ised to telephone for aid. At
long last another motorcycle
officer appeared, made the
traffic pause for a moment and
Mr. Morton was able to get
back onto the freeway.
“I’d have given 20 bucks for
a telephone out there,” said
Mr. Morton, 34, a management
consultant.
Patman to Ask
Martin Quiz on
Bank Rate Leak
Texan Says Rumors
Gave Bond Dealers
Chance 'to Clean Up'
CHICAGO, Mar. 8 (^»).—
Representative Wright Patman,
Democrat of Texas, said today
he will insist that the chairman
of the Federal Reserve Board
appear before the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee
“to explain why there was a
leak” on a discount rate reduc
tion announced Thursday.
The board chairman is Will
iam McChesney Martin, Jr. Mr.
Patman, a member of the com
mittee headed by Representa
tive Brent Spence, Democrat of
Kenutcky, told the Associated
Press strong rumors about a
rate reduction flooded Wall
Street In New York before the
board’s actual announcement.
He said this allowed dealers in
Government securities to "really
clean up a profit.”
A spokesman for the Federal
Reserve Board in Washington
said there would be no com
ment now.
Effective Yesterday
The board approved a reduc
tion in the discount rate from
2% to 2*4 per cent effective
yesterday at New York. Phila
delphia and Chicago Federal
Reserve Banks. The discount
rate is the interest charge that
member banks pay to borrow
from the Federal Reserve
System.
In announcing board ap
proval, a spokesman said the
reduction was approved “to
make credit conditions still
more favorable” to economic
recovery.
Mr. Patman, third ranking
member of the committee, said
he will Insist that Mr. Martin
appear before the group Tues
day. Mr. Patman suggested
other Federal Reserve Board
members might be asked to ap
pear to determine the leak.
In New York Representa
tive Abraham J. Multer. Demo
crat of New York, also called
for an inquiry by the commit
tee into reports that the re
duction had been leaked to
privileged persons.
Mr. Multer, a member of the
committee, said he will take
the issue to the floor of Con
gress if the group fails to act.
“Public business should not
be leaked to insiders so they
can profit by it,” asserted Mr.
Patman.
“The leak on reduced dis
count rates was a very unfair
advantage to New York deal
ers, who both buy and sell
through the Federal Reserve
System. Some dealers must
have really cleaned up a profit.
The leak was reflected on tNe
New York market.
Would Correct Weakness
“If there is a weakness that
allows such leaks of board an
nouncements, the committee
! wants to correct it.”
Mr. Patman said the com
mittee has been considering
re-enactment of the Federal
Reserve Act and National
Banking Act.
Thursday’s cut in the Federal
reserve rate has a tendency
to reduce interest rates gen
erally. It was the second cut
in the discount rate this year
and the third since November,
when the recession became ap-'
parent.
Mr. Patman, who also is
chairman of the Small Business
Committee and Joint Economic
Committee, planned to return
to Washington later today.
Boy Injured
In Crash at
100 M.P.H.
A 15-year-old Arlington boy
was critically injured early to
day when a stolen car he was
driving overturned at an esti
mated 100 miles per hour.
Police said the car traveled
more than 500 feet up an em
bankment and back onto the
highway after the boy lost
control at a curve on Lee high
way during a police chase.
The youth was thrown clear
of the car, which stopped after
flipping over near Quantlco
street.
The boy is in Arlington Hos
pital with head injuries.
Police said the boy stole the
1956 car from the Mark Edsel
lot at 3237 Wilson boulevard
during the night. He broke
into the building to obtain tags
and keys, police said.
Investigating officers made
this report:
The boy, driving the stolen
car. sldeswiped an automobile
driven by Richard R. Neff, of
1916 Wilson boulevard, in the
Cherrydale area.
Mr. Neff gave chase and the
boy, heading west on Lee high
way, then nicked a police i
cruiser occupied by Pvts. Em
mett R. McLane, jr. and Chris
topher Burris.
Pvt. McLane. who had been
chasing another speeder at the
time, radioed for help to handle
that car and swung around in
pursuit of the boy.
Juvenile detectives said the
youth has been charged with
larceny of an automobile, hit
and-run. operating a vehicle in
a reckless mannet so as to
cause an accident, and no per
mit.
Eisenhower Drafting
Steps to Fight Slump
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KNOWLAND VISITS EISENHOWER—President Eisenhower stands with
his breakfast guest, Senate Republican Leader Knowland, on the White
House north portico today.—AP Photo.
2 Planes Plunge
In Sea With 26
Marine Craft Collide
Near Okinawa
NAHA, Okinawa, Mar. 8 UP).
—A United States Marine
transport plane carrying 25
persons and a single-seat Ma
rine fighter-bomber .collided
last night as they were prepar
ing to land and plunged into
the ocean as “a ball of fire.”
Navy search parties recov
ered three bodies today and
sighted other bodies amid de
bris and wreckage in the water
three miles south of Naha.
United States ships and
planes searching for possible
survivors with the help of
Okinawan police and fishermen
were hampered by rough water
and reefs in the shallow sea.
The planes were an R4Q,
; the Marine version of the C-119
Flying Boxcar, with 19 pas
sengers and a crew of six, and
an AD-5 attack fighter-bomber.
They were returning from Op
eration Strongback, a United
States - Philippine amphibious
maneuver in the Philippines.
The two planes had taken off
from Subic Bay, a United % States
Navy base west of Manila. The
AD-5, which cruises at about
300 miles an hour, apparently
overtook the 200-mile-an-hour
transport during the 850-mile
flight to the United States Navy
air station near Naha.
The control tower operator
said one of the planes radioed
him shortly after dark. A few
minutes later the operator “saw
a flash in the sky,” the Navy
[reported.
Hagerty Errs on News
About Girl's Operation
By the Anoclated Pres*
Maybe just from habit. Pres
idental Press Secretary James
C. Hagerty pronounced an op
eration a success yesterday—
although it hasn't taken place
yet.
"I was wrong,” Mr. Hagerty
acknowledged yesterday after
saying an operation on a little
girl was a success. The oper
ation didn't occur.
He was referring to Brenda
Kay Linjer, four-month-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Linjer Jr., of Withee. Wis.
Mr. Hagerty is sort of used
to reporting successful treat
ments of illnesses for his own
boss. He has been through
three major ones since Mr.
Elsenhower suffered a heart
attack in the fall of 1955. Then
there was an intestinal opera
tion in June, 1956, and a slight
stroke last November 25.
The matter came up at the
White House when newsmen
asked Mr. Hagerty about re
ports Mrs. Linjer had appealed
to President Eisenhower for
help after specialists told her
the child had no chance to live
unless she had a heart opera
tion.
Mr. Hagerty said the appeal
had been answered, that he un
derstood the operation had
taken place in a Minneapolis
hospital, and that the White
Senate Democrats Set
To Spur Recession Bills
Action Planned on Major Measures;
Pentagon Speeding Contract Awards
By J. A. O’LEARY
Btor Staff Writer
Democratic leaders hope to obtain Senate action within
the next two weeks on several major bills to stem the reces
sion.
Senate Majority Leader Johnson of Texas has also made
public a letter from the Defense Department In which it
outlined a program to help the economic situation by stepping
up work within its jurisdiction.
In the letter. Deputy Defense
Secretary Quarles said the
“rate of contract placement for
major procurement and con
struction” between now and
June 30 will be more than 50
per cent greater than the rate
during the last half of 1957.
Senator Johnson introduced
two resolutions in the Senate
Thursday urging the adminis
tration to speed up both mili
tary and civilian public works
projects for which funds already
have been appropriated.
But he had already advanced
the suggestion to Defense Sec
retary McElroy in a letter on
February 19. and Mr. Quarles’
reply Indicates the wheels al
ready are turning to accomplish
it on military public works.
Sees Impetus
Referring to the 50 per cent
increase in the rate of letting
contracts, Mr. Quarles wrote
that “this substantial increase
during the months ahead will
unquestionably provide a de
sirable impetus to the economy.
Moreover, the effect of this in
crease will extend beyond the
end of the current fiscal year,
as defense contractors trans
late the increase in their or
der backlogs into procurement
'from their own subcontractors
House was advised the baby
was "coming along quite well.”
But there hadn’t Deen an
operation. Minneapolis doc
tors had decided earlier in the
day one was inadvisable at this
time. They said one might be
performed later if the child’s
condition makes it practical.
"I was wrong in assuming
she was operated on,” Mr.
Hagerty said later. "Make the
most of it.”
He had said earlier Mrs.
Linjer had telephoned the
White House January 22 and
talked with a secretary of Pres
idential Assistant Sherman
Adams. A special delivery let
ter to Mr. Eisenhower himself
came the next day, the press
secretary added.
Mr. Hagerty said in her letter
Mrs. Linjer reported the baby
was born with heart disease
and needed a $3,000 operation
but that the family couldn't
afford it.
Mr Adams, Mr. Hagerty con
tinued, immediately made ar
rangements with the United
Children's Bureau to finance
surgery at the University Hos
pital in Minneapolis.
When told an operation
hadn’t occurred, Mr. Hagerty
said, “We were informed that
everything was under control”
and that he assumed there had
been a successful operation.
Home Delivered' o*u» and Sunday. Par Month, ties
nome ueiiverea. Nl(ht tod Sunday 12.00
and suppliers and into employ
-1 ment of labor.
“With reference to your spe
cific suggestion.” the Deputy i
1 Secrtary continued, “we have
checked our construction pro
gram and find that there are
approximately $450 million of
projects currently authorized
and funded which will involve 1
construction within the labor
market radius of cities that
have been designated as areas
of substantial labor surplus by
the Department of Labor.
“Construction of these proj
ects is being initiated as ex
peditiously as possible. We are
also exploring the feasibility of {
accelerating construction proj
ects already under way in la
bor surplus areas without in
creasing the total cost to the
Government."
Bills Awaiting Action
The new legislation which
Democratic leaders hope to
pass before Easter includes:
A $l.B billion emergency
housing bill, designed to stimu-l
late construction of 200.000
more homes this year, which
should create more than 500,-
300 jobs. Debate on this bill may
start late Monday.
Several farm bills, intended
to maintain price supports at
present levels.
A highway bill, intended to
speed up the Federal aid pio
gram authorized in 1956. This
bill will be reported from com
mittee late next week and
taken up on the floor about
March 17.
This will be followed quickly
by an education bill, with the
emphasis probably on scholar
ships for scientific students.
In addition, Senator Ander
son, Democrat of New Mexico,
today proposed a $330 million
reclamation program for 1959
as another anti-recession move. 1
This figure is double the amount
recommended by the admin
istration.
Senator Johnson said he
would not rule out tax reduc
tion as another means of stim
ulating economic recovery, but
made it clear he still thinks
See PUBLIC WORKS, Page A-3
STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
NEW YORK 1.4 V— Following are the
sales ladd Oil), high. low. closing price
, and net change or the SO most active
stocks for the week:
Bales. High Low. Close Cht.
Roy Dutch 20511 41st 3[jft 41 4 2ft I
Shell Tr 173 X 18ft 17ft lXft4lft
US Steel max 01*4 58ft HI Vs - 2 '4
Beth Steel IXI4 40',« :IM 40 4. ft
3en Mot 1747 35ft 34 35ft 4 Ift 1
StdOllNJ 1740 51st 4 S', 4 51 ',4 + 3 j
Lorlllard 1220 44*. 47is 43ft 4- ft
Phillips Pet 041 38ft 30ft 3Xft4-lfti
Curtlss-Wr 802 24 ft 20ft •12%, 4. I*
Chrysler XOl .VIV. 50 , Mji+S
Polaroid 70, 5, ft 5.1', 4 57%, 4. 4ft
Orah False 777 Ift l'/s Ift 4 ft
OllnMath 771} Soft 37 ft 38« 4-1™
Alum Ltd 772 30ft 27ft .10ft » 3ft ,
Am T& T 7511 172 ft 17llft 171st 4-lft 1
Repub Stl OX4 44ft 41st 44. +2
3td Oil Ind 052 40ft 3«ft 38%, 4-3 ft
Res all Dr 031 12ft lift 12ft + ft
SunrayOll 020 22ft 21st 22ft 4. ft
Kaiser Al 504 29ft 23ft 29 + 2ft
REAL ESTATE
SECTION
Pages B-1 to B-8
Will Send
Proposal to
Party Heads
President Eisenhower plan*
to send to Congress today a new
communication outlining cur
rent administration actions and
future recommendations for
combatting the recession.
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland of California and
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said the let
ter would be made public later
In the day. Copies will go to
Senator Knowland and to
House Republican Leader Mar
tin of Massachusetts.
The announcement was made
after Senator Knowland had
had a breakfast conference
with Mr. Eisenhower and later
had conferred with White
House .officials.
Senator Knowland said the
letter would deal with actions
already taken to combat the
business slump, actions now
under way, and future recom
mendations to be made to Con
gress in a number of cate
gories.
No Answer to Johnson
In response to a question.
Senator Knowland said some
proposals will require congres
sional action and others will
not.
He said the presidential ae
tion is not an answer to Sena
tor Lyndon B. Johnson, Demo
crat of Texas, who has called
for a speedup of public worjcs
spending for military and civ
ilian projects already in the
works.
Rather. Senator Knowland
asid. it is a followup of last
Tuesday’s White House con
ference with Republican lead
ers dealing with economie
problems and conditions.
The Government, will an
nounce next Tuesday that
joblessness rose by more than
600,000 in February to a 18-
year peak at mid-month of
more than 5-1 million accord
ing to informed officials. Last
month's total apparently was
between 6*/a and 7 per cent of
the Nation’s civilian labor force.
Senator Johnson estimated
there now are between 5 mil
lion and 6 million unemployed.
It was noted that the Febru
ary figures were gathered in
the second week of the month
when much of the Nation was
plagued by storms and intense
cold, curtailing some outdoor
! operations.
Meanwhile, the Labor Depart
ment released statistics that
indicated unemployment con
tinued to rise after mid-Feoru
ary, although at a reduced rate.
Also, the Labor Department
See EISENHOWER. Page A-8
Queen Mother's
Plane Grounded
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar. 8 (&).
—Engine trouble In her Super
Constellation airliner has
grounded Queen Mother Eliza
beth of Britain at Mauritius on
her way from Australia to
Kenya, the government an
nounced today.
The announcement came
after rumors in Nairobi that
the Queen Mother’s plana
landed on Mauritius on three
engines alter one engine de
veloped trouble during the
flight over the Indian Ocean
from the Cocos Islands.
Mauritius is a British crown
colony in the Indian Ocean 530
miles east of Madagascar.
The Queen Mother is now
expected to arrive in Nairobi
late tomorrow for a 13-hour
visit. She had been scheduled
to open the new international
airport here today.
The Queen Mother is on her
way home from a visit to com
monwealth countries and Brit
ish colonies around the world.
‘A HUMBLE WAY
OF SERVING THEE'
A FARMER who yearned for a
way to serve God found hit an
swer as ho watched a film about
Korean wor orphan. For the
touching story, turn to "The Rower
of Faith" in the Church Section oo
Rage A-10.
RSALM 107 helped George S.
Herturth, retired automobile soles
mdh, endure days of pain after on
injury. Ho describes what this
pastqgt ot Scripture hat moans
to him i n "Lenten Thoughts,”
Rage A-24.
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