SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1955
Fields Disao ear
In Red uap k St
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (M—The State Department said today
it has lost touch with Noel and Herta Field in Budapest and got
only a Red Hungarian "runaround" in trying to reach them again.
The 50-year-old Field and his Swis's-born wife were freed last
Nov. 17 by Hungary after five years' imprisonment on spy charges.
The Budapest press and radio last Christmas Eve' reported they
had been granted asylum at their
request. Official U.S. efforts to
check on these reports have been
, unavailing.
"A mild expression would be 'a
runaround',"Henry Suydam, State
Department press officer, told a
news conference today.
As he described it, the runa
round went like ,this:
Talk with Fields
Sheppard's
Sick Mother
Takes Life
CLEVELAND, Jan. 7 (JP)—The
ailing, gray-haired mother of con
victed wife-slayer Samuel Shep
pard shot herself today in a .Locic.ed
bedroom, police said.
The death of Mrs. Ethel Shep
pard, • 62, was just oefore anon.
Almost at the same time ..ier son's
attorneys dropped a rnoti9n for a
new trial in Common Pleas Court
and took the case to an appellate
court.
Another son, Dr. Stephen Shep
pard, found the body in an up
stairs bedroom of his home, where
his mother had been staying the
past two days.
Using his own key to open the
spring lock on the door, he saw
the fully clothed body of his mo
ther sprawled ac. r o s s a maple,
four-poster bed. A snub-nosed '.38
caliber revolver lay by her side
and one shot had been fired be
hind her right ear.
Further across the room, which
is papered in a gay blue and white
floral design, a note lay on a card
table, saying:
"Dear Steve: 1 just can't man
age alone without father . . . Mo
ther."
Her husband, ta;. thin Dr. Rich
ard A. Sheppard. is in .I:3ay View
Hospital, suffering with .pleurisy.
His family cold bim today of his
wife's death alit.; reported later
that he ip in s-tr.ous condition, in
danger of pneumonia.
Dr. Samuel near(' the news in
county jail, where he is awaiting
the outcome of his court appeal on
his conviction of
, second degree
murder and a sentence of life im
prisonment: He was convicted
Dec. 21 of bludgeoning his preg
nant wife, Mar!lyn, to death in
their Bay Village home. last July
4.
Dr. Stephen and another bro
ther, Dr. Richard A., told him to
day what had `appene'd' to his
mother. Leaving the jail, Dr. Ri
chard told a reporter, "Sam was
all broken up by the news. lie
broke down and cried."
AFL Ohio Unions
Accused of Force
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (R)—A
House anti-racketeering subcom
mittee today accused two AFL
Ohio unions of using bombs, beat
ings and intimidation to enforce
demands against employers and
members. •
Urging local district attorneys
to institute grand jury investiga
tions for possible prosecutions, the
gr.up identified the unions as:
The Ohio Teamsters Union, with
headquarters in Cleveland and
headed by William Presser—re
ferrec to as the "undisputed boss."
Local 207 of the International
Assn. of Bridge, Structural arid
Ornamental Iron Workers of
America, in Youngstwon. Th e
subcommittee said William E.
Thomas, business agent of this
union, "has not only intimidated
the members throtigh strong arm
operations but has brought the
contractors to terms through slow
downs and strikes."
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U. S. Minister Christian M.
Ravndal talked with Noel and
Herta Field last Nov. 18 at the
BudapeSt address supplied him by
the Htingarian Foreign Office.
The Fields had been freed the day
before.
Ravndal reported the couple
happy to be free but anxious to
rest and relax after their ordeal.
He said they planned to go to a
hospital.
When Red radio and press re
ports Dec. 24 said the Fields
would stay in Hungary, 3,2 :rndal
sent aides back to the address.
But the Fields. had..'pecked out
around Dec. 15. He '.nquired at
the Hungarian Foreign - )ffice tor
an official statement on thz. , press
radio reports. He was told the
Fields could be found at the ad
dress already given him.
Whereabouts Unknown
Ravndal went back, and was
told again they had cnecked out.
Suydam told newsmen the U.S.
legation now is ignorant of the
Fields' whereabouts. He said
Ravndal has full discretion as to
whether to keep pressing the For
eign Office, but he added:
"It seems rather futile to pur
sue inquiries at the Hungarian
foreign office under these circum
stances.
"How much time do you expect
an American minister to spend on
a drill of this kind?"
But Suydam.em - ohasized he was
not saying Ravndal would aban
don his search for information
about the Fields. So far the Hun
garians have given no satisfactory
replies, he said.
ttl - 'liiii*ii . *pprioved. for . Hi,i.-.lllway,.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (/P)--A
mammoth program of highway
building costing federal and state
governments 101 billion dollars
over the 'next 10 years won the
backing today of President Eisen
hower's advisory commission on
highways.
Some details of the commission's
findings were disclosed by its ex
ecutive director, Frank Turner, a
few hours in advance of a special
preview of the report for con
gressional leaders.
The report contains two sharp
points of departure from existing
policy:
Government Pays 'All'
1. It provides for the federal
government to pay "substantially
all" the money required for mod
ernizing the "strategic network"
of interstate highways, covering
about 40,000 miles of roads—about
24 billion dollars.
2. It calls for the establishment
of a huge new financing agency
which would float bo - nds to pay
for the federal portion of highway
construction. It was indicated that
the financing program would have
certain self-liquidating features,
but details were not given.
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Stockholders'
Vote Decides--
Town Saved
FOLLANSBEE, W. Va., Jan. 7
(EP)—Follansbee folks murmured
a blessing on the heads of •47
minority stobkholders in the local
steel plant today and threw 'a "rip
snorter" of a victory party.
The victory they celebrated all
day is an important one-virtually
a triumph of survival. It means
Follansbee Steel Corp. plant, eco
nomic heart of this community of
4500 remains in Follansbee.
For months, local residents had
battled prospects of sale and re
moval of the plant. It paid by far
the biggest share of tax money re
quired to keep the community
alive. And it employed 740 per
sons.
Residents argued the old mill
whistle blows the breath of eco
nomic life into this West Virginia
community some 30 miles west of
Pittsburgh. They said' without it,
they'd have a ghost town.
Their argument = was heard by
47 minority stockholders who suc
cessfully blocked the proposed
sale.
Frederick W. Richmond, New
York financier who owned the
plant, originally planned to dis
pose of it to Republic Steel Corp.
Republic wanted to move most of
the mill equipment to its Gadsden,
Ala., operation.
Stevens Denies
Mans to Resign
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (W)—
Secretary of the Army Robert T.
Stevens today denied persistent
reports that he is leaving office
soon. "I have never felt better in
my life and I am not resigning,"
he said.
That terse statement was issued
through the Army's information
chief, Maj. Gen. Gilman Mudgett,
who added that the secretary told
him this morning "he had not
discussed resigning wi t h any
one:"
Stevens' mention of his health
apparently referred to a New
York Times story today which
said the secretary is "reported to
be in .poor health as a result of
the mental anguish he has been
suffering" following his bitter
dispute with Sen. Joseph R. Mc-
Carthy (R-Wis.) last year.
Washington has been filled with
reports this week that Stevens
might step out around Feb. 4,
taking Army counselor John G.
Turner spelled out a number of
features of the projected commis
sion report during _a_ day-long se
ries of conferences among the five
members headed by Gen. Lucius
D. Clay, a retired Army officer
and onetime sidekick of the Pres
ident.
The final draft of the report is
due to reach the President's desk
next Tuesday. On Jan. 27, Eisen
hower will submit his highway
program to Congress. Some de
tails may be changed by then,
but it is expected his report in
general will follow the commis
sion's line of reasoning.
Under present plans, a total of
47 billion dollars is slated to be
spent on highway improvements
in the next 10 years, of. which 10
billion will be provided by the
federal government, the rest by
the states.
Eisenhower's "grand plan" calls
far an additional expenditure of
about 54 billion in an effort to
develop maximum use of high
ways for a possible national emer
gency.
The commission has devoted
most of its planning to the "stra-
FOR A QUICK
SNACK AFTER
THE GAME,
47 Billion Slated
Stock Sh4res Soar;
fivi,•itsho,:*owed
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (JP)—The bull market came back to Wall
-Street today.
Waves of buying during the morning session and late in the
afternoon sent some shares soaring $3 and more, repairing nearly
rialf the damage done on Wednesday and Thursday, when prices
tumbled.
As measured by The Associated
Press average of 60. -stocks, the
quoted value of all listed shares
on the New York Stock Exchange
lost five billion dollars in the mid
week break. Today, the average
rose $2 to $152.80, indicatirig a
gain of two billion dollars.
Market analysts were oullish.
Most said they thought +he break
had run its course and that prices
would go higher. Judging by the
buying { many investors shared
their confidence.
Railroad Shares Strong
The railroad shares, often re
garded as a key indicator of near
term market direction, were par
ticularly stron g. Brokers . also
drew -encouragement from the
heavy volume' of buying-transac
tions for the clay totaled 4,030.000
shares and the great bulk .)f busi
ness-was done when stocks were
strongest.
New York Central was a market
leader, up $2.25 to $36.62. Atlan
tic Coast Line, New Haven, South
ern Railway, Louisville and Nash
ville and Sante Fe were other
rails up $2 or more. Among the
industrials, Lee Rubber gained $3,
Douglas Aircraft $4.75, Montgom
ery Ward $2.62 and DuPont $2.
Higher Prices
The American Stock Exchange
was higher with trading at 1,070,-
000 shares. Higher nrices' were
paid for Anacon Lead, Barium
Steel, Bunkehill and Sullivan. Cal
van Oil, Creole Petroleum, Im
perial Oil, Molybdenum, Niles-
Bement-Pond and Pittsburgh Me
tallurgical.
Bonds were higher. U.S. govern
ment issues in the over the coun
ter market were steady.
Brokers said that some smaller
investors sold shares today and
added that considerable switching
was done. That means getting out
of one stock and into another that
looks more promising.
Adams with him. The counselor
also was in the thick of the fight
with McCarthy.
Adams told a reporter today: "I
have not resigned, do not expect
to resign, and have not been
asked •to resign."
tegic network." As things stand
now, the federal government foots
the bill for 60 per cent of the
work on interstate roads with the
states supplying 40 per cent.
Cherry Blossom Queen
Deadline Set for Feb. 10
Closing date for submitting en
tries from Pennsylvania for Wash
ington's cherry blossom queen is
Feb. 10; Mrs. Rosina L. Giacob
be, chairman of the Pennsylvania
State Society's festival commit
tee, had announced.
Pennsylvania's princess will be
chosen by a spin of wheel Feb.
26. The cherry blossom festival it
self, ,w it h its parade, dinners
dances, and numerous other ac
tivities, will extend from March
29 to April 3.
After the Cheering
Stop at
RATS ANC
Q.Foe. your favorite
beverages and snacks
West on Route 322
Eisenhower
' roposa is
ebated
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 VP)
Congress took a second look to
day at President Eisenhower's
State of the Union proposals, and
differences of opinion began to
arise over some of them.
Several of the Democrats who
now control both houses voiced
uneasiness over the PreSident's
plan to trim the armed forces'
manpower and put more empha
sis on air power and on "new wea
pons„ especially those of rapid and
destructive fighting power."
Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.),
who will head the Senate Armed
Services Committee, said he may
re-establish a special prepaxed
ness sub-committee with broad
powers to look into defense poli
cies and operations.
"I am seriously considering this
to deal with a number of prob
lems," Russell told a reporter.
Such a watchdog group operated
under the chairmanship of Sen.
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex.), now
the majority leader, before the
Republicans took control of Con
gress in 1953.
In general, Democrats as well
as Republicans continued to
praise—with some reservations—
the 33-point program outlined by
the President yesterday.
The White House reported pub
lic reaction, judging from tele
grams unanimously in favor of
the - President's message which
several Democrats described as
"somewhat New Dealish" in tone.
Peress Granted
Army Discharge
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 VP)
The Army today informed Con
gress that the final decision to
given an honorable. discharge to
Dr. Irving Peress was made by
Lt. Gen. Walter L. Weible, a dep
uty chief of staff, and Army Coun
sellor John G. Adams.
Disclosure of this information
by the Army came sharp on the
heels of a proposed new investi
gation by the Senate of the Peress
case.
Peress, a New York dentist, is
a former Army major who was
promoted and honorably dis
charged after refusing to «timer
questions from Sen. Joseph R. Mc-
Carthy (R-Wis) about alleged
Communist connections.
McCarthy has contended Peress
should have been court-martiaied.
The disclosure of who recom
mended the honorable dicharge
for Peress was contained in a
"chronology" of the case.
The British Museum, seeking
for timepieces to replace historic
clocks lost in wartime, is said to
have offered $11,200 for a 1664
mantel model.
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