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The Miami News from Miami, Florida • 8

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The Miami Newsi
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THE WEATHER Continued warm, partly cloudy with occasional local thunder-showers mostly in daylight hours through tomorrow. High today, 86 to 88. Moderate winds. Extremes Past 24 Hours: 86-78 Weather Report and Map on 16-B CLOSING MARKETS 59TH YEAR, NO, 55 PHONE 2-6211 MIAMI 30, FLORIDA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY. 8, 1954 Entered am Eweood Claaa At Tba Poctof lea, Miami.

Matter Florida FIVE CENTS Slim Clue News MIAMI AT MM 1 I Iff I I VrL.UUU i 1 -7 MARION MARLOWE TOO BOSSY? In Kidnap Case By MILT SOSIN Mianti Daily wa Staff Writer A series of badly smudged fingerprints found on the murder car today provided a slim clue in the kidnap-slaying of 7-year-old Judith Ann Roberts. The prints were lifted by Miami police identification men from the car owned by the slain girl's grandparents. Simple Rites Are Held For Kidnap Victim is i I Aatoeiated Pre it New York, July 8 The Arthur Godfrey and His Friends Wednesday night television show is going to take an eight weeks vacation. The TV star announced it on his weekly show last night while denying rumors that the show was breaking up. Asserting that he had heard rumors all day yesterday that the troupe was being disbanded, Godfrey denied it emphatically, but said the show's cast would begin a vacation after the July 14 appearance on CBS-TV.

Meanwhile, the Boston Record carried a story by TV Editor Joseph M. Purcell saying that Godfrey would break up the troupe because of dissatisfaction with soprano Marion Marlowe and because of personal plans of another singer on the program. Marion Gives Orders PARENTS WEEP ON WAY TO FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. James Roberts Leaving In Car Miami Daily News Photo by Freeman 4 Capital Gunmen Get The Maximum NATIONAL New York 301 110 40111 16 Brooklyn 200 000 000 2 7 Gomez and Westrum; Erskine, Meyer (5), Hughes (7), Wojey (8) and Campanella, Home Runs Mays (lst-one on), (7th-two on); Irvin (4th-none on); Lockman (5th-none on) Milwaukee 032 3 Chicago 212 1 Burdette, Jolly (3), Crone (5) and Crandall; Hacker, Brosnan (4), Davis (4) and Cooper.

Home Runs Jackson (lst-one on); Aaron (2nd-one on) Baker (3rd-none on) Crandall (4th-none on); Cooper (5th-none on). Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8 P.M., Clear. (Only games scheduled). AMERICAN Associated Pits Washington, July 8 Fouf Puerto Rican terrorists Representatives March 1 and 0 0 today were given maximum to 75 years.

Cool Weather Proves Brief Miamians who enjoyed' a comfortable 77-degree temperature for a brief period this morning found themselves sweating it out again at 2 p.m. when the thermometer climbed back to 84. The drop came shortly after 10 a.m., when a thundershower passed over the downtown area from the east, tumbling the temperature from 81 to 77 an hour later. Then the mercury began a steady climb to 84. Forecast for the day was "continued warm, with occasional thundershowers," and a high of 86.

1 Baltimore 000 000 100 1 7 Cleveland 001 012 OOx 4 8 Kretlow, Chakales (7) and Courtney; Feller and Hegan. Home Runs Hegan (3rd-none on); West-lake (6th-one on). Chicago 000 000 Detroit 010 001 Consuegra and Lollar; Gromek and House. (Only games scheduled) MARION MARLOWE ARTHUR GODFREY Laffimore Wins On Two Counts In Appeal Court Associated Press Washington, July 8 The U.S. Court of Appeals today upheld, 8-1, dismissal of the main count of the perjury indictment against Owen Lattimore that he lied in denying he was a Communist sympathizer or a promoter of Red causes.

The court reinstated by a 5-4 vote two more counts which a district court judge had thrown out when the controversial Far East specialist was called to trial. But these two were accusations which attorneys had treated as side issues. Today's ruling confronted the Justice Department with this choice: 1. To ask the Supreme Court to put the key count back in force; or 2. To go to trial on the two reinstated counts plus three which U.

S. Dist. Judge Luther W. Youngdahl had let stand with a comment that he doubted they would "pass the test of materiality so as to present a jury issue." When the trial court threw out the charges government lawyers said they planned to go all the way to the highest court if necessary to get them back. Today, however, the department said the appeals court opinion will have to be studied carefully be- fore a decision is reached on the next step.

Lattimore himself, reached at his home in Baltimore, said the ruling was "clearly a major victory." III "ii mn JUL x-iuiii ml -i Ji'w in -4 LATE NEWS FLASHES Detective Joseph Musial described the prints as "very smudged" and added that they were not good enough for classification and therefore could not be matched with any known fingerprints in the files. "However," he said, "if we ever get a 'good' suspect, we might be able to compare the suspect's fingerprints with those found in the car." 3 Quizzed, Released Meanwhile, police this afternoon released 3 of 7 men who had been detained in a roundup of more than 30 sex perverts and suspicious characters. Police admitted they were without a "definite suspect." The Miami Daily News learned that a child suspect an "overgrown boy" has been questioned. The boy was large for his size and was believed big enough to drive an auto. Secrecy was thrown around the child, howev er, and authorities refused to say how seriously they regarded him as a suspect.

"Every one of the men we are now holding," said Homicide Lt. Chester Eldredge, "will have to account for his movements for the hours we believe are the crucial ones in the case." Eldredge also said that all ali bis and statements in connection with the case were being reex amined and revaluated by police in the belief that the child may have been kidnaped as early as 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. On Watch At Rites Homicide Detectives Irving J. Whitman and Charles Sapp kept watch at the funeral home from which Judith Ann was buried today.

Dr. Ben Sheppard, sheriffs department medical examiner, completed his autopsy report this afternoon. He fixed the time of death as approximately 1:30 to 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. i "Cause of death definitely was strangulation," he said.

"A length of what looked like ordinary Continued en Page 10 Col. 1 U.N. Security Council. tions Committee, said he would oppose such a move because it "might deprive us of freedom of action at a critical time." To Shun Parley Dulles also said: 1. Neither he nor undersecre tary Walter Bedell Smith has any present plans to return to the Geneva Far East conference, even though Soviet Foreign Mm ister Molotov, French Premier Pierre Mendes-France and Chin ese Communist Foreign Minister Chou-En-Lai have made arrange ments to do so.

He does not wholly exclude this possibility, however. 2. The United States hopes and expects to grant full diplomatic recognition to the new govern ment of Guatemala after that regime has demonstrated willingness and ability to meet exist ing international obligations. 3. He hopes present talks with Britain aimed at creating an anti communist defense in southeast Asia can be wound un quickly and that other noncom- munist countries will join.

MARKETS ATA GLANCE (Tables on Pages 8, 9-B) STOCKS Irregular; trading moderate. BONDS Steady; governments firm. WHEAT Easy: technical re action. CORN Mixed; trade dull. OATS Easy: slow trade.

HOGS Broke 50 cents to top $24.75. CATTLE Steers steady; top U.S. To Veto China Entry, Dulles Says Associated Press Washington, July 8 Secretary of State Dulles said Nephew Of Frank Hague Dies Jersey City, N.J., July 8 WV- Former Mayor Frank Hague Eggers died today at the Jersey City Medical City at the age of 53. Eggers suffered a cerebral attack at his home last night. A city commissioner at the time of his death, Eggers had been scheduled to give further testimony today before an investigating body which was probing his opposition to a multi-million dollar sewerage project.

He was a nephew of Frank Hague, longtime state Democratic leader. 20 Reported Hurt As Vat Explodes By BELLA KELLY Miami Daily Staff Writer Brief and simple Jewish con- sprvativp sprvirps uprp hpln trw day for Judith Ann Roberts, 7-year-old victim of a brutal slaying here yesterday. Detectives from the Miami homicide squad were posted in the immediate vicinity of the Gordon Funeral Home where the services were held, scanning faces of the small but curious crowd which gathered. Leaning heavily on the arm of her husband, the grief-stricken mother of the slain girl cried out as she left the chapel: "Why? Why? Why did this ter rible thing happen to my child?" Name Will Live Rabbi Shmaryhu Swirsky, who officiated at the service, told the family the name of Judith Ann Roberts will live for a long time to come. "The name Judith Ann should stand as a source of courace to I a finer, safer kind of living and a more spiritual life in the future," he said.

Only the immediate family and a few friends attended the private rites. Small, Pink Casket The small pink casket in which Judith Ann lay was closed dur ing the services, but open before and following the rites. The child was clothed in a light green sun-dress with dark green pockets and red trim. She wore a gold Star of David around her neck. Flowers, most of them from local unions of the United Auto Workers in Baltimore, where the Continued on Page 10A, Col.

2 Highway Bids Top 3 Million Associated Press Tallahassee, July 8 Low bids totaling nearly for 22 road and bricge construction projects were received here today by the State Road Department. The projects and apparent low bidders included: Improving SR 29 for 3.7 miles and constructing a bridge between Chokoloskee and Everglades City in Collier County, Belcher Oil Co. of Miami Improving a section of SR A1A, (Collins Avenue in Miami Beach) for a distance of .167 mile, Troup Brothers of Miami $27,430. Sand blasting and painting exposed structural steel on Bahia Honda Bridge, Overseas Highway in Monroe County, Gunita Associates, Miami Springs, $203,600. DAILY NEWS GOES ON TRIP WITH BAGGS Bill Baggs, ambling about Southeast Florida for a few days, is up Melbourne way.

He found that a mayor who got into office by wanting to. help build the town into a better place is pulling up stakes and going northward to New Smyrna. Bill's column today is about what the folks at Melbourne think of losing their mayor and what the mayor thinks of leaving his adopted home. The column is on page 19-A. today the United States would use its veto, if necessary, The second singer was identified by the paper as Lu Ann Simms, whose engagement recently was announced.

The Record quoted an unidentified CBS executive as saying "Marion is giving orders now, not taking; them. She has refused to singtany more duets with Frank Parker. Godfrey has been deluged with from his listeners. They want those duets and they think Godfrey stopped them. But he didn't." Parker and Miss Marlowe sang a duet last night.

The unidentified CBS executive was quoted as saying Godfrey would be "revamping his entire show in an effort to build up a new kind of entertainment dynasty" during the vacation period. Story Denied A representative of Godfrey quoted the TV star as saying there was "no basis" for the story. Last October Godfrey's relationship with his troupe got front page attention when he publicly fired Julius La Rosa, young soloist, on the program. La Rosa since has been on his own, appearing in stage shows, night clubs and on TV. The Record said Miss Marlowe had been getting "Godfrey's professional goat for some time.

Not only had Godfrey resented her dates with Georgie Jessel, but recently Marion has been seeing a lot of Larry Puck, Godfrey's top TV producer." Shepheard's To Go Up Cairo, Egypt, July 8 iSU-A fat sheep was slaughtered this morning to herald the start of rebuilding of Shepheard's Hotel, burned down during riots in January 1952. The sheep killing is a tradi tional custom believed to bring good luck. gage in public discussion of the merits of one of their undertakings, but in a letter to this reporter, Quade pulled out his slide rule. Declared Quade: "In no other state which has undertaken a turnpike project has such a project been permitted to become a political football or has the press on a statewide basis been antagonistic towards a turnpike not because of the merits or the lack of merits of the project itself but solely because of the political aspects of the problem." Quade added that "I know of no quicker or more effective way to bring the current useful and necessary method of bond financing of major highways to an end than to repeat in other states the pattern which is being followed in Florida." i The engineer made his statement as two important events in connection with the 110-mile Mi- who shot up the House of wounded five of its members prison sentences ranging up A fiery brunette, Lolita Lebron, 34, self-styled leader of the group, received a sentence of from 16 years and 8 months to 50 years. Her three male companions re ceived sentences of from 25 to 75 years each.

"Shock To Nation" U.S. Dist. Judge Alexander Holt- zoff said he felt maximum sentences were justified because the crime was "so heinous, so infamous, so daring and so atrocious as to shock the conscience of the nation." The longer sentences for the three men resulted from the fact that a jury convicted them last month on five charges each of assault with intent to kill and five charges each of assault with a dangerous weapon. Mrs. Lebron was convicted only on five charges of assault with a dangerous weapon.

Before hearing their sentences. the four Puerto Ricans protested anew that they merely staged a demonstration in behalf of Puerto Rican independence, and did not intend to kill anyone. Lawyers Plan Appeal Their lawyers said they would file notices of appeal. The men are: Rafael Cancel Miranda. 25: An dres Figueroa Cordero, 29; and Irving Flores Rodriguez, 28.

Testimony was taken during the dramatic two-week trial from the four defendants and from the five wounded congressmen Reps. Clif ford Davis (D-Tenn). Alvin Bentley (R-Mich), George H. Fal lon (D-Md). Ben F.

Jensen (R Iowa), and Kenneth A. Roberts CD- Ala). Lone Bandit Robs Liquor Store Man Orlando, July 8 Oft A lone bandit early, today slugged, stabbed and robbed Alfred Oslak, 41, of $49 as he prepared to close his liquor store for the Oslak said he was preparing to set the burglar alarm when a man sneaked up behind him, slugged him with a metal object, then stabbed him in the chest. Orange Memorial Hospital at tendants said Oslak was not se riously hurt. DAILY NEWS INDEX Allen Alsop Baggs Bridge Childs 19A 18A 19A 17A 19A Markets 14 McGill 18A McLemore 14A Mullin 12A Radio, TV 10B Rau 16A Salty 15A Shows 16-1 7 A Society 1-4 Sports 12-15A Uncle Ray 19 Weather 16B Whirligig 19A Wilson 19A Wish Well 16A Woodward 12A W'd Game 18B Your Mind 19 Classifd 15-19B Comics 18-19 Crossword 19B Deaths 15B Dine 16A Dr.

Jordan 19A Editorials 18A Emily Post IB Fashions 4B Film Clock 16A Food 1-11 Hopper 17A Horosope 19B Engineer Hits Tolitics7 In Delay Of Turnpike to keep Red China out of the Dulles expressed com plete confidence the Red China regime would be un able to gain admittance at the fall session to any of the principal U.N. organiza tions, including the assem bly. At a news conferene, Dulles denounced the Peiping regime for flouting the United Nations in Korea, supporting the Commun ists in Indochina and generally failing to fulfill international ob ligations. Dulles said firmly, in answer to questions, he did not believe there would be any occasion for the United States to withdraw from the United Nations if Red China is admitted, as Sen. Know- land has proposed.

Note Of Defeatism Talk of pulling out of the Uni ted Nations, he said, strikes a note of defeatism which is en tirely unjustified because the United States and like-minded countries have a powerful case for blocking Red China mem bership. President Eisenhower said yes terday he is "completely and un alterably opposed under the pres ent situation to the admission of Red China to the United Na tions." His stand was believed to have warded off likelihood of any early Senate action to put Congress on record with formal notice of American withdrawal if Red China should be admitted, as suggested by Knowland. Knowland himself has been cooling on his idea and Sen. George (D-Ga) said in an interview he does not now expect such a proposal be offered. George, who is senior Demo Gary, July 8 A detinning vat exploded in a Gary factory this afternoon and all available ambulances in the city were called out First reports said more than 20 persons were hurt.

Part of the front wall and the roof of the Vulcan Detinning Co. plant building, 70 feet high, were demolished. Miami Corps Is 4th In Contest The Boys Drum and Bugle Corps of the Miami Lions Club won a fourth place award in competition at the Lions Club national convention in New York today. The award came in the amateur juvenile Hrum and bugle corps division and the corps took part in a parade through New York. Caracas Gets Miami Telecasts Caracas, Venezuela, July 8 UP) Telecasts from Miami and Havana turn up regularly on receivers on the Venezuelan coast, TV fan Garcia Chacon reported today.

Caracas is more than 1,100 miles from Miami and about the same distance from Havana. One Dies, 13 Hurt In Truck Crash Camp McCoy, July 8 One Army reservist was killed and 13 others injured last night when a truck overturned here during a routine night problem. Cpl. William A. Schrott of Detroit, Mich, was killed.

The truck was driven by Pfc. Norman C. Powell of Fort Lauderdale, a member of the Camp McCoy station complement. WKAT Charge Rejected In TV Battle Washington, July 8 Charges by WKAT, that Public Service Television, was ineligible as an applicant for Channel 10 in Miami because of execessive alien ownership were rejected today by the Federal Communications Commis-. sion.

Public Service is controlled by National Airlines, and FCC found that the alien ownership was substantially less than the maximum of 20 per cent allowed by law. Other applicants for the channel are L. 6. Wilson, and North Dade Video, Inc. Billy Graham Visits With Ike Washington, July 8 Evangelist Billy Graham, just back from a five-month Western European tour, told President Eisenhower today he found there a religious awakening which is bound to have tremendous social, political and economic Tallahassee, July 8 The Florida Turnpike Authority today adopted resolution calling for issuance of 89 million dollars in bonds to finance a 110-mile South Florida Turnpike.

At the same time, the authority hired Colverdale and Colpitts, New York consulting engineers, at a fee of $25,000 to make traffic and earnings reports on northerly extensions to the Georgia line on both East Coast and Central Florida Routes. By CHARLES F. HESSER Miami Daily Kewi Political Writer A New York engineer charged today that the South Florida turnpike has "been permitted to become a political, football," but, at the same time, he warned against delaying the project. This statement was made by M. N.

Quade. a partner in the firm of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall MacDonald. consulting engineers for the State Turnpike Authority. Engineers rarely if ever Continued en Page 10A, Col. 5 $26.00.

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