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edl? ero: IT. Ouu Army 3IETRO FINAL COOLER Tartly cloudy, scattered showers. Low 61-78, high 78-82. Man and IKrtails oa Page 3 HOIBLY TEMPER A TIKfcS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1955 38 Pages Vol. 125 No.

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"7 12 mill. 7S 8 p.m. 84 1 m. 73 nn JL UNJ o) AA o)A II I LmJ A w7 nR TJ1 7ffo)w 52 ihKf ram iji Argentines Hail Victory by Rebels Dictator Reported Fleeing; Peace Conference Scheduled ru 1 14-u Free Press Wire Service The strong-arm regime of Juan Domingo Peron, dictator for 10 years, toppled Monday night in Floods Seaboard; Toll in Millions Other Storm, Hilda, Pours Water Over Three-Fourths of Tampico Free Press Wire Services Hurricane lone lashed across the North Carolina coast Monday night doing countless damage, her lethal winds and rains aimed for Virginia and Northern states. The mighty storm left at least four persons dead and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage.

Communication lines were torn down and roads flooded along the North Carolina coast, allowing only sketchy reports from stricken Late Monday, the center of the hurricane was 20 miles south of Norfolk. New Bern and Morehead City, N. were badly battered. Four unidentified persons died in the storm, including two children. The hurricane seemed to be following a curving arc to the northeast that could take it seaward south of Cape Cod, Mass.

Northeastern states prepared for the worst, fearing the storm's vicious backlash even if the center should clear the shore line. Buenos Aires. There was joy in Argentina. Peron and all his aides resigned in the face of a successful rebellion of Army and Navy forces which began last Friday. A three-man military junta issued a proclamation Monday night stating that "the Army has decided to take over the situation and invites the people to maintain calm." The swan song of Peron, 59-year-old dictator, was read by his Army chief.

It said "patriotism" and "love of my peo- Argentines Hope for New Freedom. Page 2. How Peron Changed Life of a Nation. Page. Key Dates in Peron's Career.

Page 13. pie" led Peron to offer his resignation. Then Maj. Gen. Franklin Lucero, whjp read Peron's statement, also resigned.

LOYALIST supporters were ordered to cease firing, and a rebel broadcast said the insurgents also had ordered the guns silenced. IONE APPEARED to be heading east of Washington, D.C. 'All Government agenies closed lt hours early Monday. The big Navy installations at Norfolk and Hampton Roads were tightly secured. Several big warships steamed out to sea to avoid the full force of the blow.

Planes were ferried far inland. Before quitting, Lucero announced the formation of a T-Tiaw. r.9MMifiit.llll"lJllJ)l Will I iftjlliT I committee of Army generals to rebels. 3Iorehead City's Beachfront Feels the Fury of the Mad 1 7 28 and 29. Till UUC LO IIULU Heat to 80 A cooler front moving into Detroit will hold Tuesday's top temperature about 80 degrees, the Weather Bureau promised." Monday's peak was a record 93 degrees at 3 p.m.

The passage of the front will be accompanied by showers ending before noon, the Weather Bureau said. THE FRONT is expected to end the abnoimally warm tem peratures which have produced 132 days of 90 or above tempera-itures so far his season. The normal maximum for this jtime of year is 64 degrees. Monday's top reading set a new record for Sept. 19.

Previous I high was 88 in 1948. The lowest temperature recorded on Sept. 19 was 40 degrees in 1901. Rep. John Dingell Dies at 61 The hurricane was expected to reach, the New York metropolitan area Tuesday afternoon.

Abnormally high tides along the coast added to the flood danger. Pounding rains struck New York at 11 p.m. But Weathermen in Washington and New York said lone apparently would not cause a repetition of the floods that brought death and destruction to the Northeast last month. Forecasters said also there was some chance it would bypass New Jersey and New to the east. But they were making no flat predictions.

The cry of "liberty, liberty" sounded in the streets of Buenos Aires. of persons paraded 'through the streets, leaving no doubt of their happiness. Motorized infantry with tanks and gun carriers took up positions outside Government House. This apparently was a precautionary move. Peron had his office in this building.

Pro-Peron demonstrators clashed with police and troops at scattered places in Buenos Aires. An estimated 10 persons were killed and more than 100 wounded in sporadic firing, mostly from small arms. FOR THE FIRST TIME in months, a statement from the Roman Catholic Primate of Argentina was broadcast on the Turn to Page 2, Column 2 Exercise Stressed In Treating Arthritis Mental Attitude Is Important, Medical Forum Panel Says BY' JEAN PEARSON MEANWHILE, Hurricane Hilda raged on the shore of Mexico with 125-mile winds. Ten persons drowned at the tiny port of Vigia Chico. Hundreds were homeless in Tampico floods.

lone Legislator Had Served 23 Years John D. Dingell, 61, a vet eran of 23 years in the House of Representatives from the 15th District in Detroit, died Monday night in Washington. The veteran legislator had been in ill health for some time. A strong exponent of New Deal policies, Dingell was the No. 1 Democratic member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which writes tax and social security bills.

GOV. WILLIAMS learned of Rep. Dingell's death in a telephone call from Neil Staebler, State Democratic chairman, who was in Washington. Williams immediately called the Detroit home of the congressmen's son, John, expressing his "deep regret." "Mr. Dingell's death is a great loss to the state, the nation and the Democratic Party," Williams said.

He also was a member of the Joint Conference Committee, a group charged with ironing out clashes in details between House and Senate bills. Dingell was born in Detroit. He had been in ill health most of his life. He quit Western High School to go to work at 16. He worked in the mailing room at the Free Press and briefly in the newsroom before going on into such fields as pipe line engineering, wholesale meat dealer, insurance representative and purchasing agent.

THE DEAN of Michigan's Democratic delegation in Congress, taxation was his specialty. He always advocated building of Turn to Page 9, Column 1 The Mexican Defense Ministry said a gigantic flood engulfed three-fourths of Tampico, inflicting "terrible damages." Heavy rain still was falling. Men, women and children worked frantically in the dark CITY OF NIGHTMARES Confusion Reigns In Buenos Aires Free Press Science Writer Before a patient can learn to live with arthritis, he must learn how to live with himself, a panel of four physicians told a capacity crowd Monday night at the second Medical Other Pictures on Pages to build new sandbag dikes. All roads into Tampico wre washed out. Tides had raised the flooding Panuco River another five or six feet.

Power lines down. The city was dark. HURRICANE IONE rains lashed nearly the entire Eastern Seaboard Monday night. Hurricane warnings were displayed north of Wilmington, N. to Block Island, R.

I. The Morehead City damage vvrrTII HnWFRS was called the worst disaster in 33 years. "It's too early to assess the If Of kllT carry on peace talks with the Public transportation streetcars, buses and taxis has been nonexistent since about noon when Juan Peron said he would quit in the face of overwhelming opposition from the same army that boosted him to power little more than a decade ago. A blackout, imposed Monday because of the threat of bombardment from rebel naval forces in the River Plate, has been lifted but many windows still are dark and empty like the eyes of mourners at a funeral. Through the confusion on the streets roam the Argentinians the pawns in the army's game of power politics.

Some carry flags and cry "liberty." But others shuffle along with their eyes on the jctreets, avoiding the tanks and the Turn to Page 6, Column 2 William F. Chapman, Free Tress assistant city editor, and Sam Summerlin, chief of bureau for th Associated Press at Buenos Aires, were war correspondents and personal friends In Korea. Monday night, as soon as telephone communications were re-established with Buenos Aires, Chapman placed a call to 'the Argentine capital. From his office at Castilla de Corea 1296, Summerlin gave this direct, uncensored report of a city In confusion. rV SAM SUMMERLIN OvtrwM Trlppbnne BUENOS AIRES Monday night was a confused nightmare of joy and despair in this besieged city.

The spring rains came. Tanks prowled the streets and took up protective positions in front of Government House. 1956 Cars Unveiled By Ford BY LEO DONOVAN Free Frri! Automotive Writer Ford Motor Co. announced Monday its line of 1956 model passenger cars which will go on sale dealer showrooms Friday. The new cars will be offered in four series and 18 body styles, with price tags expected to be slightly higher.

Prices will not be announced, however, until the day of public introduction. Styling and engineering changes on all models were an nounced by R. S. McNamara, vice president of the company and general manager of the Ford Division. EMPHASIZING new safety features, including the new "life guard" design steering wheels, new door latches and safety rear view mirrors, witn instrument panel and header panel bar pad- Pictures on Back Page ding and seat belts optional at extra cost, the new cars will be available in 13 solid colors and 21 two-tone combinations.

New power-plant choices also will be available, ranging from the "Thunderbird Y-8" engine on Fairlane and Station Wagon models and developing 202 horsepower, and including the Ford Y-8 developing 176 horsepower and the Ford Six with 137 Horsepower. Styling changes include a new grille with oblong parking lights Turn to Page 6, Column 4 Ike Fishing FRASER, Colo. (U.PJ Pres ident Eisenhower drove here from Denver Monday for several days of trout fishing. Forum in Rackham Memorial. The psychological aspects of treatment are more important than any drug which the patient may be given, they said.

THE FORUM, "How to Live with Rheumatism and Arthritis," was sponsored by the Wayne Picture on Page 19. County Medical Society in cooperation with The Detroit Free Press as a public service. Dr. James J. Lightbody, medical director of the Michigan chapter of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, served as moderator.

Panel members were Dr. Alfred Bollet, of Wayne University Medical College, Dean Hayes, of Grace Hospital, and Dr. Frank Walsh, of Harper Hospital. If a patient wishes to remain in a state of minor or major! disability, the panel said, he will stay there no matter what drug is used. "The effect of the mind over body is never observed to a greater degree than it is in rheumatoid arthritis," one doctor said.

EVERY ARTHRITIS case is an individual problem and they can't all be taken and treated as a group, it was said. Each patient has a different emotional reaction, financial and social problem and each of these individual differences have to be considered in long-term treat ment. Often it is difficult to get arthritics to realize periods of hospitalization may be necessary for more intensive treatment, the doctors said. Most of these people, they said, feel that hospitals are for having operations, babies and emergency treatment in accidents. But for care of arthritis "no." Yet, the doctors said, often part of good treatment, especially of rheumatoid arthritis, is a period of time away from fam ily "and so-called friends" for daily physical therapy and occupational therapy in the hos pital.

OFTEN THIS period away from home and their immediate environment helps patients more than any intermittent type of treatment in doctors' offices or clinics. Many the panelists said, have used their individual disability as a stimulant to a more productive and much more useful life. Others, however, they pointed out, continue to enjoy tha sympathies of their friends and families. Arthritis, the doctors said, is important to everyone because there is more arthritis in the United States than all the cases of polio, cancer, diabetes and tuberculosis combined. FOR THE patient to reap benefits from physical medicine Turn to Page 4, Column 1 damage," said North Carolina Gov.

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