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Electronic Guide
Developed for
Snow Vehicles
WASHINGTON, 1*1 —Vehicles
following storm-blanketed trails
thru the arctic are going to have
an electronic guide something like
that used by airplanes following
a “beam” thru the sky.
The Army’s Research and De
velopment Laboratories has an
nounced a successful test on the
Greenland ice cap of the electron
ic trail-marking equipment.
It consists of two wires, buried
in the snow or ice, each carrying
an electric current. Receiving
equipment in a snow vehicle, like
the Army’s “weasel,” pick up the
electrical signals which show
when the vehicle has wandered
from the trail.
Polar night, snow storms and
white-outs (the latter being a fog
like condition caused by suspend
ed ice crystals in the air) make
travel difficult at the top of the
world. The danger of straying
from a trail and plunging into a
concealed crevass is particularly
great in Greenland.
Bipartisan Support
Given Administration in
Suez Settlement Effort
WASHINGTON, Iff)—President
Eisenhower and Secretary of
State Dulles seemed assured tdr
day of considerable bipartisan
support for their drive to settle
the Suez Canal crisis peacefully.
Evidence of broad Democratic
as well as Republican backing
among congressional leaders de
veloped after Eisenhower and
Dulles had briefed nine Demo
crats and 13 Republicans yester
day on “the continuing gravity of
the situation” and on what the
administration plans to do about
it.
Senate Democratic Leader Lyn
don B. Johnson of Texas said, no
commitments were asked or giv
en, but added in reply to a ques
tion that "politics stop at the
water’s edge when the security of
our country is at stake.”
Officials said results of the con
ference in the White House Cab
inet room should strengthen Dul
les' hand when he enters a 22-na
tion conference in London Thurs
day on the future of the canal.
Democratic National Convention
Called to Order by Paul Butler
Favorite Sons Hold
Desired Keys Votes
By JACK BELL and
WILLIAM T. PEACOCK
CHICAGO, UR—The first ses
sion of the 32nd Democratic Na
tional Convention opened at 9:03
a.m. (PST) today.
The convention was called to
order by Paul Butler, chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee.
A covey of “favorite sons”
still held tight to the key votes
ardently desired by Adlai Steven
son and Averell Harriman, top
bidders for the presidential nom
ination.
By all signs, the favorite sons
were of a mind to keep the con
clave’s big prize in doubt, if pos
sible, right into Thursday’s ballot
ing.
As the opening ,day came, an
Associated Press poll of delegates
willing to state a public prefer
ence gave this picture:
Needed to nominate 68614
Stevenson 538
Harriman 213
Favorite sons 27714
Uncommitted 34314
The Democratic legions began
whooping into this big amphi
theater in the Stockyards area
long before the noon hour set for
the opening.
For many, it had been a wran
gling, struggling weekend. The
pulling and hauling was touched
off by former President Truman’s
plump for Harriman on Saturday
when Stevenson seemed to have
the nomination within his grasp.
But there seemed to be a dis
position among many of the lead
ers to soothe ruffled tempers and
remind one another that after all
the real enemy was the Repub
licans.
Truman Comes Out
For Gov. Harriman
CHICAGO, <Jf\—Former Presi
dent Harry Truman Saturday
announced his preference for Gov.
Averell Harriman of New York
over Adlai Stevenson for Demo
cratic nominee for President.
Truman and Stevenson met for
the first time this morning since
the announcement and had only
smiles and brief greeting for each
other. The meeting was at a
breakfast given by Mayor Rich
ard J. Daley of Chicago.
Truman, questioned by report
ers as to what his attitude would
be if Stevenson won the nomina
tion, said he would support the
nominee and, if asked, would per
haps campaign for him.
“I want to elect a Democrat,”
Truman said. “We’ve had enough
Republican rule.”
Stevenson, in a visit with the
Minnesota delegation, said he
“deeply deplores any effort to
demean one another here in our
convention.” He said he is more
concerned with promoting party
unity than in any one individual.
Stevenson recalled that he had
campaigned for Harriman in 1954
when Harriman won election as
governor of New York.
—
Boy, 5, Attempting to
Escape First Haircut,
Falls 4 Floors to Death
NEW YORK, —Five-year-old
Roberto Gutrervez was frightened
at the prospect of having his long,
curly hair cut for the first time.
He fled to the bathroom of his
parents’ apartment Friday night
and locked himself in. Then he
crawled out a window and fell
four floors to his death.
Mt. McKinley Is 20 Feet
Higher in New Survey
WASHINGTON, UP>—Mt. Mc
Kinley, North America’s tallest
peak, is 20 to 63 feet taller than
previously believed, the govern
ment has decided.
The National Geographic So
ciety said today the U.S. Geologi
cal Survey has officially declared
McKinley to be 20,320 feet. The
new altitude is based upon more
than 10 years of surveys of the
mountain located In south-central
Alaska.
Nasser Says He’s
Trying to Arouse
Arab Nationalism
CAIRO, Egypt, Iff*—Seeking to
drum up support for his side in
the Suez Canal crisis, Egyptian
President Gamal Abdel Nasser
told Arab Trade Union leaders in
Cairo Saturday his purpose was
not only to take over the canal
but also “to arouse Arab nation
alism.’’
“The canal crisis serves to
prove Arab nationalism has re
vived,” he declared.
This appeared to underline the
worst fears of British and French
leaders—that Nasser seriously en
tertains ambitions outlined in a
book he wrote: to unite the Arab
world from the Atlantic to the
Persian Gulf.
The executive committee of the
Federation of Arab Trade Unions,
which Nasser addressed, resolved
to call on its members to blow up
all Western oil and military
works in Arab countries if Egypt
is attacked.
Soap Box Derby
Winner Awarded
$5,000 Scholarship
AKRON, Ohio, UP)—Norman
Westfall, 14, of Gates, N.Y., won
the 19th annual All-American
Soap Box Derby yesterday—the
second year in a row a boy rep
resenting Rochester, N.Y., has
won the top award of a $5,000
scholarship.
Collin Kelly, Fairbanks, Alaska,
was defeated in his first runs
down the hill.
Norman speeded across the
finish line at Derby Downs in his
lilac-colored, gravity powered car
—a quarter length ahead of C.
Landon Flake of Daytona Beach.
In third place was Wayne Ford
of Long Beach, Calif.
Second place winner gets a
$4,000 scholarship; third placer,
a $3,000 scholarship.
The three boys in the final heat
were the survivors of a field of
155 from the U.S., Alaska, Can
ada, Ireland, and Germany.
A crowd of 65,000, largest in
derby history, watched the home
made racing cars roll down the
975-foot course.
Winner Westfall said he spent
two years making his car. He said
he had put 20 coats of paint on his
sleek racer to cut down wind
resistance.
His time in the final heat was
27.41 seconds.
Arab League Warns West an Attack
On Egypt Will Be an Attack on All
LONDON GB—The Arab League
of nine nations warned the West
today an attack on Egypt in the
Suez Canal crisis would be con
sidered aggression against all
Arab states.
The league's political commit
tee, meeting in Cairo, also pledged
support for President Nasser’s
call Sunday for a 45-nation con
ference to write new guarantees
for freedom of passage thru the
canal.
The committee, composed of
foreign ministers of Arab states,
has been in special session in Cai
ro drafting a policy on Suez.
Members are Egypt, Iraq, Jor
dan, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Ara
bia, the Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Western diplomats in London
said Nasser's counter-proposal
would complicate deliberations at
the London conference. They said
it might force the western big
three to modify demands for in
ternational management of i.he
canal.
Nasser’s proposal was a counter
to the 22-nation conference called
by Britain that is opening in Lon
don Thursday to consider interna
tional control of the waterway
which Nasser nationalized on
July 26. '
Egypt refused to send a delega
tion.
In the face of Arab threats,
Britain airlifted more troops into
the Mediterranean to meet any
emergency. In fact, it was a two
way airlift.
As giant planes landed troops
in Britain’s island outposts around
Suez, two flying boats began fer
rying British wives and children
from the canal zone to Malta.
They are dependents of British
employes still in the zone.
In Bonn, the West German
government said Britain is'with
drawing some noncombat troops
stationed in Germany and sending
them home to strengthen the stra
tegic reserve. Presumably they
will replace troops being ferried
to the Mediterranean.
The committee said Nasser’s
plan for a broadened conference
on Suez was “consistent with in
ternational principles of justice.”
It said the offer “represents a
sincere assurance from Egypt to
all other countries of the world
| to secure navigation in the canal.”
Marilyn Goes Cycling
In English Countryside,
Gets Scant Notice
ENGLEFIELD, GREEN, Eng
land, \JT*—Sheathed in a form
fitting blue slack suit, Marilyn
Monroe took her first bicycle ride
in the English countryside Sun
day. Hardly a British eyelid flut
tered.
Marilyn pedaled along beside
her husband, playwright Arthur
Miller, for an hour thru country
lanes near the home they have
rented while she makes a film
here.
Her bike ride, which she said
was one of her dreams when she
arrived here three weeks ago,
went almost unnoticed. There
were no fans, no autograph hunt
ers.
But one bystander at a polo
match they stopped to watch
commented tersely: “She doesn’t
look very stable.”
“Don’t worry about that," Mil
ler replied. “She’s far better on a
bike than I am.’
Ousted State Auditor
Pleads Guilty to Charges
In Million-Dollar Scandal
SPRINGFIELD, 111. UV-Orville
E. Hodge, ousted state auditor ac
cused of taking about a million
dollars of state funds, pleaded
guilty today to charges of em
bezzlement, forgery and confi
dence game.
Hodge. 51, entered the plea be
fore Circuit Judge Clem Smith at
his arraignment on 46 state in
dictments resulting from the
million-dollar financial scandal.
Reportedly feeling ill and de
spondent, the dapper, free-spend
ing Republican political figure
changed his plea from innocent—
previously entered—to guilty as
each of the indictments was read
at the court.
Britain Rejects
Soviet Suggestions
For Suez Talks
LONDON Wt—Britain Saturday
rejected Soviet suggestions 22
more nations be brought into the
Suez Canal conference and the
parley be postponed from Aug. 16
to the last of the month.
The Soviet Union Thursday ac
cepted, with a hedge of qualifica
tions, an invitation to the 24
nation conference. It proposed
that Red China, other Communist
states, several neutrals and all
the Arab states from Morocco to
Iraq be invited, that the opening
date be delayed, and that the
conference site be shifted to the
Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Moscow also declared the con
ference in London, as it is being
set up by Britain, France and the
United States, was not qualified
to settle the future of Suez.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese gov
ernment said it had sent an emis
sary to Cairo with an offer from
Iraq to mediate in the dispute.
Iraq is a partner with Britain
in the Middle East Baghdad De
fense Pact, but has taken sides
with Egypt on its right to na
tionalize the Suez Canal.
Israel’s Neutralist Policy
In Suez Crisis Draws
Criticism of Opposition
TEL AVIV, Israel, —Premier
David Ben-Gurion’s passive pol
icy toward the Suez Canal crisis
drew criticism from Menachem
Beigiri, leader of the opposition
Heruth Party, second in strength.
Beigin told a news conference
if Nasser “gets away with turning
the Suez Canal into the Nasser
Canal he will be ready for an all
out attack on Israel.” He said Is
rael should make alliances with
any anti-Nasser power. 1