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U. N. Forces Take Over
Leopoldville Radio In
New Efforts At Peace
I.EOPOLDV1I.LE, the Congo ' The sudden turn of events caught
(AP) The United Nations look the U. X. in the middle with ub
over Radio Leopoldville today and servers wondering which side it
banned all broadcasts. , will deal with. Under basic Con-
The measure was taken as part So law still not ratified the
of the U.N. mandate to maintain president can dismiss the premier.
peace and order in the nation.
tottering on the verge of civil
war.
At the same time tlie U.N. Con-
go command announced it has !
LEOPOLDVILLE, Th. Congo
(AP) Gunfire broke out in the
city today after several hundred
Congolese sped toward the resid
nee of Premier Patrice Lu
mumba clamoring for his death.
lightened control over all airports
serving its operations,
traffic was halted.
All cn man .
Calls Session
Tioiia t .imnmhn i
Kasavubu.
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Lumumba
acted after a rush j
of events in which Kasavubu went
on the air in a dramatic move
Monday night
ana announceu uie .
fiery premiers ouster, me lauer, He ai.cused Lumumba of
countered by taking over the net- inaving pushed the strife-torn re
work and announcing he had fired : publjc illlo a fratricidal war and
Kasavubu as chief of state. ! aisaster.
Claiming they have the support The president asked Senate Pres
of the Congolese army, Lumum-1 ident Joseph lleo, moderate politic
ba's supporters issued the call to ! at leader of the National Congolese
both houses after an all-night Cab
inet session.
Lumumba was plainly deter
mined to keep his job despite Ka-
savubu's charge that under the
premier's leadership the Congo j
was plunging into tratnciaai sirne
and sliding toward the Soviet bloc.
As dawn broke over the tense
capital, it appeared that Lumum
ba was still in authority.
Kasavubu's house was surround
ed by U.N. Ghana troops manning
light machine guns.
Jason Senwe, secretary of state,
who took part in the all-night Cab
inet session said, "We are going
before the parliament. We are
sure we will get a majority. The
army is also behind Lumumba."
School Enrollment
Drops At Glendale
The Glendale high school enroll
ment, which started out with 153
on Tuesday, Aug. 30, the first day
of school, had climbed by Friday,
according to Principal Lawrence
Gibson, to 159. In addition, Gibson
told Mrs. Gerald B. Fox, News-Review
correspondent, that there will
be at least five more boys who
are still working who will return
to school as their jobs are closed.
making a total of 104. There were
178 students in the Glendale high
school last year, but the industrial
decline which followed the closure
of the Robert Dollar mill in Glen-1
dale brought about some drop in
enrollment. I
Gibson stated that before school
closed last year Hie school hoard
and administration decided to el
iminate one shop class and all
drivers' training classes in order
to cope with the crowded condi
tions in the school. In doing this,
they we 10 able. Gibson said, to take
all but one class out of the li
brary, thus making the library fa
cilities available most of the time
for student use.
-n, ...a ;n ea mrtcf ftf
the lime last vear as a classroom, possible that he had offended the
and officials felt that this was del- dignity of the Argentine people
rimental to the educational stand-!"" the dignity of the Argen
ards of the school. Gibson stated I "ne people was defended and
that it mieht be Dossible at a later;
date to reinstate the driver train
ing program if the demand on the
part of the public is justified
Inmate Taken
State police at Roseburg early
Monday morning apprehended an
escapee from Oregon State Hos
pital, Salem. They look Allen Wood
cock. 2.1. into custody at 5:15 a.m.
According to the state police re
port, they found Woodcock silting
along the highway on L'S Highway
99 near the Douglas County Fair-!
grounds. He was returned to the
state hospital.
Former Roseburg Pastor Returns
After 13 Months Duty In Korea
Major John Barney, chaplain in!
the US. Army, will return lo Rose
burg Wednesday night after 13
months in Korea.
He is the former pastor of the
First Christian Church in Rose-
burg. His wife, the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Co -
nine of Glide, and son Michael,
have been residing in Roseburg
during his absence.
The Weather
AIRPORT RECORDS
Fair toniqht, tomorrow and to.
morrow night with warmer tern'
peratures.
Highest temp, last 24 hours
Lowest temp, last 24 hours
73
Highest tmp. any Sipt. CSS) 102
Lowest ttmp. any Stpt 'S4) ... 32
Procip. last 24 hours 0
Procip. from Sept. 1 . ,6S
Excess from Stpt. 1 S2
Sunset tonight 4:40 p m.
Sunriia tomorrow, S:43 p.m.
Dul Inls legamy cuum pim mean
ingless.
IForcos Alerted
All U.N. forces in the capital
were put on alert and a special!
;l. .V guard was posted around
Kasavubu s residence. U. N. units
uf British trained Ghanian and
Sudanese machinegunners and
Moroccan riflemen kept watch over
the tense capital.
Secretary - General Dag Ham
marskiold studied reports of the
twin grabs for power at his U. N.
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,d of comment
There was no indication how soon
another Congo emergency session
of the Security Council might be
kMcavuhti mario hie hnlri mnvp
' in miH.ovnnino Ha hrnarleiist an
announcement that the erratic ore-
i mier had been fired and said he
trying to stop the Congo s
i..n
e toward the communist
Movement, to form a new govern
ment.
Two hours later, Lumumba made
his move. Taking control of the
network, he proclaimed himself in
power.
Forward youth and workera of
the Congo," he shouted. "You must
defend the republic."
As a studio audience of support
ers clapped and cheered, Lumumba
declared that Kasavubu was no
longer chief of state.
"I am still chief of the national
army," he asserted.
There appeared little doubt the
Congolese army although poorly
trained and ill-disciplined will
play a determining role in the ens-
Cuba-Argentine
Break Predicted
HAVANA (AP) A bifler ex
change between Fidel Castro's
Cuba and Argentina sparked pre
dictions today of a diplomatic
break between the two Latin
American countries.
Cuba's Foreign Minister Raul
Roa brought the is6ue to a head
Monday night. In a sharp note to
Argentina ambassador Julio A.
Amosedo, he flatly rejected Ar
gentina's protests over his recent
attack on the government of Pres
ident Arluro Frondizi before the
Organization of American Stales
in San Jose, Costa Kica
Ra0 a)s0 sent note milder in
tone brushing aside Brazil's pro-
tests against his attack on For
eign Minister Horacio Later.
The exchange was prompted
when Roa launched a biting at
tack on Argentina and Brazil at
San Jose after they joined 17
other OAS nations in a censure
of Cuba for agreeing to accept
.Soviet military aid in event of a
U.S. attack.
Roa countered the Argentine
proiesi oy oeciaring n was im-
honored in Man Jose ny tne aele
gation of Cuba and not by the del
egation of Argentina."
Argentina's behavior at the
OAS conference demonstrated,,
interventionist and aggressive ma
neuvers planned and organized by
the U.S. government against Cu
ba.
He said Argentina had joined in
opposing a Cuban resolution which
would respect the rights of the
I Cuban people
I destiny. The
to rule their own
Cuban resolution.
which was defeated, charged
i United Slates with economic
I gression.
The Rev. Mr. Barney enlisted
from Roseburg at the start of the
second World War and was assign
ed to the chaplain service. He was
on active fronts in Europe, where
he received a bronze star for
bravery under fire while helping
- care for wounded and was given
the Purple Heart for wounds he
suffered.
Following the war he returned to
active pastorate work for two
years but he rejoined the service
with the paratroopers, serving as
chaplain in North Carolina and
Alaska. Later service was at posts
in North Carolina, Kansas, Ger
many and Illinois.
His last command was with
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Divi
sion, on duty in Korea.
lie uri-Jiue pai iicuini ly known iih
services to the Paju-Ri orphanage.
Flood Of Goods
His appeals to the First Chris
tian Church at Roseburg for cloth
, ing. toilet articles, Kibles, and
' medicines brought such a flood of
goods that he was forced to call
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Auto Mishaps
Claim Heavy
Weekend To!!
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Traffic 41 4
Boating 28
Drowning 80
Miscellaneous
Total 612
90
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The number of persons killed in
traftic accidents across the nation
during the three-day Labor Day
weekend totaled 414 todav.
While tragically high, the count
was lower than last year's Labor
Day toll and considerably less
than the National Safety Council's
estimate of 460 and the lecord
Labor Day toll of 461 set in 1951.
Although the 78-hour holiday
ended at midnight, local time,
Monday, reports of traffic fatal
ities occurring up to that hour
continued to trickle in today.
In addition to those killed in
traffic accidents, an Associated
Press count of accidental deaths
between 6 p.m., local time. Fri
day and midnight Monday showed
28 died in boating accidents. 80
by drowning and 90 in miscellane
ous mishaps for an over-all total
ol 612.
In last year's Labor Day holi
day period, also covering 78 hours,
there were 438 traffic deaths, 29
persons were killed in boating ac
cidents. The over-all toll of 613
compared with the recor.1 of 658
set in the 1951 Labor Day week
end. The nation's highways were jam
med throughout the long weekend.
The weather was mild in most
areas. It also was the last week
end holiday of the summer season
and millions of motorists headed
for recreation and resort areas.
The NSC estimated some 75 mil
lion motor vehicles were on high
ways during the holiday period.
New Threats Worry
Western Officials
BERLIN (AP) Communist
East Germany warned today that
its recent travel ban against iso
lated Berlin was only a taste of
what it could do, and there was
a veiled threat lo cut off the air
corridors to Berlin.
The Communist threats had
Western officials worried about
the coming weeks.
The five-day travel ban last
weekend was directed only
against West Germans and was
lifted Monday on schedule. The
Communists hailed it as a vic
tory, since the Wptf riiH liltl hut
nro'test
Sn tar (ho air im-i-i,lni-c tn Bnr.
lin have been the only means of! The body was brought to Rose
access untouched by Communist . burg by Long and Orr Mortuary,
measures. but later removed lo Crescent
Over the weekend. East Ger-1 City.
man
authorities also made trou
ble for barges in the Elbe River
bound for Berlin. But transport
authorities said some of the
barges now are making their way
lo Berlin.
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Hold Wanted Couple
.Sheriff Ira By id has been noli -
I fied by Paris. Ky.
police that Ihey
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Douglas County warrants charging
larceny from a dwelling house.
The sherilf sent back a request
lhat the pair he held for extradi -
tion, in case they do not, volun-
! tarily agree to return.
a halt to the Missionary Society's
activities. j
Because of his service to the I
orphanage, the Pudwon-Ni Pres-j
bytenan Church gave him a scroll
of appreciation and a set of-silver I
chopsticks at the time of his de-'
parture.
Chaplain Barney proposes to:
spend a month in Roseburg, dur-1
ing which time he will enjoy a '
hunting trip.
He and Mrs. Barney, and their
son. then wt visit in Th nallo. .
with his parents. Mr. and .Mrs. W.
II. Barney, before going to Mc-I
Chord Field. Tacoma, where he
has been assigned lo the 7th Air
Defense Command.
As he will be eligible for retire-;
men! in less than three years, he '
expects that the assignment al Ta-:
coma will be his last. I
lie is flying from Korea to San '
Francisco, where his plane is ex
pected lo arrive Wednesday morn-;
ing. He then will lly to Roseburg,
planning to arne Wednesday eve-
ning.
Death
THE OREGON STATE MARINE BOARD has authorized payment to Douglas County of
$4,923.00, according to Fred Harder of Roseburg, o member of the board. Douglas Coun
ty's appropriation is its share of a state fund amounting to $99,195, Harder reports. Dis
bursement is figured at $3 per numbered boats. Numbered boots in Douglas County
total 1,434. The Marine Board pictured above includes (from left) Dean F. Bryson, Port
land; D. E. Clark, Baker; Don WeJIs, Salem; Harder, Roseburg, and Joe M. Dyer, Astoria,
who became chairman at the recent meeting, succeeding Wells, the board's first chairman.
Diamond Yields !
Body Of Girl
The body of Debra JIarlina
Crump, 4-yuar old daughter of Mr.
and Airs. Oscar Crump of Brook
ings, has been taken to Crescent
City, Calif., where funeral services
will be handled by the Crescent
City Funeral Home.
The child was drowned Friday
in Diamond Lake, and Ihe body
was recovered that evening in
about U feet of water by Dusty
Ferrier, address not known, ac
cording to the sheriff's office.
The child was in a boat with
her parents who were fishing. The
mother was reported ulaving a
fish, when the little girl fell over-1
hoard. The lather jumped into the
water in a vain attempt to save
her. He was wearing heavy cloth
ing and was saved only when his
son, also in the boat, extended j
his fishing pole lo him as ihe boat!
started drilling away. I
The children reportedly objected!
to wearing lite jackets.
Dcbra was born Dec. 4, 1955 at
1 ClesCCIll City. Calif
Gunshot Wounds
Local Youngster
Ricky Lee Ouelletle, age 2 years,
of 2151 SV Castle St., is reported
in good condition at Douglas com
munily Hospital alter sintering a
! gunshot wound inflicted by his
i lour-ycar-om nroiner, uoruon.
Kh.riff lr Bvnl renirlX lh aC-
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i Monday. Ihe hoys motiier, Jns
'Phyllis Otiellelle. who is estranged
from her misuanu, saiu site nerpsi
i a ..18 caliber revolver under her I
pillow for her protection. I
She
told otncers inai sue nao
gotten up and that the older hoyl
apparently had gotten the gun.
The bullet passed through Ihej
right forearm and through the;
muscular part of the left upper i
arm, hut did not touch the bone. I
The wound was reported as super-j
ficial.
Mark To Visit
U.S. Capital
SALEM (AP) Gov. Mark Hat
field leaves for Washington, D. C.
today lo testify in the Trans
Pacific case now before the Civil
Aeronautics Board.
The governor will be in Washing
ton only four hours Wednesday,
amv""!
back in the state in the
Hatfield will ask Ihe hoard to
support the recommendations of
the CAB examiner which call for
both .Northwest and Pan American
.l.
airlines to have authority to m
Pacific flights from Poitland.
Thursday the governor will at
tend Ihe meeting of his committee
on governmental reorgsmzaiion
WHICH I n umnc ii-.u, MB irw-
ommendations to the IDfil legis
lature. Saturday Hatfield will present
awards to Inp 4 11 Club winners
at the Oregon Stale Fair.
Toll Hits
Income ForCounty
Douglas County Highways
Free Of Serious Injury
Douglas County highways came
through the Labor Day weekend
wilhout chalking up a fatal acci
dent. Three injury accidents, none
too serious, were reported by stale
police and Roseburg city police re
ported two non-injury accidents
over the weekend.
The most serious accident re
ported by stale police occurred
about 14 miles south of the Doug
las - Lane County line on L'S High
way 99 at 1:41) p.m. Saturday.
According to the state police re
port, the accident occurred when a
car driven by Wendy June Bing
ham, 18, of 1.133 SK Court St.,
crashed head-on with a car driven
by Clarence Henry Barbo, 49,
of
aaiem. tioin drivers
and M,is
Bingham's mother, .Mrs. Charles E
Bingham, were all taken lo a Hose
nurg Hospital lor treatment. Ihey
have all subsequently been re-
leased from the hospital.
The other Saturday accident oc-l
! curred near the Glendale Junction
on US 99 at 12.09 p.m. when a
car driven by Vernon I-rancis Cal-
houn. Empire, pulled onto the right
shoulder of the road and then!
made a left turn in front of a car
driven by John Lewis Rayburn. 814
Military Ave., Roseburg. Mrs. Ray-j
burn was treated for a neck in-'
jury at a local hospital. Calhoun
was cited for an improper turn,
stale police said.
Carl Arthur Parker, 54, of Oak-
42 Persons Dead
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Kuiiiwa iii-aill mil IllllllllCd IHiaV
! in raging floods in the wake of the
; big Atlantic storm.
Civil Defense officials estimated
42 persons were dead or missing
in the Humacao area on Puerto
Rico's southeast, coast. In many
oilier towns on the island, only
rooftops were visible above the
floods triggered by Donna's
tempestuous rains as she passed
north of Puerto Rico Mondav.
The 125-mile-an-hoiir storm
killed five persons in the I.eeward
lands and the Miami Weather
Bureau says it may have been
responsible for Ihe loss of 6.1 lives
in the crash of a French airliner
Aug. 29.
An Air France Super Constella
tion, circling for a landing at Da
kar in French West Africa, fell
into the Atlantic in a blindine
rainstorm that could have marked
'; National Security Agency em- "- . fi""m"" " "
A few hours later, Donna was nlnycs who defected to lh Soviet White House official, to have
picked up for the first time bv:inlun a, self-confessed traitors in'nr statement on lelf-confessed
the Weather Bureau off the Af- ,he i;n,.d States, the White U"'"" '' .
nran coast as she began whirl-1 House said today Asked about Eisenhowers reac-
ing westward across the Atlantic. I . .'., ,t..j tion on the matter, llagertv re-
An ominous slowdown in the I , I'-"i'","'w "m,mren '"' plied he felt he had already slated
forward movement of the slorm , ,ro,,1h Pr.' !,ecJre'i,ry. -ia.me"i'how the President feels about it.
indicated today that the United
States mainland still mar be in
danger.
r u-i(..p in me torwaro
movement of hurricanes often
means a change in direction, said
Ihe chief storm forecaster, (lor-
don jj,lnnj of ,h. Mlanij hlir.aiI
r.ar her th l'.is.-mil0 uinH h,H
vrA aHohtlv 1.,
northerly direction. If continued,
this gradual norlhward curve
could keep it away Irom the!
mainland.
land. Calif., was liealed at a local
I hospital Monday night for a la-
cerated nose and bruises sustained
when the car he was driving hit
a ueer on u.s 9 near the star
light Drive In Theater at 9:50 p.m.
Six passengers in Ihe car were
not hurl. Stale police said Park
ers car went into the ditch after
lie hit the deer.
City police investigated an acci
dent at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at thej
intersection of SE Lane Ave. and
SB Parrott St. They said the acci-l
dent" occurred when a car driven
by Vander Delois Garrett, 48, of
549 NE Nash St. was hit in the
side by a car driven by Tarrence
hlrion Whorton, 17, of 768 NE
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A car driven by Kennclh Em-
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?'7"en " T k" ba"k"nd
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j he blew a lire, causing the acci-
dent, they reported.
Hospital Building
Damaged In Blaze
A fire in an unoccupied build
ing on Ihe Veterans Administra
tion hospital grounds Monday night
caused approximately $3,000 dam
age. The Roseburg Cily Fire Depart
ment answered the call at 6:59
p. in., and had the blaze under
conlrol by 7:15 p.
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store recreational equipment.
'Ihe fire was believed lo
have
been caused Av shortage in the
electrical connections. Both the
fire department and Veterans Ad
ministration personnel are search
ing the building to find the exact
cause.
Mrs. Ie Soeidel. secrelarv to
manager of l ie hosoilal. nraisedlsaid they found him in a down
Ihe department for its prompt ac -
1 lion and "excellent co-operation'
in putting the fire out.
Ike Regards Code Clerks
As 'Confessed Betrayers'
WASHINGTON (AP) Presi -
'dent Eisenhower Tegards the two
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picked them up in a Cuban port.
Hagerty was asked whether the
U S. government had any knowl
edge, in advance of the appear
ance of Hernon r. jl it nell ana
t Wlllia U1 II
Martin in Moscow to-
! rfav- ,hat ,hiy h,d dPleclca 10 ,ne
; Sov iet l nion.
Hagerty replied that he wanted
to "change the word 'detectors' to
Charge U.S. Spys On Allies
Under Policy They Believe
Will Lead To World War III
MOSCOW (AP) Two young coile clerks from the stiper
secret L'. S. National Security Ajrenry turned up in Moscow
today with lairs that the United States is spyinjr even on
its allies under a policy they feel will lead to World War
111.
Hernoti F. Mitchell, 31. Eureka, Calif., and William H.
Martin, l!!), Kllensburjr, Wash., announced they have de
fected to the Soviet Union and intend to become Soviet citi
zens. '
"We would attempt to crawl to the moon if we thought
it would lessen the threat of an atomic war," they said in a
statement.
The Russians put the two on display under television
lights in the gilt-ornamented Journalists Club. From a plat
form, the two detailed the two complaints against the Unit
ed States and spilled to newsmen what they said were N'SA
communications-intelligence secrets. .They said the United
j States had broken the codes of friendly nations and even
planted a spy in a friendly embassy.
Trawler Carried
Clerks To Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) A Rus
sian trawler is reported lo have
smuggled two defecting American
code clerks to the Soviet I nion
after picking them up secretly in
a Cuban purl.
This was disclosed today as the
While House, Pentagon and Stale
Department met with a somewhat
embarrassed official silence the
news Moscow had unveiled the
pair at a news conference with a
flood of spy accusations.
Responsible authorities, who re
ported how Bernon F. Mitchell
and William II. Martin got to Rus
sia, said government agencies
knew about the voyage shortly aft
er the trawler left Cuba.
The discovery that Ihe two men
are now in Moscow touched off
quick reactions from congression
al investigators.
The House Committee on Un-
American Activities announced it
will subpoena the personnel direc
tor of the National Security Agen
cy to get the employment records
of the two code clerks. j
A well placed Capitol Hill
source, declining lo be quoted by
name, told a reporter at least one
other congressional group had
started preliminary inquiry be
fore the House committee moved
in, but probably will let the House
investigators handle the probe.
The inforinnnt said it was al
ready evident in preliminary
checking that NSA, whose work is
supposed lo be supersecret, "nev
er should have employed either of
those two men in the first place."
He declined to elaborate.
Defector's Father
Surprised At News
EUREKA. Calif. (AP) Emery
F. Mitchell, father of the National
Security Agency mathematician
who disappeared in June, was sur
prised to learn of the 'i'ass report
today that his ion was in Moscow.
Moscow radio said his son, Ber
non F. Mitchell, and William H.
Martin, 29, of Ellensburg, Wash.,
told a news conference in Moscow
today they have been granted po
litical asylum by the Soviet gov
ernment. Martin is a longtime
friend and co-worker of Mitchell's.
Roused from sleep at 3 a.m. The
senior Mitchell said the only infor
mation he has heard about the
two men came from news reports.
Mitchell said he doesn't plan to
go lo Ihe Soviet Union or contact
his son.
"t assume he will get in touch
with me," the Eureka, Calif, at
torney said.
Asked about his ion's political
leanings Mitchell tersely an
swered: "He has none "
Early last month. Mitchell had
said, "If my son has gone lo a
Communist country and it's a
wild assumption then he has been
shanghaied."
Youth Jailed
Roseburg police early Sunday
morning look a 17-year-old Hose
burg boy into custody and lodged
him in the Douglas County jail for
violating curfew. Police said they
advised Ihe boy about 1:45 a m
Sunday he should go home. They
! town restaurant more than an hour
later anil men iook mm to tne
county jail.
1 self confessed traitors
! Then he added that it would not
Does he regard them as self-
I confessed traitors?'
a newsman
' aske
"Yes," Hagerty shot back. 9"".iu may nays ovenoaKea
"Don't you?" jtne following in our sports sec-
other government officials, who, tion, wo repeot hero for their
tiei linen lu oa nielli iiirti, icuuiicu
that government agencies knew
about the departure of Mitchell
and Martin from Cuba aboard a
Soviet trawler shortly after the
SMip irt ( U,a. Cuban authorities
Were believed lo have cooperated
in the trip, they said.
Mitchell and Martin, bachelor
friends since service in the U. S.
Navy, refused lo tell how they
got to Moscow from XSA head
quarters at Ft. Meade, Mil. They
are known to have come by way
of Mexico City.
"That might prevent others
from taking the same route," they
said.
The two left Ft. Jleade late in
June on vacation, ostensibly to
visit relatives on the West Coast.
They never reached the coast.
Mitchell and Martin professed
to believe that U.S. policy mav
lead to World War III. They coni-
piaineii cnieny of American re
connaissance flights over Soviet
territory and the rim of Red
China, but said nothing about the
May Day U2 flight for which the
Russians gave Francis Gary Pow
ers a 10-year sentence.
They said one of the reasons
they left the United States was
persecution there of persons who
do not believe in God. They at
tacked what they called harass
ment of those with unpopular po
utical views.
"Talents of women are encour
aged and utilized to a much
greater extent in the Soviet Union
than in the United Stales." Ihev
said in a statement. "We feel that
this enriches Soviet society and
makes Soviet women more desir
able as mates.
"It is a difficult and painful ex
perience lo leave our native coun
try, families and friends. Yet we
felt lhat the United Stales govern
ment, in carrying out policies
dangerous to world peace, should
not be allowed lo rely on these
emotional attachments to guaran
tee the loyalty of its citizens."
Discussing U.S. hostility to com
munism, their statement said:
"Perhaps U.S. hostility toward
communism arises out of a feel
ing of insecurity engendered by
Communist achievements in sci
ence, culture and industry. If this
so, sucn leeungs ot insecurity
are a poor excuse for endanger
ing world peace."
Rep. John W. McCormark. (D.
Mass.,) said recently that the
pair, who were bachelors and '
close friends, had taken with them
"valuable cryptographic informa
tion" concerning secret codes.
The too secret agency with
which they worked was a defense
unit engaged in intercepting radio
signals and in communications in
telligence. They said the United States had
planted a code-clerk spy in the
Turkish Embassy (presumably in
Washington) and was deciphering
secret messages of more than 40
countries at a cost of bait a bil
lion dollars a year.
They said Britain and Canada
cooperated in the program and
were closely involved.
Martin, a heavy-set blond, an-
peared pals but confident. The
bespectacled Mitchell was some
what nervous. Both read their
statements rapidly but sometimes
stumbled over a word or sen
tence. Their sharpest tussle with
American reporters came when
one asked them where they were
living now and what they were
doin'.
"Why do you wish to know?"
replied Martin to the applause o(
Soviet journalists.
They declined to reveal their
place of residence and said that
if anyone, especially relatives or
friends, wanted to visit them,
such a visit would have to be ar
ranged through the Soviet govern
ment. They parried .questions as to
their feelings about alleged Soviet
spy operations.
Oil Confab Set
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) The
Iraqi Oil Ministry announced to
day an international oil confer
ence will he held in Baghdad
Sept. 10 with a view to unifying
the attitudes of producing coun
tries and lo prevent oil companies
j ducing prices
from acting individually on re-
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By L F. Reizenstein
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