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Br DOUGLAS B. CORNELL
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. U) - The
fevernors conference ended
Wednesday with an appeal to
President Eisenhower to team
with Congress against the reces
sion nd with his administration
in retreat on cutting the number
of National Guard divisions.
The Pentagon backed down on
abolishing six of 27 National
Guard divisions to unrestrained
SDDlause of the state executives
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Army
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IT. PAUL, Minn. Police officers taking Lawrenee Kuehn,
23, to headquarters titer the fatal shooting ef Dr. Herbert
L. Stolpestad, 51. Kaehn called police after the shooting.
.. He accused the-doctor of malpractice in the treatment of
v his wife, though records indicate Dr. Stolpestad had never
treated any member of the Kuehn family. (AP) ,
Man Slays Doctor After
Charging 'Malpractice7
ST. PAUL, Minn. Ut-A St. Paul
doctor was slain Wednesday by a
man who walked into his office,
accused him of malpractice and
snot him in the head.
The gunman then called police
Statehood for
Alaska Gets
Over Hurdle
WASHINGTON .(A-The bill to
give statehood to Alaska won its
way to the House floor Wednes
day with a powerful hand from
Speaker Sam Rayburn.
- Rayburn issued an important
ruling in favor of Alaska even
though the bill, if it is ever en
acted, would make his borne state
ef Texas only the nation's second
largest
Backers of statehood rolled up
,a 217-172 margin on a move to by
pass the House Rules Committee
and bring the bill directly to the
floor as a privileged measure.
Before the vote, Rayburn over
ruled points of order brought by
opponents that the bill contained
appropriations and other matters
which were only incidental to
Alaska's admission.
Because of this, contended Reps.
Clarence Cannon (D-Mo), John
Taber (R - NY) and Howard W.
Smith (D-Va), the bill had lost its
'privileged status.
, Rayburn, however, cited prece
dents that the rule-granting privi
lege should be interpreted liber
ally. Although some provisions
might be only incidental to Alas
ka's admission, he said, so long
as they tended toward that end
they did not destroy the bill's priv
ilege. Although they survived the in
itial hurdle, statehood advocates
face other obstacles.
headquarters to report the shoot-
me and waited beside the dying
doctor until officers arrived and
took bim into custody.
The victim. Dr. Herbert L. Stol
pestad, 51, was dead on . arrival
at a hospital. A nurse who 'said
she witnessed the shooting report
ed at least three shots were fired
into the doctor's head.
Arrested was a man identified
by police as Lawrence Kuehn, 25,
St. Paul. He was held without
charge.
With Two Children
Mrs. Elaine Carlson, 36, Stol
pestad's private nurse, told police
Kuehn came to the office with his"
two children, Sharon, , and Gary,
3. nd asked to see the doctor.
The nurse admitted him to Stol-
pestad's private office. The man
pulled a pistol from his coat, she
said, and fired as the doctor
turned to greet him. Mrs. Carlson
fled from the office to get help.
The gunman then telephoned po
lice from the office and said he
had shot the doctor because he
had "violated the Hippocratic
medical oath. '
The man surrendered without
resistance and turned over a .38-
caliber pistol and a knife, police
said. He also handed them a copy
of the Hippocratic .oath and said
he had accused the doctor of malpractice.
Wife Traffic Victim
He was quoted by police as say
ing there is Just too mucn cor
ruption and rottennesS. He was
sworn to uphold the oath, but he
didn't."
Police said Kuehn told them the
alleged malpractice involved his
wife who was killed in a traffic
accident three years ago. Howev
er, records in Dr. Stolpestad's of
fice indicated he had never
treated any member of the Kuehn
family.
Relatives told officers that
Kuehn had been acting strangely
for several months.
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chief of staff, told them the plan is
out.
But the adjnuustratlon still may
balk at canceling a projected 10
per cent reduction in National
Guard manpower.
So the governors pumped out a
resolution demanding that the
strength of the guard be kept at
400,000 men aad 27 divisions.
That was In a business session
at which the , governors named
Got. LeRoy Collins of Florida the
new chairman of their conference,
succeeding Gov. William G. Strat-
ton of Illinois,
Speeches, resolutions and elec
tion out of the way. governors
whirled away by helicopter to in
spect the aircraft carrier Forres
tal, lying off the Florida coast
In their final public fornm the
governors all but ignored such
imposing issues as recession, tax
es and heavy spending.
Secretary of the Treasury An
derson talked about them, but for
uie moment the governors were
more concerned with guarding the
National Guard and Its armories.
They went on record, as expect
ed, in urging that President Ei
senhower "meet with congression
al leaders of both parties to for
mulate Jointly a comprehensive
program for constructively meet
ing the economic needs of the na
tion."
These deliberations, the resolu
tion said, should cover such items
as unemployment Insurance bene
fits, tax policies and public works.
It recommended that the program
oe developed, on a nonpartisan
basis and be given bipartisan
support.
Gov. Leroy Collins of Florida.
49-year-old moderate on the school
segregation issue, was elected
chairman of the conference suc
ceeding Gov. William G. Stratton
of Illinois
The National Guard issue de
veloped before the doors were
locked for the business meeting
that ended the conference.
Alabama Gov. James E. Fol-
som leaned his bulk forward in a
chair and thundered at Secretary
of Defense McElroy and Gen.
Maxwell D. Taylor, Army chief of
staff: "I want to announce to Mr.
McElroy and Gen. Taylor that the
Colonial Militia, which is now the
National Guard, was here first.
And we're going to stay here."
That about summed up the at
titude of the other. state execu
tives. Their applause Tocked the
meeting hall in the Americana
Hotel.
The Defense Department had
announced weeks ago it Intended
to abolish six of the .27 National
Guard divisions. Governors and
guardsmen exploded in opposition.
- Taylor was tapped to disclose
the administration's strategic re
treat. He did it In qualified terms
in a formal speech. But under a
bombardment of questions, he as
sured the governors: "That plan
is now out."
President Eisenhower also has
asked Congress to cut guard man
power to - 460,000. . The governors
don't like that, either;. ' -McElroy
refused to commit the
administration to retaining 400,000
men even if Congress tells it to.
He persisted after. Gov. . Price
Daniel of Texas, presiding at the
forum on defense and finances,
read io the , assemblage an Asso
ciated Press dispatch quoting
Chairman Carl Vinson (D-Ga) of
the House,; Armed Services: Con
mitteeIt said Vinson reported om
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tng informed intra ine nouse ap
propriatlons Committee will vol
funds to keep National Guard and
reserve forces at full strength.
Political Party
Support Plan
Gets Backing
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WASHINGTON UrV-An advertis
ing campaign to educate every
American to the need of con
tributing a small sum at least a
'dollar to the political party' of
his choice was unveiled Wednes
day.
President Eisenhower and the
chairmen of the two major party
national committees endorsed the
idea. Backers said newspapers,
radio and television stations and
other media will donate an esti
mated 10 million dollars worth of
space and time for the project.
' The aim is to get broader par
ticipation by citizens' in politics
and the financing of campaigns
and make party candidates less
dependent on big contributors who
might expect favors in return for
their financial support.
The campaign will be conduct
ed by the Advertising Council for
the American Heritage Founda
tion. Both are private, nonprofit,
nonpartisan organizations'. The
latter will pay for advertising ma
terial, but most of the expense
will be borne by voluntary dona
tions of advertising time and
space.
The plan was outlined at a news
conference conducted by officials
of the two organizations.
Examples of radio and . televi
sion commercials were shown
featuring the campaign's slogan:
"Want to keep politics clean?
Don't pass the buck . . . give
a buck to the party of your
choice."
Republican Chairman Meade
Alcorn and Democratic Chairman
Paul M. Butler said party work
ers will conduct door-to-door soli
citations during September when
the foundation drive, beginning
next month, will be at its peak.
Trujillo Aide
Draws Fine
TORRANCE, Calif. l-A mis
demeanor drunk driving charge
brought a fine and suspended five
day jail sentence to an aide of Lt.
Gen. Rafael Trujillo Jr. of the
Dominican Republic.
Truiillos 29-year-old secretary,
Victor Sued, was fined $263.
He made a surprise appearance
Monday before Judge John A.
Shidler in South Bay Municipal
Court. Sued had not been due to
appeal until Wednesday.
Police said they arrested Sued
last Friday after they saw him
driving his car erratically.
Sued pleaded innocent to the
charge and asked that his case be
decided on the basis of the offi
cers' report without a trial. He
was found guilty.
Marx Plaque Due
LONDON W The London Se
curity Council, controlled by La
borites, has decided to erect a
plaque to Karl Marx on the site
in Soho where the father of so
cialism and foster father of com
munism lived in 1851-56.
The Laborites ignored a ques
tion by Conservative Victor Good-hew:
"What important positive con
tribution to human ' welfare or
happiness does the council wish
to commemorate?"
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