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SIX MECFORD fOHEOOK) MATT. TRIBUNE Water Used To Fight Big New York Blaze Cripples Subways New York 'JP Thousands subway system. The flooded sec- of subway commuters took alter-! tions of the Interboro Rapid nate routes to reach their jobs in ( Transit System and the Brook- Monday. July 18, 1958 Lower Manhattan today where a : 25-hour fire destroyed the old : John V.'anamaker department : store and crippled underground transportation. Tons of water poured into the , empty store on Lower Broadway flooded two East Side arteries of the city's subway system. The R4-year-oid building was gutted ; by the blaze. Twenty of the 525 firemen j who fought the blaze were hos- j pitalized. Another 196 were treated at the scene for smoke j poisoning, cuts and abrasions. Express Service Cut Torrents of water poured by firemen onto the blazing north unit of the empty store building on lower Broadway cascaded into two arteries of the city's Manpower Talks 'Ahead of Facts' Washington U.R) Air Force Secretary Don;ild A. Quark's said Sunday that reports of major military manpower cuts being planned by the adminis tration are "way ahead of the facts." Quarles conceded that a study of U. S. military manpower is in progress. He said it could in volve "far-rem-liinB changes" in the level of American armed forces. But lie said this docs not mean neccs.-arily that the pro posed changes will he accepted and put mtn effect by the De fense Department. ( Quarles was asked if a report ed dispute among -top military leaders on manpower size would be referred to President Eisen hower. He did not answer di rectly, but said that there was no doubt that the final man power plans would be presented to the President when they are "worked up." The air secretary said mili tary leaders "always" are study ing the question of force levels. He said the "fact that they are considering different possibil ities has been put completely out of focus." Quarles made the statements to the United Press Sunday as hi; led for London. lie will con for with British officials today and Tuesday and then go to Paris to confer with Gen. Lauris E. Norstad. new commander of the North Atlantic Treaty forces, July 19-22. lvn-Manhattan Transit System cut off express service south of Grand Central Terminal and all service northward from Brook lyn Bridge on Manhattan's East Side. The cast iron walls of the 94-year-old building threatened to collapse on some 525 firemen who fought flames, smoke and exhaustion before the fire was brought under control. Surface traffic in the area was rerouted because of the danger of street collapse and the jam caused by some 55 pieces of fire-fighting equipment and a tangle of hoses. Other Transportation Used Thousands of subway riders using the lines to reach jobs be tween the two points were forced to use buses, taxis or West Side subways. Authorities feared some sub way lines might be out of ser vice for as much as 30 days. The fire had become an in ferno by the time it was dis covered at 5:45 p.m. (EDT) Saturday. Officials believed it was started by acetylene torch sparks some time Friday in base ment debris left by wreckers who had started to demolish the five-story landmark. The mercantile palace was built in 1862 on Broadway's then fashionable "Ladies Mile." The Wanamakers took it over in 18,'lfi and abandoned it in 1954 to move to the suburbs. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS London Marilyn Monroe on the English countryside: "You see. I was brought up in the town so I love the country. The birds and the bees and all that sort of thing." Washington Gen. Nathan F. Twining on the Russian position in the airpower race: "They are moving ahead on a wide front in the Soviet Union. They're out to build the greatest industrial country in the world." Orlando Fla. The Rev. James Sibole. Baptist minister, on his decision to have his four-year old son undergo an eye operation which will leave him totally blind but save his life: "But what do you tell a four-year-old at a time like this? What would you tell yours?" New York V. K. Krishna Menon. India's roving ambassador, denying that American or Russian aid could buy his country's al legiance: "We do not receive aid from the Soviet Union. If aid came from he Soviet Union, we would not more be conditioned by it than by aid from the U.S. It cannot buy our allegiance." Sodus, N.Y. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles comparing his changes in foreign policy with sailing a boat: "You and I know that when we set ourselves an objective we have to find out how to get there in spite of the winds against us. This calls for a lot of tacking." Two Escape Unhurt In Crash of Plane Oregon City U.R Two Los Angeles men escaped unhurt Saturday night when their small private plane crash landed in a field bordering the Clackamas rifle range near Clackamas. Both men were executives of the Messerschmidt motor agency in Los Angeles. Pilot of the craft, Richard Ennes, brought the plane down in an open field after being un able to locate a landing field his maps indicated should be in the area. His passenger, Roy Bailey, said. "We couldn't find an air field They showed on our map. tint we couldn't find any light. We saw this open field and land ed but there was a hole in the ground. We tore off a wheel, busted the prop and went sailing down the field about 90 miles an hour." Man, Mad at World, Smashes Showroom Hollywood IU.R! Unem ployed payiler Clifford Frai er, 31. said he drove his ear through the big window of an auto show room because he was "mad at the world." Frazer said he was musing about being unable to get work yesterday when he drove past the showroom. The sight of the new cars inside was too much for him, he said, and he swerved his auto through the window, hitting one of the new cars and caus ing some S3, 000 damage. Red China Expected To Free 11 Americans Washington fU.R' U. S. officials believe that Red China, in order to impress the United Nations, may free the 11 Ameri cans it still holds prisoner be fore next November's meeting of the UN General assembly. These officials said Red China may make such a move as part of its continuing efforts to gain admission to the United Nations. U. S. opposition, which shows no sign of relenting, has been the major block keeping Red China out of the international organ izat ion. The officials noted that Am ericans hetd prisoner by the Com munist Chinese have been gain ing freedom gradually since U.S. talks with a Peiping representa tive began at Geneva last Aug ust. At that time. 19 Americans Miss Universe Schedule Starts Long Beach, Calif. (U.R) Tours of a major Hollywood motion picture studio and re hearsals were planned today for 74 beauties competing for the world's most beautiful woman title in the Miss Universe con test. The group will meet stars on the Universal - International lot and watch the filming of movie scenes before coming back to tlie municipal auditorium here to rehearse for the opening of the Miss United States judging tomorrow. Yesterday, the beauty queens donned bathing suits and parad ed before a huge crowd lined along a two-mile course near the ocean. Each contestant rode an individual float pulled by a serviceman. Miss Universe of 1955, Hillcvi Rombin of Sweden, led the pa rade of 18 bands, and 20 major floats. The crowd was estimated at between 500.000 and 800.000. Fifteen finalists of the Miss U.S.A. title will be chosen from a group of 42 domestic lovelies tomorrow. America's representa tives will be selected Wednesday to compete with the entrants from foreign nations. Miss Universe will be chosen Frida v. were held in jail or under house arrest in China. Eleven Americans now remain behind the Bamboo Curtain. YOUR INVESTMENT HOLDS WHEN YOU GO OVER TO OLDS Don't put off the "thrill of owning a new car any longer ! Come in today we can show you why -this is -the month to buy I "8t" HOLIDAY SEDAN Bfen ploig a aitin; pamr? You'll know the time fr w:iitinp i- mrr . . . the lime for action i lirr . . . when ou try an OM '"So"'. It's the car ou've waited for ... the smart time to get it i right now! If you'ra like most uiile-auake folks, vou'll be pleased to see how little it takes to drive this 01l?mobile home. Especially after von sample its bienrsf. For there's no roninmiie uith power, comfort, anil per formance in tlii one. hrn )ou step up to an "So", you rate a Rocket Lngine. and that savs world? for the action you'll enjoy. You'll find all the fraltirr to hold your investment in driving pleasure high. Surely now- is the time to trade . . . now wbile the value of your present car has hit its summer bijb . . . while there are so manv weeks of pleasant driving ahead. So why wait? W aiting can onlv cost toii monrv and enjovment. Common sense says it s smart to get a Rorket Engine Olds . . . and ert u rwic! LOWEST PRICED ROCKET ENGINE CAR t -i ;t OLDS IVI I I EE f OLDSMOBILi! A QUAimr rtOOUCT brought to yo by AN OlDSMOSILI QUALITY DIALER I DARRELL MILLER COMPANY 415 S. RIVERSIDE PHONE 2-6209 " II CAIIFUL i i i DIIVI SAFIITI Bavaria Demands US Army Action To Halt Clashes Nuernberg. Germany (U.R) Bavarian government h e a d called a special session today to demand U. S. Army action to halt clashes between American soldiers and German civilians. Two Germans were killed and a third hospitalized over the week end. Bavarian State President Wil helf Hoegner summoned the Council of Ministers to Munich. "Words do not help," he said. "Serious action must be taken now by U. S. Army authorities or real trouble will start." Two teen-age German girls were raped the previous week end. Army Man Held Army spokesmen said today Pfc. Alexander Dimichele, 20, Philadelphia, is being held for questioning in the death of 20-year-old Heinz Weyrauch. Wey rauch died in a Munich hospital Sunday night. Police said he was beaten and kicked by a drunken U. S. soldier on a street corner Saturday night. A second member of the 11th Airborne Division, Pfc. Robert O. Bairn, 19, of Michigan, was being questioned in Berehtes gaden about an attack Saturday night on Kurt Kornbacher, 44. a war amputee, German police said. Two Others Held Military police were holding two other soldiers, whom they did not identify, in connection with the death of Guenther Mueller, 17, who died of a frac tured skull Saturday night after being beaten with a beer bottle in a tavern brawl. The City Council of Bamberg demanded the evacuation of all American bases in the area fol lowing the rape of a 15-year-old girl last. Monday. Seven soldiers were charged with the crime. Four other American soldiers are being held in connection Prayer for Guidance Offered at Bomb Site Trinity Site, N.M. (U.R) Representatives of three faiths prayed yesterday for the divine guidance of mankind in the at omic age. They gathered at the spot on the barren desert mesa where 11 years ago today the first nuclear weapon was ex ploded. Five hundred persons attend ed the brief religious services conducted by a Catholic priest, an Army Protestant chaplain and a rabbi. They were the first members of the public ever admitted to the once closely-guarded location on the vast White Sands Prov ing ground where today the arm ed services conduct their rock et tests. The religious observance was sponsored by civic groups of Ala mogordo, N.M., 70 miles south, and nearby Tularosa. The spot is 20 miles from a main north south highway and plans are be ing made to set it aside as a na ational monument. Epidemic of Polio Spreads in Chicago Chicago (U.R) Eighteen new cases of polio were report ed in Chicago during the week end in an outbreak which has prompted health officials to ad minister emergency Salk vac cine shots. The Board of Health reported 18 new cases and one death in the 48-hour period ending mid night Sunday. The death was that of a two-year-old Negro boy. The new cases brought the years total to 169 cases and four deaths, compared with 34 cases and two deaths during the cor responding period last year. with a similar assault on an 18- year-old girl near here. Dead line Sundav Classified Is at noon Saturday; 10 a.m Monday lor Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. Glsmo Sandwich May Win Trip fo Europe San Pedro, Calif. (U.R) Chef Jack Verner is hoping to get a European vacation out of his Gismo sandwich, one of 20 final ist entries in the National Sand wich Contest sponsored by the National Restaurant Association. His creation: Open halves of a hamburger bun, garnished with Canadian bacon, melted nippy cheese, chopped top sirloin beef patty, romaine lettuce, sliced avocado and a platter of Parisian french fries. Parts of the interior of Alaska have temperature ranges of 170 degrees Fahrenheit from 100 degrees in summer to minus 70 in winter. WHERE'S GRANDMA? This year take the whole family back to see the folks. Ask about UNION PACIFIC'S Family Fares for a real travel bargain. You'll have fun going and coming and Grandma will be tickled pink! CALL UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD .Memo from Redd.... ZLYs Afi . rfL ' MS: ..oi I ... it VL . - U - r" "i i J 25 cents of every dollar Standard takes in goes to meet your future oil needs r - - - ,..,- .. :-'fpt0m h of us will need 1007 gallons of oil yearly by 1965 mMJk Out search for oil hns carried us lo the sea, even though drilling offshore milt like this one (in the Gulf of Mexico) costs nearly 6 times more than land weUs. BUILDING "ISLANDS" IN THE SEA from which to probe the ocean floor is one good example of how we must search farther afield to find the oil America uses in such quantity. And as new sources of oil become harder to find, locating it and bringing petro leum products to you growg more costly. Last year, a quarter of every dollar Standard took in was plowed back into oil exploration, development of producing fields, re search and construction of facilities. All told, during 1955 we invested $347 million to help meet your growing oil needs. 1956 1965 17 goflom pr capita 1007 gallons per capita STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA putt petroltum progft to work for yott
