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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE TuMday, July 17, 1956 Mrs. Luce Declared Victim of Arsenic Poisoning From Paint Decoratin New York 'U.Rj CIA agents have traced the caue of the recurring illnesses of Am bassador to Italy Clare Eoothe Luce to arsenic poisoning from the white-painted roses on her bedroom ceiling. Time Magazine, in its issue appearing Thursday, will say that for 20 months, Mrs. Luce had been breathing fumes, eat ing food and drinking coffee powdered with deadly white dust. g Rooni 1 Tests showed that the borgian ; white roses in the bedroom of her 17th century Villa Taverna had been brushed and re-brushed with paint having a high con tent of arsenate of lead. The magazine said the discov ery was made more than a year ago and the poisoning was "one of the best kept secrets of U.S. diplomacy." Condition Grew Worse In the late summer of 1954. Mrs. Luce returned to the United States where after a long medi cal examination experts found she had symptoms of serious anemia and extreme nervous fa tigue. Feeling better after tvo I months, she returned to Rome j to face a full work load. ''In a short time," the maga ; zine said, "all the symptoms ap peared and some new and fright- ening ones developed. Her fing i emails became brittle, broke at i a slight tap. She began to lose I blonde hair by the brushful. Her teeth were noticeably loosening. Worst of all. for a diplomat, she j had become irritable.'' Too busy to return to the U.S. Mrs. Luce went to the U.S. Nav al hospital in Naples. A Navy nose-and-throat specialist asked if any of her medicines contain ed arsenic. None did. It was the first time arsenic had been men tioned in connection with her illness. The Navy doctors sent their North Bend Git, 12, Loses Life in Creek North Bend (U.R) Ore gon's week end drowning toll rose to three with the reporting here today of the death of 14-year-old Marcia Lynn, Sundbaum of North Bend, Sunday. Officers said the girl, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sund baum, drowned in Tenmile creek when she slipped from a life preserver she was wearing and sank in 14-feet of water. Southerners See Northern Backing TOP TRADE ALLOWANCE On Civil Rights findings and laboratory speci mens to the laboratories of the U.S. Naval hospital in Bethesda, Md. On the Navy's records the pa tient was fictitiously identified as "Seaman Jones." Back to Italy went the report: "Seaman Jones is a victim of arsenic poisoning." The news was relayed to Mrs. Luce while she was at home dur ing the 1955 New Year's holi days. No Suspects Found Faced with political and diplo matic repercussions if the secret came out, the Central Intelli gence Agency and embassy of ficials went quietly to work. All U. S. and Italian embassy em ployees were quickly investi gated. No individual who had any contact with the ambassa dor seemed even remotely sus pect. The disconnected leads final ly led to the high-ceilinged bed room with its beams in terra cotta green and cluster upon cluster of roses and rosettes. "Quick tests showed a high content of arsenate of lead," the magazine said. The experts also found that the heavily leaded paint exuded fumes in Rome's humid weather." Mrs. Luce, wife of Time-Life, Editor-in-Chief Henry Luce, has been in the United States under going treatments to correct the arsenic induced condition since mid-May. Her general health is greatly improved, the magazine said. She is scheduled to leave this week for a three-week Mediter ranean cruise and then return to Villa Taverna where its roset ted ceiling has since been redone in non-leaded paint. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is your picture tuba dull and waak? Most picture tubes can be restore to original brightness at only traction ot the cost of replacement. For further information CALL Electronic Service 18 N. GRAPE PH. 3-197) Washington 'UP' Outnum bered Southerners predicted to day that "quite a few" Northern Republicans will support their fight to kill or weaken the ad ministration's civil rights bill in the House. But they conceded they were waging an uphill fight to block House passage and probably will have to depend on a threatened, or real. Senate filibuster to kill the bill. Battle Begini Thursday The House planned to wind up two days of general debate today and then lay aside the bill until Thursday when the ham-mer-and-tongs battle begins. The measure then will be thrown open to countless amendments and to innumerable delaying tactics planned by the South erners. Debate Monday was heated, but orderly, after the House1 re jected a Southern move to open the bill to immediate delaying tactics. The unrecorded vote i against the move was 151 to 103. Northerners Counted Rep. William M. Colmer (D. Miss.) said he counted about 20 Northern Republicans but not j a single Northern Democrat ! voting with the Southerners on ; that test vote. He expected sup port from "quite a few Northern Republicans" in the battle that lie ahead. The bill would establish presi dential commission on civil j rights, create a civil rights divi-: sion within the Justice depart ment and authorize federal pros ecutors to go into federal courts to protect the voting rights of Negroes and other minorities. Hurry! Our Clearance TV Sale Must End Soon Illinois Auditor Gives Resignation Springfield, 111. U.R) Gov. Wiliiam G. Stratton awaited word of assurance today from two men he has "in mind" to succeed Orville E. Hodge, who resigned as state auditor and as a Republican candidate for re election. Hodge resigned from office Monday at a conference with Stratton here in the face of mounting charges against the auditor's office concerning more than a half-million dollars worth of "questionable" state checks. Meanwhile, a Sangamon coun ty Grand Jury which opened its probe into the case here Monday was scheduled to hear from sev eral witnesses today. At least two of the witnesses have indi cated they will refuse to sign immunity waivers. The Hodge resignation was an nounced at a news conference here by Stratton, who said that Hodge also was bowing out as the Republican candidate for re election and as an Illinois dele gate to the Republican National convention in San Francisco. Stratton immediately accept ed Hodge's resignation as audi tor, and said he would call a meeting of the Electoral board of which he is president to act on Hodge's withdrawal as a can didate for reelection. Coast Guard Plans Probe of Accident Portland 'U.R1 The Coast Guard was slated to open a for mal investigation today into the boating accident on the Willam ette river a week ago that took the life of a 13-year-old Port land girl. Lt. Com. James W. Conway will conduct the investigation. Killed in the mishap was Gail Kryohek. Witnesses at the time said the boat in which the girl and her 11-year-old sister were riding was struck by a power boat op erated by Dr. George Eagon, of Portland. Eagon was towing a pair of water skiers at the time of the accident. He managed to rescue the younger girl but was unable to geach the other girl in time to save her life. ARTICLES FILED Salem U.P Articles of incorporation have been filed here for the Oregon Crane Ser vice of Medford. 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