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o G O O 0 0 4 &4fcfcCVaE, Uedford. Oregon, Sunday, July 20, 1958 ; MARC ING PAST SHUTTERED SHOPS, U. S. Marines take control of Beirut, Leba non, as residents watch curiously. Occupation was accomplished without casualties. Few Tanks, Soldiers Remain Jo Show Brag's KevoMBon 0- By JACK SAUL United Press International Baghdad, Iraq (UPD Only a few tanks and soldiers at strategic street corners re mained Saturday to show that Iraq had undergone a violent change in government. Five days after the coup by Army rebels that overthrew the pro-Western monarchy, killing King Feisal and strongman" Premier Nuri Es said in the process, Baghdad was bustling with normal life. All signs were that the Re publican regime set up by rev olutionary Premier Brig. Ab del Kerim Kassem was in control throughout the coun try. Departments Operating 0 Government departments have been operating in Bagh dad sjnee Taa&Sts-. fexs and offices are open. Taxis and . trains are running. Public services never were interrupt- ed and there is normal tele- phone service. Yesterday morning, govern. mit authorities took news- men to see Fadl Jamali, for-, , mer foreign minister and 1 Iraqi United Nations delegate : whom American delegate Henry Cabot Lodge had re- ported was murdered. , Jamali appeared in good - (hape. He was well groomed ' and was dressed in trousers : andiirt. He wore spectacles, ' as usual. Government forces found . Jamali hiding out in a chick ; en farm belonging to his rela ': tives outside Baghdad. Ac- cording to government auth - orities, he was found dressed - in native Arab clothing and ,. had with him a small fortune in dollars, pounds sterling and , Turkish currency. Said Naiionat I Jamali was reported to have said when captured "Let me alone. I am your brother. - I, too, am a Nationalist." In Cario, press dispatches O said the new regime planned to prosecute opponents seized during the coup. J Baghdad radio issued the ; first report in the revolt on Monday. Tne next day, Pre- mier Nuri Es Said was re ) I ported found dressed as a - woman and shot dead after he fired on rebel troops. 0 Friday, the American, Brit- ish and Pakistani ambassa ; dors ' all conferred with the new foreign minister. De- tails were not disclosed and J there was no wojjd on the ; new government's intentions . concerning th Baghdtd pact. " Iraq had been th only Arab state in the five ntion pact. Egypt and Syria oppos ed the pact. Units Ordered Informed sources said the revolt occurred when Army units were ordered to go from Iraq to Lebanon. The sources said certain officers rebelled against the idea of fighting other Arabs. Army units took up key positions in Baghdad and surrounded the royal pal ace. The secrecy with which the coup was carried out appar ently caught everyone, includ ing the intelligence service, by surprise. There were widespread demonstrations in support of the republic. Many demon strators shouted the name of United Arab Republic presi dent Gamal Abdel Nasser. Atlas Missile Explodes in Air Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPD A massive Atlas inter-continental missile, unleashed de spite a last-second "hold" or der, exploded after a 70-sec-ond flight Saturday and plunged into the Atlantic in two smoking chunks. The Atlas, tried for the first time with all three of its en gines designed ultimately to give it a 5,000 to 6,000-mile push, traveled only a couple of wobbly miles beyond the tip of Cape Canaveral before it blew up in a black and white cloud of combustion. Statement Released In a statement released after the launching, Convair said the Atlas "has never failed to launch itself from the pad smoothly, or retain complete stability during ver tical rise." Late Saturday, Air Force recovery boats worked off the cape to recover the wreckage of the rocket. Observers on the beaches could see the bow booms of the boats pulling the wreckage up from the ocean floor. It zoomed so low and threateningly before the flop that military cameramen on the tip of the cape scurried for cover. The rocket was the same Atlas the Air Force tried to fire last Saturday, last Tues day and again Friday. The first two delays were caused by "internal difficulties," but there was no explanation for Friday's cancellation. ; NLA Raoie-Tataplrate : ATTRACTING FANS Staff Sgt. D. C. Riley of McKees . port, Pa., is greeted by eager Lebanese youngsters as he and some 1800 other U. S. Marines landed on the beach ; pear Beirut; Lebanon. L,eatiets were scattered in Baghdad bearing pictures of revolutionary Premier Kas sem and Nasser. ' , Reds Said to Have 24 Divisions Near Border of Turkey Hamburg, Germany (UPD The Soviet Union has massed 24 army divisions along the Turkish and Iranian borders, far exceeding Allied forces in the Middle East, highly authoritative West German intelligence reports said Sat urday. The reports said the force included many armored and mechanized divisions equip ped with new T-54 medium tanks. The Kremlin announced last week it was holding ma neuvers in the area, apparent ly planned months ago, but these were the first authori tative reports on how big they were. Main Soviet Force The main Soviet, force is the Transcaucasus army on the Iranian and Turkish borders, commanded by Marshal An drei Grechko, the reports said. They said it totals 19 divi sions, two - thirds of them armored, and mechanized di visions equipped with T-54 tanks. Transcaucasus is the tip of the big peninsula of Soviet territory that juts south be 'tween the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. . The other five divisions are under Marshal Cyril Merez kov in the Turkenian military district on the Iranian border east of the Caspian Sea, the reports said. Highly - informed intelli gence officials said none of Russia's 10 to 12 airborne di visions are in the border ma neuvers. Exceeds Allied Forces From all indications, the reports said, the total Soviet armed strength in the area far exceeds Allied forces in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan. At the same time, they said, the landing of U.S. troops in Lebanon may have disrupted Soviet plans to send "volun teers" to bolster rebel forces in Lebanon. The intelligence sources said it has been learned that late last month the Soviet Union began organizing such "volunteer" forces. It was also learned that the Czech army was told by the Soviet army in June that satellite volunteers were wanted to accompany Soviet volunteers, "possibly to Leb anon," the sources said. Japan's Proposal Has Faint Chance Ot Success in UN United Nations, N.Y (EPD- Japan's forthcoming com-, promise proposal on the Mid dle East deadlock in the. Se curity Council has only faint chance of success, observers said Saturday. Any ' effective U.N. action appeared to hinge on a meeting of the full Gen eral Assembly. The Soviet veto of an Amer ican proposal to replace U.S. forces in Lebanon with an. In ternational police force and the failure of a Soviet bid to force immediate withdrawal of the American Marines and soldiers blocked any quick U.N. action. The Japanese proposal, still being drawn up, could not be taken up before Monday. Now In Recess The General Assembly now in recess, could not meet until Wednesday at the earliest U. S. Amabassador Henry Cabot Lodge called on the deadlocked Security Council Friday night to summon, the veto-less assembly, but he agreed that a decision should be postponed until the Jap anese resolution is taken up The Japanese resolution ap peared to have little chance of success. It apparently does not spell out whether U.S. forces should pull out of Lebanon and it does not co7 er British troops in Jordan. Thus it might be vetoed by the Soviets. Also, it apparently does not specify whether any addition al U.N. personnel sent into Lebanon should be armed. The . Soviets oppose armed U.N. forces. The United States wants any such force to bear arms. Compromise Resolution According to observers, the compromise resolution satis fies neither the United States nor the Soviet Union. In Stockholm, Swedish gov ernment sources reported that N.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold is supporting a two-point "peace plan" for Lebanon. According to the sources, the plan would provide for strengthening the U.N. obser vation teams now in Lebanon, accompanied by a stage-by- Eisenhower Cautions Troops in Mid-East By SAM FOGG United Press International Washington (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower cautioned U.S. fighting . men in the Middle . East Saturday to be on guard against "deliberate attempts" to provoke them into incidents that would give cause for anti-American propaganda. In a personal message broadcast to troops in the crisis-ridden area, the Presi dent also told the servicemen they would be withdrawn "as soon as the independence and integrity of Lebanon are se cure.". He warned them they face "a trying time" but that their performance of duty "is the greatest contribution you make to the peace of the world the saving of free dom of a small and friendly country." Assailed By Propaganda "While on this duty," he said, "you may be assailed by propaganda whipped up by skillful and ambitious men. There may be deliberate at tempts to involve you as units or individually in inci dents which will be greatly exaggerated by these propa gandists to suit their own pur poses. "Through it all, just re member you are representing the United States of America that you are true to her ideals in .helping a people to keep their freedom.' "We have no histile intent toward any people anywhere in the world." The President recorded the broadcast to explain to the Marines, Paratroopers, Navy men and Airmen why he dis patched them to the trouble zone. He asserted the pro Western Arab Republic Lebanon and Jordan was threatened by "outside forces which have sent men and mu nitions ... to help in destroy ing its democratic govern ment, based upon free popular elections." "You are helping the Leb anese people to remain free," he added. 'After recording the broad cast Saturday morning the President flew by helicopter to his Gettysburg, Pa., farm for a rest. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said the Chief Execu tive would be kept constantly informed of Mideast develop ments until he returns this afternoon. Britain Orders 400 Men Info Libya London (UPD Britain or dered 400 Royal Marine com mandos ashore at Tobruk Saturday to beef up military strength in Libya, the defense ministry announced. The men of the No. 45 Mar ine commando arrived off To bruk harbor Friday evening aboard the 8,000-ton cruiser Bermuda. The commandos were diverted after leaving Malta for Cyprus. Under the terms of the 1953 Anglo-Libyan treaty, Britain is entitled to keep a garrison in the country, but major troop increases must be made with Libyan King Id ris' agreement. The defense ministry said British forces in Libya had been reduced gradually in the last year and were limited to a battalion of 700 to 800 men and a ''little armor." 1 SLUE FOR BICYCLEI r : i"rPfcc-Jie, N Y. (UPD Police Chief Harold F. Kelly has ordered that all owners and riders of unlicensed bicy cles be issued blue tags.-. Ha says more than 10,000 persons fall in that category and are in violation of a city ordin ance. The blue tickets also art a boon to police in identifying owners of stolen or misplaced bicycles. There is no fine. SEVEN CENTS OF SHAME New Haven, Conn. (UPR When police found him after an all-night search, an eight-year-old boy explained that he ran away from home because he had stolen seven cents from a younger brother and he was "ashamed." SHIP BILL BECOMES LAW Washington (UPD The President signed into law Fri day a bill authorizing the transfer of surplus warships to friendly foreign countries and extending for another two years the loan of the aircraft carrier Belleau Wood to France. H. L BOEHNKE, M.D. Announces the opening of his office Practice limited to diseases of infants and children Tel.: SP 3-141 4 307 Medical Center Buildirftj stage withdrawal of American forces as the U.N. reinforce ments move in. Much of this plan is said, to be embodied in the Jap anese resolution. Hi-Torqu F9 U t En9'nt K J$L.. f " FUtt Gat Janlc oi Srr Jsw. PR'CE Ona-Knob Engine Jy1 j Automatic Rewind Starter 1 Jf, TERMS Us Acme's BUDGET PLAN No Dawn Payment on Approved Credit! 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