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ktrJUBLlC CITY December 29, 1953 0 The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona Page 2. By Hank Ketcluam Dennis The Menace Fire Chases 260 Patients Pilgrim Fellowship Ch rch Group Ends Child Wins Death Race To Hie In England Death Deprives Wife Of Christmas Wish ST. LOUIS (AD Mrs. June Walter, doomed by leukemia, wanted only one Christmas present: To die tn her native England. On Christmas Day, her husband.

Charles, told her that the arrangements were made, with the help of a congressman and the commanding general of the Military Air Transport Service. 11111 avOT -S3 Phoenix Rally Today The midwinter rally nf the Congregational Church's Southern California-Southwest Conference of Pilgrim Fellowship moves into its third and last day today at the North Congregational Church. Some 50(1 high school-age Ipaders from 150 churches are attending the event's lectures and discussion groups. Theme of the rallv is "Armed With a Nu-clear TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Fire, broke out in a 70-year-old wing; of the Topeka Stale Mental Hos-j pital yesterday, but 2K0 patients, were evacuated without injuryj and the ftre was quickly brought under control.

Dr. Alfred P. Bay. superintendent, estimated damage at $15,000 to $20,000. The blaze apparently slated in a clothing room on the first floor but its cause was not known, men of the North Congregational Church.

Ned Luther, of 4S07 N. 14th is president of the church conference. panied by her mother, Mrs. Frank Raynsfnrd. The rase had been brought to the attention of Lt.

Gen. William H. Turner, MATS commander, by Rep. Thomas Curtis (R-Mo) and James P. Duffy of the British consulate in St.

Louis. A deputy sheriff who used his' car and siren to clear traffic tn race with death to a hospital may have saved the life of a Cashion child. i A nurse at Si. Hospital was quoted that had arrival of Terry Edwards. 2, been delayed a minute, the child might have died.

The child and his mother. Mrs Peggy Edwards, were being driven from Cashion to the hospital in the car of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.

Wheeler, also of Cashion. En route, the child stepped breathing and, as the mother he-came frantic. Wheeler flagged down Deputy Sheriff Mike Morn-ingstar cruising in the area of IHth Avenue and Buckeye Road, about 10:30 p.m. With red light flashing and siren shrieking. Morningstar led the Wheelers' car tn the hospital, The child, sufferine a respiratory ailment, was pronounced apparently recovered last night.

I Kidnaper Knows Damage was confined largely: lo a first floor ward in the three-! story structure. Dr. W. S. Simpson, clinical di-i rector, said the patients from the; burned-out section would be' housed temporarily in other parts; of the hospital, which has about Waller agreed to let his wife-make the trip even though he had to stay behind.

"I've got to lose her one way or another," he said. The trip was sci for today. The 22-year-old mother died at 20 a.m. yesterday in a St. Louis hospital.

Walter, an airrraft worker, met his w-ife while he was stationed with the U.S. Army near her home in Cheltenham, Gloucester. He had not planned to make the trip because he is deeply in debt as a result of his wife's 4'j-month illness. Mrs Walter had planned to take their two sons, Robert Glenn, 2, and Dennis Wayne, 0 months, and wis tn he accom Vision." Principal speaker was Pr. Leslie Forster, of the University of Arizona Chemistry Department.

His subject was "Science and the Nuclear A picnic at North Mountain Park yesterday was highlighted for delegates by the St. John's Mission Indian dancers. Today's speakers will include the Rev, Charles Franklin Parker. First Congregational Church, Prescott. and Rabbi Albert of Temple Beth Israel, Rabbi Plotkin will speak at a luncheon at the Richard C.

Simis School where all meals for the rallv are being prepared by wo A Jewel: Quiet Gal 1 SUNLAND. Calif. (AP)-A redhead who can roll her babv blue Red-Faced Army 1,300 patients. F.ARTHSLIDE KILLS 3 eyes like nobody's business van-, ished yesterday from William Sut-J ton's parked car. The redhead never talks to; angers unless Sutton is present, he told police.

Rut he admitted she's a real dummy. And why not? Sutton is a 1 'Forgets Orders RETFORD, England (AP) -The British army has quietly canceled its orders to Adrian Brown to join up. Brown has been in the force since last summer. The kids decided (hat you were the Mnm we have the most fun playin' in the house of!" LISBON (UPI)-An earthshde crushed two houses on the edge of( Beato yesterday, killed a sleeping woman, her husband, and their little daughter. The serond house! was unoccupied at the time.

I Kasl Germany Russia's cl Project For 1959 ONLY KLIN' (AD Soviet Premier Nikita Khnuhrkv adopted Oprmanv as his prt satsllitp for 13511. tbp snuhbed ouisidrr nf the Communist blor. East Germanv, -ckily enters the new year raking in ruhles and Soviet diplomatic I SHOP TONIGHT TIL 9 mi mi led ehaaian 5 rea a other Communist country, including Russia. Rut the 17 million East Germans still lead a shahhy existence compared to the 50 million' better dressed, fed. and housed West Germans.

This margin may he cut down by a new consumer goods program worked out with the Russians. BY PUSHING a ruthless and wasteful crash buildup of heavy industry, East Germany has achieved No. 2 rank behind sia in industrial importance within the Soviet bloc. The Russians have pledged hig increases in deliveries of raw materials. The East Germans boast they will overtake the West German pnr capita production bv I1.

Soviet planners carefully are integrating the East German industrial machine with the rest of the Soviet bloc. There is close consultation and frequent exchanges of political and technical missions. RUSSIA runs East Germany in the same way it manage most of the other satellites, through diplomatic and Communist Party channels, rather than through direct supervision. One hig difference is the presence of a much larger garrison nf Russian troops than in other satellites. It includes 22 crack divisions and supporting air units.

Soviet troops in East Germanv play a key role. They represent the Soviet's main striking force confronting the Atlantic Tact defense line. THE RUSSIAN garrison also serves to keep the East German people in line. The East Rerlin regime probably enjoys less support from its' people than any other satellite government. Most Western experts believe it would be overthrown in a matter nf days if Russian troops were pulled out.

East German security forces are of dubious reliability. hopes to make the 'elljte a shnwplare of rommu-r to offset prosperous West (': many. FTFR draining their puppet si-'ie for years of goods and rrey, the Russians have started Tvpst more in its big protects than what they are p'mning off. Beginning New Year's Day the ast Germans no longer will have pay their annual hill of R00 r- llion marks (51240 million at i 'e inflated officii rate) to sup-prt the 400.000 Russian troops in thru- roun'ry. Use the money to hnnst your living standards," Khrushchev-has said.

THE EAST German Reds are rmg over the world attention -reeled at their regime by I 'hrushchev pledge to end the 1 -r-powrr occupation of Berlin June. The satellite leaders hardly ex-rfct the United States, Britain, and France yield tn the Soviet premier's demand for withdrawal of their 9.000 soldiers from Berlin. i But the token Soviet withdrawal l-nm East Berlin will hark up their claims that the city is their; lapnal. 1 BY TAKING over the Soviet controls of Allied supply links to Vest Berlin, the Fast Germans ripe tn force practical Western: i "-ognition of their regime. Fat German Premier Otto who leaves shortly on nrestige-huilding tour of Asia the Middle East, predicts: T'-eve ran be no doubt that noimil diplomatic relations will very soon he established between lie German democratic republic a numher of capitalist states.

This is a natural development which no power can halt." The East Germans slowly have to dress up their and dilapidated East Berlin capital. THE RUSSIAN styled hig show h-i'iievard, Stalmallee, is to be ex-'parted into the center of East p- '-n. Some the ruins that pre-such a shocking contrast to West Berlin are being cd away. f-hop display a few attractive imported items, such as Czech dresses and Italian shoes, amid general run of shoddy goods. With the exception of Oerho-- akia.

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