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•affic Night March Into Stream Takes Toll 01 Six Marines tllKRNAN DUNCAN miah Collins of Newark, N. V. the first time he had heard of '.sr, inky blackness and panic were in distress. I started towards died trying to save others.” I Four youths from New York and to'do most—be a Marine,” Cough­ ISLAND. S C. (A^—A “The words Tm sorry’ ex such a thing happening. .Meanwhile, the search fur the mis­them. Pate said before returning to one from Virginia drowned in an lin said ergeant whu led 7S re­ pressed to the parents can’t tell Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Burger, sing man continued. "I brought one man back to Washington by plane that the pur- > icy stream. A sixth from Georgia “Was he one of them?” were the in a tidal itreani where them how I feel because I can’t commanding general of the base, McKeon's statement said; shore. Then 1 started back for pose of the court of inquiry would was missing. ^ first hop<--against-hope words of rned and another diaap- plomitK 1 find words to express my grief," also said the march was unsched “I led them to the water and others. One man whu 1 thought be to ascertain whether the i All were brand new Marines Mrs Frank bond of Clyde, N. V. ^id today he ordered the said the sergeant’s statement. "My uled. sergeant's act was disciplinary. Most were in their teens. 'Pri* went in first. I went out a little was all right grabbed me fur as­ She collap.sed shortly after she t th« rch “to teach them dis- purpose in taking the platoon to Gen. Pate said he felt that the distance and then traveled paral­ sistance. We both went down. against the platoon. | Norman, one of Woods’ six chil­ the river was to teach them discip Marine Corps could handle the lel U> the bank. It is no excuse “I struggled for some minutes “It was the one thing he wanted dren, was a star end on the Bay heard that her 18-year-old brother, Matthew C. McKeon, 31, line.” matter without a congressional that I had nut been in the area to get him out of the water, but to do moat—be a Marine.” Shore High School football team Charles Francis Reilly, was one of ster, Maaa., would not Gen. Randolph Pate, Marine inquiry He said he hoped the before and did nut realise the he fought wildly. He went limp “He liked the Marines and as last fall. the victims. rportera before a closed Corps commandant, said at a news board would complete its inquiry stream, or that it was unusuallV and 1 couldn't find him. long as he liked it. I liked it.” Alson P. Coughlin of Alexandria, In Brooklyn, N. Y., a sister of fito the Sunday night dis- conference that McKeon did not this week. stram, or that it was unusually “I swam towards a group of “Was he one of them?” I Va., said his stepson Jerry La- Donald Francis O’Shea said only an at the headquarters that "there is nothing we can say” have authority for disciplinary The recruits were taken into a deep for the area about four or five men but the So spoke anguished relatives of ^ mont Thomas, 17, left high school ITof this Marine recruit de­ matters nor for scheduling such the young recruits who died Sun-; about his death. swampy marshland bordering this The platoon followed me into tide was too strong and they dis­ two month.-! ago to enter the serv­ a march. training base. As the official in­ the stream. 1 noticed some went appeared. I was the last one out day night on a hike at the Parris The relatives had mixed feelings ne issued a statement Gen. Pate said such a march quiry began some of the survivors too far out. I ordered the platoon of the water.- Island, S. C., Marine recruit train­ ice toward S Sgt Matthew C. McKeon, this counsel, 1st Lt. Jere­ was “most unusual," and it wgs related tales of swirling cold wut- out of the water. Then 1 saw some “Some of the men undoubtedly ing base. “It was the one thing he wanted whu led the recruits on the hike. Artesia eat her roots a] A Newspaper For Fair today. Varubir high The Entire Family The Artesia Advocate eluudincss tonight and Wed ne-aiay. Warmer. Low tonight ArtesUi^s k'irst NewaiHiiwr - Founded in 1903 14. alJME FIFTY-TWO ***‘t^K ■’•vit c e n t s THE ARTESIA ADVOC'ATE, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 195« f u l ^ l e a s e d a s s o c ia t e d p r e .ss w ir e NUMBER :m mmarskjold ! Ike May Ask Use Of Yank unches Mission Troops Under UN In The EL AVIV, Israel —U. N. Secretary G<?noral Dag * • 4 J, liirskjold today launrhed his on-the-spot PaUnttinc peace against a background of continuing Arab-Israeli vio- Turbulent Middle-East naiAkjold landed at Israel's tirport southeast of Tel meet .Maj. Gen E. L. .M chief of the U. .N. Palestine 140 Killed House Chiefs Reaffirmation That Solulioii Tommission After a brief nee witb Burns, Hammar decided to delay his de In Algerian V Search For Must Be Found Thniugh UN for Cairo and came to for a luncheon with Is B> M.%K\TN l^~AKKmVS.MITH reign office officials Ambush Fight Farm Bill Key A l’G l’STA*, Ga. I’ri*i-idont Ki.sonhowor k*ft viitually sc-cretary general declined no (loiil)t today he would a.sk ConKir-ss for authority to use ter new.smen's questuins a< U. S. troo[)s in the turlxilenl Middle Ka.st if the Uniti*d Na­ iraorki N>n ALGIERS, Algeria lAb—A battle By I.KH’IS GULICK nurskjold and Burn.-i were touched off by an Arab rebel am­ KKADY TO (iO—Anywhen*, carrior Franklin D. Roosovi-lf is rocommis.siont'd at Brem­ WASHINGTON — House Re tions votixi to quell any uKU’ession there. l<> Cairo later today for talks bush of two truckloads of young erton, Wash., after two year conversion at approximate cost of $-lS.000JX)0. Major publican chiefs searched today for A s'atement of U S policy deal I (gyptian Premier Gamal Ab- French conscripts cost the lives changes are hurricane bow, angli-d flight di*ck and .steam launcliing calajHiits. a key to victory in an uphill battle ing with .-\rab-lsraeli strife 1 f I A rwi forth the I’resident's view of th* j I L ^ I O S--er The two U .N officials of at least 140 men, French au­ • (International) to shape the election year farm iter in the other Arab cap- thorities reported today. bill more to administration liking. situation ns hi.v vacation head*|uar x w v l o .E AF ters here announced he will make ' and again in Israel after the Delayed reports from east • cen­ Republican leader Joseph M ro visit. tral Algeria said the rebels catight Martin Jr (Mass.) predicted a a major (ureign policy address in ^Continuing bioiMlshed in south the conscripts 2Vx miles from their Approval Of $340,000 Bond Three Resign. winning formula would he found at Washington Apri* 21 lAuract Youth Im e l and along the Kgyptian- po.st at Djuorf Thursday morning. a special eonferenee of all House James C llagerty. While IliniM Strip was reported even The initial outburst of gunfire Republicans this afternoon. pres.s .secretar), said Ki.senhow*-r _ secretary general arrived i§ the arid mountainous region But if Congress doesn’t revise will speak that night at a banquet Into Services scene sounded the alarm and the Djuerf Issue Is Vital, Board Says One Employed the bill again to meet administra­ concluding the annual meeting u( flanel said roving .Arab suicide 'headquarters rushed retnforre- tion wishes. Martin said in an in­ the An^rican Sixocty of .Ncw.spa ments by helicopter. The fight Artesia propsTty owners and reg terview, “I'm reasonably sure” pt‘r Editors Hagerty went into ni. AUGl'.STA Ga — ITesidenl called Fcdayeen — un President Eisenhower will veto it— Lisenhow er railed today f o r •linued on Page Four) blazed for three hours before the istcred voters have a $340,(KM) To Teach Here detail on the foreign policy theme French troops broke out of the school building iMind issue for Eight Firms and keep Congress in session until but it appeared likely the .Mid program to bolster “our power ambush. their consideration at the polls on it approves another farm measure IZast will come in for Pre.sidpn'.ia> for p*'acc’’ through attracting One new teacher was accepted Key Democrats, and some Re­ attention. more U. S youth to military 'Iskad Mine Authorities reported 20 French Tuesday, April 17, Board of Edu and three resignations /rom pres­ cation members pointed nut Mon publicans, have said Congre.ss will A little less (nan four hours after can-ers .soldiers killed and 30 wounded. Bid On Job ent teachers were approved by not pass any alternate legislation They said French tnxips found the day night at their regular monthly th Artesia Board of Education Ei.senhower arrived here from “Only when we have created session. if a veto kills the ponding bill. a military career service which can ^ner Fined Here bodies of 60 rebels and estimated Monday night.

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