EISENHOWER Presi en t Eis enho wer , to d a y , g ave out a s p e i a l s t a t e ment - i n t e nd! t o reassure the Senate. Ke ai d tha t h e, alo n e, 111 d e e ! e hether or not Am erica n for c es , b ase d o n F ormo sa, are use d alo ng the C hina islan d s, u o r th e mainlan. Nobo d y else - to h've any su c h authorit y . The statement as issued, as the Senate continued its debate on the resolution to give the President a "blank check" to defend Formosa and the Peacadores Islands. Some Senators in the opposition c harge - that this could bring about a " preventive" war. Start a war - so as to prevent the enemy f rom starting one. Other Sen a tons are against American defense of such islands ua as uemoy and Matsu, w hich lie Ju s t off the (into R ed mainlan d . They ar g ue - that, if w e g ot/\1~ w arfare so near f the C hina c oast, it w ould surely brin g about a lar g er confli c t. EISENHOWE R - 2 The residential statement won the strong approval of Senator Geor e of Geor 1a, chairman of the ForeiEm R ela ti ons Committee. He said the President makes it clear that no vital de c ision concerning American participation in war wou d be made by Chiang Kai-Shek, the Nationalist leader. Or - by any American Admiral or other officer on the scene. The President, himself, would exercise the sole u authority ,concerning) in strateg~'-&ml~those offshore islands or the Chlnese mainland. MILITARY There seems to be some difference in the high c omman d of the a r me d forces - concerning P resi d ent Eisenho w er's F ormosa p l a ns. Th{ q uestion - what i f w e shou l d g et into hostilities for the efense of the islan d s of uemoy an Matsu, just off the R ed mainlan d? W e hear that Army Chief of Staff G eneral Ridgway told a congressio,1al committee that he was against any employment of g round forces along the China coast. In case of trouble, American a c tivity should be limited to warships and air power. General Ridgway 1s reported to have said - the Chinese nationalists, to win a foothold on the mainland, would have - to be backed by three hundred thousand to four hundred thouaand American g round soldiers. He's against any u such i d ea, 2! any us e o f troops - particularly in view of plans t o re d uce the manpower of the army. In all this, General Ridgway seems to be at odds with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Ra d ford. General Ridgway, we hear, told the con g ressional ~ ommittee MILITARY - 2 that he was not c onsulted - when the military chiefs ba ck ed P resi ent Eisenhower's defense plans. The General - not being in W shington at the time. FORMOSA PLANF.s A late dispatch, tonight, states that American Sabre jets are now pat.roling Formosa Strait. The planes landed on Formosa yesterday - art and now, for the first time, U.S. Air Force plans are patroling the waters off that island. ATOM PLANES The US. Air Fo r e plans - an atom powere intercontinental bombing fleet. So says General Twining, hief of Staff of the Air Force. He tol a congressional c ommittee today that many difficult engineering problems ' remain. But the Air Force expe c ts to have squadrons of atomi c warplanes. Driven by atomi c energy - which would fly them for distances almost without limit. Thereby -- rP.moving the need for bases overseas. , I {At the same time, SecrJ'tary the r Fore H old ,, ,elbott told the Committee - we've to p,ress forward ,, / µi the development of inJrercont!nental g uided missiles. , The Soviets, he said, are rloing Jus t this - a . nd we've / got to keep ahead. 4, The or d is that ~e,re working on a guided missile, , 1th a range , of fl ve thousand miles. ~ tar et no more than tat enty miles C apable - of hitting I long ~dro !stance a w~ y. Guicled missile, with an atomic or I' warhead.) SUB PRISONERS Tonight, the State Department banned visits C hina - by relatives of imprisoned airmen. Secretary of State Dulles wrote letters to families, expressing his deep regret. But pointing out - that the belligerent attitude of the Chineee Communists makes it imprudent, for the time being, for the United States government to issue passports for trips to China. In response to this, most of the zl relatives agree. But there ar several, at least, who insist - they want•• to make the Journey. HAITI The resi ent of Haiti appeared before a j oint session of C ongress today. Telling the la w makers - that "de c ent" livin g c onditions are the only ~ure immunity a g ainst insidious C ommunism. ~a.f-~-£ President Paul Magloire and his w re are on a three day o ff icial visit in Washington - guests of President Eisenhower. Stopping, last ni ht, at the White House. He is expected to sign a military aid agreement with the United States - before continuing on a tour of the United States. CAHAL A bill was introduced in the Senate today - looking ta toward the enlargement of the anama Canal. Or - the construction of a New C anal. A presidential commission - to study the matter. The present canal is too small to permit the passage of the new type of super aircraft carrier, and the least that can be suggested is to make , that famous waterway - bigger. As for the construction of another canal, the bill considers the possibility of - a second Panama Canal. Another one across the isthmus - of "sea level" 'design. Not needing locks, as 1n the present canal. Or - construct a waterway~ through some other part ot Central America. Reminding us of that old idea - of a Kua Nicaragua Canal. RUBENSTEIN In New Y or k - a sensational crime. Serge Rubenstein - foun d murdered. The international financier - who at forty-six had g one through a succession of stormy careers. Now - found in his luxurious Fifth Avenue apartment, bound, gagged, t \sumptuouy bea en, apparently by burglars. !he"■ 11JtioA apartment, a shambles - with signs of aL~w;i~ld~s!!e!!a~t1---------- ~erge Rubenstein was the son of a Russian banker - a financial adviser to the Czar. After the Bolsheviks took over, the family was able to escape - across the i c e of liJdiu.x Finland. Taking along a fortune in securities, : lat* ,.... sew~ inside the clothing of the ten year old boy. ~ He was e d u c ated 1n England tax.Ill an honor student 1n e c onomics at C ambridge. A banker in faris in the Nineteen Thirties. Expelled from France, because of huge speculations. Whi c h, the overnment sai d - were en d angering the value of the fran c . He c ame to thi s c ountry from Canad a , on a Portuguese RUBENSTEIN - 2 passport - and w as c harged with immi g ration frau d . During the Se c ond Worl d W 8 r he was convicted of draft evasion - and sent to prison. La ter - put on trial for a three million d ollar stock fraud. But - acquitted. Las~ summer, Serge Rubenstein was 1n the headlines again. The story being - that he was the target of a five ~ hundrtMi thousan~extortion plot. !Alring all these troubles - he was - nevertheless, able to w in fortunes. Murder - now ending a stormy career. ADD RUBINSTEIN Tonight, a business associate charged that Rubinstein was Ila murdered by a hired killer - working for business enemies of the financial wizard. The associate said - Rubinstein had made more than ten million dollars in the last few years. QUEEN At Miami, there's a report that the ueen of Iran will have the shape of her nose changed. Shah Reza Mohammed Pahlevi and his Queen Soraya, travelling in this country, are in Miami. Q ueen Soraya, is particularly good looking, though she has a slight hump on the bridge or her nose. Something along the style of a classic Roman nose. The story was &la that Her Iranian Majesty preferred to have a nose - perfectly smooth. So she was going to Doctor Daniel Shorell, of Miami Mach, a well-lmown plastic surgeon who has operated on some of the most eminent noses of Hollywood. Today, a formal statement was made by Drew Dudley, Publi c Relations adviser to the Shah. Be says: " I asked the Shah, and he denies that any such plans are being made at al l . " The Queen of Iran willretain her nose - Just as it 1s. FASHION We Americans rather pride ourselves on having gifted press a g ents. But, ever so often, we have a reminder that Europeans know a thing or two about - publicity and~llyhoo. In the c lassic c ity of Florence, there is a fashion ~ designer named Emilio - who)' bringing out a new line of styles. Featuring - marine shades of blue and green. So, today, Emilio was telling how he was inspired to create those dresses of sea g reen and Mediteeranean blue. He descended into the watery depths. "You see" exclaimed F.inilio, "I wanted some really authentic marine underwater color shades. So I went after them with an n1f" camera off Capri. He went diving into the depths - for feminine fashion. " While I was down there, far under the water", Emilio 0 relates, "I ~:as thinking of mermaids. II w J; ~e mi g ht have got a fashion inspiration from ., n . a.f.. ? J ~ a dress worn by a mermaid.- ; I thll -A mermaids don't w ear d resses. FISHERMEN A tra ic story of the terror of the Arctic Sea - comes from i aters off Iceland. Two British fishing trawlers - lost, apparently. Victims of - the black frost. Today, the London House of Commons was informed that the Trawlers Roderigo and Lorella, with /orty fishermen aboard, appear to have sunk - off the ' North Cape. That's the northwest point of Iceland - fa ~ 1ng "'9 Denmark Strait, • between Iceland and Greenland. The Black Frost is a dense, murky cloud of icy haze, . which moves along the surface of Arctic waters 1n winter, when it comes in contact with anything it freezes - piling on ice. The black frost will coat the superstructure of a ship so thickly with ice - the vessel will become top hea~ /4d- capsize, if a heavy sea 1s · running. British fishermen, returning from the Arctic - say - the black frost is the worst in many years. FISHERMEN - 2 .. Yesterday, the B ritish Tra ler, Lorella, sent out a •• ra di o distress signal, saying - the vessel was listing dan g erously. Soon afterward, a similar message came from the Roderi g o. Which added - it was tm,1• impossible to abandon ship because of the cold. That was followed by seven minutes of silence - minutes of tragic suspense. Then, from the Roderigo came a message, which was repeated: " We are overturning, we are overturning." . After that - silence. Today, ships 1n those northern waters were braving the black frost - and seeking . for survivors. Three American seaplanes of the Fifty Third Air Rescue Squadron, based on Iceland, were searching in zero visibility. Searching - with eyes of radar. But there seems little hope for the victims of the bla c k frost. . . WE THER It was howling, in New York today - an icy wind whi ping around the tall buildings. A great mass of Arctic air reaching the big town. Having swept - out of the mid lewest, which had below zero temperatures all over the place. It was ten below in Chicago, today. The coldest January twenty seventh - 1n Chicago history. - - • At International Falla, Minnesota - thirty-six below. SKI TROOPS At Osceola, Wisconsin, lastnight, nine men camped on a lo al baseball field - sleeping in tents. The temperature . thirty-four below. Mighty cold for camping in tents; and~ ~ a s k - why weren ' t they given shelter in the town? IA,, Well, that would be against the u whole idea. They~re nine army ski troopers, led by . Captain Olav! Alakulpii, a former ski soldier in Finland. The ¥e.~n their way from .. Amery, Wisconsin, to the winter carnival at St. Paul, Minnesota. Making the trip - on skis. As a test - of Army winter equipment. At last reports,~the ski soldiers were sliding on cross country, in the frigid cold wave. ~ ~ CA.rt· ~