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4 THE WASHINGTON POST Saturday, December 18, 1948 War Inquiry Group Lands in Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica, Dec.17 (U.P).-A four-nation investigation commission from the Organization of the American States arrived late today to look into charges that Costa Rica has been invaded by Nicaragua. Made up of representatives from the United States, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, the commission was greeted at the airport by President Jose Figueres and his entire government junta. United States Commissioner Paul C. Daniels reported the trip was uneventful. The other commissioners are Luis Quintanilla of Mexico, Jose Maria Bello, Brazil, and Silvio Villegas, Colombia. It was understood that the committee planned to begin work immediately. Shortly before the committee's arrival it was announced that Foreign Minister Benjamin Odio had apologized to Nicaraguan Charge d'Affairs Emilio Ortega for the "bombing" of his residence in San Jose. A strong defense line crossing northwestern Costa Rica from the pacific to the high mountains in the interior has been readied to meet the invaders from Nicaragua, President Figueres said today. On his return from a three-day inspection trip to the front with President-elect Otillo Ulate, Figueres announced: "We are ready; let them come." Figueres equipped his troops with flame-throwers. Laughing like a schoolboy, he told how he fired a whole machinegun magazine, "just to try it out." "There was nothing around to shoot at, so I just let it fire. You should have seen everyone jump when they heard the shooting!" The government tonight said ivading forces in northwestern Costa Rica suffered the loss of five men in an attack last night near Santa Rosa. There were no Cosa Rican casualties, an army bulletin said. (This dispatch did not specify whether the invaders' "losses" were killed or wounded.) Panamanian Foes Eschew Bullets for Baseballs Panama, Dec. 17 (AP).--In at least one Central American nation last night, the government and opposition clashed with baseball bats instead of rifles and tommy guns. The majority and minority blocs of the Panama National Assembly played a benefit softball game to raise a Christmas fund for the city's poor. The government defeated the opposition by a 19-18 score in seven innings. There were no speeches. Nations Meet to Choose New Commission Head Representatives of 21 American nations met in special session yesterday to appoint a new chairman of the five-nation investigating commission that is looking into the "invasion" of Costa Rica. Members of the commission left here Thursday night by plane for Cosa Rica, but it turned out that the chairman, Peruvian representative Dr. Juan Bautista de Lavalle, remained behind, a victim of "diplomatic illness." It first was reported that De Lavalle actually was ill, but Peruvian official said later he was withdrawn from the commission because Costa Rica has not established diplomatic relations with the present Peruvian government. WRIGHT--From Page 1 Kitty Hawk Is Accepted St. Louis, they heard Vice Presi-dent-Elect Alben W. Barkley tell in his acceptance speech of the 12-second first flight by the two bicycle mechanics who had put together "the assembly of strips of wood, of canvas and of metal." "If, at the time of that historic event of 45 years ago, the possi-bility of human flight was un-believable," said Barkley, "life to-day without air transport is equally unthinkable." Some in the audience who knew the Wright brothers nodded as Milton Wright described the mat-ter-of-fact way in which his uncles used their gadgets and 'planed the spruce strips and glued them to-gether into ribs for their 'flying machine,' in their bicycle shop," where he played. "It left me with the impression that all bicycle shops did the same thing," he said. "It was very commonplace." Orville and Wilbur Wright were neither "demigods whose minds suddenly produced the answer to the problem of flight," nor "ignor-ant mechanics who stumbled on the secrets of flight," he said. "They were very normal young who had an idea and saw a problem and set about to solve that problem." Wright said he was surprised, many years after the historic flight, to learn that the first plane had not been dismantled "since no one in our family could afford to waste good wood or metal or fabric." Usually, he said, parts of old machinery were used to make up new machines. British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks told of the care bestowed on the Kitty Hawk, or the Flyer, as the Wrights called it, during the 20 years it was in the Science Museum at South Kensington, London. Neither he nor Wright referred to the dispute between Orville Wright and Smithsonian officials, over the significance of the Kitty Hawk flight. The dispute led to his sending the Kitty Hawk to England in 1928, and it was brought back last month as a result of a request by Orville to the British in 1943. The inventor died last January 30. Wilbur had died many years be-fore. Describing the Kitty Hawk as "the start of the twentieth cen-tury," and "one of the rarest of historical objects," Sir Oliver said to the British were conscious of their historical responsibility in having its temporary custody, and took special precautions to guard it "against its progeny" during the war. President Truman's m e s s a g e, read by his air force aide, Col. Robert B. Landry, said: "I feel that the entire Nation will rejoice because the historic craft is home again. I can think of no acquisition to the treasures of the National Museum, administered by the Smithsonian Institution, which would exemplify more eloquently the purpose of its founder in providing here in the National Capital and establishment for the increase of diffusion of knowledge among men." The Wright plane went on public display at 2 p. m. yesterday, following the acceptance ceremony. Vice President-elect Barkley described how the historic flight on that bitter December day was made "before an audience of three men from the Kill Devil lifesaving station, one other man and a boy." In Barkley's own audience was the "boy" he refered to, John Moore, now 62, and the only living witness to the flight. Looking up at the canvas craft yesterday in the arts and industries building, for the first time since he saw it fly, he remarked that it looked about the same, "only cleaned up a bit" Mrs. Carrie Grumbach, the Wright family housekeeper for 48 years, another guest at the ceremony, recalled that the famous brothers used to sew the muslin wings for their planes at home. "They were very good at sewing, too," she said. "They could do anything they wanted to, and they were always very methodical and meticulous." A NEW WINTER WONDERLAND CHRISTMAS IN THE WEST INDIES NEW YEAR'S EVE IN HAVANA The MAURETANIA Sunshine Cruise gives you both... plus a full cruise program. 11 days visiting La Guaira Curacao, Havana. Accomodations of all types available from $335. No tax. Sails Dec. 23. Returns Mon., Jan. 3. (In time for business.) Choice of 14 other Sunshine Cruises 8 Days... $195* up 14 Days... $425 up 48 Days.. $1250 up *plus tax. SEE YOUR TRAVEL AGENT CUNARD WHITE STAR 1504 K St. N. W. 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C., uses gestures typical of the modern pilot as he explains to two of the Wright brothers' neices. They are Mrs. J. H. Jameson (left) and Mrs. Harold S. Miller, both from Dayton PRESENT-DAY FLIER'S ACHIEVEMENT- President Harry Truman shakes hands with Army Capt. Charles E. Yeager as he makes the joint presentation of the Collier Trophy to three men who played key roles in the first human flight faster than sound. The high avi-ation award goes to Yeager, the rocket plane pilot; John Stack (left), research scientist of Hampton, Va., and Lawrence D. Bell (right) of Buffalo, whose company built the X-1, first plane to break through the sonic barrier. Pres-entation was made yesterday at White House - AERO-From Page 1 Still Speedier Planes Seen flying characteristics before using the full power of the plane. He also revealed that the plane has flown "many, many times at speeds near and above the speed of sound" in its original make-up -unchanged as conceived on the drawing boards. President Truman, in present-ing the trophy, read a citation calling "this an epochal achieve-ment in the history of world aviation-thegreatest since the first successful flight of the orig-inal "Wright Brothers' airplane." The President looked up from the citation at this point and noted that the Kitty Hawk plane was being accepted that day at the Smithsonian Institution. "It is a pleasure to greet you and to turn this trophy over to you for one year-one year is all you can have it," said Mr. Tru-man, amid laughter. The Collier Trophy is awarded for "the greatest achievement in aviation, the value of which has been demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." Some 55 members of the Early Birds, pioneer aviators who pi-loted a balloon or plane before December 17, 1916, were special guests at the dinner. 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