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ARLINGTON REBURIAL FOR
TEXAS SOLDIER READIED
Legislator
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-(AP--A
hero's burial was arranged for
Wednesday afternoon for Felix Lon-
goria of Three Rivers, Texas, in
Seeks Probe
nearby Arlington National Ceme-
tery.
- Grave openings for the Texas
youth of Latin-American descent
who was "killed in the Philippines
Of Reburial
and for 18 other World War II
heroes were readied atop Pershing
Hill. A few yards away is the plot
where General of the Armies John
Three Rivers announced Wednes-
J. Pershing was buried only a few
day he will call for an investiga-
months ago.
tion of circumstances surrounding
The selection of the nation's fore-
the reburial of a Texas Latin-Amer-
most national cemetery as the last
resting place for Longoria came
ican war veteran.
after charges that a Three Rivers
Gray had ready for introduction
funeral home had refused to handle
in the House a resolution asking
the soldier's body because he was a
for a five-member committee to
Latin-American.
probe for "the truth in this con-
The funeral home denied the
charges, voiced by a Latin-Amer-
troversy" involving the reburial of
ican organization in Texas, but
Felix Longoria, Three Rivers vet-
during the furore the family de-
eran who died during the battle
cided to accept the opportunity to
of Luzon.
have the burial in Arlington.
Gray previously had introduced
The body, interred in the Philip-
a measure calling for the abolish-
pines at first, recently was brought
ment of the Texas Good Neighbor
back for burial.
Commission because of its activity
Members of the family who ar-
in the case. Gray declared the com-
rived by plane Tuesday night in-
mission was stirring up, instead of
cluded the widow, Mrs. Beatrice
settling, racial feelings.
Longoria, and daughter, Adelita;
Mrs. Lupe Longoria, the soldier's
Wednesday's resolution scores
mother, two sisters and three broth-
"conflicting reports" regarding the
ers.
Three Rivers incident and it "is
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-
absolutely necessary for the con-
Texas), who arranged the Arling-
tinuation of good relations among
ton burial, and Representative Lyle
the peoples of South Texas and to
(D-Texas), planned to attend. Sen-
our international relations" to estab-
ator Connally (D-Texas) was un-
lish the truth about what happen-
able to be present due to a meeting
ed.
of the Senate foreign relations com-
The resolution also asserts, "with-
mittee, of which he is chairman.
out the public knowing the facts,
The full military burial ceremony
injustice is being done to the peo-
was scheduled to last about 30 min-
ple involved in this controversy
utes, with brief last rites by clergy
making it doubly necessary that the
representing the faiths of the 19
truth be found.'
men.
It asks that the House speaker ap-
A firing squad stood by to fire
point a five-man committee em-
three rounds, followed by a bugler
powered to call witnesses and take
sounding taps.
testimony and report its findings
"not later than March 1, 1949, to
the end that justice may be done."
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