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The Nome nugget., 1951-02-26
Senate OK's Air port Safety Bill

JUNEAU, (P)-The Alaska Sen ate approved measure aimed at eliminating airport hazards Sat- urday.
 The bill, approved 15 to 0, would allow the director of avia- ton to prohibit buildings, trees, or other Instructions for a dis tance equal to a runway width and length beyond each end of an airport.
 Aviation director Tony Schwam told Senators there is no law now in effect to prohibit the building of Instructions next to airports in the Territory.
 The measure would give the aviation director power to enforce conformance to federal safety regulations.
 Schwam picked Merrill field near Anchorage as one of the airports in need of further regu- lations. He said the Chugach Co.,. of Anchorage planned installa- ton of power lines near the air port which would make the field unsafe for use by DC-3 and GAG transports.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-26

sonal nature such as fire-fighting equipment, rescue equipment, mo- bile support units, etc.
 "They reported it will be neces- sary for the Alaska Legislature to pass a bill creating a Civil De- fense Agency. They recommended that a full time civil defense di- rector be appointed at once; that the Legislature determine what funds will be necessary for the operation of civil defense and ap- propriate sufficient ma h n g funds to secure maximum monies from the federal government for this program; that the Legislature investigate the possibility of talk ing advantage of REC loans for civil defense"
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-26
A. F. R. $. MARKS AIR FORCE BASE NOME, ALASKA

Monday February 26. 1851 500 p.m.-Beulah
 5:15-Art Baker
 5:30-Club "15"
 5:45-Light Up Time 6:0O-NeWS
 6:15-Requestfully yours 7:00-Mr. President 7:30-People Are Funny 8:00-Opera Concert 8:30-Greatest Story Ever Told 9:00-Twenty Questions 9:30-FBI In Peace and War 10:00-Name It For A Song 10:30-At Ease 11:00.NeWS 11:15-Words with Music 11:30-One Night Stand 12:00-Sign Off
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-26
Hospital News

MT. and Mrs. Art Johnson are the parents of a daughter, Clara, born on February 23 and weigh ing seven pounds. The Johnsons are from Unalakleet.
 Vincent Oteen and Muriel Nils of St. Michaels have been dis charged from the hospital.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-26

The robin is the state bird of Virginia and Wisconsin.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-26
Tuesday. February 27. 1851

800 a.m.-Morning Melodies 9:15-Mor. ing Devotions 9:30-Hospital Requests 10:00-The Clevelandaires 10:30-Red Foley 11:00-Jack Berch 11:15-Science Magazine of Air 11:30-I & E Special Noon-Luncheon Turn-Table 1:00-Yesterday's Best
 1:30-AFRS RanchhouSe 2:00-Bookshelf of The World 2::30-Saludos Amigos 2:45-Jack Smith
 3:00-Matinee Melodies 4:00-News
 4:15-PerSonal Album 4::30-Curt Massey
 4:45-PaSsing Parade 5:00-Beulah
 5:15-This Is Russia 5:30-Club "15"
 5:45-Light Up Time 6:00-News
 6:15-Requestfully Yours 7:00-Halls of Ivy 7:30-Bob Hope
 8:00-Life of Riley
 Greatest Story Ever Told 9:00-Take A Record Please 9:30-Mr. Keen 1O:O0-Name It For A Song 10:30-At Ease 11:00-News 11:15-Words With Music 11:30-One Night Stand 12:00-Sign Off
 Wednesday. February 2s. 1851 800 a.m.-Morning Melodies 9:15-Morning Devotions 9:30-Hospital Requests 1O:0O-The Clevelandaires 10:3O-Red Foley 11:00-Jack Berch 11:15-Just Between Us 11:30-I & E Special Noon-Luncheon Turn-Table 1:00-Yesterday's Best
 1:30-AFRS Ranchhouse 2:00-Book Shelf of the World 2:30-Magic Carpet 2:45-Jack Smith
 3:0O-Matinee Melodies 4:n0-NeWS 4:15-Personal Album 4::3n-Curt Massey 4:45-The Inside Track 500 p.m.-Beulah
 The biggest room in mankind's z house is the room for improve
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-26

The biggest room in mankind's house is the room for improve ment.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Pageant 10 Mark Opening
or Queen S Chapel Road

Civic and business groups are
planning a pageant and celebra-
tion for the opening of the new,
four-lane Queens Chapel road be-
tween the District and Hamilton
street.
The modern, dual highway will
be completed within the next 10
days, weather permitting. accord
ing to Joseph CLANCY. district en-
gireer for the Maryland State
Roads Commission. No definite
date has yet been set for the cele-
bration. however.
Preliminary plans for the cele-
bration are being made by the
Avondale Citizens Association.
Work began on the improvement
OF old Queens Chapel road last
August. The project will cost over
$500 900.
Mr.. CLANCY said one portion OF
the project will have to await
completion until next year. Steel
will not be available until 'thcn
for the widening of the bridge
over the northwestern branch OF
the AnacoStia. @
Evening star., 1951-10-28
.0sfeopathie Surgeons Open
Clinical Assembly Tonight

The oath annual clinical assem-.
bly, Of the American College oi
Osteopathic Surgeons opens al
7:30 pm. tonight at the Hotel
Statler. Meetings will continue
through Thursday.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono.
hue will welcome the physicians
This will be followed by the an
,nual Trenery Lecture. to be de-
Ilivered this year by Ernest I. Kill
cup of Providence, r. l.. a research
scientist who will discuss Manu-
featuring Research and the Heal
ing Arts"
Scientific discussions will get
under way at 10 am. tomorrow
Groups participating in the
meeting here include the Ameri-
can Osteopathic Hospital Asso-
citation, the American Osteopathic
College Of Radiology. the Ameri-
can OsteoDathic Academy of Or
thopedics and the American So
ciety of osteopathic Anesthesiolo-
giStS.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
PUG Transit Fare Hearing
To Resume Tomorrow

The Public Utilities Commission
will resume its public hearing Oh
| the Capital Transit Co.'S proposed
fare increase at 10 am. tomorrow
at the District Building.
Findings of the PUG staff will
be presented by J. w. Falk. execu-
tive accountant and auditor.
The transit company wants to
eliminate tokens, now sold three
for 40 cents. and increase the
price Of the weekly pass from 81
ito 1925. The 15-cent cash fare
would remain the same.
PUG chairman recessed the
hearing last October 10 to give the
staff time to work up its recon-
mendations. and so that transit
company income figures for July,
August, September and October
would be available.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
DR.. Derby Is Selected
As Interim President
For American u.

The American University board
Of trustees yesterday promised to
edo all in its power to remedy the
adverse criticism" in an accredit-
ing report.
Meantime, the trustees named
DR.. Donald Derby. provost Of the
university. as ad interim president
to serve until an acting president
can be named.
The board set up a seyen-mem-
ber committee to select an acting
president, and then get down to
the business of selecting a perma-
nent president. It wasx indicated
the choosing Of a permanent pres
ident may take several months.
The board accepted the request
Of DR.. Paul F. Douglass for ter
mination Of his contract as uni
versity president. However. DR..
Douglass pay will continue until
June, 1852. when his contract
normally would have ended.
Report Is Recalled.
Concerning report issued last
July by the Middle States Associ-
alton of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. the board adopted this
resolution:
THAT the board of trustees
has examined with care the re-
port of the associations commit
tee of examiners and is deter
mined to do all in its power to
remedy the adverse criticism con-
tained in the. report and to do all
things necessary to maintain the
full accreditment of American
University"
Robert v. Fletcher, board chair
man, would not comment on con-
tents Of the report or elaborate on
discussion which preceded adop-
tion Of the resolution.
Remedies Sought.
A three-member faculty COM
nittee has been working since the
report was issued in July seeking
remedies for the criticisms. Mr..
Fletcher said he already has one
voluminous report from the fac
ulty committee, but would not dis
close the nature of the findings.
Mr.. Fletcher said that the uni
versity hopes to have an acting
president named within 80 days,
but it may take months to select
O permanent president.
He said the board hopes to find
o Washington man as acting
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Arlington Board Plans
Law Enforcement Talks

A majority of the Arlington
County Board is sticking by Safe
ty Director Carlisle Johnstone
but they want to talk over pos
sible changes in law-enforcement
methods.
A motion by Board Member
Daniel A. Dugan to dismiss Mr.
Johnstone was withdrawn yester-
day after it was agreed that 9
conference of law enforcement
oncials be held on November 3
Mr.. Dugan had charged that tht
safety directors record was un.
satisfactory, and accused him Of
making improper arrests since hi.
appointment On May d. @
Board Chairman Mrs. Florence
Cannon and Members Robert w
Cox and Alfred E. Frisbie indi.
Gated yesterday that they gen.
Ierally approved report BY
County Manager A. T. Lundbers
defending Mr.. Johnstone, but
each said they would have sug.
gestionS to make at the forthcom.
ing conference.
Evening star., 1951-10-28

seventh member will be named
later by Mr.. Fletcher.
| The board also named four new
trustees. They are Earl Bunting,
managing director of the National
Association of Manufacturers;
Robert Heller, Cleveland indus
trial engineer; Charles p. Nc
Cormick. president of Mccormick
81 Co.. Baltimore, and Raymond
w. Miller, Washington public re-
lations and trade consultant.
Mr.. Bunting was selected as
chairman OF the University De-
velopment Committee to replace
Richard c. Paterson, jr.. now serv-
ing as Ambassador to Switzerland.
DR.. Derby. who will serve tenn
porarily as president, has been a
member Of the faculty since 1947,
when he Joined the staff as an
assistant professor Of history.
Before becoming provost of the
university last fall, he was first
assistant to the president.
Evening star., 1951-10-28

That faith in human nature you
sometimes read about is here
Iagain.
Harried by daily throngs Of peo-
pie who want small change fol
ubiquitous parking meters or bus
fare, the Citizens National Bank
lin Alexandria, King and st. Asaph
streets, has put patrons on the
honor system.
Just inside the door is a wooden
bowl. carrying the posted advice
Make Your Own Change"
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Puff in Store Light
Gets Bio Fire Alarm

An explosion in the transformer
of a fiuorescent light fixture at
the Loft Candy Corp, 1905 F
street NV, caused a small traftic
jam last night as four engine and
two truck companies, a rescue
squad and battalion chief re-
sponded to the alarm.
Firemen said a short circuit
in the transformer apparently
built up gas which went of with
a puff" about $3.50 pm. Mrs.
Iona Pettas, 10, of 606 F street
NE, a clerk at the store, turned
in an alarm. F street was crowded
with fire apparatus for Is min
utes as firemen were ordered to
stand by during a quick investi-
cation.
Evening star., 1951-10-28

president, preferably a member oil
the American University faculty
But in its search for a permanent
president. he added, the commit
tee will search the Nation"
Prof. Myers Seen as Candidate.
Before the trustees began Their
lengthy meeting, university sources
had predicted that Prof. John 8
Myers, Of the law school, was the
most likely candidate to succeed
Dr.. Douglass as president. 1t is
assumed that he will be considered
during the future deliberations
which will select a permanent
president.
Confidence that Prof. Myers
would be selected as the new pres
ident was so strong at the Uni
versity that his biography was re-
leased by the institutions infor-
nation Office.
Mr.. Fletcher. said, however
Pfo1. myers name was not ever
presented at yesterdays Boarc
meeting. Mr.. Fletcher said the
Trustees did not discuss the names
of any potential successors to DR.
Douglass.
1t was reported that DR.
Douglass turned down an attempt
to draft him for another term
as president of the university. He
has indicated a desire to work
privately on several textbooks fol
which he is under contract.
Committee Listed.
The committee seeking the act.
ing and permanent presidents
will be headed by Mr.. Fletcher
It's members will include Mrs
Alben Barkley, DR.. Horace Cromer
Francis Boland, John M. Reaves
and DR., Robert M. Lester. A
Evening star., 1951-10-28

gomery County professional and
business leaders approached Mr..
Moore and urged that he make
the race for the Republican nomi-
nation.
Mr.. Moore has not yet made a
definite commitment. However,
! If he feels that he can receive the
support of a goodly share of Fed
eral employees in the 9th district
as we'll as that of the business,
farm and professional groups. he
probably will decide to run.
A lifelong republican. MFR.
Moore has headed the staff of the
House Post Office and Civil Serv-
ice Committee since 1916. He was
Originally appointed to the job
by Representative Rees, Republi-
can, of Kansas, who became chair
man of the committee following
the Republicans victory in the
November 1946 elections. Although
the Democrats regained control OF
Congress in 1948. Mr.. Moore was
retained as staff counsel by Chair
man Tom Murray, Democrat, OF
Tennessee, who declared that Mr.
IMoore's excellent record" war
ranted his retention.
! A lifelong resident Of this
area, Mr.. Moore attended public
schools in Washington. later at
tending Maryland University and
the George Washington Law
School, where he obtained his
law degree. For the past seven
years he has lived with his wife
and two sons at 402 Deerf1elt
street. Silver Spring. Md. He i:
; I38 years old. Prior to his service
on the Civil Service group. h
worked for the Senate Judiciary
Committee and the Joint Con
gressional Committee on Non
> Essential Federal Expenditures
He started out as Government
career. employe and worked II
several Federal agencies includ'
ing the Civil Service Commission
Mr.. Moore's first LOB" many year
ago was as a Star carrier boy.
Mr.. Moore has told friends tina
If he decides to run, one of tn,
themes he will stress during tn,
campaign is that the economi,
! prosperity of the Sixth Distric
depends to a large extent on tn,
welfare of Federal employees VIII,
buy goods and services from
Maryland farms. business ant
Industries, and that all group
in the community should have +;
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

last Thursday. the new code sup
plants codes dating from 1928 in
Montgomery County and from
1881 in Prince Georges County
Performance codes are designed
Ito permit greater f1exibility in use
lof approved new materials ano
methods, in contrast to the greater
Irigidity of the old-time "specifi-
cation" type.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia and VII
cinity-Cloudy and cooler with oc-
casional rain likely. High near so
Tomorrow, partly cloudy and
rather cool.
Maryland-Cloudy and cooler
with occasional rain. High $3.50
Partly cloudy and cooler tomor-
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Milk Commission Indorsed.

The Virginia State Grange,
meeting in Richmond. has in
dorsed the State Milk Commission
A resolution adopted at the an
nual Grange convention asks that
the controversial milk-regulatine
agency be maintained, and de-
clares that it has been of "inesti-
mable value in Stabilizing the
dairy markets of Virginia. ."-AP
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Doctor Found Dead
Week After Sitter
Stole His $4,000
sy the Associated Pres,

NAHANI, Mass, OCT. GA 81
lyear-old heart specialist-whose
stolen $4,000 cash financed an
lextravagant Manhattan spree last
week by three teen-age baby sit
iters-was found dead by hunters
today in q lonely woods.
The findings of DR.. Albert H
tCovner. sprawled among the trees
lat North Reading, some Is miles
from his Nahant home, gave q
grim twist to the fantastic tale
told by the. teenagers after theil
arrest in New York.
Poisoning Held Possible.
State police said death had not
been violent and that DR.. Thomas
p. Devlin. medical examiner, was
Cooking into the possibility oi
poisoning" DR.. Devlin said a small
bottle Of nitro-glycerine, a heart
tstimulant. was found near tht
body. But neither police nor medi.
1cal examiner would discuss Tho
cause of death further.
| The medical examiner withheld
Ibis verdict until after an autopsy
but said there was no evidence ol
foul play.
Police Chief Hudson Rodgers oi
North Reading said DR.. Covnel
apparently drove his car into the
brush about 100 feet off Route %
then walked about 500 feet deeper
into the woods.
Closed His Office.
His nurse-receptionist, Phylli.
Bic Of Lynn. said the doctor wa.
in "a highly emotional state
when he paid her a weeks ad.
vance wages yesterday, announced
that he was closing his Office, ant
Explained he was going to b,
unavailable for a while" Mis-
Bic assumed he intended to tax,
Ia proposed Florida vacation.
He had also told Lynn hos
pital authorities not to count OF
him for consultations for a while
The doctor is survived by hi,
widow. Ruth, and a-three-year'
old son, Richard. He gained pro-
minence ten days ago when h,
came home at midnight to fint
This home ranSacked and $40, ,00l
!, missing from a bedroom stroni
box.
I Fifteen-year-old Roberta Nc
ICauley. the baby -sister-whon
DR.. Covner later described as a
sweet girl and very reliable
was missing.
Two days later the McCaule
lgirl and two teen-age friends
Eileen Jeffreys, II. and Marily
Curry. 16. both Of Lynn. wer
arrested at New York hotels. The
admitted to detectives they ha'
taken the money-it was $4,000
not $4,000. they maintained
and also enough Of Mrs. Covner'
gowns, underwear and jewelry t
outfit a small shop.
Had Only $40 Left.
When arrested, they had 81
left among them. New Yor
"sharpies" had fleeced them Q
$4,000 left for safe-keeping i
a locker at Grand Central Ter
Iminal. they said. The rest ha
gone for splurge. .
I In a 24-hour spree througl
Fifth avenue shops, they ha
dyed their hair. bought $3.50 suit
and $3.50 cocktail gowns. run u
an sl8 tab at the Latin Quartz
and tipped .lavishly.
The two older girls are held i
New York as material witnesse
against two men taken into Gus
ltody with them. One Of the me
is charged with rape and tn
other with impairing the moral
Of a minor. The McCauley gil
is held for Children's Court Nc
: 'iyember IA.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Virqinio Dairy Leaders

Five Northern Virginia Counties
lead the State in income derived
from dairy products.
Two agricultural economists
from Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute reported yesterday that Lou
doun County ranks first in income
from dairy products. Other leaders
are Fairfax. Fauquier, Rocking
ham and Culpeper.
Evening star., 1951-10-28

Each morning-and as FIRE.
|quently during the day as is nee.
IeSsary-the bank tosses $40 il
Inickels, dime and quarters intt
the bowl.
We've been breaking exactl,
even every day for the week w
have ben trying it out" one banl
tofficial said.
"Of course. we've thought tina
sometime someone might mistak,
lit for Community Chest opera
Ition and toss in a couple of bucks,
he added.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
New Building Code

A new building code of the per.
formance type will become effec-
tive tomorrow for the Maryland
Washington regional district under
the jurisdiction of, the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan,
ming Commission.
Adopted by the planning agency
Evening star., 1951-10-28

However, Mr..
Beall will not
be a candidate
for reelection,
and instead will
run for the Re-
publican nomi-
nation for SEN
a tor fro m
Maryland.
| This leaves
It HI Congress
| sional race in
the 9Th District
wide open and
recently a dele
| cation of Mont
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Two Redskins Guests

Washington Redskins Harry
Gilmer and Leon Heath will be
guests Of honor at a father-and-
son dinner of the Lanham CMd)
Boys Club at 7::3o pm. tomorrow
in the West Lanham Hills Fire
house.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
Firm Postpones Project

HARTFORD, Conn. Oct. 81 (F,
The Whitney Chain Co. an
nounced today 1t had indefinitely
postponed plans to build a $4,796.-
900 plant at Longview. Texas. be-
cause the risk is not justified"
Evening star., 1951-10-28

TOW.
virginia-Cloudy and cooler
with occasional rain. High 60-65
north portion; $50 south por-
Ition. Tomorrow partly cloudy and
cooler.
Wind: South at five miles an
hour at 1890 ON.
Evening star., 1951-10-28

better understanding and working
relationship among themselves.
y 4
MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
has announced its fourth annual
contest to select the outstanding
young man of the year in Gov
Iernment. \
| Government departments and
agencies will nominate their can
didates for the Arthur. S. Flem-
ming Award, named In honor of
the former Civil Service Commits
lsioner. The deadline for applica-
tions is December 81 and candi-
dates must be under 36 years
of age.
Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
Iof District Court will head this
years board Of judges, along with
the Government columnistS of
the four Washington newspapers.
The award dinner will be held
sometime in January and Mr..
lFlemn1ing, who now Is on leave
as president of Ohio Wesleyan
University to head the Govern
ment's manpoWer mobilization
Isetup. will make the main address.
LEAvE-There probably will be
an attempt made in Congress next
year to liberalize the new 13 to
I26 days annual leave system for
Government employees in order to
give new workers more Of break
The new system provides that
employees with less than three
years service receive 13 days.
Some members of the House and
Senate Civil Service Committee
feel that for recruitment purposes
1.-THE minimum leave should be Is
days. Several have indicated that
they will sponsor legislation next
year to insure new employees Is
days annual leave.
4 y
CHECK-One of the generally
Overlooked pieces of legislation
), approved by Congress in the last
minute adjournment rush was the
| provision requiring Federal agen-
, cies to present to the House and
/, Senate Appropriations Commit
, tees each year complete break
. down of salaries paid their en-
, Iployes and the average annual
: salary of each bureau.
; Sponsors of the new provision
> feel that this will stop the "in-
, fiationary" salary practices oil
some bureaus whereby some sal.
aries are boosted all out of pro-
Iportion to the requirements OF
; the job.
l MEETING-Dr. Erwin Taylor
director Of Western Reserve Uni.
!. versity's personnel research insti-
tute, will address the Society fol
Personnel Administration at 7:3t
pm. Tuesday in the Archives Au-
ditorium. His subject will bt
What Can Personnel Research
: do for Administration"
E GUARDS-The Federal Civil De-
0 fense Administration needs guard:
4 at salaries Of $4,000 to $4,150 a
year. The Jobs are open to vet
erans only. Apply to the FCDA
a Offices, 1880 Columbia road NV.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
The Federal Spotlight
House Units Counsel May Run
For BeoIfs Congressional Seat
By Joseph Young

George M Moore chief counsel of the
Civil Service Committee being urged by professional
and business leaders Republican
Congress from the nearby 9th District in Maryland
The district which compromises Montgomery Aegany Fred
Evening star., 1951-10-28

GUARDS-The Federal Civil De-
fense Administration needs guards
at salaries of $4,000 to $4.150 a
year. The Jobs are open to vet
Grams only. Apply to the FCDA
Offices, 1880 Columbia road NV.
Evening star., 1951-10-28

|erick, Garrett and Washington
Counties, has been represented by
Representative Beall, Republican,
of Maryland. for the past 10 years.
Evening star., 1951-10-28
The Sun and Moor
If hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
River Report.

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