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Evening star., 1953-11-29
Miss Smith Betrothed

Capt. Fred B. Smith, M. c.,
U. S. N, and Mrs. Smith of An
napolis announce the engage
ment of their daughter Rebekah
Ann to 1t. Donald Holt Strain
U. S. NJ. C. He is the son of
Mrs. Mary L. Strain of Wash
ington.
The bride-elect is a student
at George Washington Univer-
Sl.y, where she is a member of
Kappa Delta Sorority. 1t. Strain
is a graduate of the University
OF Virginia and a member of
Delta Kappa Epsilon Frater-
nifty. He is presently stationed
at the Marine Corps School in
Quantico, Va.
The wedding will take place
IN February.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
By Josephine Lowmon

Do you remember the story
of the man who was worried
about his son because he never
went around with his gang and
never dated but stayed at home
all of the time in order to read
his books? Finally the boy went
to college. He was forever writ
ing home for more money to
buy books with"
"Ah," thought the father, this
is more like it," When his son
returned the next summer with
a carload of books the father
was so disappointed that he shot
the son..
Nevertheless life would seem
different and less attractive II
we did not read. Many persons
have trouble finding time for
much reading as they would en-
Evening star., 1953-11-29

if you want to read enough to
take time. There is a book for
every mood. There are times
when philosophy would be as
lost on us as it would be on a
billygoat. There are other times
when you are too tired to wish
even emotional stimulation.
That's the moment for murder
mystery, because you just leave
it all to the author and are
carried along on a restful wave
of interest without caring very
much who gets the chair, but
you still wish to know, so you
keep reading.
You need poetry at the same
times you need classical music,
novel when you wish to be
stimulated emotionally but do
not care to delve into philosophic
thought. Philosophy is for the
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Why Grow Old?
Reading Habit Opens Many New Possibilities

thoughtful times and travel books
scratch the itching foot"
Reading not only gives US
pleasure now but the reading
habit is a hedge against loneli-
ness later on, when life may be
less active. 1t makes a person
more independent of others and
yet enriches his conversation
and companionship with others.
Reading lifts the binders of
daily living and transports us
out of ourselves. This is one
hobby you should develop and
take all through life with you.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Feted at Purty

Mrs. Norma Clark of La Plata
was honored at a party last eve
ming in the home of Mrs. Betty
Murphy. Mrs. Murphy was as
sisted by Mrs. Laura Douville and
Mrs. Martin Matthews.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Texas Visit

Mrs. Geraldine H. williams Of
Potomac Heights has gone to
Waco, Tex, for a visit of sew
eral weeks with her son and
daughter-in law, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. w. Williams and family.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Back From Coast

Mr.. John H. Mitchell has re-
turned to his home in La Plata
after spending several weeks in
San Francisco. Calf.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
AUTOMOBILES foR sALR

PONTIAC Al club epe.; S7o, fun
price, 1 more 1871 BARGAIN: city
blocks of fine cars. money.backl
iS3i BisdeSsburS I'd. ne.
PONTIAC 1862 Chieftan 8 do luxe
Week-endT = special. 81 .ss5.s s11sec1Aib6I; ARCADE
PoNIdAc, 1887 Irving st. NV. AID.
PONTIAC 1851 streamliner de luxe
Ssaan coupe; black; equip. with
NsWrca;r NNsGre;; :. and a,,dr n; IN hke-new cead.
ARCADE PONTIAC. 14sS irving 4n;0gR. &.
NV. AID. 4-S5OO. Il
Pontiac 1850 4-dr. sedan. 8 cyl. 1
piack. HYDRA. z. and b. New-cafI
sY.is5. ARcapE ali weea soNrfac, fae 99s4 H4ly
prying Trying st. NV. AID. 4-85O0. ~
luxe 4 dr.; light blue, +. and h.,
nylon seat covers: pert. cond.; un.
ger ger 1000 miles; original owner; 81.
SsS SsS. af}sur. ~. 9-2247. Sunday or Mon
P0NTiAC 1S4s chieftain de luxe !.s.'
tires. tires. black an: this Is 9 good car
oss p MoT6a sHl5 'ais LEg s.ef Is45 sss sss
PONTIAC IS47 Convertible; r and
a., exceptionally clean interior;
mech. cond.; S595. HOYLE MO-
TOR SALES. 1345 Cue st. NV. DU.5
PONTIAC 80 4-dr.: Jet black, r and
m..reg a. good tires: traded in on 2 .53
spected and guaranteed at only $95
No dealers please. GRADY MOTORS
INC, Lincoln. Mercury Dealers. 740i
wis: ave, Bethesda. Nd. Open
PONTIAC. 1916 Streamlner ''S" q
door: Light green. radio and heater;
VHI VTHaay pSI E CLASSIC beauty; $500. ,SIL-
1902 East-West hwy. JU. S-3I57.
lDirectly across from q. 8. Royal
PREFEcT ls4s; black; up to s5 mi.
& SANDERS. Wash.;s Oldest Ford
Deaier. Lila Vermont ave. NV.
HD' 9-1oOU. -
Evening star., 1953-06-01
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

STUDEDAKER 1853 Champion, A-dr. |:
custom heater and defroster: popular
Maui blue M: tops In economy and
performance: S1.025: top allowance
for your car. MCNEIL STUDE-
BAKER. 4O34 Wis: ave. EM. 3-72s6
.52 starlirht coupe:
beautiful skyline blue, equipped with
radio. heater and overdrive. Like
new. SLABS. MAYFLOWER MO-
Mercury Dealer. 1l25 18th st. NV.
$50 co. 5-6372 Till 3. 2
low as Si4s down; I more tE i7Si
bargain; 2 city blocks Of fine cars;
money-back guar. AUTO WHOLE
SALERs. me- 1881 BladenshurE
sTUDEBAKRR $50 Champion Regal
de luxe convertible: one owner: low
mileage; like new inside and out:
r. and h., overdrive; will sacrifice At
wholesale. Call OIL. 4-73OO, -3
40. Comdr., maroon
4sdr. r. and b. A clean family car,
back Trial. 4-month writtsn its s1Snsy- SUsy-
entee; HILL q SANDERS. Wssh.'s
oleesS ave. a.T Ford Ab bpealeF 1EsodI 1I14 Vermont
W1LLYS ACE 1858 4-dr. sed.; 8
months old. 1.S00 mi. S1.995. OIL.
OSO'Cs -
Evening star., 1953-06-01
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PLYMOUTH 1850 4-dr.; :. and h.,
best oiier. oV. s-oSs7. s-'o 0s
PLYMOUTH 40 Wayfare; Z. ana h.,
sparkling black finish. Wv. tires,
fady aS n and saa ana q cny Sa
$895: No dealers please. GRADY
Dealers. 740l wis. ave, Bethesda,
Md. Open daily 8 am. It'll 10 pm.
PLYMOUTH '4S 4-dr.: Jet black: r.
sparkling beauty that win be the
envy of your friends and neighbors:
Grady inspected and guar. at only
oIs SSSS 70 dealers please nse;n GsssnrY GRADY
Dealers. b 74oi NV Wis. s.asasaas ave-. Bethesda.
Md. Open daily 8 am. It'll 10 pm.
PLYMOUTH '52 4-dr. cranbrook:
mallard green finish; radio, heater
and seat covers; immaculate
thToggheut; th9 $l'4SS; Sr,tNAa MAYFh0WER q,OvpIn
Mercury Dealer. 1925 18th st. NV
safe-buy cars. co. 6-6363 til 5 80.
CO. 5-6372 It'll 8. q
PLYM. 81 Cranbrook club cpe.; light
Ens, blue: htE sSps soSd dnsy tines ecs oes
HILL Hill, ! -H3isD SANDERS, ''S Wash.:s Oldest
Ford Dealer, 1114 Vermont ave. NV.
PIYM. Is Spec. Dix. 4-dr.; r. and
h., turn :igs.. sun visor; navy gray
finish. black trim; s $6S5. ,,s;tisg 2Idsy
guarantee. ~ HILL & SANDERS,
Vermont ave. NV, AD. 4-43O0. II
PONTIAC 1850 station wagon; all
metal body. Hydra. fully equipped,
PONTIAC '4S 2-dr. streamline q
tone gray. Top condition. New tires.
1925. Call HU. 3-7957 after 2 pm.
PONTIAC 1850 Super de luxe s-cyl-
inder Catalina; dark blue with q
tone leather to match, Hydra. r.
and h. This beautiful car carries
q new-car guarantee; S1,995. AR
CADE PONTIAC, 1437 Irving st.
PONTIAC '49 sedan. Ss95. low as
2 city blocks of fine cars: money
back guar. AUTO WHOLESALERS,
INC, 1871 Bladensburg Rd.. ne
PONTIAC 40 conv.; fire-engine red
finish, with r. and b.: S1,295. TOWN
a. COUNTRY MOTORS. 1886 wis,
ave. We finance servicemen. Open
today and Sun. We rent new cars
and trucks. You drive 1t BY day or
PoNTiAc SSTFi 1850 conv. coupe; canary
yellow with new black top. Fully
s4g s9gippsd; q ,a95, PINEY BRANCH
Evening star., 1953-06-01
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

oLDsM0BILE-. le4o Rocket "ss''
BRANCH s.sHi iMiHo5T1ioRRsse. iH51i Rse1 10. r s-ils5 II
OLDs. AT ..7s" sedanette: let black;
!. r. h.. Hydra-Matic, W.-w.. tires.
ersIGm S Tsal eSy Sads p aas I
ra please. s GRADY i MOTORS. INC,
Lincoln-Mereury Dealers. 7401 Wis.
ave, Bethesda. Md. Open daily
8 am. It'll 10 pm. II
oLDS 1949 Futuramic sedan: SS95;
bargain: 2 city blocks Of fine cars;
sALERs. INC. 1881 Bladens6uFg
PHckaRiD al Ard 80 4-dr,: orig, Jet black
%1'1s on = .5S sSiIm Lincoln: s GRADY % inspected ]
and guaranteed te at Ct only only sSs9;,Is $sSS; no
Inc. Lincoln Mercury Dealers, 740l
wis ave-; Bethesda. Md. Open daily
PackaRD siai 'n 10 10 Par. P:G; sedan: 5 new
tires; passed Virginia inspect; good
cond.; 500 or best. XII. S-5629.
FSKsP 4ss. oRp.l - III. asS ;EsR,e siBss Ts1 R5
PACKARD AS. 4-dr.; l45 h.p.. light
blue, new paint and engine job;
orig. owner; 1896. JU. 9-6279. %
PLYMOUTH 1916 Special de luxe;
like new. Sacrifice, $570, terms.
ROPER" 18th and r. !. ave. ne.
PLYMOUTH '49 sedan, S595; low as
$149 down. more 1871 bargain:
2 city blocks of flne cars: money
back guar. AUTO WHOLESALERS,
INC. 1871 Bladensburg Rd. ne. !.
PLYMOUTH 1941 4-dr. sedan: good
sS.1C condltICn; S Ssll ~. .s SI0954; , .;,;ll ;l
coupe; T: and g.; rebuilt mctCr: !:
ATTSyMLE MOTORS, 1900 r.. I.
ave, AP. 7-9119. II
PLYMOUTH so Savoy" all-metal
station wagon; heater; dark blue
finish; 81. .295. SILVER SPRING
MOTOR CO., INC, 1909 East-West
hwy. JU. S-3157. directly across
from q. 8. Royal sign.) Il
81 convertible: black;
+; and h. e. 9; 1 Royal Mas MasteE pgiN;: g;1%;:
MOTOR CO, INC, 1909 East West
hwy. Ju: 8-3157 Directly across
from q. 8. Royal sign.). Il
PLYMOUTH 80 4.dr.; jet black. r,
h., custom $; covers. i-owner. clean
as '53. Holiday special, Grady in
spected and guar. at only 500. No
dealers please. GRADY MOTORS,
INC, Lincoln Mercury Dealers. 74O1
Wis. ave-, Bethesda. Md. Open
daily 9 am. It'll 10 pm. II
Evening star., 1953-06-01
AUTOMOBILES FOR sALs

TAUNUS 80 2-dr. sedan. Very eco
nomicay up to 35 miles pef eaiion.
The pride Of German enEineerinT:
this vehicle matches, anything its
money-hack trial. 4-montI1 written
guarantee. HILL & SANDERS.
M0sh.n Oldest Ford Dealer, M
NeTmont ave. NV. AID. 4-430O. ii
Evening star., 1953-06-01

1s4S. s1eo or best offer. LU. 2-s1o4
p
Evening star., 1953-06-01

MERCURY 1852 Monterey hardtop
coupe; smart Debble-tan flnish. off-
set inside with beautiful cherry and
plack interior; equipped with radio,
neater. oVerdrive, white side-wall
Iires' rear-Seat speaker, spotlight and
MAYFLoWER MOTORS, Your Down
town Lincoln Mercury Dealer, 1I25
18th st. NV. Safe-Buy Cars, co.
b-6S63 til $50; CO. 6-6372 til 9.
MERCURY '4s convertible coupe !,
equipped; 4 fine: sporty car. 3O-day
WsIt SWIari ;. SeS5: ,5: HILL 4 SANDERS:
Vermont ave. NV. AID. 4-laOC.
MERCURY so station wagon: Biscay
blue finish; equipped with heater;
93i:gSoi 93ISS ixth MtAYPLoWER y MOTORS.
eo sSsss tsss II Iii 5s 5so scso5.Sss a. 5Ss7s 7ssfs
MERCURY 81 convertible; vassar
yellow hnish with black top; equip.
with radio. heater and gas-savinR
oyeSG5iys; oyyeerS5iys; ,$lI;695: MAYFLoWER
hsVss Buy cas- l1s5 e. ls.s sSsss g nx III sse sass
MERcuRT 's2 MONTEREY convertible;
with radio. heater. Mercomatic.
MOTORS. 1875 18th st, NV. safe
Buy Cars. CO. 5-'s363 til $50;
1851 custom 4-dr. sedan;
beautiful black finish. equipped with
radio. heater and seat covers; 81 ,3A6.
MAYFLOWER MOTORS. your down.
town Lincoln Mercury Dealer, l126
18th st. NV. Safe-Buy Cars. Co
b-63o3 I'll $50; CO. 6.6372 til O..
Evening star., 1953-03-30
Group to Celebrate
AISf AnniMarSnnN

The 41st anniversary Of the
Richard Arnold Chapter, Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution,
will be celebrated at q reception
to be held at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the OAR Chapter House, 1882
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
The receiving line will include
Mrs. Dorothy S. Bland, chapter
regent; Mrs. James B. Patton,
OAR president general: Miss
Mamie F. Hawkins, State regent.
and national and State officers.
Hostesses for the reception viii
be Mrs. Maryturley Coulter, Mrs.
William Dorsey. Mrs. James H.
Ferry, Mrs. Carl H. INLAY, Mrs.
Ross de Matteo and Mrs. Walter
Shipe.
Those who viii preside at the
reception table are Mrs. Lee r.
Pennington, Mrs. Charles A.
Waldron. Mrs. Clyde Smith Hall
and Mrs. Ralph G. Bishop, all
former regents.
Evening star., 1953-03-30
AALlW Gro,up

Guided missiles will be dis
cuSsed at a meeting of the Silver
Spring branch Of the American
Association Of University Women
to be held at 8 pm. Wednesday
at the Jesup Blair Community
House.
Guest speaker will be q stah
member of the Johns Hopkins
Applied Physics Laboratory.
The branch's junior group Of
which Mrs. Ann DeKnight is
chairman, is sponsoring the
meeting.
Hostesses for the event in
clude: Mrs. j. E. Miller, chair
man; Mrs. w. X. Laird, Mrs. G..
A. Lee, Mrs. j. r: Long, Mrs. c.
r. McIvor, Mrs. j. w. Longley,
Mrs. M. r. Lowe and Mrs. r. M.
Mains.
Evening star., 1953-03-30

Crochet this beautiful 18-inch
centerpiece starting with a pin
wheel center-followed by a
border of diamonds-and finish
ing with a lacy fan edging.
You'll want to make one for
yourself and another for that
best friend of yours.
Pattern No. $3.50 consists Of
crocheting instructions, material
requirements and stitch illustra-
tionS.
Send Csc in coins. your name,
address and the pattern number
to Peggy Roberts, The Washing
ton Star. p. o. Box 100, Station
G. New York 10. N. Y.
Peggy Roberts takes pleasure
in announcing its new Needle
work Album. Directions for pine
apple dollies and other grand
features are printed in this book.
Is cents,
Evening star., 1953-03-30
By Borboro Bell

You'll find dozens of uses for
this clever para pencil-slim
dress to wear alone, or accom-
panied with the crisp fitted
jacket. Our clearly illustrated
sew chart guides you quickly and
smoothly.
Pattern No. 1858 is a sew-rite
perforated pattern in sizes IL, IA,
16, Is, 20; 20, 42. Size IA, dress,
33s yards Of 39-inch jacket, short
sleeves, 21s yards.
For this pattern, send 80 cents
in coins, your name, address,
pattern number and size wanted
to Barbara Bell, The Washing
ton Star, P. o. Box 80, Station
@, New York 10, N. Y.
Don't miss the new Basic
Fashion for '53, spring and sum-
mer. It's q complete spring sew
ing guide for smart, practical
wardrobes; gift pattern printed
inside the book. as cents.
Evening star., 1953-03-30
Hospital Patients
To Be Entertained

Members Of the Venture Club
Of Washington will be hostesses
at a ward party to be given to.
day at the Bethesda Naval Hos
pital.
At a meeting tomorrow. club
members will have as their
speaker Mary Catherine Lewis,
Soroptimist. in whose home
the club meets.
She will discuss the founding
and growth Of the Lewis Hotel
Training School.
Evening star., 1953-03-30

Easter Shopping Made Easier
Use Lonsbureh's Convenient Merchandise
Certificates i. No Down Payment s.. Low
Monthly Payments Z. Small Service Charge.
Evening star., 1953-03-30

Phone Lonsbureh's, MA $4,000, Anytime,
Doy or Night. or MoiI This Handy Coupon
Evening star., 1953-03-30

Notsons-strest Washington, Arlington
Evening star., 1953-05-07
D. {. Doctors Back
4 Major Proposals
Made by Committee

District doctors last night
backed four major recommends
tions Of the just completed sur
vey of the Health Advisory Com
mittee on Medical Care to the
INDECENT in the District.
At a meeting Of the District
Medical Society, doctors indorsed
the following changes in the
health setup here as recon-
mended by the committee.
/. Establishment Of a board OF
health.
2. Reorganization of the Health
Department.
3. Development of a co-ordi-
mated plan for medical care OF
the INDECENT by the health Sec
ton Of the United Community
Services.
4. Making maximum use OF
private hospitals which have a
contract with the District to care
for its indigentS.
The society is the first group
concerned with the health Of the
District to formally back some
of the committees recommended
tionS.
The society also elected DR..
Preston A. McLendon, local pedi-
african, as its president-elect.
He will succeed DR.. Herbert P.
Ramsey, who takes office on
July !.
Evening star., 1953-05-07
Murder Suspect Found
TO Be Of lJnsound Mind

A 31-year-old woman indicted
last November on a charge of
flrst-degree murder was found
of unsound mind yesterday by
Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut of
the U. S. District Court for the
District Of Columbia.
She is Helen Frigillana, COL
ored, Of the 100 block of E street
Sc. The indictment charges her
with fatally shooting Mrs. Eta
M. Mitchell, IS, colored, Of the
$500 block Of Benning road NE.
last October.
The Frigillana woman will be
committed to st. Elizabeths
Hospital for treatment. The
prosecution plans to bring her to
trial If she RECEIVERS her sanity,
according to Assistant United
States Attorney Harold H.
Titus. jr.
Judge Schweinhaut found the
defendant Of unsound mind after
two Government psychiatrists
testified she is suffering from a
type of psychosis.
Police said Mrs. Mitchell was
shot in front of the defendants
home after an argument between
the two women over Mrs. Mitch
ellis husband, John M. Mitchell,
A, colored.
Evening star., 1953-05-07
Nazi Marshal Mansfein
Declared Free Man
BY the Asseeiosed Press

ALLMENDINGEN, Germany,
May THE British declared
former Field Marshal Erich Won
Manstein free man today. eight
years after he was arrested as a
war criminal. He had been out
Of Jail since last August because
Of Ill health.
Allmendingen's Mayor Paul
Pfinder delivered the British re-
lease order to the 66-year-old
veteran, one Of Hitler's most bril-
liant military leaders, as the viii
lagos school population and hun
dreds Of older Germans cheered
outside the castle where he is
living. Pfinder gave the schools
a holiday.
Won Manstein was sentenced to
IL years in the British war
crimes prison at Werl for atroc-
tiles committed by German
troops under his command in
Russia. He was given credit for
time in jail before he was SEN
fenced and allowed the usual
one third off for good conduct.
The British turned him loose
on medical parole last summer
for an eye operation. Since the
surgery, he has been convalescing
here.
In speech thanking the
mayor and the villagers for their
demonstration, the old soldier
urged them not to think about
the past. but to 'look toward the
future with optimism that it will
bring a reconciliation of all the
peoples and unification of
Europe"
Evening star., 1953-05-07

Eisenhower has formalized the
new working relationship be-
tween the White House and the
chairman Of the Civil Service
Commission.
Gen. Eisenhower. at the swear
lng-in ceremony of Chairman
Philip Young month ago, said
Mr.. Young would be his direct
lla1Son man on all personnel
policies and programs in the
Government.
Following up this promise, the
President issued an executive Or
der the other day, designating
the csc chairman as his top
aide on all personnel matters in
the Federal service. The execu-
tive order abolishes the Office on
personnel management that used
to be in the White House.
This gives much broader
powers to the csc chairman
and to the commission itself.
The commission will have a
much more powerful voice in
determining Government person.
mel policies and practices.
In another move designed to
strengthen the csc. President
Eisenhower has asked all depart
ments and agencies to confer
with the commission on all in
tended personnel policy changes
before putting them into effect
Previously, many agencies have
bypaSsed the commission on
some personnel matters.
Evening star., 1953-05-07
Pentagon Secretary
Reported One Of Five
Killed in Ship Crash
By the Asa.sioted Press

HARWICH, England. May T.
Rescue workers toiled through
the wreckage of the British
owned steamer. Duke of York.
today in an effort to free the
body of a woman believed to be
Miss Ann Spring, secretary Of
an Army Department official in
Washington. D. c.
CA spokesman at the Pen
tagon said no record on Miss
Spring could be located i'm
mediately)
Five persons died when the
British steamer collided with an
American freighter, Haiti VIC
tory, 40 miles east of here yes
terday. Four bodies have been
recovered.
Body Still in Wreckage.
One body still is pinned in the
wreckage and rescue workers said
it may be that of Miss Spring.
She occupied Cabin 233. Next
door, Mrs. Norma Hoyt of An
chorage, Alaska, was trapped for
five hours with her son Harold,
l3, before being rescued.
Mrs. Hoyt said the woman in
233 cried out:
"Oh, I'm in agony. Please get
a priest. Get a doctor; get a
priest"
Mrs. Hoyt and her son sang
a hymn and recited the 23rd
Psalm in an effort to comfort
the woman.
Air Officers Injured.
Police found the passports Of
three women in the debris of
the British steamer. The bodies
of three women and a man re-
covered have not been identified.
Two other American women,
earlier reported missing, were
Miss Gilda Jordet, of Rocky
Ford. Colo, and Miss Viola Lar.
son Of La Crosse, Wis.
About 500 passengers and
crewmen were rescued. Twelve
passengers. including two United
States Air Force officers, were
injured. The Air Force officers
were identified as Its. Joseph
Barham and Joseph Donald
Bacca.
Evening star., 1953-05-07
Foreign Aid
Continued From First Page)

N~OAASA44ASA AOAA i A. oS 1 oS$'(
new authorization for military
aid in the pending bill.
The Senators also were told
by Assistant Defense Secretary
Nash that progress is being made
in negotiations with Spain. Mr..
Nash was optimistic that agree
ments will be concluded for the
extension of military assistance
to Spain and the use of Spanish
bases by American air and ma
val forces.
Concern was mounting in
Congress. meanwhile. over threats
of new aggression in Southeast
Asia.
Although there was consider
able support on Capitol Hill for
sending american aid to help
check further Communist in
roads into Southeast Asia, there
was little sentiment for sending
troops.
Berlin StOckpile BOlStered.
Neither the House nor Senate
committee succeeded yesterday
in getting a definite figure on
how much actually will be spent
on foreign aid next year. OFF,
cials have said that, allowing
for unspent balances, it will be
more than the $5.8 billion re-
quested as a new authorization.
But they have not said how much
more. =
Secretary of State Dulles also
revealed at the Senate hearing
yesterday that President Eisen-
hover has authorized the ac-
cumulation of substantial stock
piles of food, fuel and industrial
materials in West Berlin, as q
precaution against a possible new
blockade Of the area. The Sec
retary was being questioned by
Senator George. Democrat of
Georgia. at the time, and said
the move would be explained to
the committee in a classified"
letter in a few days.
For more than an hour yes
terday afternoon. members Of
the Senate Committee ques-
toned Mr.. Dulles as to how the
future of the free world would
be affected by the possible fall
of Laos ana Thailand.
Appropriate Steps Taken.
Mr.. Dulles told the Senators
this Government is taking ap-
propriate measures" but said
he could not discuss them.
The high point Of the hearing
came when Senator Knowlan1
Of California, chairman Of the
Republican Policy Committee,
tcld the Secretary he hopes this
country will not foreclose the
use Of air or naval power if our
national interest requires it, and
If necessary to stop further ag-
gression in Southeast Asia"
Senator Knowland said he had
In mind the Press Club speech of
former Secretary of State Ache
son in January. 1850, in which
he drew a defense perimeter in
the Pacific which by-passed Ko-
rea and FormoSa.
The Californian said he has
always felt that if the United
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States at that time had said
to potential aggressors I'VE will
take such steps as our national
interests require, and let them
guess what those steps would
BE-" the situation in the Far
East today might be different.
Talking with reporters after
the hearing. Senator Knowland
said he advised against ruling out
use Of air or naval power be-
cause he did not want this coun-
cry to work itself into a position
where it would agree only to the
sending Of equipment to Laos
and Thailand, or to laying the
situation before the United Ma
tions.