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Evening star., 1953-12-18

platform, its nose pointed verti-
cally into the sky.
At the proper moment. when
the bomber was some 10 miles
away. a button was pushed. The
missile jerked to life and took
off the platform. An operator
locked it in the radar beam and
in % seconds it arrived on target
at a speed far surprising. the
sonic barrier. :.
Movies Caught Blast.
In the final seconds, as the
missile closed on the bomber,
Mixes brain" reacted from sig
nails from the men below and
shifted from the radar beam to
the final guidance. There was
a violent explosion, with engines
dropping off and other parts of
the plane flying in all directions.
Movie cameras in the plane
which Steered the Bit recorded
the event and men on the ground
had watched the missile and
bomber converge on the radar
screen.
The Nike has now gone into
Evening star., 1953-12-18

areas of the East and West
Coasts and the northern half of
the Nation. It will provide de-
Tended areas with a far greater
degree of anti-aircraft protec-
ton than was ever before pos
Slble with the more limited
ranges and attitudes of conven-
tional anti-aircraft guns" the
Army said.
First secret tests of the Nike,
when it knocked down a Bit
bomber-steered by a pilot in
/ another airplane by remote con-
trol-Were disclosed in The Star
in February. 1852. Some of the
pictures of those tests at White
Sands IN. MexD Proving Grouds
were released last night.
The Nike, with a speed around
1900 miles an hour is capable
of hitting an airplane up to
some 80 miles distant.
The Army's announcement as
serted:
nike is the first combat-ready
surface-to to-air guided missile sys-
tenn to be put in use.
The missile can out-maneu-
yer bombers, fighters or trans
port planes.
Nike can operate regardless
of weather conditions and visi-
bilIty.
THE Nike system is mobile.
All units of the system other
than the launching racks are
housed in specially designated
all-weather. van-type trailers.
II necessary the system can be
transported by air"
The pictures showed the World
War II Bit Flying Fortress be-
ing literally blown out of the air,
while cruising at some $50 miles
an hour. However, Army officials
said the Nike also was capable
OF knocking out any known jet
aircraft.
Needs Large Area.
The missile is approximately
~ feet long and about one foot
IN diameter. 1t has two sets of
fins for guidance and steering.
When launched by a remotely
controlled mechanism, it is given
Its initial impetus by a booster
rocket which drops off shortly
after the flight begins. For this
reason the Nike batteries must
have considerable acreage.
A team of engineers from the
Army Ordnance Corps, Western
Electric Co.. Bell Telephone Lab
oratories and Douglas Aircraft
Co. developed the missile.
The film of the Nike in action
shows the red-painted BIT
droning over the highly re-
strlcted White Sands reserva-
tlon. Below, officers and enlisted
men huddled about a radar set,
tracking the bomber as it sped
closer. At another spot others
gathered about other electronic
pieces.
Behind them rested the pencil
SNAPPED missile on a launching
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Mississippi Votes Funds
For Equal School Facilities
By the Associoted Press

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 18.-
The Mississippi House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday passed the
key financing bill of a program
to provide separate and equal
facilities for white. and Negro
children.
The bill passed on it's third at
tempt after being voted down
two straight days.
The bill provides the State will
allot $12 per child annually to
each district for use in building
schools and permits a $40 million
bond issue to start the program.
The bond feature was the por-
ton of the bill that had pre-
vented it's passage. Program sup
porters Watered this feature with
an amendment that said only if
Evening star., 1953-12-18

the United States Supreme Court
upheld segregation could the
bonds be issued. The final vote
of 94-34 was we'll above the
needed n votes for a three
f1fths majority.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Fort Meade 10 GET
Nike Battery for
Defense Of Capital
By John A. Giles

The Army's first Nike anti
aircraft guided missile battery
will be installed in the near
future at Fort Meade, Md, to
provide protection for the WASH
ington and Baltimore metropoli-
tan areas.
The missile, said the Army last
night, is designed to track down
and destroy invading enemy air
craft regardless of evasive
action"
The Nike, named for the Greek
goddess of victory. marks the
eve of push button" warfare
1t actually is fired by pushing
a button. When available in
greater quantity. such batteries
will be extended to other vital
Evening star., 1953-09-22

Tonight at 9:30 WTTG-Channel LIBERACE Americas
greatest keyboard vrtuoso in brilliant half hour Of sparkling
Studios OF Arlington Aexandria and Silver Spring
dancing in unbelevably short time WTTG-Channe
from $3.50 to 10 PM tonight Lberace will appear in person
BIrea
Evening star., 1953-09-22

held in their laps as there was
not room for sufficient tables.
The Garden was picketed be-
cause the dinner was served by
a non-union caterer, but the
picketS stuck to the front of the
place, and Gen. Eisenhower, rid
ing through a rear entrance,
missed them.
His Political Philosophy.
The Presidents talk largely
was an enunciation of his own
political philosophy-and what
he believes the Republican party
stands for-rather than the
rallying call to victory in 1854,
which the contributors may have
looked for in view of the fact
that the dinner slogan was For
ward to '54."
Nevertheless, the President
cited the record in Office" of the
Republicans since January-in-
Guiding negotiations of the Ko-
rean truce-and described the
party as a magnificent means
through which countless
thousands of devoted citizens
can cooperate in the conquering
of problems that beset free
men"
The President also put in
plug for several of his New Eng
land hosts who face the voters
in 1854, including Senator Sal
tonstall and Gov. Christian
Herter Of Massachusetts,; Speak
er Martin and Senator Bridges
of New Hampshire, Senate presi-
dent pro tenn. All were with him
at the head table.
Democratic Boston gave the
President a friendly welcome
when he arrived in midsfter-
noon, and drove from the air.
port through the downtown Sec
ton to the Algonquin Club. Po-
lice estimated the crowd at $780,
600. Another good crowd
watched him go from the club
to the Garden.
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interpreter: He apparently had
been coached by Air Force intel
ligence officers to shy away from
certain questions such as wheth-
er the MICS had radar gunsights.
However, he said that the
MICS flown by Russians had ra-
dar equipment while those flown
by the North Koreans did not.
"Glad" About Reward.
He said he did not make the
sensational escape for the $780,
900 reward as he did not know
about the reward although he
was glad" when he heard about
the prize. An AIR Force official
in Washington said the money
would be paid.
He said he left his base, which
he declined to reveal, about 9
am. on what was supposed to
be a routine training flight.
AS soon as he got out of view
of the base, he changed his
direction and bolted south.
Following his carefully made
Evening star., 1953-09-22
FOUND.

IRISH TERRIER, female, green-studded
collar: vic. of 500 SO. Columbus st.
Owner. call XII. 9-3959. 4
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taxes be cut, said he didn't see
anything in the Presidents
speech to delay putting the
scheduled reductions in effect.
Members of Congress who must
face the electorate next year
have been wary of any moves
to boost taxes.
Senator George, former chair
man of the Senate Finance Com
mittee and long time tax special
ist. said he knew the Treasury
was nervous" about revenue it
Is scheduled to lose next year.
But he declared he thought
Congress would not be willing to
impose a National sales tax ex-
pect in some extremely critical
National emergency" leading to
much higher military spending.
Flies Back to Capital.
Immediately after last nights
speech. which was broadcast and
televised nationally, Gen. EiSen-
hover few back to the Capital,
arriving at 1890 this morning
Gen. Eisenhower, returning to
New England for the first time
since his victorious drive last
fall when he swept the six-State
region, was the main drawing
card at a $100-per-plate dinner
which preceded the speech in
Boston Garden, a sports arena.
About 5000 party faithfuls
were on hand for the affair
which was staged on the site
of the candidates closing 1852
campaign speech.
Some had to eat from trays
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Beria Mystery Man
Probed by FBI and
CIA, Nixon Declares
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Several Government investi-
gative agencies were described
as trying to run down today the
truth or falsity of story that
Lavrenty Beria. former police
boss of the U. S. S. r., has es-
capped from Russia and is seek
ing asylum in America.
Vice President Nixon said in
New York yesterday that such a
report had come to his atten-
ton about 30 days ago "and IS
in the hands of the proper in
vestigative organizations" He
added he does not know whether
the story is true.
There was no comment from
the State Department or the
other groups Mr.. Nixon named
the FBI and the Central In
te1ligence Agency. Of6cials in
the executive branch of the
government indicated great
skepticisrn.
The seemingly far-fetched story
that Beria, who was denounced
as a traitor in July. had escaped
first leaked out over the week
end from a Senate source who
declined to be named.
Senator Mccarthy, .Republi-
can, of Wisconsin confirmed pub
licly yesterday that his Investi-
cations Subcommittee is looking
into the matter. So did Senator.
Dirksen, Republican. Of Illinois,
a member. Senator Mccarthy
said persons he did not name
claim to have been in contact
with the man in European
hideout.
1.-THE man is a Russian who
looks like Beria, who says I am
Beria' and gives details of an
alleged escape from Russia and
is willing to talk" Senator Nc
Carthy said.
"I am not claiming it is, but
it might well be that the mystery
man is Beria."
Senator Dirksen said at
Springfield, ILL.,: There is sup
posed to be a contact on the
subcommittee staff and an in
termediary who, in turn, al
legedly have been in contact
with a man who acts like, looks
like and claims to be Beria and
he is in another country.
The matter is being explored"
Senator Mccarthy said some
of those who talked with the
man "are firmly convinced that
it is Beria." He declined to say
where the man is or just what
contact the subcommittee has
had with him. except to say that
no paid staff members of the
group have had direct dealings
with him.
Neither I nor any member
of my committee is taking any
!credit for negotiations that have
led to this alleged escape" SEN
ator Mccarthy said. Naturally,
we are interested in this thing
tremendously"
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Gas Light Co. Called
One Of Four Largest
Buyers Of Columbia

The Washington Gas Light
Co. is now one of the four largest
customers of the Columbia Gas
System, Inc, the Federal Power
Commission was informed today.
The testimony was given by
Loring E. Hickman of New York.
assistant vice president of the
Columbia Gas System Service
Corp, before Examiner Francis l..
Hall, hearing evidence on 13 ap-
plications for new construction
by 10 companies, including eight
Columbia subsidiaries.
Mr.. Hickman said the other
largest customers for his firms
natural gas are Baltimore, Day
ton and Cincinnati.
Columbia has no retail sales
in the District. One Of Colurn-
bias subsidiaries. the Atlantic
Seaboard Corp. of Charleston,
w. Va, supplies natural gas
wholesale to the Washington Gas
Light Co.
Virginia Freeze" Urged.
Columbia recently advocated
freeze on further house heating
customers before the Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Mr.. Hickman said.
In Maryland, he explained,
Columbia has a company rule
that the distributing company
will not add any more house
heating customers, except those
approved up to February l, 1858.
Evidence is being presented in
support of Columbia's request
for new construction to accom-
modate expanding business.
There is no restriction on nat
ural gas in the retail market for
water heating and cooking in the
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Man Hangs SeIfin Belief
Doc He Hit Wos Child

ROCHESTER, Ind, Sept. 22.-
Victim of an illusion that a dog
he ran over was a child, an un-
employed shipping clerk hanged
himself Sunday night in the Full
ton County Jail.
Sheriff Laurence Norris said
John w. Kirby, 38, of suburban
Lake Manitou, suffered from the
illusion after his auto ran over
the dog in Akron, Ind, three
weeks ago.
Sheriff Norris said Mr.. Kirby
asked to be placed in Jail Sunday
night. explaining that the par
ents of the child were after him.
He was confined in the hospital
room. where he was found yes
terday hanging from a bed sheet
tied to an, electric conduit.
Evening star., 1953-09-22

plan, he. headed for Kimpo. He
said the location of the field
was common knowledge among
North Korean pilots. When he
was over the Sabre Jet base he
dipped his wings and came in
for a landing.
He said he did not have an
escort of American Sabres or
other planes when he came in
but that en- route he saw several
American planes.
Disputes Story of Escort.
Earlier an allied officer had
said a flight of Sabres met the
Communist jet on the southern
edge of the demilitarized zone
and had accompanied it to
Kimpo.
The Korean pilots word that
no Sabres met him indicated his
MIG was not picked up by allied
radar along the front. But no
Air Force spokesman would COM
ment. Information on combat
effectiveness is mot permitted,
said one official.
He said he had been in heated
combat with Sahres but had
never shot down one.
The North Korean officer said
MIG pilots were very much"
afraid of the Sabres because OF
their maneuverability and better
gunsights.
He said fatty the Sabres were
superior, to the MICS.
He described the living condi-
tionS in North Korea as very,
very bad," and added he could
see the difference by observing
the people in Seoul since he
arrived. a.
Evening star., 1953-09-22

Commissioner, announced in his
opening remarks that the city
expects in fiscal 1855 $8.5 mil
lion less funds than will be avail
able during the current fiscal
year.
Gen. Prentlss was speaking of
general fund revenues which he
said are expected to total $122.7
million in 1855. This reduction
in the amount of available funds
is anticipated. Notwithstanding
belief that revenue collections
will continue to increase in 1855.
The lower amount will be due al
most entirely to the pay in
creases granted police. f1remen
and teachers and to the re-
quested wage boosts for per diem
workers. These raises amount
to about $11 million for the two
fiscal years, 1954-5.
Gen. PrentiSs said the 1855
estimates by department heads
chargeable to the general fund
total $161.1 million. which
amounts to 1894 million more
than the anticipated available
funds.
The Engineer Commissioner
explained that he and his COL
leagues were against fixing a
ceiling on the departmental
estimates because they felt
agency heads should be "unre-
tricted" in making budget re-
quests, "and thus present to the
Commissioners and to the public
the complete picture OF the de-
partmental needs"
Evening star., 1953-09-22
More Soviet Leaders
Fired in Expanding
Purge Of Republics

LONDON, Sept. 22.-The Pre-
mier of the Georgian Soviet Re-
public-homeland of Josef Stain
and ousted Red police boss Law
remit P. Beria-WaS added today
to the growing list of Soviet
purge victims. The first Secre-
tary of the republics Communist
Party also was fired.
The government radio in the
republics capital, Tif1is (TbilisD i,
announced that Premier B. M.
Bakhradze had been replaced by
"Comrade G. D. Javakhishvili"
and that "Comrade Mirtshku-
lava" was dismissed as party
secretary.
It was the second Shakeup in
the strategic Georgian Republic
in three months and part of a
continuing Kremlin purge of the
subordinate republic govern
ments begun after Beria'S arrest
was announced last June.
Great Importance Indicated.
The radio said Bakhradze was
ouSted by a decree of the presid-
ium of the Supreme Soviet deg
islature) of the Republic.
That the Kremlin apparently
considered the change of great
Importance was indicated by the
broadcast'S note that "Comrade
Shatalin. secretary of the Cen
tral Committee Of the U. S. S. r.
Communist Party took part in
the work of the Georgian plenary
session" at which the premier
was kicked out.
Today's broadcast said the
work of the Council of Ministers,
which Bakhradze headed. and of
the party bureau headed by
MirtShkulava had been "unsatis-
factory" 1t also quoted criti-
cism of those Two bodies by the
Georgian newspaper Zarya Vos-
toka, which charged they failed
to carry out orders from su-
periors.
AccuSer in Earlier Ousting.
Vladimir G. Dekanozov, Min
lister of Internal Affairs in Geor-
gia, was thrown out of the Com
munist Party late in July on
charges Of being a henchman of
Beria.
The principal accuser at the
meeting which ouSted Dekanozov
was Bakhradze.
It was obvious from the an
nouncement that Bakhradze lost
his job because of failure to carry
out a housecleaning of Beria
elements.
The Georgian party purge and
government shakeup was one of
several in the republics of the
Soviet Union this summer, par
ticularly after BeriaS downfall.
Even before Beria's purge was
announced. the Kremlin fired
Leonid G. Melnikov as Com
munist Party boss in the Ukraine
early in June and replaced him
with his former assistant. A. I.
Kirichecko.
A week later. the Kremlin
shook up top Red leaders in
Lithuania.
On August 13 the SovietS an
rn'nced a continuing shakeup in
the Ukraine and in Azerbaijan.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Republican Diners
Include Man, 7O3,
Who Voted in 1872
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Sept. "a
Charles w. Thiery, 1903, of
Belmont, was introduced
last night as the oldest Re-
publican at the $100-a-plate
dinner attended by Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
He told newsmen he cast
his first vote for Ulysses S.
Grant for President in 1872
and had failed to vote Re-
publican in only one presi-
dental election. The lone
slip" he said smilingly, was
when he voted for Grover
Cleveland in 1884.
Evening star., 1953-09-22

areas Columbia now serves, Mr..
Hickman said.
Pipeline DELAYED.
Construction OF a proposed
new 30-mile pipeline to carry
natural gas from West Virginia
to the Washington area has
been postponed.
Milton C.. Baldridge of New
York, Columbia counsel, testified
yesterday that this phase of the
company's construction requests
is being held in allegiance.
But Mr.. 'Baldridge explained
Columbia is asking the commits
sion to give final approval for a
new compressor ! station at
Cleveland, Va, and to increase
the capacity of an existing sta
ton at Lost River, Va.
The new station is a $2.893 900
project and would add $500
horsepower to the facilities of the
Atlantic Seaboard Corp.
Columbia is also asking COM
mission approval to add 1,760
horsepower to it's Lost River
plant, which is operated by Sea-
board. This would be a $341,500
project.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Pipeline DELAYED.

areas Columbia now serves, Mr..
Hickman said
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fuel Automatic weather con.
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delivery tickets your guarantee of
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study" should be made by de-
partment heads for increased
efficiency without new hiring.
The Board of Trade statement
was made after Brig. Gen. Louis
w. Prentiss, District Engineer
Evening star., 1953-01-10
This Godget Makes Dry Ice Cubes

in a large-size refrigerator. The
ice cube is actually a half circle
shape about two inches in di-
ameter and about one inch thick.
According to the manufacturer.
a complete batch of ice circles
can be made in about IS min
utes.
This icemaker unit is avail
able in both gas and electric
models Of various sizes.
Paint Brush Storage Unit. i
A new paint brush storage
unit now available keeps paint
brushes straight and free-flow-
ing so that one need never clean
q stiff, messy paint brush.
This storage unit canister,
including the lid. measures four
and one-quarter inches in di-
ameter and IL inches in height,
and is large enough to accom-
modate as many as six brushes
of all sizes up to four inches
wide. The lid allows full head
room for even the longest brush
handles.
Stretched across the inside of
this canister are four fine wires.
each one-third the thickness of
an ordinary bristle. After paint
ing, one simply fills the can to
the level of the wires with any
paint thinner or cleaner and
suspends the brushes. replacing
the lid. Thus the brushes are
stored in such a manner that
they will stay soft, fresh and
Evening star., 1953-01-10
By D. M. Derwin

The job of filling refrigerator
ice trays with water and remov-
ing frozen cubes from the trays
has been completely eliminated
in a new refrigerator system.
In this new icemaker refriger-
ator, the housewife can reach
into the freezer compartment
and remove the ice cubes as de-
sired. These cubes, or circles,
are dry and separate because
of the way they are made. As
they are used, this new icemaker
unit replaces them automatically.
A permanent plumbing con-
nection is made to the refriger-
ator. A water-measuring device
releases exactly three-quarters
of a pound of water to the ice
mold in the freezer of this re-
frigerator.
When the water in the mold
freezes, the temperature con-
tinueS to fall in the ice until it
reaches rs degrees. Then a
thermoStat in the ice mold shuts
off the compressor and turns on
both a small motor and a heat
ing element.
The heating element loosens
the ice circles so that an ejector
arm, operated by the motor,
sweeps them out Of the mold
and holds them in the air until
they are dry, then deposits them
in a storage basket.
When the mold is swept clean
of ice circles by the ejector arm.
more water flows into the ice
mold, the compressor goes on
and the cycle is repeated. An
automatic signal arm halts the
ice-making production unit when
the storage basket is full.
When a sufficient quantity of
ice circles have been removed to
lower the arm. q switch is
tripped, automatically starting
up the cycle again.
In space, this ice-making
mechanism takes up no more
room than the usual four trays
Evening star., 1953-01-10

clean. With the lid on. evapora-
ton. odors, fumes and danger Of
fire are avoided.
Inside the can the brush
bristles are continually bathed
in the solution and the cleaning
process continues through capil-
larry action. AS the paint is re-
moved from the brush, 1t settles
to the bottom of the can, leaving
the solution fresh and clear. The
bristleS do not reach the bottom
of the canister nor come in
contact with the settled pigment.
!. For furher information, please
address Mr.. Derwin. Room 724.
The Star Building. inclosing self
addressed stamped envelope.
Please do not request informa-
ton by telephone.
Evening star., 1953-04-23

the spokesman said, only If the
taxpayer files suit to recover the
property seized. Then the Cor
poration Counsel handles the
city's side of the case.
In another affidavit accom-
panying the motion. Chief Muir
ray asserted that Inspector Bull
lock has failed to explain sources
Of his income.
Chief Murray's statement said
the inspector sis obligated both
to the Police Department and to
the public to make such an ex-
planation and that his suspension
will be continued in force
until such satisfactory explana-
ton Is made or the matter is
referred to the police trial board
for appropriate action >"
Inspector Bullock first was
suspended last year after he be-
came implicated in a gambling
conspiracy case. He was &C
Quilted of conspiracy charges
and restored to duty. Later.
he was again suspended when
he failed to explain sources of
income to Capitol Hill crime in
vestigators. Recently, a Federal
grand jury probing into his
testimony at Capitol Hill hear
ings found no grounds for an
indictment.