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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-02-19
Mccarthy Elects
Army Men From
Closed Hearing

NEW YORK, R- Sen. Joseph
R. Mccarthy elected the Army's
chief counsel and a general from
a closed hearing of his inveStiga-
tons subcommittee yesterday and
angrily asked how a former major
escaped court martial as Fifth
Amendment Communist"
Thrown out of the hearing were
John G.. Adams, chief counsel of
the Army, Brig. Gen. Ralph W.
Zwicker, commandant of Camp
Kilmer, NJ, and his aides.
After the session, Mccarthy
fheatedly told neWsmen he had
been questioning an unidentified
lieutenant colonel and Zwicker
about an honorable discharge
given earlier this month to DIR.
Irving Peress, a Queens dentist.
At a morning open session, Per
ess refused to answer 33 questions
about possible Communist links,
invoking the Fifth Amendment
against self determination.
Peress served at Camp Kilmer
He was promoted from Captain
to Major in the reserves last No
vember He was given an honor
able discharge after Mccarthy
had demanded his court martial.
It was reported the lieutenant
colonel declined to answer some
of McCarthy's questions concern
inf Peress. The officer said it
would violate Army regulations.
Then Mccarthy ordered Adams
to take the stand, it was reported,
but Adams also refused saying
he was at the hearing as an OBJ
server for Secretary of the Army
Robert T. Stevens. Mccarthy then
ordered from the room Adams
and all the Army officers, ex-
-cept the lieutenant colonel
Mccarthy said Gen. Zwicker
gave the most revealing part of
the testimony regarding why men
like Irving Peress could continue
in service after it was known he
was Communist" Mccarthy
said.
Zwicker called McCarthy's sum-
mary of his testimony a colored
and slanted version twisting ev-
erything he could so that his YER
sion of what I said was absolutely
not a truthful one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
II Juveniles Seized
In Coin Box Thefts

Eleven juveniles, all students
at BladenSburg Junior High
School who are accused of en-
gaging in petty thefts to finance
their pinball machine expenses.
were rounded up last night by
Prince Georges County detec
tives.
Detective Sergt. Richard A.
Pearson and Detective Emmitt
Gray said the juveniles live in
, Colmar Manor, Bladensburg.
Decatur Heights and Cheverly.
They range in age from II to
II.
The detectives said the stu
dents. all but four of whom are
on probation in Prince Georges
County or the. District, made a
practice of breaking into auto.
matte washing machine coin
boxes in apartment develop
mentS in Kentland and Bla-
denSburg.
They were taken into custody
after an apartment resident
saw one of the boys running
from a basement and collared
him. The detectives questioned
the boy and traced the other
members of the group.
Besides the washing machine
thefts, the juveniles, detectives
said. admitted that various
members of the group broke into
. grocery on five occasions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Russians Again Refuse
10 Ease East Zone Bars
BY the As,eeiatad Pra,,

BERLIN, April 1.-THE Rus
slams rejected again tonight
Western proposals to ease travel
and lower other barriers be-
tween Soviet-occupied East Ger
many and allied West Germany.
The Russians instead renewed
demands for "all-German COM
mittees" to negotiate the re-
strictions-a move aimed at
forcing the West to recognize
the puppet East German regime.
Soviet High Commissioner
Vladimir S. Semyenov made
clear the Russian intent in
similar letters to the American,
British and French high COM
missioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
CamaIier Envisaues
More StreamIining
In City Departments

Commissioner Renah F. Cam
Alier Is going to see what further
streamlining can be done in
three big departments Of the re-
organized District Government.
They are departments assigned
TO his special supervision
Health, Welfare and Corrections.
Mr.. Camalier said he had no
specific department or unit to
complain about, but he ex-
planned, 1.-THE general reorgani-
cation was well enough so far as
It went, but I felt individual de-
partments could stand more
streamlining."
Report Expected.
he will get Q report next week
from william Bowman. admin
istrative officer of the Health
Department, on reorganization
progress there and what i'm
provementS might be made.
The following week, he expects
to begin conferences with Wei
fare Department officials, and
later with those of the Correc-
tons Department.
Mr.. Camalier hopes to COM
plete his study by the middle Of
June, draft recommendations and
present them to the Board of
Commissioners for action.
Consolidation Studied.
The consolidation of two health
inspection units, Public Health
Engineering and Food Inspec-
tons, has not yet been completed
and still is under study. The
consolidation was ordered last
July.
The Commissioner said that
any recommendations for further
internal streamlining would be
presented first to the units for
their recommendations, then to
Schuyler Lowe of the Depart
ment of General Administration,
and then to the Board Of Com
misSioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
British Afflicted, Too,
And It's Still a Mystery

LONDON, April IT tP.-
WindShieldS have been shatter-
ing strangely on a stretch of
wooded English highway for the
last three years-and the mys-
terry remains unsolved.
Around 100 windshields have
gone to pieces near Esher, Sur
rey, IN what has come to be
known as the mystery of the
Portsmouth road.
Unlucky motorists reported a
crack and a flash, leaving their
windshields shattered with a tiny
hole in the center. The drivers
had to brake sharply and drive
blindly for a few yards.
The cars have been searched
for bullets, pellets or stones.
None was found. Scientists ruled
out sound waves from fast-fying
jet planes as the cause. Police
have run cars along the roads
as decoys and have secured the
countryside with dogs, but no
markSman has been found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

|
the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association in New York
Thursday night. White HuoSe
Press Secretary James c. Hag-
erty disclosed today at the Presi-
dents Easter vacation headquar-
tiers here.
In an unusually full. preview
Of a presidential speech. Mr..
Hagerty said Gen. Eisenhower
will discuss Thursday night the
opportunities news gathering
media in America have today to
help create better understand
ing between the peoples of the
free world"
Will Stress Lack of Exchange.
Mr.. Hagerty added:
HE will outline what he be-
lieves is presently an unfortu-
nate lack of exchange of COM
prehensive two-way information
and news about the United
States and other free nations.
Some of this difficulty over
seas is due in some instances to
censorship of the news. -
THE President will say that
misconceptions of the aims and
aspirations of America as we'll as
those of other free nations, re-
ported and circulated here and
abroad. often cause needless mis-
understanding and frictions be-
tween the governments and the
peoples of the free world.
'The newspapers of the United
States can be of great assistance
in bringing this situation into
proper perspective.
by so doing, they will be help
ing to transform an age of atomic
hysteria and horror into an age
of international understanding
and cooperative peace"
Concerned by MISUNDERSTANDING.
Among the problems concern
ing the President in this regard,
it is understood, is the consider
able misunderstanding abroad
concerning this country's hydro
gen bomb program.
The recent Pacific tests of the
H-bomb have brought renewed
demands in some allied nations,
as well in countries CHASING
themselves as neutral in the cold
war. for outlawing atomic and
hydrogen weapons.
Gen. Eisenhower has empha-
sized repeatedly that this coun-
try's aim in developing powerful
new atomic age weapons is to
deter Soviet aggression by the
threat of massive retaliation, and
to be ready to strike back in
stantlys In defense of the free
world IL such aggression should
occur. But fears that such de-
velopment viii lead to a new
world war persist IN some quar-
tiers abroad. +'-='- - r.
The President also is concerned
about misunderstanding of Amer
ica's aims in such countries as
India. where Prime Minister
Nehru has complained bitterly
about plans for extending Amer
lean military assistance to Paki-
stan in order to help build up
free world defense strength in
the Near East.
In many countries not aligned
with Soviet Rssia in the cold war
United States policies are put
before the people in a completely
different light than what his
administration actually is work.
ing for. Gen. Eisenhower believes.
He considers that part of the
difficulty arises from the fact
that newspapers in many foreign
countries are instruments of a
political party or the government
unlike American newspapers
and Is expected to point out this
problem as well as that of CEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Gonunt on Way Here
For BUDGET Testimony
By the Assoeiosed Pres.

DUSSELDORF, Germ any,
April 17.-United States High
Commissioner james B. Conant
left here by air for Washington
today to testify before congress
sional committees on the new
High Commission budget.
He told reporters he will also
meet President Eisenhower and
Secretary Of State Dulles to dis
cusS German questions, including
the possibility of increased aid
for West Berlin.
DR.. Conant, who was accom-
panied by his wife, is expected to
stay for two or three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Fairfax BUDGET Bottle

A tug-of-war between those
who want more teachers and
those who hope for lower taxes
is shaping up for the annual
budget hearing of the Fairfax
Board of Supervisors at 10 am,
tomorrow at the county court
house.
A budget totalling $11,170.958.
calling for a 15-cent increase in
the current tax rate. has been
advertised by the supervisors.
The school budget accounts for
$7,658.488 of the total budget.
The controversy centers
around $244,112 in State and
Federal funds which has become
available since the budget was
advertised. If applied against
the amount needed to finance
the proposed budget, the tax rate
increase could be reduced to four
cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity - Some
cloudinsss today but mostly
sunny, windy and warmer with
high in the low 70s. Tomorrow
fair and somewhat cooler.
Maryland and Virginia-Sorne
cloudiness today but mostly
sunny, windy and warmer with
high in the low 70S. Tomorrow
fair and somewhat cooler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Iceland Trades With Reds

LONDON, April II (P).-Ro-
mania and Iceland have signed
a trade agreement. Bucharest
Radio announced today. The
pact calls for Iceland to ex-
change sailed. frozen and
canned fish for Romanian glass
ware, lanterns, chemical prod
ucts, timber and cement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
President to Ask Newspapers
To Help End Atomic Hysterio

SOFSnlp In some cases ABROAD IN
his speech to the publishers.
Puts Much Time ON Speech.
Gen. Eisenhower has spent con-
siderable time working on. the
ANPA address the last two days,
MIR. Hagerty said, and plans to
polish it up next week.
Secretary of State Dulles is ex-
pected to discuss some aspects of
the speech with the. President to-
morrow. Mr.. Dulles will fly here
from Washington tomorrow to
report on his recent mission to
London and Paris, where he
worked out a Big Three agree
ment to seek a donation NATO-
like alliance to stem Communist
aggression in Southeast Asia. and
get the Presidents guidance for
the forthcoming NATO council
meeting in Paris and the Geneva
conference. At Geneva. the West
ern powers will seek agreement
with Russia and Communist
China on a basis for peace in
Korea and a negotiated settle
ment in Indo- China.
Lands Diem Bien Phu Forces.
The President Saluted the
"gallantry and stamina of the
commander and soldiers who are
defending Diem Bien Phu," be-
Sieged French Union fortress in
Indo- China. in message to
President Rene Coty of France
and Emperor Bao Dali of Wet
Nam. made public here today.
Those soldiers" his message
said, true to their own great
traditions, are defending the
cause of human freedom and
are demonstrating in the truest
fashion qualities on which the
survival of the free world de-
pendS."
Declaring that I'VE have the
most profound admiration for
the brave and resourceful fight"
being waged at Diem Bien Phu,
Gen. Eisenhower asked that his
message be conveyed to the COM
mander of the garrison, Brig.
Gen. Christian De Castries.
Gen. De Castries. whom the
President said at a recent Wash
ington news conference he would
have made a general long ago,
was promoted from colonel yes
terday.
Returns to Capital Thursday.
Mr.. Hagerty announced today
that the President, who flew
here Tuesday night for a work.
and-golf vacation over Easter,
will fly back to Washington
Thursday afternoon. He plans
to take off from Augusta about
/ pm. Thursday in his personal
plane, the Columbine.
Scheduled to arrive in Wash
ington about 8 pm, the Presi-
dent plans to drive directly from
National Airportsto Constitution
Hall where he will speak briefly
to a session Of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. This
speech originally was scheduled
for noon.
Immediately after that ap-
pearance, he will drive back to
the airport and take of, for New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Mine Sweeper Sinks

LONDON, April II (P.-A
British minesweeper burned and
sank in the English Channel
early today. Two of its crew
were reported missing. Some of
the crew were picked up 20 miles
west Of Ostend, Belgium. by the
French freighter Tunisie and
the Dutch ship Phoenix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

York about $40 pm, arriving
there about 1850 pm.
After his address to the ANPA,
at dinner session in the Wal
dorf Astoria Hotel Thursday
night, the President plans to fly
back to Washington that night.
Early the next morning, he
will take of again for a one day
visit to Kentucky. He will land
at Fort Knox, inspect the ar
mored center there. drive to
Hodgenville, KY, for a visit to
President Lincoln's birthplace,
and then attend a Transatlantic
College convocation in Lexing-
ton.
May Return to Augusta.
1t remained uncertain today
whether the President would re-
turn to Washington from Ken
tuckey or fly back to Augusta to
re-join Mrs. Eisenhower who
plans to remain here until next
Sunday.
Enjoying family reunion
with their three grandchildren.
the Eisenhowers plan to attend
8 am. Easter Sunday services
tomorrow at the Reid Memorial
Presbyterian Church here. After
the service, Gen. Eisenhower will
lay the cornerstone for a new
church edifice
The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover are staying at their cot
tage on the Augusta National
Golf Club grounds. They were
Joined there Thursday night by
their son, Maj. John Eisenhower.
his wife. and three children
David. 6; Barbara Anne. 4. and
Susan, 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Tiny Oregon Pellets
Touch Off Another
Northwest Mystery

ASTORIA. Greg. April IT,
Tiny dark, featherweight pellets
never before noticed in Astoria
fell througout the day on this
coastal city. touching off another
Pacific, Northwest mystery"
The black specks swirled down
steadily as the wind blew in from
the Pacific Ocean. They were of
the consistency of SCOT. but were
described as unlike SCOT because
of their shiny gunmetal color.
They were not radioactive, tests
showed. =
No one reported any damage.
but some persons Immediately
decided the specks have some
connection with the windshield
pitting scare that struck in the
Pacific Northwest in recent days.
Others scoffed at the idea. The
windshield pits we're shrugged of
yesterday by a committee of sci
entists who said in effect-it just
isn't so.
No black specks were reported
at Redmond, Greg, about 1870
miles from the coast, but one
woman there said tiny pieces of
glass popped off a windshield as
she watched.
Mrs. Mary Brown, co-publisher
Of the weekly Redrnan Spokes-
man. said Mickey Bells, operator
Of a machine shop. brought his
car over for her to see the 100
or so pits he said had appeared
overnight.
AS she watched several more
pits appeared, and tiny bits of
glass tinkled down onto the car
hood. Mrs. Brown said. She said
she retrieved the pieces, which
were about the size of pin heads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Election PLANNING

Nobody lives in Carrollton, Md,
but a municipal election will be
held there next month.
Carrollton is a 400-acre par
TALLY cleared tract of woodland
on Defense highway just west Of
Lanham. A f1ve-man town coun-
Gil governs the town, which was
chartered by the 1858 Maryland
legislature.
The developers sought incor-
poration in order to provide a
community of 1900 homes with
all municipal services installed
before the first homeowner moves
in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Abbey Work Needs Decade

LONDON, April II (P)-Ex-
perts say the repair Of Westmin-
ster Abbey will take at least 10
years. Two massive parapets,
the nave roof and a number of
windows are among the things
to be fixed. All we're damaged
by bomb blasts in World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Climber Scales Peck

A lone climber, Alexandra Cas-
sis, has scaled 23.081-foot Mount
Acincagua. highest peak in the
Andes. He brought back to Bue-
nos Aires documents left by an
earlier expedition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Woodstock Rejects Bids

WOODSTOCK. Va. April II
Especially The town council to-
day decided to reject all bids
for construction of a swimming
pool in Woodstock's proposed
recreation area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Arlington to Sell
Improvement Bonds

Arlington is preparing to start
a 81 million program of street,
storm sewer and water system
improvements and acquire addi-
tional park lands with bond
funds. The county board also
decided it would announce a
policy on swimming pools at its
meeting May !.
The board agreed to meet
April 20 to sell bonds previously
approved by voters to finance
the improvement program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
By Gornett D. Homer
Ssur Stoff Correspondent

AUGUSTA. Ca, April IT,
President Eisenhower plans to
call on American newspapers
next week to help transform an
age of atomic hysteria and hor-
ror into an age of international
understanding and cooperative
peace"
This will be the theme of an
address he will deliver before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Voters Club Formed

George P. Mahoney, candidate
for the Democratic nomination
as Governor of Maryland has an
nounced the formation of q
tom. Dick and Harry Club"
He said his opponent in the
primary race, DR.. H. G. Byrd. re-
Gently declared he thinks. it I'M
necessary ito run around the
State importuning every Tom,
Dick and Harry."-A.P.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
US. WEATHER BUREAU MAP
0sPaNmens o. cemWeres

1t will be fair most of the Nation today except for
the Upper Great Lakes region Scattered
expected Northern Michigan Warmer weather expected
throughout the Ohio and Valleys
region the South Atlantic States and the Gulf States
SeaSOnaby weather forecast England States
ZAP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
River Report.
tFrom U. S. Engineers.

Wind-Southwest '20-30 miles
per hour today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

River Report.
tFrom u S. Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and slightly muddy at Great
Falls Shenandoah muddy at Harpers
Ferry.
Humidity
tReadlngs washington National AirporU
Yesterday Pct. Yesterday Pct
Noon 81 8 pm 40
pm. 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

RECORD Temperatures This Year.
Highest. So. on April s.
Lowest. ID, on January %.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 20. at 1918 am.
Low, 4S. at 7:2O am.
TIA a..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
SECTION E,
Resorts and Trovel.

This edition also contains
This Week Magazine OF 81
pages. a 12-page comic section
and % pages of rotogr1Dure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

Potion Shoots Sizzling Golf in Round
With Eisenhower. Poqe C-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
The Sun and Neon
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
capital tcurrent month to datel:
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Capital Transit Files
Brief 10 GET $500, 900
Pepco Rate Refund

The Capital Transit Co. re-
newed its efforts yesterday to re-
gain about $5O0.O00 it maintains
it was prematurely charged by
the Potomac and Electric Power
Co.
In brief filed with the U. s.
Court Of Appeals for the District
Of Columbia. Capital Transit all
leges the Public Utilities Com
mission is exceeding its powers
in not ordering an immediate re-
turn of the money.
Part OF $2.6 Million.
The sum is the transit firms
share of a $2.6 million yearly
rate increase the commission
granted Pepco. in April. 1851.
In a recent ruling, the appel
late court held the commission
had not held sufficiently extern
sive hearings before granting the
rate increase. It ordered the en-
tire matter remanded to the
utilities commission for further
extensive hearings"
Nothing was said by the upper
court as what was to be done
with about SIS million already
collected by the power company
under the new rate.
Complain of Process.
IF Pepco is permitted to con-
tinue to collect rates under a de-
fective rate ORDER" the commits
sion "has accomplished, in prac-
tical effect. the power to pre-
scribe temporary rates pending
complete legal fulfillment of ad-
ministrative process" the transit
company complained.
Pepco last week asked the ap-
peals court to clarity its ruling.
At the same time, it said, re-
funding the money would imperil
the power company's expansion
plans for the ensuing year
The transit company's brief
yesterday was an answer to the
clarification request.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
J. P. Yeatman Retires;
II Years With Treasury

John P. Yeatman, 2608 Tilden
street NV, has retired from the
Treasury after more than AZ
years with that Federal Depart
ment.
In all he has had more than
AZ years of service with the Gov
ernment. A native Washington
ian. Mr.. Yeatman entered the
Navy Department in August,
1906. when he was II. A year
later. he transferred to the War
Department and in September,
1911. to the Treasury Depart
ment. where he served as as
sistant senior deputy controller
of currency.
He was administrative officer
in the Office of the controller
when he retired on December 81.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Teaching Of Koron
Is Mode Compulsory
~ ihe A.soeicsed Press

KARACEII.-A second state Of
Pakistan has announced teach
ing of the Holy Koran as a COM
pulsory subject in all schools.
The government of Sind Prov
ince adopted a regulation making
instruction of the Moslem holy
book a must in all educational
institutions and appointing a di-
rector of education for Koranic
teachings to carry out the order.
Last year Bahawalpur State
made teaching of the Koran
compulsory in its schools and
colleges.
Evening star., 1954-01-12

ed on the. stock exchange
through small but regular cash
payments, Mr.. Ferris explained.
Payments may be as small as $40
every three months or as large
as $1,000 a, month.
The plan involves no fee for
Joining. Mr.. Ferris emphasized.
Neither are there any penalties.
Surcharges or hidden commits
sions or extras to be met, he
said. The sole cost is the regu-
lar commission charged by stock
exchange member firms. The
investor may terminate the plan
at will.