davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Torrsntidl Ruins
Flood Several Stores.
Homes Here. ST. Thos.
Torrential rains over the
past several days have flood
ed many homes storesand the
Alexander Theatre in ST.
Croix, in addition to forcing,
postponement Of campaign
meetings. Reports from St.
Thomas indicate that a situa-
ton just as bad also exists
there, especially in the area
near Bourne Field.
In ChriStiansted the new
Alexander Theatre was flood
ed; Rasmussen's Store; but
the greatest loss was probab-
~ suffered by James Benja-
:. =
min, whose radio shop located
at No. 10 King Street in what
was formerly known as Fa-
bios Underground store.
The water was almost three
feet high; neighbors were try
ing for several hours to help
bail it out until a fire truck
was sent to finish the work.
Between Tuesday and Thurs
day a total Of forty and a half
lines Of rain fell as recorded
at the Fort in Christiansted.
There were not many wash
outs however, the roads and
highways were damaged in
several areas.
, 1954-10-15

been honor students. Why
could name two dozen famil-
les who are among our finest
citizens and for whom we
fight as quickly as far any
, 1954-10-15
Seven Yedr Old Girl
Knocked Unconscious
by Cor in Fsted
Aster Edwards seven years


old, was knocked unconciuos
by an automobile owned and
operated BY George Washing
ton. Alcano Francis who came
along in a pickup rushed the
little girl to the hospital.
According to the Police re-
port, Aster, whose mother is
Miss Marion Ford, was on her
way to school on Princess
Street when she ran out from
under a gallery. The car was
travelling from south to north
when it struck her.
The investigation was car
ried out by Patrolman Regi-
Maid Payne.
Evening star., 1954-11-22

District and vicinity -- Some
cloudiness tonight with low
about IS. Tomorrow partly
cloudy and continued cool.
Maryland-Partiy cloudy and
continued rather cold tonight
and tomorrow with low tonight
l32-37.
/ Virginia - Partly cloudy to-
might with low 1896 in west
and north and 36-40 in SOUTH
Evening star., 1954-11-22

MeCUFd IempefatuTeS THIS fe9F,
Highest, 103, on July 81.
Lowest, 13, on January %.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
aigh. 81. at l pm.
Low. 80, at 6 am.
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Jobs
Continued From First Page.)
ZAP Wirephoto.

NSO1AVi3AuVA CAOlh AOb uSC.I
matters shall be ignored, except
as to such membership in po-
litical parties or organizations as
constitutes by law a disquali-
f1cation for Government en-
ployment. No discrimination
shall be exercised, threatened or
promised by any person in the
Executive Branch of the Federal
Government against or in favor
of any employe in the competi-
tive service, or any eligible or
applicant for a position in the
competitive services because tof
his race, political affiliation or
religious beliefs. except as may
be authorized or required by law.
Job Retention Rights Provided
The executive order provides
that employees hired in the fu-
ture from Civil Service job reg
listers will receive Civil Service
appointments and must serve
three years before receiving Ca
reer status.
Under the new system, career
status employees will be the last
to be reached in reduction-in-
force programs. Career condi-
tional employees will have job re-
tention rights over indefinite
workers.
Although the order did not
mention it, it is expected that
the. employees brought under the
career conditional program will
be placed under the Civil Service
Retirement System. At present
they are under social security.
Evening star., 1954-11-22

Fuehrer, 81, walked into a police
station in a Cincinnati suburb
yesterday and announced, 1--WE
got something on my chest"
Then. officers said, he told of
going to Bay Village on a bur-.
glary mission the night Of July 8
and fleeing in panic after he
heard yells, cursing and scuffling
come from behind a house his
companion had entered.
pal" Was 20O-Pounder.
Fuehrer was brought to Cleve-
land today for further question:
ing and to see whether he can
identify the Sheppard house and
a Cleveland bar In which he said
he met his companion. He said
he knew the other man only as
pal"
However. police of st. Bernard,
another Cincinnati suburb, said
they doubted the story told by
Fuehrer.
Police Sergt. Edward Kuderer
said the same man went to st.
Bernard headquarters on Novem-
ber 5 and told officers he had
killed a man in Chicago about
last July IL.
The FBI investigated, accord
ing to Sergt. Kuderer, and
Fuehrer was released on Novem-
ber II when no such crime could
be found.
Sergt. Kuderer said he thought
Fuehrer is a publicity seeker.
Another man was cleared yes
terday of any connection with
the murder case after taking a
lie detector test at. his. own .in-
sistence. Phillip A. Schiliiug of
near Detroit, once a patient iii
a hospital where the Sheppard
family practices. was brought
here to establish his whereabouts
the morning of last July q.
Photographers Restricted.
Lawyers for DR. Sheppara
today persuaded the Judge pre-
siding over his trial til tighten
further restrictions on pllote-
graphers. 't's.
Henceforth, Judge Edward
Blythin ruled, no picture of DR..
Sheppard and his counsel may
be taken in the courtroom at
any time.
Previously photographers were
permitted to snap pictures OF
DR.. Sheppard in the courtroom
so long as the trial was not in
session.
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Bridges Is Reported
.InLineio HeadG.0.P
Policy Committee
BY Inc AssosIalsd Pres.

Senator Bridges Of New Hamp-
shire, today was reported In line
for craftsmanship Of the Senate
g. o. P. policy committee. Such
q move would I'LL two top leader
ship posts with Republicans crit
ical at times Of Eisenhower adj
nlinistration foreign policies.
Senator Knowland Of Califor-
mia, Republican floor leader. has
told friends he has no intention
of giving up that Job although
he diverges from President Eli
senhower and Secretary Of State
Dulles over some aspects OF In
transitional policies.
While Senator Bridges has not
publicly indicated his intentions,
colleagues said there is little
doubt he can have the chairman
ship Of the party's policy COM
mittee If he wants it. The pres
sent chairman. Senator Ferguson
Of Michigan, was defeated for
reelection.
Fight Against Bohlen.
Senator Bridges. senior Repuh-
lican in point OF service in the
Senate. was one Of those who
fought unsuccessfully against
confirmation Of Gen. Eisenhow-
er's nominee for Ambassador to
Russia, Charles E. Bohlen.
Recently he criticized Mr.. Boh-
len for attending Moscow cele-
bration shortly after an Ameri-
can photo mapping plane had
been shot down by Russian fight
ers off the coast Of Japan.
The State Department said Mr..
Bohlen had to decide hastily on
the basis Of fragmentary infor-
nation whether to attend the
party. The President said he
was not going to sit in Judgment
on Mr.. Bohlen's decision from
this distance.
Senators owland and
Bridges are advocates of stronger
action against communism in
Asia than the Eisenhower ad-
ministration thus far has been
willing to undertake. Both are
bitter opponents of admission Of
Communist China to the United
Nations, possibility Gen. Eisen-
hover has said this Nation OPP
poses now but on which he has
not foreclosed a possible future
change in policy.
Critical Of Stassen.
AS chairman Of the powerful
Senate Appropriations Committee,
Senator Bridges has been critical
in the past of some of the pol
Evening star., 1954-11-22

icies Of Foreign Operations Ad-
ministrator Harold E. Stassen.
II the Democrats carry out
anticipated organization of the
new Senate in January, Senator
Bridges viii lose his Appropria-
tions Committee craftsmanship
and his position as President pro
tempore of the Senate.
In the latter role, he has been
one Of those who attended weekly
White House conferences of leg
islative leaders with Gen. Eisen-
hover.
The Policy Committee origi-
nally was created to give the late
Evening star., 1954-11-22


erty is taken away, Justice Doug
las added.
Having decided that Congress
has the authority to provide for
redevelopment projects in the
District, the opinion went on to
say that the right Of a govern
mental agency to- take property
through the exercise Of eminent
domain is equally clear.
Within Congress Authority.
"Once the object is within the
authority of Congress-" Justice
Douglas said, "the means by
which it will be attained is also
for Congress to determine. Here
one of the means chosen is the
use of private enterprise for re-
development Of the area.
Appellants argue that this
makes the project a taking from
one businessman for the benefit
of another businessman. But
the means of executing the prof.
ect are for Congress and Congress
alone, to determine, once the
public purpose has been estab-
lished.>
THE public end may be as
well or better served through an
agency of private enterprise than
through department of Gov
ernment-or so the Congress
might conclude. We cannot say
that public ownership is the sole
method of promoting the public
purposes of community rede-
velopment projects"
rs Acres in Project.
The 76-acre Area B project
covers "a : section bounded by
South Capitol, and Fourth
streets S.W. and by the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks. Under
the program, the RIA is to ac-
quire title to virtually all the
land, clear nearly all existing
properties and sell or lease the
land to ID private investor who
win rebuild II according to q
plan already adopted by the city.
The project has progressed
nearly to the point that the
legal issues had to be settled
If the program were not to face
severe delays.
Already, the agency has found
new homes for nearly half of
Area BIS more than 1900 resi-
dents, has acquired title to
about So per cent of all the
property and has begun actual
demolition in about five South
west blocks.
Test Began in 1852.
The legal test which reached
its climax. today had its real
origin nearly two years ago, in
December, 1852. Then, Mrs.
Goldie Schneider. owner of a
hardware store at TIC Fourth
street S.W., filed suit challeng-
ing the entire program. Part of
the complaint was against the
l945 acts constitutionality.
The following spring, the con-
stitutional challenge was COM
bined with a similar complaint
filed by Mr.. Morris. and attorneys
for the two property owners
asked that the crucial question
be placed before a three Judge
Federal tribunal.
On October 90, 1858, the three
judge court ruled the act was
constitutional. and on November
Evening star., 1954-11-22
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

east. Partly cloudy in the in
terror, rather cloudy along the
coast and continued rather cool
tomorrow.
Wind - Northwesterly 1918
miles per hour becoming gentle
tonight and north to northwest
1920 miles per hour tomorrow.
River Report
tFrom United States EngineersA
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Fer
~ and slightly muddy at Great Falls;
Evening star., 1954-11-22

5, the Schneider Morris case was
officially dismissed.
In its ruling, however, the
three-judge court noted that the
property owners had raised other
questions in oral arguments that
had to do with whether admin
istrative officials had gone be-
yond the authority of the act
in mapping the Area B program
and in planning to seize the
| plaintiffs properties.
The court made plain it was
not ruling on such things
that the only thing before it
was the matter of the 1945 acts
constitutionality. But the three
judge ruling, by its wording
made plain also that the judges
felt the act imposed some rather
rigid restrictions. 1t suggested
that complaints against the ad-
ministrative actions might well
be taken to a lower court.
| The two property owners, tax
| ing the suggestion, split in two
directions. Mr.. Morris appealed
the. question of the 1945 acts
constitutionality to the Supreme
Court. Mrs. Schneider. in a
lower court. attacked the pro-
gram itself as arbitrary and
capricious" and beyond the au-
thority of the act.
Others File Suits.
Early this year, several other
property owners filed suits which
plants based on the same
grounds as the Schneider suit.
The first Of these suits. was
ruled on two weeks ago by Fed
eral Judge Robert N. Wilkin. He
found that the Area B program
did not exceed the scope of the
act and ruled that generally,
such administrative decisions
were not subject to be over
turned by the courts.
Joseph H. Schneider, attorney
for property owners involved in
the Wilkin decision, said he
would appeal the lower court
ruling. Conceivably, this test also
could be carried to the Supreme
Court.
It was in the obvious hope of
preventing such a course, how
ever. that the Justice Depart
ment asked the Supreme Court
to repudiate what it called
judicial reveries" by the three
Judge court year ago.
Justice Douglas noted that in
the present case the Redevelop-
ment Act of 1945 and the agency
concerned with the present pro-
gram attack the problem of
the blighted parts of the COM
munity on an area rather than a
structure-by-structure basis.
The opinion also noted that
the three-judge panel in District
Court suggested that, if such a
broad scope we're intended by
the 1916 law, the standards speci-
fed in that law might not be
sufficiently definite to allow such
a delegation of authority.
I'VE do not agree" Justice
Douglas declared, I'VE think the
standards prescribed were ade-
quate for executing the plan to
eliminate not only slums, as mar
rowly defined by the District
Court, but also the blighted areas
that tend to produce slums.
Property may, of course, be
taken for this redevelopment
which, standing by itself, is in
nocuous and unoffending, But
we have said enough to indicate
that it is the need of the area
as a whole which Congress and
its agencies are evaluating. :.
The argument pressed on us is,
indeed, plea to substitute the
landowners standard c the pub
lie, need for the standard pre-
Scribed by Congress"
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Southwest
Continued From First Page.)

well as carefully patrolled. In
the present case the Congress
and it's authorized agencies have
made. determinations that take
into account a wide variety of
values. It is not for us to re-
appraise them. If those who
govern the District of Columbia
decide that the Nations capital
should be beautiful as well as
sanitary there is nothing in the
Fifth Amendment tnat stands in
the way"
Assurance Given Owner.
Property owners, however. still
have the assurance that the Fifth
Amendment will protect their
rights so that they can receive
just compensation if their prop
Evening star., 1954-11-22

Senator Robert A. Taft Of Ohio
an official position from which to
make his weight felt without TAX
ing on the drudgery Of the floor
leadership. 1t was continued
when Senator Taft later chose to
become floor leader.
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Heavy Erosion Losses

ST. LoUIS.-The equivalent Of
more than 100000 acres Of
United States farm land is de-
stroyed every year by uncon-
trolled and uncorrected natural
erosion.
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Record 1l3 Points
Bevo's Big Night Will Make
MT Bosses Reconsider Bid

against Button (Ohio) gave him
a new scoring record for small
college players. He erased that
with an S4-point burst January
IS against Alliance (PaD Col
lege.
Last nights performance gave
Bevo 929 points for 19 games
against senior colleges. an aver
age of 48.9 per game. He needs
only Al points in five re-
manning games to match Johnny
O'Brien's single-season record of
$40 points.
NIT to Reconsider.
Francis had scored 40 Deem
Der II as Rio Grande took an
82-45 decision from Hilldale, a
small Michigan school with less
than 900 students. Hillsdale has
played teams like Albion. Alma,
Hope, Adrian and Detroit Tech,
winning only two of IL contests.
While Bevo and his buddies
were stealing the thunder, Ken
lucky cemented it's position as
the top team in the country by
rolling over Georgia Tech, go
48, for its 14th triumph without
a setback.
Coach Adolph Rupp had his
charges pour it on until the
last two minutes, when he cleared
the bench. The points were
fairly evenly distributed among
the Wildcats. with Cliff Hagan
setting the pace with %.
Engineers Lose 14th.
The result was not entirely
unexpected in view of the fact
that Kentucky had beaten Tech,
1858. in an earlier meeting.
The Engineers have yet to win a
game. This was defeat No. IL.
Sixth-ranking Seattle, which
lost it's first game of the season,
now possesses the longest win
ming streak. The Chieftains won
(See BASKETBALL, Page C-30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Record ll3 Points

Bevo Francis. a bashful, 20
year-old whose basketball feats
border on the fantastic. today
clutched his most priced possess
sion-the undisputed record for
most points scored in a single
game.
The 6-foot-9 sharpshooter who
learned his basketball in a hay
loft scored 113 points last night
as Rio Grande humbled Hills
dale, l34-9l.
1t was a record-breaking per-
Torrance - nothing new for
Francis-as he poured in 80 field
goals and made good on 81 of
IS free throws.
The latest feat Of Bevo will
set the sponsors Of the National
Invitation Tournament in Madi-
son Square Garden next month
to thinking things over again. 1t
had been fairly certain that Rio
Grande would not get a bid to
join the 12-team field because
of the objections of some of the
larger schools that were bound
to participate.
The significance Of last nights
performance dates back almost
a year. when Bevo was shorn of
a batch of records he set as Rio
Grande bowled over 80 straight
opponents.
Scored 1854 Points.
Bevo, as freshman, had
scored 1854 points in those 80
games, an average of SOL and
in a game against Ashland (Ky.)
Junior College piled up 116
points.
OF those 80 victims, about two
thirds were Junior colleges, serv-
ice teams and the like. The
NCAA refused to recognize the
marks. It ruled records must be
set against four-year institutions
granting degrees.
Bevos 81 points last December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Coach at San Jose
Rops 'Tompering'
By Forty-Niners
BY the Associofed Press

SAN JOSE, Calf, Feb. s.
Bob Bronzan, San Jose State
football coach. said last night
one of his top prospects plans
to quit the college and angrily
accuses the San Francisco Forty
Miners of "tampering."
Center of the dispute is Half
back Searcy Miles, who three
weeks ago returned to college
from the Army. Miles only COL
legiate football was in four fresh
man games at San Jose State in
1949.
Buck Shaw, head coach of the
Forty Miners, said he knew moth
ing Of Miles scholastic plans.
1--WE most definitely have not
signed him." shaw said, "but we
eventually want Miles"
Bronzan asserted the 22-year-
old. 190-pounder "is out of
school-or at least he hasn't
attended classes this week-and
whether the Forty Miners have
actually signed him or not, the
damage has been DONE"
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'Cuse Of z O'Clock Roce'
RetrioI Ordered After Jury
Disogrees in Big Betting Coup

Then Britain'S legal book
makers were flooded with heavy
bets on FRANCESCA.
The bookies couldn't cali the
track and lay off the bets with
the on-course operators, which
they figure would have sent the
odds tumbling to about even
money. The National Sporting
League advised bookies to hold
up payment of the bets pending
inquiry by racing officials and
Scotland Yard.
At the trial the defendants
said they tried to pull off a legiti-
mate betting coup on FRANCESCA
and claimed that If the horses
were switched it was accidental.
The prosecution alleged that
the men stood to win $168,O00
On trial were William Maurice
Williams. said to be the owner
Of both Francesca and Santa
Amaro: Harry George Kately,
a hairdresser; William Rock, a
horse owner: Conner Charles, a
bookmaker, and Robert Victor
Colquhoun, a former bookmaker.
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Middies Scrap
Idea Of Playing
Easier Foes
Cornell, Princeton
Replaced; Irish Will
Pluy at Baltimore

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-Stan.
ford and Pittsburgh are newcom-
ers to the nine-game 1854 Navy
football schedule announced to.
day by Capt. 1. c. Eddy, director
of athletics.
The two replace Cornell and
Princeton on the Navy schedule.
which shows a reverse trend to-
ward "big time" football again.
A trend toward softer" sched-
ules was started at the Academy
several years ago.
Navy will travel to the West
Coast October 8 for the con-
test in Stanford and will play at
Pitt Stadium, october 16.
Opens With W&M.
The Middies open against Will
liam and Mary here September
Is, then travel to Hanover, NH.
for a game with Dartmouth.
Stanford and Pitt are next fol-
lowed by the Penn game in
Franklin Field. Philadelphia.
Nays only game in Balti-
more Memorial Stadium will
be against Notre Dame, Oc-
tober 80. The following week
the Middies go to Norfolk.
Va, for the Oyster Bowl
game with Duke. Navy will play
its last home game against CO.
lumbia, November 10 and close
the season with Army in Phila-
delphia Municipal Stadium No
vember 81.
Fourth Visit to Coast.
Navy never has played STAN
ford, but the West Coast visit
will be the fourth for a Middle
football team. Navy played
Washington to a 14-14 tie in the
1924 Rose Bowl game, lost to Call
lfornia in a lat game in l947
and dropped a 1920 opener to
Southern California in l949.
Pitt has won five of seven
games from Navy, the last being
a 3l-7 game in 1884. One game
between the two was g. scoreless
tie.
The Middies won four, lost
three and tied two last year,
losing to Army for the first
time in four years. After a
surprise tie with William and
Mary in the first game, Navy
defeated Dartmouth, Cornell
and Princeton in row. handing
Princeton its worst defeat in
the Tigers football history.
They defeated only Columbia
in their last five games, how
ever, losing to Penn by a field
goal, Notre Dame and Army and
tying Duke in the mud.
Because of a new NCAA rule.
Navy must go back to Sep
TENDER l opening date for fall
practice this year, after getting
a weeks head start last August.
Nays complete schedule:
Sept. 25, William and Mary.
Oct. .. at Dartmouth: 9. at STAN
ford; Is. at Pittsburgh; 80. at Pennsyl-
vania: 80, Notre Dame at Baltimore
NH af FA1I-
bia: 20, open date; -. Army at PHIL
adelphia
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Davis Cup Matches
Switched 10 Sydney
by the Assoeiafed Press

MELBOURNE, Feb. 3.-The
challenge round of the 1854
Davis Cup competition will be
held at Sydney instead of Mel
bourne, it was decided today at
the annual meeting of the
Australian Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton.
The association decided to
send a team of seven players
overseas to compete in the
United States. France. England
and several other European
countries.
The players selected we're
Lewis Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Mer-
vim Rose, Rex Hartwig. Ron
Emerson, Neale Fraser and Ash
ley Cooper.
Hoad, Rosewall, Rose and
Hartwig are Australia's top play
ers while Emerson, Fraser and
Cooper are regarded as promis-
ing youngsters. It will be the
first trip overseas for Cooper and
Emerson.
The team will leave Australia
on May 8 by plane and return
after competing in the Pacific
Southwest tournament in the
United States September 11-19,
following the United States Ma
tionals at Forest Hills August 28-
September 6.
Other United States Journeys
in which the AusSies will COM
pete: August 2-8, Orange IN. j.
tournament: August 9-15. New
port, r. I. (for those eliminated
in the early rounds at Orange)
and August 1922, the United
States doubles championships at
Boston.