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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10

Even the simplest Federal income tax re-
turn can be snarled by making improper
deductions. Some questions on deductions
are answered in another of a series on
Page A-34.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11

State. This means that the 10th
district, which is on daylight
savings time. viii be an hour
ahead of the rest OF Virginia,
which remains on standard time.
Some confusion was expected
In Fairfax County which now has
~ precincts compared with 2o
when voters cast their ballots
last November.
In Arlington. the Army Is set
ting up two tents from Fort
Myer to assist election off1cials IN
two precincts where extensive
renovations Of school buildings
preclude their use. These are in
the Park lane precinct which
usually votes at the Monroe
School and at Clarendon pre-
ciuct. usually voting at the
Maury School. The tents win be
set up on the grounds at the two
schools.
Senator Robertson does not
have any opposition in Tuesdays
primary. The biggest task facing
Republicans Saturday Is getting
q candidate to run against him
In November.
With Mr.. Lincoln out OF the
race, speculation has centered
on number Of leaders, none Of
whom appeared willing to get
into the ring. One who definitely
has eliminated himself Is Sena-
tor Dalton, who narrowly missed
last fall IN his race against Gov
Stanley.
Party Chairman s. Floyd Lam
dreth said that it would not be
fair to ask Mr.. Dalton, who also
is GO. r. national committee
men, to make the physical and
financial sacrifice SO soon after
1.-THE strong race he made in 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
3 Teherail Gangs Seized
lin Looiing Of U. S. Homes
~ me Associated Pres,


TEHERAN. iran, July 10. Po-
lice said today they have smashed
eight gangs Of Iranian thugs who
specialized in looting American
homes in and around this capital.
Burglars have stripped Amer
lean homes OF around $40. 900
worth of valuables since the
emergency curfew was lifted last
May ia.
American Gen. Robert Me-
Clure.. chief military adviser Of
the Iranian government. said the
thugs operated with almost mill
tary precision in the city's quiet
outer suburbs.
Most OF the loot has been re-
covered, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
Democrats Pick BroyhiU Foe
Ii Primary Voting Tuesdoy

conceded even BY Republicans
to be faced with q tough battle
against the man already chosen.
BY the Democrats in . nominate
ing convention. Sheriff Pat Jen-
nings. popular Snlyth County
sheriff.
Br0yhilI Hardest to Heat.
or the three Republicans,
many feel that Representative
IBroyhill. wealthy Arlington
builder. win be hardest to de-
feat.
That Is one; reason why Mr..
Webb has conducted the type Of
campaign he has. With leaders
from anti-organization to down
the-line Byrd men backing him.
the Fairfax State legislator has
avoided making charges directly
against the other three which
might ALLEVIATE support from
their followers after the primary.
Mr.. Brundage has been quick
to make his position known on
almost every major topic. The
fact that his views more nearly
coincide with Mr.. Webb's led TO
3 comparison at an Alexandria
rally recently Of the four candle
dates as two sets Of twins.
Mr.. White is the one who has
prodded the others with the
segregation question. He Is 3
staunch supporter Of the posi-
tIon taken by Gov. Stanley and
other State leaders who will
fight integration Of whites and
Negroes in the public schools al
most at any cost.
Voter Interest Low.
Mr.. Knights extensive back
ground IN business and with the
Federal Government. has beer
his chief talking point.
Voter interest In the 10th dis
trict - made up Of Arlington
Alexandra. Fairfax and FAN.
Church - appears to be as low
las at any time in recent election
years. Only q small portion Of
the voters are expected to turn
out.
Polls will open at $3.50 q m. and
close at 1880 pm. throughout the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
| II, 81 | Convictions
IN FBI Cases Listed
During Fiscal Year

The Federal Bureau 81 Inyesti-
CATION released statistics yester-
day showing 1851 convictions
ii FBI cases IN the year that
ended June so
The report said 05ss per cent
Of the persons brought to trial
during the 1854 fiscal year were
convicted Z
Courts imposed sentences ia
these cases .totaling n. SOL
years. 5 months and il days. Z
the report said. IN addition,
there were 8 death sentences
and S life terms imposed
Increase In Convictions.
The convictions were 652 more
than during the previous year.
Other figures included l4,127
fugitives located, IA, 492 automo-
biles recovered and more than
$50 million III fines, savings and
recoveries resulting from FBI
investigations.
IN other FBI investigations,
the Government won almost $22
million III gotiation Act
claims adjustments. the report
said.
FBI Chief j. Edgar Hoover
said his G-men received rs mill
lion fingerprint cards from more
than $4,000 contributing agen-
cies during the year.
That gave the Identification
division 131 million print records.
he reported. During the year.
the file led to location Of 1882
fugitives.
Criminal Matters.
'rThese accomplishments deal
primarily with criminal matters
and do not completely portray
the vice scope OF the Eb1S In
vestigative efforts, the report
said.
The statement pointed out
that the agents chief effort is
aimed at protecting the Nations
internal security land supplying
other Federal agencies with in
formation. \.
This work cannot be meas
ured in terms of arrests and con-
victions," the report said. How
ever, the trials of Communist
Party leaders under the Smith
Act did result in % verdicts OF
guilty during the 1864 fiscal
year"
The report also cited aco- oper-
alton with municipal, county.
State and Federal law enforce
ment agencies" as playing q
major role in FBI operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
O. Alex Z. PRESTON.

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Denloclats w. nol0 9 pIl,nAIy
candidates to run against RE-
publican incumbents In the
nearby 10th and the dOWn-State
9th districts.
The n > q viii gafhet. II,
state convention II, Roanolxe II,
saturday Is pick some ore Is run
4 against Democratic senator rob-
ertson. Former Delegate Ralph
III. Lincoln Of Marion, who re-
portedly had the backing Of 1
humber 81 Republican State Cen
trail committeeman. said he
would not accent tie nomination.
lif rendered.
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Webb Ignores Others.
one az the aspirants. Delegate
| John G. webb 81 Fairfax. who
ENJOYS sunnort from Democratic
/ party leaders az various facti0lls
lhas. for the most part IGNORED
1.-THE other three candidates and
ulIscteu nis alre agaliiSb tne man
ne nOpsS g Iun hssInss ~ NO
venDsI. NspuDiican f1epresenta-
LIVE 6IoyHla.
AisU ~ me .lack-ausIer HgnC
~ s.ls n ~ - - Is
lnIuuuage, Sv.year-oiu INSTRUCTOR
y Atllnstuh Wasnlhsl0h-Lse
nlgn Scnoo. VINO lives near foF-
estvlle: ana Y: LOUIS hnignG ana
=. Waltcr Wnise, VINO, Ike MI.
s3i -. 49,. :. {. (.
1ne otn ano 4Utn dlstrlcts are
gWo 81 the three areas won Dy
HepuDllcans OUT 81 Vmglnlas lO-
member congresslonai oeiegation
= LAY 800 S.lse al, T. s ~ FL,
wnic, - syta,,T i -. srom so art -, $;
r.harIottasv;lle ii tha so,,thwast:
thronph T,vnchh,,rp Rnanolre
i ana Radford hos haan Z ,,a.,cl,
/ more lively affair
/ GLASS Running ~ 9th.
One Of the candidates Is Pow
Iell Glass, jr., Lynchburg news
paper executive and grandson Of
the late Senator Carter Glass.
Mr.. Glass has been accused Of
enforcing q news blackout" In
Lynchburg on the campaign Of
one OF his opponents.
/ ms charge was leVeled by Dr..
]. Carl Folndexter OF Salem, q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
hite House { fficicI
(5oes on Radio Toduy

Maxwell M. Rahb. cabinet op-
erations officer for the White
House. win be interviewed al
$50 pm. today on station
WOOK.
DR.. Tomlinson d. Todd. pro-
Queer and director Of the Amer
leans All, program. said he plans
to question Mr.. Rabb about the
Indignation Of Federal schools
on military posts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17

Many intelligent men and
women are held back in their
Jobs and social lives because they
use poor English or can't speak
and write effectively" says Don
Bolander, director Of English at
Career Institute, Chicago.
adults who realize that their
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ways" says Bolander, because
language is a tool of thought as
well as a tool Of expression.
"You use words with which to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17
IS. YOUR ENGLISH
HOLDING YOU BACK?

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17
Abortion Death Case
Ignored by Grand Jury

A District grand jury yester-
day ignored homicide charge
against Gladys r. Sewell. IS,
colored. of the 1000 block Of
Sixty fifth place. Seat Pleasant,
Md, in which she had been ac-
cused in the abortion death Of
another woman.
She had been accused in con-
nection with the death last May
of Mrs. Shirley Barnes, Is,
colored. Of the 4400 block Of e
street Sc. Police said Mrs.
Barnes had died as the result Of
an abortion having been per-
formed. lad
The grand jury's action In ig-
noring the homicide charge ex-
onerateS the Sewell woman in
connection with the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17
Lions Club to Heur
YOUNG VioIinist

Miss Olive Kailasam, Is, who
has been playing the violin since
she was 4, will give a concert
at q luncheon meeting Of the
Washington Host Lions Club at
12:15 pm. tomorrow In the May
flower Hotel.
A native Of Madras, India,
Miss Kailasam is the daughter
Of Paulson Kailasam, an audi
tor at the Indian Embassy. She
has given concerts in India and
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17
Eisenhower Names
; New High Officials

President Eisenhower late yes
terday nominated a new Assist
ant Secretary Of the Air Force
and two new Ambassadors to
establish full-time American Em-
bassies in Cambodia and Laos.
Trevor Gardner, 80, of Me-
Lean, Va, was named Assistant
Air Force Secretary for Research
and development. q new posi-
ton established by recent legis-
lation.
Mr.. Gardner, who during
World War II was in charge of
developmental engineer on rocket
and atomic bomb projects at the
California Institute Of Tech
nology for the Office of Scien-
tiflc Research and Development,
has been special assistant to
the Air Force Secretary for Re-
search and Development for
more than . year.
President Eisenhower picked
two veteran career diplomats to
establish the new embassies in
Cambodia and Laos. The United
States announced at conclusion
Of the Geneva Conference that it
would established separate en-
bassies In those countries. Until
now. Donald Heath, American
Ambassador to Wet Nam, also
has served as Ambassador to
the other two Indo-C Chinese
states, with sub Offices in their
capitals. :
Robert McClintock, As, a for
eign service officer for "A years
and deputy to Ambassador Heath
for more than a year. was named
Ambassador to Cambodia.
The President nominated for
Ambassador to Laos, Charles w.
Yost, 46. who now Is serving
as deputy chief Of the American
diplomatic mission in Austria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17

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Evening star., 1954-09-13
BY the A.soeiafsd Press

UNITY. Me. Sept. 13.Nine
surviving meIsoers Of q family
Of 10 were rescued from the top
OF their nearly submerged car
early yesterday in the wake Of
Hurricane Edna after a seven
hour operation that took two
lives.
Drowned were Ruth Brockway,
8, one of eight children ma
rooned with their parents atop
the car. and Alton Mccormick,
AZ, Of Unity. one Of the human
chain Of rescuers swept into
turbulent Sandy Stream.
The car occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Brockway Of Albion
and their children passed safely
over a bridge near the heart of
this Waldo County village about
z o'clock at the height Of Satur-
day nights hurricane. A short
distance down the road the car
became mired where the stream
swept over its banks.
Fire Chief Max Fortier of
Unity, who was directing traffic
away from the dangerous area,
said the car swept past him in
the rain.
The normally gentle stream,
whipped to q frenzied torrent by
the winds and downpour, climbed
rapidly toward the top Of the
vehicle.
| Chief Fortier summoned other
f1remen-Assistant Chief McCor-
Evening star., 1954-09-13
2 Lost in Rescue Of 9 in Family
Atop Car Trapped by Torrent

mick, Kenneth Tozier, 48, and
Irving Judson- and the four
along with Marshall ]. Dick Of
Allston. Mass. and Bud Bullard
Of Unity fashioned q human
chaflA using q guard rail as an
anchor.
Mr.. Brockway, AZ. who had
pulled his family to the car top,
Joined the Unity men and Mr..
Dick. . visitor to the town.
Two Of the children, Thelma,
2, and Blanche. 5, were passed
along the row Of men 100 feet
across the swirling water to
safety.
Then q small building hurting
down the stream smashed into
the fence guard rail.
Loses Grip ON Child.
The men were swept away. Mr..
BrockWay lost his grip on the
third child, Ruth.
II went over backward and
struck q wire," said the stunned
father. II think I hurt my leg
and when ! did I lost Ruthie. .
Mr.. Tozier was rescued by
boatmen as q crowd watched
from high ground. Mr.. Brock
way. Mr.. Tozier, Mr.. Dick and
Mr.. Billiard were hauled to
safety on ropes thrown to them.
The force Of the water ripped
Mr.. Judson's clothing from him
before he was rescued.
Finally. several trucks were
lined together from the other
side Of the car and across their
tops for q distance of rs feet
were escorted Mrs. Brockway,
Albert. IL. Bradley, 10. Cary, Z.
Harry. 8. and Guy. z months.
The mother had sat on the car
for almost seven hours with the
baby In her arms. Blankets had
been hoisted to the marooned
by rope. The family had been
to Troy, Me-, east OF Unity,
which is 40 miles northeast Of
Augusta, the State capital.
I'VE had been In an awful
lot OF bad places" the father
said. "The front wheels stuck.
I threw 1t In reverse but before
I could back 1t up-bang-the
front wheels jammed. I got them
up on the roof. We got two to
shore. I thought we could get
them ALL"
Debris Smashes Into Car.
Mr.. Dick said that when the
rope let go he grabbed hold Of
the car.
II saw the father lose the
child" he related. IA barn or
small building floated down.
stream and smashed into the
car. I got shook loose. So did
another guy. I grabbed q guard
rail but the barn shook it loose.
Finally, I got hold Of q tree
and hung on. / heard the other
guy (Mr. Mccormick yelling
when they came to rescue me
but I couldn't see him"
Mr. Tozier and Mr.. Judson
were in the water an hour be-
fore being rescued.
Residents Of the area said
they had never seen Sandy
Stream SO high before. Its wa
ter spread over 800 feet Of low
land before returning to the
channel.
After daybreak the Stream
gradually sAbsided
Evening star., 1954-09-13
Hurricane Death Toll
Placed al 70; Maine
Damage ST Million
BY the As.occs.d p,ess

Washed-out highways, railroad
tracks and crops lay like q
jagged wound today across terri
tory raked by death-dealing
Hurricane Edna from Massachu-
sets to Nova Scotia.
The cost in lives mounted to
20-13 Of them in New England
including 8 in Maine, where
autos were trapped in road and
bridge washouts by streams that
went wild under q record eight
inches rain.
After an air survey, Gov. Bur
ton M. Cross Of Maine set loss
there at more than 81 million
on top Of SO million wrought
IL days before by Hurricane
Carol. Gov. Cross asked Presi-
dent Eisenhower to declare
Maine q major disaster area.
Maine Drowning Victims.
AL Of Names dead were
drowning victims. Four persons
died in Massachusetts,, one in
Connecticut. another in Nova
Scotia. Six highway fatalities
in New York State were attrib-
uted to the hurricane
Southern New England, braced
for devastation reminiscent Of
the 1888 hurricane. was spared
heavy property damage and even
in the areas hardest hit, water,
not wind, was blamed for much
Of the Stra,etion.
.Teiephoile lines went out Of
sefvicG DKa scale that once again
saw repair crews heRd from
Southern New England into
Maine, where their task was COM
plicated by road washouts which
caused a temporary ban on travel
to all but emergency vehicles.
Maine Routes Reopened.
Late last night State police
said the main routes again were
open.
Hundreds Of New Englanders
left their coastal lowland homes,
returning to find waters still in
evidence, although subsiding.
At Augusta, the Kennebec
River rose 20.5 feet from normal
-5 feet higher than its peak
during last springs runoff.
The hurricane wasn't through
spreading destruction when it
howled out of New England.
Slicing across Canada's mari
time provinces, Edna ruined
more than two-thirds Of Nova
Scotia's bumper "a million apple
crop before blowing itself out
in the Gulf Of st. Lawrence.
The gale pounded Southern
New Brunswick with 90-mile
gusts and flicked Prince Edward
Island and Newfoundland.
Storm Had Split in Two.
The storm had split in two
near Cape Cod, Mass. One arm
lashed Bangor, Names third
largest city, and Eastern Maine.
including the famed Bar Harbor
summer resort. Then it shrieked
toward Canada.
Southern New England saw
the big storm slide past with far
less apparent damage than had
been feared.
The Coast Guard buoy tender
Hornbeam took up the char
tered position of the famed
Nantucket Lightship, blown 10
miles off its station some 43
miles south of Nantucket sland.
The regular lightship's steer
ing mechanism was damaged
and five heavy portholes in the
bridge were smashed when the
hurricane lashed across Nam
tucket shoals. The Nantucket's
16-man crew was reported in
no danger. The craft was being
towed to Boston.
Eastern Massachusetts,, in
cluding Greater Boston, North
Shore and Cape Cod areas, were
battered by gale-whipped tor
rental rains. More than 40 Mas
sachusetts cities and towns again
were without electrical power.
Evening star., 1954-09-13
Oil Prospecting Endorsed

Decision to prospect for oil In
India's Jaisalamer and Jwalamu-
XIII areas was reached at 4 re-
cent conference In New Delhi.
Evening star., 1954-09-13

Transportation facilities which
eventually will handle 5 million
tons Of iron ore yearly are being
developed lii Venezuela.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Leo Veteran of Leuoue

Leo Durocher, in his 18th year
as manager of a National League
team, is the senior manager Of
the league in point of service.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Champs Head Field
In North-South Skeel

The National Capital Skeet
and Trap Club will hold its
18th annual North-South shoot
tomorrow and Sunday on the
clubs new field on Riff1eford
road, 61a miles from Rockville
on Route %. More than 1875
competitors, including all of last
years champions, are expected.
John c. Dalton, a Washington
auto salesman, is expected to
defend the three titles he cap
tured last year, including the
overall he won with a score of
388x400. Dalton led in the di-
visions for .410-gauge and 20
gauge, and with H. q. Wright
Of Baltimore won the "a1l bore"
two-man title.
Other defending champions
include Jerry Lamb of Texas in
the junior division. Vic Frank Of
Silver Spring, 28-gauge; K. L.
Pendergras and e. A. Warner,
two-man, 20-gauge; George c.
Devoe Of Washington. "all bore, ="
and Evelyn Volkringer of Nor
folk, women'S titlist.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
FORE AND AFT By Mo'eoIm Lomborn. j.,

sion. He explains that for sew
eral reasons, including the fact
his son is now in the service,
he won't be able to do any boat
ing this season. The boat was
in running condition last fall.
The Marshall Hornblower
family of Washington might
have made a complete sweep of
the two races sailed in Gunston
Cove last Sunday If Mrs. Horn
blower, along with several other
women shippers, hadn't crossed
the finish line improperly. AL
though first to finish in the wom-
ems race, she was disqualified.
The Hornblower's 12-year-old
daughter Margie Jared much
better. She won the Junior race.
In both events Papa Hornblower
changed hats and took orders
from the diStaff side in the
family Lightning which is
named Whisper.
The winner of the Secretary's
Trophy for the 12-mile race
back to Alexandria Monday is
still in doubt because several of
the leading boatmen from GUAM
tico are alleged to have missed
one Of the course markers. Act
ing Race Chairman Lynn Shol-
ar is still trying to clear this
one up. It's purely circumstan-
tial that the donor of the trophy
(by virtue of being secretary of
Potomac River Sailing Associa-
tion) is Skipper Hornblower.
Annapolis Yacht Clubs spring
series last week end cut into
the fleet racing in the PRSA
regatta to Gunston Cove. For
Bill Rushlow of Columbia Yacht
Club, desertion to salt water
paid off. Bill won the Snipe Sc
| rieS in his Pursuit.