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Evening star., 1954-01-17
Series on Juveniles
And Law Begins Today

DEALING WITH JUVENILE CRIME
A group Of Independent investi-
sotors hos found the influence Of
soeiol workers TOO pervosive" in the
Districts juvenile low enforcement.
A detoiled report on their findings
in series form begins todoy on Poss
At.
300 MOTOR BoATs-The 5oth
NotionoI Motor Boot show IS being
held IN New York, with 300 bouts on
display and copoeity crowds offend
ing. Moleolme Lomborne. ir.. re-
ports on the show and tells whot's
new among pleasure croft on Poses
C-6 and 7.
LADY BiRD-She's the wife Of
Senote Democratic Leoder Lyndon
Johnson Of Texos, and If you think
she's fIiehty Southern Belle who
doesn't know politics, you're mis-
token. Stoff Writer lsobeIle Shelton
describes the ehsrminIy shrewd busi.
nesswomon who helps the Senator
with his busy career in story on
Pose D-7.
DETRoiT'S DlLEMMA-More than
100000 workers. per cent Of the
labor torce-ore idle IN Detroit. The
couses, the effects and the prospects
ore exomined by Stor Stoff Writer
WiIliom Hines in on article from De.
trOit on Pose ALB.
Complete Index. Poge AZ
2odio- Tv. Programs. Poges E-4-s
Evening star., 1954-01-17
BY III. A,,eeiot.d Pros.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Two
drinks of whisky, a glass of beer
and the feeling that he was
going home to his native Greece
made him feel good, Joseph Bas-
sis said today.
So good, in fact. that the 81
year-old Greek immigrant ripped
OF several seat covers and hor-
rified his 43 fellow passengers on
a Paris bound plane, forcing the
craft to return to lakewood air.
port.
The plane resumed the trip
some four hours later but with
out Mr. Bassis. who was taken to
a hospital.
Airline officials said that 10
minutes after the plane took of
Mr.. Bassis rose in his seat and
screamed. He began striking at
passengers, ripped OF several
seat covers and crushed his
glasses In his hands, the airline
said.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
.B-26Croshes
Into House,;
Three Dead
By the Assoeioted Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. To-
A twin-engine Air Force B-26
tow-target bomber crashed from
murky skies into a house near
the Nashville Airport today and
exploded, killing all three plane
crew members.
Sewart Air Force Base officers
identified the dead crewmen as:
Second 1t. Maurice M. Saund-
ers, "a. the pilot, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Laverne G. Saunders. Aber-
deem, S. Oak.
Airman 1/c. Benjamin R. Cash,
81, crew member. son of Benja-
min r. Cash, Bahama Islands.
Airman &c. James c. Wells,
%, son Of Mrs. Cecilia Howells,
Huntington, w. Va.
The house was virtually de-
stroyed by fire as the exploding
plane showered 1t with burning
gasoline after one wing had
ripped through sick woman's
bedroom.
Mrs. Lewis Higgins. about 40,
who was i'll and in bed. escaped
through a window. She was
treated at hospital for minor
injuries and released.
Sewart Air Force Base officers
said the plane was returning to
Sewart from a mission to Shaw
Air Force Base, S. C. Sewart is
about is miles southeast of the
Nashville field. A
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Firemen Save Woman, IS,
And Crippled Grandson

An elderly woman and her
crippled grandson last night were
rescued from the second floor Of
a burning building by Alexandria
firemen.
Mrs. Fannie L. Gardner, IS,
and her grandson. Thomas E.
Cook. SO. who occupied a second
floor apartment at 224 South
Henry street. were trapped up
stairs when firemen arrived.
Capt. Walter ]. Jeffries and
Pvt. Leon Chisholm of No. 5
Engine Co. helped them down a
stairway. Firemen said Mrs.
Gardner and her grandson ap-
parently became confused in the
smoke and could not find their
way down the steps.
The fire was confined to the
first floor, which was occupied
by the Suburban Distributors
Shop Inc. a television repair
firm. The blaze caused extensive
damage to the shop and televis-
ion equipment. firemen said.
The burned building is owned
by Thomas j. Fannon, an Alex
andria fuel and building con-
tractor Supplier.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
West and Reds
Agree on Site
OF Berlin Talks
Details Are Awaited
After Announcement
Of 'Bosic Decision
By he Assoeieted Pre.s

BERLIN. Sunday. Jan. IT,
The Western Allies announced
early today "basic decision"
has been reached with the Soviet
Union on where in Berlin the
sessions Of the four-power for
eign ministers will be held start
ing January Is.
Then the Berlin commaadants
of the four powers went back into
session until S am. I'll IN.
EST to work on details. They
finally retired after deciding to
resume their deliberations this
afternoon at a time to lie fixed
later. They gave no hint of what
the pasic decision was.
An American spokesman said
all four powers agreed that none
of the details of a compromise
apparently being worked out
would be made public until the
final decision is reached.
The Saturday-Sunday over
night session lasted almost IL
hours.
Carrying Out u. S. Orders.
The basic aim of the American
delegation was to carry out in
structions from Washington to
accept the Soviet proposal that
half the foreign ministers ses-
sions be conducted in the Soviet
sector of divided Berlin.
The conferees broke up last
week after being stymied on the
Soviet demand for equal division
of the sessions between East and
West Berlin. The Western Al
lies at that time insisted on
three in West Berlin for every
one in the East.
The commandants met at 5
pm. yesterday for another try
at breaking the deadlock.
With the session only a few
days away, the representatives
of the United States, Britain and
France had been urgently ordered
by their governments to resume
discussions on what buildings
would be used.
Two Sites Expected.
It appeared certain that two
sites would be choseYl-one in
the Allied sector. the other in
the Russian zone. Reports from
the three Allied capitals had said
the West was ready to concede to
Soviet demands for half of the
ministers meeting in Berlin's
Red East sector.
Besides settling the location
dispute. the conferees were as
signed to decide on security
measures and communications
and set up a combined secre-
tariat.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Scent Boost
|InCoffeeSeen,
I'd in Week

The price Of coffee is expected
to rise an additional S cents q
pound retail tomorrow, some
food dealers here declared last
night.
This advance is on the heels
Of last weeks 3 cents a pound
retail rise.
But, unlike many other cities
Washington does not face any
immediate prospect of a 15-cenl
cup Of coffee. according to John
s. Daniels, president of the
Washington Restaurant Associa-
ton.
He said there may be some
changes in policy-such as serv-
ing a second cup free-in the
face Of the price rise.
Mr.. Daniels said the greer
bean market is 10 to 81 cent.
Fa pound higher than q year ago
He said he has been informed
Brazil is a million pounds short
for export
Mark Strong, president of thu
Eastern Regional Group of the
Restaurant Trade Association
Executives. yesterday listed these
as among the cities where thu
ascent cup Of coffee is now Z
reality: New York, Boston, Phila.
delphia. Chicago. st. Louis. Kan.
sas City and Minneapolis.
A spokesman for a large cof.
fee retail house said popular
priced brands of coffee will bt
selling in some stores tomorrow
at $1.06 and $1.10 . pound.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Airline Passenger Runs Amok;
Forces Plane to Turn Back

He was subdued by five crew.
men. led by the planes chief
pilot. Capt. Henry Hortman Of
Trenton. N. j.. after the Mortified
stewardess. Merry Eve Bennett
Of Cormi. H.. began calling for
help.
Back at the airport, Mr. BaS-
sis told newsmen he had a glass
Of beer before he boarded the
plane. On the plane, he said. a
fellow passenger, also Greek.
gave him two drinks from q
bottle of whisky.
He said he then started to feel
$50 good" that he didn't realize
what he was doing
Airline officials said that
although Mr.. Bassis was punch
ing and kicking. the only real
damage he did was to break his
own glasses.
Mr.. Bassis said he was going
to Athens to visit his wife and
three children.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Death Of Mrs. Clarke
After Taking Pills
Is Ruled Accidental
lceIondic Minister'S
Daughter Suffocoted,
County Examiner Holds

The death of the beautiful and
popular Mrs. Lucian Blaine
Clarke. 26. daughter of the Ice
landic Minister and Mrs. Thor
Thors, has been marked acci-
dental on Montgomery County
police records.
The former Margret Thors
died at 4 am. yesterday in SUBJ
urban Hospital. where she was
taken by the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Rescue Squad after she
had swallowed sleeping pills at
her home. 8104 Kerry lane, Chevy
Chase, Md.
DR.. Frank Broschart, county
medical examiner. said death
was due to asphyxia. or suffoca-'
ton. The medical examiner said
she had 'been drinking a good
bit. She aspirated (drew in by
suction) a lot Of stomach con-
tents into bronchial tubes"
A final death certificate will
await a pathological examination
by the State Medical Examiner
at Baltimore, police said.
Mother of Infant Son.
Mrs. Clarke. was a bride OF
less than a year. She was the
mother of an infant son, Lucian
Blaine Clark. jr.
The police report Of her death.
which originally attributed 1t to
an overdose Of sleeping pills. was
changed after DR.. Broschart's
ruling. The medical examiner
said he doubted from the begin
ming that the sleeping capsules
caused her death.
He made the ruling Of ac-
cidental death following an au-
topsy. The doctor said the swift
ness with which death followed
the swallowing of the pills had
led him to doubt that they
caused Mrs. Clarke's death. The
autopsy confirmed his belief.
! he said.
How many capsules she took
makes no difference" DR.. Bros
chart said. They do not act in
that short a time" He added,
! Continued on Page As. Col. 4 y
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Witnesses Expelled
From Stormy Boston
Hearing by Mccarthy
One Critic Accuses
Senator of Plot to
Get Jobs at GE Plant
By the Associatsd Pres,

BOSTON, Jan. Is. - Senator
McCarthy's second Red-hunting
visit to New England wound up
today in an uproarious session
marked by the election of three
persons from the hearing room.
One was a witness reluctant
to answer questions about COM
munism, another his lawyer, and
the third a spectator who had
been elected from the previous
hearings as well.
In addition. another witness
and his lawyer avoided forcible
expulsion only because they
broke OF an argument with the
Wisconsin Republican. Senator
Mccarthy had called United
/ States marshals to expel them
when they quit.
-Four Of the days five wit
nesses invoked the Fifth Amend
meAt when they were asked
about Communist Party connec-
tions. The fifth said he was a
Communist for a year or two
after 1887.
Shouts at Mccarthy.
The most spectacular election
was that Of Nathaniel G. Mills,
a Lynn employe of the General
Electric Co. under suspension for
refusing to answer Senator Nc
Carthy at a previous hearing.
Mills suddenly stood up in the
rear of the courtroom, and
shouted:
Mccarthy. I accuse you of
conspiring with the company
and getting the jobs Of General
Electric people" The Senator
was sitting as q one-man sub
committee.
Deputy marshals wasted no
time. ...
To encouraging shouts of
throw him out" from most of
the spectators, the marshals
yanked Mills out into the aisle.
into the corridor and into a.
elevator.
Mills resisted stoutly but not
a punch was thrown. A few spec
tators applauded as Mills was
hustled out.
In the corridor. Mills yelped
at the marshals "let me put on
my coat"
put it on on~the elevator"
(See MCCARTHY, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-01-17
er ,he A..oeioted Pres.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 16. -
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro.
beset in recent months with
personal and administration
problems. today withdrew from
the race for Governor and
adopted an attitude of friendly
neutrality" toward others in the
Democratic primary contest.
In a statement released to-
night, the mayor notified those
who have supported him that
they were entirely free to select
the candidate Of their own
choosing"
The mayors reversal Of the
position he adopted last summer
left the field to DIR. H. C. Byrd.
president emeritus Of the Uni
versity Of Maryland. and George
P. Mahoney. Baltimore contrac-
tor.
The Baltimore mayor had told
an Ocean City political rally last
summer he was lin the race to
stay"
He was the first to announce
the intention of seeking the
Democratic nomination to OPP
pose Gov. McKeldin in the gen.
eral elections next November.
Never Lost an Election.
The mayors withdrawal was
followed coincidentally in an
hour by the expected word from
j. Millard Tawes that he would
seek reelection as State con-
troller.
At one time. Mr.. Mahoney
DIR. Byrd, Mr.. Tawes. Mayor
D'Alesandro and former Gov,
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Rees' Group Plans
February Hearings on
Federal Pay Rise
Chuirmon Asks Leaders
In Administration to File
Reports and Comments
Bv joseph YOUNG

Chairman Rees Of the House
Civil Service Committee indi-
Gated last night his group will
hold Federal employe pay raise
hearings early next month.
The Kansas Republican sent
identical letters to top admins
tration officials asking that they
submit their report on pay raise
legislation by the week beginning
February 8.
The letters to Budget Director
Joseph M. Dodge. Civil Service
Commission Chairman Philip
Young and Postmaster General
Arthur Summerfield read:
"The first meeting Of this ses-
sion Of the House Civil Service
Committee is scheduled for jan
uary 81. 1t is expected the COM
mittee will want to consider the
question of salary increases for
Federal employees classified and
postaD as soon as the schedule
can be cleared for such action.
Comments Requested.
Accordingly. it is requested
that reports on legislation deal
ing with Federal employees SAL
aries be available for the COM
mittee by the week beginning
February 8.
"The committee would also
appreciate receiving any COM
ments you might care to make
with respect to salary and classi-
f1cation problems not specifically
covered by bills referred to you
for reports"
There have been a number
Of Federal pay-raise bills intro
duced in this Congress, the
amounts ranging from $400 to
$1,000. However. neither Mr..
Rees nor any of the other Re-
publican leaders in Congress
have thus far introduced pay
raise legislation.
Rees to. Offer Bill.
Mr.. Rees has indicated that
he eventually will introduce q
pay bill after hearings are held
that will reflect his committees
views.
Chairman Carlson of the
Senate Civil Service Committee
has promised that his group
would also hold pay hearings
this year. but no date has been
set.
The administration thus far
has not indicated any great en-
thusiaSm for a Federal pay in
crease this year. leaving the
initiative for any such proposals
up to Congress.
Administration officials have
said, however, that while they
have not taken the lead in pro-
posing a higher wage they will
not object to one If Congress
proves favorable to the idea.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Flyer Killed in crosh

AUSTIN Tex, Jan. 16. R.-
An Air Force jet trainer plane
from Tyndall Air Force Base,
Fla, crashed shortly after take
of from Bergstrom Air Force
Base near here today. The stud
ent pilot, member Of the 3625th
Fighter Training Group whose
name was withheld, was killed.
Evening star., 1954-01-17

with its city-owned transit sys-
tenn.
The 15-cent fare in the Wash
ington area is an alluring part
of the plan for Government
ownership under a Washington
Transit Authority advanced by
Louis E. Wolfson, chairman of
the Board Of Capital Transit Co.
It was presented to the Payne
subcommittee of the Senate
District Committee. The transit
authority. Mr.. WolfSon said.
would be like those in Cleveland
and Chicago.
Mr.. Wolfson's plan is for uni
f1cation of Capital Transit and
three suburban bus lines under
tax-free public ownership. This
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Eritreun Truins Tied Up

ROME, Jan. 16 R.-The en-
tire railway station in Eritrea,
former italian African colony,
has been shut down for several
days by a strike of workers for
more pay, the Italian news
agency Ansa reported tonight.
Eritrea now is linked to Ethiopia.
Evening star., 1954-01-17


nuclear energy. the U. S. S.
Nautilus. at that moment will
slide down the ways into the icy
waters Of the Thames. America
win be at the doorstep Of a
revolution In industrial as well
as military power.
Launching day will be a gay
and ceremonial occasion. Mrs.
Eisenhower, wife Of the Presi-
dent. win christen the 3.000-ton
ship with q name famed in
undersea lore. Bands will play
and flags win ny.
There will be speeches by
leaders Of the four organizations
responsible for creating the Maui
titus: Admiral Robert B. Carney,
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Who's to Run 1t?
By Froncis P. Douglas
Sscr Ssuff correspoudent

CLEVELAND, Jan. ia Is
cent transit fare anywhere in
the Washington metropolitan
area. promise held out in the
proposal for public transit own
ership there, is not likely to ac-
compliSh all claimed for it. There
are other important considera-
tions.
That statement is made on the
basis of Cleveland's experience
Evening star., 1954-01-17

This is the first Of three dispatches
on the operation Of the publicly
owned tronsit facilities in cleyeIond
and Chieoso. written in the light OF
the proposal for Government owner
ship Of Washington oreo facilities
and q Washington Tronsit Authority.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
The Secs Atomic Age
By [. Edqor Primo

At II am. next Thursday. in
the buStling Yankee rivertown
of Groton, Conn.,. a new United
States Navy submarine will make
q splash heard round the world.
Destined to be the first vehicle
Of land, sea or air driven by
Evening star., 1954-01-17

Neteron Of First Sub Admits II Wosn't
as Sturdy as Noutilus. Poee A-9
Evening star., 1954-01-17

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tSee TRANSIT, Page A-7)
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tSee MCCARTHY, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-05-30
BY Doris Kanier

weight, but on color, cut,
brilliance and flawlessneSS.
Of these, color is the most
important. Diamonds come
in many colorS - yellowS,
green's, brownS-aS well as
the more familiar white"
There are blues, ruby-red and
blacks, too, but they are rare
and fabulously expensive.
The less color a white" stone
has, the more valuable.
A near-colorleSS, well-cut,
brilliant 1-carat diamond,
f1awless under the jewelers.
standard 1O-power magnify
ing glass, costs between $1,000
and $1,5OO-unmounted. The
larger the stone, the more
money per carat; the smaller,
the less.
According to local jewelers.,
men buy more diamonds than
women-that is, they put
more cash on the counter.
But women initiate more
sales. They do the looking,
then plant the idea, and the
men buy. It may be some
comfort to the man whose
lady requests a diamond to
know that in the larger
stones, an emerald costs more.
Men make better customers,
jewelers. agree. In gift-buy-
ing, one of them says, Gen
orally speaking, if a man has
planned to spend $500 and he
sees something he likes for
$3.50, he will buy that. But if
a woman has SIS, she won't
spend $3.50"
High-priced jewelry design
erS concentrate on women'S
ornaments. There are some
items for men, but Diamond
Evening star., 1954-05-30
AnYbodY'S Best Friend

Jim" has abdicated his throne
almost completely for "Dia-
mond Jane" Jewelry store
counters are stocked with
earrings, necklaces, pins,
brooches and bracelets. And
what the lady does not see,
the jeweler is glad to order
or have made for her. FadS,
in this high-priced field, turn
into individual taste. Where
5000 was involved in one
sale recently, the jeweler
obligingly had earrings made
into the shape of an elephants
head and tuSk.
Diamonds were first cut In
symmetrical shapes in Europe
in the 18th century. Until the
18th century, India had the
monopoly on supplying the
worlds demand. Today, all
but a small proportion of the
stones come from South
Africa. A few come from
South America and other
parts Of the world.
Only a small percentage of
diamonds mined are suitable
for sale as gems" Most of
them have to be sold for in
dustrial purposes. Sometimes
a piece of the pure carbon
stands out, but often the de-
cision on whether it is gem
or industrial material is a
difficult one to make, which
accounts for the broad range
of qualities on the market.
On its romantic side, the
diamond long has been con-
sidered appropriate for an
engagement ring because of
its traditional, and perhaps
not so legendary, ability Ito
soften anger, strengthen love
and promote harmony be-
tween husband and WIFE,"
Evening star., 1954-05-30

Nv AAN A@AC SAAAPo 0AS
w down, diamonds are
anybody's best friend.
Milady may be out in the
cold with a 10-year-old fur,
or an automobile with $4,000
miles on it, but she's reason
ably secure with just a small
sparkling chunk OF the worlds
hardest substance.
In a romantic history filed
with love, ambition, intrigue
and crime, diamonds have
been known to save lives
where even cash failed. A
Washington jeweler tells the
story of a refugee who came
into his store and cried.
When the jeweler asked the
trouble. the man said: "A
diamond bribe-Saved my
life In Europe. This is the
first time I have seen one
since"
On their practical side, dia-
monds have the advantage of
portability. Several hundred
thousand dollars worth can
be carried in the fold of a
stocking or a small handbag
compartment. And while their
value, like the stock market,
fluctuateS, the consensus is
you won't Starve while you
have one.
There are all qualities of
diamonds on the market, and
the buying public generally
knows little about them,
Washington jewellers say.
One common misconception
is that weight determines
value. There are differences
of opinion about the existence
of such a thing as a perfect"
diamond. But the degree to
which a stone approaches
perfection depends, not on
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-26
|HeroiineOf
'Dien Bien Phu
Arrives mus.
Nurse Tells Crowd
At Airport She
Only Did Duty

NEW YORK R-LA. Genevieve
de Galard- Terraube, heroine of
Diem Bien Phu, told a welcoming
crowd at Idlewild Airport today
that Il do not deserve this honor,
for have only done my duty"
The 29-year-old nurse, acclaimed
for her work among the wounded
of the ill-fated Indochinese for
tress, arrived by plane from Paris
at 1852 am. (EDT) as an official
guest of the United Sites.
A reception committee and Jean
Deladade, French consul general
in New York, greeted her at the
airport, and the consul general
presented her with a large bou-
quet of roses. A throng of spectator
cheered as she emerged from the
plane, dressed in a white uniform
and blue beret.
She told the crowd that her
thoughts still go to those who were
killed at Diem Bien Phu. As she
spoke in English she occasionally
referred to notes.
Deeply Grateful
81 am deeply moved to be here. -"
she said, "and l feel very grateful
for the honor which President Eli
Senhower and the Congress of the
United States have shown me by
inviting me to come to this coun-
try.
II wish, first of all, to express
my thanks with all my heart.
do not deserve this honor, for
have only done my duty.
This honor is intended, through
me, for all those whose life l was
proud to share in Diem Bien Phu.
and for the nurses, for all the
nurses, who devote themselves to
the best of their ability to alIevi-
ating the sufferings of the
wounded"
In New York today she will have
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