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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

scientists who consider them
selves citizens of the world"
and who have deplored the de-
velopment of destructive weap-
ons by America, even though
at the same time the Commu-
nists have not been under any
such moral restraints.
The story as told here by
persons IN the know is that
there was a tendency on the
part Of a majority of the men,
bers of the Atomic Energy
Commission to refrain from
building the hydrogen bomb
and that at first the State
Department took the same
negative attitude. This was,
however. before confidential
knowledge available to the
United States Government
was definite that Soviet Rus
STA knew about the hydrogen
bomb. In fact there is reason
to believe that the treason of
Klaus Fuchs and the Rosen-
bergs had much to do with the
transmission of secrets about
the hydrogen bomb to the
Communists.
The divisions inside Amer
ica's top councils did not re-
main fixed for any length of
time. The debate covered a
few months. Soon the State
Department changed it's po-
sition in favor of the building
of the hydrogen bomb. The
military men-the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and Secretary
of Defense Louis Johnson
were positive from the outset
that the H-bomb should be
developed. but it was only
when Lewis Strauss. then in
the minority in the Atomic
Energy Commission, wrote a
vigorous letter to President
Truman bringing the matter
to a head that something de-
cisive occurred. Also it is
known that Admiral Souers,
who was a close friend of
President Truman and a con-
tldential adviser on National
Security Council m a t tiers,
helped to sway the President
toward the Strauss viewpoint.
The late Senator Mcmahon,
De mocrat. of Connecticut
vigorously backed up Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Lowell MeHett-

b. 1t is difficult to know for
sure whether Ed Murrow served
any good end by permitting
Senator Mccarthy to use his
time on television Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Murrow enhanced
his own reputation for good
craftsmanship, to be sure, but
there is more than sportsman
ship involved in the Mccarthy
menace. Something akin to
our national sanity is at stake.
Aware of this, as was indicated
by his own broadcast of a few
weeks ago--the one to which
Senator Mccarthy undertook
to reply-Mr. Murrow no doubt
felt he was serving the cause
of sanity. He could have rea-
soned that, given such an
opportunity, Senator Mccarthy
was bound to reveal the empti-
ness of his mind and the
spuriousness of his pretensions.
Mr.. Murrow, however. was
taking a risk. It is accepted
by politicians that any state
ment made often enough and
loudly enough will come to be
believed by many people. This
is the basis of the big-lie tech
nique attributed to the Nazi
propagandist GoebbelS which
worked so we'll for some years
in Germany. 1t is the basis of
the Mccarthy build-up. So
Mr.. Murrow risked the posi-
bility that Senator Mccarthy
might gather himself some new
believers or might at least
strengthen the faith of the
followers he already has.
What has actually resulted
from Mr.. Murrow's interesting
experiment cannot be deter
mined. The broadcasting COM
pany reports that the imme-
date telephone response to the
Mccarthy performance was
highly unfavorable to the
Senator in all the cities where
it was witnessed. but it seems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Party leaders Joe Mccarthy to prove his charge that
the Reds delayed H-bomb has documents
all his cargen he could only remember which brief
he forgot to put them in.
Ike plans to fly to Augusta Ga, for week of golf Ikes
theme Pack troubles old golf bag-and
play, play, play
Like Ike says there counterbaancng factors all
fears For instance, the H-bomb hasn't killed soul
yeand the only thing President wants to shoot
California Democrats say National Chairman Mchel's
attempt to outlaw Jimmy Roosevelts for Congress
blow to foreign trade They just trying to export Jimmy
to Washington duy-free
Mccarthy investigators pick another investigator nves
Mccarthy and the Army BY the time the Senators
subject that bears investigation it has usually bored
else
The Government third H-bomb has been exploded
the Pacific Very encouragngthat makes three of them
don't have to about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

Gov. Talmadge apparently
has decided to pick on the
senior Senator, Walter George.
in 1856. Nobody, will predict
what might happen if Senator
George, despite his advancing
years. shows fight. The man
ner in which he has stepped
forward lately in Washington
indicates he has no present in
tention of retiring.
1t is real pleasure to watch
the old man arise in the Sen
ate, shake his silver locks and
induce a severe case of filters
among the relatively inexperi-
enced Republican leadership.
He has even assumed the role
of mentor toward the young
liberals and comedies hand
Somely that they are teach
able. What surprised his con-
sentative admirers even more
was his sponsorship of the
amendment to raise personal
income tax exemptions.
What this proves is that he
has substantiated the f1attering
contention of Minority Leader
Johnson of Texas that Senator
George can be the savior who
will put the party back in
power and re-elect his friends
and supporters. Senator George
was particularly responsive to
the plea for help to Senators
Kerr of Oklahoma and Frear
of Delaware. both in a hard
fight this year. AS members of
his Finance Committee, both
men went down the line for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

that few persons said that
their own opinion had been
changed one way or the other.
This may reveal that, as far
as television viewers are con-
cerned, Senator Mccarthy has
become unpopular, and that
is heartening, since there are
millions of television viewers.
One thing that emerged
clearly from Senator McCar-
thy's carefully prepared film
is the mans contempt for the
intelligence of the average
American citizen. He asked his
audience to accept this thesis:
Communism is an evil thing:
Senator Mccarthy is against
communism; any one who dis
agrees with Senator Mccarthy
in any respect is therefore a
Communist. a fellow traveller
or, to use the one new phrase
he produced Tuesday evening,
lone of the jackal pack of
Communist lying propagan-
dists." The average American
is asked to accept that sort of
thinking. Having accepted it,
he is then expected to accept
whatever Senator Mccarthy
may say about anybody who
takes issue with this simple
formula. On this estimate of
American intelligence. Senator
Mccarthy has now asked the
people to believe what he says
about Ed Murrow.
So he tells the people that
back in the 1905 Mr.. Murrow
as acting director of the Insti-
tute of international Educa-
ton sponsored Communist
school in Moscow" that he
acted 'for the Russian espio-
mage and propaganda organi-
zation known as VokS-
V-O-K-S," etc. This sounds
pretty sinister. The average
American never heard of Voks
or, for that matter. of the In
stitute of International Edu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

will be the recognition of Red
China.
The French are panicky over
the turn Of events in Laos and
Cambodia. The French public
wants to see the war ended
even if it means the fall Of
Indo-China to the Commu-
nists. The British are loath to
contemplate the possibility of
an extension of the war in the
Far East. That would mean.
among others. a serious inter-
ference with the planned trade
expansion in that area.
Mr.. Dulles, aware of these
pitfalls, has sounded the gong
and sent requests to our friends
interested in the future of
Southeast Asia that they join
us in a united action" against
Chinese intervention in Indo-
China, before the Geneva con-
ference opens its doors.
The decisions at Paris and
London to wait until we
see what tranSpires at Geneva
sound ominous. We have
had in the past sufficient
indications from our West
ern allies that they want
us to adopt realistic atti-
tude" towards the Peiping re-
gime. The Republican admin
istration is. however, formally
on record not to yield to the
Reds. The American public
is equally opposed to their
shooting their way into the
United Nations. And that
is exactly what they are
trying to do at this very
moment through their military
operations, by proxy. in Laos
and Cambodia. Fears are be-
ing expressed in Washington
that unless the British and
French pledge themselves to a
united action in advance of
Geneva. it will be difficult to
obtain such cooperation after
we have shown ourselves
stubborn" on China once
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Doris FIeeson-
Doris Eeeson-
Georgia Republicans Grunb|e
Their Patronage Showcase Is Virtually Empty Under
Eisenhower, and They Aren't Exactly Happy

ATLANTA, Ga. - GeorgianS
grade the Eisenhower admin
'istration close to zero with
respect to contributions toward
a tWo-party South.
Republicans nationally have
made only negligible gains
here and have not really tried
to make any. Oldtime Repub-
licans in the State grumbie
that they are being ignored on
patronage while Democrats
ostill get the jobs. The gimmick.
they think, is to be personal
friend of President EisenEower
Or of an important admins.
tration figure.
There is one exception in the
patronage picture. Ebert Tut
tie, former G. O. P. State
chairman and generally we'll
Regarded, is now counsel to the
Treasury Department. Other
wise the Georgia showcase is
empty.
A stimulating Democratic
primary of national impor-
ance was averted when Gov.
Herman Talmadge, who must
step out of the Statehouse this
year, did not run against Sen
ator Richard Russell, one of the
few Senators who can lead his
colleagues on both sides of the
aisle. This makes life much
easier for Senator Russell
who can, incidentally, be ex-
pected to revive his candidacy
for the presidency in 1856.
The presidential bee bit him
and, as usual, there is no cure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

Anything from poker chips to
live cats may turn up in the
mailbox along with the days
| load of letters.
Carriers, accustomed by now
to this nonpostal matter. faith
fully turn it over to the city
postoffice at Massachusetts ave-
nue. and North Capitol street.
! Never a day goes by that sew
eral wallets don't show up. Also
| frequently found are car keys.
toys, caps. handkerchiefs, valu-
able papers and even savings
bonds.
Sometimes we get as many as
20 wallets on a Monday" &C
cording to Alfred Jones, clerk in
the found loose" section. where
| the items wound up. THE bill
folds run to around 100 a
month"
Mr.. Jones says the wallets
come from pickpockets who lift
out the money, then use the
handy mailbox to dispose of the
evidence. The tourist season in
Washington brings an influx of
light fingered thieves, especially
on week ends, and consequently
more billfolds for the mailman.
Wallets Mailed to Owners.
Close to 95 per cent of the
wallets have Identification in
them and are mailed back to
the owners with postage-due
stamps pasted on the package.
The other articles are more diff
ficult to trace. They usually
can't be returned unless the
owner calls up the post office to
identify his property
"Only rarely is there any
money in the wallets when they
are left in the mail box, "Mr.
Jones says" but sometimes we
get blamed for it. After we send
back their wallets, they call and
accuse us of stealing the
money"
Youngsters are responsible for
much of the trash found in the
mail boxes. The children pitch
in toys. clothing. candy bars and,
the poStmen suspect, the cats.
Careless citizens provide the
rest. They hurriedly grab a let
ter from an inside pocket and
toss in a savings bond that was
there too. Often the car keys,
in the same hand with the let
tiers. get mailed. Sometimes a
woman who has been shopping
stops to mail a letter and absent
mindedly pushes in her pack
ages, too.
S25O,OOO in Cash.
In addition to refuse from the
boxes, the postoffice gets dead
letters and packages. On a Ma
tion-Wide scale, this runs to
quite a few-usually more than
20 million letters. containing
close to $250.000 in cash and
$3.50. 900 in other valuables.
More than 900, 900 loose pack
ages come in. Some of these
can be returned to the owners
by opening the letters and find
ing identification, but the ma
jority are lost forever.
Here in Washington, the city
postoffice gets packages that
can't be traced from most of
Maryland, Virginia. West Vir-
ginia. North Carolina and the
District. Once every two years.
an auction is held to dispose of
the articles.
They include silver, tires, ra-
dios. clocks. watches, typewrit-
ers, filing cabinets. sleds, rings,
guitars, china. monographs.
travelling bags, fur coats, eve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
BY the Associated Press

ROME, April 8.-World- famed
composer Igor Stravinsky and a
party of friends got the buns
rush at the Rome Opera house
last night because their suits
weren't of the dress variety.
Wearing dark, but not formal,
attire. the trio showed up for a
performance of a new German
opera. Henze's Boulevard Soil
tude," being presented in con-
nection with the current Inter-
national Conference of Com
posers, and Music Critics.
Mr.. StravinSky is chairman of
the conferences musical advisory
board. His companions last night,
Conductor Robert Craft of Hol-
lyWood and Composer Ned
Rorem of New York and Paris,
are attending the congress. A
late meeting had prevented their
changing clothes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Stravinsky Denied Entry AT Rome Opera House

The conference secretary.
Nicholas Nabakov, also was
along but he was dressed UP.
Later he told what happened:
I'VE asked for the manager.
saying Mr.. Stravinsky was being
stopped at the door. The man
ager sent some helper to say he
was too busy to bother with US.
A strong arm squad appeared.
We'll. we left. Apparently the
Rome Opera never heard of Igor
Stravinsky."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Founding Home Event

The Washington Home for
Foundlings has announced that
members of all citizens associa-
tons of Washington are in
vited to attend a reception at
the home. 4510 Forty-second
street NV. at $3.50 pm. tomor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Mail Box, Handy on Corner
Yields Wallets and Even Cats

ming dresses, and even 10-gallon
hats from Texas.
Everett Estes has been auc-
tioning the items off for 10 years
and will be officiating at the
next auction in May. The post
Office appraiseS the stock, sets
value on the items by lots in
dividually, then starts the bid
ding at figure they choose.
The sales usually bring in be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. which
goes into the postoffice miscel-
laneouS fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Young Koreans to Sing
In U. S. in Fund Drive
BIZ the Asseeiated Press

SEOUL. April 8.-Twenty- five
Korean children left by plane
today for a folk-singing and
dancing tour of the United
States to help the American
Korean Foundation campaign
raise $40 million.
The children's choir of % girls
and three boys, all between z
and IL years old, will sing for
President and Mrs. Eisenhower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Freiqhter Runs Aground

NEW YORK. April 8 (P).--The
7,641 ton freighter Flying Trader
ran aground in heavy fog off
Staten Island early today. Later
it was pulled free and headed for
drydock for a hull inspection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

Canada Dry Ginger Ale is the original pale dry
ginger ale. 1t created and perfected by Canada
Dry. 1t has the favor the lightness, the liveness
that other ginger ales merely try to initiate And
not comes even close.
Sparkling Canada Dry Water is the only club
soda with 'Pin.Point Carbonation. 1t makes every
kind of drink taste better 1t also pakes Canada Dry
Water the bestiked, best-seling 'club soda in the
world.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1954-05-01
Rat Victims To Get
Help From Seattle

Crop victims in the rat-infested
province of Cotabato in the Phil
ippines will be receiving help
in the form of food from Seattle
and the entire Pacific Northwest
The Filipino Inter-Community
Council has authorized sending
$50 worth of food, and the Fill
Pine Community of Seattle has
approved $500. Besides this, bene-
fit dances will be held shortly to
raise more funds for the Gotta
bato sufferers.
The Filipino Community of
Yakima Valley and the Filipino
American Community of Puget
Sound have also embarked upon
Embarrassing campaign for food
for the rat victims.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1954-05-01
Who Is Doino
What

PatriciO Frias, 16-year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Frias, took
the highly-treasured sweepstakes
award of the sixth annual Che
halls Kiwanis amateur show re-
Gently. Young Frias was also
shown in a TV program at KING
April IL. Josefina CorsiIIes
and Ricardo Farinas danced the
Thinking at the International
Student Show at the University
of Washington, April 10. At
the same show Miss COrsilles and
Jimmy Narte rendered a couple
of Philippine folk songs. Mrs.
Garcia de Castro is back in town
after a week vacation in Cali
fornia. returning to Seattle
with her is her daughter Virginia
and children who will stay here
for the Easter vacation. Juan
Bagazan entertained many of his
friends with a dinner at the China
Lane before he left town recent
".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-30
| Top Air Force Teams
Probe Crash Of Two
Giant B-36 Bombers
sy the Asseeiassd Press

Ell PASO, Tex, Aug. 30
The Air Force has sent crack
investigating teams from fight
safety headquarters to help
probe crashes Of two giant B-36
bombers within "a hours that
left rs dead and Is injured.
The dollar value Of the B-36
- worlds largest bomber = is
estimated by the Air Force at
$3.5 million.
One of the 10-engine planes.
trying to land but crippled by
apparent power failure, crashed
In an open patch near a big
housing project on the FL Paso
outskirts shortly before Satur-
day midnight. It disintegrated
into fiery, exploding heap. One
crewman was killed and Is in
jured.
The night before "a crewmen
died and three were critically
hurt when another B-36 crashed
at Rapid City, s. OAK, while
approaching Ellsworth Air Force
Base for landing in perfect"
weather. This was the worst
crackup In B-36 history.
The Air Force announced in
Washington yesterday formal
boards of inquiry in both crashes
would be helped by teams en-
route from its fight safety head
quarters at Norton AFB, San
Bernardino, Calf.
Set Safety Record.
The announcement said B-36
crews last year set the lowest
accident rate Of any in the Stra-
tegic Air Command. For the first
six months Of this year, the Air
Force said, the B-36 accident
rate was 0 per 100000 flying
hours, compared with an aver
age Of II for all types Of SAC
aircraft.
The B-36 which crashed Sat-
urday night was from Biggs AFB
near this city on the Mexican
border. It was returning from q
10-hour training fight.
Base officials said it made one
landing pass at Biggs, circled and
started another when power
failed and the commander, Mai.
l.. d. Lanier of Ell Paso, asked
permission for an emergency
landing at Ell Paso International
Airport. This was granted, but
the crew was unable to keep the
big ship aloft.
It smashed into an unpopu-
lated area near the international
airport and burst into flames.
Twenty millimeter ammunition
blew UP and the fire could be
seen from more than 5 miles
away.
The dead man was identified
as q &C Ronald A. Strassheim
Of Buffalo, NJ, Y.
| 1t. Col. Don Safely. SQUADRON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-30

commander, praised the air.
craft skipper for missing the
housing project.
Power Lines Snapped.
Hundreds of homes were
thrown into darkness when the
plane snapped power lines over
the road to the airport.
Witnesses said the four jet
engines were still running when
the ship hit. Unofficial cause
was placed on failure of the
planes six conventional engines.
The injured were at William
Beaumont Army Hospital here.
The bomber that crashed Fri
day night had taken of earlier
on routine fight. An air force
officer said it was in contact
with the Ellsworth ALB control
tower shortly before it began its
approach. He termed the weather
perfect"
The B36 hit a knoll short of
the field, caught fire and was
strewn over VI mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-30

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Evening star., 1954-10-22
Victory Over Graham
Puts Fuentes in Line
For Shot al SAXON
ZAP Wirephoto.
BY the Asseciosed Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22.-Ra-
mon Fuentes. Los Angeles 29-
year-old ex-grave digger, buried
Billy Graham of New York under
a swarm of punches and today
Matchmaker Babe Mccoy said
there was good chance the CAL
ifornian would get non title
fight here in December with
Johnny Saxton, the new welter-
weight champion.
Mccoy said Saxton's manager,
Blinky Palermo, called him be-
fore last nights fight and said
he was interested in match out
here If Fuentes won.
There was no question that
Ramon, the Nations No. 3 rank
ing welter. scored a lopsided de-
cision over the 32-year-old, one
time high-ranking challenger.
Style Puzzles Graham.
''He does everything wrong, but
it turns out right" said the ex-
asperated Graham in his dressing
room after the Hereunder.
AS a crowd of 7,140 paid $24,-
640.66 looked on at the Olympic
Auditorium, Fuentes swarmed
over Billy to win virtually every
round.
There was no great damage
accomplished by either fighter
and neither ever was in serious
danger. but the bout moved
along at a fast clip for the full
distance.
Fuentes' puzzling style-mov-
ing in, hitting from all angles
proved no target for a more
mechanical fighter such as
Graham. The defeat was only
the 18th in 124 bouts for the
New Yorker, whose record shows
victories over such foes as Kid
Gavilan and other top-notchers
in the lat pound division.
Fuentes Unanimous Choice.
Both fighters scaled $50 for
this one. The decision was the
31st in the "a fights Fuentes
has fought.
Referee frankie Van and
Judge Mushy Callahan scored
it 601a-49H2 and Judge Charley
Randolph called it $3.50, under
California's 11-point-per-round
system. The Associated Press
had it 1881, Fuentes.
Art Aragon, the erstwhile local
attraction, was introduced from
the ring. In Aragon fashion he
pulled a switch. He challenged
the loser. incidentally, Aragon
has been beaten by both in the
last year,
Evening star., 1954-10-22

about his reason for resigning,
declared that the position he was
put in left him no alternative.
He will continue his position as
q biology teacher.
After serving as assistant
coach for two years. Mcintyre
became head coach in 1887. In
his Is years in that position,
Armstrong won the City Series
championship II years. They
went undefeated In seven sea-
sons.
Assistant Coaches j. Arthur
Miles and James J. Smith will
take over the team for the re-
mainder of the season.
Armstrong has two victories
and a tie, with Phelps, thus far
this season. Four games remain
against Spingarn, Bates, Cardozo
and Dunbar. A fifth game,
scheduled November IL against
Maggie Walker at Maggie Walk
er, has been Cancelled at the re-
quest of the latter school.