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Evening star., 1954-12-31
Strike Of $50 Ends
AT A-Testing Grounds
BY The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS, New, Dec. 81
A two-day strike of more than
$50 workers at the Governments
atomic testing grounds at Camp
Mercury. SO miles from here,
ended today.
Representatives of the Reyn-
olds Electric Co. and four AFL
unions agreed to continue nego-
tiations for day subsistence
pay after workers returned to
their jobs today.
The walkout was called after
the company failed to answer
demands of teamsters, operating
engineers. laborers and cement
f1nishers for higher subsistence.
Most of them were getting $3.50.
The walkout delayed construc-
ton of facilities for new atomic
tests scheduled by the Atomic
Energy Com m ission for
February.
Evening star., 1954-12-31

as fundamentally controlling
years ago-namely. that the
Government spending inside
this country is the biggest
single influence on the econ
omy. But they will have to
recognize a supplementary fac
tor-expenditures abroad and
trade policies. The interna-
tional economic picture has
been improving through the
flow of billions of American
dollars abroad. But a large
part Of that money is spent
for American-made products.
and this in turn tends to swell
business volume inside the
United States.
Tariff changes could pro-
duce spotty unemployment. In
theory. tariff reductions usu-
ally win wide support. but the
moment a Republican or a
Democrat finds it will hurt
employment in his district. he
ceases to be a moderate pro-
gresslve" or a progressive mod
crate" or whatever the syno-
nym for a rubber stamp in be-
half of the White House hap
pens to be.
The prospect is for good
times" in 1855 in a popular
sense. but it's in 1956-the
presidential election year
when this is to be all-impor-
tapt. The forecasters are not,
looking that far ahead now.
About all they say is that busi-
ness looks good for the next
six months and maybe for an
other six months afterward.
What they really mean is that
in an uncertain world it is
well to keep ones fingers
crossed and hope that the
"cold war" in Congress and
the "cold war" abroad will not
produce new complexities for
the business world.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed.l
Evening star., 1954-12-31
David Eowrence

This is the moment when
forecasting the business out
look for the new year is Gus
tomary, and the usual analyses
based on expectations of sales
and demand are issued with a
good deal of optimism. But
the one factor which stands
cut in the present postwar
epoch as having most to do
with the ups and downs of
business is the uncertain in
ternational situation.
BY the slender margin of
81 votes out of SAT cast
which means a shift of ii could
have changed eyerything-the
French Assembly agreed to go
along with the rearmament of
Western Germany. If a future
French cabinet changes the
policy again, the demand for
bigger armament expenditures
here would be irresistible and
budget balancing would be
abandoned.
The United States is in the
midst of a prolonged arma-
ment cycle. Recessions and
booms are the direct result of
the ebb and flow of Govern
ment spending. Prices shoot
upward when the Government
demands a larger and larger
share of production for de-
fense purposes. and it was only
in the latter part of 1854 that
the Nation was able to read
just from the four-year up
heaval caused by the Korean
war.
1t is not healthful, of course,
for any country to be bolStered
constantly by an armament
economy. The reason more
concern isn't expressed today
is that almost everybody has
come to the conclusion that,
the present period of tension
Evening star., 1954-12-31
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Hammarskjold his mission to
China comrades have big advantage in
having Hbomb they don't have to worry
about where not to drop it.
couples their golden wedding
will his
enemies"
The French conservatives Unlike Americans, they
reluctant to change every five years.
The stock again fellow that when
he thinks liable happen all the widows and
orphans, he decide which he'd
Agriculture Department cigarette sales dropped
in 1854 However Democratic is about to
the expected to
publicity would rather work for Arthur
Godfrey than other TV awake. Mr. Godfrey
nightmares about agents dream.
American stockholders billion in dividends
it all in place-the wifes back.
Evening star., 1954-12-31
Pakistan Reports Nehru
Agreed 10 Kashmir Talks
BY the Assoeiossd Press

SIN GAPORE. Dec. 81
Pakistani Premier Mohammed
Ali said today India's Prime
Minister Nehru has agreed to
discuss settlement of the Kash-
mir dispute with him early next
year.
Ali told newsmen Nehru had
agreed to take up the controver-
sial question in Karachi the first
week in March. Ali stopped of
here en- route home from the
Colombo conference in Jakarata
which Nehru also attended.
Al q. N.-supervised cease-fire
ended the 2-year-old war over
disputed Kashmir in 1949. but
India and Pakistan have been
unable to agree on who should
control the former princely state
Evening star., 1954-12-31
Constantine Brown

It is at New Year rather
than Christmas that the
French give presents and cele-
brate gastronomically. Thus
it was in keeping with French
traditions that the National
Assembly presented its allies
with ratification Of the Paris
pactS.
1t was a poorly wrapped gift
and obviously second hand.
But the Western nations were
thankful for any token of
good will from their rambunc-
tious French allies. Our ex-
pressions of gratitude were in
tended to conceal the disap-
pointment that we got only
cheap costume jewelry instead
of the real gems we expected.
Premier Mendes- France used
the usual club of vote of con-
f1dence"-the loss of which
would mean a cabinet crisis
to get the members of the AS
sembly to give him a bare
plurality of q votes. Consider
ing that the entire membership
of the Chamber is 625 and only
SAT were present and voting it
is obvious that he did not OBJ
tain anywhere near the major
ity he had hoped for.
But be this as 1t may, the
A m erican Government ap-
pears, on the surface at least,
thankful for small favors. We
are not interested in the politi-
cal meaning of votes in allied
countries. Our chief objective
is to see that Western Europe
becomes integrated and goes
ahead with programs of its own
to organize resistance to Red
objectives.
Will the French ratification
OF the Paris pacts making Ger
many a NATO member and
allowing her to organize a mil
itary establishment 100000
men strong bring forth this
result? There are many eye
brows raised unofficially in the
State Department in answer
to this question.
Just before Christmas the
French Assembly passed with
a showing of hands an amend
ment to the Paris treaty re-
curing the German Bundes-
tag to ratify the Saar agree
Evening star., 1954-12-31
New Faces in Congress
New Faces in Congress
House Gets New Roosevelt,
This One From California
Bv Don S. Worren

The House receives one Roose-
velt, as it loses another.
Incoming is James, eldest son
and second child of the former
President, as Representative Of
the 26th District of California.
Gone is his younger brother.
Franklin D., jr.. former Repre-
sentative of New York's Goth Dis
trict, who sought the New York
gubernatorial nomination and
lost and then ran for New York
attorney general and was de-
feated.
Jimmy. a war veteran, who
holds the Navy Cross and the Sill
yer Star, and who has had sue
cessful careers in the insurance
business and the movies, very
nearly didn't run for the House
seat.
His 1854 marital troubles
moved some high Democratic
leaders to urge him to withdraw
from the campaign. He decided
to fight it out, however. He
fought and he won.
Jimmy probably knows Wash
ington better than Washington
knows him, although he had the
difficult fishboWP' life of a son
of a famous father.
He went to school here, at
St. Adams, while his father was
| Assistant Secretary of Navy,
Later Jimmy went to Groton
and Harvard. In college he dis
tinguished himself on the rowing
and football squads.
| His war record was outstand-
ing. At the age of 33. he went
on active duty with the Marines
late in 1910. made a trip around
! the world as a military observer
then saw some of the toughest
engagements against the Japa-
nese in the Pacific theater, in
Guiding those in the Solomon
and Gilbert Islands, the second
battle at Midway Island and at
| Kiska in the Aleutian Islands.
He was born in New York City
on December %, 1907.
| He gave up his insurance
Evening star., 1954-12-31
Top Formosa Leaders
Confer With Radford
Bv the Assoc ioted Press

TAIPEH. Dec. 3l.-Admiral
Radford. chairman of the United
States Joint Chiefs of Staff.
conferred with top Nationalist
and American officers today at
President Chang kai-shek's
headquarters.
Generalissimo Chang himself
presided.
Those present included Maj.
Gen. William c. Chase, head OF
the Military Assistance Advisory
Group, and Rear Admiral Fred
eric N Kivette. commander OF
United States Task Force u. the
Formosa Strait patrol.
Details were not revealed. but
presumably the discussion con-
cerned the defense of Formosa
and the situation in the off,
shore islands.
Admiral Radford also had
separate talks with General
issimo Chang.
Evening star., 1954-12-31
Dorothy Ihon1pson-
Epoch Of AbstentiOnisn
81 French Deputies Who Didn't Vote Called Spirit of Age
Which Prefers Private Life to Vigorous Action

tional Assembly in Paris be-
comes. in fact, a vote in the
Parliament in Bonn, and the
position of Chancellor Ade-
nauer is tied with that of M.
Mendes-France. A move of
one or the other countries
toward the Soviets would
mean the eventual move Tor
competitive scramble) of both.
And in each case. far too
much depends upon personali-
ties-their popularity, even
their mortality.
None of them is a Titan.
The SOS are not heroic nor
productive of heroes, nor of
fanatical idealism nor en-
thusiastic confidence in "ide-
ologies.'
The spirit of the times
seeks breathing space, and re-
treats into private thoughts,
private loves, private lives.
The literature of all Western
countries reflects this: and
even, insofar as it can, the lit
erature of the Soviet Union. It
is an epoch of "abstentionism. "
Evening star., 1954-12-31
Dorothy Thompson

The 81 tout of 62O men,
bers of the French National
Assembly who refrained from
voting one way or another on
the Paris pacts are probably
the trueSt representatives of
the French spirit today. per-
haps of the spirit of most OF
Europe, and beyond it.
1t reminds one of the state
of mind of Hamlet. the Prince
of indecision:
"To be or not to be, that is
the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the
mind to suffer
The SlinoS aud drro1DS OF out
rdgeouS fortune,
or to take nrms against a sea
OF troubles,
And by opposing, end them"
Hamlet. prince. artist, and
philosopher did not lack power
to analyze the condition of his
kingdom, internally and ex-
ternally. What he lacked was
the will to choose between two
distasteful and dangerous al
ternatives. When he did. f.
nally, choose land too late)
the denouement was tragic. In
eliminating the evil corrupt
ing the kingdom. he also
brought it down to ruin.
Both the French and the
Germans have this, at least,
in common; they are con-
fronted with dangerous and
unhappy choices.
The French fear the renais-
sance of German military
power which, once started,
might not be checked by any
conventional pacts, nor be
permanently bound to the
West.
The Germs ans fear the
weakness and whimsicality OF
France, and a European union
that might make permanent
the disunion of their own
nation.
The Germans, by nature
more disciplined, have strong
g. leadership. The French will
not endure it. But there is no
burning enthusiasm in West
Germany. either, for the Paris
pactS.
Shortly after the war. Ger
man youth was enthusiastic
about the idea of a united
Europe. But nothing can be
created merely by paper agree
ments negotiated between gov
ernments. Europe" could be
born only out of a general
Evening star., 1954-12-31

business for a time at the end
of 1886 when he became first
administrative assistant to his
father. Later he was secretary
to the President. He was the
second Presidential son to hold
that post, the first being the
son of President John Adams.
He resigned the White House
post in November, 1888. after an
emergency stomach operation.
He went to Hollywood to be-
come associated with the Samuel
Goldwyn Productions. Later he
set up his own organization,
Globe Productions.
He has been active in Demo-
cratic politics since 1928. dele
gate to the Democratic national
conventions in 1948 and 1852.
member of the Democratic
National Committee from 1948
to 1852 and an unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for Cover
nor of California in 1850.
Tomorrow: Representatives
elect Daniel J. Flood, DEM
ocrdt, OF PennSylUanid.l
Evening star., 1954-12-31
! Britain SET 10 Pay
u. 5. S137,S45,431
On Postwar Debt
By the Associated Press

Britain arranged to make an
annual payment of $137 .845. .431
today to cut down its multi
billion dollar post-World War II
debt to the United States.
With this installment, Britain's
World War II Indebtedness to
this country would be cut to
S4,534 900, 900 from a post war
high of 1000, 900.
Of this payment, some $84
million was earmarked to cover
interest and $54 million for the
debts principal.
Loan Natures in 2001.
The payment. a draft from
the Bank of England to the
Federal Reserve Bank in New
York. was to apply on a $3,750.-
900 900 loan extended in 1916 to
spark Britain's postwar recovery.
Britain has until the year 2001
10 repay III.
However. the British also owe
the United States some $7,783.-
600 900 in World War ! debts.
These are in default. The last
payment on them was made on
December Is. 1888.
But the British have promptly
met payments on each of their
World War II obligations.
In addition to the loan pay
ment to be made today, the
British also arranged to turn over
S4, $50 900 to cover interest on
1892 ,000. 900 In Marshall Plan
loans extended since 1913.
Britain already has repaid a
$500 million short term World
War II loan. Still hanging are
a s625 million wartime lend lease
account and a $50 million bill for
Evening star., 1954-12-31

European spirit, permeating
the European peoples. Little or
nothing has been done since
the war to foster it.
Eight years have passed
since this columnist tried to
persuade the State Depart
ment to furnish temporarily
the necessary means for
launching a weekly journal
to appear simultaneously in
French, German. and Italian,
edited by the most brilliant
European-minded journalists,
contributed to by the finest
European writer's, designed to
promote the concept of Eu-
rope as unity in diversity and
to appeal to both the culti-
waited and the simple.
But nothing came of it.
Governments are not adept at
assessing and dealing with
spiritual imponderables.
Yet the French and the
Germans are bound together
whether they want to be or
not. The vote in the Ma
Evening star., 1954-12-31
Chile's Eighth Cabinet
Since 1852 Resigns
BY me As.ee,a..d Press

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 81
The Chilean cabinet--the eighth
since Gen. Carlos Ibanez. n,
took office in November, 1852
resigned yesterday after the ad-
ministration received a sharp re-
buff from Congress.
The president was expected to
name his ninth cabinet early in
January. The latest overturn
came after Congress refused to
countenance the state of siege
decree issued by Gen. Ibanez as
a weapon against extremists.
Evening star., 1954-12-31

the issue Mr.. Kyrou was quoted
as saying he was not notified
of the change in the United
States position by the Athens
government. An investigation
ordered by Premier Alexander
Papagos determined the cable
had reached the Greek U. N.
delegation.
Evening star., 1954-12-31
Navy Defends Costs
OF Changes in Job
OF Building ForrestaI
By Elton c. Fay.
Assoeiofed Press Stoff Writer

More than $50 changes have
been made in the supercarrier
Forrestal since work started on
the 60.000-ton vessel 212 years
ago.
But the Navy predicts the
eventual total cost will remain
close to the present estimated
cost.
This is $197 1853, 900. Congress
in 1851 earmarked $2l8.639,0 900
for building the first of the
giant flattops.
"The cost will be way below
the amount set aside by Con-
gress, even with the changes"
a spokesman said today. There
will be a substantial amount of
money returned to Congress"
The revamping of equipment
ranged from simplif1ed supports
for cables-which saved weight
and money from original esti-
mates-to the addition of steam
catapults and an angled flight
deck-which cost more money.
Some of the changes were
made in the blueprint stage.
Others, however. necessitated
tearing out work already done.
One of the costlier changes in
the latter category has been
the decision to move the island"
superstructure from its present
location to a point farther out
board on the starboard side. The
Navy estimates this will cost
about 100000 to 100000.
But, officials say, a large
amount of saving, perhaps off,
setting the island location change.
was realized earlier when the
Navy decided against building a
retractable or teles coping
island" which would have been
lowered into the hull of the ship
to make it a flush deck" car
rier while planes were being
4du1lC1iGO uIId 4dk10Cd.
The decision to build the
"canted" deck. which juts out
at an angle of about 10 degrees
from the main flight deck and
is located on the port side, aft.
was made about a year and a
half ago.
About two months ago the
Navy found that some new types
of carrier-based planes which 1t
will procure later had wing
spread too great for easy moving
to the bow launching positions
on the main fight deck--if the
present position of the island
superstructure were retained.
So designers agreed the island
should be moved outward % feet
to give a 147-foot clearance on
the main fight deck.
surplus was property bought from
the American Government.
Although Britain's World War
II debts are in default, the
Treasury Department each year
has been calculating the mount
ing interest.
! At present, Treasury officials
figure the British owe $3,415, ,000.-
900 on unpaid interest, 1851 ,O00,-
600 on unpaid principal and So
AIT 7,000,0 900 on the unmatured
principaI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09
Bill Gives District $4.7 Million
Yearly in Federal Road Aid

The District share for the two
years compares with 1921. 200
being received by this city for
this fiscal year. It is matched
by the District funds before be-
ing available.
Subjected to lengthy debate
on the House floor, the bill went
through as it was written by
the House Public Works Com
mittee. It was handled on the
floor by Chairman Dondero of
the full committee and Chair
man McGregor of the Subcom-
mittee on Roads.
But the House came close to
sharply revising the principal
new feature-a proposal to
spend 5000 million annually on
interstate highways.
Representative Martin, Repub-
lican. of Iowa wanted to knock
out a provision stipulating that
this money would be forthcoming
only if the Federal gasoline tax
is retained at cents a gallon.
The House defeated Mr.. Mar
tins amendment, SO to 80. by a
standing vote.
The gasoline tax is scheduled
to go to ia cents per gallon
on April /.
But Chairman Reed Of the
Ways and Means Committee said
an excise bill slated for floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Mar 8 tP fUsDAl-
saabIe h Hans-. 5000 market Slow and
all weishts butchers; instances OF of less Us
on weights over 230 pounds; few sales
lighter weights of more than %; small
supply sows, $50 lower; most CHOICE
few loads choice No; l and No . 1910:
load choice No ], $500; most 26O-30O
p pound' "a 74.2 =; e5; few loads 3Iooo336o
6o0-pound sows II, 5n-23 so; few
choice light weights, 1915; good clear
anCe
salable cattle $500: calves. 500:
moS' decline on ,hlgh -ood to average
utility and commercial cows steady;
Gamers and cutters steady to - lower;
100 lower for two days; Few loads
uIgl LAC.la ~. prlm. I,lUO-1.: So
pound steers, "5.oo-H9.00; a load OF
choice to prime ] 400 pound weights.
lings, 19.Oo-24 IS; utility to low good
steers, l40O-1S. 80; prime a75-pound
steers and heiters mixed o26 90; good
to low MOO good Grades i3oois"o: u utihty
and commercial cows. l1.75-l4 90: a few
young commercial cows up TO 1900;
Gamers and cutters, 10,50-l2. 90: utility
and commercial bulls: "a oo-i17 90; com.
Gull and utility. 10;oo-15 90;
Salable sheep. 1000; slaughter lambs
active; early trade steady to weak;
good to choice wooded slaughter lambs
10 pound down. 23o0-"4 90: choice
rather sparingly; Gull to low good Is 90.
prime s0-ll3 pound fall shorn lambs.
," 00-23.@5; Gull to choice slaughter
ewes. 6.00-l0.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09

standing service to the defense
efforts of the Army and Air Ma
tional Guard. The company en-
phasized these aspects in It's
advertising.
Eugene F. Case, chairman OF
the Auditors Section, District
Bankers Association, announced
Fulton Dixon, controller of the
Security Bank, will be the main
speaker at the sections regular
monthly meeting. This will be
held at $50 pm. Thursday at
the Burlington Hotel.
The regular dividend OF rs
cents per share on outstanding
common stock was declared by
the board of directors OF the
Southern Oxygen Co. 1t is pay
able March 81 to stockholders OF
record March %. w. N. Howl
son, the company's secretary,
made the announcement.
officials of Advertising, Inc,
of Washington announced a
billboard prepared for Foremost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09
Commercial Cred
on a Record Year

TN 1853 VOLUME handled by the financing
j operations amounted to more than
3 BILLION 100 MILLION DOLLARS. Earned
premiums of the insurance companies
exceeded At MILLION. Sales of the manu-
featuring companies were over l. 10 MILLION.
COMMERCIAL CREDITS net income before
taxes exceeded So MILLION DOLLARS and %
MILLION after U. S. and Canadian taxes on
income. Reserves of over 100 MILLION
DOLLARS were available for credit to future
operations, expenses, credit losses and earn
ings. Capital funds exceeded 148 MILLION
DOLLARS and total resources as of December
81, 1853, were more than BILLION DOLLARS.
All of these figures represent new highs in
COMMERCIAL CREDITS history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09
kaIorama Group Backs
4Oqo PAYMENT 10 D. +.

The Kalorama Citizens Associ-
alton reiterated it's support for
the restoration of a 40 per cent
Federal payment toward the
Districts finances last night.
The group also urged aboli-
ton OF the personal property tax.
Philip B. Brown of the Wash
lngton Home Rule, Inc, told the
association that. before 1874, the
District ran its own affairs. The
bill in Congress. he said, would
call for mayor, a legislative
council. an elected board of edu-
cation and a single, non-voting
member of Congress.
Home rule can pass. Mr.. Brown
warned, only if the residents of
the District want it.
The meeting. conducted BY
John L. Smith, president, was
held in the Highlands Restau-
rant, California street and Con-
nectlcut avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09
Geneva Association Plans
Anniversary Dance

The Washington branch of the
International Geneva Associa-
ton is making plans for a din
ner-dance May % in the Willard
Hotel to celebrate the 50th an
niversary of the association in
the United States.
This was announced at a
meeting of the local group, held
earlier this week in the Hotel
Statler.
The committee on arrange
ments for the event Is composed
of Kurt Moss of the Statler.
John T. Madden of the National
Press Club. Alex Poulos of Mil
ton S. Kronheim Co.. Daniel
Korn Of the Sheraton Park Ho-
tel and Leslie Make.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09
action Wednesday would retain

action Wednesday would retain
the tax at 2 cents.
Sponsors of the bill said a re-
duction of half a cent would
make the interstate highway
project impossible.
The bill contains $40 million
annually to be allocated by the
Interior Department for its va
rious projects. but there are no
specific parkways listed in the
measure. Conrad Wirth. director
of the National Park Service. had
asked for funds to be spent in
developing park ways and roads
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area.