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Evening star., 1954-01-09
NATO Plans Net of Pipelines
Fuel $50 Jet AirfieIds

span the. country to Metz, close
to the German border.
Poor Target for Enemy.
The North Atlantic nations
decided on the pipeline project
in hopes of saving millions of
dollars that otherwise would
have to be spent in transport
ing oil. gasoline and lubricants
by rail and road.
Underground lines offer rel
ativeIy poor target to enemy
bomberS.
The lines will not serve indi-
vidual airfields. Instead. they
will feed big storage areas close
to clusters of airfieldS. From
these points the fuel will be
moved by truck.
The new NATO ALLEGATION
brings the total voted for per-
manent installations purposes
to $1,142.O0O.00O through 1854.
Through 1856, it is $l,9l8,000.-
600.
Much of the money in past
allocationS remains unspent
since many projects are yet to
be completed.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
By the Associated Pres.

The National Park Service is
undertaking a study of all areas
under it's control with the aim of
possibly transferring to State or
local interest "all areas not of
true national significance"
President Eisenhower and Sec
retary Of the Interior Mckay
both are on record for protection
of the national parks. Mr.. Nc
Kay said in an interview today
there may be some national park
or monument areas which do not
meet the basic requirements of
a national park system under
current philosophy. But he also
said I'VE need additional ma
tienal parks in some areas"
Mr.. Mckay expressed the opin-
ion congressional action prob
ably would be necessary to trans
fer any existing park from the
Federal system.
He said the same would be
true in connection with possible
reduction IN area of some parks
and monuments. The Park Serv-
ice has such action under study.
Quotation from Message.
President Eisenhower in his
State Of the Union message
Thursday said:
"We shall continue to protect
and improve our national forests.
parks, monuments and other ma
tural and historic sites. as we'll
as our fishery and wildlife re-
sources"
But Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Orme Lewis last month
directed Park Service Director
Conrad L. Wirth to report by
June 30 on methods for the
return to states or other political
subdivisions of any National Park
Service areas which you may
believe to be of questionable ma
tional significance"
Mr.. Wirth was also directed to
develop an effective program to
transfer responsibilities to the
States for the maintenance of all
parkwayS and roads. except
where the nature of the system
juStifies continued National Park
Service responsibility" A survey
Evening star., 1954-01-09

A freezing rain which fell
shortly before 6 am. today
caused three identical accidents
in the same spot on South Cap
itol Street Bridge.
Late riSers we're not bothered
by the slick conditions which
prevailed in the outskirts Of the
city, however. The Weather Bu-
reau promised milder temper
atures tonight, with a possibility
of showers.
The thermometer will sink to
a low of about 40 degrees after
dark, and Sunday will be windy,
colder and cloudy, the forecaster
promised.
Two Sanitation Department
trucks went out at 6 am. to sand
South Capitol, Sousa. Eleventh
Street, Key and both Highway
Bridges. A spokesman for the
department explained the bridge
surfaces freeze faster than street
approaches because cold air can
get under the paving.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
New U. 5. Atom Test
Planned in Pacific;
4
May Be Greatest
Possible hydrogen BIost
Could Top Combined
Wartime Bomb Power
BY the Assoeioied Press

The United States may be
about to rock the peaceful mid
Pacific with the most thunder
Gus man-made explosion in world
history.
An Atomic Energy Commission
announcement last night reused
speculation that Government
scientists may be planning to
detonate a hydrogen bomb with
blast power ,mightier than the
combined force of all the con-
ventional bombs dropped by
United States warplanes in
World War II.
The Acc said men and equiu-
ment will begin moving this
month to it's Pacific proving
grounds in the Marshall Islands
for "a further phase of con-
tinuing series of weapons tests"
The three-paragraph an
nouncement Enthusiastically
made no mention Of specific
types to be tested, but a refer
ence to "all categories" of weap-
ons touched of the H-bomb
speculation.
It has been estimated that
the American Air Force in World
War II unloaded the bomb
equivalent of slightly more than
2 million tons of TINT.
POpgun by Comparison.
A super-atomic bomb dropped
over the Nevada desert last
June was popgun by compar-
ison. 1t was believed to contain
power equivalent cf $4,000
tons of INT and its flash could
be seen 500 miles away.
This bomb, in turn. was about
2l2 times as powerful as the one
that all but wiped out the Japa-
nese city Of Hiroshima.
There was one other signifi-
cant sentence in the Acc an
nouncement: There will be no
observers other than United
States officials concerned"
This was regarded as addi-
tional evidence that the Marshall
(See ATOMIC. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1954-01-09
McKeldin Bags His First Duck
On Hunting Seasons S Last Day

and the first time he ever fired
a shotgun.
He, Mr.. Nichols, Teddy Nc
Keldin. jr., and Corpl. Edward
Mettee Of the State police set
out from Mr.. Nichols farm in
an inboard motor boat at sun
rise.
The Governor was his usual
exuberant self despite the chill
wind. He was shown the funda-
mentals of the gun and fired it
once for the news photographers.
THAT thing sure does kick, :"
he said, rubbing his shoulder.
This was the first use he has
made of his annual compliment
tary hunting license. It is No. 2
this year since he suggested
President Eisenhower should
have No. 1, which the Governor
usually receives.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Missing Reuther Case
Witness Is Disclosed
As French Canadian
Convictions in Shooting
Unlikely Unless He
Is Apprehended
By the Associeied Press

DETROIT, Jan. 9.-The miss
ing witness in the Reuther shoot
ing case was identified today by
the Detroit News as Don Ritchie,
33. recently released from the
Essex County Jail in Windsor.
Ontario.
Ritchie was released from the
Jail December 6 after serving a
30-day term for the theft of a
coat, Windsor police said. De-
troit authorities questioned
Ritchie in jail regarding the
Reuther case.
The paper said Ritchie, a
French = Canadian, disappeared
from a Detroit hotel room last
night where he had been under
police guard.
Prosecutor Gerald K. O'Brien
had termed the missing witness
"the key witness" to the solution
OF the five-year-old assassination
attempt on CIO President Wal
ter Reuther. Reached at his
home, he confirmed the identi-
f1cation Of Ritchie.
Was Assigned to Shooting.
Mr.. O'Brien said the witness
saw the shooting and was one Of
three assigned to the job" al
though he didn't fire the shot
gun blast that manned the labor
leaders, right arm and all but
killed him.
It was mainly on the witnesses
statement, Mr.. O'Brien sad. that
a warrant was issued earlier this
week charging four men with
assault to murder and conspiracy
to assault with intent to murder
Mr.. Reuther on April 20, 1948.
The prosecutor said he had cor
roborating evidence, but none
from the shooting scene.
Two of the four named are in
Jail, one is under $4,000 bond,
and the fourth is sought. The
warrant also lists four unidenti-
fed John Does"
Without the missing witness.
Mr.. O'Brien doubted he could
convict any of the four named.
Three Guards Hoodwinked.
Police Commissioner Donald s..
Leonard said the witness shook
his three policemep-g guards at a
downtown Detroit hotel around
10:40 am. yesterday.
He left the water running in
a shower and presumably slipped
out through a reception room
into which his living and bed
room opened. His guards were
in the living room.
Mr.. O'Brien said the witness
had come from Canada volun-
tarily New Years Eve and had
been shifted from hotel to ho-
tel since as a safety measure.
O'Brien said the witness con-
tacted him through an inter-
mediary weeks ago and volun-
tarily told his story. The prose-
cutor said he did not know what
motivated the confession" but
said he had heard lone Of the
bunch" broke his jaw a short
time before. He also pointed out
that rewards total 1904. 900.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Shift of Some National Parks
To State Control Is Studied
Survey Moy Leud to Reduction
In Areas Locking General Interest

team made the recommendations
that led to these directives.
The park service now admins
ters 180 areas located in 80
States. Hawaii. Alaska, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Any specific proposals to alter
the park system are expected to
stir controversy.
Must Have Open Mind.
Mr.. Mckay said today he be-
lieves the analysis of the parks
must be made with an open
mind-we must recognize that
we need additional national
parks in some areas and expan-
sion of some eXistin~ parks where
the basic requirements of the
philosophy We now follow are
met" -
National parks, he said. should
be of interest to people generally
over the Nation. Local interest
parks. for use primarily as picnic
and recreation grounds by local
people, should be handled To-
cally."
On the matter of parkways,
Mr.. Mckay said he does not
think that those designed pri-
marily to be superhighways
should be in the park system.
He added that where they pro-
vide scenic benefitS-Such as the
Skyline drive in Virginia and the
Blue Ridge parkway in Virginia
and North Carolina-and where
they are access roads to national
parks they probably have def
mite place in the system.
Some of Areas Named.
The survey team said its CO.
day study indicated a number of
areas that have very limited
national significance and attract
primarily local visitation or use."
1t added:
Areas that appear to fall into
this category include Millerton
Lake Recreation Area, Califor-
mia: Platt National Park, Okla
homa; Mound City Group Ma
tional Monument. Ohio; Moore's
Creek National Military Park.
North Carolina: Big Hole Battle
field National Monument, Mon
tana; Natchez Trace parkway.
Mississippi, Alabama. Tennessee.
and Lehman Caves National
Monument, Nevada.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
BY the A.soeiated Press

STEVENSVILLE. Md, Jan. 8.
Gov. "Deadeye" McKeldin
bagged his first duck today and
Immediately regretted it was the
last day Of the hunting season.
The Governor also felt a bit
sorry for the small blackhead
duck, but admitted he "got the
bug" on his first hunting expedi-
ton.
The event took place from a
cold duck blind in Chesapeake
Bay just off Cloverfields Farms,
owned by David M. Nichols, a
member of the State Roads Com
mission.
The chief executive bagged his
duck with the new 12-gauge
shotgun given to him for Christ
mas by Mr.. Nichols. It was the
ftrst time he has been hunting
Evening star., 1954-01-09
BY the AsSoeloted Press

PARIS, Jan. 9.-Reliable in
formants said today that NATO.
within sight of its goal of 160
jet airfields, will concentrate this
year on laying a communications
network to link the bases and
a web of pipelines to supply
them fuel.
The sources said the December
ministerial meeting of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
voted approximately 1924 mil
lion to build in 1854 permanent
installations needed to support
NATO armed forces. The
bulk of the sum will be used for
the Communications and fuel
supply systems.
The airfields are almost all
completed, aud 100 are in opera
ton.
The United States will chip in
about 38 per cent Of the total
amount spent on NATO installa-
tions. according to a United
States Defense Department re-
port to Congress last May.
1O-Inch Lines Planned.
Details of the building pro-
gram for 1854 have not yet been
published, but it is authorita-
lively reported to include two
big 10-inch fuel lines in France.
One would start at the Medi-
terranean port of Marseille and
follow the Rhone River valley
about $50 miles north to the
Dion area, where it would serve
a group of NATO airfields. The
other would start at the Atlantic
coast port of LIE Havre. Its ter
minus has not been revealed.
NATO said last September
that it was starting then to
build 1875 miles of pipeline over
nine Western allied nations. The
system would be for the use of
all IA NATO members.
This network would be linked
to the 400-mile line the United
States plans to build across
France to West Germany. This
line, for the sole use Of the
United States and France, will
start at Donges. on the French
west coast near st. Nazaire. and
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Court Halls Air Service
In Use Of North American
By the Assoc,c,ed Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. o.
North American Aviation, Inc,
has been awarded a Federal Court
decision halting North Ameri-
can Airlines, North American Air
Coach Systems, Inc. and other
affiliated groups from using
North American" in their oper-
ationS.
Federal Judge Peirson NJ. Hall
ruled that evidence indicated
the non-scheduled airlines were
trading on the good name of
North American Aviation, Inc,
now observing its 25th anniver-
Sary as an aircraft manufacturer.
Evening star., 1954-01-09

gether from varying laws passed
by different Congresses, and
bound together by administra-
tive decisions that sometimes
don't hold.
National politics and the pres
sure of private interests have
helped warp the structure. with
the Federal taxpayers picking up
the check for the damage.
Today, the Government is
stuck with $4.5 billion worth of
farm products. Uncle Sam put
the stuff in storage to try to
strengthen farm prices.
What to do with it is some
thing for the Eisenhower admin
istration to decide. Meanwhile,
the Government is paying $780,
900 day just to store the COM
modities.
The Government owns outright
$2.5 billion worth of the crops.
1t holds mortgages on another So
billion worth, and probably will
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Arlington 10 Appeal
Vepco RATE Increase

The Arlington County Board
today voted to appeal the rate
increases recently granted the
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
This means the case will be
carried to the Virginia Supreme
Court OF Appeals.
Electric bills in Arlington are
due to rise 70 cents a month for
the average consumer as a result
of a State Corporation Commis-
sion decision on December 80, ac-
cording to William c. Nemeth,
Arlington Public Utilities Com
mission chairman.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Auto Thief Is Choosey

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Jan.
9 P.-Charles R. Scott, %, was
arrested here last night and
charged with stealing an auto
mobile in the 1900 block of Long
street. Last year Scott served
nine months of a sentence for
stealing a car-in the 1900 block
of Long street.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
President Faces
Trouble on Part
OF 0f'54Program
Eisenhower, However.
Seems to Have Used
Proper Approach
By jock Bell
Associoted Press Stcf Writer

President Eisenhower faces
possible defeat on about one
third of the broad legislative
program he has outlined to Con-
gresS.
Few lawmakers who COM
mented on it would predict that
substantially all of it would be-
come law, but they generally
seemed to feel that Gen. Eisen-
hover had adopted a smart po-
litical approach by suggesting 36
topics for legislative action and
mentioning others for later ref
erence. They found something
for almost everybody in the
State-of the Union message.
Senator Hickenlooper. Repub-
lican., of Iowa said in an inter-
view he thinks this overall ap-
peal will help the Republicans
retain control of Congress in the
November elections, even If Con-
greSS ignores or defeats part of
the program. But Senator Mon
roney. Democrat, of Oklahoma
remarked in a separate inter-
view he doesn't believe a mega
tive record will recommend the
Republicans to the voters in
November"
Favorable Reaction Reported.
Presidential Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty, meanwhile,
said popular reaction to the Pres
ident's message. as measured by
kilograms received at the White
House through yesterday after
noon, was overwhelmingly favor
able-300 praising it and four
criticiZing it.
While much of the Eisenhower
program remains to be filled out
by subsequent messages. there all
ready are strong indications that
a dozen or more of his proposals
may either be shelved or radi-
cally revised by the lawmakers.
Senator Capehart, Republican.
of Indiana demonstrated that
members Of Congress are going
to have suggestions of their own.
Senator Capehart. who heads
the Senate Banking Committee.
suggested to the CIO housing
conference yesterday a billion
dollar Government program to
help people buy homes, with little
or no down payment. on so to
so year mortgages. Gen. Eisen-
hover said he would have recon-
mendations January 25, including
insurance Of long-term loans
with small down payments. but
forecast no such sweeping pro-
gram as Senator Capehart's.
Farm Program in Trouble.
Congressional lieutenants fully
expect Gen. Eisenhower's farm
program. to be submitted in de-
tail Monday. to be rewritten OF
the principle of fixed high level
price supports instead of the
sliding scale Gen. Eisenhower is
suggesting.
Meanwhile. Chairman Aiken of
the Senate Agriculture Commit
tee appointed a special subcom-
mittee to investigate the differ
ence between farm prices and
retail prices of agriculture prod
(See EISENHOWER, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-01-09
10 FotefuI Minutes
Builds a School

TRAINING FOR PULPIT-Ten
minutes II years ego ended in mok-
ing the College OF Preachers OF
Washington Cathedral reality. The
story is told on pose AS.
Evening star., 1954-01-09

This is the first OF two orticles
presenting the background Of the
problem President Eisenhower will be
toekiins when he sends his new
torn prosrom to Congress Mondoy.
Evening star., 1954-01-09

Stocks in the SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK Up. - Following are the
sales tadd O0), high, low. closing price
and net change of the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Our Form Problem
BY james {, Roper

The farm program which Pres
ident Eisenhower will send to
Congress Monday will attempt to
unsnarl the biggest agricultural
tangle the United States has
faced in 20 years.
The present farm program is a
jerry-built structure pieced to-
Evening star., 1954-01-09
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(See ATOMIC, Page A-5)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-02

One of the strongest fields in the
history of the evsht is expected to
be on hand for thh annual Western
Ohio Tennis Toutnament to be held
September 4, 5 ard at the Bluffton
City Tennis CluH courts as some 80
entries have beeh turned in to date.
Entries for tht event will close at
g pm. today and any interested
persons may turn in their entris
before that time to Woodrow Little,
entry chairman. 81
Last years singlss champion, Tom
Fogt, of Sidney, Will be back to de-
fend his title. He is expected to
receive his strongest opposition from
Nate Ganger, member of the Bluff
ton club, the Al zen county singles
champion.
A new winner will be crowned in
the doubles event. Bill Burcky, who
last year teamed with Woody Little
to capture the crown, is in the Army,
and the crown is on the line.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-02

for the seasons opener against
Heidelberg, Saturday, September IS,
at that place. I'll
The junior varsity squad will open
the previous night when they travel
to Lorain to meet the Lerain high
school eleven, one of the bowers of
the Lake Erie region. II
Returning lettermen include: Emil
Knorr, Dave Tice, Reldon Schirch,
Elvin Sloan and Charlie "Choo Choo"
Spencer, one of the finest gall-around
backs ever to wear BllIffton col
lege uniform, just out of ahe service,
all backs; and linemen, i'm Benroth,
Bob Alexander, Jim BiRop, Harry
Weibel, Jim Stewart, Jbhn Rogers
and Earl Campbell.
Lost through graduatioh from last
years team were John Hauman, Ken
Bracy, Stan Neylor and sJim Oliver,
all-Ohio end.
Other lettefmen VINO #Wli not De
available for this seasonNnclude: Joe
Collingwood, transferring to Ohio
State, Darrell Diller, Calvin Patter-
son, Dick Ramseyer, Don Bechtol and
Jack Hill and Dick Amstutz, both
quarterbacks, now in service.
Among the more promising fresh
men are Tom Reichenbach, al#around
athlete at Pandora -Gilboa; &Taylor,
Youngstown; Campbell, Waxnesfeld;
Carpenter, Columbus GroRe; and
Booker, Youngstown. N
Some of the top underclass candi-
dates who will report for The squad
this year are: Don Henderson, stal
track man, and an all-citg quarter
back at Youngstown in his prep
school days; Dick Lee, Sebring, Ohio
and Roger Bixel, Lafayette.
Coach Mast looks for 4 vastly i'm.
proved Mid-Ohio Leaguekthis season
and points out that Defiance, last
years champs, lost only two men
Ashland, Findlay and ONO Northern
are also expected to held strong
teams and Wilmington, in its frs
year in the loop, is considered a darl
horse to walk away with top honors
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-02

The Pirates viii Yuse a split-T of
fense this year in place of the
straight T whichF was used last year.
In the split-T fofmation the ends and
tackles will spit out about one-yard
and the ends Jill be split out about
two feet. According to Coach
Schmidt this will allow option style
blocking on I tee line permitting block
ers to take defenders either way
rather than he opposite way the play
is being run 1t will also tend to
spread the Aoppositions defensive
alignment.
Lack of peedNappears to be one
of the main problems facing the
Pirates offense. There is no excep-
tional speed in eitfi8r the line or the
backfield and SchmMt feels the block
ing, which has been somewhat ragged
to date, will havesto be sharp and
bruising to permits the ball carriers
to break away foA short gains.
Defensively the Pirates are expect
ed to be much approved over last
season when oppoRents racked up 272
points. Most Improvement in the
defensive afgnma bit figures to be al
the end positions where Denver Zim.
merly, Jr., and Barry Corson are
holdovers from last season. Oar
Gleason and Ronad Lora are counted
upon for reserveA strength at the
flanks.
The tackle postS on defense will bt
manned tentatively by Bob Green
Richard Basinger and Bret Triplett
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-02

A defnitespossibility is Fred Basing-
er who returned to the squad this
season after suffering a badly dis,
located arm which kept him out OF
action last year.s He may also be
used as linebacker.
Dean Badertscher and Ray Cum
Minis, two of the largest men on the
squad, head the guard candidates and
should give the Pirates knuch strong.
er protection against onponents bal
toters crashing up the hiddle. Cum
Minis will also handle kick-offs anC
point-after touchdowns.
In the backfeld Coach Schmidt ex.
poets to give Jim Matte first-yeal
man, and Bruce TriplsEt a crack al
the linebacking posts. At halfbacks
will be Joe Urich and Jim Berry and
Jack Fields is slated 10 see duty al
safety.
Nine freshmen haEe reported fol
the squad and although they viii
dress for the varsitE games, Coach
Schmidt stated all pf them will be
used on the Freshl3en squad thi;
season.
Four games have been booked fol
the Frosh team wMch is expected tx
field strong aggkegation this year
IL l.,
third week of SCHOOL. Games will
Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Ada ant
Pandora -Gilboa haEe been booked t.
date and more Re expected to b,
carded in the neal future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-02

Try-outs for the 1954-55 cheerlead-
er corps at Bluffton high school are
to be held next Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50 at the school, Principal Ger
hard Buhler has announced.
All students interested in trying
out for the task of keeping high the
spirits of Pirate athletic teams
should list their names at the high
school office by Tuesday afternoon at
p. m.