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q letter for publication to
q newspaper fatty contra
dieting his own sworn testi-
mony. and later justified what
he did on the ground that he
didn't want to hurt the SCI
entist,s chances Of keeping his
job at the university where he
worked. and. besides, the con-
gressional testimony hadn't
been released to the public
anyhow.
DR.. Oppenheimer has adj
mitted contributing many
thousands Of dollars to Com
nunist front organizations
and causes prior to 1912, and
that he associated with sew
eral Communists and fellow
travellers while engaged in
war work. The record shows
that as late as 1853 he had not
terminated his meetings with
a man whom he knew had
been accused of being a Com
munist and who had been in
volved in the original attempt
at espionage in 1913.
In a nutshell, DIR. Open
heimer felt he himself was a
better judge than any one else
whether any security was be-
ing compromised by his acts.
Some of his fellow scientists.
who testified to their belief in
his loyalty and who said they
do not consider him a security
risk, stated that they thought
his standards had been wrong
and that they wouldn't apply
them in the way he did
The official record contains
many references to what is
called a pattern of conduct"
which. apart from the indis-
cretionS mentioned above,
caused Maj. Gen. Roscoe Will
son-deputy to Gen. Groves,
and later to Gen. Nichols of
the Atomic Energy Commits
Sion-to be so disturbed about
what he called DR.. Open
heimer'S pattern Of action"
that early in 1851 he went to
the director of intelligence of
the Air Force saying he was
worried about it. This re-
ferred not only to alleged re-
tardation in the development
of the H-bomb by DR.. Open
heimer but to his opposition
to nuclear-powered airplanes,
and course of action on other
military matters that were
deemed by Gen. Wilson to be
detrimental to the offensive
power of the Strategic Air
Command of the United
States.
The Oppenheimer case can
never be decided fairly on the
basis of one incident or on
what admirers or critics testify
as to their personal impression
Of his loyalty or security from
their own acquaintance or OBJ
servation, but only on the
basis Of all the available evil
dence. direct and circumStan-
tial, specific acts as well as
views - the whole 100000
words-which has to be ex-
amined before reaching a final
g verdict. 1870 .-ss
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ThOn1dS - t0KeS-
President Joins Foes Of IVA
Order to Require Acc to Buy Power From Private Plant
IS Regarded as Opening Sun in Eight Against Project

low as possible. Under the
Presidents plan to buy pri-
vate power for A. E. c. rates
will be higher.
Friends of public power In
Congress are aroused. They
are alerted, first. to try to
save iva. But this maneuver
is significant far beyond that.
as they realize. It signals O.
step-up in activities of vari-
Gus kinds on fronts all over
the Nation by which private
power interests already are
regaining the monopoliStic
position which 1t has taken
years to try to break. The
numerous and devious means
employed, which the public
can not always discern read
lily, have been reported here
from time to time. They are
real. they are earnest. They
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"A Look at Oppenheiner Case
Some Fellow Scientists Who Vouch for His Loyal
Soy They Believe His Stondords Were Wrong

the 992 printed pages Of the
ofiicial transcript approx
mately 10000 words of the
testimony before the special
board which heard all the EVIL
dence from the witnesses on
both sides. This writer's con-
cluSion Is that the most char
liable Interpretation which can
be placed on the strange and
complicated behavior Of DR..
Oppenheimer as revealed in
the evidence is that he was
never Intentionally disloyal.
but that his actions, as dis
closed in the official record.
permit the inference by the
board that he might unwit-
tingly become involved in dis
loyalty because Of his peculiar
standards Of Judgment when
there is q conflict between 10y
atty to a friend and loyalty to
his own Government. The Spe-
cial boards verdict was that
DIR. Oppenheimer was and is
loyal. but constitutes a "secur-
ity risk" under existing regu-
lationS.
Thus DR.. Oppenheirner adj
mitS now that he lied to a
security officer of the United
States Army in August and
September 1913, and also re-
fused to give him information
about an attempt at espionage
in this country by the Rus
sian government because he
didn't think the plot had sue
ceeded, and because it in
volved a close friend whom he
wanted to protect. DR.. Open
heimer failed to report the
facts promptly to his Govern
ment, and even five months
later did not tell the whole
story, despite the urgent pleas
of the security officer of the
Army. The scientist two months
later, under pressure. finally
disclosed what he knew to
Gen. Groves, head Of the
atomic bomb project. Then
DIR. Oppenheimer confessed
that what he previously had
told the security officer was a
lie. Lawyers say this consti-
tutes a felony under Federal
law. DR.. Oppenheimer claims
now he was an Idiot" to do
what he did, and it is plain
that the security clearance he
got in 1947 in spite of all this
derogatory information was
given largely for expediency
reasons-that is. Gen. Groves
felt he was so valuable to the
atomic energy project he
should be given the benefit Of
the doubt. Inside the Govern
ment it was conceded at the
time that DR.. Oppenheimer
couldn't have gotten clearance
on a military security basis
alone and that the FBI direc-
tor also had reservations"
Another strange development
occurred in June 1949, when
after DR.. Oppenheimer had
testified under oath in secret
session before the House Un-
American Activities Commit
tee that a certain scientist
was a Communist, he wrote
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Lite in the u. S.
Lite in the u. ).
Knife Victim
Lives Up too
Sharp Reply
BY the Associated Press

ASHEVILLE, N. c., June al
Asked whether he wished to file
charges against, the man who
knitted him. the victim replied,
'let justice take its course"
An hour later q second man
was at the hospital for treat
ment of a head laceration. Asked
whether he knew his attacker,
he promptly named the first
man.
Justice has taken its course, :"
unused a policeman. "but ! think
it got a shove" '''' -
No charges were fled.
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Squirrel Us Arrested

INDIANAPOLIS up. - It
took two policemen failing
heartily with nightSticks to
dispatch a belligerent squirrel
here Sunday.
The squirrel had attacked
Mrs. Bessie Wilson Of Indian
apolis in her yard, biting her
on the leg. Then it routed q
dog that walked by.
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How to Dump a Truck

CLEVELAND (R. = Andrew
Andrews, guiding his new
dump truck last night with the
help Of a friend, heard these
words:
Move 'er just a little far
ther back"
Then he found himself and
the truck down a 150-foot
embankment, in a creek bed.
He was treated for cuts at
Marymount Hospital.
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StonIey to Be Installed

ASHLAND, Va, June 81 R.-
Gov. Stanley, a new member Of
the Randolph Macon College
board of trustees, will be formal
" installed at the annual meet
ing of the board at the college
here tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Cache Of Stolen Autos

WIIKES-BARRE, Pa. R.-
Fourteen badly damaged stolen
automobiles have been found in
an abandoned mine shaft near
this anthracite mining city.
Police arrested John O'Boyle,
20, of nearby Plymouth yesterday
in connection with the theftS.
Police Chief Larry Wendig said
the youth had used the mine pit
to dispose Of cars during the last
seven months. He said OBoyle
had several hundred dollars worth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Doris Fleeson-

A showdown is near on
President Eisenhower's cir
cuitous efforts to promote pri-
vate power as against IVA by
means of the Atomic Energy
Commissions statutory au-
thority to make 25-year con-
tracts.
When the Joint Congress
sional Committee on Atomic
Energy convenes this week,
possibly tomorrow. Represent
alive Chef Holif1eld will move
that the committee instruct
Acc to hold up the Dixon
Yates contract. The President
has ordered Acc to sign it and
iva to cooperate.
II the motion fails, the fight
will be carried to the floor Of
the House by Representatives
Holif1eld and Melvin Price and
to the Senate by Senator Gore.
Dixon-Yates is the name Of
the private power syndicate
which wants to build a new
SLOT million plant in the rich
Memphis, Tenn, area and has
persuaded the President to let
them use the Governments
credit 20 do it. Acc itself
does not now need more power
as it has a firm and lucrative
iva contract, but its con-
tracing rights are vital to the
new scheme.
This is because the Dixon
Yates syndicate expects to put
up in equity capital only about
five per cent of the total cost.
Committee testimony showed
that the ordinary method Of
private utility financing calls
for 40 per cent equity capital
and so per cent bonds. But
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Peck Of courtship

ROAM MOUNTAIN, Tenn,
N. c. R.-A young couple said
their marriage vows atop this
6,S00-foot peak yesterday be-
fore an estimated 10000, In
Guiding a Senator and a Gov
ernor.
It was the annual Rhododen-
dron Festival and 500 acres of
the crimson flowers set this
mountain aflame.
The bride is Miss Edith Cum
bingham Of Marylville, Tenn,
and the groom is Thomas D.
Woods of Greenback, Tenn.
Speakers included Gov. Frank
Clement and Senator Kefauver
Of Tennessee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Pow-Wow on Legislation

SACRAMENTO. Calf. (P-
Half a hundred California res
ervation Indians met here yes
terday to plan how to fight leg
islation in Congress that would
take them from under jurisdic-
ton Of the Bureau Of Indian
Affairs.
At one point. Chairman Erin
Forrest Of the XL reservation
in Northeastern California, sub
mitted q detail to the group and
asked, with a smile:
"All those in favor, say ugh. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21

are dangerous to the public
interest.
In the era Of the first Re-
publican President In 20
years, it seems apropos to
go back to another Republic
can President of long ago who
saw so clearly the public in
terest in our water resources
and the necessary role Of the
Federal Government in pro-
tecting that interest. Theo-
dore Roosevelt defined all
that in a message vetoing a
bill authorizing a private
power company to build q
dam on the James River in
Missouri because that would
confer special monopolistic
privilege contrary to the gen.
eral public interest. Among
other things. he said:
1.-THE people Of the country
are threatened by a monopoly
far more powerful, because Of
far closer touch with their do
nestle and industrial life, than
anything known to our expert
ence. +. To give away, with
out conditions, this. one Of the
greatest of our resources,
would be an act of folly. If we
are guilty of it, our children
will be forced to pay an annual
return upon a capitalization
based upon the highest prices
which the traffic will bear
"They will find themselves
face to face with powerful in
terestS intrenched behind the
doctrine of vested rights and
strengthened by every defense
which money can buy and the
ingenuity of able corporation
lawyers can devise. Long be-
fore that time they may and
very probably will have be-
come a consolidated interest.
controlled from the great
financial centers, debating the
terms upon which the citizen
can conduct his business or
earn his livelihood, and not
amenable to the wholesome
check of local opinion"
How uncannily prophetic
T. r. was back there in 1909
we reporters learned who COW
cred the various Investigations,
including that of the Federal
Trade Commission, into the
utility excuses in the late
192Os and 1930s. We learned
about the fancy pyramids Of
holding companies. the stock
jobbing, the watering Of stocks
on which rates were based, the
frenzied speculation, the huge
profitS-all protected by en-
trance into politics as well as
insertion Of propaganda in
school textbooks. For all that
the consumer and investor
paid.
The giant predatory mo-
nopoly was broken up and
regulated and the yardStick
theory was evolved in iva
and other public projects as
competitive units to keep the
private power companies in
line. Under the new policy
with its regulations, the pri-
vate companies expanded,
fiourished and prospered as
never before. But they are not
satisfied. They are greedy.
They want to dominate again
so they can, as Theodore
Roosevelt said, once more take
all that 'the trafiic will bear."
You might as well be told
that they are very mnuentlaI
here again in the very highest
councils. That includes the
President and his cabinet of
ficer directly in charge Of pow
er matters, Secretary Of In
terror Mckay. What q con-
trast with the attitude Of
Theodore Roosevelt is that Of
Secretary Mckay who has ex-
pressed It thus:
Were here in the saddle
as an administration repre-
senting business and indus
try"
TYovy about the Yoaihlic9
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Shipowner's View

A London paper quotes IAN
American shipowner" as saying
I'm buying British because Brit
ish ships are better built"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21

Of automobile accessories in the
basement Of his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21

Here typcally good reasons:
/. To pay medical bills taxes. insurance premiums,
etc. 2. To buy g. To expand business.
4. To buy modern household equipment. S. To make
home repairs 8. To take a vacation
And, perhaps most of all. because of Hamiltons low
rates and friendly service. you steadily employed
in Greater Washington and enjoy good credit ask about
loan at any one of our nine convenient locations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
Uncle Rays Corner

Among the residents Of the
ocean, few are as strange as the
squid. This animal has long
arms, and is able to move by Jet
propulsion.
Long before men dreamed
about jet planes there were
squids. Many of them are able
to make little flights through
the air by using the force Of jets
Of water.
The body of the common Squid
has q shape very much like that
Of a cigar. Ten arms extend
from the body. Back of the
arms is the head, which is
adorned with q large eye on
each side.
Squids are Of many sizes. Mil
lions of them In the Atlantic
are only 6 or 8 inches long. One
with q 6-inch body may have
arms only 2 inches in length.
Besides those small sQuids,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
A Word to the Wise .,nn. Frank Cobb

that he was demonstrating the
purity" Of his French. "Enve-
lope" is not French. It's Eng
lish. True, it derived from the
French-but the French spell
it envelope. The approximate
French pronunciation is: ali
(n) -VLUP.
The verb. envelope, meaning
to inclose. to wrap up. Is proper
" pronounced: en-VELL-up
But for the noun. "a cover fol-
q letter." say: EN-vuh-lope.
"rll take 'vuh-NEIL-uh.' >"
There's no such thing. The
flavoring, vanilla" is called:
vuh-NuL-uh (short "i'D.
Placer, as in the term placer
mining" is not from the noun
place" It Is Spanish for sand
bank" and the first syllable
should rhyme with glass" thus
PLASS-er.
distributed by Mcknight Syndicate. Incl
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By Romon Coftmon

longer than it's body and are
used to seize fish and other OBJ
jects for food.
A squid's jet comes from a
tube at the front of the body,
near the base of the arms. AS
the liquid is forced out, the squid
moves backward. Sometimes the
liquid is a blackish ink. and this
makes a cloud in the water. The
backward-moving animal may
escape from enemies in this way.
Science pupils and their teachers
may obtain free copy Of a new Uncle
Ray leafiet entitled Fascinating Facts
About the Planets" Simply send
self-addressed, stamped envelope with
your request to Uncle Ray in care q
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29

Don't worry about PRESS
puh-RAY-shun odors," an emf
nent announcer tells US
B. M. A.
But don't say, "PRESS-puh-
RAY shun." The correct pro-
nunciation is: PERS-puh-RAY-
Shun.
Whoever started the un-Eng-
lish pronunciation "ON-vel-ope. -
apparently did so In the belief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29

there are dozens Of larger kinds.
In some northern parts of the
Atlantic are giant squids which
grow to enormous length. They
may measure from 80 to so feet
from the ends of the arms to
the rear Of the body.
The giant Squid's arms are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
Bv EosIeV I0ckWood

Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIockwood
With a part score. Miss Brash's
bidding becomes even loosen than
usual. She hopes to sneak Out"
and she often does.
South dealer
Neither side vulnerable
th-South 80 part score
NORTH
(Mr. HeinSite)
4 KQ7
y K102
o K1O85
= 543
WEST EAST
(Mr. Meek (Mr. AbeD
A982 4 SIS
Q96 y ATS
J432 o Q96
ATS KQ82
SOUTH
(Miss BrasM
4 AJ104
J854
o AT
J109
The bidding:
South West North East
1 spade Pass 2 SpadeS Pass
2NT All pass
Against her two-no-trump
contract in today'S deal Mr..
Meek led the deuce Of diamonds.
Dummy played low and Mr.. Abel
properly put in the nine spot,
forcing the ace. A small heart
was led toward dummy and the
10 finesSed. Mr.. Abel won with
the ace and switched to the
deuce Of clubs.
The defenders ratified OF four
club tricks. With five tricks in.
Mr.. Abel then made the mistake
Of leading the queen Of diamonds,
which was taken with the king
on the board.
On the fourth round Of clubs
Miss Brash had discarded a
small heart, Mr.. Meek a spade
and dummy the eight Of dia-
monds. After winning the sew
enth trick with the king of dia-
monds, Miss Brash cashed four
spades. On the last spade Mr..
Meek was squeezed. He had the
high diamond and the queens
nine Of hearts. If he dropped the
jack of diamonds. dumnny's 10
would become winner.
He therefore let go the nine
Of hearts. Miss BraSh then dis
carded the diamond from the
= board and won the last two
tricks in the heart suit.
Mr.. Abel could have avoided
this sad result by leading the
six Of diamonds instead Of the
queen at trick seven. It was all
right to lead the suit as it was
clear that Mr.. Meek held the
Jack.
However, leading the queen
put the burden Of future guard
ing of the suit on Mr.. Meek'S
shoulders. It should have been
obvious that if the defenders had
another stopper in hearts that
stopper also had to be in Mr..
Meek'S hand.
Plays like this come up often
and it is frequently possible to
take your partner of the squeeze.
When there is only one suit you
can possibly guard, make sure
that you arrange to transfer
that Job to yourself rather than
leave it up to partner who may
already have his hands full
guarding one or more other suits.
Copyright, 1854, General Features Corp.)
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Famous Fables
Rv E EdooY

/ NERVES-Golfer Walter
Hagen, a man of supreme
self-conhdence. never buck
led under the strain OF tour
nament competition. Once,
during a playoff, he and his
opponent were tied at the
18th tee.
Hagen's ball landed 20 feet
from the cup. His opponents
came to rest only 5 feet
away.
Tough luck" said the
latter. That's going to be
a hard shot to make"
Eyes" agreed Hagen, with
a smile, ''but after I've made
it, yours will be even hard
er."
Sure enough. Hagen sent
his ball straight into the cup.
His opponent. unnerved,
missed his putt.
X X X y
SPEECH-One night, be-
fore taking his place at a
banquet table, Mark Twain
asked the POSTMASTER not to
call on him, as he would not
make a speech. The toast
master disregarded the re-
quest.
When the other speakers
had finished, he said:
"And now I have the
honor to present Mark
Twain, who will make a
short speech"
Twain, angered, made the
shortest speech Of his career.
He said:
Waiter, please pass the
bread"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
Our Presidents

By Honore N. CotudoI
I. Which President, as q
young man, earned his living
as a tailor?
2. Which one Of our Presi-
dents, before his election, had
served as Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives?
3. Sycamore Hill, Oyster
Bay, N. Y. was the home Of
which President?
ANSWERS on Next Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
Chopin on Chopin Piuno

Albert Taylor, blind pianist Of
Northern Ireland. played Cho-
pins music on Chopin's own
piano at a recent Belfast concert.
Evening star., 1954-04-20

There's an expert tailor to
alter and re-deSign clothing:
SeamStreSSes for turning hens
and doing alterations on
dresses; they turn collars and
cuffs on mems shirts, cover
buttons, belts and belt buckles,
do reweaving, install and re-
pair zipperS. Here is also the
most talented man in the city
for repairing and refiniShing
leather handbags, brief cases
and suit cases. 726 11th st.
NV. Ma. 8-6595.
Evening star., 1954-04-20


floor location.
It's an opera
tion a boz u t
which we have
told you many
t i'm e s tn a t
mendS every
t h in g but a
broken heart.
Evening star., 1954-04-20
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Beacon Wax Makes
Spring Cleaning Easy
A-1o THE EVENING STAR
~ Washington, D. c.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20. 1854

Floors can radiate sparkling Spring
welcome throughout the house. So
easily, too! Beacon Wax" out.
CLEANS and outlasts all other wakes.
Beacon" also stops scuffins, ordi.
nary wakes don't.
Evening star., 1954-04-20
MOVES 70 FIRST FLOOR

NEEDLECRAFT SERVICE,
a well known and be-
loved Washington firm has
at long last acquired a first
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-18
Monday. October l8. 1854
Nome School Paper Worth Star" Will Be Printed This Year

A new project at Nome School has just been announced. The school is planning to publish a school paper printed by local printers. Heretofore, the school paper has been mimeographed by the students. It is felt that by printing the paper, students will get more practical experience.
 And in order to accomplish this it will be necessary to raise funds. So the staff of the North Star" is sponsoring a Halloween dance, scheduled for Oct. 29
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-18
FIVE COUPLES MARRIED BY US. COMMISSIONER

Wallace Merrill, who is employ ed by US. Smelling Co.,, to Loi Joe, on Friday, Oct. IS.
 Russell Tootkayalook, employed by Lee Bros. at Solomon, to Betty Curran of Solomon, on Saturday.
 Aaron Adams and Martin; Jakes Of Nome on Saturday.
 This afternoon Don Robert driver for Q Cab, and Lillian Daniels of Nome, were married.
The Nome nugget., 1954-10-18
Parents-Teachers Party Hears Musical Talent At School Friday Evening

The parents and teachers had an informal get-together last Fri day evening under the sponsor ship of the mothers of the chil- dren of Nome School.
 After being welcomed to the occasion by Mayor Steve Ander- son, musical program was pre- sented under the direction of Robert Health, music instructor.
 A new and talented quartet from T-23 of Nome Field, known as The Nuggets, presented a group of songs which were en- joyed by the audience, who hope to hear more of them during the winter.
 In the quartet are Dick Jacobs, Direk Burleson, Bob Greenfield, and John Shumaker. With them was Jim Patterson, their manager.
 Two members of the school band, Robert Summers and Fritz Chambers played a trumpet duet. They were followed by clarinet solo by Charlene Hudgins, accom- panied by her mother. Last on the program was Mary Jeanne Boucher, with a tenor saxophone solo, also accompanied by her mother.
 The teachers were introduced by Superintendent Vim. Angell and were instructed to go to their rooms which would be visited by the parents of the children in each room.
 Refreshments were served from two candle-lit tables decorated