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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Rain Helping
Ease Drought
Ind. c. Area

Those welcome rains are here
to stay for awhile. at least
through tomorrow.
The forecast is for rain
through much of today and more
of the same tomorrow. Tomor-
rows rain will be in the form of
scattered thunderstorms.
Although the officially re-
corded rainfall is only a quarter
of an inch for the first five days
of August, many nearby areas
have had heavier downfalls.
These have helped relieve the
drought, but more is needed be-
fore things get back to normal
on the farmlands.
Particularly needed are con-
tinuous rains to fill ponds and
streams for thirsty cattle.
Virginia's Gov. Stanley said
yesterday that the drought sit
uation in that State has elm
proved tremendously" in the past
several days. He said that dur
ing recent travels in Southwest
Virginia. farmers told him crops
were considerably better off than
they had been at this time last
year, also a dry year.
Temperatures in the Wash
ington area are expected to be
near the normal marks today
and tomorrow. with a high in
the middle Dos and low
around 70.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Two New Hospitals
Urged for District
By Advisory Group
Commissioners Indorse
Southeast Institution,
Chronic Disease Gore

Construction Of two new hos
pitfalls in Washington was rec
commended today by the Hill
Burton Hospital Advisory Coun-
Gil. The District Commissioners
Endorsed both suggestions.
One Of the proposed hospitals
would be for chronic diseases.
The other would be in Southeast
Washington, soon to be without
a major hospital treating gen.
eral cases.
The council told the Com
missioners Washington needs
1924 beds for chronic patients.
and now has only $50 beds avail
able.
For Chronic Diseases.
"A chronic disease hospital has
a very high priority, and explora-
tons should be continued Of the
matter, with the view to its es-
tablishment at the earliest pos
sible date" the council warned.
Its recommendation noted that
private capital, rather than Dis
trict funds, should be used to
match Federal grant authorized
by the Hill-Burton Hospital
Construction Act.
The council charged that for
years the city has lacked facili-
ties for chronic sufferers and no
effective steps have been taken
to solve the problem.
Southeast Growth Cited.
Urging a Southeast hospital,
the council cited the areas great
population growth in recent
years.
Providence Hospital is leaving
the area for a new site near
Catholic University, in the North
east section.
And Sibley Hospital will move
farther from the Southeast when
its new location is ready at
American University.
Funds for a hospital in the
Southeast should be halved be-
tween Hill-Burton money and
non-public money. the council
added.
The District and States are
each required to name a COM
mittee to advise on use Of Hill
Burton funds. The Commits
sioners named the 10 members
here, including non-Govern-
ment representatives as we'll as
spokesman for agencies directly
affected by hospital matters.
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Ex-Novy Officer to Atone for A-Bombinq

ton started in England about
40 years ago. The purpose of the
organization. which claims H.
900 members in this country. is
to work to abolish war and to
foster good viii among nations,
races and classes" according to
the New England secretary,
Richard D. Hathaway.
Mr. Wyman spent two years in
France and Germany with the
group doing rehabilitation work.
His mother. Mrs. Hollis j. Wy
man Of Auburndale. said he was
'revolted" by the destruction
caused by the bonbings of Eu-
rope and feels guilty about hav-
ing been in the armed service. :"
She said her other son, David.
Is, was a conscientious ohjector
during World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Humphrey Charges
Benson Is Distoftinq
Rigid Support Picture
90% Pority Becker
Says Rivals Are Trying
To Brighten People
By Allen Drury

Senator Humphrey, Democrat,
of Minnesota charged today that
the Agriculture Department has
waged a campaign Of down
right utilization and outright
Misrepresentation" against the
present agricultural program
based on rigid price supports.
Opening the second day of
Senate debate on the contro-
versial farm bill, Senator
Humphrey said Agriculture Sec
rotary Benson and his aides have
deliberately and willfully tried
to frighten the American people
away from a sensible farm pro-
gram by their distortion of the
facts"
The Minnesota Democrat, a
supporter of the present price
support level pegged at 80 per
cent Of parity. said the admin
istration's proposal for flexible
price supports ranging from rs
to 80 per cent of parity is
agricultural economics standing
on its head"
Hits "Speculator Philosophy"
"The philosophy which per-
meates this flexible supports poll
icy is the SPECTATORS philos-
ophy." Senator Humphrey de-
clared.
THE Secretary of Agriculture
ought to be ashamed of himself,
and his department ought to be
ashamed of itself for going up
and down the country saying
the present farm program is
causing economic dislocation
and undermining the moral fiber
OF the people. Let them worry
about their own moral fiber!"
Senator Monroney, Democrat,
OF Oklahoma, another critic of
the administration bill, sug-
gested that some agricultural
SURPRISES now in storage under
the Government support pur-
chase program might have been
built up as a political method
to destroy the farm eprogram. 4"
"Of course, they have!" Sena-
tor Humphrey agreed.
Assails Benson Order.
The Minnesota Democrat, rep
resenting one of the Nations
largest dairy States, vigorously
denounced Mr.. Benson's order of
last April reducing dairy price
supports from 80 OF rs per cent
OF parity. He insisted that more
than $500 million worth Of dairy
surpluses now in Government
warehouses should be regarded
as inventory" instead of as sur
plus. He said he was getting
tired Of this dirty little word
surplus
Does the Senator mean" de-
manded Senator Holland, Demo-
crat. of Florida that he regards
10 months supply of butter,
stored up and running out of our
(See FARM, Page A-2.)
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tween the anniversaries of the
Hiroshima and Nagaski bomb
ings.
Mr.. Wyman. who Is married
and has two children. applied
to the selectmen of this Western
Massachusetts, town of 6712 for
permission to stage his 'procla-
nation" It was granted after
considerable debate.
He will carry placards and
distribute pamphlets throughout
the day.
MIR. Wyman entered the Navy
In July, 1913, and served as an
ofiicer until June. 1916. when he
resigned his commission to join
the Fellowship Of Reconciliation
and begin q career Of social
work.
The Fellowship Of Reconcilia-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Publisher Escapes
Assussins' Bullets
By the Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil.
Aug. 5.-Carlos Lacerda, pub
Usher of the independent Tri-
buna da Imprensa and an out
spoken critic of the government.
narrowly escaped an assassina-
ton attempt last night. A friend
with him was shot dead.
Lacerda and his companion,
an air force officer, were STEP
ping from their car when three
cars passing along the street let
loose with five shots. Lacerda
was not hit. He is q candidate
for Congress on an anti-corrup-
ton platform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05

The year-old deadlock in Con-
gress over the administration bill
to raise the debt limit from $275
billion to 1920 billion may be
broken with a modest compro-
mise in the Senate Finance Com
mittee today.
On the eve of Treasury Sec
rotary Humphreys meeting with
the Finance Committee, Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, was
considering going along with a
temporary increase of SIS billion
for the remainder of this fiscal
year only. AS the meeting got
under way. however. there were
reliable reports that the Vir-,
ginian had not finally made up
his mind to support any COM
promise at this time.
While the committee debated
the controversial issue in closed
session, Informed sources con-
tinued to predict that a majority
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
BY the Associated Press

GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass,
Aug. 5.-A 30-year-old Navy
veteran says he will walk the
streets of this town Saturday
in q personal proclamation of
guilt" for the atomic bombing
of Japan and Americas hydro
gen bomb tests.
Hollis j. Wyman, jr.. a Har-
ward graduate, said today he is
guilty of burning his fellow hui
man beings. first as q naval off,
Ger in japanese waters. and sec
ondly as United States citizen
during the H-homb tests" He is
a member of the Fellowship of
Reconciliation. a worldwide
paciflst organization. He said
he chose Saturday for his day Of
"atonement" because 1t falls be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
U. S. Planes Shadow
Red Ships, Moscow Says
BY The A.soeioaed Press


LONDON. Aug. 5.-Russia has
renewed its complaint that
United States military planes
are shadowing Soviet merchant
ships in Far Eastern waters.
The Moscow radio said last
night that Foreign Minister v.
M. Molotov had fired of a note
to the United States charging
American planes with violating
freedom of the seas by flying
over Soviet merchantmen in the
Formosa area.
Poland recently accused United
States military planes Of strafing
one of her vessels in the Far
Eastern area. The United States
denied the charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Anti-U. 5. Riot
Breaks Out in
German Port
1000 Workers Fight
Police in Protest on
Army Housing Site
BY the Associated Press

BREMERHAVEN, Germany,
Aug. 5.-A thousand angry dock
workers clashed with German
police riot squads here today in
a fight against the United States
Army's project to build military
apartments on the site of Is
German homes.
Fists and clubs few as police
reserves were rushed to this port
from nearby Bremen to quell the
anti American demonstration.
Waterfront Communist leaders
were rumored to have helped
incite the violence.
Police arrested six rioters, but
released four after questioning.
Some Of the injured demon
strators required first-aid.
Eviction Notices Given.
Trouble started brewing when
owners of the Is houses received
eviction notices recently. The
United States Army had requi-
sitioned their property under oc-
cupation law to construct q 30
million-mark ($7,140,000) hous-
ing project for American per-
sonnet in the Bremen enclave. In
turn, the Army offered to release
TAI requisitioned homes in Bre-
men to German authorities.
When police attempted to en-
ter one of the requisitioned
Bremerhaven dwellings late yes
terday, 40 occupants Of the area
stood them off with clubs and
pitchforks. A detachment of Is
policemen was forced to with
draw.
More than 100 police COM
mandos were sent back with
orders to protect an assessment
commission making estimates of
the compensation to be paid by
the State government to the
property owners.
Guards Set Up.
Women and children were
among the 80 residents who
attempted to block the police
and commissioners today. Then
1000 dock laborers stopped work,
marched to the area and soon
engaged in hand-to-hand fight
ing.
With reinforcements from
Bremen, police finally cordoned
of the requisitioned buildings
and set up guards.
American officials privately ex-
pressed regret over the dispute.
They said there was good reason
to believe that all the families
due for eviction would receive
satisfactory quarters elsewhere
from German housing author
tiles.
The Communist Party has fired
a continual barrage Of propa-
ganda against American military
personnel and activities here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Andrews Contractor
Says He Paid $1,000
To Union Officials
Told 1t Would Finance
'Clumbukes and Parties
To Insure Labor Supply
q, kA:.:~ nSk>l
By Miriam Gutenberg

The president and former sales
representative Of the Metro Dec
Grating Co. today told the House
misunderstanding subcommittee
that the firm paid $4,000 to
Washington union officials to in
sure a labor supply for a $780,
600 painting job at Andrews Air
Force Base.
Boris Baron, president Of the
New York painting firm, said he
made the payments in six month
ly insta1lments in 1851 and 1852
because he was told it would re-
quire "clambakes and parties" to
induce the painters he needed to
go to the base.
He said the payments were
made to Robert c. Lowry, Secre-
tary-treasurer of District Coun-
Gil No. 81, Brotherhood of Paint
ers. Decorators and Paperhang-
ers of America, AFL, and to
Archie B. Moore. then business
agent. He added that John E.
Sullivan, another union business
agent, was also there when some
of the payments were made.
The subcommitte, winding up
its hearings on allegations of ex-
tortion by painters union officials,
heard Mr.. Sullivan fatty deny
he had ever seen money passed
or had split the take. Mr.. Lowry
already has denied getting any
money. Mr.. Moore, who has &C
cused the others, had described
the monthly payments in earlier
testimony.
Organizer Weeps on Stand.
In other highlights of the
morning session:
/. Allen Dennerly, interna-
tional organizer of the union,
broke down and wept on the
witness stand as he denied any
wrongdoing. He was assured re-
peatedly by Special Counsel
Frank Battle that there had been
no direct testimony against him
only Mr.. Noore'S hearsay tes-
tinony thatA Mr.. Lowry had
mentioned him in some of the
transactions.
2. Representative wson,
Democrat, of Illinois and Rep
resentative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, of Michigan tangled over
who was to blame for the al
legged payoff. Mr.. Dawson said
he had no patience with these
holier-than-thou contractors who
make tremendous profits"
3. MIR. Hoffman ordered Mr..
Sullivan brought back into the
hearing room when he was adj
viSed that Mr.. Sullivan was out
in the hall consulting with Mr.,
Lowry and Attorney Charles E.
- A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Freight Truin DeroiIed

BIG FLATS. N. Y, Aug. S (P).
About 20 cars Of a Delaware g.
Lackawanna Railroad freight
train leaped from the tracks near
this Chemung County village
early today and several Of them
burst into flames. No one was
reported injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Mystery of Hose
With Holes Holds
Sharp Solution
By the A..oeio,ed Pres.

LEOTI, Kans.. Aug. 5.-If the
heat and dry weather continue,
Mrs. Violet Appl will either have
to buy some extra thick garden
hose or stand guard over her
present supply.
Three times this summer Mrs.
Appl has purchased new lengths
of plastic hose. Each time it de-
veloped leaks.
A night vigil gave the answer.
Thirsty cats clawed the hose.
ripping holes in the plastic to get
a drink during the extreme heat.
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Late News
Bulletin
Suicide Leap Ayerted

A passing cab driver this
afternoon saved . man from
suicide after he had climbed
over the south railing Of the
Taft Bridge and was about to
jump. The cab driver is Oliver
C. Clifton. colored, s16 Ten
nessee avenue NE. Police took
the rescued man to District
General Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
iran and 8 Western Oil Firms
Agree on Reopening Refineries
After Three Year Shutdown
Companies Hope
To Sturt Flow
In Two Months
By the Associated Press

Representatives of eight big
Western oil companies and the
Iranian government announced
broad agreement today to re-
start Trans frozen oil industry.
They said they hoped to begin
shipping at least some of the
oil again in about two months.
Under the agreement an
nounced simultaneously in
Teheran and London, the eight
companies as a consortium will
operate the vast Abadan refinery
and the surrounding oil fields.
They will buy the oil output from
Iran and will sell the production
abroad. Iran will retain title to
the fields and the refining faclli-
ties.
Settlement Of the three-year
diplomatic battle was announced
in a joint statement by Iranian
Finance Minister Ali Amini and
Howard Page of Standard Oil
of New Jersey, chairman of the
negotiators for the oil compa-
MES.
Their statement did not detail
the rate of payment to Iran but
informed sources said it was vir-
tually the. same $3.50 split that
prevails elsewhere in the Middle
East.
Runs for rs Years.
Mr.. Amin and Mr.. Page esti-
mated that Iran, through direct
oil revenue and taxes, would get
420 million during the first three
years of the arrangement. The
estimate for the third year. more
than $187 million, is larger than
Trans Decentralization oil
revenue.
The agreement will run for Is
years, with provision for three
5-year extensions.
The eight companies making
up the consortium are Britain's
Anglo-Iranian, which developed
and operated Trans industry |
alone until ex-Premier Mo-
manned Mossadegh nationalized
its holdings in 1851; Standard
of New Jersey, Standard Of |
California, the Texas Co., Gulf |
Oil Co., and Socony Vacuum. all
American: Royal Dutch Shell
and Compagnie FRANCHISE de
Petroles.
Firms to Divide Business.
Though Mr.. Page in q sepa-
rate statement said the COM
panies must now conclude a
separate agreement among them
selves covering their participa-
tion," informed sources said
they would set up this division:
40 per cent to Anglo Iranian.
40 per cent to the five Ameri-
can companies, IA per cent to
Dutch Shell and 6 per cent to
the French firm.
Authoritative sources in
Washington said participation
of the United States oil COM
panies had been essential to
get Iranian agreement after
the bitter dispute with Brit
ain over the nationalization.)
In London, Prime Minister
Churchill's government well
coined the accord and said it
would make "a major contribu-
ton to the stability of the whole
Middle East" The British gov
eminent owns 81 per cent of the
stock in Anglo-Iranian.
Western sources in London
said the settlement is expected
to help clear the way for a new
Western-backed defense setup in
the Middle East.
Anglo-Iranian will get little
direct compensation from Iran.
A joint British Iranian state
ment issued in London said
Teheran agreed to pay the COM
pany Is million pounds ($7O
million). The statement said
the payments would begin jan
uary /, 1857, and stretch over
10 years, without interest. West
ern oil men and Mr.. Amin
(See IRAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Deor Mr.. Dior:
We Don't Like 1t

SAD SAcKS-This ideo Of revert
ing to the EOS for inspection is
hokum. The Stors fashion editor,
Eleni. writes in on open letter to Dior
whose latest ideo is to moke women
fiot -ehested. Poge B-4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Putients Escape Fire

EAST MOLINE. H.. Aug. S up.
Fire destroyed building at
the East Moline State Hospital
last night. but all Of the lot
patients housed in the two-story
brick structure were led to safety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
BULLETIN

The Senate Finance Com
mittee today approved a tenn
porary increase of Sc billion
in the $275 billion debt ceiling
by a vote of 8 to 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Act on Censure Move.

The committee is faced with
the task of investigating Sem
ator McCarthy's activities in con-
nection with a resolution Of
censure introduced last Friday
by SENATOR Flanders, Republican,
Of Vermont.
The resolution declared that
Senator McCarthy's conduct "is
unbecoming a member of the
United States Senate, is con-
trary to senatorial traditions and
tends to bring the Senate into
diSrepute, and such conduct is
hereby condemned"
The committee, which is ex-
pected to begin it's study very
quickly, also will be faced with
sitting through more than 40
specific allegations against the
Wisconsin Republican. The spe-
cifications were proposed as
amendments to the Flanders re-
solution by Senators Flanders,
Fulbright. Democrat, of Arkan-
sas. and Morse. Independent, Of
Oregon.
Selections Praised.
Senator Mccarthy was not on
the Senate floor when the APP
pointments were announced by
Mr.. Nixon after a quorum call.
The appointments Immediately
drew praise from several Sena-
tors. including Senator Flanders
and Senator Fulbright, who had
voted against the move to send
the cenSure proposals to a spe-
cial committee. They had COM
tended that there was enough
information for the Senate to
act without referring the matter
to committee.
Senator Flanders said he want
ed to express his great Satisfac-
ton with the choice of person.
mel Of this committee" and
added:
1T is an excellent committee"
Senator Fulbright inquired if
the committee would make rec
concentrations or submit brief.
He said he thought recommended
ton as to what the Senate should
do about an individual member
should not be left to commit
tee, but should be retained in
this body as a whole body"
Senator Knowland replied that
the committee would not have
the final say because the Sem
ate might either agree with the
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publicans. and Senator'S Stennis
of Mississippi and Erwin of North
Carolina. Democrats.
Mr.. Nixon made the appoint
ments on the recommendations
of Senate Republican Leader
Knowland and Senate Demo-
cratic Leader johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Senate Picks Six
For Mccarthy
Censure Study
They Are Watkins,
Carlson, Case, Ervi ,
Johnson and Stennis
BY Cecil HolIond

Senators Watkins. Republican,
of Utah and Johnson, Democrat,
Of Colorado today were named
members of special Senate
committee to investigate CEN
sure moves against Senator
Mccarthy.
Other members of the six
member committee appointed by
Vice President Nixon we're:
Senators Carlson of Kansas
and Case of South Dakota, Rea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05

Mrs. Moss Suspended Again on Bosis Of
New Dotc. Poee "A
Brief Biographies Of Mccarthy Censure
Group Members. Pose A
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Continued on Page AS. Col. /,
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(see DEBT LIMIT. Page A-2o
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Continued on Page "A, Col. L.
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An Assoeidsed Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1954-01-03
BY the Assoeiesed Press

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.-La
Sale dumped its city rival,
Temple, 77-53. In the nightcap
of a Convention Hall basketball
double-header here tonight. Dick
Hemric led Wake Forest to a IL
SO victory over st. Joseph's in
the opened.
All-America Tom Cola gave
his best performance Of the sea-
son in La Salle's sixth straight
victory over the Owls. The lanky
center acted as a decoy in the
first half and let his sophomore
teammates take the shots at the
basket. But in the second half
he opened up to score II of his
"a points-enough to make him
top scorer Of the evening.
Wake Forest had too many
guns for st. Joseph's in the
the opener.
st. Joseph's fell behind by 10
points in the first half when
Wake Forest bombarded the net
from both far and short range.
The Hawks led only once-grah-
bing a Ga advantage early in the
game.
The Hawks put on. spirited
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Luxembourg Running Star
Enters Boston KC Mile
By the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Jan. 2.-Joseph
Barthel. of Luxembourg, holder
of the 3:45.2 Olympic 1900
meter record. today was en-
tered for the Knights of Colum-
bus track meets mile at the
Boston Garden January 16.
A graduate chemistry student
at Harvard. Barthel has been
training for his indoor debut
since September. Bill McCurdy,
Harvard track coach, advised
meet officials that Barthel ap-
peared capable of breaking 400
when he attempts his first mile
race on boards.
Another international touch
will be provided the K of c fea-
ture by Allen Breckenridge,
Scottish champion, now attend
ing Villanova. The field will be
rounded out by such domestic
stars as Fred Wilt, Don Gehr-
mann and Len Truck, the 1851
Big Ten titlist.
Entries for the Larivee two
mile include Charley Capozzoli
of Georgetown. last years VIC
tor Horace Ashenfelter of New
York, Rich Ferguson Of the IN
iverSity of Iowa, Curt Stone Of
Philadelphia, Johnny Kelley,
Boston University's IC-4A cross
country champion, and Ed
Shea of Northeastern.