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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Presbyterian Leader
Elected President o.
Council Of Churches
Dr.. Eugene c. Blake,
Ex-FootbuIl Star,
Named at Boston
By Caspor Nannes
Star Stoff Correspondent

BOSTON, Dec. DIR. Eugene
Carson Blake of Philadelphia to-
day was elected president of the
National Council of Churches by
delegates to the third biennial
meeting here.
A former Princeton football
player. DR.. Blake is state clerk
of the Presbyterian Church, u,
s. A. Last August he was elected
q member of the 90-member
Central Committee of the World
Council of Churches and subse-
quently was chosen as one Of
the groups IL Executive Conn
mittee members.
The 48-year-old, st. Louis
born minister is a graduate OF
Lawrenceville School, Princeton
University and the Princeton
Theological Seminary. He played
guard on the Princeton varsity
teams of 1925 and 1927 and re-
ceived the Poe Cup for ability,
craftsmanship and character"
MICS Radio Show.
DR.. Blake probably is best
known to the public as master
of ceremonies on the half-hour
weekly religious television show,
Frontiers of Faith" over the
National Broadcasting Co. net
work.
DR.. Blake becomes the third
president of the Council, which
was formed in 1850 at Cleveland
and now consists OF 80 Protestant
and Eastern Orthodox denomi-
nations with IS million members.
Previous presidents are the Right
Rev. Henry Knox Sheriff., presid-
ing bishop of the Episcopal
Church, and Methodist Bishop
William c. Martin of Dallas,
Tex. Bishop Martin was not
eligible for reelection.
Charles E. Wilson, New York
Baptist and former president of
General Electric Co., was re-
elected treasurer; John H.. Plat
of Chicago. Presbyterian, U. s. A.,
(See COUNCIL. Page A-1O.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
.Areo Population Is | ,780, 900,
Gain Of 316, 900 in a Years

The washington Board of
Trades Economic Development
Committee today reported the
population Of Washington Met
ropolitan Area ais Of January l.
1854. as 100000.
The committee said this was q
gain of 316. 900 or 21.6 per cent
in less than four years.
The figures indicate the popu-
lation growth was most rapid in
Maryland, which gained $4,000,
followed by Virginia with &c.
900 and the District with a gain
of $4,000. The town of Rock
vile, in Montgomery County.
and the Oxon Hill district in
Prince Georges County had the
fastest rate Of growth in the
entire area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
President Tells Mayors Safety
OF Cities Must Be Assured
Federol-LoeoI Relationship Altered
By Modern Weapons, Conference Hears

Government ana OCnef agencies
you will feel closer to youl
Federal Government" and more
ready to submit ideas. He ex.
pressed the hope that out of the
friendships that will be formed
will come benefits for all Of
| us" and for the people of the
United States.
Clay and Dulles to Speak.
He, called attention to the
fact that Gen. Lucius D. Clay
chairman of the Presidents Ad-
visory Committee on a national
highway program, win discuss
| the highway problems of the
Nation. Secretary of State
Dulles will explain the world
situation.
Another topic stressed by Gen
Eisenhower was tfe centraliza-
Etion Of government. He quoted
ian old fellow" who described
Capitalization as "the refuge oil
fear" and added that's exactly
what it is.
1--WE centraliZe because we fear
our associates are not respon-
sible,'' the President said.
I He told the mayors and Other
Representatives of local govern
ment.: You typifys especially
one Of these concepts of gov
eminent in which I so fervently
Observation-Disclosures"
He told his audience it is get
ting to be a habit. of his to ad.
dress representatives of loca
government, but he added, it il
a privilege not less valued to. APP
pear before them. He declared 4
/ is an honor to occupy such q
position to extend the greetings
of the Government and the adj
ministration. Out of the discus.
sions of problems among them
and the common impact of the
Federal and local governments
he anticipated much good.
Abuse of Division of Powers.
Local authority means local re.
sponsibility, the President said
When the Federal Constitution
was written. Gen. Eisenhower as
serted, it visualized a division Of
powers between the Federal Gov
eminent and the States.
THAT has been abused to some
| extent" he observed.
But he invited the attention Of
|, the local authorities to the poinl
that I'VE have a good commission
at work on the problem" HI
said Meyer Kertnbaum. chair
man Of the Commission on Inter,
governmental Relations, hwoult
address them tomorrow
The address was before NOR
f. . ggj7 Il
than 200 members at tn.
opening Of a two-day session o.
the Washington Conference O
Mayors and other local govern
ment officials.
Civil defense and other gov
ernmental problems top the pro
gram in the State Department
Building, Twenty first stree
| and Virginia avenue NV.
Commissioner Samuel Spence
is representing the District gov
eminent.
i Apart from the President
greeting. the sessions will b.
closed to press and public. ofn
Gals said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02

The committees figures placed
the Districts population on the
first day Of this year at $50. 900
and listed the adjoining areas as
follows: Prince Georges County.
1888, 600; Montgomery County.
248, 900: Arlington County. 16o.-
900; Fairfax County. las. 600:
Alexandra, IS, 900; and Falls
Church, 8.700.
The highest density Of popu-
lation outside Of the District is
found in the HyattsyiIle district
with 5000 persons per square.
mile. Chillum district in Prince
Georges was second with 1900
persons per square mile and Ar
lington County was listed third
with a population density OF
$500 persons per square mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
|Rezoning Move
|0n Constitution
lis Under Fire
Office Building
In 'Eormurked'
Area Is Opposed
By George Beveridee

Federal planners today are exc
pected to attack a rezoning
proposal that would permit con-
struction of a privately owned
Office building in Constitution
avenue area earmarked for Gov.
eminent structures.
The proposal. certain to stir
q major controversy, is a clear
Zeckendorf Gives Progress Report.
Pose A-lo
cut illustration Of problems that
result from the Federal Govern
ment's failure to carry out plans
made for the Capital City as
long as three decades ago.
Involved is a 200-square-foot
tract on the southwest corner Of
Twenty-second and c streets
NV, on which the National
Association of Life Underwriters
wants to build a national head
quarters building.
Donald S. Dawson, former
White House aide to President
Truman and now a Washington
attorney representing the asso-
citation. said the group has an
agreement to purchase the land
from the Acacia Mutual Life In
surance Co., provided the recon-
ting effort is successful.
Decision. Due Wednesday.
The following are the facts
that make UP the controversy.
to be discussed behind closed
doors by the National Capital
Planning Commission today and
to come before the District Zon-
ing Commission for a decision
next Wednesday:
/. Congress, in a 1926 act, ear
marked as a Federal taking
area" a vast section between
Constitution avenue and e street
NV. and between Seventeenth
street NV. and the Potomac
River. The land is known to
Federal planners as the 'North-
west Rectangle." Most of it, In.
GLIDING sites for proposed per-
rl1anent Federal buildings. al
ready is in Federal ownership.
But. scattered parcels. such as
the. Acacia property. still are
privately owned.
3. The Acacia property is oper-
ated now, under lease, as a park
ing lot. A laundry, which pre-.
stlmably also would be taken by
the Federal Government some
day, is located just west of it
The block also contains the PERM
anent headquarters of the Amer
lean Pharmaceutical Association,
fronting on Constitution avenue.
3. That block and the one east
of it containing the National
Academy OF Sciences Building
are now zoned for residential
use. The appeal before the Zon-
ing Commission is for a first
(See ZONING, Page A-10.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
BY William A. MiIIen

President Eisenhower today
told the Conference of Mayors
here that weapons of war such
as to appall the imagination"
have brought the heads of local
governments and the Federal
authority closer together.
Because of the world situation,
Gen. Eisenhower asserted there
has. arisen between the mayors
and the President a relationship
that either was not important
before or did not even arise.
He told his audience that ways
and means must be devised in
this critical problem for the
safety Of the cities.
Cites Other Problems.
Although he centered his re-
marks on civil defense, Gen.
Eisenhower pointed out that this
does not mean to minimize such
problems as education, the COM
batting of juvenile delinquency
and child welfare.
"out Of these consultations
should come a. clearer view of
what each echelon of Govern
ment shoulds Go and the solu-
ton of group problems by CO.
operation and not by compul-
sion"
The President explained that
through this meeting with the
various heads of the Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
ThoiIond Deposits Pact
On Defense at Monilo
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Dec. 2.-Thailand,
first country to ratify the South
east Asia defense treaty, today
deposited its instruments Of ra-
LITIGATION with the Philippines.
Thai Minister Mai Chitti SUI
charitakul handed the docu-
ments to Philippine Vice Presi-
dent and Foreign Secretary Car
los P. Garcia in brief cere-
rnony at the foreign Office. Eight
nations, including the United
States, signed the treaty here
September 3. Instruments of
notifications are to be deposited
with the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Senate Ready to Drop Count
Against Mccarthy Based on
Mistreating Of Gen. wicker
Action Follows
Defect of Effort
To I able Motion
BULLETIN

The second censure count
against Senator Mccarthy,
alleging his abuse OF Gen.
Ralph w. wicker, appeared
headed for the discard today
despite failure, by a vote OF
$685.. of a motion to table it.
Senator Watkins, chairman OF
the Censure Committee, re-
luctantly agreed to substitu-
ton of the third count for the
second count against Senator
Mccarthy, as strong opposition
developed to the ZWicker
charge. The third count CEN
sures Senator Mccarthy for
his attacks on the Watkins
committee. after it recon-
mended cenSure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
| British Urge Peipiine
To Avoid Provoking
U. 5. on Formosa
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. Britain
disclosed today she has urged
Red China to avoid "precipitate"
action in the Formosan Strait
that might lead to war with the
United States.
"A Foreign Office spokesman
said the policy of moderation
was urged on the Peiping re-
gime in consultations with COM
munist China's Charge d'Affairs
in London. Huan Hsiang.
The spokesman said Britain
has also asked the United States
to use its influence in forestall-
ing any provocative action by
the Chinese Nationalist OF
Chang Kai-shek.
Advice Given to Both.
The spokesman replying to
questions regarding the new Sc
curity pact between the United
States and the Formosa regime
said the advice was given to both
the United States and Red China
in keeping with ,"her majeSty's
governments policy towards the
islands off the Chinese coast,
which has been to urge on all
concerned the dangers Of fight
ing. the Importance Of lowering
tension and of avoiding preci-
pitate action"
Asked about Britain's attitude
toward the future status OF
Formosa, the spokesman recalled
Prime Minister Churchill's state
ment of July IA that:
T certainly do not see any
thing in the conduct Of China
which has yet happened which
should lead the American Gov
eminent to deliver Formosa to
Communist China.
The spokesman said there has
been no change in our policy
since that date"
Consulted With British.
British informants disclosed
United States Secretary of State
Dulles consulted with British
representatives before making
his statement yesterday an
nouncing the new pact with
Chang Kai-shek.
British officials privately hope
the new Formosa security pact
viii result in the United States
exercising a restraining influ-
ence on Chiang's forces. This
was reflected in q Foreign Of
nee statement last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Eight Red Countries
Agree 10 Merging
OF Armed Forces
Moscow Conference
Acts to Offset Effect
Of Poris Accords
By the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec. 2.-The eight
Communist nations represented
in the Soviet-sponsored Euro
pean security conference called
today for indignation of their
armed forces and establishment
of a joint command If the West
ratifies the Paris accords to re-
arm West Germany.
The conference, snubbed by
the Western powers, ended its
work by adoption of a declara-
ton to this effect. The great
Kremlin palace was the stage
for the formal signing late to-
day by Soviet Foreign Minister
v. NJ. Molotov and the chiefs OF
the visiting delegations.
Red China's observer, Chang
Wen-tien, said his country
threw its full support behind the
eight-nation declaration.
IF the Paris agreements are
ratified the peace loving coun-
tries will be obliged to under
take the new measures envisaged
in the declaration" Chang said
Commander to Be Russian.
1.-THE Chinese Peoples Republic
warmly welcomes the acceptance
by the Moscow conference of the
declaration and the Chinese Peo-
pies Republic resolutely approves
and warmly supports it,,
The eight European Commu-
nist-ruled nations involved in
this plan for an Eastern NATC
are:
The Soviet Union, East Ger.
many, Czechoslovakia, Poland
Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria anc
Albania.
A Russian marshal is expected
to be named supreme COM
mander.
Vilem Siroky, premier Of Czech.
oslovakia, was chairman for thu
day. He proposed Tuesday thai
a combined command" be SCI
up for the eight Communist ma
tons attending the conference.
| Prav1a Assails Dulles.
l " ~ r..
Pravda, meanwhile, accused
United States Secretary of State
Dulles and Western newspaper
of grossly distorting the idea o.
| the Moscow conference and tn,
sense of speeches of the chiefs o.
participating delegations"
The Soviet Communist Party
newspaper accused United States
British and French papers espe'
.cially Of trying to spread "th'
false idea. that the nations as
sembled in Moscow were dealing
with ornaments and the creation
of a military bloc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02

NAAAAaN Ill l. vi l.-EtOpC
Plus XII has had a serious COL
lapse but is conscious and for ]
the moment his condition is
!. not alarming, his physician
reported tonight.
BY The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY, Dec. Pope
Plus XII has taken a turn for
the worse.
His condition was described
as serious.
The 78-year-old head of the
Roman Catholic Church has
been confined to his bed here
since returning from Castel
Gandolfo Saturday.
The news of his sudden turn
for the worse came from the
Vatican.
The pontiff has been suffering
from a stomach ailment and
hiccups that have made it diff
f1cult for him to sleep.
He has not been able to take
any food by mouth since Satur-
day.
Such nourishment as he has
been able to take he has re-
ceived indirectly.
Physician Stays Close BY.
His private physician, DR.. Ric-
cardo Galeazzi-Lisi, has spent
every night this week at his bed
side or in a room adjoining the
Pope's chamber.
Today. when the doctor left
the Vatican after a night-long
vigil. he appeared worn and
tired.
The Vatican and the Vatican's
l'Osservatore Romano, hoping
for a quick recovery of the pom
tiff's strength, have sought to
minimize the gravity of his con-
dition.
The report of the pontiff's
turn for the worse, however
came from a highly responsible
source close to the Pope.
Stricken Last January.
The Pope never completely re-
covered from the grave stomach
ailment and hiccups that Slapped
his strength dangerously last
January and February.
In September the Pope him
self told the Associated Press
that he was still aihng but
hoped to be better by November
He apparently referred to his
expectations for a series OF
hormone injections that were
being given to him by DR.. Paul
Niehans, 80 year old Swiss
glandular specialist. The series
was begun last winter, when the
Pope first became i'll. 1t con-
tinued this summer and autumn.
Pope Plus XII was elected the
Roman Catholic Church's 261st
pontiff on March 2, 1899, his
SD birthday. He was crowned
IL days later.
His pontificate, beginning on
the eve of World War II and
complicated by its aftermath
and the conflict with commu-
nism, is generally considered to
be one of the most burdensome
in the church's long history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Grateful Dog Owners viii

DES MONIES. Dec. 2 Up.
Mrs. Anne r. Hoag. 81. Des
MoineS, left the bulk of her 81, 900
estate to the Anti Cruelty Society
Of Chicago for ''fayors granted
me in the past in the care Of my
dog. Mrs. Hoag, whose win was
fled in District Court here yes
terday, died last Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
By james Y. Newton and
Robert K. Welsh

A move to table the second
censure count against Senator
Mccarthy was made in the Sen
ate today and Immediately re-
ceived support from unexpected
quarters.
Senator Bridges. Republican,
of New Hampshire introduced
the motion to kill the charge
that Senator Mccarthy, during
a hearing of his investigations
subcommittee last February, in
temperately abused Brig. Gen.
Ralph w. Zwicker.
Senator Aiken, Republican, Of
Vermont, and Senator Salton-
stall, Republican, Of Massachu-
sets, both announced they
would not support the second
censure count. Both last night
voted to censure Senator Me-
Carthy for abuse Of Senate Elec-
tons subcommittee and its
members-count in the charges
against the Wisconsin Republic
can.
Mcclellan Urges Change.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Arkansas, a frequent McCarthy
critic, announced that while he
was opposed to the Bridges mo-
ton to table, he would vote
against the Zwicker censure
count unless its present wording
was changed. He said that he
didn't believe that Senator Nc
Carthy's conduct in the wicker
case warranted the use Of the
word "censure. although he
didn't approve Of the conduct.
Senator Watkins. Republican
of Utah who headed the Censure
Committee, thereupon proposed
amendment of the second count
to call for "disavoWal" and CON
demnation' of Senator Nc
Carthy's action.
The motion to table the
Zwicker coAnt came as Senate
leaders were driving to complete
voting today on the entire CEN
sure question.
Aiken Blames Army.
Senator Aiken declared that
the Zwicker charge posed an en-
tirely different question from the
one involved in the first censure
count.
The Vermont Senator said that
after listening to the debate he
was convinced that the Army
did promote and protect Com
munist" and that 1.-THE Army did
defy efforts of the Senate tt
get the facts in the case"
The reference was to the pro-
motion and honorable discharge
of Mai. Irving Peress. former
Army dentist who pleaded the
Fifth Amendment. Senator Nc
earthly was questioning Gen
Continued on Page A, Col. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Missing Plane Found Wrecked,
Five Are Alive and Two Dead
ArIiner Found on Top of Mountain
In New Hampshire After Two-Doy Hunt

Bountis. 80, OF Manchester, N.
H., a Trans-O Ocean Airline pilot.
Dead in the wreckage were:
Co-Pilot George d. McCormick..
81, Of West Hurley, N. Y, and
John McNulty, 80, Of Boston. a
Airlines fight super
intendent, who was making a.
routine flight check.
Planes Survivors.
The survivors are: Pilot Capt.
w. Peter Carey. 81, of Swamp
scott, Mass, the most seriously
hurt; Stewardess Mary L. Nc
Ettrick, %. of Boston, and the
three passengers, James. w. Har-
.vey, So, of WatertoWn. Mass;
William H. Miller of Philadel-
phia and Daniel III. Hall of
Montclair, N. j.
All but Capt. Carey were able
to walk from a helicopter which
transferred them from the bleak
mountaintop to the Berlin Milan
Airport here. about eight miles
from the scene of the crash.
Mr.. Bountis, who was riding
as an observer in a Northeast
plane piloted by Capt. Peter
Dana, told neWsmen: II spotted
the outline of the DC-3's tail
against the mountain. About 4
or 5 inches of snow covered the
wreckage."
Plane Broke i'm Two.
He said the plane crashed and
broke in two as it neared it's
destination on a regular fight
from Boston to the Berlin Milan
Airport Tuesday morning. Both
sections of the plane appeared
intact.
Mr.. Bountis estimated the
plane struck the mountain about
IS feet from the summit of the
3,600-foot peak. It sliced off
treetops as it moved into rela-
lively fiat snow-c covered ground.
The accident marked the first
fatality on Northeast Airlines
in its II years in business.
Vice President Robert L. Tur-
ner of Northeast Airlines saw
Capt. Carey at st. Louis Hos
pital and quoted him as saying
Mr.. McNulty and Co-Pilot Nc
Cormick died soon after the
crash"
Stewardess Praised.
Miss McEttrick complained of
a stiff neck when she reached
the hospital. Mr.. Miller said of
her:
"She was terrific. She was
the life of the party. She held
us all together.
Mr.. Bountis said that when
he spotted the wreckage he saw
one of the survivors waving a
flag to attract attention. He
knew Capt. Carey only slightly.
Asked why he was up searching
on his day off, he replied
quickly:
eff I am ever down I want
some one to look for me, too. !"
The airport is located in
Milan. 8 miles north of Berlin
in the northeastern end of New
Hampshire.
Capt. Carey made his regular
stop at Laconia, N. H., and took
off for Berlin at 1887 am. The
plane acknowledged receipt of a
weather report from Northeast
at 11:15 am. There was no
further contact with the ship
until it was sighted today
about As hours later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
BY the Associated Press \

MILAN, N. H., Dec. 2 Search
.erS found a wrecked Northeast
Airlines plane atop snow-covered
Mount Success today and two OF
its seven occupants-marooned
since midday Tuesday In near
zero temperature-were dead.
Five survivors, including the
planes steWardeSs, the only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
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woman aboard, were removed by
helicopter and taken to a Berlin
hospital.
A veteran flyer on his day off
discovered the wreckage this
morning after score of planes
had flown over the vast. noun
famous region for two days
without success. He is Apostolis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02

(See COUNCIL, Page A-10)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02

(See COMING, Page A-10)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02

Zeekendof Gives Progress Report.
Pose A-lo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Collapses,
But Condition Is
Not Alarming
Pontiff Confined
TO Bed, UnubIe to
Eat Since Saturday
BULLETIN

VATICAN CITY ,R.-Pope.
Plus XII has had a serious COL.
lapse but is conscious and for
the moment his condition is
. not alarming. his physician
reported tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-03

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-03

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