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Evening star., 1954-12-29
HOLLYWOOD

Lauren Bacall Is going to take
hubby Humphrey Bogart on a
trip around the world--at least.
that's her New Years resolve.
But not in the new chartreuse-
colored Mercedes-Benz Bogey
gave her for Christmas-theyn
fiy, mostly. Incidentally.
Bogey played Cupid for Gloria
De Haven and Dewey Martin
he introduced them at Para
mount where he's starring IN
"The Desperate Hours"
Elizabeth Taylor and Mike
Wilding return to their show
place here on January Is, and
they'll celebrate Christmas then,
with a tree and all the trim
mings. They're still in London
on a visit o-Mike's ailing father.
Dick Powell's Yule present was
the best-a CARE package sent
in my name to needy family.
A lot of other stars. includ-
ing Joan Crawford, did the same.
Andrea Leeds and Bob Howard
have installed the first color IV
set in the desert-at their
scrumptious Howard manor IN
Palm Springs. A 19-incher, too!
Il
Billboard voted Doris Day the
top vocalist of the year. And the
top song, young at Heart" has
a good chance for an Oscar
Doris, who wears sports clothes
beautifully, will concentra tie
mostly on this type OF apparei
for her dress business with Lago.
Charlton Heston, who plays
Moses in "The Ten Command
ments" has a Butch haircut.
Come again? -. Jose Ferfers
native government OF Puerto
Rico sent a huge bundle OF pink
and blue tiny garments for the
expected baby.
In Mrs. Edmund Purdom
sad story of her marriage IN a
London newspaper, she men
tions that Edmund used to keep
buckets of cold water in readl-
ness to throw over performers
at Ciro's when they ambled out
side backstage for a breath OF
air. And Guy Mitchell can't
wait to return from London to
cav a few choice words to Pur-
dom. He is one of those who
were drenched.
Walter Pidgeon told them IN
London, I'm 81 years old. and
the advantage of being old is
that you outlive the opposition.
There aren't so many OF us in
the upper-fifty bracket"
Young British beauty, Susan
shentall, who married a wealthy
husband and turned her back on
a movie career after Romeo and
Juliet" is sticking to her de-
cision. Susan said mo" to
Charles Marquis Warren's offer
to co-star her with Jack Palance
and Dan O'Herlihy in "The Nor
man."
Joseph Gotten, learning that
the title of his picture now being
made in Germany had been
changed from Embassy Baby"
to Special Delivery" quipped:
"It sounds like a plot line for
Medic"
Raymond Burr can thank
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
for getting off in time for his
holiday tour to entertain troops.
Dean and Jerry agreed to work
nights so Raymond could finish
his role in you're Never Too
Young"
Cornell Wilde and jean Wal
lace took the children to Sun
Valley for a white vacation on
skis.
Fred MacMurray, after view
ing Marion Brando as Napoleon:
1.-THE picture should have been
called, A Streetcar Named Desi-
ree'."
Deborah Kerr. vacationing in
Palm Beach, Fla, landed a 20
pound pompano on her first at
tempt at spear fishing. +. And
Kirk Douglas. vacationing at
Lake Placid. placed second in
the speed-skating contest at the
New York winter resort. He and
wife, Anne Buydens. are there
Evening star., 1954-12-29
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Evening star., 1954-12-29

Mrs. Boeort Plans
Round-World Trip
-By Sheiloh Grohcm

for two weeks before heading
back to Hollywood.
Shelley Winters newest heaft-
throb. Bill Travis. follows her
here from London as soon as he
finishes Deadlock" with Stew
art Granger and Jean Simmons
Dinah Shore heads for New
York after her appearance or
Edward Murrow's Person tc
Person" T'V program January z
She'll take her piano along or
the Super Chief-to rehearse fol-
her opening at the Waldorf AS
toria. Jean Louis Of Columbia
designed Dinah's gowns.
(Released by NANA1
Evening star., 1954-12-29
Locked Tight
HUJSDAIE.

HIILSDALE. Mich. tR. -
Twelve prisoners got themselves
locked so fast in the Hillsdale
County Jail that even the sher-
iff couldn't get them out. A
lever mechanism on the door
leading into the cell block be-
came jammed. A locksmith had
to be called from st. Louis. Mo-.
to fix it.
Evening star., 1954-12-29
Cormody
Continued From Page B-2o.l

how Broadwaylike other Broad
ways can be. A memo from
Don King calls attention to the
Branch Driye-in's "duSk-till-
dawn" sextuple feature program
on Friday night. - The first
of the six feature pictures. Tall
in the Saddle" with John Wayne
viii begin at z pm. -. The last,
THE Green Glove" which stars
Glenn Ford, will go on no one
has computed when, but some
time in the early dawning. 8. /.
incidentally. each car win be
supplied with free gas to keep
its heater running. -. Mr.. King
is man with ideas. hunh?
Evening star., 1954-12-29
Its Hard to Argue
With Utility Poles
BY fhe Assoeiosed Press

HARTFORD, Conn. - The
Connecticut Safety Commission
figures that it cost $205.533.94
in one year to replace s37 utility
poles knocked down by automo-
biles and trucks.
Commented the commission:
"In these auto versus fixed OBJ
ject accidents. it is safe to con-
clude that the motorist has no
one to blame but himself"
Evening star., 1954-12-29
Durable Trupper

JERSEYvILLE. Ill. (P--Ever
since he was q 9-year-old John
Cummings has been catching
fur bearing animals in traps.
He plans to give the trap line
another whirl with a bunch Of
new traps baited for mink. He's
10
Evening star., 1954-12-29
Hit-und- Run Walker
Accused in Accident
By the Assoeiosed Press

CATLETTSBURG, Ky.-A
man leaving the tavern where
George A. Bakers car was
parked slipped on a patch OF
ice and fell against Bakers car
making a small dent in its side
Then he walked away with
out speaking. Baker reported
the incident to Policeman James
Prince, who charged it to a "hit-
and-run pedestrian.
Evening star., 1954-12-29

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Evening star., 1954-06-26

A liberalized District appro-
priation bill for the year be-
ginning July / now awaits action
by House and Senate conferees'
The Senate late yesterday took
up a revised bill as reported
from its Appropriations Com
mittee and, after about "a min
utes of explanation, passed it
without a single contest.
By unanimous consent the
Senate insisted on it's amend
ments and asked for a confer
ence with the House.
One amendment was needed
to correct some miscalculations
made late the night before by
clerks. This added to the Sen
ate version of the bill $79.031
for the Department of Licenses
and Inspections. Without this
amendment the new department
Evening star., 1954-06-26
London Believes It's High Time
For Sensible Talks With U.S..
Major Topics Of Conference Will Go
Straight to Heart Of Western Policy

mon course of action. And at a
time Of stress, when criticism
was inevitable there has been
tendency to unload as much
as possible on the other fell
low.
This misunderstanding has
been mutual. More than most of
our allies, the British jump
quickly to oversimplified answers
in explaining the United States
to their own people. Serious
things are shrugged off as an
examples of our inexperience
and national immaturity in the
role Of international leadership.
Often. there is no genuine effort
to see the problem from the
American point of view.
Gifted caricaturiSts. the Brit
ish seem to find a certain COM
fort in diSmissing the facts of
American political life as the
sinister influence of potent
crackpotS, with Senators Nc
Carthy, McCarran and Know
land and, more recently, Admi-
raj Radford-playing the viii
lainS' parts.
The British, however, have
been doing these things for a
(See MOVES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-06-26
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, June ga huge,
freak tidal wave swept Chicago's
Lake Michigan shore for a dis
tance of several miles today,
washing at least a score of fish
ermen into the water.
Some witnesses said the wave
was at least 20 feet high.
Police said at least three bodies
had been recovered and that
more were feared drowned. Coast
Guard boats, police and fire
equipment were called to aid in
the rescue efforts.
Most of the victims were swept
into the water from two rock
jettieS at MontroSe harbor and
off a pier at North avenue, both
on Chicago's north side.
Estimates Of the height OF the
wave varied. It covered the rock
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Tidal Wave Sweeps Fishermen
Into Lake, Drowning at Least 3

jettieS with at least four feet of
water. 1t Surged over an eight
foot sea wall at Loyola Uni
versity.
Police, fearing additional
waves, cleared fishing piers and
beacheas along the lake front,
sending hundreds of bathers and
fishermen away from the lake.
The United States Weather
Bureau in Chicago described the
tidal wave as a Seiche and said
it was caused by a Squall line
moving across the lake.
The condition is caused by a
rapid change in air pressure
which depresses the water in one
spot and causes a mounding up
of the water level in another.
The water can rise quickly sew
eral feet.
The Weather Bureau said it
is an "unpredictable situation" "
Evening star., 1954-06-26
By Crosby S. Noyes
Foreign Correspondent Of The StoP

LONDON. The Eisenhower
Churchill nesting is being fol-
lowed with the keenest interest
here. To Judge from the feeling
in London. it is high time the
British and American leaders
sat down to talk things over
senSibly.
Apart from the actual topics
of discussion, there is one broad
purpose behind the visit of Sir
Winston Churchill and Anthony
Eden. That purpose-as every
one is well aware-is to repair
as much as possible the damage
that has heen done to the Anglo
American partnership in the
course of the last few months.
This damage, to be sure, was
not the result of any lack of
communication. 1t has seemed
at times that the problem has
increased in geometric proper
ton to the number of words de-
voted to it and the speed with
which they were transmitted
overseas. What has been con-
spiciously lacking has been un-
derstanding. There has been lit
tie effort to work out a COM
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Woman Sees Cabbie
knitted 10 Death Here
Provide for $17O,43S,S47.

A Washington cab driver was
knitted to death last night. ap-
parently by a fare who was at
tempting to rob him.
A Mortified woman witness told
police she heard the driver, Collie
Elliott. Il. colored, of 1719 In
dependence avenue Sc, say.
"You will try and rob me-" 10
his passenger and get out Of
his cab on L street near First
street NE.
Another man followed him
from the cab and plunged a
knife into Mr.. Elliott's chest.
loaded the body back into the
cab and attempted to drive it
away. He later fed on foot.
The woman said the incident
started when the cab stopped
and the driver got out, walked
around and tried to open the
right rear door, apparently to
make the man leave. He re-
turned to the drivers side, got
a hammer and returned to the
right rear door. The back seat
passenger then rushed out. the
witness said, q cloth concealing
a knife in his hand.
As the slayer lunged, the cloth
fell off his hand.
She described the man as col
ored, about 38 to 40 years old,
five feet, 10 inches tall. $50
pounds, with a heavy mustache
and wearing a bloodied tan sport
shirt and black trousers.
Evening star., 1954-06-26

instead OF %, additional housing
inspectors to carry out the in
tended attack on slum housing
conditions.
Provide for $17O,43S,847.
The District bill, as it passed
the Senate, called for $170,438.-
847. This is nearly 50 million
above the amount approved by
the House. 1t still is somewhat
short of what the Commissioners
had asked but there was no in
dication there would be any fight
about the latter
The House is expected to con-
slider the move for a House.
Senate conference early next
week.
Among highlights Of the bill
as passed by the Senate were:
Restoration of most Of the
funds requested by District Of
ficials for development of three
fringe parking lots. These would
be developed near the South
Capitol Street Bridge, the Carter
Barron Amphitheater and the
United States Soldiers Home.
Funds needed for the District
high school automobile train
ing courses were restored, under
a plan to extend the training to
all of the Is high schools.
$179,O4S for Civil Defense.
For the Office of civil defense,
the Senate approved an out
lay of $179,O48. This is an
increase of $104,048 over the
House figure of $4,000. The
House voted to make next years
civil defense program even less
than for this year-$90,000.
The Senate wrote funds into
the bill to permit the addition
of three meeting rooms to the
Cleveland Park Branch Library.
The Senate also added funds
for the purchase of an additional
bookmobile which it said was
"vitally needed in those areas
which are without adequate Ii
brary service"
The Senate denied funds
sought for the re-establishment
of an emergency homemakers'
service. Instead it recommended
a fund of $4,000 for the work
of inStructing visiting nurses.
The House had approved $50, 900
for the visiting nurses on the
theory that they could do the
housekeepers' aid work. The
(See BUDGET, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Shopping Center Fire
Sends 6 10 Hospital;
Loss Is 100000
Is Firemen Treated at
Scene of Stubborn
Brentwood Village BIuze

A four alarm blaze in a North
east shopping center sent six
firemen to the hospital and
caused at least 100000 damage
last night.
Fire-f1ghters battled for more
than two and a half hours be-
fore the stubborn blaze was
brought under control at the
Brentwood Village Shopping
Center.
About 25 firemen were treated
for smoke inhalation at the scene
of the fire, Fourteenth street
and Rhode Island avenue NE.
The blaze broke out on the
ground floor of the Village Flor
ist Shop. then ate its way along
the attic storage space into five
other shops in the block-long,
Single-story building.
Firemen kept the flames from
spreading to a half-dozen other
shops in the center.
100000 Damage.
Fire Inspector w. C. Kelly
said on the scene that his early
estimate of damage was "at least
100000" He remarked that
there were no fire walls along
the atticway above the damaged
shops-hardest-hit area.
The departments plan E"
went in effect at 10:46 pm, 20
minutes after the fourth alarm
went in. Under this plan, all
off duty men are alerted and
any other alarms of a second
nature take only one piece of
equipment with them.
The first alarm went in at
9:42 pm. and the fire was under
control about 1890 am.
Tons of water were poured
on the blaze before f1remen man
aged to cut through the shag
roof and move into the upper
area.
Both fire department rescue
squads were at the scene, but
the department was forced to
bring in extra oxygen during
the height of the blaze.
1000 Attracted to Scene.
Deputy Chief w. j. Cunning
ham, ranking police officer on
the scene, estimated that more
than 1000 persons were drawn
to the vicinity.
Other shops reported damaged
Continued on Page A-28, Col. 81
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Condition Of Truman
Reported Satisfactory

KANSAS CITY, June 26.-For-
mer President Harry S. Truman
had a good night last night and
his condition continues to be sat-
isfactory, a hospital spokesman
said today.
Mr.. Truman, 70, underwent an
operation June 20 for removal Of
his gall bladder and appendix.
"Mr. Truman slept well, better
than he has the past two nights, !"
the spokesman said. His condi-
ton is satisfactory"
DR.. Wallace Graham, Mr.. Tru-
mans physician, last night de-
scribed his patients recovery as
satisfactory.
DR.. Graham said an X-ray
examination planned last night
was not made because the pa
tient was sleeping. Such an ex-
animation is routine following
an operation Of that type, the
physician said.
Evening star., 1954-06-26

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24-hour investigation Of the at.
tack, which touched off con-
gresSional hearing when Mr.
Curtis described it in the House.
Police said three Of the boys
each 8 years old, admitted being
with the gang when it stoned
Mr.. Curtis and Frank Mitchell
a visitor from Toledo, Ohio.
Nicknames Given Police.
Juvenile squad detectives said
the three put the finger on the
six others. ranging in age from
9 to Is. by giving police the nick
names of the others.
Detectives traced the six by
using the squads elaborate nick
name file, Sergt. Rasmussen said.
None of the nine has been
charged.
Police said the break in the
case came because one of the
8-year-olds was heard Dragging
about having been with the
gang. The person who over
heard the boast described the
boy to police, and from that de-
Scription, detectives arrested
him. The arrest led to the
others.
The three originally arrested
we're questioned separately, and
each of them. detectives said,
told this story:
The gang had been loafing
around an F street bakery dur
ing the evening. Around 1880
pm. they began walking toward
the Capitol. In the first block
of E street NV, they met a
man (NIr. MitchelD and one OF
the gang stepped on the mans
toes.
Barrage Of Stones.
The man began cursing, and
one of the youths threw a stone
at him. This touched off a
barrage of stones. The three
younger boys who told the story
said they did not throw their
stones at the man, but tossed
them onto the grass. When an
other man (Mr. Curtis) came to
Mr.. Mitchell'S aid, the gang fled.
the boys related.
Police said the six arrested
later have not admitted taking
part in the attack. Police said
three Of the six have juvenile
records.
Evening star., 1954-06-26


mala's complaint that Honduras
and Nicaragua were still con-
doning aggression in defiance OF
the Councils cease-f1re call OF
last Sunday.
The procedural motion for its
adoption needed seven votes to
pass. It got only four, while five
votes were cast against it and
two Council members abstained.
Debate Postponed.
This postponed debate indefi-
nitely and gave the 21-nation
OAS time to investigate the
Guatemalan charges through its
five member Inter American
Peace Committee.
Brazil and Columbia - With
United States support-had pro-
posed this course. But the Sow
let Union, backing Communist
inflltrated Guatemala, had de-
manded measures to put an end
to aggression in Central Amer
ica."
The vote found Russia, Den
mark, Lebanon and New Zea-
land in favor of the Guatemalan
agenda. The United States, Bra
zil. Columbia, Nationalist China
and Turkey voted against it and
Britain and France abstained.
Soviet Invitation Defeated.
The Soviet Union also lost on
a motion to invite Guatemaian
Delegate Eduardo Castillo Arriola
to the Council table. The other
10 members apparently feeling
that the invitation to a nom
member would be premature,
since no debate had begun, voted
no.
The Inter-American Peace
Committee, meeting in Washing
ton, had set up a commission to
investigate the Guatemalan sit
uation Wednesday.
Honduras and Nicaragua had
granted the commission, made
up like the committee of Ar
gentina, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba
and the United States, permis-
sion to enter their territory,
but Guatemala last night finally
denied such permission.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Sports and Preaching
Go Hand in Hand

ATHLETIC MINISTERS-Two Ar
Iineton ministers ore top flight tennis
and golf players. But they have to
compete during the week os Sundays
ore token up with their duties. For
this Church Section feature. see pose
40
Evening star., 1954-06-26
97-Degree Weather
Forecast Today

The mercury was headed to-
ward a new record for the year
today, weather observers said as
the temperature reached SO at
/ pm.
The outlook was for 97-degree
heat before the day was over
This would exceed the years
high of 96 on June 13. The low
tonight is expected to be IS
Tomorrow will be partly cloudy
and not as warm.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
81 Million Coast Fire
Finally Under Control
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, June ga
million dollar oil fire that ex-
ploded storage tanks and sent
flames towering over the harbor
area was brought under control
today.
One worker was reported miss
ing and two firemen were in
jured. neither seriously.
Since much of the fuel was
destined for military use, TIE
Navy and FBI aided by the Los
Angeles arson quad began check
ing the possibility of sabotage.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Police Push Probe
After Selling 9 Boys
In Stoning Incident
Attack on Member of
House by Gang Set Off
Congress Inquiry

Police today held nine boys in
connection with Wednesday
nights attack on Representative
Curtis, Republican, of Missouri.
Sergt. William Rasmussen of
the juvenile squad, said the in
vestigation is continuing.
The colored youths were
rounded up during an intensive
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Beginning Tomorrow:
Vacation Health Tips

Beginning tomorrow in The Stor's
big Resort ond TroveI Section. read
the first in q series Of six weekly
ortieIes, entitled "Voeotion HeoIth."
Written by Dr.. W. W. Bouer. direc-
for, heoIth ond edueotion. American
Medical Association, you'll find this
series must" reading if you're pIon-
ming on tokins voeotion.
Leorn the importance Of tokine il
cosy and why you should not become
over tired while you're owoy. In oddi-
tion, Dr.. Bouer tells you Of the hog
ords Of ccmping as well as where and
whot you should cot and drink.
Don't miss this timely series begin
ming in The Stor tomorrow. Phone
Sterling $4,000 for convenient home
delivery. Reed The Stor Fssularly.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Spuin Gets U. S. Wurship

FERROL, Spain, June 26 (P).
The minesweeper Nalon, first
American warShip handed over
by the United States Navy to
Spain under the military agree
ment between the two countries,
arrived yesterday.