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Evening star., 1954-12-16
X-RaYs Of Pope Show
Esophagus Hernia,
Requiring Surgery
BY she Assoeio,ed Press

VATICAN CITY, Dec. TO-
Preliminary reports of x-rays
taken today of Pope Plus XII
showed that he is suffering from
a small hernia OF the esophagus
and resultant gastritis.
This means. in general, that
there is an abnormal pocket in
the tube that carries food from
the throat to the stomach. and
there Is also Inflammation of
the stomach.
Specialists planned a detailed
study of the X-ray plates later
today. but the Pope's personal
physician, DR.. Ricardo Gale
azzi-Lisi, described the hernia as
Of small Importance" and
added that the examination did
not show the presence of an
ulcer.
Operation Needed Later.
DR.. Raffaele Paolucci di VAL
maggiore, famous surgeon who
assisted in the examination, said
later that an operation must
eventually be performed if the
Pope is to be cured of the hernia,
but there is nothing urgent"
about the present condition Of
the 78-year-old head of the Ro-
man Cathloic Church.
What we will now do is to
try to re-establish his strength.
Only then will we study his con-
dition again in view Of an oper-
ation." DR.. Paolucci said. adding:
"This operation is not neces-
sary Immediately. The most
important thing for the time
being Is that the Pope regain
his strength through an increase
In direct feeding. Now he can
swallow very we'll"
DR.. Paolucci had said last
week that the Pope could sur
vive a hernia operation, which
he described as very minor
and local affair."" But he added
that the Pontiff would have
very little chance" of pulling
through major surgery because
OF his age and weak condition
following his grave, collapse
December 2.
At noon the Vatican press
office issued a bulletin which
said.
THE x-ray examination made
this morning on the Holy Father
has established the existence of
a small hernia of the opening
(hiatus) of the esophagus and
o connected gastritis."
Gastritis Condition.
DR.. Galeazzi-Lisi did not ex-
plain just what was the gast,itis
condition revealed by the X-rays
but he indicated that this was no
surprising factor. This has been
the official diagnosis of the
Evening star., 1954-12-16

Pope's ailmenb since he first
sickened last January.
Msgr. Angelo DellAcqua. the
vatican's substitute Secretary Of
State, announced following the
morning examination that the
results of the X-rays "are tram
quilizing.'
The Pontiff was said to have
tolerated well the barium solr-
ton he had to take before the
examination. Previously his in
ability to retain the fluid had
prevented X-rays to define his
exact condition.
Evening star., 1954-12-16
'Ex-Goy Philip La Toilette
Moving 10 New York
BY she Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Former
Wisconsin Gov. Philip La Fol-
lette and his family are moving
from Madison to New York. r
Mr.. La Toilette made his plans
known yesterday as it was an
nounced that he had been named
president of the Hazeltine Elec-
tronics Corp, a Long Island firm.
He joined the parent firm, Hazel
tine Corp, in 1916 as its associate
general counsel and has been a
director since 1947.
Mr.. La Toilette said he is not
leaving his law firm at Madison.
And ! have no plans at present
to sell my house there. I'm not
giving up my Wisconsin connec-
tions. However. my new job will
make it necessary for my family
and me to live in New York"
Evening star., 1954-12-16
Cowurdice Penalty Eused

LONDON. Dec. Is (P.-Brit-
ish soldiers convicted of cow
ardice before the enemy wom-:
no longer be given the death
penalty under a bill introduced
in parliament last night. Life
in prison would be substituted
as the maximum penalty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-20
Hit-Run Tornadoes Strike Three
Pa. Communities; No Casualties

at least two farms. No casualties
were reported.
State police at the Dushore Bar
racks said the storms Seemed to
set down on two farms and then
take off again"
They left behind a splintered
woodshed and silo, levelled pig
pens and fallen trees. One cow was
killed.
The weather bureau at Harris
burg said state police reported the
three tornadoes through its station
at Williamsport. A spokesman said
the bureau had no information of
its own about the storms.
An American AirlineS DC6, car
rying IA passengers on a flight
from Chicago to New York, report
ed running into turbulent weather
over western Pennsylvania. The
plane turned back and landed at
Cleveland after baggage was
spilled from racks onto seats and
two women suffered minor in,
jurieS.
Another plane, a Trans Canada
Airlines flight from New York to
Toronto, returned to Idlewild Air
port after its pilot said he was I'M
able to get around thunderstorms
in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-20

dens in the lush days before the
Staying of crime-buster A. L. Pat
terson brought on the present
cleanup.
Five candidates ran for Gullatt's
place on the city governing body
which pays $155 a month for the
part time work it requires. They
are Tom Corley, Judge John A.
Freeman of the Russell County
Inferior Court, Grover F. Harden.
DR.. Clyde M. Knowles and Wade
In. Marlowe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-20

Only one seat on the three.man
city commission was at stake, that
of the veteran Commissioner A. L.
Gullatt who declined to seek re-
election. Mayor Elmer Reese and
DR.. Seth Floyd, the other two
members, hold over.
Reese is already under grand
jury indictment for wiiful neglect
of duty because of the wide open
gambling which flourished in the
notorious Chattahoochee River
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-20

Cuardsmen, part of the military
force that has taken over law en-
forcement in once-wicked Phenix
City under limited martial law,
were assigned to. patrol each of
the city's IL voting places from 8
am. when the polls opened until
they close at s pm.
They were ordered there by
Gov. Gordon Persons to show ''the
rest of Alabama and the nation
that Phenix City can have an hon.
est election"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-20
att Guard To Watch As Phenx City Votes For Commissioner

PHENIX. CITY, Ala. R-Phenix
City voters who once felt the clam
my grip of racketeer rule elect a
new city commissioner today UNI
der the protective guns of watch
ing National Guard troops.
And during the day, a racket
busting grand jury ending a two
week recess was to resume its in
vestigation of widespread vote
frauds in another election, the
Democratic primary last May.
Two heavily armed National
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-20

DUSHORE, Pa. Up - Three
hit-run tornadoes struck near three
communities in North Central
Pennsylvania last night. knocking
down power lines, damaging roofs
and causing extensive damage to
Evening star., 1954-10-21
lip-Reading Class Starts
For Adults tomorrow
ID them.

A lip reading class for adults
will begin its fall term at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School in Bethesda at 7:30 pm,
Tuesday.
The course Is open to all resi-
dents Of the Washington Metro.
politan area. It is sponsored by
the Adult Education Program of
the Montgomery County Board
Of Education.
Mrs. George M. Appel Of 5712
Surrey street. Chevy Chase. is
teacher Of the class.
Registrations are now being ac-
cepted at the school, 4301 East
West highway, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Bougainy.i!lIe Marine
Leader 10 Be Speaker

Gen. Allen H. Turnage, one of
the Marine Corps stalwarts in
Pacific fighting of World War II,
will be the principal speaker at
commissioning exercises OF the
Marines 18th Officer Candidate
Course Saturday.
The exercises will be held In
the post theater at Quantico at
10 am, and will end l0-week
course of training for second
lieutenantS.
Gen. Turnage, now retired and
living in Alexandria, COM
nanded the Sd Marine Division
at Bougainville and the recap
ture Of Guam. He received the
Navy Cross for heroism at EN-
press Augusta Bay, Bougainville,
In 1943,
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Tax c ode Faces Revision
But Few Major G honges

have said that such 4 huge law
tinuuestionably has some flaws
and shortcomings.
The tax-writing cornmittee,s IS
staff experts are continuing their
study Of possible further inn
proven1ents In the Federal tax
structure. They likewise are
building up file Of suggestions
or complaints being received
from businessmen. Many of the
communications to the commit
tee or to individual members deal
with the new provisions relating
to corporate reorganizations.
pension and profit sharing plans.
so-called collapsible corporations.
and depreciation write-offs.
Further cuts in individual in
come taxes and abolition or re-
duction Of many remaining ex-
else taxes also are being urged.
Those fields of taxation. were
covered In separate measures
this year.
The upshot. In the opinion Of
committee members and Of COM
mittee staff officials, is certain
to be flock of proposed amend
ments as soon as Congress meets
In January.
The number and nature of the
proposals, and their chances Of
adoption. will depend on whether
the Republicans or Democrats
control the 84th Congress.
But whether Mr.. Reed remains
as chairman or returns as top
ranking minority member of the
committee. he and his fellow
members promise to lose no time
in tackling long. controversial
and complicated calendar of lax
hills s
Evening star., 1954-10-21

Convinced that taxes will be
one of the biggest congressional
issues Of 1856. the House Ways
and Means Committee already is
being told It's time for q change
| in the Internal Revenue Code Of
1854.
Most comments received thus
/ far from corporations. individual
businessmen and organizations
praise the massive 875-page tax
revision and reform law,
committee officials reported.
There Is no demand for q
thorough overhauling OF { the
new law. much less for scrapping
| 1t. they said
But numerous messages based
on actual experience with the
law In recent months offer con-
crete proposals to change OF
clarity many provisions. they
disclosed.
Committee Chairman, Reed
Republican Of New York. Was
quoted by his associates as being
eager to obtain such views on
how the law is working in prac-
tice.
He and the staff are making
no formal survey. They have
not distributed questionnaires al
| was done prior to committee
hearings last year on the tax re-
vision and codification project
Mr.. Reed nevertheless mas
given a standing invitation &c
all interested and qualified
groups and persons to send in
their observations and ideas.
The response, according tc
committee sources, has beer
gratifying but not surprising as
to suggested changes. Mr.. Reed
and others on the committee
Evening star., 1954-11-14

You'll have added shopping
time, this Christmas season.
Stortino Mondoy, the 22nd, our
Washington store opens from
$50 to 900 Mondoys through
December 10th. and Thursdays
from December End through the
23rd. The Chevy Chase and
Alexandra stores open from $50
to 900 49,. Mondays. November
22nd and December 20. :. Thurs
doys, December End through the
23rd Fridoys, November 10Th
through December 7th.
First on your list =. silver OF
glassware gifts you wish engraved
80. gifts you want nionooronned
Evening star., 1954-11-14

-. and your own personolized
cords all should be ordered
now.
Music while you shop first
the merry bells ot our z Street
entrance. Then glorious organ
music l2:l5 to 100 ond
4::3o to Sis dolly toll three
stores). Eoch Soturdoy morning,
OF lO:45, q welI-knon church
choir sings on our 6 Street
balcony.
information booths, service desks,
service managers, personol shop
you find exoctIy what you wont
to give.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02
Sentence Suspended
In Polio Fund Theft

The one-year prison sentence
of a 20-year-old Washington
man. convicted of stealing March
Of Dimes money from an Alex
andria school after posing as an
Air Force Colonel, was suspended
yesterday after he had served
only two months.
Alexandria Police Court Judge
James r. Duncan released Clar-
ence William O'Neill of 2S16
Fortieth place NV. and placed
him on probation for one year
after hearing testimony that
O'Neill was interested in, study
ing for the ministry.
Charles F. Gardner, of 3OO6
Duke street, Alexandria. iden-
titled as a minister of the Full
Gospel Tabernacle, said O'Neill.
former student at a North
Carolina religious college, had
been instrumental in paving the
way for his religious work among
prisoners at the city Jail.
The youth was transferred to
the Jail March "a from the Vir-
ginia State Farm.
O'Neill was arrested last jan
uary % and charged with steal
ing $3.50 in March of Dimes
contributions from the Maury
Elementary School in Alexan-
dria. He is married and the
father of a four months old
daughter.
Police said O'Neill, who was
unemployed, also passed a bad
check for $44.35 at an Alexan-
dria garage. He pleaded guilty
to both charges and was SEN
fenced to six months on each.
A probation report recon-
mended suspension of the sem
tence because of O'Neill's family
and the fact that he has no pre-
viouS record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02
Virgin Isle Lottery Winnings
Taxable, Eisenhower Decides

granting exemption to lottery
awards.
Retiring Virgin Islands Gov.
Morris F.. DeCastro vetoed the
the measure. The council passed
it over his veto. Gov. DeCastro
disapproved it again.
But. as required in such cases,
he sent the bill to Washington
for final action by the President.
It was up to Gen. Eisenhower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02
Alcoholic Beverage Group
Gives 10 Polio Fund

A $4,000 check yesterday was
presented to the 1854 March of
Dimes campaign here by the
Washington alcoholic beverage
industry.
David j. Weltman. campaign
treasurer for the industry, made
the presentation to Commissioner
Renah F. Camalier in the District
Building.
The money was collected
chiefly through January dance
staged by beverage retailers and
wholesalers as well as individual
contributions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02

President Eisenhower has
killed a move by Virgin Islands
residents to exempt their lot
terry winnings from the income
tax laws.
The White House disclosed the
Presidents unusual action yes
terday. 1t came about this way:
The ninth Municipal Council
of ST. Thomas and st. John of
the Virgin Islands passed a bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02
Speakers for Club

Representative Aspinall, Dem
ocrat. Of Colorado and former
Representative Hairless of Ari-
IONA will be guest speakers at q
District Democratic Club brunch
at 1890 pm. Sunday in the
Woman's National Democratic
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02

to uphold either the council or
the Governor.
The White House said the
President "concurred in the Gov
ernor's view that prizes won in
the local lotteries of the Virgin
Islands should not be exempt
from income taxes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02

No motter how young Fosters hat! Little girls to
and big sisters Ia look forward all year long to the
wonderful Sunday morning they sally forth in new strow
pretty omys fashion bonnet! Here you'll find every
type for every oee-ocy strow bonnes tiny flower hots,
soors with brms you cdn through gay half hots Some
hove matching hondboes Most oomorous trims such
as bits of velvet ribbon spring blossoms beods and even
fily Yelling Bring your duckings in first thing tomorrow
. . for wonderful Foster hat.
Kanns-Fourth Floor. Washington Second Floor Arlington"
Evening star., 1954-05-06
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Evening star., 1954-05-06

height possible. Thirty-six flights
by the Navy's Aerobee rockets
launched from the ground also
are planned. The former will
reach a height of approximately
so miles and the latters LA miles.
These rocket flights will be
made. DR.. Kaplan said. from New
Mexico, Greenland, Canada and
Alaska. Other countries in the
program may have rocket explor-
ationS of their own. Some of
the flights are planned for
world days." when conditions
on the surface of the sun affect
the earth's upper atmosphere,
are unusually turbulent or un-
usually quiet.
One of the reasons for select
ing the 1957-58 period, DR.. Kap-
Ian explained. lay in indications
that the sun will be particularly
stormy" at that time.
Most Ambitious Part.
The most ambitious part of
the American program, it was
Evening star., 1954-05-06

explained. viii be- the North-to-
South Pole line Of meteorological
stations for upper air observa-
tons extending along the, 80th
meridian west. with one station
proposed at the South Pole it.
self where nobody now living
has stood. There will be four
other world lines maintained by
other countries but none Of these
contemplates extension into the
unknown Antarctic.
The Geophysical Unions Bowie
Medal, established in honor of
the late DR.. William Boyle of
the Coast and Geodetic Survey,
was awarded last night to DR..
Richard M. Field. professor of
geology at Princeton, for his
efforts over many years to or
ganize cooperative geophysical
programs.
DR.. w. c. Krumbein of North
western University gave a lecture
on Application Of Statistics in
Earth Sciences.
Evening star., 1954-05-06
By Thomos R., Henry

Earth's space frontier. the
largely uncharted atmosphere
between go and IA miles up.
will be explored by means Of at
least IS rocket flights during the
1957-58 international year.
This was explained to the
American Geophysical Union
here by DR.. Joseph Kaplan Of
the University Of California. The
rocket program, he said. will
constitute a striking departure
from the programs Of the two
previous international polar
years, 1882 and 1882, when in
vestigations were confined to the
earth's surface.
Thirty nations. DR.. Kaplan
said, now have agreed to take
part in the international pro-
gram. Each will carry out its
own projects but all will be tied
together to reach a common OBJ
jective. A meeting of representa-
tives Of all the participating
Evening star., 1954-05-06

countries win be held in Rome
in October to coordinate the
programs.
Possible for First Time.
The rocket. carrying automat-
ically recording instruments,
makes intensive exploration of
the space frontier possible for
the first time, DR.. Kaplan said.
This is the region of the au-
roras, Of the cosmic rays impact
on the planet with the resulting
transmutation Of elements. It
is pictured as a region of ex-
tremely tenuous gas where tenn
peratures theoretically go very
high, where a man might burn
at the same time he was freezing,
and through which it is probable
some sort Of man-carrying de-
vice eventually will penetrate.
The program outlined by DIR.
Kaplan calls for 81 flights by
"rockoons," rockets automatically
released from balloons after the
latter have reached the greatest
Evening star., 1954-05-06
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Evening star., 1954-05-06

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Evening star., 1954-05-06
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Evening star., 1954-05-06
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Evening star., 1954-05-24

/ profound and beneficial effect as
anything that has happened in
the United States during your
lifetime and mine"
Senator Douglas, Democrat, Of
Illinois. ii an NBC teleyision de-
bate yesterday with Senator
Daniel. Democrat. Of Texas, took
q similar line. saying the decision
"is the greatest aid the United
States has. had IN the carnpaien
to convince the world we stand
for democracy,
Senator Daniel said the courts
ruling was not based on prece-
dent or law or custom. but was
merely an opinion" Of the court.
He said surveys in the South
have shown that Negroes them
selves prefer segregated schools.
Southern Plants Studied.
Meanwhile, conditions and
practicessunder which five South
ern coInpaniess employ both
white md Negro workers in the
same plants arerdiscussed and
analyzed in q report by the Ma
tional Planning Associations
Committee 6f the South.
The study one Of q series be-
ing madeF BY the committee
concerned two companies In
Little Rock and three In New
Orleans.
The Little Rock plants, said
the report, employ about 220rNe-
groeS, mostly women. in their
work force of 75O.
Whites and Negroes do not
work side BY side on the same job
but inaeboth plants they inter-
mingfe constantly in the course
of their work with no outward
sign ofracial friction or tension" !"
the report sale,
ASH the New Orleans study,
Evening star., 1954-05-24

the report said that Negroes in
al Of the three Arms .'have. to
some extent. moved into higher
level. 'traditionally white pro-
ductions Jobs"
In summary. the report said
that under the limited generali-
Evening star., 1954-05-24
Negroes in South to Petition
Boards on School Int grafton

this scotched Senator Russell's
burning ambition to be Presi-
dent Of the United States" and
at the same time supplied the
fKremlin with propaganda ma
terial.
Senator Russell in washington
and Gov. Byrnes in Columbia de-
clined comment.
In the statement issued here
the NAACP officials noted that
school officials will have cer-
tain administrative problems in
transferring from q segregated
to q non-segregated system" but
added: I'VE win resist the use of
any tactics contrived for the sole
purpose Of delaying desegrega-
tion."
Gov. Talmadee did not COM
ment afterward on the NAACP's
plan, He did say. however: 'sThe
people Of Georgia well know my
views. AS long as I'm Governor
Of Georgia there will be no mixed
schools. I am not interested in
pleasing Communists at home
or abroad"
The Georgia Constitution bans
second terms. The Governor
thus will leave Office at the end
OF this year. Gov. Talmadge Sat-
urday stopped q move among his
supporters to seek q change in
the Constitution to allow him to
seek q successive four-year term
Gov. Talinadge said on a Co
lumbia Broadcasting System
program yesterday that the
State viii not comply with the
Supreme Court decision.
ut would take several divisions
OF troops to police every school
building In Georgia and then
they wouldn't be able to enforce
it," he said.
Marriages Held Objective.
Another defiant note came
from Sea Island, Ca, where
Leander Perez of Baton Rouge,
La. declared that interracial
marriages are the ultimate OBJ
jective" Of the NAACP,~,
Mr.. Perez, national director
Of the States Rights Committee,
appeared with Georgia,s 1t. Gov.
Marvin Griffin on a Mutual
Broadcasting System program.
Both said the South will not ac-
cept the decision passively.
MIR. Griffin said the court had
"usurped authority and aban-
doned its judicial functions. He
said the ruling was based on
"the findings Of a group of
psychologists"
He said the decision sis
definitely an encroachment on
the powers of the legislative
branch" and strikes at the very
roots Of the fundamental princi-
Piles Of democracy"