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Evening star., 1955-07-02
HOLIDAY
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going out, the city will be far
from deserted.
Leading the list OF attractions
here will be the annual fireworks
display on the Monument
Grounds beginning at 7:30 pm.
Monday. In addition to the
rockets red glare and the bombs
bursting in air, the show will
include pyrotechnic portraits OF
George Washington and Presi-
dent Eisenhower. A fireworks
flag will blaze forth to finish the
show.
The Declaration itself, pro-
tected from the ravages of time
by helium, bronze and soft lights.
will be on display in the National
Archives from to 10 pm. on
the holiday.
Other events scheduled for the
Fourth:
The Army Band will give a
special concert on the east steps
of the Capitol from 7:l5 to 9:15
pm.
/ The District Recreation De-
Ipartment and area civic units
will hold an all-day celebration
at the Palisades Playground.
A parade. featuring units from
the Fire Department. American
Legion Post No. 40, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts and the Palisades
Citizens Association, will start
at II am. at the Key School,
Hurst terrace and Dana place.
1t will 60 through Taylor street
to Macarthur boulevard to
Weaver street and Sherrier
place. finishing at the fieldhouse,
Edmunds and Sherrier places
NV.
Fireworks display at the Mead
owbrook Recreation Center, Rock
Greek Park at East-West high
way and Beach drive. The dis
play will wind up series Of
events at Meadowbrook spon-
sored jointly by the Inter Club
Council of Silver Spring and the
Community Services Council Of
Bethesda. Contests and band
concerts will be held during the
day.
Community celebration in Oak
view, Montgomery County, in
cluding a two-mile-long parade,
the Navy School Of Music Band,
an Army color guard. floats,
speeches and a fireworks display.
Picnic sponsored by the Capt.
tol Heights Citizens Association
at the community playground,
Sixty second place and Central
avenue. The picnic at / pm. will
be followed by a fireworks dis
play at 8 pm. The volunteer fire
department and other commu-
nifty organizations will partici-
pate.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Alcohol Kills Five;
Son of Victim Held

PHILADELPHIA, July 2 (P).-
A 25-year-old sheetmetal worker
was charged with manslaughter
last night for allegedly furnish
ing wood alcohol for weekend
party which killed five persons
including his mother.
Detective William Hill said
William F.. Cook and three COM
panions drained a quantity of
.methyl alcohol from a parked
tank truck last Saturday night.
Mr.. Hill said Cook and the three
others, John Brennan, 38; James
IDobbins. %, and James Peak, 33.
took the wood alcohol in gallon
jugs to the home of Cooks step
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Farrell. where they and
Others consumed a large quantity
'of the poison. Mr.. Hill said
some diluted it with water, which
may have saved their lives.
All were made violently i'll.
Both the Farrells and Mr.. Bren-
nan, Mr.. Dobbins and Mr.. Peak
died Sunday, either at the scene
or later in the hospital.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
u Nu Willing to Serve
AS Cold War Mediator
By JAMES E. ROPER

Pretty soon, we may need an
arbitrator to decide who should
mediate the cold war.
One candidate to mediate the
East-West feud is Burmese
Prime Minister U M. He told
"a National Press Club luncheon
yesterday that he would do any
thing he could to ease tensions
between the United States and
Communist China.
Then he hurried over to the
State Department for a 95-min-
ute conference with Secretary
of State Dulles.
On emerging from Mr.. Dulles
office, U Nu confirmed that the
topics discussed included Red
China. Suddenly he spied an
other would-be East-West medi-
ator--India's v. K. Krishna
Menon-in the diplomatic recep-
ton room.
Round-faced U Nh and hollow
checked Mr.. Krishna Menon. like
mediators good and true. shook
hands warmly. Then U Nu left,
and Mr.. Krishna Menon entered
Mr.. Dulles Office for los minutes
|of mediating.
ProtocoEminded officials, who
have to be especially careful
these days. proudly noted that
Mr.. Dulles gave almost equal
time to the two Asian neutral
lists.
Later. Mr.. Krishna Menon
and U Nu, as friendly compete
tors, conferred at Blair House,
where the Burmese Prime Min
sister was staying while on an
official visit to the United States.
Last night. most of Washing
toms diplomatic corps assembled
at the Burmese Embassy for a
reception honoring u Nu. Vice
President Nixon. Supreme Court
Justice Burton, a number Of
congressman and Mr.. Krishna
Menon we're there, too.
The diplomatic atmosphere
Evening star., 1955-07-02
MONTGOMERY
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obtain the property at a lower
price.
Montgomery County land rec
iords show that Max Gutenberg
retired Washington businessman
and others he says are his asso-
Iciates, have had interests in at
least three pieces Of property
along Maryland 240 which were
later sold to SRC.
Speculation Admitted
Leroy c. Moser, chief right
!of-way engineer for the. State
acknowledged that the SRC had
apparently been dealing with
spectators along 240.
In one case Mr.. Gutenberg
through the men he said were
working with him, bought Is
acres near Rockville for $40, 900
and eight months later sold only
;4.23 acres of it to the State for
$4,000 more than was paid for
the entire tract.
Ben Du Pre-, assistant right
Iof-way engineer for Maryland
I240, has been given a 30-day
suspension because of complaints
from residents of the area about
the manner in which right-of-
way purchases were handled, the
ISRC has announced. Du Pre- is
Ito have a fuller hearing later.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

operations according to q sched-
ule to be established by the
commission and ranging up to
a maximum Of $3.50 for the most
serious operations.
3. Maternity Reimbursement
for hospital expenses and physi-
clans charges incurred for
maternity Of q female employe
or the insured wife Of a male
employe up to a maximum Of
SIPS for hospital expenses and
SIS to the surgeon for normal
delivery or $125 for Caesarean
section for any one maternity.
4. Major Observation-Disclosures
ment lup to-a lifetime maximum
Of $4,000 and a calendar year
maximum Of $4,000 Of rs per
cent of the amount by which the
medical expense incurred by the
employe in any calendar year
exceeds the basic benefits plus a
500 deductible. The 500 de-
ductible is the amount over the
basic benefits provided in the
plan which the employe must
himself pay In any one calendar
year before he is eligible for the
major medical benefits. The
plan operates on the same basis
for each insured dependent Of
the employe.
Under the uniform plan, par
|ticipating employees who retire
after the effective date of the
program either for disability or
after Is years of civilian service
would be permitted to continue
substantial health insurance
protection at the same cost, pro-
vided they authorize deductions
from their annuity checks.
A participating employe who
leaves Government service after
the effective date of the pro-
gram would be given an oppor-
tunity to purchase a suitable in
dividual policy cor policies for
himself and his dependents from
q carrier participating in the
underwriting of the uniform
group health insurance plan at
reasonable rates and without
taking a physical examination.
Benefits to retirees and sepa-
rated employees under the other
plans would be as provided for in
the particular plan the employe
chose.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

was as warm as the weather.
Even Soviet Ambassador Georgi
Zarubin was cheerful.
A news reporter asked him
what he thought of the inter-
national situation.
Improving" he replied. "And
after the Geneva talks IL will
be much better" "
He seemed to think that, when
the showdown comes, Soviet
Premier Bulganin will be the
best mediator of all.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
RESORT FORECAST

Southern Jersey and Ocean
Beaches-Tomorrow. mostly
fair but chance of scattered
afternoon t h u ndershowers.
High near 80.
Upper and Lower Bay
Mostly fair and hot, high
90-93 tomorrow, chance of
scattered afternoon thun-
dershowers.
Skyline Drive-Mostly fair
tomorrow. chance of scat
tered afternoon thunder
showers. High 1891.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

hAOA44A4 tAkC 4ACAe ASe WN<.os
Administration officials say
they hope that. If Congress!
doesn't act this year. the legis.
llation viii receive early ccnsid.
Ieration next year.
/ Under the plan. employees
could participate in local health
insurance plans offered in theil
community or through the EN-
Iployes' agencies. in existing PLAN
sponsored by national employ,
organizations, or in a uniform
lplan administered by the Civi
Service Commission.
The Government would pay
lone third of the cost. while ths
Iemployes would pay two-thirds
Employees with families woulc
Ipay $104 a year. and the Gov
ernment would pay. $50 annually
The cost Of the program to tht
Government would be SIS millior
q year.
Employees with no DEPENDENT
would pay $39 a year, and itht
Government, 1880.
The program would be on I
voluntary basis. Employe deduc'
ltions would be made from tn,
regular paychecks, the same 81
lin the case of the life insurance
program.
| The plan also would permi
1.-THE csc to increase or decreas'
1.-THE maximum contribution o
lemployes by an amount up to 2!
|per cent if any readjuStmen
proved necessary. This readjust
lment. however, could be mad,
lonly after consultation with -,
Advisory Board of Federal EN-.
lployes Group Health Insurance
which would be set up to advise
the commission on the operation
Iof the program.
Here is the uniform cash in.
ldemnity plan for Federal EN-.
Iployes and their families:
1. Observation-Disclosures
for the actual amount charged
for room and board up to ST.
Iper day for a maximum Of II
days. Reimbursement for tn,
cost of other hospital services
such as laboratory examinations
and the use of operating ane
surgical treatment rooms. UP tt
la maximum of $500.
| 2. Surgical-Reimbursement
Iof expenses incurred for Surgica
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DIXON-YATES
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COntlnue0 from flrSt rage
would not be needed for about
three years.
Mayor Frank Tobey said there
can be no doubt that Memphis
already is definitely committed
to building its own generating
plant.
I'VE have notified TVA we
will no longer need their power
beyond the life Of our present
contract" he said. 1--WE are
working toward our own plant
on every level-leg.l, financial
and technical.
81 am certain any fair minded
Evening star., 1955-07-02

District and Vicinity-Fair to-
night. lowest near "a. Tomorrow
continued hot with chance of
an afternoon thundershower.
Virginia-Fair tonight, lowest
$50 in west and TOTS in east.
Tomorrow mostly fair and con-
tinued hot with a few scattered
afternoon or evening thunder
showers.
Maryland-Chance of widely
scattered thundershowers early
Evening star., 1955-07-02
III NU VISIT RESULTS
I'M BENSON NAMING
PROTOCOL OFFICER
By the Associated Press

The U Nu incident has re-
suited in an assignment new
to the Agriculture Depart
ment-protocol officer
An apology from Secretary
Benson and a visit to his
Office by the Burmese Prime
Minister yesterday appar-
emily smoothed out any ruff
f1es left from U NUS walk
out when Mr.. Benson kept
him waiting for five minutes
Thursday.
The Department said AS
sistant Secretary Robert D.
McMillen now has been de-
signated protocol officer to
handle any future dealings
with high-level foreign visi-
tors.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Orange County Man
Killed on Route 29

An Orange County tVa.) mar
was killed early today when he
was struck by a car while walk
ling along Route 20 three miles
south of Madison. Va.
State police said Early BYRD
Berry. 81. of Eheart, Va, was
struck by a car driven by James
lC, Froneberger of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

tonight otherwise fair and warm.
Low in 70s. except 56-64 in
mountains. Tomorrow. contin-
ued hot and humid with scat
tered afternoon or evening thun-
der showers,
Winds-Southwesterly 5-l0
miles per hour tonight.
River Report
From U. g. EnsineerS
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Congress .Finolly Gets
Hospital Medical Plan
By JOSEPH YOUNG

administration has its long-awaed proposal to
Congress provide comprehensive insurance
program for Government employees and their families
proposal sent to Capitol Hill yesterday. It's fate
this year uncertain with Congress driving for adjournment
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Housing Bill
Jam frightened
By the Associated Press

Representative Rains. Demo.
crat, of Alabama said today the
House Banking Committee |.
"going to sit tight" on its con.
troversial housing bill stalled by
public housing foes on the House
Rules Committee.
Mr.. Rains, a senior Banking
Committee member. said hi
foresaw no prospect that his
group would reconsider the bill
and vote out an altered version
But an administration official
said efforts would be made to
get a bill more to the admins
tration's liking. He described
the stalled measure as carrying
"a lot of cats and dogs" not
originally sought by President
Eisenhower.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Showers and thunder
will scattered tonight throughout the Great Lakes
area the Central and Northern Great Plains States and
along the Rockies The coolest temperatures will be found
in the Northern Rockies where lows of 40 degrees
peced The Eastern and Southern sections Of the Nation
will continue warm.-AP wirPhoto Map.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Slum Tie-in Omitted

The administration housing of.
fetal, who asked that he not be
quoted by name, said the public
housing provisions of the Bank.
ing Committee bill were not tt
the administra ions liking be.
cause, among other things, hi
said, they abolished the present
required tie-in with slum clear.
Iance projects. ..~.,.
Another provision the admin
Iistration dislikes, he said, would
make the Home Loan Bank Boarc
new under the Housing ano
Home Finance Agency-an in
dependent unit.
The administration informant
indicated that concern over the
House bill was heightened b.
similar provisions already in Q
measure passed by the Senate
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Rules Group Divided

The powerful rules group
split, 6-6, yesterday on request
to clear the measure for Houss
action. A solid lineup of four
Republicans repeatedly joined
two Democrats in opposing the
bill, while the six favoring it
were said to be all Democrats.
The tie vote kept the bill locked
in the Rules Committee.
The measure includes a pre-
vision for $4,000 public housing
units year for the next two
years, the same number sought
by Mr.. Eisenhower. 1t also in
.cludes such noncontroversial
features as more home mortgage
insurance authority for the Fed
eral Housing Administration.
Representative Leo Allen of
Illinois, one of the Rules Gem
mittee Republicans who ac-
knowledged voting against the
bill. indicated he didn't regard
his as an anti-administration
stand.
While the President, I'm sure
is still for public housing" Mr.
Allen said, II haven't hearo
whether he is for or against this
bill. All know is that it wasn't
what he asked for"
Evening star., 1955-07-02
The Sun and Moo

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Prer1pitation
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Tide Tables
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Evening star., 1955-07-02

High and Low Of Last q Hours
High, %, at $3.50 pm.
Low, 13, at $40 am.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

of expenses incurred for surgica
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03
By DOUGLAS TUOMEY

More and more houses are
being built on a concrete slab,
and the dampness and conden-
sation problem has plagued many
of the owners Of this type of
dwelling.
The houses which have heating
coils in the floor are not much
better of than the others except
during the heating season. and
the homes which have wall-to-
wall carpet, which many of them
have. frequently find a musty,
damp odor. and a distinct dis
coloration Of the carpeting.
Condensation comes entirely
from warm, moisture-laden air
coming in contact with a cool
surface. Therefore, whren hui
nudity is high. or the house is
filled with steamy vapor. from
kitchen and bathrooms. it con-
denses on surfaces which are
cold. AS the average slab-foun-
Idation house is in direct contact
with the cool, earth. it is an ideal
surface for condensation.
When the cool slab is COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03
FESTIVAL
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COntlnueu FROM rage b-l
to complete homes to meet the
exhibitions schedule. Roads into
new subdivisions were being
readied, and arrangements were
being made to greet many thou
sands Of visitors.
The full list of homes will
be announced publicly for the
first time in The Stars Home
Section next Saturday.
Directions will be given to
reach the homes, and a map
will show their approximate
location in the Metropolitan
Area. Other information will be
supplied, including the name of
the builder, the number of bed
rooms each house contains, and
the approximate number of
homes projected in each sub
division.
During each Of the four weeks
Of the big event, The Star will
picture separate groups of the
homes, so that by the end of
the observance all will have
been shown in photographs.
Purpose of the exhibit is to
give the public an opportunity
to see a representative cross
section of the homes now avail
able in the area, particularly of
those being produced in stable
volume.
Sponsorship Of the program
was undertaken by The Star as
a public service and as a means
Of calling attention to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03
u. S.. Studies
Flood Aid
For Realty

The Federal Housing Admins
|tration has announced it is lead
ing a move to devise Govern
ment-backed insurance which
will give protection to people
suffering loss of real property
due to food damage.
The agency has already Gre
|ated a committee which is for
mulating plans and ideas to be
used in conferences with indus
try and Government officials. ac-
lcording to FILA Commissioner
Norman p. Mason.
Most of the estimated 50 bill
lion food damage recently suf-
fered in six Noreastern States
was not covered by insurance
Mr.. Mason said.
Insurance against food dam.
age is virtually unavailable, the
commissioner noted. He pointed
out that private insurance com.
Ipanies feel the risk cannot hs
spread oyer, a wide enough base
to make claim payments finan.
cially feasible in hard-hit fiooe
areas.
] There is a glaring need fol
some type Of protection and
the least we can do for Amer
lean families facing such over
powering loss in the future Il
to explore every possible mean'
of protection" Mr.. Mason added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03
Border Around Carpet
Helps Bon c Condensation

pletely covered with a carpet
there is absolutely no chance fol-
any of the moisture condensed
upon 1t to be disbursed by evap-
Grafton. and the carpet becomes
saturated. No paint, enamel,
lacquer or other finish applied
to the concrete win help the
situation because it is not the
concrete itself which causes the
trouble, simply its temperature.
r-conditioning units and
dehumidifiers which take a large
percentage of the moisture out
of the air help considerably-if
you can afford them-but it has
been fairly well demonstrated
that leaving a 6 or 8 inch border
around the room between base
board and carpeting is also a
tremendous help. When carpet
ling is re-cut to provide a border
the condensation has been re-
duced as much as so per cent.
The principle is simply that
the border allows the slab to
breathe to some extent and the
Temperature Of the slab is raised
to somewhere near that of the
house atmosphere.
Released By the Bell syndicate. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03

strength of the industry in
this area-one of the country'S
leading centers Of home con-
struction.
In order that every builder
would have opportunity to have
his home considered impair
TALLY. The Star turned over the
selection job to Representative
Homes Committee, in line with
the plan followed since the pro-
gram was started. Selections
represent the free choice of this
committee named by the Home
Builders Association. Members
were as follows:
Pierrepont /. Prentice, pub
Usher of House & Home, one
of the leading magazines Of the
home construction and architec-
tural field.
Richard J. Caravan. assistant
director of the National Asso-
citation of Home Builders Con-
struction Department and Re-
search Institute.
Charles M. Goodman. Wash
ington architect, whose work is
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well known throughout the
country.
The Stars exhibit-home pro-
gram is the only one sponsored
in the Washington area which
has its exhibits chosen by an i'm
partial committee.
Persons wishing to visit the
homes on show this year will
find all directions in next Sat-
urday's Home Section of The
Star,
Last year. $4,000 visits were
made to go exhibit homes by
families interested to learn about
new styles, late developments in
interior design, equipm e n t
changes, and other advances
made during the year by build
ers in this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03

The Housing Center yesterday
gave the first of a series of tech
nical lectures especially planned
for foreign home builders to
seven representatives Of the Ger
man Building Construction In
dustry, now on tour of the
United States.
The Housing Center. which is
at 1925 L street NV. is the
home of the National Associa-
ton of Home Builders.
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District Commissioner Robert E. Mclaughlin (center)
presents the District Commissioners official proclamation
OF the period September 10 to National Home Week to
Harry A. Boswell, jr president of the Homes Builders
Association of Metropolitan Washington Frank Calcara
chairman ohe Home Week observance for the association
also was present at the ceremony.-Ankers Photo
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-27
An Editorial
NOW 1T STARTS

Something needs TO be done TO ease the farm price
squeeze Agriculture Secretary Benson told reporters his
return Washington from two weeks European tout Any
who sincerely interested in agriculture not be salts
fled with present conditions. Certainly am not
Mr. Benson made clear that he does not intend to
retreat from his firm exbity in price supports Con-
qe.s will be getting very specific recommendations he
said Snoring farm incomes that have umped percent
The past eight years due to the mountainous surPuses
resulting from rigid supports.
The Administration will consider. said Mr. Benson plans to
crop land that farmers take out Of production TO
subsidies farmers undertaking soil conservation programs
Meantime Senator Paul H. Douglas. of Illinois. sought to
pory President Eisenhower for his campaign speeches at Ka
Mimi and Brookines s. d. in which the Senator claimed
Candidate Eisenhower promised price supports at 90 and 100
percent Of parity The COP he said trying TO rewrte
history denying these promises. What the General said
will remember that the farmer should get 100 percent Of
parity in the market Which, matter Of justice and
equity he certainly should.
Thus. would Senator Douglas trying TO ewrite
Eisenhower speech But whatever the tide Of political battle
do not expect Ezra Taft Benson ee any policies
convictions.