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Evening star., 1955-01-21
IhreeProposals
On Georgetown
Parking Raped
Citizens Oppose
Plans; Syrnington's
Role AssuiIed
BY Hector McLecn

Georgetown residents today
verbally clubbed to death q
Traffic Department proposal In
spired by Senator Symington.
Democrat. Of Missouri, to pro-
vide more curb parking space
in the area.
At an informal hearing IN the
board room Of the District Build
ing, conducted by Traffic Direc-
tor George E. Keneipp. the citi-
zens expressed undivided opinion
against three proposals. one Of
them designed to keep suburban
motorists from parking on mar
row Georgetown streets while
they proceed downtown 10 work
by public transit.
The proposals would have
made N street one-way west
bound from Wisconsin avenue to
Thirty-sixth street NV, and
Prospect street one-way east
bound for the same distance,
with curb parking on both sides
of the two streets.
May Ask Formal Hearing.
The third plan would have
limited parking on both streets
to two hours during the day
except for Sundays and holidays,
After the hearing, which drew
an angry group OF about 80
Georgetown residents, Mr..
Keneipp assured them that, "If
we decide to go ahead-and
don't propose to do so. I would
recommend a formal public hear
ing with ample notice"
Senator Symii1gton's role was
disclosed by Raymond M. Will
motte. president Of the Progress
sive Citizens Association of
Georgetown.
Pointing out that Senator
Symington, who lives at 1868 N
street NV, has q garage (un-
like many other Georgetowners.) }
Mr.. Wilmotte obsered that ''un-
doubtedly a Senator has tremen-
dous influence, whether he wants
to use it or not in making
changes in traffic regulations"
Assail Brief Notice.
Both Mr.. Wilmotte and Fred
erick 8. Hill, vice president OF
the Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation. assailed the brief notice
they had Of the hearing.
Mr.. Hill warned that the
change would affect the entire
area. make 1t more difficult for
residents to parks and compress
suburban neighbors into an even
smaller area"
Mr.. Keneipp confirmed that
the original request for change
came from Senator Symington
and explained that the specific
proposals were devised by the
traffic department as the only
means Of achieving the desired
goal.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
BennetfCIeared
On Denial Of
Red Affi|iafion
Teurfully Happy as
Jury Aequits Him
In U. S. Job Cuse

Thomas Browne Bennett. a.
American veteran Of the Spanish
Civil War, yesterday was &C.
quilted Of three charges Of max.
ing false statements in a Federal
lob application form.
A jury In the q. s. District
Court for the District Of Column
bia returned the verdict three
hours after 1t was given the
case by Judge Charles F. Me-
Laughlin. The trial had lasted
about two weeks.
Br. Bennett. a librarian at the
Fordham Medical Library in
New York City, tearfully grasped
the hands of his attorneys,
Josiah Lyman and Alan David.
when the verdict was announced.
Denied Red AfIiliation.
He had been accused of falsely
signifying by checkmark on tbs
form that he had never been o
member of the Communist Party
or of q Communist organiza-
ton. In addition, he was
charged with misstating foreign
travel. The application was for
temporary clerk-typist job with
the Ofiice Of Education Of the old
Federal Security Agency in 1851.
The defendant first had
checked "yes" to the Communist
membership question. But the
checkmark was erased by an
FSA employe after she said Mr..
Bennett had made q mistake.
Testimony varied as to the
second checkmark. The former
FSA employe. Miss Claire
O'Neill. said Mr.. Bennett made
1t. Mr.. Bennett said Miss
O'Neill did 1t. A handwriting
expert said he couldn't say who
made the mark.
Held Card Briefly.
The defendant testified he
had taken out q Communist
Party membership card. But. he
said, he did this to investigate
alleged syphoning Of funds by
Communists from an American
aid-to-Spain organization.
This task was undertaken In
1887 In behalf of the then
Spanish Ambassador, Mr.. Benz
nett said. Anyway. he declared.
he tore up the card after having
1t only is hours,
He admitted having been Q
member OF the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade Of American volunteers
who fought Franco. But. he
said. he did not know that IL
was Communist dominated, al-
though suspicion grew In his
mind after several months in
Spain. The brigade now is on
the Attorney Generals list OF
subversive groups.
Uncovered Passport Mill.
Mr.. Bennett twice was wounded
In action. He testified that he
uncovered q Comnnunist-oper-
ated passport mill which turned
out forged American passports
by the score in Valencia, Spain.
during the civil strife.
His testimony that he reported
the passport mill to the then
American Consul in Valencia
was partly corroborated by the
consul 1in a strictly confiden-
tial" communication by the Con-
sui, Thomas d. Davis. to the
then Secretary of State.
Defense witnesses testified that
Mr.. Bennett had. to their knowl-
edge. been an outspoken foe OF
communism. and had held q
number Of Federal jobs, include
ing one with the Office Of War
Information.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
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Evening star., 1955-01-21
Chlorine Gus Leuk
Empties Army Building
Rx fha A,,oriaiad Pr,,s

TOKYO, Jan. 21.-The United
States Army evacuated its down
town Tokyo headquarters today
when q tank containing chlorine
gas sprang a leak.
The Army said there were no
serious injuries, although six Of
ficers and two enlisted men we're
taken to q hospital for observa-
ton.
The basement tank is used to
chlorinate water.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
RoeioI ToIk in Arlington

BENJAMIN +. Muse OF Manas-
sas, q political commentator. viii
discuss racial inteeratton at 7.30
pm. Sunday before the Commu-
nifty Council for sociay Progress
IN the Arlington Unitarian
Church. 1l5l South First Place.
The meeting VII be open TO the
public.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Sewage PIont Authorized

MOUNT JACKSON, Va, Jan,
n Especially -Phns for q sewage
disposal plant, which the vir-
ginia Water Control Board has
directed Mount jackson to In
stall. have been authorized By
the town council.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Low Signed TO Plug
Drug Truffic LoophoIe
D. the Assosioied Press

President Eisenhower yester-
day signed q bill tightening the
narcotics enforcement laws and
plugging Q loophole inadvertently
opened by the 1854 tax revision
bill.
The 1854 law struck from the
statutes most Of the penalties for
taxyiolations in narcotics trafics
Evening star., 1955-01-21
coIonios Dumes TO Meet

A meeting Of the Colonel
Branthwayte Chapter, Colonial
Danes Of the Seventeenth Gem
tury, win be heId at 2 pm. to-
morrow In the Bellevue Hotel.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Draft

The administration met no
significant opposition last week
when it requested Congress to
extend the draft law for four
years. The law now is sched-
uled to expire June 80.
In a message to the House
Armed Services Committee,
Secretary of Defense Wilson
said the draft was necessary to
keep total armed strength at a
level of about 2.850,000 men.
He pointed out that Army en-
listments were far short of the
number needed and that the
other services met their quotas
only because the draft en-
couraged young men to vol
unteer in the more glamorous
branches.
After adding some minor
amendments, the committee
approved the bill last week.
The House plans to vote on the
measure this week.
If approved as written, the
bill will draft men between the
ages Of 1871 and 26 for two
years service, followed by six
years Of reserve time. Draft
calls are scheduled to be re-
duced to 1000 this month.
compared with quotas of more
than 10000 in recent months.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

The sneeze is complex in
that the whole body is in
volved in some fashion. For
one thing the balancing me-
chanism located in the inner
ear must work to keep the
body from tumbling over in
the explosion. Somehow, the
balance is maintained.
You can also ask, without
hope of an answer, why people
never seem to snee:e while
asleep.
Another puzzling thing about
the Sneeze is that it can be set
off in some individuals by gaz-
ing at the sun. A theory on
this reaction is that the dose
Of light is a bit strong to the
nerves of the eyes and, pos
Sibly, the impulse spills over
into the nerve endings of the
nose with a resulting rush of
air.
Just what constitutes nor
NAL sneeze could be a point to
reflect on-if anyone has the
time. The wide variety of
methods employed to sneeze
points up still another subject
for exploration: What is nor
NAL?
Despite all the unknowns-
even what aspirin does is not
certain-doctors have done re-
Evening star., 1955-02-06

new atomic-age weapons would
not justify reduction in armed
strength, but would require
more personnel.
The civilian spokesman for
the Department of the Army,
Secretary Robert T. Stevens,
sided with the President when
he appeared before the COM
mittee. He said:
Il have adjusted my think
ing completely to the balanced
program, and / have no higher
figure in mind. I am we'll
satisfied with the present
figures"
There remained q question
of what Congress could do If
it decided to disagree with
the President on the size of the
Army. 1t could vote money
for more men, Of course, but
the President could follow the
lead of Mr.. Truman. who, in
1949, announced he would not
spend all the money voted
for a larger Air Force-and
didn't.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Insurance

Mony Of our feIIV Americans
connot clifford to poy the costs OF
medical core when it is needed,
and they ore not protected by ode-
quote health insurance.
This statement by the Pres
ident last week was an echo
of an old refrain by President
Truman, but the Eisenhower
solution to the problem was
different. The President rec
commended that a $100 mil
lion fund be set up Ito be
started by a $25 million ap-
preparation this year, to in
sure private health insurance
companies against outsized
losses.
The insurance companies
would buy the Government
sponsored insurance and would
be in a position then to take
greater risks. Presumably they
would be more willing to go
out on a limb with more COM
prehensive policies and with
new coverage for persons not
now considered safe bets.
This program is the heart
of the administration plan.
Last year it was rejected by
the House, 238 to 1874. after
conservative Congressman said
it was an opening wedge for
socialized medicine and lib
erals said it would not reduce
the cost of medical insurance
and would not substantially ex-
tend insurance coverage.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
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every people have measured time has been based on the
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Evening star., 1955-02-06

TOMS CHEVROLET INC
ll4I6 Georgia Ave.. Wheoton, Maryland
Takes pleasure in announcing the selection Of
Mr. Frank AIoood President Of the Wheaton insurance
Agency, Inc., os their Insurance Representative for
t1eir new Chevrolet Franchise and all allied services
connected With this enterprise.
Ametucd
President
TOMS CHEVROLET.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

ly just before sleep spreads
through the body. Perhaps.
some say. sleep is the mani
festation of some chemical
reaction. Animals have also
been put to sleep after being
injected with the blood Of
sleeping animal.
Another peculiar thing. No
one knows why a person wakes
up. Apparently, at least in
infants, hunger is the primary
cause. But in the adult
while wakefulness can be pro-
duced by crying babies -
hunger evidently is not the
reason. zone researcher un-
dertook to measure the depths
OF sleep by banging a gong at
various distances from a
sleeper. Besides some figures
he probably picked up q num-
ber. Of shoes thrown in his
direction.)
Questionable reports which
have filtered down from Ger
man prison camps say Ger
man scientists set the lethal
dose of uninterrupted wake
fulness at 10 to IA days. In
rats it's been found to be
about four days. Other in
vestigators have found nice
people develop the will to COM
NIT mayhem if they can't get
to sleep-the same people who
volunteered for sleep studies.
Some say sleep is learned
just another habit.
But whatever the cause, doc
tors can't take the function
for granted. Too many peo-
pie can't get to sleep when
they want to. Fears, anxieties
the elements of stress-can
cause a lack of sleep and even
tually lead to an unhealthy
state. And, nowadays, some
doctors are saying stress is the
cause of all disease.
About the Yown
OF q less serious nature, but
filled with just as many un-
knowns, is the yawn.
It can come almost anytime
throughout the day. at lee
lures, cocktail parties. even in
the morning. Apparently,
psychologists say, the -yawn
may be a means of stimulating
the heart, perhaps the respira-
tory muscles. It is q preview
of sleep and still q means Of
staying awake. Also. the yawn
can be embarrassing. It may.
doctors say, be necessary to
keep the body from reaching
a point near stagnation from
inactivity-or boredom. Main
ly, however, doctors don't know
much about yawning.
Closely tied up to the yawn
is the stretch-and what hap
pens there can also be dis
cussed without much of a con-
cluSion.
The Sneeze is still another
complex situation. Pepper or
colds sometimes cause"
the sneeze. While the heart
does not stop during Sneeze,
it does slow down in some peo-
pie, scientists say. But just
why, remains unanswered.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

markable things. They have
found the human machine"
can function well without the
bladder, one lung, heart It's
sue, colon, portions of the
brain, sections of the stomach.
one kidney, the spleen. and
legs or arms. They have util-
lied some of the things
George the mechanic might be
associated with. namely arti-
fetal valves and pipes to keep
the machine going.
Looking on the human as a
machine is in itself, naturally,
wrong. And too many people.
it is said, feel doctors are
merely mechanics.
The unknownS of medicine
are chiefly wrapped up within
the cell. And medicine has
only recently started with
new tools and piled UP infor-
nation to probe this murky
mass that lives and dies and
keeps secrets.
But as one physiologist put
it-one who meets and Is
stumped by the why's" daily:
You know. when you start
trying to find out why you
have to consider purpose
And the purpose in life
we'll, that's a little out Of my
field"
Then, he yawned.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Construction

Too frequently the loeol hcspi-
toIs, clinics or nursing homes re-
quired for the prevention. diagnosis
and treatment Of diseose either do
not exist or ore body out Of date.
The President this year
adopted an old suggestion that
the Government set UP a sort
of an FILA for hospitals. The
Federal Government would in
sure mortgage loans made by
private lending institutions for
the construction of health
facilities.
He recommended in his
budget that the program be
started with an appropriation
of sos million. Loans total
ing more than 5000 million
ultimately would be guaran-
teed under the program.
This sort of proposal has
been opposed by the American
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Personnel

There ore critical shortoses Of
the troined personnel required to
study. prevent, treot and control
disease.
The President asked speci-
fically for two programs to
help train nurses: First. a
grant-in-aid program to State
vocational education agencies
for training of practical
nurses, and, second, expansion
of Public Health Service oper-
ations to set up Partnerships"
for graduate nurses specializ-
ing in such fields as admins
tration, teaching and research.
Initial reaction to this
phase of his program came
from the liberals. They COM
planned that the President had
overlooked the shortage of
doctors and of nurses in other
fields.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

won over the extremists this
time was unknown last week.
His past critics were silent.
The American Medical Associ-
alton, which helped kill the
program last year lit was too
"socialistic") was not ready to
announce a policy. and the
American Federation of Labor,
which also helped kill the pro-
gram (too conservative, did
not reveal its official attitude.
But groups on both sides said
the program was the same old
stuff.
And as if it were not enough
for the Presidents health plan
to be viewed suspiciously by
lobbyists on the left and right.
it also seemed in danger of
being sidetracked by a BIZ
partisan group of Congress-
men.
Senators Lister Hill Of Ala
bama, a Democrat, and Styles
Bridges Of New Hampshire. a
Republican, introduced a bill
to provide for Federal aid to
groups doing research on q
variety of diseases. Repre-
sentative Percy Priest, a Ten
nessee Democrat, submitted a
companion bill in the House.
1t was feared by administra-
tion supporters that those bills
might take the play away from
the Presidents own plan.
President Eisenhower
wrapped his program up in a
three-part package. He asked
for Federal aid to extend pri-
vate health insurance cover
age, to build health facilities
and to train health personnel.
He also recommended that
public health services be ex-
tended in several areas.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Probes
Professional Witness
Reconts His Testimony
On Communist Porty

Persons who follow the con-
gresSional Investigations into
communism sometimes specu-
late on the damage a Com
munist could do if he professed
to leave the party and later
testified against persons ac-
cused of being subversive.
No such case has ever been
known to develop. but last
week lawmakers thought they
were close to such an instance
when they heard about Har-
vey Matusow, professional
witness.
Mr.. Matusow had testified
as an expert on communism
and former party member be-
fore the House Committee on
Un-American Activities, the
Senate Subcommittee On In
ternal Security, the Senate
Permanent Investigating Sub
committee (the old Mccarthy
committed and in the trial
of the second string" Red
leaders. He had called almost
200 persons Communists or
Communist sympathizers.
Last week the Internal Sc
curity subcommittee subpoe-
naed Mr.. Matusow for fur
ther testimony-to find out
how many times he had lied
during previous sessions in
the witness chair.
For Mr.. MatuSow was busy
eating his old words.
In a forthcoming book,
False Witness" Mr.. Matusow
said he had deliberately lied
in the trial of the 13 second
string Communist leaders and
in a hearing before the In
ternal Security subcommittee
on Owen baltimore, Far East
specialist indicted on perjury
charges.
"A Good Racket
Mr.. Matusow said last week
he had perjured himself be-
cause it was "a good racket"
and because II wanted to see
my name in print"
He wrote his true-confes-
sions book. he said. because, II
hurt many people and ! want
to put matters right now"
Representative Francis E.
Walter, Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vania said last week he would
not accept Mr.. Matusow's SIM
pie explanation. Matusow, he
said, was planted by the Com
munist Party to testify falsely
before the committees and
thereby discredit them in the
eyes of the public. Matusow
was a Communist and always
was a Communist, Mr.. Walter
said.
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Health
Presidents Message
Is Essentially Same
As One of Lost Yeur

President Eisenhower's claim
that he is a middle-o the
roader was we'll supported by
his health message, sent to
Congress last week. 1t was the
same health message. in sub
stance. which he sent to Con-
gress last year-and thereby
proved that a middle of the
roader only gets it from both
sides.
Whether the President has
Evening star., 1955-02-06
Today in Medicine M 01a HsS : : =
Why You Sleep Is Only One of Many Mysteries
By John MeKelwoy

It happens suddenly Sell
dom is there warning. From
under the cars hood. as you
wait at the stop light. there
comes the sound Of . trapped
canary. Or you're sailing
through the countryside and
a great grinding begins some
where below.
George, the sad-faced me-
chanic at the gas station up
the street. will probably be
able to fix it. George is a won.
derful mechanic. Sometimes.
George is kinda psychic. He's
able to tell you to expect trou-
BILE in the next 1000 miles.
And if George ever throws up
his hands and says the jobs
impossible. you can-if you're
able after paying George
turn the old one in and buy q
new one.
A few blocks from Georges
gas station is a doctor. He gets
customers just like George
when something goes wrong.
They come rolling in with a
pain or ache or feeling tired
all the time"
In some ways, George and
the doctor are faced with the
same thing: A machine that's
conked out at some point.
They are asked to find the
trouble-then fix it.
Unfortunately, the majority
of these customers expect as
much from the doctor as they
do from George-and they
probably treat their car better
than they do themselves.
George Has Directions
The vast difference between
the two mems jobs is that
some years ago another me-
chanic made the first car-and
left George the directions. The
doctor, on the other hand. and
at the other machine, has no
blueprint. He will frankly ad-
nit he doesn't know what
makes the machine run in the
first place-much less suddenly
go haywire. He can sometimes
tell you chow" the machine
runs, but rarely why"
Some idea of the unknowns
doctor constantly faces
might be gained with an
examination of the so-called
normal functions of the human
machine. For example, no one
has ever really come UP with
a satisfactory answer for the
exact cause of sleep.
The "why" Of sleep has kept
the experts in the dark for
years. What triggers this de-
lightful period every "a hours
has not, so far, revealed itself
though doctors, particularly
psychologists, have been able to
induce sleep experimentally in
animals. At the same time, in
vestigators have been able to
keep animals awake-until
they die from lack of, sleep.
Sleep, researchers guess, is
probably controlled in one area
of the brain composed of two
parts. In animals, if one por-
tion of the area is destroyed,
sleep is induced. If the second
part is destroyed. the animal
can't get to sleep. Probably, it
is said, the brain portion con-
cerned with sleep has control
over the wakeful part. The
sleep center can then turn
wakefulness on until the body.
awake and running around, has
used up enough energy for the
day and wakefulness is turned
off.
Foti9ue Effects
But the doctors still have
lots of questions. For one
thing, science has found.
fatigue usually precedes sleep.
But in over-fatigue, sleep fails
to come on. Doctors don't know
why.
Carbon dioxide has been
found in the blood stream in
greater amounts than normal