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Evening star., 1955-06-21
Stevens Resignation
Goes to Eisenhower
BY BETTY BEALE

Secretary of the Army Robert
T. Stevens has submitted his re-
signation to President Eisen-
hover effective July 81, The Star
learned today.
Announcement from tn e
White House, it was understood,
was being held up pending selec-
ton Of a successor.
Informed Pentagon sources
said the Secretary was leaving
the Government for numerous
personal reasons. They said he
is in Alabama today and un-
available for comment.
Capital rumor mills have been
grinding out predictions of his
replacement for the past year
and a half, ever since the con-
|clusion of the sensational Army
Met Carthy hearings that were
televised to the Nation.
Was Textile Executive
Mr.. Stevens was one of the
big businessmen President Eisen-
hover tapped for high Federal
Offices shortly after the Repub-
lican sweep of the 1852 elections.
A big, soft-Spoken man of SIS
with graying hair, Mr.. Stevens
was chairman of the board of
J. P. Stevens g. Co.. one of the
country's largest textile firms at
the time of his nomination as
Secretary of the Army. He also
was chairman of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York and
director of a number of large
corporations.
Mr.. Stevens first year in Office
was quiet. Then, toward the
end of 1858, he became involved
in what was to be spectacular
controversy with Senator Nc
Carthy. then chairman of the
Senate Investigations Subcom-
Imittee.
Senator Mccarthy was inves-
Evening star., 1955-06-21
SUMNER STARTS TOMORROW;
D. c. TO HAVE IS HOURS OF SUN

always been argument over whose day was the
longest but oicialy everyone will be right tomorrow
first day of summer.
Summer starts officially at 1882 daylight saving
time Wednesday, and the Washington area will have
slightly than is hours of sunshine unless the forecast
goes awry 1t calls for fair and less humidity.
high Of 8S expected today, along with possibility OF
tundeshowers late this afternoon tonight Record for
the day Is 1875 % degrees.
The National Geographic Society, in taking note OF
summers debut explains that the bows in when
the sun reaches limit of its apparent northward Jour
ney. several days the suns noon position seems hxed
r but actually it starts south ut once.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Burger Nominated Judge
Of Appeals Court Here
Assistant Attorney General to Succeed
Stephens: Is Native of Minnesota

President Eisenhower today
nominated Assistant Attorney
General Warren E. Burger to be
a Judge Of the United States
Circuit Courtgof Appeals for the
District Of Columbia. He would
succeed the late Judge Harold
M. Stephens.
Mr.. Burger. a native of Min
nesota, has been assistant At
torney General in charge of the
Claims Division since January,
1858.
He was born in st. Paul,
Mimi, September II. 1907, and
was a practicing attorney in St.
Paul until he was named to the
Justice Department position.
Mr.. Burgers home here is at
1909 Van Ness street NV.
A graduate Of Minnesota Uni
Evening star., 1955-06-21
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
Star Stan Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO. June 21.--
Russia and the Western powers
reportedly reached almost COM
plete agreement early today on
arrangements for the July IL
Geneva conference of the Big
Four heads of state.
The arrangements - which
lack only a formal approval by
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M.
Molotov-were worked out at Q
conference of the Big -Four for
|eign ministers held in connec-
ton with the United Nations
10th anniversary celebration
here.
At the same conference the
Vests ministers turned thumbs
down on a Russian proposal for
U. N. adoption of a resolution
proclaiming world peace. coop
Grafton and friendship.
1t was explained that they saw
the idea, advanced by Mr.. Molo-
'tov, as a Red propaganda stunt
designed to lull the world into
a false sense of security before
the real test of Moscow's inten-
tions comes at Geneva.
Compromise Suggested
The Western ministers did of
fer a compromise, however. They
suggested that some consensus
lon the idea of peace, friendship
and cooperation might be ex-
pressed at the end of the U. N.
meetings here-but not as q
formal resolution. Such an ex-
preston might take the form of
a summing up speech by General
Assembly President Eelco N. Van
|Kleffens, they said.
Mr.. Molotov did not indicate
whether he would go for that
idea. And he gave no indica-
ton that he would drop his
resolution proposal. which he has
been trying to sell in luncheon
meetings with various other dip
Ilomats.
The ministers-Secretary Of
State Dulles, British Foreign
Secretary Harold Macmillan.
French Foreign Minister Antoine
Pinay and Mr.. Molotov-met at
dinner at 8 o'clock last night and
stayed in session until 1915 am.
today.
MolOtov Asks Time ..
The main business of the meet
ing was to consider detailed ar
rangements for the conference
that will bring President Eisen-
hover, British Prime Minister
Eden and French Premier Faurs
face to face with Soviet Premier
Bulganin in Geneva July 18.
Mr.. Molotov told the Western
foreign ministers he saw no diff
Guilty about the arrangements
they had proposed, but asked time
for further study before giving
Continued ON Page AS. Col. 6
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Gen. Taylor in Lisbon
En- Route to U. S.

LISBON, June 81 (P.-Gen.
Maxwell D. Taylor arrived by
plane from Madrid today, en-
route to Washington to take
over his new post as United
States Army Chief of Staff. He
was accompanied by his wire
and members of his staff.
High Portuguese and Ameri-
can officials met the party at
the irport. They are to leave
for Washington tomorrow.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Pond Drained in Search
For Rifle Used in KILLINGS

was meant ito check out some
ione who might know the girls.
TIT was called another effort to fl
together all pieces "of this jig.
saw puzzle" Chief Panagoulis
said the information proved
worthless.
In the leave-no- -stone-unturned
search, police have gone over
practically all ground in the park
and nearby water with the ex-
|ception of the $50 by 20 foot
pond on the old Heurich estate
at Colesville and Queens Chapel
roads.
A mine detecting crew from
the 10Th Engineers. Fort Meade,
yesterday used a pound and a
half of dynamite to blow out
the wall on the east end Of the
pond after a county crane had
dug a drainage ditch to carry
away the water.
Built in September, 1885, by
the late Christian Heurich. the
pond was a popular meeting
place for students of Northwest
High School, which Nancy Marie
ATTENDED.
Ditch Deepened
A 2-inch centrifugal pump was
set up at the pond today to drain
off the remainder of the 4 to 8
inch deep water. The pond was
the last body of water near the
slayings where the killer might
have tried to hide the miss
ling 20.
The Cotton crane deepened
the drainage ditch today while
Ia four man mine detecting crew
stood by to go over the pond
bed once all the water has been
drained
So thorough was the search
here that a pump was employed
to empty water from two 40-foot
|cisterns at each end of the pond,
Prince Georges Capt. Roland
lSweitzer ordered a strong search
Hight brought into examine the
wells for the missing. weapon.
Still ahead in the investiga-
ttion is a more definite pin-point-
ling Of the type of murder weapon.
1t is hoped that conferences with
tFBI experts will shed light on
this. At first it was believed the
weapon was a recent-model Mar
lin, but some doubt has been
thrown on this.
Evening star., 1955-06-21

|versity and the st. Paul College
of Law, he was for 10 years q
professor of contract law at St
Paul College. =
MFR. Burger was one of the ma
tional convention floor managers
for Harold Stassen, who made
possible Gen. Eisenhower's first
ballot nomination by releasing
his delegates.
The President also sent these
other judicial nominations to
the Senate:
George S. Register, to fill a
new position as Federal dis
trict Judge in North Dakota.
Ronald M. Davis, to be a dis
trict judge in North Dakota.
Thurmond Clarke, of Pasa-
dena, to be a district judge for
the Southern district of Cali
fornia, filing a new position.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Speed Mapped
OnAssessnents
House Group Given
District Program
BY DON s. WARREN

In a setting obviously more
friendly than they encountered
last month, top District officials
today outlined to the Rabaut APP
preparations subcommittee Of
the House their plans for a
speedup of real property assess
ments throughout the District.
This program, informally ap-
proved by the Commissioners.
proposes the outlay Of about
100000 over the next several
years to equalize, and in many
cases raise. property assessments
for the realty tax.
In it's report on the District
budget for the year beginning
July l, the Rabaut subcommit-
tee charged District officials with
fiscal responsibility" and with
having a "lackadaisical attitude, -
toward the business Of bringing
realty assessments up to date.
Therefore, the subcommittee
contended, it had to reduce the
budget. 1t cut $8.5 million from
the budget and chopped $4 mil
lion from the authorized $40
million Federal payment.
Two-Hour Session
Today's hearing, in keeping
with custom. was behind closed
doors. All indications were
however, that the two-hour ses-
sion was devoted to a peaceful
examination Of the assessment
problem.
Representative Rabaut, Demo-
crat, of Michigan, the chairman
told reporters no decision had
been made. Only one other SUBJ
committeeman sat with him
Representative hatcher, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky.
Mr.. Rabaut said he had asked
for some additional information,
There were indications the whole
question would be taken up with
the full House Appropriations
Committee before any decision
was made.
Talking with reporters, Mr.
Rabaut stressed that because OF
the Nations interest in its Can
ital and the Federal share OF its
costs, there must be some rela-
ton between property assess
ments here to those in other
cities.
The Commissioners plans were
outlined by Commissioners Sam
uel Spencer and Robert e. Nc
Laughlin and their top aides
General Administrator Schuyler
Lowe, Finance Officer James L
Martin, Budget Oficer Walter
Fowler and Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West.
Would Seek Extra Funds
Mr.. Spencer said that If the
reassessment plan to bring the
property values up to date in
three or four years proves ac-
ceptable, the Commissioners will
seek a supplemental appropria-
tion before the end of this ses-
sion.
Under this plan. the Budget
Bureau would be asked to for
ward to Congress q supplemental
appropriation Of 5000. 900 for the
year beginning July /, and sim
liar amounts for the following
two years and a final 100000 ir
the next year.
More than one idea, however
Is under study, 1t was indicated
One would be to do the whole
|lprogram in two years. another ir
nree.
Evening star., 1955-06-21

Picture Of Murder Weapon Search an.
Another Story. Poee Al.
on the biggest piece Of missing
evidence-the murder weapon.
In quest of the .22-caliber rifle
which sent a total of IA bullets
into Nancy Marie Shomette, 16
and her 14-year-old chum, Mi
chael Ann Ryan, police contin-
ued to drain an old fishing pond
on the Christian Heurich estate
This is located about a mile
from the spot in Northwest
Branch Park where the girl!
were apparently shot from am.
bush last Wednesday morning
just three blocks from theil
homes on West Park drive, Lane
Manor.
Prince Georges Police Chic
George Panagoulis said investi'
gators "have strong reason to be-
|lieve the murder weapon is some.
where in a body of water"
Today police sent five %
|caliber rifles gathered up from
various places, some bullets
clothes and blood-stained sot
from the murder scene to tn
FBI for laboratory tests. Maj
Panagoulis said everything avail
able now has been sent in TO
tests.
The police chief said detective
now have several different the
ories of how the crime was com
mitted," but declined to elaborate
Weary police, their prelimi
nary work checked out withou
avail, stole a little extra sleel
this morning to get set for tn,
second phase of the all-out ef
fort.
Jersey Trip FruitIess
Diligence of, the investigation
was characterized by a quicl
"trip that Prince Georges Detec
Itives Lee Pumphrey and Richart
la. Pearson made to New Jersey
They returned late last nigh
without any tangible luck.
Mai. Panagoulis said the tril
Evening star., 1955-06-21
HOME SHOWINGS
PROVE EXCITING

DECORATORS DieEsT--Hundreds
Of new ond fontostie devices ore
among new items unveiled at the
semiannuol International Home Fur-
nishinss Market which opened yester-
doy in ehieoso's Merchandise Mart.
For new weekly column on furnish
inas, see paae B-l.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Russians Agree to Details
For Summit Conference
BULLE IN
Rail Cars Kill Two

Two men were killed and
three injured today when two
coupled railroad cars broke
loose i'm the Potomac Yards at
Alexandria and rolled into q
working party. The dead were
identified as Marion F. Taylor
of Fredericksburg and Benny
F. Potter of Alexandria. Those
injured were E. S. Flemming
of Alexandria, T. L. Poe of
Hume, Va, and Ralph E. Boyd
of Fredericksburg.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
President Asks
Reserves Action
Wutered-D Bill
Sent Back for Study

President Eisenhower and Re-
publican congressional leaders
today mapped out strategy for
getting the administrations re-
serve bill passed at this session
After their customary White
House conference, Senate Re-
publican Leader Knowland of
California and House Leader
Martin of Massachusetts, re-
ported the President as saying
the legislation to establish a
large combat ready reserve is
absolutely vital"
AS the two-hour conference
was going on, the House Armed
Services Committee, by a vote
of is to IA sent the Vinson
"watered-down" reserve bill back
to a subcommittee for furthet'
study. The subcommittee was
given five days to act on the
proposed legislation.
"Still Hopeful" Of Action
Senator Knowland said the
Republican legislative leaders re-
viewed the general legislative sit
uation with Mr.. Eisenhower
dwelling particularly on the re-
serve bill. He added they were
"still hopeful" Of getting salts
factory. bill passed before Con-
|gress adiourns.
Mr.. Martin said the VinSon
measure considered by the House
committee this morning did not
go as far as the administration
wants or "the safety of the
country requires"
He indicated that the admins
tration's strategy would be to at
tempt to amend the legislation
in the event it reaches the House
floor in hopes of getting meas
ure more along the lines desired
by the President.
"The necessity Of it is very
strong, in the opinion of the
President" Mr.. Martin said.
HE regards II as absolutely
vital"
Bypassing Charged
The Armed Services Commit
tees vote came after Subcom-
mittee Chairman Brooks, DEM
ocrat, of Louisiana complained
his group was being bypassed.
Chairman Vinson, Democrat.
Of Georgia had urged the full
committee to act today on the
compromise measure he is spon-
soring. He said House leaders
wanted to get it to the floor by
Thursday.
Mr.. Vinson called the COM
mittee together for action on
his compromise, shorn of an
anti-segregation feature and
other controversial elements.
The President has indicated
he regards the anti-segregation
amendment as out of place in
legislation of this sort.
However, the new bill-intro-
duced yesterday by Mr.. Vinson in
an effort to break a month long
House deadlock-would eliminate
some of the things Mr.. Eisen-
hover asked for. notably au-
thority to recruit a special corps
of teen-age trainees.
After the compromise bill was
introduced, Mr.. Martin indorsed
its fundamentals" and predicted
House passage.
Mr.. Vinson got around the seq
regation issue by striking all
mention Of assignment of re-
See RESERVE, Page A-4
Evening star., 1955-06-21

The search for the slayer OF
two teenage nearby Maryland
girls reached the seven day mark
today with detectives apparent
ly as baff1ed as ever.
As one clue after another dis
interest again centered
Evening star., 1955-06-21
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Evening star., 1955-06-21
MoIotov Fails
In Call for U. N.
Peace Gesture
BULLETIN

MOSCOW (P1.-Soviet Pre-
mier Nikolai Bulganin pledged
today he will do everything
possible to lower international /
tension and consolidate con-
f1dence among nations at the
forthcoming Big Four confer
ence.
Evening star., 1955-06-21

Picture Of Murder Weapon Search and
Another Story. Poee AIS
Evening star., 1955-02-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

THORSHAVN, Faeroe Islands,
April 90 (P.-The squabble over
attempts to remove an expelled
physician from the Danish-held
Faeroes appeared today to be
developing into a political strug-
gle for island independence.
The revolt started with re-
sistance of Bordo Islanders to
attempts to remove DR.. Olaf
Halvorsen from his hospital post
at Klaksvig, Bordo's main town.
It mushroomed into a general
strike which has paralyzed in
dustry throughout the 81 isles.
DR.. Halvorsen indicated in a
telephone interview yesterday
that his role in the dispute had
become minor one.
Il would return to Denmark
Immediately, if it were up to
me-" he said. but it is not GER
tain that I myself am allowed
to decide"
Irate islanders. meanwhile,
fashioned crude hand grenades
as a riot squad of 100 husky g.
foot Danish riot policemen
waited offshore for orders to go
in and get the doctor. Danish
police had made the squad avail
able to Faeroe authorities after
Bordo Islanders last week beat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Ex-Soyiet Prisoners
Conviction Voided

FRANKFURT. Germany, April
20 P.-The United States Army
has set aside the conviction of
Pvt. William A. Verdine, a Soviet
prisoner for six years, on a
charge of being absent without
leave.
The 28-year- old Starks Ga.)
soldier was convicted by an
Army court-martial here March
20 and fined 1896.
The judge advocate ruled the
rights of Verdine were prejudiced
when the courts law officer
failed to admit some evidence
requested by the defense at
torney. Elmo B. Cover of Cum
berland. Md. Further. 1t was
found, the law officer enormously
ruled out a statute Of limitations
defense plea.
In effect, an Army spokesman
said. the ruling completely alb
solves Verdine. He will not have
to pay the fine and he will not
be tried again"
The Army has not yet ruled
on whether Verdine would COL
lect part or all Of almost $1,000
in back pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
British Parties Reveal
Aims in Election Drive

Sir Anthony said Britain must
resign itself to continued high
spending to keep defenses strong.
However costly, its price is
worth paying to avoid war" he
declared. I'VE must make it GER
tain that any would-be breaker
of the peace knows beyond all
doubt aggression will be met, and
at once. by overwhelming retri-
button"
Push Peace Issue
With betting odds and public
opinion polls indicating a mar
row victory for Prime Minister
Edens Conservatives, the Labor
ties nit hard at peace and bread
issues, cloes to the hearts of the
big middle class of wage earners.
The first objective of any
British overnment, the Social
list manifesto said. "shhould be
to end the delay in setting up
high-level talks with the Rus
slams" A meeting ION any
level can be arranged
shortly"
The Labor statement also
listed these other international
aims for a socialist government:
The removal of Chang Kali
shekS Nationalist forces from
the Chinese offshore islands,
Red China's admission to the
United Nations and the neutral
ization of Formosa under the
U. NJ;
Immediate cessation of H
bomb testS"and ultimate world
wide disarmament, even at
sacrifices of national SOW
ereignty."
For Standardization
On home-front issues, the La
borites pledged to:
/. Renationalize Britain's steel
and long-distance trucking in
dustries. Mr.. Attlee's last Labor
government took over both in
dustries in 1850, but the Con-
servatives returned them to
private ownership after winning
the 1851 election.
2. Nationalize water supplies
and sections Of the chemical
and machine tool industries.
3. Cut the cost of living by
fighting price-fixing and mon
opolies, restoring price controls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

LONDON, April 90 (P.-Brit-
aims two major parties squared
of today with lengthy manifeS-
tos outlining their platforms for
the May 26 general elections.
Both promised to work for
peace and more prosperity Both
said they would seek early talks
with the Russians. Both said
they would keep 8ritain's de-
lenses strong until world dis
armament is a reality.
Otherwise their programs diff
fered sharply.
Would Seek Red Accord
Prime Minister Sir Anthony
Eden pledged that his Conserva-
tives. if kept in Office. waJld try
to agree with the Soviet leaders
on proposals which will Ike
a fresh advance towards dis
armament and security for all
peoples"
On the home front, the Con-
servatives promised to develop
Britain into a property owning
democracy" More export trade,
in line with the party's trade
not aid policy. was again a
cardinal point.
| The Labor Party of former
Prime Minister Clement Attlee
issued its 3,00O-word manifesto
some hours earlier. They said
that, if given the government
control they lost in 1851, they
would work for naturalization of
Formosa, an immediate end to
H-bomb tests, early peace talks
with Russia, cuts in the cost of
living and further nationalist
ton of industry to broaden the
welfare state.
Called Disaster Plan"
The Conservatives tabled
their platform a program for
prosperity" They decried the
Labor manifesto as a blueprint
for disaster"
/ Sir Anthony said his party has
far-reaching plans for Britain's
/ future which will take years
rather than months. to realize"
! I'VE need a mandate measure
not in months, but years" he
said, in an appeal for a strong
working majority in the House
of Commons where the Conserv-
atives now have an overall
! margin of only 19.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
British Talks Fail
To Bur Roll Strike

LONDON, April 90 Up
Britain still faces the threat Of a
nationwide railway strike at
midnight Sunday.
All-day negotiations between
the Ministry of Labor and the
Associated Society of Locomo-
tive Engineers and Firemen
failed yesterday to produce any
agreement to prevent a stoppage
of the government-owned rail-
roads.
The engineers and firemen,
$1,000 strong, are demanding
an across-the-board increase
amounting to SLIP weekly in
wages now averaging s27.30.
The management has offered
rs cents.