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Evening star., 1955-10-24
Quake RatiIes
San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "A Up
San Francisco and the East
Bay area rocked last night with
the second damaging earth
quake within seven weeks.
Windows shattered, telephone
lines went dead, statues fell
from inches In a chapel, dishe:
fell from shelves and overhead
lights swayed back and forth.
At Oakland an apartment
house FIRE started soon after the
quake and burned to death ar
|85-year old woman, Ora Bell
Tom Dolan, a battalion fire
chief. estimated damage at
SOS, 900. He said the fire wa:
caused by . gas explosion.
Ruth Aidinger. 40. jumped
out Of q second story window
during the IRE and suffered
serious injuries. /.
Oakland 1iremen also blamed
the quake for a $1,000 house
fire. Battalion Chief Bernard
Dooiey said 1t either cracked gas
pipes or extinguished q pilot
light. causing an explosion
Manuel Ortega was hit by flying
glass and injured slightly.
Wine Cask Spouts
At Sonoma, the Buena Vista
winery said the Jolt shifted q
/ 200-gallon wine cask In Its
cradle. A seam split and. until
workmen cauled it, q geyser OF
wine sprayed out.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
said q neighborhood Substation
lin Walnut Greek went out oi
service temporarily shortly after
the quake. The firm said that
probably two live wires brushed
together.
Two pinball deyotees declared
the Jolt was strong enough tt
tilt" the machines they were
playing.
DR.. Charles Richter at Cali
fornia Institute of Technology
said his seismograph at Pasa-
dena rated the tremor at SIS
enough to cause damage in the
Immediate area Of source"
50 Niles From Santa Clara
Father John Weber at Santa
Clara University reported the
quake had a Richter rating oi
four and said 1t was so mile:
away, which would put its center
| in the San Francisco area. Bar.
bara Anderson at the ,Iniversity
Of California at Berkeley rated
Evening star., 1955-10-24

lrCucTal WOFk6ES. j Lllb PIutttioCs
Ito be the key Federal efnploye
Issue before Congress next year
That's why Government EN-.
lpIoye union leaders are watching
the California situation with
such close interest. They fee
the vote of CALIFORNIA; 10000
State employees might provide Q
barometer as to how public en-
ployes feel on the social security
issue.
May Influence Congress
Congress decision on the pro.
posed social security coverage foi
Federal employees could well bs
Influenced by the outcome oi
the California vote. Government
Iemploye leaders feel.
Most Federal employe union,
oppose supplemental social Sc.
Icurity benefits for Government
workers, preferring that retire.
ment and family surviyorshir
benefits be liheralized within thu
framework Of the civil service
retirement system. They feal
that co-ordinated social security
|coverage might some day NEAR
absorption Of the civil seryict
retirement system by social Sc.
Icurity.
But the feelings Of most rank.
Iand-file Federal workers are moi
known. Or at least there nevel
has been any way to gauge theil
sentiments accurately. The Cali.
fornia State employees ballotinl
on the social security issue i!
regarded as the best way yet L
Idetermine how public employe.
feel regarding social security.
The California State legisla.
ture this year approved a bill
signed by Governor Knight which
leaves it to the States employe.
TO determine whether they wan
to be brought under social Sc.
lcurity.
Under 1853 amendments to tn,
Social Security Act, employees o.
any State may be brought undel
social security II the majority 81
them vote to do so. The employe,
win be mailed ballots between
November ! and rs and asked tt
make their choice. The ballot
VIII be secret. The outcome 1,
TO be announced at the end Of
November.
Favor Supplemental Coverage
In contrast to the position Of
most Federal employe unions
the executive board Of Califor.
MIA State Employees Association
which represents 5000 Of the
States 10000 employes--fayors
Evening star., 1955-10-24
Novy Defends Jet Risks
In Aircraft Development

A House subcommittee inves-
kigating jet plane buying pro-
gram which caused several fatal
crashes and cost an estimated
$500 million because Of inade-
huate engines was cautioned by
Navy officials today against put
ting possible barriers In the way
of necessary risks and decisions
IN aircraft development.
j. Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy RAYMOND H. Fogler told
the House Government Opera
tions Subcommittee that Difficult
ties encountered in that Navy
procurement project are likely
10 develop 10 some extent In
every long-range program Of
that kind.
Even now during a period
when We fortunately are at
peace" he stated, I'VE must face
the fact day by day that many
bold actions taken which involve
very serious risks. Time will un-
doubtedly show that some Of
these decisions and actions did
not achieve the Improvement In
weapons which we had sought,
because we are In an age OF
rapidly advancing technology
and because we are trying To
reach into the area beyond mans
knowledge.
Decisive Actions Vital
I'm making these important
decisions, men of vision, ability,
experience and courage must
feel free to decide and to act
with assurance that later, when
history has proved their deci-
sions right or wrong. there will
be understanding OF the risks
they assumed and the circum-
stances under which they acted,
II the day ever comes when our
decisions and actions are deter
mined by hesitancy, doubt and
fear. the danger to the Nation
will be incalculable."
The statement Of Mr.. Foglel
was given to reporters by Rep.
resentative Hoffman. Republican
Of Michigan. ranking minority
member Of the House Govern
ment Operations Committee.
Mr.. Hoffman acted after sub.
committee Chairman Holifield
Democrat Of California, had re-
fused to give out the statement
before hearing the Navy witnesse.
In closed session.
Earlier today the subcommittee
began open hearings on the con.
troversial FISH Demon Jet fighter
planes which the Navy continued
Evening star., 1955-10-24
Democrat Flip
On Farm Stand
ChargedbyHaI!
BY tn. Associated Press

I
The political storm over the
farm issue has gathered intensity
with a Republican blast at two
possible Democratic presidential
candidates and an official ep1rt
Iof q further farm price drop.
Republican National Chairman
Leonard w. Hall yesterday ac-
Icused Adlai !. Stevenson of bow
ling to pressure from Democratic
leaders and doing a complete
"flip-fiop" in indorsing 30 pei
cent Of parity farm price sup
ports.
And he said New York's Gov
Averell Hartman, In recon-
mending the 30 per cent system,
"has also advocated return TO an
unworkable program which piled
lup 81 billion worth Of price-de.
pressing farm surpluses IN Gov
lernment warehouses"
The report of a further setback
lin agricultural commodity prices
|came from the Agricultural De-
lpartment. It said farm prices
las q whole declined between mid
September and mid-Octobel
under the influence Of q record
output Of crops and livestock.
4 Renort Due Friday
The exact amount Of the price
drop will be announced in .
formal report Friday. Farm
Iprices already average 4 per cent
below q year ago. the depart.
lment said. while prices Of non.
farm goods have climbed.
| Neither Mr.. Stevenson nor Mr.
Hartman, prominently men.
ltioned for the Democratic presi.
dental nomination in 1856. Of
lfered an immediate reply TO Mr.
Halls statement A Stevenson
Iaide said that before Mr.. Hal
starts Interpreting Gov. Steven.
lson's position on agriculture.
would think he would try TO ex-
lplain Secretary lof Agricultural
IBenson's.n
/ Mr.. Hall said that as recently
las October z "Adlai Stevenson
Isaid the 90 per cent parity pro.
gram was not the answer to thu
farm problem. Yet when the
pressure from the Democrat Ma.
ltional Committee and Other
Iparty heads became too strong
he completely reversed him.
self.
/ "ie told q Des Moines politicaI
meeting Friday that 80 per cenl
Iof parity Is all the more neces.
lsary at the present time
his fiipfiop has scrambled the
Ieggheads supporting him" fol
the 1856 nomination.
! Stevenson Quoted
/ In his October speech al
Green Bay. Wis, Mr.. Stevenson
said he did not believe q high
support program by itself, "gooc
las it may have been in It's day
lis good enough for now--the
problem Is TO see that the farmer
gets his proper share Of the na.
ltional income"
! The 1852 Democratic presi.
dental nominee did say that a,
between supports and no sup.
ports, y am for high price sup.
ports" /" He also said, "We musl
be prepared TO experiment with
new techniques" to insure farm
ers an adequate income.
/ Mr.. Hail said "the real pro.
gram" OF Democratic campaign
Iers next year els likely to be the
IBrannan plan" That program
Iby Secretary of Agriculture
IBrannan under the Truman ad.
Iministration was rejected b,
Congress. It proposed to lei
farm goods sell for free market
prices with the Government Il
pay the farmer the difference
between these and "fair" levels
Mr.. Hartman, speaking to th'
same midwest conference o
Democratic leaders at De-
IMoines, Iowa. which Mr.. Steven.
son messaged, also recommended
90 per cent supports and othel
farm aids.
Evening star., 1955-10-24

ito buy after finding in Decemhel
1858 that the original J-40 en-
gine was inadequate. The engin,
contract with the Westinghous,
Electric Co. was Terminated
several months ago. The plane!
themselves were manufactured
by the Mcdonnell Aircraft Corp
in st. Louis.
James r, Eckhart, assistant
counsel for the subcommittee
and Earl j. Morgan. an investi.
gator, were the first witnesses
Later this week the suhcommit'
Itee intends to hear Navy ofiiciall
land representatives Of the Nc.
Donnell and Westinghouse firml
In open sessions.
New Trouble Disclosed
The two staff aides disclosed
that the Navy has encountered
dificulty even with the J-7l je'
engine It is obtaining from tn,
General Motors Corp, after end.
ing the J-40 contract with West.
linghouse. They said they wer,
informed that three Of the planes
lequipped with the J-7l crashed
In recent months. They added
however, that the causes Of tn,
crashes, including one in Mary
land, have not yet been officially
determined, particularly as Il
whether engine trouble wa!
mainly responsible.
| Most OF the information pro.
yided by the two witnesses ha,
previously been published. Sec.
retary Of the Navy Thomas lasi
Saturday gave out q letter h,
wrote recently to Senator John.
son, Democrat Of Texas, chair.
man Of the Senate Preparedness,
Subcommittee. That letter de,
Tended the Nays action in con,
tinuing to buy J-40 engines unit
last June In the hope Of sal
lvaging some Of its original in
Ivestment. Mr.. Thomas said ais
that the Government had suf
ifered an outright loss Of oni,
I2s Of the so planes 1t original!
lordered.
/ Mr.. Morgan testified that II
the course Of testing the plane
/ with the J-40 type engines ther,
were II crashes. Of which sever
were described as major acci
dents. In those crashes fou
pilots were killed, one q Nav.
man and three others tes
pilots for the Mcdonnell Co. II
six Of the seven major crashes
he said, the trouble was tracet
directly to engine failure.
Evening star., 1955-10-24
|Sufety. First Cited

Los ANGELES, Oct. "a R.-
Safety iirst was cited by q po-
licemaD Saturday on q charge
lof driving through o red light.
That's the 59-year-old motorists 8
name Safety First.
Evening star., 1955-10-24
50 NIiles From santa clara

Reeera Temperatures This Year
Highest. ~, on .iuly 81 August 2.
Lowest 10, on February 3.
I 3 AM. Saturday 10 q AM, sunday
High. 81. at $40 pm. Saturday.
Low, az, at $50 am, Sunday,
3 AM; Sunday 10 = AM. Monday
High. "a, at 3:45 pm.
Low, 81, at 12t45 an
Evening star., 1955-10-24
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
State Employees Vote
OnRetirementW Watched
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Federal employees will be Watching with extreme interest next
months ofcal California State employees whether
they to have e retirement system coodinated with
social security.
Congress supplemental social security for
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-13
THE RIGHT SPIRIT

In Hibbing Minnesota, five new stained-gIass win- dows recently presented to the Lutheran Church. In itself the addition of these stained glass windows to the church not major
 But behind the gift is a story that is heart warming. These windows were presented to the Lutheran Church by Louis Bachnik Roman Catholic. Bachnk had arranged for the purchase of the windows to honor l. R. Sher
 Sher had been a beloved community leader who had first raised the money buy glass panel for the church Recently, Sher died before being told that Bachnk presenting the stainedglass windows to the church in his honor
 The rest of the story is also interesting. Sher is Jew Thus, in the Hibbing, Minn, Lutheran Church, windows given by Catholic honor Jewish civic leader who first raised money to install stained glass window in the Lutheran Church. This is the right spirit
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-13
Red Breakdown on Traffic to West
 Berlin Looked For

BERLIN, R R- Communist-sur- rounded West Berlin looked today for a new Red crackdown on it's traffic with the Soviet Zone fol- lowing East German charges thay the Western powers have turned the city into a spy center.
 The East German cabinet last night announced the arrest of 521 Western agents" and the liquid ation of "a considerable number of espionage and terror groups :" It said there were being directed from Allied-occupied West Berlin
 The Red regime said it would take "al1 necessary measures" to protect the East German state from what it called the Vests criminal activities based in West Berlin.
 West Berlin circles anticipated the Communists would put new restrictions on Germans moving between the Allied part of the city and the Eastern zone. Many Germans live in one zone and work in the other. Others visit relatives or friends across the borders.
 The East German announce ment said Communist secret pol ice Ernest Wollweber' men had seized 19 American made radio receivers and transmitters, arms and ammunition, poisons and in cendiary sets, special cameras, forged passes and other equip ment from the arrested agents" {"
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-13
Secretary Wilson

Continued from Page One) ation the factor of prior publica- ton when deciding whether in formation should be released. In- depreciation of the Wilson order seems to mean information on a weapon must not be released even though the same information had been published before and pre- sumably was read by the Rus sians.
 Wilson's idea on this point, as expressed at his new conference, was thisi It is possible for some one in the Defense Department to put together a number of things that may have been told before in piecemeal fashion.
 But putting them all together in a logical story gives an en- tirely different piece of informa- ton and, depending on who puts it out, puts the stamp of authen- ticity on it-when before it was just a rumor." :"
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-13
Tens of Millions Of Children To Get
 Salk Polio Vaccine
(BY THE Assoc1ATEo PREssl

Doctors and health officials in communities across the nation, cheered by success of the Salk vaccine, today turned to the huge task of inoculating millions of children against dread polio.
 Most local inoculation programs were expected to get underway within about a week of yester- days announcement that the vac cine was a safe and potent pro- lection against the sometimes crippling and fatal disease.
 From city after city came re- ports that inoculations were scheduled to start Monday or sometime during the following week. The earliest starting date So far came from San Diego, Calif., where authorities hope to begin inoculating by Saturday.
 There was no nationwide fig ure on the exact number of chil- dren who will receive the protec- tive shots this year but the final count will be in the tens of mil lions.
 InOculatiOns for nine million children are being provided by the National Foundation for h. fantile Paralysis which ordered its supplies long before the test results were available. This vac cine is allocated to all first and second graders, considered the age group most vulnerable to the disease.
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-13
Olympic Group Chief Warns Australians on Readiness for Games

CANBERRA, Australia, lR-Av- cry Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee, has warned Australians the 1856 Olympic games could be taken from Melbourne if the city is not ready in time.
 Apparently unmindful of a storm of protest swirling up over his criticism of preparations for the games, Brundage told a press conference he had a cable in his pocket from one city asking to take over the games and said that there had been requests from others.
 We are not threatening to take the games from Melbourne, for it would be big embarrassment to us if that happened" Brundage said. He spoke after meeting with Prime Minister Robert Menzies, who he said was devoted to the of the Melbourne games.
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-13
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the

US. Dept. of Commerce Weather Bureau
 Continued cloudy, intermittent snow today, possibly mixed with freezing rain this afternoon or to- night. Occasional snow Thursday. Gusty east winds 20-3O mph to- day becoming southerly and de- creasing tonight and Thursday. Warmer tomorrow. Lowest tenn perature expected tonight Is, high tomorrow 30
 Nome data last 24 hours as of [ am. today: High temperature P, low 13 Max. wind 29 mph. from the FINE. Sunrise 4:36 am. sunset 7:31 pm.
 Temperatures a year ago today: high 24, low 5 Extremes this date since 1907: high AZ in 194O, low 23 in 1910.
 Other stations as of ? am. today.
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-13
Stevenson Criticizes Administration
 Policy in Asia; Dulles Says Speech
 Ignores Resources of Nationalists
Says US. Faces Retreat Or Hazard of War

CHICAGO, LR-Adlai Steven son says the United States has put itself in a position in Asia where it faces another damaging and humiliating retreat, or else the hazard of war"
 He called for a joint declaration by the free nations condemning the use of force in the 100-mile- wide strait between Nationalist Formosa and Communist China.
 The 1852 Democratic presiden- tial nominee, in nationwide ra- dio broadcast Monday night said a "dead-end policy" of the Eisen- hover Administration put the United States in it's present posi- ton in Asia.
 The administration policy of extravagant words" in the Far Eastern situation, Stevenson de- clared, "has alarmed our friends a good deal more than it has de- tered the aggressors."
 "The tragedy is that the possi- bility of war just now seems to hinge upon Quemoy and Matsu, small islands that lie almost as close to the coast of China as Staten Island does to New York" Stevenson said.
 have the greatest mis- givings about risking a third world war in defense of these little islands in which we would have neither the same legal justi- fication nor the same support as in the defense of Formosa."
 He said the United States should enlist both it's friends and the neutral nations in ian open dec laration condemning the use of force in the Formosa Strait" He said Russia also should be asked to declare it's position" He said:
 With such an international declaration denouncing the use of force; with such collective support for the defense of Formosa; with the addition thereby of moral sol idarity to military strength in Formosa, I should think Quemoy and Matsu would have little fur ther importance to the National ists, let alone to us"
 Stevenson spoke on nation wide radio hookup provided free as a public service by the CBS and NEG networks. Friends said he decided to give his views on Far Eastern policy in response to hundreds of letters, telegrams and phone calls"
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-13
Dulles Says Policy
 Not Based on Politics

WASHINGTON, R-Secretary of State Dulles said Tuesday that Adlai Stevenson's ideas about de- lending Formosa parallel what the Eisenhower Administration is doing, except Stevenson would ignore the loyalty and resources" of principal ally, Nationalist China.
 MT. Stevenson seems to as- sume that the ally can be ignored and rebuffed," Dulles told a news conference in a prepared state ment.
 Dulles sharply rejected Steven sons contention, in speech Stew enson broadcast to the nation on Monday night, that Americas Formosa policy is based more on considerations of domestic politi- cal expediency than foreign reali- ties.''
 Dulles denied that domestic politics played any part in US. policy toward Formosa. He said the policy is based entirely upon his and President Eisenhower's judgment of the Far East situa- ton.
 Asked about another point that Stevenson made, that the United States call upon Russia to say where it stands on Formosa, Dull les replied he thought it inadvis- able to make a public approach to Russia on the question.
 As for carrying Formosa issues to the United Nations, Dulles said "We desire a United Nations cease fire and have repeatedly made that clear" Stevenson pro- posed a resolution be submitted by the United States to the, JUN. condemning any use of force to alter it's status
 Sen. George D-Ga) said Tues day such step as asking the LIN. General Assembly to condemn the use of force in the Formosa Strait is under consideration by the Els enhower Administration.
 However, Dulles said there was no contemplation at the moment of calling the JUN. General As sembly into special session. The cease-fire proposal is on the U.N. Security Council agenda, he add ,ed, and normal procedure is for it to be disposed of there before going to the Donation General Assembly.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-12-16
Two Sturdy Beggars

Chang Kai shek and Syngman Rhee
fit this old name for holdup men. Know
land (the senator from Formosa),
Dulles, Mansfield and Associates of the
China Lobby Chat should be called
the Chang Lobby support them.
Washington is justly blamed by the
rest of the world for Chiang's piracy
on the high seas and blackmail in in
ternational politics.
Last week airplanes of Chang fired
on a British merchant ship No one
was hurt. The ship was struck Mans
field votes to provide Chang with these
war planes The world believes that We.
who provide the gangsters of Formosa
with sawed off guns, are gangSterS
too. Why not?
The taxpayers of America supply
the money for Chiang's Lobby. We
give the money to Chang. He sends
a tfthing back to Washington. 1t is
used to persuade Congress to embrO1I
us as accessories to piracy.
Now the United States wants Is more
nations to join the United Nations
Chang with his phantom seat on the
Security Council opposes Outer Mon
golia a Chinese Communist people.
Russia says all IS will be admitted or
none if this one is excluded The United
States favors all being admitted. Chi
ang's game is to get money for his
q.
Chang out and do, as Britain and
France wish, give back to China, with
$50 million people, her rightful seat.
There is no end to blackmail when you
yield once.
Chiang's Lobby has plenty of money.
Roundabout from the U. S. Treasury.
For years distinguished senator, rode
horses instead of automobiles. He
feigned poverty. His wife thought he
was Door When he died she found
100000 in his safety deposit box.
Money talks. 1t talks all languages.
Congressman and Esquimaux under
stand it.
The only hope for World peace is
the United Nations. There is the answer
to the prayers of common people since
the Ministry of the Prince of Peace
1850 years ago. 80 nations, more than
half the people of the world, met at
Banding last year; the visits of Bull
ganin and Kruschev allied 400 million
Southeast Asians to Russia. The United
Nations needs the added prestige of
10 new members.
The Soviet Union is not trying to
overload Thirteen non-Communist ma
tions are applying for membership,
only Communist countries. Respective
~ they are Cd Ceylon, Cambodia, Japan,
Laos, Libya, Nepal, Jordan, Italy, Por-
tugal Spain, Ireland, Austria, Finland,
(2) Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ro-
MANIA Outer Mongolia.
Perhaps half the American people
had ancestors in some of these coun-
tries Welcome the Old Folks at Home.