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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
Republican Dependence on Him Indicates
The Party Lacks Confidence in Itself

Eisenhower disciple-when he
was asked what would happen,
to. whom would the party look.
if the President did not run
again:
That really would be a
mess"
He threw up his hands in a
gesture of despair and, off,
hand, could chart no clear
course. Nor could others.
The reliance on the Presi-
dent also manifests itself in
another way. This is in an
obvious disinclination of Re-
publicans to run for national
office-Senate and House--in
hot spots where there would be
uphill battles, unless they are
sure that the President is
going to head the 1856 ticket.
For example, there is the
case Of Gov. Arthur M. Lang
lie of Washington, who is be-
ing urged to seek for Repub-
licans the United States Sem
ate seat now occupied by the
popular Democrat, Senator
Warren Magnuson. Whether
the President himself runs
again next year will have a
bearing on his decision wheth-
er to run or not, Gov. Langlie
said very frankly. And this,
he said, was the case with
other Republicans. He did
concede he probably would
make the race if the Presi-
dent asked him.
For the reluctance of Re-
publicans to risk contests in
very dubious areas if the
President does not run, Gov.
Langlie had an explanation
which also might be CLASH
fled as a naturalization.
This, was to the effect that
the Republican Party, in order
to do the hard and unpopular
things that faced it after 20
years of Democratic spending
and piling up the public debt.
could only succeed with a man
at the head Of the party who
enjoyed the tremendous pop
ularity and the confidence Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
Neither Stevenson Nor Hartman Seem
Able to Ring Any Bells With the Voters

In Democratic Party politics
it is evidently important to
be radical nowadays. The
theory is that 1t doesn't mat
ter how mad the conserva-
tives in the South may get,
they'll have to vote Demo-
cratic anyhow. 1t didn't work
that way in 1852. but that
was when the South thought
Ike would respect States
Rights and wouldn't go as far
on the segregation issue as he
has gone since then.
In the North, Mr.. Stevenson
has allied himself with the
radical organization - Amer
Jeans for Democratic Action
which played so influential
a part in shaping the last
Democratic presidential cam
paign. But Gov. Hartman.
alert to the dangers of this
so far as conservative Dem
ocrats are concerned, hasn't
stuck his neck out on the
ADA question and seems
anxious to avoid too close a
tie-up.
The real difficulty is that
neither Gov. Hartman nor
Mr.. Stevenson has sensed the
mood of the country so far as
rejecting the protests or MUIR
murs on public issues. Usually
it is thought politically wise to
exploit as many of the accu-
mulated grievances as possible.
Gov. Hartman, by reason of
his service as American Am
bassador to Soviet Russia, is
watching foreign policy closely
ana Is represented as thinking
that this may afford the basis
for a sharp cleavage among
voters. Thus. the fraterniZa-
ton of Mr.. Eisenhower with
the Soviet's top tyrants at &C.
neva recently could, if the sit
uation changes to one of disil-
lusionment ON the part Of the
American public, lead to taunt-
ing remarks such as greeted
President Truman when he
referred to Dictator Stain as
good old joe"
Gov. Hartman is known to
have made rapid strides in
political orientation since he
served as Secretary of Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24

Record Temperatures This Year
Highest 70 on March 90.
Lowest ~ On February 3.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours
High, 81, at 4:50 pm
Low, AZ, at 6:15 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
House Acting on Funds Bill
To Push Memorial Parkway

frontage of the Public Roads
property as well as most Of the
land downstream from the Ar
lington-Fairfax line to where the
existing road ends at Spout Run.
Aside from the Key Bridge
ramp connection, nearly all OF
the construction is on the Mary
land side of the river. From old
funds amounting to $4,000
authorized under the roads and
trails provisions of last years
Federal Highway Act. Canal
road would be graded and paved
from its present terminus at
Chain Bridge to the District
Maryland line.
From that point upstream to
Cabin John. the roadway would
be graded under a new appro-
priation Of $685., 500.
The funds for rights-of-way
acquisition would be appropri-
ated to the National Capital
Planning Commission, while
money for construction would go
to the National Capital Parks.
The Government would assume
all the cost Of parkway con-
struction, except for the ramp
leading from Key Bridge, but it
would pay only half Of land
purchase costs. The remainder
would be divided equally between
the State and the local COM
munitieS.
Both Virginia and Fairfax
County have provided funds suf-
f1cient to make the connecting
link between the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads site and the Arlington
Fairfax line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24

sas says he hopes this will be
the last airing of the question
of the Army dentist who refused
to answer questions about Red
ties and yet was promoted and
honorably discharged.
Brig. General Ralph w. Zwick-
er, who as Maj. PeresS' one-time
commanding officer at Camp Kill
mer, has testified before three
Senate committees, was excused
from the witness stand yester-
day.
Hits at Mccarthy
Before he left, the general
struck back at Senator Nc
earthly. Republican. of Wiscon-
sin, who has repeatedly accused
him Of being unfit to wear his
uniform. The general also con-
tradicted aides who appeared be-
fore the Watkins Committee
George c. Anastos and James
N. Juliana.
Senator Mccarthy told the
general that there is nothing
funny about accusing a young
man of perjury and then back
ing down."
Gen. Zwicker retorted: "Nei-
ther is there anything funny
about telling a general officer
he is not At to wear the uni
form"
Gen. Zwicker had been re-
called from the Far East to
testify. He said that MIR. Anastos,
who is no longer with the COM
mittee. and Mr.. Juliana, who is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
Phi Alpha Delta Unit
To Hold Convention

The law schools Of George
town and George Washington
Universities will be co-hosts at
the Sixth Annual Conclave of
District IL of the Phi Alpha
Delta legal fraternity, which
opens tomorrow at the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
Senator Bible, Democrat of
Nevada, will be the main speaker
at the convention.
Student officers for the con-
vention are Edward G.. Fenwick,
jr.. GNU. district student JUS
tice; James Hogan, GU, district
treasurer; Harry N. Walker.
Wake Forest, district vice justice;
Michael P. Mcleod, North Caro-
lima, district clerk.
Alumni officers for the con-
vention, which includes law
schools from New Jersey through
South Carolina. are: William B.
Robertson. district justice; Rob-
ert Redding. associate tribune
and Eugene Stewart, alumni
justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24

The House was expected TO act
today on the Interior Department
approximation bill, which would
materially advance work on the
George Washington Memorial
parkway into Maryland and Viz
ginia.
Appropriations Committee ap-
proval of the measure, which also
includes other parkway develop
ment in and around Washing
ton. came earlier this week.
Nearly 81 million is provided
in the bill for rights-of-way &C
quisition and construction Of the
parkway. Most Of the land pur-
chased would be on the Virginia
side of the Potomac River and
nearly all the construction would
be on the District-Maryland side.
One construction item Of $I25,-
900, however, represents about
half the cost of building a con-
nection between the Virginia end
of Key Bridge and the upstream
lane of the parkway. Virginia
has agreed to share this expense
on a $3.50 basis.
At present, Virginia bound traf-
fic has no access to the parkway
The new link would cross over
the downstream lane and merge
with the artery nearest the river
In view of recent developments
concerning Central Intelligence
Agency's plans to move into
Fairfax County, provision for
rights-of- way acquisition on the
Virginia shore assume new sig
nificance. The CHA favors site
now owned by the Bureau OF
Public Roads, between Langley
and the river. for its new $50
million building.
The appropriation bill would
provide $228, 900 for rights-of-
way purchases on both sides OF
the river, but all of the land
needed on the Maryland side is
already owned by the Govern
ment, except for a few isolated
parcels.
The Virginia link, representing
the major land purchase, would
be between the Arlington-FairfaS
County line to the Bureau OF
Public Roads property. The Ma
tional Capital Planning Commits
sion already owns = the river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24

Kennedy said Mr.. Adams had
compounded the Army's mis-
taken handling of the case by
not reviewing the file at the time
of the Mccarthy letter.
Can't Review All
Mr.. Adams countered that II
he were to review every file be-
fore discharge The first man
from World War II wouldn't be
out of the Army yet"
Mr.. Kennedy insisted it was
Mr.. Adams job to review the
mistakes.
Mr.. Adams replied: II have no
way of knowing which ones the
mistakes are in"
When Mr.. Adams was ques-
toned about the list of % names
of Army personnel involved in
the promotion of Maj. Peress. a
list which was turned over to the
subcommittee during the Army
Mccarthy hearings last year, he
replied:
81 never saw the list before
it was submitted. Nobody, in
five days on the stand, ever
asked me one word about my
participation in the PeresS
case"
Censored Letter
Defense Department General
Counsel WILDER Brucker in
formed the subcommittee today
that the Attorney General has
advised that the blacked-out
portion of a letter from Brig
Gen Ralph Zwicker, Peress' one
time commanding general. to
the LIST Army commander was
intelligence material and could
not be revealed.
At one point Mr.. Adams asked
Senator Mccarthy not to call
him John during the question
ing.
Army Secretary Robert Ste
vens and Mr.. Adams, who be-
came familiar television per-
sonalities through their long
term appearances on the stand
at the Army-McCarthy hearings
last spring. will possibly be the
last witnesses in the inquiry
Chairman Mcclellan Of Arkan-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
Peress
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page)
sore at us and wouldn't give us
the transcripts"
Senator Mccarthy put the
question again and the witness
replied:
Sorry, Senator, that is not
the fact"
Mr.. Adams disclosed today
that the Army officials in au-
thority were not aware that
Maj. Peress was guilty of falsi-
flying a Government form until
several months after the case
became public early in January.
1854. He conceded that some
Army personnel were aware of
the completed form but that it
had apparently been routed to
the wrong repository"
Mr.. Adams refused to go along
with a suggestion that he had
made "a bad decision" when he
failed to hold up the discharge
of Maj. Peress on receipt of a
letter from Senator Mccarthy
demanding that the Army dem
fist should be court martialed.
Mr.. Adams defended his de-
cision to Chairman Mcclellan
by saying, "the man was out of
the Army, he belonged out of
the Army as a subversive."
Peress Still Available
Mai. Peress' dismissal from the
service did not put him out of
reach of the law if he had COM
mitted any criminal act. Mr..
Adams commended.
Mr.. Adams said that he did
not see the Army's file on Peress
prior to February /, 1854 and
that when he did look at it did
not recall that Form 390-the
majors application for commits
sion which allegedly had been
falsified was included therein.
Later, however, under ques-
tioning by subcommittee aide
James Juliana, the witness said
he had been advised that Form
800 was in the Peress file when
the Army turned it over to the
subcommittee February IL, 1854.
Committee Counsel Robert F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24

District and vicinity - Fair
and colder tonight and tomor-
row with low tonight about "a
in the city and % in the sub
urbs.
Maryland-Fair and colder
tonight and tomorrow with low
tonight 24-30 and high tomor-
row in the 40S.
Enthusiastically fair and
colder tonight and tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24

now the minority counsel. did
not tell the truth before the
Watkins Committee when they
said Gen. Zwicker in private
meetings with them had de-
vulged details about the Peress
case which he withheld from
a public meeting of the Nc
Carthy Committee on February
10. 1854.
That was the meeting in New
York, at which Senator Nc
Carthy made his initial charge
about Gen. Zwicker's unfitness
for the uniform. The Watkins
Committee recommended CEN
sure for Senator Mccarthy for
his treatment of the general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
Sun Shines in East,
But Winter Renews
Grip on Northwest
BY the Associoied Press

Most of the storm battered
areas in the Eastern half of the
Nation got relief from wet and
cold weather today. but bliz-
yards still whipped Montana
eastward along the border tc
Minnesota.
Snow, with winds of 80 to
40 miles an hour. measured
nearly a foot in Montana. The
drifting snow blocked many
country roads. Some schools in
Northwestern Montana were
closed. 1t was one of the worst
post winter billiards in three
years. Snowfalls in Northern
Minnesota were around 2 to :
inches.
Below Zero Readings
The snow and below zero read
ings extended across the North
ern border from Northwestern
Minnesota to the Rockies in
Montana. Coolest spot early to-
day was Cut Bank, Mont, with
8 below zero. Readings were
near zero in much of the State
yesterday and little relief from
the cold and snow was expected
for at least "a hours.
The cold air moved southwark
and extended to the Texas Pan
handle, Central Missouri and
Central Illinois. Readings were
in the SOS in the Southern Bor-
der States except for a few Cos
in extreme Southern Texas and
the 7Os in Southern Florida. 1t
was rs at Key West, Fla.
Most of the rest of the country
reported dry weather although
showers continued along the
Pacific Coast and some light
rain fell in parts of Florida.
Peach Crop Hard Hit
A two-day freeze has wiped
out" rs to 80 per cent of the
Southern Illinois peach crop, a
spokesman for the Illinois Fruit
Council said.
Harold j. Hartley, council
secretary, said only some of the
harder varieties escaped the
bloom killing cold which de-
scended on area orchards late
Monday. Estimates Of the 1885
State peach crop ranged as high
as one million bushels.
Meanwhile, as water from the
Tombigbee River rose 2 to II
feet over the rooftops of 300
homes in Amory. Miss, yester-
day the American Red Cross in
Washington sent % Of its ma
tional disaster specialists to
towns along the river to assist
hundreds of its chapter volun-
teers in the relief task.
An estimated 1000 residents
of Aberdeen and Columbus,
Miss, downstream from Amory.
were evacuating their homes
yesterday with Red Cross and
National Guard assistance in
expectation of a river crest Is
feet over flood stage.
In eight Middle Tennessee
counties beset by floods Of
Cumberland River tributaries,
another nine disaster staff mem
bers were helping chapter work
ers care for LOO persons forced
out of homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
More Engineers Needed
By U. s., Colleges Told

The Civil Service Commission
said today the Government needs
more engineers.
1t added that it has taken
steps to inform engineering stu
dents on every college campus
that Federal service offers them
unprecedented opportunities to
participate in challenging work
of vital Importance"
A pamphlet being sent COL
leges for distribution to students
says the Government employs
about 47,000 professional engi-
neers land more are needed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
The Weather Here ond Over the Nation

with low tonight 26-32 in west
and north and 1898 in south
east.
Wind-NorthweSt, 1926 miles
per hour, tonight and tomorrow
Road Conditions (AAA)
Northern New York-Slippery
River Report
From q s. Engineersl
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
Italian President 81

ROME, Mar. "a R.-Luigi
Einaudi. Italy's president since
1948, observed his 81st birthday
today. His 7-year term expires
May 10 and a new presidential
election must be held in a Joint
session of the two houses of
parliament before April IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
Correction

It was enormously reported in
The Star yesterday that faculty
sponsors of the American Auto
mobile Association school safety
patrols would be honored at a
luncheon today. Actually, the
luncheon will be held next
Thursday in the Mayflower Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
-AP wirephoto Map

Al
predicted for tonight in the lower Lakes
Northern Appaachians Central Rockies and Northern Pa
with rain in the Western Caronas and along the
North Pacific Coast Lower temperatures expected in the
North and Middle Atlantic States Tennessee Valley South
Plains Northwest Lowest temperatures
pected range 10 below the North Central
States to near 10 in Southern Florida.
Evening star., 1955-01-30
II From Montgomery
Inducted Into Army

Eleven men were indicted into
the Army last week through Sc
lective Service Board No. 54,
which covers Bethesda, Chevy
Chase. Cabin John and the
Potomac areas Of Montgomery
County. Md. They are:
Richard X. Ingraham, 9305
Linden avenue, Bethesda: Mi
chael G. Webster, 1925 w. Glen
brook road. Bethesda; Harold D,
Miller. 3712 East Bradley lane,
Chevy Chase; William s. Blais-
dell. 1905 Summit avenue, Chevy
Chase;
Also James H. Pugh, jr.. 1904
Rosemary street, Chevy Chase;
Robert w. Parr, 9303 Lindafe
drive, Bethesda; Edwin H. Cum
ningham, 1888 Myrtle avenue
NE; William F. Foshag, 500
Westwood drive, Westmoreland
Hills; John C. Ragland. White
Plains. N. Y. formerly Of Be-
thesda: Richard C. Aslakson
SCOT Wilson lane. Bethesda, and
Omer B. Raup. 5610 Wisconsin
avenue, Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1955-01-30

A high-level trafiic jam in the
air over Washington threatened
to clutter up the ofiicial atmos-
phere here yesterday, but Sec
retary of State Dulles solved the
problem by a last-minute change
in airports.
He had planned to take of
from MATS terminal about Q
am. for q restful week In the
Bahamas. He found that Presi-
dent Eisenhower picked approxi-
mately the same hour to depart
for a weekend rest at Augusta.
Ga, and that President Paul E.
Magloire Of Haiti was scheduled
to end his Washington visit by
boarding a plane soon afterward
for West Point, N. Y.
Mr.. Dulles quickly shifted to
Boiling Air Force Base - SO
quickly that some reporters COW
ering the State Department spent
a chilly hour waiting for him to
appear at MATS.
President Eisenhower. mean
while. few to Augusta and Un-
dersecretary Of State Herbert
Hoover, jr., represented the State
Evening star., 1955-01-30

park officials viii propose that
the Federal Government pay the
difference between the bridge
and tunnel costs.
One problem Mr.. Singstad said
he faced In estimating tunnel
costs was the lack of data on
river-bottom rock conditions,
which would determine the type
Of construction.
He repeatedly got all the data
he needs from the 18th Century
borings sent to him two days
ago.
Contractor Called In.
Officials here said the tunnel
designer also has called In q
tunnel contractor to confer. on
costs and is enthusiastic about
the results from the data we sent
him."
Nothing ever came Of the 10th
century bridge proposals. but
park officials found half a dozen
designs, drawn in response to
Congress order in 1885 for a
United States Engineers study
of a new bridge along the line
of New York avenue extended.
The first report, submitted by
Mai. Peter C. Hams in 1886.
proposed a draw bridge estimated
to cost $650.000.
In 1890, Maj. Hains proposed
a high, elaborate suspension
bridge ION the line of New York
avenue extended from the Naval
Evening star., 1955-01-30

ton avenue bridge Congress has
authorized.
Mr.. Singstad is expected to re-
port to the National Capital
Planning Commission next
Thursday on how much such q
tunnel would cost and how 1t
could be constructed. He re-
portedly will give costs for both a
four lane and six-lane tunnel.
District highway officials,
meanwhile, also are re-f1guring
their own cost estimates for a
tunnel, based on a tentative de-
sign plan suggested by Mr.. Sing
stad.
Two Estimates Made.
Months ago, city engineers
figured a tunnel along the line
of e street NV. would cost over
$50 million. Then they figured
a shorter tunnel, following New
Hampshire avenue extended,
would cost about $72 million. Mr.
Singstad's proposal, however, fol-
lows the route proposed for the
bridge, with a new design which
is shorter still. So his costs are
not likely to be comparable di-
rectly to anything the city has
estimated so far.
The bridge. counting connect
ing structures on each side of
the river, would cost about $32
million. Presumably-if the Sing
stad tunnel is found feasible
traffic-wise and not too costly
Evening star., 1955-01-30
St. Johns Junior
Tops Field Of 4o in
AH-MdIe Bokefest

A l6-year-old junior at st,
Johns High School yesterday
outbaked 40 of his elders in an
all-men cake-baking contest
sponsored by the John q. Web
ster plumbing company. 627 r
street NV.
Winner Of the first prize Of a
new gas range was Victor B. Car
rera of Gas Tewkesberry place
NV. He had entered a two
layer almond cream cake.
Told Of his victory the youth
said Gosh, no kiddin'?"
His mother, Mrs. Vincent Carr
rera, said Of her son: ~victor's
very proud Of his baking, you
know. He makes cookies and
rolls. too"
The contest Has in celebration
OF the plumbing coinpany's 4Srd
year in -husiness. Judges of the
cakes were District Commits
sioner Renah H. Camalier. Chef
Nicholas MarchitelIi and Miss
r 1th Sheldon Of the Washing
Apn Gas Light Co.
Evening star., 1955-01-30
By George Beveridee

Engineering data gathered for
several Inflated Potomac River
bridge proposals nearly 70 years
ago is figuring in the current
Potomac bridge-tunnel fight, 1t
was learned yesterday.
BY coincidence. the spans pro-
posed between 1885 and 1890
were in almost the same location
as the present bridge-tunnei
proposals at the end of Consti-
tuition avenue near the Lincoln
Memorial.
Long-memoried Federal park
officials dug the old plans and
photos out of Interior Depart
ment files last week. They also
found detailed engineering data.
including about rs ell-described
test borings of giver-botton1 rock
conditions.
Park officials, slightly incredu-
lous that the Ole; bridge lines
were precisely the same as those
which modern engineers have
agreed on after a 21s-year battle
over location, checked the lines.
Singstad Is Sent Data.
Then Harry T. Thompson, Ma
tional Capital Parks associate
superintendent, sent the data
by auto to Ole Singstad. New
York tunnel expert who is study
ing the feasibility of building a
tunnel instead Of the Constitu-