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Evening star., 1955-07-01
Registration Ends Today
For Coaster Derby Roce

Today is the last day for reg
istration in the Washington
Soap Box Derby.
Entries received by the close
of business today will be ac-
cepted at any of the Il partici-
pating Chevrolet dealers OF Met
ropolitan Washington.
The 14th Washington Derby
will be run next Saturday on
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. be-
tween Alabama and Branch
avenues. It is sponsored by The
Star in association with the Dis
trict Department Of the Ameri-
can Legion and the Chevrolet
dealers.
Altogether 264 boys have reg
istered for the Derby. OF this
total. only ~ answered mo" TO
q mail survey asking entrants
If they woulr race. One hum
dred forty .'yes1 replies have
been received, and the ma jority
of those who didn't answer are
expected to race.
Last year 40 boys raced.
Derby officials are guessing that
about 180. and maybe more. viii
answer the starters green nag
this year.
The boys win be racing for. the
chance to 60 to Akron. Ohio. to
win the world championship and
q $1,000 scholarship.
The All-American Derby will
be held on August Is. About $50
boys from cities IN America,
West Germany and Canada, will
compete, Scholarships worth
$4,000 go to the first five
winners.
This year IS boys will be flown
to Akron on Derby Day by The
Star. The boys win be those who
set the fastest time from each
auto leadership, Previously these
winners received bicycles.
Entrants in the Washington
Derby must pass car inspection
next week In the National Guard
Armory.
Evening star., 1955-07-01

Brown Harris, chaplain Of the
Senate. win give the invocation.
There are 10000 reserved seats
at $i.50 and 81 for adults and
so cents for children.
The fireworks, which cost
$500, viii be climaxed by THE
Battle of the Worlds. with all
the noise of an artillery ex.
change and q bursting of bombs
that makes the sky ablaze with
color.
Portraits In Fire
There will be fireworks por-
traits of George Washington and
President Eisenhower and in the
finale the American nag win
blaze forth in glory.
The Gray Ladies Of the Red
Cross will sponsor q fireworks
display at d. C. Village at Blue
Plains at the southern tip of
Washington for the 900 resi-
dents, including the aged and the
MANNED.
The Fort Henry Guard from
Kingston. Ontario, a group Of
university students in the uni-
forms of 1860, who are employed
to garrison that historic strong
hold during the tourist season,
will join with units Of the
Marine Corps at an Independ-
ence Day ceremony at II am.
Monday at the Two Jima Marine
Memorial in Arlington.
The Washington Public M-
brary and all Its branches win
be closed all day Monday.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
4CD Employees
Being Fired

The District Commissioners
yesterday notified four employees
of the Office Of Civil Defense
they will be Aired on July 81
because the city has no funds
to pay them
The four are Harold p. (Spike)
Goodwin. deputy director In
charge Of plans, training and
public relations; Isaac N. Cupid,
executive assistant Of the warden
service; Henry NJ. Adams. COM
munications supervisor. and Mrs.
Myrtle D. Outlaw. clerk-stenog-
rapher.
The discharges came as the
result Of sharp congressional
cuts in the agency's budget for
the fiscal year. which begins
today.
Director John Fondahl said
the cuts will halt the agency's
shelter survey. of which only
one-third has been completed
In the District. No work can be
done. he indicated. on q pro-
posed survey of shelter available
in the suburbs.
Also. he said, the warden mead
quarters at z2l0 Thirteenth street
NV. will have to be closed. At :
tempts win be made to maintain
the servie. he said. although 1t
will have lost its two top lead
ers. One was John Garrett TN
derhill. fired from a job as vol
linteer head of the service for
critizing the recent civil defense
drill, and the other Is MIR. Cupid,
his paid executive assistant.
After the firings. Mr.. Fondaial
said, the Civil Defense Once will
have IL employees. He said Mr..
Goodwin. an 90. .000-a-year official,
had been with the agency since
1850.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Ulr Sntlnal1 Star

Choose The Star on Sunday When You Haze Choice
AMERICAS SEVEN GREATEST SPOTS Pulitzer prize
winner Bruce Cation consulted Jury OF distin-
gushed citizens for list of Americas seven great
historical wonders-se how their selections COM
pare with yours.-This Week Magazine
SOAP BOx DERBY WINNERS-What does the SOAP Box
Derby mean to. champs of the past? For come inter-
esting answers by past winners . how taking top
honors In the Washington race has affected their
lives read Meredith s. Bues story In The Star Pic
torial Magazine Look for the full-page colorphoto
OF the l946 Derby champion on the OF the same
magazine
WHERE FREEDOM WAS WON-In The star Pictorial
Magazine, Lloyd Z. Barker writes about Yorktown
Va, where CORVALLIS surrender brought to an end
the last serious menace to American sovereignty.
NEW CIVIL SERVICE ECHELON2- FEBRUARY the
Hoover Commission recommended q Senior civil
Service, as In England I. a measure which could
alter the structure and standing OF the entire
Federal Civil Service. In the Editorial Section
George W. oakes examines this far reaching pro-
posal
ANDREWS FIGHTS PLANE NOISE--Noise from power
full jet engines has way Of disturbing private
citizens. In the News Section. Star stan writer
Harry Lever reports how the Air Force handles this
delicate problem at Andrews Field.
HGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN - IN the Society and
Fashion Section, Star Stan Reporter isabelle Shelton
explores a mystery at the White House which may
even have the Secret Service bafiied Star Fashion
EdtOr Elem explains with pictures and story how to
'te time by your hat and Harriet French records the
fun-nled dongs in household that boasts three
n sets OF twins.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Probers
AreFIoodedby
Suspects, Tips
Stnr Artists S Sketch
of 'Puncho' Spurs
Ne. Phone Calls

=
Virtually q steady stream of
ssPancho villa" suspects and
what amounted to almost flood
of telephone tips about such men
were pouring through police sta
|tions in the area today as police
stepped UP their hunt for the
man wanted for questioning In
the June Is double Staying In
Northwest oranch Park.
Mai. George Panagoulis, chief
|of Prince Georges County police.
said today 1t has become "ex-
|tremely important" to the case
to find the mystery man for
Questioning in the fatal shooting
|of Nancy Marie Shomette. 16.
and Michael Ann Ryan, IA.
$50 Calls Received
Nearly $50 telephone calls have
been received from people who
thought they saw the man. The
calls stepped up last night after
police distributed q composite
sketch. drawn by staff artist
for The Star who talked to wit
|nesses who had spotted the man
lin the park area the day Of the
Staying.
Men questioned in the search
last night included q man who
walked into the second precinct
and said he had killed the girls.
The man, Calvin Vaughn. "A,
|colored. Of the 100 block of v
street NE. was charged today
with making a false report to
police and was held under $500
bond pending, a hearing Tues
day in Hyattsyille Trial Magis-
Itrate's Court.
Capt. Vincent Free. who ques-
toned Vaughn about 20 minutes,
said the man told him he had
committed the murders, and
wanted to go with photographers
land reporters to re-enact the
crime. But when Capt. Free
asked Vaughn to take him to
the murder scene, Vaughn said
he didn't know where it was
and admitted his story was
false, the police captain said.
All Are Released
Several others were questioned
last night, and three more were
questioned today. All were re-
leased after brief quizzing.
A 43-year-old man arrested in
Baltimore was released late yes
terday. The man, a self-styled
crack rife shot, was let 60 after
the witnesses said he was. not
the man police wanted.
The man that six witnesses
said they saw was described as
between 26 and 30 years old,
weighing about l60 pounds, with
full dark hair. heavy eyebrows
ia n d prominent cheekbones
When he was seen in the park
[area. he wore bandoliers and
carried q rifle.
Police continued their search
for the murder weapon. with the
laid Of mine detector crews and
soldiers from nearby military in
stallations.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Russian Tenant
Story BeaIned

A story first published yester-
day in The Star got to thousands
lof Russians as quickly as it got
| to some Of The Stars own sub
scribers.
The story. published in all
editions. revealed that Soviet
Embassy employees are leaving
la Washington apartment house
since Negro families began NOV
ling in.
As soon as the first edition OF
The Star hit the streets at II
am, alert Voice OF America Of
lficials picked it up. realized its
value and put it on their news
wire 4 Russian-language ver-
sion was beamed to Russians be-
hind the Iron Curtain at . pm.
Some home-delivery editions
Iof The Star are not printed until
after 2 pm.
The Voice Of America sent the
story 10 all its desks and broad
least It around the world in "a
languages. This was the Eng
llish-language version:
"WashingtonA washington
apartment building whose facil.
Titles were made available to col
ored people Is being vacated b,
Soviet Embassy representative.
who had lived there for more
than 10 years.
up until q month ago-ac.
cording to a report published ir
today's edition Of The Washing
ton Evening Star-13 Of the
buildings is apartment units
have been occupied by employees
of the Soviet Embassy. The re.
manning i've units are occupied
by white american families.
'But. The Star reports, wher
lthe management announced the
units would be made available tt
persons Of the Negro race. the
Soviet tenants began giving no.
Itice OF their intention to leave
Eleven Of the Soviet familie,
have already left and the re.
manning two. according to thu
Washington newspaper, will leavs
within q few days"
Evening star., 1955-07-01

be installed In similar and faster
aircraft. Radar Is used for de-
fense against other aircraft and
for blind navigation.
The basic idea for the use OF
ferries came from Philips, but
has since been taken over by
laboratories in the United States.
chiefly the Bell Telephone Lab
oratories.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
|z0-YEAR LOW
REPORTED HERE
IN HoMIciDES

The District had 50 homi-
eide cases In the fiscsl year
that ended last midnight,
lowest In 20 years. And
there were no unsolved
murders. This Is only the
third year such has hap-
pened.
The Homicide Squad said
the years 81 homicides
were % fewer than in the
preceding ~ months.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Washington Mon
Breaks Hip in Fall

A 42-year-old man suffered a
broken hip yesterday when he
fell In the 800 block Of Ellsworth
drive. Silver Spring.
Montgomery County police
said they found Saul Ohsner, A,
of sos Farragut street Me-, lying
on the sidewalk at $40 pm. yes
terday. Mr.. Ohsner told police
that he had had polio as a child
and fell occasionally.
He was admitted to Washing
ton Sanitarium >in good condi-
tion.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Libruries Shut EurIy

The District Public Library
agencies. including the central
building, Eighth and X streets
NV, will close at ] pm. on
summer Saturdays beginning to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
AT Band Concert

The Air Force Band will fea.
ture a baritone and an accordion-
ist during its concert at $50
O'Clock tonight at the Water.
gate. Capt. Robert L. Landers
will conduct the band, which
will play selections by Gershwin,
Wagner. Mozart and Bizet.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Holiday Exodus Storted
Day EorIier by Strike


Following the suggestion OF
many Government ofiicials
thousands of Federal workers
didn't even try to get to work
today. with the transit strike in
progress and the long holiday
week end due to start tomorrow
anyway.
Monday Is the Fourth of
July and means that many
workers win have time to get q
brief vacation at the shore or In
the mountains.
The Weather Bureau f1lerast
a warm week end with thunder
showers tomorrow or Sunday
For those who plan to remain
in the Capital over the holiday,
the Citizens Committee for the
179th Celebration of Independ-
ence Day has planned a pa
Itriotic meeting and the biggest
| fireworks display to date set for
Monday night on the Monument
Grounds.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is
adding cars and running extra
sections to trains going north
this evening. The Baltimore a.
Ohio will add extra coaches to
all Of its regular trains today,
Itomorro wand Monday.
Airlines Look to Record.
Airlines hope to top recent all
time records in number Of pass
Iengers carried. American Air-
lines expects travel to be Is per
cent over last wears and hopes
to break the record it made on
the Friday before Memorial Day.
when 2,297 passengers left
Washington on its planes.
Capitol Airlines is adding
seven extra planes to Chicago,
Detroit and to Norfolk.
Eastern Airlines is adding a
few extra planes to its flights to
New York and New England.
Most flights have been sold
lout on all the lines but stand
bys still have a chance.
The National Safety Council
made six suggestions to keep
traffic fatalities down. They are:
I. Drive about 10 miles an hour
less than your usual speed.
2. Start In plenty Of time 50
you won't have to hurry to reach
your destination.
3. Stay alert.
4. Don't compete with the
other fellow. Let him have the
right of way.
S. Pass other cars one at q
time. and be sure you. have 9
clear margin of safety.
6. Slow down at sun down SC
you can stop in the range of youi
headlights. Avoid driving when
sleepy or tired.
Observances Here
Washington will not be
deserted. The number Of out
lsiders who visit the Capital on
their holiday win represent a
good proportion Of the number
who leave. For the visitors and
the stay-at-homes, there will be
many patriotic observances in
addition to the big event on the
Monument Grounds.
The original declaration, signed
by IS members Of the Con-
tinental Congress. win be on ex-
hibit in the National Archives,
Eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, from l to 10 pm.
on the holiday.
One Of the signers. Elbridge
Gerry, later Governor OF Mas
sachusetts and Vice President
under Madison, is buried In the
Congressional Cemetery. The
Sons Of the American Revolution
will lay wreath there at 10 am.
Monday.
Gen. Palmer to Speak
Gen. William Palmer. deputy
chief Of staff Of the Army, will
be the principal speaker at the
celebration on the Monument
Grounds. William E. LeahyI
will read excerpts from the De-
claration. The program will
start at 7::30 pm. with q concert
by an orchestra from the Air
Ul%vnn na 'FYys. ~ a
Evening star., 1955-07-01
CAMP FUNDS

The following contributions to
The Evening Star Summer
Camp Fund are acknowledged
today:
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22
Tokyo Kidnaper Nabbed
AS He Reaches for Ransom
For Comedy Stars Kids

TOKYO, R-Police clasped the
handouts on a 37-year-old unem-
ployed school teacher just as he
reached for a kidnap ransom
package at midnight.
An hour later they rescued his
unframed victim, the six-year-old
son of stage, screen and teIevision
comedy star Toni TAM.
1t ended Japan's most sensa-
tional kidnapping case and the ma
tons greatest postwar manhunt.
Tadahiko Miyasaka admitted to
police that he had kidnapped Ma
sami TAM from his primary school
last Friday to get money to start
a magazine.
Miyasaka was jailed and was
charged with kidnapping. Maxi
mum penalty under japanese law
is ten years Imprisonment. Auth
critics said the fact the boy had
not been harmed probably would
result in lesser sentence.
Police found Masami in an ap-
pie orchard, sleeping under a
mosquito net with the kidnapper's
own two young children.
Preliminary examination indi-
Gated the kidnapped boy had not
been harmed, had been treated
well and fed well. The boy him
self said he had enjoyed his six
days captivity picking apples, dig
ging potatoes, and swimming and
playing with my new friends"
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22
Actress Slabs Herself
Because Fiance Refused
To Set Wedding Date

LOS ANGELES, R-Police say
actress Eve Miller stabbed herself
because her fiance refused to set
their wedding date.
Actor Glase Lehman told Off
GERS he informed Miss Miller, 81,
Wednesday night that he couldn't
marry her until he was financially
able. He said she told him:
You'll be sorry-because you
will find me dead in the morn
ing"
He said he heard her scream
and fall as he was leaving her
home. He summoned police. They
said the actress apparently had
stabbed herself in the abdomen
with pairing knife.
She was taken to the hospital
in critical condition and under
went four hours of surgery.
Miss Miller, whose real name is
Marilyn Miller, starred with Kirk
Douglas in a picture called "The
Big Trees" Lehman said. He told
police he met her year ago and
they became engaged eight
months ago.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22
Senator Calls Wasteful
Army Plan to Sell
Surplus File Folders

WASHINGTON, R-Sen. Ken
nedy D-Mass) said today he has
learned the Army sought recently
to sell as surplus" a $45O,000
supply of stiff paper file folders
enough to supply the entire fed
eral governments needs for the
item for Is to 18 years"
Kennedy said one of his aides
figured the seven million folders
probably would be a 5O-year sup
ply for the Army. Saying that
sounds wasteful, he said he will
ask for some explanation Of why
a stock that big was bought.
Kennedy told reporter that
Max Elliott, general counsel to
the General Services Administra-
ton, told of the incident at a
hearing on a surplus property
disposal bill before a government
operations subcommittee which
Kennedy heads.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22
Queen Elizabeth May
Ban Speedy Cousin
From Driving Auto

LONDON, Up - London news
papers said today Queen Eliza
beth II may ban her speedy
cousin, the 2O-year-old Duke of
Kent, from driving an automobile.
The Duke, seventh in the line
Of succession to the throne, now
is in a hospital recuperating from
his third auto smashup in 13
months. He has been driving
three years.
His third mishap occurred a
week ago but the news only
leaked out Tuesday.
A bachelor is fellow who has
only himself to blame.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22
Vermont Lass Wins
Miss U.S.A. Title
With IS IS

LONG BEACH, Calf, R-Miss
Vermont, the prettiest Republican
you ever saw, today is Miss U.S.A
Carlene King Johnson Of Rut-
land won the crown last night
over IA other pretty finalists. The
runnersup were the Misses Ar
kansas, Nebraska, California and
Georgia.
Miss Johnson, a 22-year-old
blue-eyed blonde who looked Is,
is also the prettiest business
woman you ever saw. She runs
her own jewelry business in Rut-
land.
Two years ago she was Miss
Vermont in the Miss America
pageant at Atlantic City but only
placed 18th. She enters the Miss
Universe semifinalS here tonight
Asked if she were a traditional
Vermont Republican, she replied:
rs there any other kind?"
She admits to being a real con-
sentative Down-Easter but there
is nothing conservative about her
face and figure. Doll like, she
stands 5-feet-8 in her high heels
with the perfect Miss Universe
Recommendations and hips the
same at 35 inches and the waist
III inches smaller at "a.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22
Air Force Secretary
Denies Improper Profit
From Business Interest

WASHINGTON, R-Sen. Nc
Clellan O-ArD said today Sen
ate inquiry is still open" into
profitable business interest which
Secretary of the Air Force Talbot
has offered to give up if the sena-
tors think he should.
Talbot told the Senate Investi-
cations subcommittee yesterday
he has reaped no improper
profit as partner in the New
York efficiency firm Of Paul B.
Mulligan & Co., some of whose
clients hold government contracts.
He said his special partner
ship" in the firm pays him more
than $4,000 a year. Mcclellan
put it at 100000. The Air Force
secretary's salary is $4,000.
Talbot said he has given up all
the other business interests he
held when named secretary Of the
Air Force in early 1853. He said
he had outlined the Mulligan ar
rangement to the Senate Armed
Forces Committee when it was
considering his nomination then.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22
Governor, Back From Washington,
Optimistic on Mental Health Bill;
Plans Visit to Nome and Kotzebue

? FAIRBANKS, R-Governor B.
Frank Heintzleman believes after
two months in Washington sound
ing out the political atmosphere
that Alaska's mental health bill
has good chance of passing if
it can reach the floor of the
House of Representatives
He reported on his arrival here
yesterday he had conferred with
Rep. AL. Miller, R-Neb) who
is on committee which present
ly serves as repository for the
bill. The measure would transfer
treatment of the mentally ill to
the territory. The government
now sends them to Portland, Ore,
away from their homes and fam
lilies.
Heintzleman said Miller still is
raising objections to a six and
half million dollar appropriation
for construction of mental hos
pitfalls in Alaska.
"His arguments were not very
convincing" the territorial gov
ernor said.
"A matching fund arrangement
was suggested but objected to
that. There's no reason why the
federal government shouldn't
make the appropriation. It is over
a 10 year period. There has been
more widespread interest in this
bill than any other except state
hood"
He also reported many con-
gressmen have promised to sup
port a proposal that the Interior
Department release the Gubik
gas fields.
He said Delegate Bartlett's bill
to set up buying station for
Alaska tin sis important"
"It is ridiculous" Heintzleman
commented, "for the United
States to be 100 per cent depend
ent on foreign tin when we OBJ
viously have a supply for devel-
opment in the territory"
The governor expects to visit
Mt. Mckinley National Park, Kot-
zebue, Nome and Anchorage be-
fore returning to Juneau.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22

Oysters grow on trees in re-
gions where they attach them
selves to mangrove tree roots and
are exposed at low tide.
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22

Legal Blanks at The Nome Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1955-07-22

Fine Job Printing at The Nugget
Evening star., 1955-11-09
U. s. Pushing
Israel-Egypt
Truce Plan

The State Department said to-
day it is doing everything With
in its power to get Israel and
Egypt to agree on the interim
truce plans proposed by Mai.
Gen. E. L. NJ. Burns. head Of the
United Nations truce observers
In the area.
mo decisions have been reach
ed as to what steps might be
taken over and above and beyond
this, " said department spokes-I
man Lincoln White.
Mr.. White made the statement
when asked about report that
the United States was consider
ing a possible proposal for the
UN Security Council to ask an
embargo on shipments OF arms
to the Middle East.
The United States position
was that the Burns plan should
be given every opportunity to-
succeed. but If it failed the West
ern powers should have a series
Of proposals ready to meet what
ever situation develops, from the
worst to the best.
Gen. Burns. has proposed as
an emergency measure to- halt
incidents along the Israeli Egyp-
tian border, that both sides keep
troops out of q disputed de-
militarized zone, refrain from
any interference with the truce
team as it investigates the situ-I
alton IN the area and give the
team full opportunity to erect
markers designating the borders.
This is little more than Israel
and Egypt already are pledged
to allow. Each side, however.
has accused the other of violat-
ing the demilitarized zone. Dur
ing one recent clash, IsraelisI
prevented Gen. Burns represen-
tatiyes from going into the area. !.
Gen. Burns feels that i phys
ical demarkation Of the borders
would help avoid clashes in the
future.