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Evening star., 1955-03-01
Airnen Give Police Giddy Time

cided he didn't want a free ride
in the paddy wagon. A free-for-
all ensued.
Meanwhile, a half-dozen other
serivcemen happened along.
They began peeling Pvt. Robert
Klouse, 81, and Pvt. Leopold, 20,
off Pvt. Reidy's back.
On the bottom of the heap, un-
conscious, they found Pvt. Leo
M jenkins, 20, now in Walter
Reed Hospital with splitting
headache.
All three were taken to the
second precinct. In the station
house they exercised their right
OF free speech. 1t. Edward H.
Evening star., 1955-03-01

Five States Witness
Third Explosion in
IS Atomic Series
Spectacle in Nevada
Visible as Far os
ATS Miles Awoy
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LAS VEGAS. New, Mar. IA
reddish fash so bright it was
seen in five States accompanied
the pre- dawn detonation today
of the third atomic device in the
1855 test series.
Touched OF in clear weather
at $50 an. $3.50 am. EST), the
spectacle was visible as far away
as Pocatello. Idaho, ATS miles
away. It also was visible in
Phoenix, Ariz., 40 miles south
east. Observers in San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, Salt Lake
City and st. George, Utah, also
witnessed it.
The Atomic Energy Commis-
sion said the explosion was
similar in power to the second
shot of the series February %,
which would make it one of the
smaller explosions here. The
February % blast gave Las Vegas
its best jolt in three years. To-
days explosion, however, barely
ratified windows here.
Feel "Strong Thump."
At the control station on Yucca
Flat, IS miles northwest, OBJ
servers said they felt the shock
as a "strong thump." The de-
vice was detonated from 300
foot tower.
A mushroom cloud rose
quickly to above 1900 feet and
formed an ice cap, then moved
off toward the east under the
impetus of a 40-knot wind.
A weak boom was heard at
communities in Nevada. includ-
ing Indian Springs. Caliente and
Tonopah. st. George also heard
it.
Some 800 soldiers from Camp
Desert Rock observed the sight
from trenches an undiscloSed
distance away. There were no
casualties and troops moved in
toward the blast area shortly
afterward to inspect vehicles,
dummies and weapons exposed
to blast effects.
Developed at Livermore.
Today's device was developed
by the Aces Research Labora-
tory at Livermore. Calf, and was
the first exclusively Livermore
project tried at the test site.
Livermore's work is mainly
concerned with hydrogen-type
weapons. but the Acc has said
no hydrogen devices are to be
tested here.
The only word on today's shot
was an ACC statement that it
had a yield of several kilotons. "
A kiloton is equal to 1000 tons
(See ATOMIC, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1955-03-01

toward criminal repeaters. He
said a law similar to New York's
Baumes law was needed to pro-
tect the citizens of Washington
and those entering the District
from Virginia and Maryland.
Under the terms of this bill,
a felon will be permitted to
lose only three times" Mr..
Broyhill said. His commission
of fourth felony will land him
in prison for life. This in my
opinion is as it should be-
Mr.. Broyhill said District
Judges appeared to impose sitter
sentences after he pointed to
the need for sterner action last
year. but that the recent wave
of yokings and street assaults
have resulted from a new laxity
in the courts.
"The Police Department, even
though it is short 222 men, is
doing its best to cope with the
deplorable situation" the legis-
lator said. "Unfortunately,
when policemen do apprehend a
culprit, they find the courts dis
posed to temper too much mercy
with justice. Mercy is fine. but
it can, like all other things, be
carried to an extreme.
Attacks on Elderly Cited.
'It is difficult to see how one
can be merciful to a thug with
long record of offenses against
the law who sneaks, up behind
some elderly man or woman on
dark street and commits an
assault.
"The law against robbery per-
mits the imprisoning of the
guilty party for a maximum of Is
years. A second offender can
get as much as 80 years. But
how often do the courts mete
out such penalties even in cases
of third or fourth offenders?
Seldom indeed"
The Baumes law to which Mr..
Broyhill compared his impending
legislation was enacted in New
York in 1926. It was credited
with almost immediate success
in reducing major crime and
driving many criminals to other
Jurisdictions.
Mr.. Broyhill said he was con-
cerned about Police Chief Muir
ray getting all the policemen he
considers essential to maximum
law enforcement.
Il shall certainly confer with
members of the House Appropri-
ations Committee with the view
of having Congress make provi-
sions for additional police" he
said.
IF my colleagues expect a
WELL policed National Capital.
they will give Chief Murray the
support he needs"
Evening star., 1955-03-01
Lenten Reflections
By Local Residents

THOUGHT FOR ToDAY-Georss
{. c. Hoyes. designate member Of the
Public Utilities Commission and promi-
nent attorney. wos brought up reodins
ond still studies the Divine odmoni-
tion in the Bible BE still ond know
thot ON God" See A Thought for
Today on pose Alb.
FOOD NEWS--Amerieon former,
reop Sl75 million from their peanut
crop eoeh yeor-some SIS million
more thon is spent on diamonds i'm.
ported into the United Stotes annually.
Violet FouIkner, The Stor's food edi-
tor. hos some ideos on putting peanuts
10 use. Pose B-l.
TWO HoLDoUTs-The Senator,
opened spring troinins ot Orlando,
FIo., TODD, with only two hoIdouts---
Mickey Vernon and Eddie Yost---ofter
Jim Busb,. Bob Porterfieid and Roy
Sievsn signed. Poee c-l.
Evening star., 1955-03-01

Ring said they were rather
critical of our appointments"
When Armed Services police
arrived to take the trio over,
police were unable to get into
the cell block. The airmen had
stuffed the keyhole with tissue
paper.
Meanwhile, they expressed
their opinions Of Armed Service
policemen.
AS 1t. Ring put it, "They were
disrespectful," to the CT police.
However. the Armed Services po-
licsmen didn't make Pvt. Reidy's
mistake.
you've got EN-" they said.
"now you keep them"
Evening star., 1955-03-01

Pvt. George F. Reidy of the
second precinct got more than
he bargained for early today
when he decided to make three
airmen on payday spree
Straighten up and fly right.
His attention attracted to the
corner Of Fourteenth and p
streets NV, at 2 am, by the
antics OF three tipsy servicemen.
Pvt. Reidy decided to 60 into
action.
He grabbed two Of the airmen
by the belt and started across
the street to a call box, ordering
the third to follow. Halfway
across one Of the pair held de-
Evening star., 1955-03-01
Gas Log Heater Sold
First Day by Star Ad

Mr.. n. {. 3. resolved his soIes prob
lem quickly when he decided to sell
Q ees log heoter. He placed won't
cd in The Stor Classified and found
o buyer the first doy his I'D appeared
in Woshineton's biggest classified
market place.
Like n. {. D.. II you have something
TO sell and want to find customers
quickly, tell il to the long established
audience Of The Stor reoders
Beeouss il produces the best re-
suits, The Stor publishes more eIossi-
fled ets thon the other Washington
newspapers combined. Phone Sterling
$1,000 ond osk for an od-toker.
Evening star., 1955-03-01
Congress Pay Raise
by House,
Sent 10 Eisenhower
Compromise Measure
Passed by 223-ll3 Vote
Z Provides Flot 81 500
By Cecil Holland
BY Cecil Holland

The House today completed
Legislative action on a compro-
mise bill giving members of Con-
gress a straight $500 a year
salary increase with no addi-
tional trimmings in the way of
tax-free expense funds and extra
round trips home.
BY a roll call vote of 223 to 113,
the House adopted a conference
report raising the pay of men,
bers of Congress from $4,000 to
$22 500 a year.
Representative Gross, Repub-
lican, of Iowa. forced the roll call
when he made a point of order
that no quorum was present
when the compromise was about
to be passed on a voice vote.
The measure now goes to tie
White House for President Eli
senhower's signature.
The legislation carries substan-
tial salary increases for Federal
judges and Justice Department
officials.
The compromise bill whipped
through the Senate yesterday
afternoon in a matter of minutes
after Senate-House conference
committee, in a scant Commute
session, eliminated two contro-
versial provisions.
Expense Fund Killed.
One was a provision that
would have given members of
Congress $3.50 a year tax
free expense fund in addition to
salary of $22,500. 1t was OBJ
Jections to this provision that,
brought on Senate revolt last
Friday that sent the legislation
back to the conference commit
tee after an earlier compromise
bill had been approved by the
House.
Another provision eliminated
from the legislation would have
given each member five addi-
tional round trips home a year
to be compensated for by mile
age and per diem allowance.
Members are now paid for one
round trip a year.
AS passed originally by the
House, the pay legislation called
for an increase from $4,000 to
$25,000 a year in salary, with
an additional $4,000 a year, sub
ject to income taxes, for ex-
penses. The Senate bill fixed
the compensation at $22,50C
with no additional sum for ex-
penSes.
Salary Effective Today.
The first compromise. reached
last Thursday, cut the expense
fund to $3.50. When the Sem
ate insisted on eliminating that,
the House conferees objected to
the additional round trips home
and that. too, was eliminated
from the second compromise
bill.
The salary increase becomes
effective today, regardless of
when the measure is finally
signed.
The legislation also increases
from $1,000 to $4,000 the SAL
aries of Federal judges and top
Justice Department off1cials, and
gives $1,000 a year increases to
the Vice President and the
Speaker Of the House.
Evening star., 1955-03-01
Grand JuryFails
To Indict Police
In Beating Case
Ignorumus Returned ;
PuneI's Action Ends
Incident, Rover Says

A District grand jury today
failed to indict two Washington
detectives accused of beating two
auto statesmen last month.
The panel, making its finding
before Federal Judge Charles F.
Mclaughlin in the U. S. District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia, returned an ''ignoramus" in
the case. Such a decision meant
the jury members, having heard
testimony. found no ground for
indictment.
No reason was given to either
Judge Mclaughlin or the press
by the jury in reaching its de-
cision. The ignoramus did in
dicate, however, that charges
considered against the detectives
included a violation of the sales
mems civil rights and the lesser
count of simple assault.
The beating complaint had
been made against Detective
Sergt. Louis A. Fochett, 80, a
member of the force for nine
years, and Pvt. Billy Smith, 81,
who Joined the department in
1850.
Case Closed, Rover Says.
Commenting on the jury's
findings, United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover said:
THE grand jury heard the evil
dence 1t presumably reached a
fair and impartial verdict. That
concludes the case. as far as
am concerned"
Both the accused have good
records as morals squad detec-
tiVeS. They specialized in arrest
ing streetwalkers, and homo
sexuals. Pvt. Smith last year
was found to be acting within
his police prerogative when he
shot and killed and ex-convict
trying to escape arrest.
Accusers of the policemen
in the present case, Steven
R. Kotecki, 36. of 26O5 Twenty
ninth street Sc. and Anthony
Hugo Celani, 81, of 636 Belleview
boulevard, Alexandria.
Work at Auto Lot.
Both men are employed at the
Bob Wilson used car lot in the
! 200 block of K street NV.
| Attorney Charles E. Ford. now
on vacation in Florida, who rep
resents the statesmen, said before
his departure he would seek a
simple assault charge against the
detectives in the event the grand
jury returned an indictment
which included only a charge
that the salesman's civil rights
were violated.
Neither Sergt. Fochett nor Pvt
Smith were in the courtroom
when the grand jury made its
presentment.
The case was turned over to
the grand jury on February II
at the insistence of Police Chief
Robert v. Murray. He said he
made his request "in fairness tC
all concerned"
After today's grand jury action
Chief Murray said he saw nc
need for any further action al
this time" by the Police Depart
ment.
Lengthy Report by FBI.
At the same time FBI agents
gave to Mr.. Rover dossier or
their findings in the matter. II
contained more than 100 single
spaced pages.
During the week-long hearings
more than a score of witnesses
were interviewed by the panel
They included the two accused
policemen, the complainants, sew
eral FBI agents. half a dozen
used-car statesmen and Police In
spectors Clarence Lutz and Roy
E. Blick. immediate superiors oi
Smith and Fochett.
Evening star., 1955-03-01
Churchill Calls U. 5.
Only Nation Capable
OF Big, Fast H-Attack
Says Russio Cont Roid
North America for at
Leost 3 or 4 Years
BY the Asseeioted Press

LONDON, Mar. 1.-Prim e
Minister Churchill said today the
United States is TIC ociy country
In the world able to deliver a
full-scale hydrogen bomb attack
ION a few hours notice"
Further, he said the United
States has an overwhelming lead
over Soviet Russia in the "knowl-
edge and power to make nuclear
weapons"
"The threat of hydrogen at
tack on these islands lies in the
future" Sir Winston told the
House of Commons in opening a
debate on defense planning.
1T is not with us now, accord
ing to the information which we
have been able to obtain"
Trailing Free Nations.
Sir Winston said it will be at
least three or four years before
Russia is in a position to launch
a hydrogen bomb attack against
North America. After that. he
said, Russian H-bomb power will
be great enough to Cripple" the
Western World. though still in
ferior to that of the free nations.
The United States now has
many times the nuclear power
of Soviet Russia and of course
far more effective means of de-
livering,' he said.
The Prime Minister said Bri-
tain has started building H
bombs.
He told the Commons his in
formation is that the Russians
have developed "a type of bomb"
of intermediate power.
Warns of Red Progress.
There is no reason, however,
why they should not develop
some time within the next four
OF three OF even two years more
advanced weapons and the
means to deliver them on North
American targets"
"Only three countries possess,
in varying degrees, the knowledge
and the power to make nuclear
weapons. OF these, the United
States is overwhelmingly the
chief"
The United States exploded its
first hydrogen device in the Pa
cific in November. 1852. The So
Wet Union declared last month
that Russia leads the United
States in hydrogen bomb pro-
duction. United States Secretary
of Defense Charles E. Wilson
promptly challenged this. He
said the United States was in the
lead and that the Russians knew
it.
Sir Winston said the United
States and Britain must be able
in the event of war to strike at
a number of Communist bases
in the first few hours and deal a
paralyzing blow at the outset.
Cites Lack of Defense.
"There is no defense--llo abb
solute defense - against the
hydrogen bomb" he said.
Nor is any method in sight
by which any nation or any
country could be completely
guaranteed against devastating
injury, which even a score OF
them might inflict in wide re-
gions."
Members Of the House lis
tened gravely as Sir winston de-
livered his policy-making speech
He spoke slowly. His voice was
clear and strong. He looked the
I best he has in months.
Evening star., 1955-03-01
Late News
Bulletin
Red Cross Gets $105,53o

Red Cross campaigners re-
ported collections t0taling
S105,539 at the first report
luncheon today in the United
States Chamber of Commerce
Building. This is TAI per cent
of the $1.424,000 goal for the
Washington area, and 5.3 per
cent above receipts for the
first report luncheon last year.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1955-03-01
French Council to Act
On Pocts March 22-24
BY the Assoeioisd Press

PARIS, March 1.-The Council
of the Republic, advisory upper
house of the French parliament,
today fixed March 22-24 as the
dates for debate on the Paris
agreements for West German re-
armament. The debate is to end
in a series Of votes on the
accords. already ratified by the
National Assembly.
Evening star., 1955-03-01
Will Inspect British Troops

SEOUL, March / (R.-Field
Marshal Sir John Harding, chief
Of the British Imperial General
Staff. is due March 8 on a two
day inspection Of commonwealth
troops.
Evening star., 1955-03-01

1851 rated him as a "first-class
scientific brain" and "a store
house Of knowledge about
Anglo American Canadian
atomic projects" It said ne
also had knowledge of later
hydrogen bomb developments.
tThe committee report said
the information given the So
viets by Fuchs and Pontecorvo
advanced the Russian atomic
program at least 18 months be-
(See PONTECORVO, Page A-4I
Evening star., 1955-03-01
Americans on Quemoy

A hush-hush band Of hard-working
Americans-the Military Advisory Group
assigned to Chang Kai-shek-is fever
ishly helping to fortify Quemoy while
avoiding publicity, says The Stars cor
respondent. Page As.
Evening star., 1955-03-01

Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1955-03-01

An Associo.ed Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1955-03-01

Cooler tonight. low about A. CLOUDY and
cooler tomorrow with high about So. Full
report on Page A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
Cab Panel to Druft
Judging Standards

A committee to draw up cri-
terra fer judging would-be taxi
cab drivers headed by Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp was
to meet today to complete its
work.
A public hearing on the sug-
gested standards will be held at
10 am. August 18 in the Board
Room of the District Building
to allow cab drivers and other
interested persons to comment
on the final draft.
On the committee are Police
Chief Robert v. Murray, the
hack inspector, Corporation
Counsel Vernon West and a
representative of the Districts
management Office.
Mr.. Keneipp said the regula-
tons now provide that any APP
plicant for a hackers license
must be "of good moral chara-
ter" in the eyes of the traffic
director. The new standards, if
adopted, would spell out this
provision more carefully in terms
of prior arrests, moral back
ground, driving record and
physical fitness, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
Alexandra Visits Stir
RoyoI Romance Rumors

LONDON, Aug. 10 (Pl.-Royal
romance rumorS are in the air
again. Not Princess Margaret
this time. but her glamorous
cousin. Princess Alexandra.
The willowy 18-year-old Prin-
cess-Alex to her chums-is
paying her fourth visit in a year
to Barons Court, the Northern
Ireland home of the Marques of
Hamilton.
He is an officer in the Grena-
dier Guards, and heir to a duke
dom and a string of other titles,
and so is intensely eligible.
The princess is more than
eligible. She is a cousin of Queen
Elizabeth II. Her mother is the
elegant Duchess of Kent, the
former Princess Marina of
Greece. Her father, the Duke of
Kent and brother of the late
King George vi, was killed in a
wartime plane crash while serv-i
ing in the Royal Air Force.
The young marques and the
princess are old friends. His
pretty sister, 25-year-old Lady
Moyra Hamilton, last year was
appointed lady in waiting to the
princess and helped arrange for
her trip to Canada and the
United States last fall.
The princess's visit is to help
celebrate the marquess's coming
of age. He was 81 on July 4.
The big family party had toI
await leave from his Army post
in Germany.
The official line on the couple
is that they are just good
friends. Talk started earlier this
year while the princess was on
her third visit to BaronS Court.
The marquess's father, the Duke
of Abercorn. Immediately de-
nounced it all as a silly rumor.
MY son." growls the duke,
"is only a boy"
And so. say the goSsips, the
princess is only a girl.
Chances of romance blossom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10

ing in the leafy walks around
the ancestral home are some
what dimmed. however, by the
security precautions around the
princess. BaronS Court is in
County Tyrone. a center of anti
RoyaliSt sentiment and fire.
quently the scene Of demonstra-
tons by the outlawed Irish Re-
publican Army.
AS a result, the princess is
followed almost everywhere by
three strong men from Scotland
Yard. No one could mistake any
one of them for Cupid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
Poison Moths Hit Jupun

TOKYO (P1.-PoiSon moths
whose scales cause rash like
poison ivy have hit Japan. Vic
tins complain of skin eruptions,
sometimes accompanied by fever
and nausea. Numerous cases
have been reported from scat
tered areas of Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
Many Eyes FouIty

CLEVELAND.-Almost 6 mil
lion American school children
suffer uncorrected visual defects,
the Better Vision Institute
claims.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

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