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Evening star., 1955-05-25
Dulles Remarks Spark
British Election Eve

added, he hoped the heads of
Government might be able to
give "a new impetus and a new
spirit" to the negotiations that
would follow their talks)
The simple fact is that the
average British voter has been led
to expect a good deal more from
the coming meeting than high
level discussion of an agenda.
From the time that the idea was
first proposed by former Prime
Minister Churchill. he has be-
lieved that conference at "the
summit" might produce glittering
results. And since the beginning
of the election campaign, Con-
servative leaders have done little
to disabuse him of this hope.
Played Up as Trump Card
On the. contrary, they have
played up the meeting as a
trump card Of their appeal. In
his windup on television, Prime
Minister Eden went so far as to
suggest the possibility of more
than one meeting at the summit
with the aim of securing agree
ment with the Russians on such
far-reaching problems as dis
armament, settlement of the
German problem and the hydro
gen bomb.
Unrealistic as this kind of
talk may be. 1t has up to this
point robbed the Labor Party
of the one issue on which they
could hope to win the election.
They have been reduced to re-
peating in a plaintive way that
the Big -Four conference was
their idea to begin with and
suggesting they would be more
likely to succeed in reaching an
agreement with the Russians
than the Tories.
Their one effective argument
has been that the meeting
amounts to little more than an
election stunt on the Tories part
and that President Eisenhower's
decision to attend reflects little
more than an American effort
to continue the Conservatives in
power.
Coming at this time Secretary
Dulles statement could be
mamma from Heaven to the des-
perate Laborites.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Foirfox Boy First in Area
To Get Polio After Shot

The first case of a child in the
Washington area to be stricken
with polio after receiving the
Salk vaccine was reported today
The victim is a 7-year-old boy
of the 1900 block of Bludell road,
Falls Church. The case is nom
paralytic, according to DR.. Har-
old Kennedy, Fairfax County
health officer.
DR.. Kennedy said the boy, who
was admitted to Childrens Hos
pital yesterday. was given the
vaccine % days ago.
DR.. Kennedy emphasized the
case could not be attributed to
the vaccine He said the interval
between the time the child re-
ceiVed the shot and the appear
ance of signs of polio ruled out
the possibility the vaccine caused
the disease.
DR., Kennedy pointed out that
the Salk shots are supposed to
prevent paralytic polio, and that
the Falls Church boy has been
stricken with the non-paralytic
form,
Evening star., 1955-05-25
White House Housekeeping Keeps
Staff of II Busy, Costs $366, 200

The White House may have
had candlestick maker or
lighter in the last century and a
half, but the cost was nothing
like the current annual electric
bill of $30,890, the subcommittee
learned. That covers illumina-
ton for the grounds and execu-
tive Offices as we'll as the man
sion. however.
The u employees who figure
in the subcommittee's calcula-
tions are merely small and un-
obtrusive part of the security
administrative and political
workers in the White House on
fairly regulator constitution
ally temporary-jobs.
They saw 826,543 men, women
and children drop in the build
ing briefly in 1854. They are re-
sponsible in one way or another
for operation of seven elevators
and two dumbwaiters. and more
than $4,000 items Of property
that have to be inventoried peri
odically. These include 1912
pieces Of glassware, china and
silverware, $3.50 items Of furni-
ture, 1900 table linens.
Evening star., 1955-05-25

He added:
In fact, I would be a great
deal happier if the children were
getting their second shots this
week"
Fairfax County children were
supposed to receive the second
shot this week, but the program
has been postponed by the vac
cine recheck.
The Salk shot was from a
batch produced by the Eli Lilly
drug firm-which has beer used
in Virginia. The vaccine from
this firm has been declared safe
by the Public Health Service
DR.. Kennedy said it was the
fourth polio case reported this
year from Fairfax County.
There have been a total of
nine polio cases reported this
year in the Washington area.
Montgomery County has had two
cases. The District, Alexandria
apd Prince Georges County have
had one case each. Arlington
has had none. .
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Soviet Airpower Gains
Lead Estimate by Year

day at a news conference that
the United States is superior to
the Soviet Union in air power
He said this superiority can
and will be maintained. His
statements followed President
Eisenhower's declaration last
week that it was "just not
true" that this country no longer
had air superiority.
But Senator jackson. Demo-
crat of Washington, fired back
that the Soviets are making
alarming progress"
Closed Hearing
Senator Jackson, chairman of
a Senate House Atomic Energy
subcommittee on military appli-
cations, presided at a closed
session with Secretary OF the
Air Force Talbot and Gen. Ma
than F. Twining, Air Force Chief
of Staff.
Emerging, Senator Jackson
said he believes this country
leads Russia now in air power.
But, he said, I'VE have consist
emily underestimated the ability
of the Soviet Union to produce all
types of armament including the
atomic bomb, the hydrogen
bomb and the intercontinental
bomber" and unless we make
a great effort for all-out
production of jets of all kinds,
both quantatively and qualita-
lively, our country can be in
grave peril"
Senator Jackson told news
See WILSON, Page AS
Evening star., 1955-05-25

Rear Admiral Arleigh A.
Burke, who master-minded the
Navy's fight against the Air
Forces B-36 bomber during the
famous 'revolt of admirals" in
1949, today was nominated by
President Eisenhower to be
Chief of Naval Operations.
The President also nominated:
/. Admiral Arthur w. Rad
ford for a new two-year term as
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
2. Gen. Nathan F. T'wining for
new two-year term as Air
Force Chief of Staff.
Gen. Maxwell Taylor recently
was named to succeed Gen
Matthew Ridgway as Army
Chief of Staff.
The nomination of Admiral
Burke. SO, to succeed Admiral
Robert B. Carney caught the
Pentagon by surprise.
He is number SO on the Navy's
list of line officers. not counting
Admiral Carney, whom he will
succeed on August II. or Ad-
miral Radford.
Commands DestrOyers
Admiral Burke, who was nick
named "31 Knot" because he
pushed destroyers at top speed
consistently during the height OF
the fighting in the Pacific dur
ing World War II. is now COM
mander of the Atlantic Fleet De-
stroyer Force.
1t was'the first time in recent
years that a rear admiral had
been jumped to the Navy's top
post. He was nominated over
seven four star admirals, 81 vice
admirals and "a rear admirals.
He will become a full admiral
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Nation Is Asked
To Prey for Peace

President Eisenhower today
called on Americans to join in
Nation wide prayer for perma-
nent peace" at IL am. next
Monday.
He issued a proclamation des-
ignating Memorial Day next
Monday, as a day of prayer for
peace. in accord with 1850
congressional resolution.
Describing Memorial Day as
"a solemn reminder of the
scourge of war and its bitter
aftermath of sorrow" the Presi-
dent designated the hour begin
ming at IL am. on that day las
a period in which the people of
this Nation may unite in
beseeching God to guide the ma
tions of the world into the ways
of peace"
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Serum-Makinq
Snag Reported
Formula Not q t Fault
Health Aide Says
By ROBERT X. WALSH

DIR. w. H. Sebrell, jr., director
of the National Institutes of
Health, assured House COM
mittee today that so far as we
can tell" the trouble behind the
stalled program for anti-polio
inoculations is essentially a
manufacturing difficulty and not
any fault in the vaccine formula
itself.
He and other We1Iare De-
partment and Public Health
Service officials, under close
questioning by House Commerce
Committee members, said they
have not yet determined "abso-
lutely" what happened to cause
failures in the preparation of
some lots of manufactured vac
cine.
Prompt Action Urged
Committee members repeat
edly urged prompt action by the
various medical and other ex-
perts to build up sagging public
confidence in the program. Rep
resentative Wolverton, Republic
can. of New Jersey declared:
what I want TO find out is
whether there has been any
change in the opinion of you
people as to the efficiency of the
Salk vaccine or whether it is a
matter of manufacture. 1t GER
tainly is unfortunate that, after
the great promise which ap-
peared when the Salk vaccine
announcement was made last
month. that a situation now has
developed where the program is
suspended and a feeling of dis
trust has developed on the part
of so many parents"
DR.. Sebrell replied that. so far
as he could tell, there was moth
ing wrong with the Salk for
mula. He described it as a good
vaccine" He then said that,
so far as we can tell. it's not in
the formula. it's in the difficulty
of manufacturing"
Schools Shots Safe
DR.. Leonard A. Scheele, the
Surgeon General, and Assistant
Secretary Roswell B. Perkins OF
the Welfare Department, were
questioned particularly about DR.
Scheele's statement last night
concerning safety of the vaccine
DR.. Scheele stated that all of the
See VACCINE, Page A-9
Evening star., 1955-05-25
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Evening star., 1955-05-25
Burke Succeeds Carney
In Highest Navy Post
Aided 'AdmiroI's Revolt in l949;
Rudford, Twininq Renominuted

/ upon taking the oath as Chief
of Naval Operations. jumping
the rank of vice admiral.
The President praised Admiral
Carney highly, declaring through
Press Secretary James c. Hager-
ty that he feels the admiral has
had lone of the most distin-
guished and outstanding records
of anyone in the Navy"
Admiral Carney recently drew
an implied rebuke from the
President in controversy over
the likelihood of a Communist
attack in the FormoSa area.
Predicted Attack
Admiral Carney's name ap-
peared in stories as the source OF
predictions that the Chinese
Communists might launch an at
tack on the offshore island OF
Matsu by mid-April and on Que
moy a month or so later. He
disavowed such predictions after
the President said anyone pre-
dieting when the Chinese Com
munists would start such an at
tack had more information than
he did.
Mr.. Hagerty was asked today
If that incident had anything
to do with Admiral Carney being
replaced as Chief of Naval Oper-
stions. Absolutely none," he
replied.
Mr.. Hagerty pointed out that
Admiral Carney was so years old
last March. The normal Navy re-
tirement age is so. but can be
extended in rare circumstances
to 60 by action through the Sec
retary of the Navy. Mr.. Ha-
gerty said Admiral Carney would
not be able to fill out another
Continued on Page AS, Col.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
European Correspondent Of The Star

LONDON, May 25.-A group
of leading British tlewsmen were
sitting around a table last night
mulling over the election pros7
poets. There was general agree
ment on one point: 1t would take
a miracle to produce a victory
for the Labor Party when the
polls open tomorrow. The ques-
ton was-had the miracle oc-
Cured?
1T honestly believe" said one
expert. that If I were the editor
of a leading Labor newspaper
I could still win 1t for them.
What happened today could cas-
lily cost the Tories several mil
lion votes"
An exaggeration, perhaps. But
this is by no means an isolated
reaction to United States Secre-
tary of State Dulles press confer
ence in Washington yesterday.
What the Secretary had to say
on the subject of the forthcoming
top-level meeting with the Russ
ians was neither startling nor
new. From the beginning, it has
been clear enough that in Mr..
Dulles view, the meeting of heads
of state should steer clear of what
he calls Substantive situations"
and confine itself to a general dis
cussion of ways and means by
which problems might eventually
be settled.
Not Moment for Stress
And yet in the context of the
British election and the attitude
of the average British voter
toward the Big Four conference,
it was hardly the moment to
re-emphasize the point.
(Mr. Dulles explained at his
press conference that as the
United States saw it, the task
Of the heads of Government at
the Big -Four conference would
be to open up new paths" to
the solution of East-West
problems, rather than attempt
to solve those problems in
few days.
tHe said it might take
weeks. months and years" to
solve the problems. And, he
Evening star., 1955-05-25
REDS MAY BE A BIT
BLUE ON DANUBE,
BOOK PLEA HINTS
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The United States In
formation Agency said today
the Budapest . library. in
Communist Hungary, had
requested a copy of a book
entitled: Life. Liberty and
the Pursuit of Happiness"
Along with the. request,
which passed through COM
munist censorship, was this
note:
Since we attach great
Importance in having this
publication, we would ap-
preciate it If you would
kindly send us one copy Of
same"
The book was sent.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
ConsuItantA Asks
DC. Speedup
In Reassessing
Opposes Suggestions
Thut Outside Firm
Be Hired for Job
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

A speedup in the Districts
program of reaSSessing real
estate was urged on the Com
missioners today by the Buffalo
IN. " consultant they hired
three weeks ago to tell them
what to do.
Cuthbert E. Reeves disagreed,
however. with recommendations
by congressional critics that an
outside firm be hired on contract
to do a fast, one or two year
wholesale reassessment of Dis
trict property.
Mr.. Reeves was hired for $500
and spent two days here making
what he called a "cursory report
upon the equitability of real
estate assessment in the District,
the adequacy of assessing prac-
tice therein, and my recommen-
dations for betterment."
He said "the uniformity OF
realty assessments is much
greater than might be expected.
House critics of District assess
ments have demanded immediate
reassessment both to equalize
property evaluations and to in
crease District revenues, charg-
ing that many areas have not
heen reappraised for 10, 20 or 80
years.
Agrees With Martin
Mr.. Reeves agreed with Dis
trict Tax Assessor James l.. Mar
tin that most of the appropri-
ate ections imperatively
needed can be made within a
three-year period by relatively
small additions to the assessors
staff"
Also, he said, "the additional
cost to accomplish complete re-
evaluation probably would be
about $425,000."
He estimated that 1t would cost
about 81 million to employ an
independent contractor.
Mr.. Reeves also urged adop-
ton of modern standardized ap-
praisal procedure" This. he de-
clared. would produce many
benefits. tangible and intangible,
and should be initiated as soon
as possible"
Mr.. Reeves estimated that "the
major task requiring early action
is the appraisal of about 100, 900
taxable buildings and incidental
structures.
Would Hire Is
He said the assessors staff
could be expanded temporarily
by the employment of rs men
as field inspectors and could
complete the job in about two
years.
Mr.. Reeves said recent figures
comparing real estate sales to
their assessed valuations indicate
that most Of the city is now
assessed at near the commonly
reputed so per cent level"
"The range of assessing be-
tween various zones" he said. lis
great enough to create serious
inequities in the distribution Of
the tax burden"
Mr.. Reeves said, "If no COM
prehensive project is authorized,
and the assessing is carried on
as in the past. feel justified in
urging that a thorough critical
survey of the realty assessing be
authorized, such as those made
by me for Boston, Providence,
Rochester, and other cities"
Mr.. Reeves explained while he
was here that these projects had
See ASSESSMENTS, Page A-4
Evening star., 1955-05-25
.BULLE T IN
Probe Aides Accused

Mrs. Mella Hort today ac-
cused Senate Investigations
subcommittee aides of having
"browbeaten" her in an effort
to get her to give testimony
she said would have been un-
true. The subcommittee is in
vestigating alleged graft in
connection with Army pur-
chase contracts.
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Senate Group
Approves Sq6
Postal Pay Bill
Measure Acceptable
To Eisenhower,
Johnston Feels
By JOSEPH YOUNG

The Senate civil Service COm-
mittee today approved an aver
age 8 per. cent postal pay-reclas-
sification bill.
The measure would be retro
active to March l and would
Senote Roll Coll on PostoI Poy Bill Veto.
Pose Al
benefit more than 100000 postal
workers.
Chairman Johnston said he
felt the measure would be ac-
ceptable to President Eisen-
hover and would be speedily
enacted into law. Senator john
ston said he hoped to have the
Senate schedule action on the
measure next week.
The 8 per cent bill would cost
1852 million a year, Senator
Johnston said. compared to the
$179 million cost of the postal
pay bill vetoed by President
Eisenhower and sustained by the
Senate late yesterday by a vote
of 81 to 80.
7.6 Per Cent Bill Defeated
Senator Carlson, Republican,
of Kansas, ranking minority
member on the committee. today
had offered the administrations
rs per cent postal pay plan.
This was defeated by a straight
party vote, with four Repub-
licans approving and five Demo-
Gratis disappearing.
Then, by a unanimous vote,
the nine Democratic and Repub-
lican members approved the
8 per cent bill.
After the vote both Democrats
and Republicans predicted that
the 8 per cent measure would be
acceptable to the administra-
ton. They said the 8 per cent
bill contains reclassification
changes which would meet the
objections cited by President
Eisenhower in vetoing the bill.
The measure would give postal
clerks and carriers about $40 a
year less than they would have
received under the vetoed bill.
1t also places special delivery
messengers and rural letter
carriers on the same salary level
as clerks and city carriers.
Point in Veto
One of the main reasons given
by President Eisenhower for We
toing the S.6 per cent bill was
that rural letter carriers and
special delivery messengers had
been Disseminated against. Sem
ator Johnston said his new bill
would remove this objection.
The other reclassification fea-
lures acceptable to the admin
stration are also contained in
the new bill, Senator Johnston
said.
I'm very anxious to get pay
raises enacted not only for postal
workers. but for classified en-
ployes as well," Senator Carlson
said. Senator Johnston expressed
the same wish and said action
on classified pay would be taken
as soon as the new postal bill
cleared Congress.
Meanwhile, Chairman Murray
of the House Civil Service Com
mittee said his group would
meet a week from tomorrow to
act on the 8 per cent postal
pay-reclassification bill favored
by the administration.
Mr.. Murray. who supported
the administrations stand, said
he was ready to have the bill
reported without further delay
at the meeting next week, pro-
vided that the postal employe
groups would not raise objections
to the measure.
@"1t's up to them" MIR. Murray
See PAY, Page Az
Evening star., 1955-05-25
PHONICS SIMPLE.
DR.. FLESCH SAYS

WHAT IS lT?-Phonies isn't word
in common use but any adult con
srosp its meaning in q quick lesson.
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RED REUNIoN?-WiIIiom |. Ryon.
Associated Press foreign news onoIyst,
ponders the opporent move by Tito
toword Moscow but wonders just how
tor it con go. Poee AT.
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Cloudy tomorrow, high "A. (Full report on
Page A-2D
Evening star., 1955-07-14
Canada Probes
banff Deaths

BANFF, Alberta. July IA (P.-
Canadian authorities will open
an investigation here tomorrow
into the fatal climb that claimed
the lives of seven American
youths on 11,636-foot Mount
Temple. Two other young climb
ers were seriously injured and
two escaped with bruises.
Coroner John Thompson said
all persons taking part in the
rescue operation will be sum-
|moned from their posts in Banff
National Park to shed what
light they can on the tragedy,
the worst climbing disaster inI
the Canadian Rockies.
The victims, ranging from 12I
to is years of age, perished Mon
day after tons of falling snow
and rock swept them 1000 feet
down the slope. After failing tol
reach the summit. they had
turned back but were within half
q mile Of the top when the
avalanche roared down.
The IL climbers were among
80 members Of the Wilderness
Club Of Philadelphia who arrived
here with two adult camp coun-
|cilors six days ago. Only / oil
the II had previous extensive
climbing experience. He was one
Of the two not badly hurt.
Park regulations do not pre-
vent inexperienced climbers from
trying their luck on dangerous
heights. But Park Supt. B. I. M.
Strong said the boys had started
the climb without notifying the
park staff. They wore ordinary
boots or spiked baseball shoes
and carried only ice axes and a
half-inch manila rope.
One Of the adult leaders. o. F.
Dickinson Of Philadelphia. has
worked with summer travelling
camps for nine years. He said
every practical precaution" was
taken.
Evening star., 1955-07-14

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PennsyT rain Model
To Be Exhibited
AT Union Station

A full-scale model Of the Penn
sylvania Railroads new tubular
train will be exhibited In the
main concourse Of Union Sta
ton here beginning at 10 am.
tomorrow.
The exhibit will be displayed
through September 26.
The train will consist Of seven
82-passenger coaches and is un-
der construction OF o cost Of
81 million.
Tests are planned for early
next year on the new train be-
tween Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
and New York. A IS per cent
reduction in running time is ex-
pected to be achieved because Of
the new design Of the coaches.
Floors. sides and roof con-
stitute q car-length steel tube,
the body structure itself taking
the place Of the steel under
frame Of conventional cars. A
reduction in weight and a lower
center Of gravity are achieved
by the new design. The coaches
will be 2 feet lower than con-
ventional cars.
The coaches will feature upper
level smoking lounges and lower
level passenger lounges with in
dividual reclining seats.