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Evening star., 1955-05-04
Mrs. Eisenhower's Health
Is Good, President Says
BY GARNETT d. HORNER

Mrs. Eisenhower is a good,
healthy person. although not as
robust and strong as some peo-
pie, her husband said today.
The Presidents discussion of
the First Lady's health at a news
conference indicated this prob
lem would not have any effect
on his decision whether or not
to run again next year.
He told a questioner that Mrs.
Eisenhower's general health for
the last two years, while they
have been in the White House,
has been better than 1t normally
was over the 10 years before
that.
Mrs. Eisenhower now is re-
cuperating from what the Pres
ident described as a very seri-
Gus virus infection with which
she was stricken a few weeks
ago.
He said she is allergic to some
of the drugs normally used for
treatment of such infections, and
that this makes it a real problem
for her doctors to bring her back
to full health.
Recalls Butler Talk
The discussion began when a
reporter recalled that Democratic
National Committee Chairman
Paul Butler had asserted several
weeks ago that Mr.. Eisenhower
would not be a candidate for re-
election in 1855 because of the
poor health of his wife. Would
the President enlighten reporters
on the state of Mrs. Eisenhower'S
health?
Mr.. Eisenhower dismissed the
Butler statement by asserting
that he would not have one word
to say about anyone else's COM
ments.
Mrs. Eisenhower recently spent
about a month at their new farm
home at Gettysburg, Pa. The
White House said then that she
was combining a recuperative
period from a recent respiratory
attack with the supervision of the
final stages of the interior fitting
of her home as well as paintings
surrounding it,"
Cancels Engagements
Since returning to Washington,
Mrs. Eisenhower Cancelled her
social engagements for this week.
The President threw no real
light on his second term inten-
tions. though other questioners
sought to draw him out on that
subject.
Evening star., 1955-05-04
Constitutional Monarchy
May Be Saigon Solution

Wy. who fed to the hill resort
Of Dalai.
In a cable to Mr.. Diem today
from Cannes. Bao Dai asked Mr..
Diem today to disavow all action
taken by "a seditious minority
which is far from representing
our people and risks being car
ried away by the Communists -
BY "seditious minority" Bao
Dai apparently meant the states
general" meeting in Saigon to-
day.
Mr.. Diem has refused to at
tend a conference in Cannes
with Bao Dai, feeling that to
leave Saigon would mean the end
of the premiership.
Meeting Called OFF
A new cable from Bao Dai to
Diem said the Premier's pres
ence at a conference would have
been valuable" A Bao Dai
spokesman said plans for such
a meeting had been called off.
The new message to Diem was
conciliatory in tone. It said new
institutions" should be set UP
by qualified representatives" of
the Wet Namese people.
Mr.. Diem's success in routing
the rebel Binh Xuyen society,
which attempted to overthrow
his government by armed force
last week. apparently has
brought him at least tacity sup
port from the French.
Sources in Paris said last night
that Premier Edgar Faure's gov
ernment was ready to support
the doughty Wet Namese ma
tionalist leader provided he can
give his country a strong, stable
government representing a wide
range of its population.
This represents an about-face
for the French, who only a few
weeks ago were urging tn e
United States to join them in
finding another premier for
South Wet Nam. Last week, just
as Mr.. Diem in Saigon was an
nouncing his victory over the
Binh Xuyen, Mr.. Faure described
the premier as unequal to his
tasks.
Evening star., 1955-05-04
Thuis Hunt Reds

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 4
R.-Thailand announced today
it is throwing police reinforce
ments and planes into the war
against the Communists along
the Thai-Malayan border. This
area is believed to be the hiding
place of the Communist high
command, which runs the guer-
rilla war against British forces
In Malaga.
Evening star., 1955-05-04

SAIGON, South Wet Nam
May 4 (P).-The United States
today was reported recommend
ing that a constitutional mon.
archy be established for strife.
torn South Wet Nam.
AS authoritative sources re.
vealed this current American po-
sition, local and provincial Viet
Namese leaders f1ocked to Saigor
for a special congress called BY
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem to act
on a National Revolutionary
Committees demand for The
custer of Chief of State Bao Dai
the ex-Emperor of AMMAN.
Estate Department officials
in Washington said a con-
stitutional monarchy might
result from developments in
prospect in Wet Nam but that
the United States has not
recommended that or any
other specific outcome.
ION the contrary, officials
said, United States policy is to
support whatever democratic
form of government is de-
veloped in the country over
the next few months which
seems to represent the popu-
lar will and to promise
strength, stability and prog
reSs.
IF the form adopted should
turn out to be a constitutional
monarchy, indications now
are that the United States
would not object. Similarly
Washington would accept, for
example. a form which pro-
vided for a president and a
prime minister.)
From his luxurious villa or
the French Riviera. Bao Dai an.
nounced the congress-or "states
general"-as illegal.
Took Throne in 1925
Bao Dai, now AZ, succeeded tt
the throne of the Central Viet
Nam Kingdom of AMMAN ir
1926. A puppet first OF the
French and then of the Japa'
nese during the occupation, HI
abdicated at the end of the wal
and became a supreme coun.
cilor' in the postwar revolution.
ary government of Communist
Ho Chi Mini.
Early in l946 he fled to Hons
Kong and lived in exile there Of
on the French Riviera. Tht
French brought him back II
1949 to be chief of state fol
Wet Nam. He went to Franc,
in April, 1854, and hasn't beer
back to Saigon since.
Sentiment against the play
boy ex-Emperor increased IL
Saigon today. Newspapers ap.
pearing a few hours before tn,
states general assembly gath
cred carried violent attack!
against him.
Gen Wy In Flight
Some published photographs Of
him crossed by large black marks
One displayed q picture of Bat
Dai with his bulldog and asked
Which is the more interesting?'
The Wet Namese move to oust
Bao Dai followed his attempt last
week to supplant Premier Diem
with Gen. Nguyen Van Wy, 9
supporter of the chief of state
The army refused to follow Gen
Evening star., 1955-05-04
10 Bolster
Studied
Debated Sending GIs,
Eisenhower Reports

President Eisenhower has
thought about sending Ameri-
can ground forces to Formosa
to bolster the defense of that
Chinese Nationalist stronghold
against a possible Chinese Com
munist attack, he told a news
conference today.
However, he said, there has
been no suggestion that the
United States establish a major
or permanent military base on
Formosa,
The Presidents remarks did
not make clear whether the pos
sibility of sending American
soldiers to Formosa is under &C
tive consideration now.
There have been recent re-
ports that such a move was
being planned to offset any i'm
preston that the United States
was abandoning Formosa if the
off-shore islands of Quemoy and
MatSu should in effect be writ
ten off in a possible cease-fire
agreement with the Chinese
Communists.
Mr.. Eisenhower has reserved
to himself the decision as to
what the United States should
do if the Communists should at
tack Quemoy and Matsu.
Gives Attack Criteria
He has indicated that his de-
cision would be influenced by
whether he believed such an at
tack was aimed at Formosa
itself. The United States is
pledged to defend Formosa and
related areas"
A reporter asked the President
today what criteria he would
use to distinguish whether Red
assault on Quemoy and Matsu
was really a local attack or one
aimed at Formosa.
He said that if such an attack
was made when the Communists
See FORMOSA, Page AT
Evening star., 1955-05-04
DAVY CROCKETT
WINS A RACE

FOURTH OF JULY-People come
from miles ground, with drums, rifles
and O big United Stotes flos for the
Fourth Of July celebration. Dovy
Crockett ran like deer to win the
boys race. For onother chapter in
the life Of Dovy, see page A-E.
LABOR IN PoLITIcS-The merger
Of the AfL and the Clo means or
sonized labor is going deeper into
notionoI politics. But Assoeioted Press
Reporter Don Whitehead, in the third
OF O series, soys no separate political
porty Is planned here, as in Britain.
Poee Ala.
Evening star., 1955-05-04
Red Memorial Ousted

BERLIN, May 4 P.-Army
engineers completed the dis
mantling of the Soviet tank
memorial in the American sector
today and turned it over to the
Russians. The Memorial was
badly defaced by irate Germans
and the Soviets agreed to its re-
movaL.
Evening star., 1955-05-04
Passman Off
48% on D. {.
TaxCharges
Census Dutu Shows
He Underestimuted
Toxpoyers' Burden
By HECTOR MCLEAN

Representative Otto E. Pass
man has understated the tax
burden of District residents by
at least 48 per cent. a compari-
son with Census Bureau figures
indicated today.
The understatement could be
as much as SO per cent.
Instead of paying only a frac-
tion Of the taxes borne by resi-
dents of the average city of COM
parable size, as he contended, the
District just about meets the
average. It stands eighth on a
list of the 13 cities of compar-
able size.
The Louisiana Democrat is a
veteran of nine years in Con-
gress. He is undergoing his first
close contact with the Districts
financial problems this year,
however, as a member of the
District of Columbia subcom-
mittee of the House Appropria-
tions Committee.
And, he said yesterday: "I'd
give a thousand dollars if I
hadn't taken the job. I've never
wanted to be on the District sub
committee because every time
you try to help people they
jump on you."
Steps Into Hot Water
Mr.. Passman got himself into
hot water with District tax
payers last Thursday night at a
public hearing on the city's
budget for the next fiscal year.
After listening to more than
a score of witnesses ask for
items that had not even been
budgeted by the District Com
missioners, he spoke up. His
purpose, he said, was to make it
clear to the witnesses that any
additional services will have to
be paid for in taxes.
And. he declared, it is not
likely that Congress will approve
any more direct Federal aid
than it now gives.
In his lecture. though, he
stepped on what to District Of
ficia1s is a painful financial
corn.
He said, in effect, that District
taxpayers do not pay as much
as taxpayers in most other cities.
The argument is an old one.
It has been used repeatedly over
the years-particularly as an ex-
cuse for cutting Federal pay
,ment.
Offers Figures
Mr.. Passman, though, used
some figures. The next day he
refined them. put them on paper
and made the same charge that
night at a second public hearing
Attacked editorially, he re-
peated them Monday on the
House floor, declaring:
The citizens of the Dis
trict paid only from "a to 81 per
cent the amount of taxes on a
per capita basis that are paid by
the citizens of the average city
of comparable size in our Nation.
I believe I am approximately cor
rect in my analysis"
Similarly, his written state
ment said:
1.-THE District could increase
See PASSMAN, Page AT
Evening star., 1955-05-04
President Promises Study
Of 8.8%o Postal Pay Rise
Denies Threat
Of Veto if Bill
Was Over 1876
By JOSEPH YOUNG

President Eisenhower said
today he will decide in a few
days whether he will sign into
law or veto the 8.8 per cent
postal pay-reclassification bill
agreed to yesterday by House.
Senate conferees.
At his White House press con-
ference Mr.. Eisenhower denied
that he had predicted that he
would veto the bill.
A newsman had remarked
that it was widely predicted
that Mr.. Eisenhower would veto
any postal pay bill in excess of
7.6 per cent.
President Eisenhower answered
that he had never made such a
prediction.
The President said he expected
the bill to be on his desk in a
few days~and that he would study
it closely before making his de-
cision as to whether he will sign
or veto it. Final action by Con-
gress on the legislation is ex-
pected tomorrow.
Murray Letter Cited
Last month President Eisen-
hover sent a letter to Chairman
Murray of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee declaring he would
view with grave concern" any
move to increase the postal pay
bill above 7.6 per cent.
Several weeks ago, when the
measure came up on the House
floor, House Minority Leader
Martin and other key Repub-
licans fatty predicted a presi-
Dental veto of any amount in
excess of 7.6 per cent. Senate
Republican leaders also predicted
a veto.
ut will never become law"
said Chairman Murray of the
House Civil Service Committee
after the conferee's action yes
terday.
Mr.. Murray was backed in
this assertion by Representative
Rees, Republican, of Kansas, the
committees ranking minority
member. Both also predicted
that Congress would not over
ride the veto.
Both Signed Report
Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Rees
signed the conference report
yesterday on the 8.8 per cent
postal pay-reclassification bill.
retroactive to March, because
they said they wanted to force
a showdown on the legislation as
quickly as possible. They favored
the rs per cent bill originally ap-
proved by the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee.
Republican congressional lead
erS SalQ Cne pay raise question
did not come up at a conference
with President Eisenhower this
morning on the general legisla-
tive picture in Congress.
Meanwhile, Chairman Murray
said his House committee will
defer action on classified pay
legislation until President Eisen-
hover acts on the postal bill.
The Senate has approved a 10
per cent pay raise but Capitol
Hill observers agreed the final
classified pay raise will be de-
termined by the House.
Administrator officials have
served warning that any classi-
fed pay increase in excess of 6
per cent faces a Presidential
veto.
NEW ONGRES SIONAL
NOVEL; the expected Presi-
dental postal pay veto occurs
and Congress fails to override.
Congress is expected to move
quickly to approve the 7.6 per
cent postal and 6 per cent classi-
See SPOTLIGHT, Page Az
Evening star., 1955-05-04

The voluntary method instead
of strict Federal controls in dis
tribution of the Salk polio vac
cine was championed by Presi-
dent Eisenhower today as an
arrangement currently working
satisfactorily and designed to
meet all needs.
The President promised at his
news conference that he will see
to it that no child ever goes
without the vaccine because of
inability to pay for it. He also
discounted fears that any State.
in providing for use of the pres
emily scarce vaccine. would dis
crirninate against children.
Evening star., 1955-05-04

President Eisenhower will
ask Congress for authority to
buy all commercial supplies
of Salk anti-pOliO vaccine and
distribute it free to the States
over an emergency period if a
situation develops where chill
dren are deprived of the vac
cine because of inability to
pay for it, the White House
said today.
Evening star., 1955-05-04
WEATHER FORECAST

partly cloudy, high about n. Full report
on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1955-05-04

Temperatures Today
Evening star., 1955-02-21
ONLY 49,

l75 ESQ Famous Make Suspenders 63 WASH 18 Arlington
65c S5e Shorts Athletic Shirts 400 Washington; Arlington
Washington g. Arlington
100 Cpon Ties Assorted Washington; IT, Arlington
150 Cuff Links sO Wash 80 Arlington
150 Decron" Knit Ties Assorted $50 Wa 15o Arlington
LOO O Fine Quality Ties 275 Washington Arlington
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Bows 3.oo to o.o5 STACKS

Corduroy Slacks in sizes TO- 16 10; Jr sizes g. TO-
r. Jr. and Youths Dress Stacks. broken sizes for
checks and solid colors. All famous makes q
Second Floor Washington Street Floor Arlington
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Ed Sullivan
Camille Reoffirms
Appeal of Gorbo

! in the streets of our city, she has
concealed her identity by wear
/ ing curious Alpine hats that hide
her features. For added insur-
ance. she keeps her coat collar
tucked up around her chin. She
goes in for flat-heeled shoes.
Maybe her formula is exactly
right. Provided, of course, that
these diSguiSes are backed up by
genuine beauty and fine talent.
The formula is not recommend
ed for Starlets.
So far as know, she remains
in New York. This is in contra
6iction of all public relations
counsel that a performer should
get out and tour the country. In
other words, she has contra
dicted every rule in the book.
The most impressive contradic-
ton. to those of us who are born
lazy, is that she hasn't been
tending the store since 194l.
- x&
Despite the fact that her first
publicity stills at MGM reveal
her. in shorts. with the U. of
Southern California track team,
Greata withdrew from the public
early in her career.
About 1882, when Katharine
Cornell was playing in THE
Barretts of Wimpole Street."
Miss Cornell's staff was turned
into tizzy by the report that
Garbo was attending a matinee
performance. The legend of
Garbo already had attained such
momentum that Miss Cornell,
equally incredulous, assumed
that the woman who came back
stage to congratulate her was an
imposter. In her II Wanted To
Be An Actress" published by
Random House, Miss Cornell re-
veals that she was quite rude to
the stranger.
Learning, the next day, that it
was indeed Garbo, Katharine
rushed her a letter of apology
and invited her for supper at the
McClintic home.
Miss Garbo turned out to be
as delightful, as charming, as
simple and as humorous a person
as you could imagine" wrote
Miss Cornell. mo attitudes, no
pose, no star temperament-and
such extraordinary beauty-es-
pecially when she smiles"
Apparently the public recog-
nizes in Garbo exactly the quail
ties which impresses Miss Cor
nell, who has great experience
with people.
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Hollywood
Continued From Page C-60

Tale of Two Cities" to be made
in London in cinemascope.
Ronald Colman played Sydney
the last time out.
Did you notice that. when Ed
Murrow asked Bill Holden on
his Person to Person" show,
what are your children's ia
vorite TV shows?" Bill replied,
in-Tin-Tin,' George Gobel
and 'Disneyland'," all of which
are not on CHS, Eds network.
Later, Bill plugged a Warner pic
ture-and he's at Paramount!
Marilyn Monroe should be
angry with her vice president,
Milton Green. He has a story
titled What Is Sex Appeal?" in
a magazine and he mentions
with photos yet-Ava Gardner.
Jane Russell, ETC.. but not the
company president. Marilyn
Monroe.
X X X
Gene Autry, who doesn't really
need more money. is making an
other million dollars from his
Annie Oakley" TV series.
Judy Garland's fan mail is ad-
dressed to Warner Brothers in
the name of Mrs. Norman Maine
her name in "A Star Is Born" "
Michael O'Shea and Virginia
Mayo will vacation in Honolulu.
Mike, currently working all night,
will be able to take a week off
from his TV shooting.
Bing Crosby will do his re-
cuperating in Palm Springs, and
CHS radio will send engineers
there with tape machine so Bing
can catch up on his f1ve-a-week
radio shows.
Realeased by NANAl
Evening star., 1955-02-10
ADVERTISEMENT. 4

ElEANoR HOLM says, "As one of
Ethefs best friends, / feel free to
be her severest critic. But there
just isn't anything bad ! can say
about her own story in the Post.
It's great It's pure Ethel Norman
with a Broadway and Holly
wood setting - and that means it
should be the years biggest hit"
Be sure to read That's the Kind
OF Dame ] Am" by Ethel Mer-
man, in this weeks Saturday
Evening Post.
Evening star., 1955-02-10
NEW YORK.

GARBO: At her MGM peak,
Greta Garbo must have stashed
away lot of folding money, be-
cause she hasn't made a picture
since 1941. If there's somebody
else in the country who hasn't
worked for IA years, without
availing himself of social Sc
curity, he's not on my list Of
acquaintances.
Her last film was "Two-Faced
Woman" The 1941 cast sheets
show that Greta's playmates in
that one were Melvyn Douglas,
Connie Bennet, Roland Young,
Robert Sterling and Ruth Cor
don. 1t was directed by George
Cukor. From that picture on,
Garbo hasn't appeared before
a camera. Camille" currently
revived around the country, was
made in 1886.
The fact that Camille" is
doing capacity business is the
talk of the entertainment world,
because Garbo's box Office ap-
peal apparently is indestructible.
x x X x
George Kirk, manager of the
590-seat Normandie Trans-Lux
Theatre where Camille" is
playing. tells me that the sur
prising thing about the capacity
audience is the great number
of young people in their early
20s. All of them. he points out,
leave the theater exclaiming
about her talent and beauty. ac-
companying this reaction with
their Wonderment that she won't
return to the screen.
So the ready to- hand asSump-
ton that her audience at the
Normandie are made up of older
people is shattered.
Conceding that this theater,
which is housing the revival of
Camille" seats only 500 peo-
pie, the fact that it is packed
six times a day, indicates that
the record breaking engagement
is an accurate national poll.
X y x
To all intents and purposes,
Garbo. in IA years, hadn't done
anything to maintain her pub
licity.
Yet, by doing none of the
things commonly recommended
by public relations experts, she
has achieved striking results.
She has avoided every form of
communication. records, radio,
TV and movies.
In her occasional appearances,
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Mons S Condition Good
After Gasoline Fire

A 24-year-old man, burned
yesterday when a gasoline can he
was carrying ignited, was re-
ported in good condition today in
Emergency Hospital.
Louis Gregory, 1849 Good
Hope road Sc, was admitted to
the hospital with burns on his
hands, arms and face. Police
said Mr.. Gregory was burned
while he was helping his father
burn trash in the back yard of
their home.
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Matchbox Collection

John Ford, an official of the
British Matchbox Label and
Booklet Society. has collection
of $4,000 specimens. An Ameri-
can collector, he says, has
12O, 900.
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Louis Bernheimer's Theatres

Fri. and Sat, MARION BRANDo in
THE SARACEN BLADE "
Evening star., 1955-02-10

FIJI Fri and Sat. N MAELoE .IJs n JEA1. BEANpo IN 2
'cRUISIN DOWN THE RIVER"
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Films of More Thon Routine Merit

"BREAD, LOVE AND DREAMs"-An sampled by Gina LoIo
brigida.
"GONE WITH THE WIND-The long Civil War classic,
wide, too
HULOT'S HOLIDAY"-And a it with
might PEOPLE"-Gregory Peck fOs the Communists in
Berlin.
ZONE SUMMER HAPPINEsS"-Prize winning import
Sweden.
"ON THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BrandO in a drama
of violence.
Hitchcock.
"SABRINAAudrey Hepburn brightens the slick retelng
fab
Evening star., 1955-02-10

sTREETs." at 600, T:47. s:3S.
uYnMMN XII. 9-242i. JOHN DEREK
VAhWVN and JOAN EVANS in THE
oUTCAST'' tTeeh.l at 600, 745. 9:2S
Evening star., 1955-03-13

pieces of cloth are fastened to each
other with adhesives and can easily
be removed with the help of SOL
vent if the garment requires alter
ations. Mrs. CIV, Detroit
EXCLUSIVE What is the first
n0rel by q non Communist West
eyner to be published tn Hungary in
more than JiCe years.
Ernest Hemingway's The Old
Man And The Sea"
- L.F.P., Falmouth. Mass.
TRIP According 10 a recent
surrey. hO,c far does the acreage
house,pite trGeel during the course OF
her days houseuovk2
Nine to IL miles, or about 36
holes of golf. LIB. Miami. Fla.
TALL STORY ). Bruno Ce,esa
Was recently named the top liar Of
the past quarter century by the Bur
iingt0n. Wis. Liars Club. What
mas his tall taIe!9
my grandfather had a clock so
old that the shadow of the pen
dulum swinging back and forth
had worn a hole in the back of the
case" REM. Rochester. Ind.
Evening star., 1955-03-13

"0BBY. Queen Elizabeth re-
- Gently took on another hobby 10
add to her long list Of duties and
b0stimes. What Was n:7
She is learning to cook.
R.T.. Neu York
HUES .. THO ner colOrS Red
Room and Blue Room WtH be intro
d,tced this spring. What is the origin
of their ,aameS!9
From the Red Room and the
Blue Room of the White House.
Mrs. Eisenhower asked her favor
Evening star., 1955-03-13
WILLIAM GORDON DAVIS

ite designer to match the exact
shade of these rooms in fabric for
two afternoon dresses. The design
er likes the colors so well she will
introduce the new shades in her
regular collection.
- Mrs. W.T.P., Dallas
BINDER =. According to the
Soriet press. @hat is replacing the
use OF needle and thread in the max
ing Of mems snits tn RMssia:9
Glue - it's called "BF-6." In
stead of being sewn together. the