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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

a more realistic chance of holding
Denmark. which strategists find i'm
portant because of its commanding
position in the Baltic Sea.
Netherlands Moves
The Paris action set off a chain
reaction among other countries
which had still to ratify. First, the
lower house of the Netherlands Par
Lament approved the pacts, 71-6.
Upper house ratification was con-
Sidered only formality.
On Friday the United States SEN
ate completed American ratification.
1872. Since this country is not a
member of the WEU. only the sover-
eighty pact and the treaty admitting
Germany into NATO needed Senate
approval. They were passed in
package vote.
Parliaments Of Germany, Italy,
Britain, Canada. Norway, Greece,
Turkey, Portugal and Iceland also
have completed their ratification
votes. That leaves the Neither
lands upper house and the full leg
islatures of Belgium, Luxembourg
and Denmark to act. Then only
formalities would remain. No doubt
preparations for springtime rati-
fication celebration are already well
under way.
Berlin Blockade?
1t is clear, of course, that the So
Wet Union will not join the celebra-
ton. Marshal Nikolai Bulganin,
new Kremlin Premier, may take
positive attitude" toward new Big
-Four talks, but he has shown no
sign of intending to reduce ten
sions" in the general area of Ger
many.
The East German radio rallied
that cancellation of the Paris
Agreements Is sine qua non for
international negotiations on Ger
many"
Not all the Red opposition is talk,
either. On Friday the Moscow
controlled East German government
suddenly began maneuvering for
what looked like a new blockade of
West Berlin. Taxes on West Ger
man trucks which supply West Ber-
lin were raised 1.400 per cent-to
$50 per round trip. It was tanta-
mount to new economic blockade.
The Bonn government will pay@the
fees until they can see what good
their protests can do. if any.
Big Four
The Communist action was only
one Of several indications that high
hopes for an early Big Four con-
ference are premature. Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles told the
Senate last week he thinks the
preparatory foreign ministers con-
ference itself is still months7-not
weeks-away. Preparations have
already started at the ambassadorial
level.
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n A famous name returned to
the Supreme Courts roster
Monday when John Marshall
Harlan took the oath in Washington
as an associate justice. He was ele-
waited. after long delay, to succeed
the late Robert H. jackson. Justice
Harlan's grandfather, of the SAINT
name, was the lone disSenter to a.
1896 opinion which held that sep
arate but equal facilities fc
Negroes are legal.
- Washington reporters lost
L. valued associate Tuesday
when Harold r. Beckley, 81
died unexpectedly at Suburban Hos
pital in Bethesda. Mr.. Beckley
veteran superintendent Of the Senate
Press Gallery, suffered fatal heart
strain when he contracted bronchial
pneumonia. He had run the press
gallery for II years, and had worked
at many political conventions and
international meetings.
- The Salk polio vaccine (set
-. Page A-2D was In the news
last week. A New York news
paper quoted one of the doctors in
timately associated with the Salk
test as saying that not one chilo
who received inoculations last sprine
had contracted polio. The doctor
denied making the statement. Tht
same day The Star reported that
Fairfax County girl. who took Salk
shots. later got polio. But her par
ents reported her gaining strength
daily, and even Endorsed the Sail
tests.
A A long delayed visit Of Soviet
r. newspaper editors is nov
scheduled for April 10. The
II men will begin their tour Of the
United States at New York. and will
be In this country for about 30 days.
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audience was told about the medi-
cal after-effects of the first atomic
bomb, dropped on Hiroshima 10
years ago.
. And the Defense Department re-
vealed Friday that even peacetime
tests have not been entirely safe.
Four men have received eye injuries
in past explosions.
The double bomb test was con-
Quoted by the Atomic Energy Com
mission at Yucca Flat, New. The
first was the biggest Of the current
series of small" bomb tests-an
estimated equivalent of $4,000 tons
of TINT Hiroshimas was about
10000 tons)-and the second was @
pocket bomb, about 5000 tons equiv
alent.
The big one set off most Of the
burglar alarms in Las Vegas, rs
miles away.
Wraps OFF Nautilus
Meanwhile the Navy took some Of
the wraps off its nuclear submarine.
the Nautilus. The craft is powered
by an atomic reactor which heats
water to run steam turbine. It
can remain under water as long as
the skipper cares to stay.
Some minor bugs were found dur
ing tests, the Navy reported, but the
craft is considered a great success.
1t cruised for 319 hours, 80 minutes,
making SO dives, spending 90 hours
under water-and covering q total
of 5000 miles.
The medical eyaluation Of the
atomic age, made by an American
commission in Japan, reported that
examination Of Hiroshima survivors
and their children showed radiation
had increased the incidence of eye
cataracts, Of leukemia (blood cancer)
and of mentally and physically
stunted children. Most persons
seemed to be healthy and happy.
however.
The commission conceded it could
not tell whether radiation had
caused mutations that would crop
out in future generations and pro-
duce freaks" among the descend
ants of Hiroshima.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

ported as it is by leaders of both
parties, the White House and most
major Hobbies concerned, the bill
has bright future.
There is only one thing to cloud
its future-the fact that an almost
identical reserve program has been
the law of the land since 1859 but
has never been supplemented.
The new bill, if approved as writ
ten by the subcommittee, will do
nothing, basically, that the existing
law could not do.
Does 1t stand any better chance
OF developing an effective reserve
force?
That depends on several things.
First. there will have to be a solu-
ton to a few small but knotty prob
lens. Two Of these the subcommit-
tee simply bypassed. It left it up
to the full committee to decide
whether young men should be
drafted or should volunteer for the
six-month training period, and
whether the President should have
authority to order up active reserv-
lists in case of emergency-wi without
prior approval of Congress.
How About Veterans?
It also has to be determined
whether veterans will volunteer for
reserve duty or ignore their obliga-
ton as they do now. The hope is
that an attractive, well-organized
program will interest the vets. Vet
Grams without wartime service would
be required to participate.
And, of course, to make it work.
Congress will have to appropriate
an extra $500 million q year for
Reserves.
If all goes well, the program, In
about four years, will provide q
trained reserve of 80 million men.
First-line reservists would 60 to
weekly drills and get practical
training with modern equipment.
They would attend q two-week
field training course every sum-
mer.
Every healthy American male
would have some role in fighting
the cold war.
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They are expected at Washington
about May IA. Much of the editors
time will be spent visiting college
campuses from coast to coast.
- The Nays new atomic sub
y. marine Nautilus gave its crew
few bad moments on its
'ecent trial run. This was revealed
n Groton, Conn.,, at a press confer
nee unwilling results of the tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

But o strange kind OF springtime
madness had seized official Wash
ington. There were two war scares,
Q peace offensive. one rafting good
skirmish over legislative and execu-
tive prerogatives, and q squirrelly
discussion about President Essen
hower's 1856 political intentions all
within the space Of one short week.
Like this:
. The week opened with the Cap
ital brooding somberly about the
irnminence of war In the Formosa
Strait. But on Wednesday Presi-
dent Eisenhower said. in effect, that
his Chief of Naval Operations had
been guilty Of generating a phony
war scare.
o From South Wet Nam came re-
ports Of real fighting-a war scare
engineered by an unreal coalition of
war lords. ex-pirates, vice czars and
religious leaders who were threaten
Ing American-backed Premier Ngo
Dinh Diem. (The Wet Namese civil
war was 80 crazy and mixed up that
Star Correspondent James e. Roper
accidentally found himself sharing
q jeep with an attacking group of
rebels)
. In Moscow the Kremlin was try
ing 20 crank up q peace offensive
while threatening a new blockade
Of free Berlin.
. The Nations new Secretary for
Peace" Harold e. Stassen, got of to
a bad start. In effect, he declared
war against the Senate by refusing
to cooperate with investigators who
were looking into the functioning of
his Foreign Operations Administra-
ton. unless FOA lawyers or he him
self were on hand. Bewildered.
angry Senators, wondering what he
had to hide, subpoenaed him. But
Mr.. Stassen preferred not to dignity
the subpoena with an acceptance.
He did say, though, that he'd gladly
tell the Senators all they want to
know.
. The President himself caught the
fever Wednesday. He instructed the
press ito interview the squirrels and
find out If anybody is unhappy
about their disbarment from his
White House putting green. Il don't
see any reason of producing another
pressure group until we find out
they are really unhappy. with free
dom ! would personally dearly love-"
the President added. thereby plung-
ing groggy pundits into columns of
confused speculation about prospects
for his seeking second term.
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Heavy seas and minor maladiust-
ments Of machinery caused what
could have been bad trouble. but
turned out not to be. The verdict
of the Navy after the tests: The
Nautilus is amazing"
A milestone in the fight
u. against cancer may have been
reached recently with the dis
covery of what happens at the in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Atomic
Two Bombs in Single Day,
Hiroshima Evolution
Show Age We Live in

The atomic age was very much
upon us last week.
. For the first time In history two
atomic bombs were exploded In one
Gay.
. Reports on first experiments with
atomic propulsion were made public.
. Then o Nationwide television
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they failed. Then the Gao Dali pope
announced Indignantly that his
army chief had no authority to de-
feet.
If Southern Wet Nam somehow
comes through this current flap, of
course, there are sitter tests just
over the horizon. Negotiations start
this summer with the Wet Mimi on
how to conduct the nationwide
free elections" called for in last
Julys Geneva truce. The elections
themselves are scheduled for July,
1856 but it seems unlikely they
will be held.
The Communist Wet Mini per-
haps would win If elections were to-
day. President Eisenhower domino
theory for Southeast Asia is in the
midst of its crucial test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

Knowland of California and Styles
Bridges Of New Hampshire, took the
ball and ran with it Sunday. They
stressed their conviction that. once
the fighting started, all China
should be put under attack, to what
ever extent necessary to cripple the
expected offensive against Quemoy
and Matsu.
On Monday the moderates swung
into action. Some Democrats tried
a whispering campaign about the
G. o. P. war party" Others pro-
fessed to see a conspiracy within
the administration to push the
country into war.
BY Monday evening it was widely
known who had started the scare.
1t was Admiral Robert B. Carney,
Chief Of Naval Operations, Q mem
Der Of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff.
Newsmen had assumed he was
speaking for the entire administra-
tion-that his statement was an
other example of the well-known
trial balloon"
But on Tuesday the newspapers
reported that President Eisenhower
did not agree with the admiral
about the imminence Of war. Press
Secretary James Hagerty released
digest Of the presidential thinking:
. The Red Chinese have neither
the air-bases nor the supplies to hit
Matsu by mid-April. D
. 1t is doubtful they would want to
go to the Afro-Asian conference in
Indonesia April 1924 with blood
on their hands"
. No decision has been made on
United States Intervention in the
fight for the islands, if it develops.
. The American decision to inter-
vene or not to intervene will prob
ably be made before the Reds attack.
. An attack on the offshore islands
is not expected to succeed even
without our intervention"
. If Red China hits Chang Kali
shek's Formosan air-bases in con-
nection with an attack on the Off
shore islands. the United States will
certainly intervene. eve are COM
mitted to do so, by our mutual de-
Tense treaty.
Oil on Troubled Waters
Wednesday and Thursday Presi-
dent Eisenhower had three other OPP
portunities to quiet the war scare
at his press conference Wednesday
morning, at lunch with Representa-
tives the same day and at lunch
with Senators on Thursday.
At his press conference President
Eisenhower tried not to talk much
about the Formosa situation. He did
say, however, that IF anyone is pre-
dieting" an attackon Matsu by mid
April, land can give me logical rea-
sons for believing it will be that
soon, they have information that I
do not have"
After the Thursday White House
lunch, Senator H. Alexander Smith
of New Jersey. Republican member
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, passed on two more as
poets Of the presidential thinking on
the offshore islands:
/. Mr.. Eisenhower thinks maybe
the Chinese Reds won't dare attack.
He is certain that the odds are
heavily against Peiping. but does not
discount the possibility Of a mis-
calculation on their part.
2. He doesn't expect Russia would
back up the Red Chinese.
Next day Senator Smith retracted
the second point. That was his
idea, he said. not Mr.. Eisenhower
That left Washington-and the
world-right back where 1t was a
week ago.
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the heap Of contentious factions
vying for control of the Southern
Wet Nam government.
Three religious-military political
sects, the Binh Xuyen, the Hoa
Hao and the Gao Dai, issued an
ultimatum two weeks ago demand
ing that the Premier revise his gov
. eminent or step down.
They were opposed to Mr.. Diem's
plan to integrate their private
armies into the National forces, and
to the idea that some OF, their land
holdings be turned over to hungry
refugees to till.
Premier Diem refused their de-
mands and massed several national
army battalions for theN showdown.
1t came Tuesday night. Six mortar
shells whistled into the Premiers
palace, injuring several persons but
missing Mr.. Diem. Apparently the
gangsterlike Binh Xuyen, whose
troops operate mainly in Cholon,
the twin-city of Saigon, and have
boasted that they had mortars
trained on the palace, had been re-
sponsible for the attack.
Diem's Judgment
Anyway, that is what Premier
Diem deduced. National army para
troops went into action against the
Binh Xuyen with tanks and artil-
lery. Hot fighting lasted about an
hour. Then it settled down to spo-
radio sniping across the large boule-
ward that separates Saigon from
Cholon.
Meanwhile, things were happen
ing inside Premier Diems govern
ment. The eight cabinet ministers
affiliated with the religious sects re-
signed The Premier himself took
over the Ministry of Defense, which
had been in the hands of a Binh
Xuyen man. Then he set about re-
cruiting cabinet requirements.
Friday Mr.. Diem got his first big
break. One of the three religious
sects which had participated in the
opposition coalition-the Gao Dali
broke away and joined Premier
Diem. Some 10000 Gao Dali troops
will now be integrated into the ma
tional army, as the Premier has de-
manded Another 10000 or more
Gao Dai irregulars-a sort of pri-
vate militia-will be mustered out
of service completely and get land
to till.
Assassination Attempt
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Formoso Situation Remains Critical;
Dissident Groups Fight in Wet Nam

Perhaps would oversimplncaon that all
fusion In Washington last week.
There uncompcated practicable develop
men The cherry blossoms burst into bloom the weatheman said
they wouda March had exit That brought the
pretty girls Cherry up
usual heart warming climax a spring atmosphere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Wet Nan,

In Saigon, meanwhile. United
States-supported Premier Ngo Dinh
Diem struggled to stay on top Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Assassination Attempt

Next day vengeful Binh Xuyen
tried to kill the Gao Dali army chief
by notwithstanding his home. But
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-10-21

Having National Grand Presi-
dent a member of the home soror-
ity chapter" is not only distinct
and coveted honor, but one which
often holds great advantage as
well, giving the chapter at times a
chance to be extra well informed
on what goes on nation-wise.
Since Mrs. Harold S. Welsh,
South Charleston Pike, was elected
to the Grand Presidency" of Phi
Beta Psi Sorority in San Francisco
last summer, a number of new
ideas are being inaugurated, among
which is to be a biennial good will
visit to the University of Pennsyl-
vania in Philadelphia, which is the
home of Cancer Research" Phi
Betes" national project. The ma
tional sorority provides funds for
three scientists who are diligently
working in the University's Zoolog-
ical Laboratory for more efficac-
ious treatment for cancer.
On Monday Mrs. Welsh with
Mrs. Russell Hoskin of Dayton, ma
tional second grand vice president
of Phi Beta Psi, who is also chair
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-10-21
Passing Motorist
Is Danger Factor
Of School Buses

1.-The most precious cargoes on
the highways today are those in
school Buses" asserts Russell H.
Campbell of the Columbus Auto
mobile Club.
Ohio's school buses are made as
safe as possible before the begin
ming of each school year, said the
AAA club leader, with high stand
ards required in bus construction
and maintenance, requirements for
school bus drivers, established pro-
cedures for operation.
But the big uncertainty in safe
ty of children in the buses contin-
ues to be the passing motorists.
Surely there can be few drivers to-
day who don't know that they are
required to stop where a bus is
loading or unloading, remaining
stopped until the bus moves on or
the driver signals to proceed. But
still many drivers do not give the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-10-21
Programs For 1856 Presented
To Flower Louers Garden Club

Harsh and Mrs. James Hume,
Courtesy; Mrs. Eden Harsh, Com
munications; Mrs. Roy Keye and
Mrs. Charles Holland, Ways and
Means; Mrs. Rodney Plymell and
Mrs. Albert Karn, Membership.
Attending the meeting which
was concluded with refreshments,
were: Mrs. Bertha Steinhouser,
guest; Mrs. w. l. Coppock, Mrs.
Z. c. Griffin, Mrs. Russell Gill;
land, Mrs. Cecil Harsh, Mrs. Elden
Harsh, Mrs. Charles Holland, Mrs.
Don Johnson, Mrs. Albert Karn,
Mrs. Harold Karn, Mrs. Roy Keye,
Mrs. Leo Pierce, Mrs. Rodney Ply
nell, Mrs. Percy Rider, Mrs. Ru-
fus Snyder, Mrs. Sidney Sullivan,
Mrs. Earl Terman and Mrs. Glenn
Tootle.
Five of the club members attend
ed the Meeting of District 16, Ohio
Association of Garden Clubs re-
Gently, and heard talk by Carl
Starker, great artist, lecturer
and arranger, who was guest
speaker. These were, Mrs. Bertha
Steinhouser, guest, Mrs. w. 1. Cop
pock, Mrs. Albert Karn, Mrs. Har-
old Karn, Mrs. Rufus Snyder and
Mrs. Glenn Tootle.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-10-21
Marilyn Jones
Honored By
"Sig Alphs''

The members of Beta Kappa
Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Sorority, dispensed with all bus
mess at Monday nights meeting
and honored Miss Marilyn Jones,
one of their number who is the
bride-elect of TONY" Reeder.
Their courtesy was a share spa
ghetti supper followed by shower
of gifts for the honoree's new kit
chen, given at the home of Mrs.
William Hook, Davis Road, Mrs.
Ray ChadWell, assisting hostess.
All were given the opportunity
to see the array of gifts that would
be a part of the Jones-Reeder fur
nishings, when the honor guest
opened them after a round of
bridge and euchre. For this contest,
prizes went to Mrs. Max Porter
and Mrs Charles Cochran for
bridge and Mrs. Weldon Butcher
and Miss Jewell Finchum for eu-
chre.
Dessert was served late in the
evening to the following guests at
this, one of the first courteSies for
November's bride-to-be: Mrs. We'll
don Butcher, Mrs. M ]. Chakeres,
Mrs. Ray Caldwell, Mrs. Charles
Cochran, Mrs. Roy Davidson, Mrs.
Logan Gibson, Mrs. William Hook,
Mrs. John Kennedy, Mrs. William
Kennedy, Mrs. Max Porter, Mrs.
Thomas Sisterhen, Mrs. Kenneth
Tope, Mrs. Russell Walls, Mrs.
Chris Wolfe, Miss Dorothy Dunkle,
Miss Jewell Finchum and the hon
or guest.
LOSERS PAY DEBT
TO WINNERS 49,.
Members of the Luncheon Club,
who lost in score keeping" round
at their weekly games of bridge,
paid their debt Tuesday night to
the more fortunate members who
were on top side," at dinner at
the home of Mrs. d. M. Richmond,
East High Street.
Hostesses were, Mrs. Richmond,
Mrs. r. N. Ardrey, Mrs. Wilbur H.
Hume and Mrs. Marcus Cornwell
Their guests were, Mrs. r. H. Rob-
ison, Mrs. Paul M. Dwyer, Mrs.
Joe M. Morrisey and Mrs. F. E.
Sidner, Sr.
~ ~
Mrs. Alma Chafin, South Main
Street, and her daughter. Mrs.
Laura Koen, South Walnut Street,
spent the weekend in Toledo,
guests of the formers daughter,
Mrs. Frank BiZbee.
~ ~
Mrs. Walter Simpson and sons,
Leroy, Leon and Donnie, visited
relatives in Chesapeake over the
weekend.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-10-21

Mrs. James Hume and Mrs. Rich
ard Hume. combined hospitality at
the home of Mrs. Hume, MCGUIRE
Road, to entertain nineteen mem
bers and one guest of the Flower
Lovers Club for the October meet
ing.
Mrs. w. I. Coppock, president,
opened the session with a poem en-
titled when Flowers Were Low
Ier," members, including Mrs
Russell Gilliland, who was welcom-
ed as a new member, responding to
roll call with, Where l Started to
School"
For the afternoon program, Mrs
Cecil Marsh gave a helpful and
timely talk on Care of Tulips"
Mrs. E. c. Griffin and Mrs. Roy
Keye, program committee, present
ed the new club calendars, which
contained these officers for 1855
Sc; Mrs. w. l. Coppock, president;
Mrs. Richard Hume, vice president;
Mrs. Sidney Sullivan, recording
secretary; Mrs. Rufus Snyder,
treasurer; Mrs. Harold Karn, cor
responding secretary.
Committees serving for the year
are, Mrs. E. c. Griffin and Mrs
Roy Keye, Program; Mrs. Cecil
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-10-21
St Patrick's PTA
Health Program

Miss Ruth Ann Tull, nurse for
the Madison County Department of
Health, illustrated her talk before
st. Patrick's Parent Teacher Asso-
citation Tuesday evening in the
Parish Hall, with a film on the
Health Program as Related to
School and Home" Mrs. John Gay
nard introduced the speaker.
Mrs. Karl E. Burr, Jr., Associa-
ton president, announced a paper
drive by pupils of the school to be
conducted on Wednesday, October
26. On that date contributors are
asked to bring papers to the school
on South Walnut Street, where a
truck would be stationed to receive
them.
Committee for the meeting was
Mrs. Joel Cutler, Mrs. Dana Con
nell, Mrs. John Stahl, Mrs. Will
liam Hackett, Mrs. w. T. Dwyer
Mrs. Paul Hackett.