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Evening star., 1955-06-21

Release of Mrs. Lucille Miller,
As, of Bethel, VT, from st. Eliza
beths Hospital was ordered yes
terday by Federal Judge Ernest
w. Gibson, the Associated Press
reported from Brattleboro, vt.
Mrs. Miller has been confined
at the Federal mental hospital
since she was seized at her home
May 8. State troopers used teal
gas to force Mrs. Miller and hel
husband to surrender.
Mrs. Miller is under indictment
for allegedly attempting to in
f1uence young men against selec-
tive service.
Judge Gibson acted on q pc
|tition of United States District
Attorney Louis G. Whitcomb,
who said the hospital had found
Mrs. Miller competent to con-
suit with an attorney.
MFR. Whitcomb asked for an
early hearing to determine her
competence and also for an early
Evening star., 1955-06-21
British RaiImen
Get Pay Raise

LONDON, June 81 (P)-Brit-
aims locomotive engineers have
won a pay increase of IA to AZ
cents week-the outcome of a
i17-day strike estimated to have
cost the government-owned rail-
way system $40 million in rev.
|enue.
Lord Justice Morris, sitting as
an independent arbiter, ruled
yesterday that the locomotive
engineers in their first year
should have an extra l shilling
"a cents) a week, those In their
second year 2 shillings (28 cents)
and third year men and above
8 shillings az cents).
When the strike ended last
Thursday both sides agreed to
accept his findings immediately
and without question"
The Associated Society Of Lo-
connective Engineers and Firemen,
which called the strike to back
|up its wage claims, had asked
for S shillings 6 pence CT cents)
for all grades.
Justice Morris declined to
raise the pay Of third year fire.
men, as ASLEF demanded. say
ing their rate should stay at 8
pounds 4 shillings ($22.96) for
a 44-hour week.
The increases bring the base
rate for third year engineers to
9 pounds 10 shillings ($27.72) a
week.
The ASLEF men asked for the
increases to restore their tradi-
tional differentials over less
skilled railway workers. whitfield
down in an industry-wide pay
increase last January.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Tieup Continues
In Tanker Strike

NEW YORK, June 81 (P.-A
strike by tanker crews kept oil
shipping tied up in East and
Gulf Coast ports again today
while a few small companies
advanced toward a settlement.
The CIO National Maritime
Union yesterday announced 1t
had signed new contracts with
three companies that sail a
total of five tankers. The NMU
said its men, mostly unlicensed
seamen, would not go back to
work, however, until the COM
panies settled with three smaller
unions representing officer and
licensed personnel.
The strike, which involves 81
companies and 1913 tankers. be-
gan last Thursday. It originally
included passenger ships and
freighters, but operators of these
vessels came to terms with the
unions Saturday.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Queen Elizabeth S Crew
Ignores Call to Strike

LONDON, June 81 (P.-
Crewmen of the luxury Cunard
liner Queen Elizabeth today
ignored calls to join in a wild
cat seamen's strike that has tied
up IL transatlantic liners.
The S3,000-ton biggest ship in
the world docked here early this
morning with 1,522 passengers
from New York.
About 1000 members of her
crew on shore leave strode by
strike pickets and refused to
join in a strikers meeting out
side the dock gates.
The walkout, now in it's third
week. has immobilized most of
the Cunard transatlantic feet
at New York and Southampton.
44-Hour Week Demanded
The seamen, most of them
dining room stewards and kitch-
en- help, are demanding a A
hour working week afloat, better
working and living conditions
and higher leave pay.
Strikers from the Mauren-
tania, the Queen Mary and the
Scythia voted today to continue
Evening star., 1955-06-21
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Scat-
tered thundershowers late this
afternoon and tonight with low
around 66. Generally fair and
less warm tomorrow.
Maryland-Scattered thunder
showers late this afternoon and
tonight with low in the COS but
$3.50 in west. Fair and less
warm tomorrow.
Virginia-Scattered thunder
showers tonight and in southeast
early tomorrow. Low t onight
60-65 in west and S3-67 in east.
Fair and less warm tomorrow.
Wind-Westerly 1915 miles
per hour tonight and MOI therly
1920 miles per hour tomorrow.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, June 1926
Temperatures will be near the
Evening star., 1955-06-21

the walkout until their demands
are met.
They have called another
mass meeting tomorrow-nearel
the dock where the Queen Eliza
beth is refueling for her next
sailing to New York Thursday.
The Cunard line announced
meanwhile, that arrangements
arg being made to sail the lux
ury liner Saxonia to Montreal
Friday-exactly one week late.
Canadian Pacific prepared tc
sail its $4,000 ton flagship En-
press of Scotland to Canada
with 900 passengers, also one
week late.
Dock Peace Seen
Peace moves developed in the
parallel strike of the National
Amalgamated Stevedores and
Dockers. which flared as the
result of an inter-union feud
over bargaining rights.
Some $4,000 men are on Strike
at six big ports. The London
men voted yesterday to return to
work and union officials were
hopeful the provincial ports
would follow suit In a day or so.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Joint Conference Set
On Defense Bill Versions

nearly $400 million over the
House total. It is still slightly
under revised budget estimates
of 1922 billion. Last year Con-
gress appropriated $28.8 billion
for the defense establishment.
Restores Old Strength.
Senator Symington told the
Senate his amendment would
put the Marine Corps back to a
strength of 215,0oo by June.
1856. This will mean restoring
a cut of about 10000 that has
already taken place and head
off a further reduction of 10000
which would have occurred in
the next IL months under the
Eisenhower plan of reducing the
men in active military service
and building up standby re-
serves. The Symington amend
ment will cost SAC million.
When the tally clerk had
finished calling the roll the
Republicans had the Syming-
ton amendment beaten by one
vote.
But before the result could be
Senator Long, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana. who had voted
with the President, switched his
vote. Two other Senators
Ellender, Democrat, of Louisiana,
and Young, Republican, of
North Dakota. Withdrew their
votes, announcing they had
pairs with absent colleagues.
This made the final margin 40
to 80 for the Symington motion.
Three Republicans helped give
the Democrats their victory j
They were Senators LANCER, of
North Dakota, and Mccarthy
and Wiley OF Wisconsin. Only
two Democrats stayed with the
Observation-Disclosures Holland of
Florida and Thurmond, of South
Carolina.
OMahOney Amendment
The Senate also adopted by
voice vote an amendment by
Senator O'Mahoney. Democrat.
Of Wyoming. directing the de-
partment to obligate and spend
aircraft funds without delay.
For the Navy the bill author
zes four atomic submarines and
! new aircraft carrier.
The conferees will have to|
settle differences between the
;wo houses over an amendment
Intended to give congressional
committees a voice in determin-
ng whether work traditionally
performed by civilians in the
Defense Department should be
transferred to private industry.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Bevun 7 ukes Aim
At GuitskeII's Job

LONDON, June 81 P.-
Aneurin Bevan, fiery left-wing
Socialist, announced today he
will run for treasurer of the
Labor Party at the party con-
vention this fall.
The move sets the stage
for another tussle between the
57-year-old Bevan and Hugh
Gaitskell, who now holds the
job. Both are leading candidates
for party leader when 72-year-
Iold Clement Attlee retires from
the job.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
ROCKETS RED GLARE COSTS AIR FORCE 81 MILLION
PHILIP USES NAUGHTY WORD
IN ACCEPTING DOCTORS GIFT

EDINBURGH. Scotland H9-The Duke Of Edinburgh
tonight publicly used the British naughty word bloody"
but he used in speaking to group Of doctors
Members of Ednburghs Royal College of Surgeons had
Queen Eizabeths husband their guest at banquet
Turning to the duke at the end of presentation speech
President Walter Mercer said:
May it please royal highness to accept this bleed
ing cup"
The duke accepted the cup-rec of when
bed their patients all sorts of s-and sent surgeons
into stitches when he responded:
II can only say it is bloody good Of you"
Bloody" when used adjective is not suitable for
British drawing room conversation.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Fund Concert Deloyed

A concert to launch a hearing
development fund" by the Foun-
dation for Better Hearing, sched-
uled for $3.50 pm. today at the
Sheraton Park Hotel auditorium
has been postponed, the founda-
tion announced. Conflict in art
lists schedules was given as the
reason.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
President Signs
Trade Act, Halls
Ii as Milestone

President Eisenhower today
signed the 1855 Trade Agree
Iments Extension Act with a state
|ment saying its enactment is "an
important milestone in the de-
velopment of our country's for
eign economic policy"
The President signed the act
in a brief ceremony in the cab
met room Of the White House.
A large delegation of members
of Congress was on hand for the
signing. Included were men,
bers of the Senate Finance and
House Ways and Means Commit
tees which handled the legis-
lation.
Bolsters Defense
In a statement. the President
said:
Enactment of the Trade
Agreements Extension Act Of
1855 is an important milestone
in the development of our coun-
try's foreign economic policy.
Supplemented by early approval
of United States membership
and participation in the pro-
posed Organization for Trade
Cooperation, the act can con-
tribute significantly to economic
growth and economic well-being
throughout the world. In this
way it will materially strengthen
the defense capabilities of our
friends abroad, and advance the
mutual security of us all.
II am particularly gratified
that this message was supported
by overwhelming majorities in
both political parties. This BIZ
partisanship demonstrates anew
our unity in dealing with matters
affecting our relations with other
countries"
Mr.. Eisenhower returned this
morning from San Francisco
where he addressed the tenth
anniversary meeting of the
United Nations. He strobe smil-
ing into the cabinet room with
a comment well. let's get at it,"
The bill extends the 21-year-
old reciprocal trade agreements
law for three years, to June 80.
1858, and permits the President
to cut tariffs up to per cent
in each of those years in nego-
tiating for similar concessions
from other countries.
In its basic essentials the bill
contains the authority which
Mr.. Eisenhower originally asked
last year.
The State Department is ex-
pected to begin at once to plan
for an international conference
at which 30-odd nations will ne
gotiate new agreements involving
tariff reductions or other con-
cessions. The United States
must use up the first 5 per cent
reduction authority in the year
starting July /. or 1t will lapse.
The same is true in each of the
two succeeding years.
Permits 500 Cut
In addition, the measure per-
mits the President to reduce to
SO per cent of value all tariffs
now above that figure.
These were the principal safe
guards written into the extern
sion bill by the Senate over the
opposition of some Democratic
supporters of the reciprocal trade
program:
|. New power for the President
to curb imports by quotas or
higher tariffs if he finds an in
dustry essential to national de-
fense is being harmed or threat
ened,
2. Revision of the escape
clause" procedure to make it
easier for an industry to show
it has been damaged by imports.
8. A requirement that the
tariff commission make public
at once any recommendations to
the President in escape clause"
cases.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
RESORT FORECAST

Upper and Lower Bay
Some cloudiness, high 80-82
tomorrow. Winds northwest
1920 miles per hour.
Ocean Beaches - Some
cloudiness, high 80-85 TO-
morrow. Winds northwest
1920 miles per hour.
South Jersey - S 10 m e
cloudiness tomorrow. high
near 80. Winds northwest
1920 miles per hour.
Skyline Drive-Fair, high
around 80 tomorrow. North
west winds 1915 miles per
hour. Good visibility.
Evening star., 1955-06-21

Z
pay raise bill, Senate confert
Instead. they viii seek to settle
for 8 per cent.
House conferees will fight foi
the rs per cent pay measure
approved yesterday by the
House by a vote Of $40 to 8.
The conferees hope to reach
agreement in time for the bill
Ito reach President Eisenhower
by the end of the week. The
Presidents signature Is consid-
cred certain.
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ECONOMY STRESSED
Chairman Murray of the House
Civil Service Committee, who
win lead the House conferees
Isaid he will insist that the rs
per cent figure be adhered to.
We've gone as far as we car
go on the salary increase" Mr.
Murray said. "We have reached
the breaking point. There is nc
room for going any higher"
The Tennessee Democrat de.
lclared the Federal civilian pay.
roll exceeds $40 billion a year
and that the rs per cent in
crease is as generous as Con-
gress can afford to be.
Mr., Murray said that some oi
the bills cost could be absorbed
Through attrition-not filling
many Of the IS per cent per-
sonnel vacancies that occur each
year through designations, re-
tirements, deaths and other fac
tors. This could be done with
out hurting" present employees
he said. Mr.. Murray said the
Budget Bureau is now working
on plans to require agencies to
absorb part of the pay raise
cost.
Mr.. Murray's other two House
conferees will be Representative
Rees, Republican, of Kansas, the
groups ranking minority mem
Der: and Representative Davis,
Democrat, of Georgia. Mr. Rees
is strongly committed to the rs
per cent figure and opposed to
8 per cent. Mr.. Davis voted for
an 8 per cent increase when the
bill was before the House Civil
Service Committee.
Since the unit rule prevails.
however, the House conferees
will be favoring the rs per cent
figure.
BATTLE-The House Senate
conference promises to be a
battle of personalities, with the
outcome on a rs or 8 per
cent raise, depending on just
how strong a fight will be put
up by Chairman Johnston of the
Senate Civil Service Committee
and the other Senate conferees.
On several Federal pay raise
bills in past years, Senate con-
fereeS have yielded to Mr.. MUIR
ray and Mr.. Rees on the amount
of the increase. This time, SEN
ator johnson and his colleagues
say they will make a strong fight
for 8 per cent. since they al
ready have agreed to come down
Evening star., 1955-06-21
BY J. A. OLEARY


Republican leaders have one
chance left today to carry out
President Eisenhower's planned
cut of $4,000 men in the Marine
Corps.
The Presidents program tol
o reduction in military man.
power suffered a partial set
back yesterday when the Senate
restored the full Leatherneck
appropriation. With this one
major change. the Senate then
passed the $31.8 billion defense
budget by a vote Of 80 to o.
Administration hopes of re-
versing the Marine Corps deci-
sion are pinned on Joint con-
ference committee, which must
resolve differences between the
two Houses.
After winning the Marine
Corps fight, Senator Sylnington,
Democrat, of Missouri aban-
doned plans to try to restore
an 87,000-man reduction the
bill makes in the Army.
The Missouri Democrat also
decided not to press for q $500
million increase in funds to
build fighter aircraft after Air
Force Secretary Talbot advised
the Senate in a letter that the
department has found it pos
sible to speed up the building of
two new types of supersonic
fighter planes. He said that if
additional funds are needed for
this speedup Congress will be
advised before it adjournS.
Narrow Vote
The fact that the Marine
Corps amendment carried by
only one vote, 40 to 80, will give
the Republicans a good talking
point in conference with the
House. Had the amendment car
ried by a wide margin there
would be little chance of up
setting it in conference.
Senator Russell, Democrat, of
Georgia, powerful chairman of
the Armed Services Committee.
made a last-minute plea for an
increase in the Marine Corps
which may have influenced the
vote. He said that of all the
cuts in the defense budget "this
one is inexplicable. because it
means we are going to refuse
to re-enlist trained Marines who
are all volunteers and at the
same time continue drafting men
into the Army.
"To me, it just doesn't make
sense" the Georgian declared.
On the recommendation of
Defense Secretary Wilson, the
Senate Appropriation Committee
added 1856 million to the House
bill to step up the production of
aircraft and the equipment of
heavy bomber and reconnais-
sance wings. The Senate ap-
proved this without change.
The $31.8 billion total in the
Senate bill is q net increase of
Evening star., 1955-06-21


two per cent from the 10 PEE
cent classified pay measure ap.
proved by the Senate.
The House bill would make
the increase retroactive to thu
first pay period In March anc
the Senate conferees are ex.
pected to agree to this.
However, as a concession to.
ward getting an Q per cent pay
raise approved. Senate conferees
are prepared to agree to set the
retroactive date back to April
or May l. They figure the extrs
half Of per cent increase would
be well worth the loss Of one OF
two months retroactive pay.
Mr.. Murray. though, says this
concession wouldn't be enough
that he still will insist on 7.s
per cent.
Besides Senator Johnston, the
other Senate conferees will be
Senators Neely of West Virgins
and Pastore of Rhode Island
Democrats, and Carlson o1
Kansas and Jenner of Indiana
Republicans.
AS the House overwhelmingly
approved the classified pay
measure yesterday, several mem
bers served notice that they
favored an 8 per cent classified
increase and were counting on
this figure being approved in
House-Senate conference. Rep
resentatives Broyhill, Repub-
lican, of Virginia, and Moss,
Democrat. of California, said ii
was only fair that classified
workers get the same pay raise
voted postal workers.
The three House members
voting against a pay raise for
workers were Republi-
can Representatives Mason and
Vursell of Illinois and Taber of
New York.
TRAVEL ALLOWANCE-By a
vote of 320-to-41, the House
yesterday approved a bill in
creasing the present $9-a-day
maximum travel allowance of
Government employees to $13.
The measure also provides a SIS
a-day travel maximum for Fed
eral consultants and others who
nave no regular Government
salary and a $25 top for en-
ployes travelling in presidential
parties and other exceptional
cases..
The Senate has approved a
Sl2-a-day maximum travel al
owance for Federal workers,
with the 7 cents automobile
mileage increased to 10 cents.
The House provided for no in
creases in the automobile travel
allowance. The differences be-
tween the two bills will be set
lied within the next few days
IN House-Senate conference.
incidentally, the bill was skill
fully unanswered through the
House by Representative Fascell,
Democrat. Of Florida, a freshman
member, who has proved him
self a very good friend of Gov
ernment workers on this and
the pay raise legislation.
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UNIFORM ALLOWANCES
Postmaster General Summerfield
has authorized the $100-a-year
uniform allowances for the 1885,
600 postal workers who wear
such garb. The employees may
buy uniform items up to $100 a
year. present the receipts to their
post office and be reimbursed for
that amount.
Other Federal agencies are
also putting the system into ef-
feet for their employees who wear
uniforms. Employees will be al
lowed up to 500 a year-some
will receive less, depending on
The type of uniforms they wear.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT ,4fa~
8 or 7.5% Is Question
For Conferee Meeting
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

HouseSenate conferees viii meet at 10 tomorrow
decide whether the raise legislation Tor the Governments
classified employees should be rs per cent.
Although the Senate has approved per classified
raise BILL Senate conferees win not seek this amount
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Commerce Row
johnson Warns |
tBy the Associated Pressl

| A prolonged debate on the
Commerce Departments annual
money bill has slowed down the
fast moving Senate and brought
notice from Democratic Leader
Lyndon B. johnson that it may
have to meet at night and on
Saturdays for the rest of this
month.
| The Texan called the Senate
into session two hours before its
usual meeting time today and
said longer working days may be
ahead.
Senator johnson has kept the
Senate moving at a ripid clip
this session and it is generally
conceded to be as far along with
its work as the House for the
first time in years.
He engaged in polite but
pointed exchange late yesterday
with Senator Douglas, Democrat,
iof Illinois, about the $1,3l5, ,000.-
900 appropriation bill for the
Commerce Department and re-
lated agencies.
Noting that the bill has been
debated for three days, the
Texan said three other impor-
Itant measures are stalled behind
lit: The draft extension bill, the
Austrian treaty and the $32 bill
lion defense appropriation bill.
With only a few items in the
Commerce bill i'm dispute, Sena-
tor Johnson suggested a debate
limit to assure quick vote.
Senator Douglas blocked the
time limit, saying there are a
lot of facts about airmail and
shipping subsidies that Congress
should know. He said his speeches
had been relevant-a point Sena-
tor johnson did not dispute.
Senator johnson noted that
eight of the annual money bills
to operate the Government for
the bookkeeping year that begins
July l have not cleared the
Senate.
Senator Douglas opposes q
move to increase airmail SUBJ
sides. The administration asked
$63 million. the House voted $40
and the Senate appro-
priations Committee added SIS
million.
Senator Williams, Republican.
OF Delaware, Is fighting a similar
increase of 500 million by the
Senate committee in maritime
The administration
asked just under $241 million.
The House voted $177 million
and the Senate committee has
approved slightly more than $241
In addition. Senator Hum.
phrey, Democrat, Of Minnesota.
wants to tack IS million onto q
$40 million Federal aid to air.
port program and Senator Green,
Democrat, Rhode Island, wants
to add IS million for special
weather forecasts on hurricanes
and storms.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Roin Effects Studied
On Cannon Shells

SAN DIEGO, Calf. (P.-An
aircraft company makes artificial
rain in a pipe and shoots cannon
shells through it. The purpose is
to find out what the rain does
to the shells-not vice versa
and is a project for the United
States Air Force.
The study is to determine the
amount Of rain erosion, or dam
age. to objects travelling through
| it at supersonic speeds up to
1000 miles an hour. The 20-mm.
cannon are fired through a 500
foot pipe, into which water 10
sprayed through holes. The
shells explode 1900 feet beyond
the pipes top and parachutes
float the test specimens down
to the researchers.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Survival Test

French naval volunteers re-
Gently were cast adrift on o
rubber raft In the Brest estuary
to test theories that shipwrecked
men can survive on raw fish,
plankton and sea water.
Evening star., 1955-06-16

THE EVENING STAR AIS
Washington, D. C.
THURSDAY, JUNE I6. 1855
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-27
Greek to Lead
Symphony

In a Greek-Amertcan exchange
Of conductors. the National SYM
phony Orchestra will play a spe-
cial post-season concert at $3.50
pm. Saturday in Constitution
Hall
Theodore Vacayannis Of Ath-
ems, conductor Of the National
Orchestra of Greece, will lead
the orchestra. 1t was Mr.. Vava-
yannis' orchestra that Howard
Mitchell directed early this year
during his guest-conducting tour
Of European capitals.
The Saturday night concert
will be a benefit performance,
with all proceeds going to Queen
Frederica's Greek orphan fund.
Nicholas Charities. Inc, of New
York. is paying all costs of the
concert.
Just as DR.. Mitchell introduced
Greek audiences to contemporary
American music. Mr.. Vavayannis
will be premiering a contempt
rary Greek work here-the "St.
Barbara" overture by Marios
Varvoglis.
ek-American Pianist George
Manos. staff pianist of the Ma
tional Symphony. will be solist
in the Fourth Piano Concerto of
Beethoven. and the program will
be rounded out by Brahms
Fourth Symphony.