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Five day Forecast for Wash

Five day Forecast for Wash
ington and vicinity, July 1924:
Temperatures will be slightly
above the normal high of Sc
and low Of SO. Normal tomorrow
and Thursday followed by rising
trend. A few scattered showers
near end Of week.
River Report
tFrom United states Engineersl
Potomac River, clear at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls; Shenandoah,
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature for Yesterday
tReadings Washington National Airporti
Midnight -- So Noon -- 9I
4 an. ----- e I pm. ------ saa
Record Tempssatnres This Year
Highest. %. on July 4.
Lowest 10, on February 3.
High and low Of last "a Hours
High. "a at $50 pm.
Low, " at $50 pm.
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Trades Council, which initiated
the successful court case for an
additional days pay for each
holiday worked by per diem and
hourly employees during World
War u. plan TO ask the Control
Her General to allow additional
filing Of claims.
Failing that, the AL groups
plan court action TO allow fur
|tfer filing by employees who
were not aware Of the pending
litigation.
The employe groups contend
the Government has q moral
obligation to these employees to
allow them to file claims for
holiday back pay.
y = = +
TRAVEL BILL ~ The Con-
lgress-approved bill increasing
the maximum daily travel rate
lof Government employees to S12
viii be signed by President Ei-
Isenhower when he returns from
Geneva next week, administra-
tion officials say.
4 4 i
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Of De-
tense Wilson has appointed
Charles A. Coolidge as a special
assistant to study proposals
made by the Hoover Commission
concerning more efficient use OF
civilian and military personnel
in the Defense Department. Mr..
Coolidge was an Assistant Secre-
tary OF Defense during the Tru-
man administration.
Cecil Goode, who has served
in a number of top Governm ant
personnel jobs, has been ap-
ipointed staff director Of the new
group studying the Hoover
Commission proposals concern
ing the Defense Department.
CIVIL DEFENSE - Reports
from Battle Greek. Mich, in
Idicate the Federal Civil Defense
Administration is having a tough
time retaining and attracting
key personnel.
X \
EXECUTIVE PAY-Key lead
ers in Congress have informed
the White House its executive
lpay raise proposals will have to
be modified, If the measure is to
have a chance Of approval this
year. The administrations pro-
posal for a $4,000 a year salary
for cabinet officers (the pay is
now $22.500) will have to be
trimmed to $4,000, the White
House has been told. Also the
proposed raises for other Presi-
dental appointive officials now
under the Executive Pay Act will
have to be modified, according to
Chairmen Johnston and Murray
OF the Senate and House Civil
Service committees.
The feeling persists on Capitol
Hill that the administration
made serious mistake in not
submitting the executive pay pro-
posals several months ago, when
Congress approved a raise for
its own members. Also, Capitol
Hill observers feel the admins
tration made a blunder in not
proposing the lifting of the S16.-
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Red-Led Violence Alarms
Older Singapore Chinese

SINGAPORE, July 10 P.-
Thousands of gray-haired and
wrinkled Chinese are watching
their younger generation today
with distress.
Many are descendants of the
first pigtailed coolies who voy-
aged here in search of fortune in
the British colony of Singapore
and protectorate of Malaga.
Then the coolie toiled for the
white man in the hope he one
day would own a tin mine or
rubber estate and become a mil
lionaire. Sometimes he sue
ceeded. Singapore and Malaga
have about 800 Chinese million
aires "a million Malay dollars is
about $33o,000 United States.)
Anti-British Drive
But today such organizations
as the Communist Peoples
Anti British League" have given
young Chinese a bigger goal-to
drive the white man out. by vio-
lence if need be,
Discipline generally. is lax
among the 10000 boys and girls
In the 240 private Chinese
schools in this colony of a mil
lion people. Communist influ-
ence-outside the curriculum
Is common. The same influence
is noted in trade unions.
In two months, the city has
been ridden with a series of
strikes, "a at once. and teenage
Chinese have joined in bloody
riots.
The trouble marked the be-
ginning of the administration
of a new chief minister. David
Marshall. His new Socialist
Labor Front Party won by a
landslide in the April elections,
ousting the right wing Progress
sive Party's government.
Mr.. Marshall. genial. pipe
smoking criminal lawyer of Al,
sWayed with the masses with
slogans like Down with Colo
nialism" and Down with Capt.
talism."
Move Toward Home Rule
The present constitution pro-
vides that. for the time being,
three of nine ministers are to
be British colonial officials but
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CHICAGO, July 10 R.-
Sweltering Americans have been
saying for years. "It amt the
heat, it's the humidity"
And now a scientist says the
way you feel doesn't depend so
much on what the temperature
lis or on what the relative hui
midity is, but on a combination
of the two. He has figured out a
table using both of these factors
to give what he calls "ther-
midity"-a true measure of how
you feel.
DR.. Richard Page, 57-year-old
industrial psychologist. also pre-
diets that his "thermidity" scale
or a system like it eventually
will supplant present summer
time temperature reports.
Explains Thermidity
Here's the way 1t works:
Say the temperature Is 80 de-
grees and relative humidity is
Ia rather low 20 per cent. Enter
the table beneath the accom-
panying map at temperature 90
and move to the second column
because humidity is 20) and
you'll find a thermidity reading
of 83-which means the weather
lis bearable and not as bad as
temperature alone would in
|dicate.
But now suppose the humidity
lis 80 per cent. Move out to the
eighth column at temperature 80
and you'll find a thermidity Of
97-nearly unbearable and much
worse than temperature alone
would indicate.
DR.. Page has calculated ther-
|midity readings across the coun-
try from average temperature
and relative humidity readings
lat noon during July. The map
shows the rating he's given to
various sections Of the country.
The assumption is this is the way
you'd feel sitting in the shade,
comfortably dressed and per-
|haps slipping a cold drink.
Study Began 3 Years Ago
DR.. Pages thermidity study is
the outgrowth of a vacation he
spent in Miami three years ago.
He was surprised to learn that
Miami has fewer days (average
nine) when the temperature is
above 30 than Chicago.
THAT sounded a little fishy to
me, so I decided to do a little
research" DIR. Page said. II soon
discovered there wasn't anything
the layman can use to determine
actual climate conditions"
"I devised the idea of a ther-
midity table based on the obser-
vation that the majority OF
Americans live in regions where
the humidity during the heat OF
Ia July day is about so per cent.
"Thus when you have tenn
perature of 80 and a relative
humidity of so per cent the ther-
midity is 90: consequently 80 de-
Igrees feels like 80 degrees. When
the humidity is above SO per
cent, the temperature seems
higher than it really is. When
the humidity is below so. the
Temperature seems lower than
the actual thermometer read
ing"
Yuma Most Uncomfortable
DR.. Page worked with a re-
search conducted by the Ameri-
can Society of Heating and
IVentilating Engineers and 21-
year study by the United States
Weather Bureau of the average
temperature and humidity read
|ings in l80 cities across the
country. He set up his psyche
logical temperature table on the
basis of these reports.
Under his scale, and assuming
average July noon temperatures
and humidities, Yuma. Ariz., is
the most uncomfortable spot in
the United States with an aver
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Senator's Fight
To Void Slash
|InForeiign Aid
By J. A. oLEARY

Administration forces made
some headway this morning In
their fight to get back the 1927 9
million House cut in foreign aid
funds.
When the committee recessed
for lunch. however. the biggest
items had not been voted on.
They are a cut of $420 million
in military assistance and 500
million in the Presidents spe-
cial fund for economic develop
ment in Asia.
The Senators voted tentative
ly to restore the House cut of
$52.S million in defense support
money for Asia. They also in
creased the Point Four technical
assistance fund from $l25 mil
lion to $3.50 million.
India Again Cut
At the same time, the COM
mittee was reported to have cut
development assistance for India
by another $40 million on top
of a $40 million House cut, leav-
ing $51 million.
There were indications the
Administration was getting
strong support from the Demo-
Gratis to restore a substantial
part Of the House reduction.
Senator Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois, is leading the admin
istration fight to restore most of
the cuts.
Senator Ellender, Democrat, Of
Louisiana, is spearheading a
drive for further reductions. II
he fails in that he will try to
hold the bill at the House total
|$2.6 billion. There were reports
that a few Republicans may vote
with Senator Ellender.
Russell Opposes George
Senator Russell. Democrat of
Georgia, also revealed today he
will oppose any restorations.
II shall oppose any increases
above the House figures" said
Senator Russell. "And I believe
a further cut of from $500 mil
lion to $3.50 million could be
made without hurting the pro-
gram.
This statement put Senator
Russell at odds with his COL
leagues, Chairman George of the
Foreign Relations Committee
who believes the House "cut too
deeply even assuming some cut
was justified"
Senator Russell, however, is on
the Appropriations Committee
Senator George is not.
Senator Dirksen Is basing his
plea to restore the cuts on what
he saw first hand during a re-
cent inspection trip to Asia and
Europe. He came to the conclu-
sion the full amount is in the
best interests of the country at
this time. He was accompanied
on the trip by Acting Democratic
Leader Clements of Kentucky.
BLENDERS Position
Senator E1lender takes the
position that economic recovery
In Europe has reached q point
that justifies a review of the
funds already appropriated. He
said that. without the pending
bill. there is already SIS billion
for Western Europe in the pipe
line that should be re-examined.
No matter which side wins in
committee today. the battle is
almost certain to be renewed
on the Senate floor later this
week.
Administration supporters are
anxious to get nearly all of the
cuts restored. because they real
ize that even If the Senate ap-
proves the full administration
request Of $3.2 billion, some
compromise reductions would
have to be made in conference
with the House,
Evening star., 1955-07-19
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT a.
Holiday Pay Left-Ou
May Get Another Bid
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Thousands OF Government diem and hourly workers who
missed out last weeks o. S. Court of Claims decision involv.
the awarding Of holiday back hadn't fled
claim may get another chance to file.
The AFT, Government Employees Council AFL Metal
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Dspsnmeai Of csmmssss

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-showers and thunder
expected the Southern half Of the country
except for California and Nevada The conditions
expected Northern Rockies the Northern Plains
Cool and dry Canadian will bring lower temperatures to
New England and the Northern portion of the Middle At
lantiSu uStates.-AP wirephota Map.
Evening star., 1955-07-19

Automobile Iights must be turned on
one-hah hour after sunset.
Preeipitaaien
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Move Toward Home Rule

The present constitution pro-
vides that. for the time being,
three of nine ministers are to
be British colonial officials but
Evening star., 1955-07-19

Tide Tables
Furnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02

that most Of the blockages occur
In q part Of the coronary arter-
les which is relatively easy to
get at and work on, DR., Lillehei
said.
This kind Of heart repair Is
just one Of the potential or al
ready existing boons from a new
era Of surgery In which the heart
can be laid open. either by
using heart-lung machines or
other methods. he said.
Drs. Richard A. Dewall and
Raymond Read developed the
simple feart-lung machine. al
ready used on 81 patients to re-
pair heart defects. It's 'slung''
lis 50 worth Of plastic tubing,
The patients blood is pumped
Through the tubing while oxygen
lis added. then another pump
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two, to take out the diseased
length Of artery and replace 1t
with q healthy section borrowed
from someone else. or using one
Of the patients own arteries,
Artery transpIants are not
new. What is new Is that the
smaIler-bore coronary arteries
can be replaced. This was shown
feasible in dog experiments on
heart arteries BY Drs. Karel B.
Absolon. Joseph B. Aust and DR..
Lillefei.
Such repair Of coronary ar
teries would not overcome the
damage already done to the
heart by a first attack. But it
could reduce the risk of new
Iblockages or pluggings occurring
later, bringing more attacks.
One reason for optimism is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02
Employees Too Healthy,
Retirement PIun Upset

MONTPELIER, vt. Diver
mont State employees are so
healthy they're upsetting the
State retirement system.
George r. Buck. New York
actuarial expert. hired by YER
mont to check on retirement
programs. didn't exactly criticize
State employees for bringing on
a situation which may eventually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02

the artery is elogged, but that
should come. said DR.. c. Walton
Lillehei of the University Of Min
nesota Medical School.
Coronariessuch as felled
President Eisenhower = come
when arteries feeding blood to
the heart muscle become clogged
with fatty material. Part Of the
heart muscle is damaged. or dies.
For the first time, now there
is hope that we can open up the
heart to repair the artery, or
substitute another artery for it, !"
DR.. Lillehei. in q prepared talk.
told the American College of
Surgeons.
A heart-lung machine would
be used to put the persons heart
on q temporary holiday for half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02

sends the blood back into his
body. His own heart and lungs
are by-passed.
The tubing Is so cheap it's
Just thrown away after one use.
The pumps. both working from
Ia single motor. cost $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02

an hour or so while repairs were
made.
Minnesota researchers have
developed q brand-new heart
lung machine. the simplest one
yet. using a 50 plastic lung and
a couple Of pumps,
There are two possibilities for
repair: One. to cut open the all
ing artery, scrape out the fatty
plugs, and sew 1t back together;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02
Tuke Your Time

HOUSTON. Tex. R1-A tav-
ern here uses two clocks: one Is
minutes ahead of time. the other
two hous slow. Customers can
use either one. depending on the
story they want TO tell.
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require q whole new set Of rates
and graphs. But he did say:
'The actual number Of deaths
and the actual salaries cancelled
by death were less than expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02

This condition is not favorable
TO the retirement system from q
financial viewpoint and tends to
Offset favorable withdrawal ex-
perience.n
Evening star., 1955-10-02

The Story Of Q GuiIeless
And Good Nutured Moron

ever he needs, which simply
means he walks out with II
and storekeepers and bus
drivers, al knowing him, are
not worried. willy, ia fact,
has 4 flxation about money.
dating back to his late parents
and their fury at the aunt for
favoring willy above them.
He wont even discuss money.
WHY'S life moves smoothly,
with his skill applied to saving
trees In the park and growing
flowers. until he discovers In
the lake the body Of d mur-
dered man. Developments in-
volve him In . Chicago gang
and his first love affair and
ne becomes at last conscious
Of money and what 1t can do.
WHY'S adventures with the
mobsters unfold breathlessly.
You may. II ycu like. view
Willy as 4 symbolic charactcr.
his naiyete about money and
practical affairs as stemrning
from 3 deeper wisdom than the
conventional attitudes. The
story 4 told remarkably we'll
and not without hunor.
Evening star., 1955-10-02

MONEY MONEY MONEY,
By David wagner tEIarcosrt,
Hrace; $500 = 4 tense. ex-
trenely effective novel about
. man who d retarded mem
tally.
It Is obvious, or should Z be,
that In the hands Of an able
writer such . character u valid
material for fiction. Because
he is handicapped he need not
be q nonentity. In fact, Mr..
Wagoner's Willy Grier, q guile.
less and good-natured moron.
manages to dominate those
about him with nimbler wits
and more accurate memories. (
willy. who Lives In m In
diana town which Ia almost 4
suburb Of Chicago. has q lot
Of money. the bequest Of an
aunt. He lives In q large
house, alone. His lawyer, real
king that Willy Is not too clear
about the value Of money,
keeps WHY'S In the bank, al
lows Willy to Charge what
Evening star., 1955-10-02
This Tole Of Rome
is Very Plausible. i;
But Not Gripping
THE LOST EAGLES. BY Ralph
Graves. tAlfred A. Knopf;
&3.05.)

THE LOST EAGLES. BY Ralph
Graves. tAlfred A. Knopf;
&3.95.)
This novel about Rome on
the eve Of Its decline and fall
mostly goes to show that me-
tiCuipus research. the most
carefully laid plot and q suc-
cession Of violent scenes are
not enough to insure success
ct historical fiction.
Mr.. Graves has painted d
convincing picture Of decadent
Romans turning their backs
on the qualities that gave them
grandeur. It Is easy to believe
his hero. Severus Varus, q
rather brutal sensual youth
who cherishes d dream Of
retrieving the honor Of the
Varus family, lost when d
cousin allowed the eagles of
three legions to fan into Ger
man hands along the Rhine.
He has plainly acquainted him
self with the customs and phil
osophy OF the haxbarians whose
Language and lore Ssyerust
learns the better 10 defeat
them.
Somehow. however, these
elements do not cpaIesce into
4 rnenaorahls whole. 10 Is al
very plausible, but not grip
ping. I'M. Mco.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
a Bright Young Frenchmon
Writes About the English.

ficial who works under q per
feet Colonel -Blirnp disguise.
William proceeds purposefully
until he begins to swallow the
propaganda be has 50 skill
fully inspired.
The suspense Ii maintained
until the very last page. JUS
tice, poetic and ironic. Is
achieved. The incipient corr
ruption Of the iron man BY
the gentle virtues Of demo-
cratic muddlers Ii persuasively
set forth. Mr.. Boulle has 3
first-olass mind and d style
that moves as quickly. The
only weakness IN his book Is
b certain sententiousness, Of
Dialogue and . failure 70
l1umanixe ccrnpletely the noble
qualities of the x1nSlish ne loves
20 wen. M. Moo.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
Thomas B. Costuin Writes
His Most Ambitious Novel

THE TONTINE, BY Thomas d.
Costain Doubleday, 3 vols:
$3.50 Is the popular historical
novelist's longest and most am
bilious novel. It's two volumes
run to nearly 1000 pages.
The vast. complex story, which
maintains . surprising unity con-
sidering its length. opens In the
London stock exchange ON the
day In 1915 that Waterloo was
fought. Some men have organ
lied q new tontine. A tontine
Is part lottery, part insurance,
Q lcng-range scheme under which
the jackpot goes to the ultimate
survivor. but dement's meanwhile
accrue to interim survivors.
When 4 shareholder dies, his
holdings revert 10 the other
shareholders. thus accommodating
through the years.
Az the story begins three per-
sons Are enrolled BY their parents
In the Waterloo Tontine. one Isl
the daughter Of Samuel Carboy,
. leading financial figure Of the
day. Another a the son cf Car-I
boys falterirg partner, who Isl
facing failure. The third Ii thel
daughter OF Carboys irish coach.
man. We follow the fOrtnnesI
Of these three sllarehCIders and
their aeseerdants for several Ken-I
eraticns ThSre ere. naturally. n
alI sorts IA n1ye1aturss. episodHs|
and deyel0pnnepts.
This panoraniic novel n always
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Anthony Vests New Book
Is tremendously Readable

West and n. q. Wells, Is tri-
umphant III his characterize
ton Of two extraordinarily
gifted and rnonstrously selfish
people. The minor characters
are just as wildly realized:
The Grain. who presides over
the l5-year-old Richards first
love affair with enormous guile
and gusto: her German niece.
Q playgirl transformed into q
Hitler Maiden: the legitimate
SONS Of Max and their wives:
Naomi's husband. q huntin.
shootin- -fishin type Of great
kindness. They are all wonder
fully well done.
Because of this, and some
superb interiudes Of high
comedy, Heritage Is tremen-
dously readable from lirst to
last. And since Mr.. West ex-
pends few tears. except at the
outset, on his disenchanted
little hero. the reader feels free
to laugh, even while being out
ragged.
MARY McGRoRY.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
6erInon Drawings
TO Begin Tour Here
b FLORENCE 5. BERRYMAN

German drawings Of ave
centuries-the most extensive
collection Of rs kind yet as
semhled viii opeil next SUM
daysnt the National Gallery cf
Art, to remain through ocko-
her. Subsequently Il win visit
four other cities Cleveland.
san Francisco. Boston and New
York during It's seyen-nlonth
tour Of the United States,
under auspices Of the Smith
sonian Institution Exhibition
Service. Arranged by the.
government Of the Federal
Republic Of Germany, the ex-
hibition Is sponsored hy the
German Ambassador. Heinz 4.
Krekeler.
one hundred and nifty draw
ings were selected for this ex..
hihition BY Dr. Peter Hahn.
director Of the Graphiscile
Eauamlung III Munich and b
noted expert III this field. from
more than 10 museums and
private collections In Germany.
Or. Hahn Wiii accompany the
exhibition Ia the United States.
During the latter half Of It's
tour the show win be ac-
cornpanied IN Dr. Friedrich
Winkier of the KupferstichkR-
hinett in Berlin.
A lecture on Backgrounds
Of German Art" win be given
this afternoon ct the National
Gallery Of Art BY Raymond s..
Sites. the gallery's curator OF
education. It win be followed
by q film.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
Seasonal Landscapes

william 8. Noisette is con-
cluding his 2ist annual exhihi-
ton o1 paintings at the Phyllis
Wheatiey yWCA, o01 Rhode
Island avenue NV. Long en-
ployed as receptionist and per-
sonal messenger for ]. Edgar
Hoover of the FHI. Mr.. Noisette
has spent hts vacations and
leisure hours painting. A ma
tive OF North Carolina. he ilas
derived inspiration from the
landscape Of that state. but
remembered rather than tram
scribed.
Mr.. Noisette has d deep sense
Of beauty. and finds 1t In all
seasons. His most pleasing
paintings In tho current dis-
play are winter Sycamore. !.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
Collectors Book
lis New / reosury
Of Bookplotes

AMERICAN SOCIETY or
BOOKPLATE COLLEC-
TORS AND DESIGNERS.
YEAR BOOK, 1os2.3. CUni-
versity Press. sewanee. Tenn.
Free ID members: ID to non
msmbers.) III
The American Society Of
Bookplate Collectors and De.
signers was founded Ii wash
ington In 1871 and has regu-
larry published distinguished
year books and monographs
on ex-lihris. It also established
D permanent collection Of these
original prints in many graphic
media along with books on the
subject. ct the Library of Con-
gress. Paper shortages and
other evils during World War
II interrupted annual publica-
tion Of these limited editions.
Despise the date q TINS year
nook. y was issued only recent
". Inc societys washington
heaaauartefs y 1888 Mchiniey
strees. zone -
'Heokplates are among the
few properties Of . cultured
society Of Z past day still car
rying . proportional enjoyment
TO the present time" " says Jo-
sepn ". = Frost. historian and
ant.quaIian " nis appreciation
2. Designer' Dorotny Sturgis
taalulne. wac nas ma0e more
tnan lou paates 70 cate. Hrieny
aescflnlng tae cnanee N de-
sisu tnIougnout sne centuries.
ne appIaises Mrs. Aardings 3
Work. Wnicn empnasizes the
cnaTscser z ana interests o. the
nolviuuai.
Of several other items In the
book, the most interesting Is
IN article BY Rabbi Philip
Goodman Of New York City on
Marco Birnholz. Austrian ex-
librist and pharmacist. His