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Evening star., 1955-03-22
Juvenile Rinq
Held i'm Theft
OF IS Autos

Six youngsters, including an
18-year-old youth who gave po-
lice the name of Jesse James
Stevens, were in custody today
charged with the theft of Is
automobiles since Washington's
Birthday.
Two Of the youths, who are
Is and II years old, were ar
rested in a stolen car over the
week end and they implicated
Stevens and the others. Stevens,
of the first block of M street
NV, was held in $1,000 bond.
The cars were stolen from the
vicinity of Children's Hospital
and used for Joy riding. All were
recovered in good condition,
though accessories and batteries
we're missing from some, police
said.
One of the victims was a ninth
precinct policeman. All those
under arrest are colored.
Evening star., 1955-03-22

LAS VEGAS, New, Mar. o.
For the first time since the
Government began testing atom
ic weapons in Nevada the cloud
from a nuclear blast passed over
this resort community of $4,000
today.
There was no alarm as the
flattened-out, f1eecy- white mush-
room top drifted overhead at
an estimated height of 10000
feet. Atomic Energy Commission
spokesmen here said there was
no radiation fallout.
The cloud, expected to pass
Las Vegas to the north, veered
south about $50 am. and passed
directly overhead, taking about
20 minutes to cross the city. 1t
then floated on toward Hender-
son and Boulder City, New, and
Kingman, AriZ.
The junior grade shot-sixth
of the spring test series-was
detonated from a 500-foot tower
at SOS am. Two thousand
Marines practiced war game
maneuvers in connection with the
shot.
First to Cross City
The Acc has been conducting
tests on the desert northwest of
here since 1851. Although many
clouds have come close to Las
Vegas, none before have passed
directly above.
Extensive weather observa-
tions are made before each test
in attempts to insure that the
blasts will not cause fallout of
Evening star., 1955-03-22
u. S. Officials in Saigon Study
Demands of Dissident Sects
Weigh Use Of Economic Aid to Avert
Crisis in Shuky Rule Of Wet Nam

were disclosed yesterday after
sect leaders gave Mr.. Diem five
days wherein to reorganize the
government in a way to salts
fy the sects.
Mr.. Diem met with his cabi-
net at the presidential palace
this afternoon. During the ses-
sion a Wet Namese official told
reporters Mr.. Diem long ago
planned certain changes in the
cabinet.
Seeks Compromise
This suggested Mr.. Diem is
seeking compromise with the
sects, although the official said
the Premier still did not know
exactly what the sects were
demanding.
While the cabinet was con-
ferring, eight tired ar
mored cars and three armored
troop carriers bristling with
machine guns were parked on
the palace grounds.
Foreign diplomats held their
own meetings. Several expressed
the feeling that a lack of money
is behind the sects' current
belligerency, but the diplomats
hesitated to predict an outcome
to the governments biggest
crisis. 4
1t was interesting to note that
Saigon newspapers printed moth
ing about the sect ultimatum.
Evening star., 1955-03-22

children an injection of NOR
phine, but it didn't take effect
quickly enough and he got an
insecticide and gave each one of
them an injection of it.
"Jere started screaming and I
stuffed the shirt down his
throat" he said.
Tells of Starting Fire
In his confession, DR.. Gal
braith told how he then went
down into the basement land got
everything I could to start a
fire"
He said he carried kerosene,
turpentine, paint thinner and oil
upstairs and poured them over
the house.
He then ignited the inf1am-
(See DOCTOR, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Prominent Oklahoma Doctor
Admits Killing -Four in Family
Dr.. GuIbroith Tells
Of Staying His Wife
And ; Children
BY the Assoeioted Press

McALESTER, Okla, Mar. o.
DR.. Ben T. Galbraith, prominent
34-year-old McAlester physician,
today admitted he killed his wife
and three children. He told au-
thorities II want to die as quickly
as possible"
DR.. Galbraith, returned here
early today from Henderson.
Tenn, where he was arrested,
made his confession to Pittsburg
County Attorney James Whyte.
1t was recorded on a wire re-
corder.
The bodies of his wife and the
three children were found in
their burning home Thursday
morning while DR.. Galbraith said
he was in Norman, Okla.
Set Fire to House
However, in his confession, the
heart specialist said he went to
McAlester in the middle of the
night, killed his family and then
set the house af1re.
DR.. Galbraith previously had
maintained his innocence.
Under questioning, he told Mr..
Whyte:
IT killed them and I'm sorry.
I want to die as quickly as pos
sible. I hope the law will grant
me that privilege"
DR.. Galbraith said he awoke
at 1870 am. in his motel room
at Norman, which is 110 miles
northwest of McAlester, a city
of $4,000 in Southeastern Okla
homa.
He said he decided to go back
home and kill his wife, but added
he didn't think about his chill
dren at the time.
Bodies Found in Home
Officers discovered the body of
Mrs. Mary Katherine Galbraith,
35. on the floor near her bed.
She had suffered a head wound.
The children. Frank, 7; Jere, s.;
and Sarah Ann. 4, also were
found dead in the house. Part
of a shirt was found in Jere's
mouth. used as a gag.
The physician said that before
he left the motel, he gave him.
self two injections, one a sedative
and one stimulant.
He said he arrived in McAles-
ter at about 4 am. Thursday and
when he got home he hit his
wife in the head with a Ver-
mouth bottle.
DR.. Galbraith told Mr.. Whyte
he then gave each one of his
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Cold Front With High Winds
ChiIIs Springs TT Bid Here

Shortly after noon gusts of As
miles per hour we're noted.
The bureau also reported the
possibility of an isolated lorna
do" lurking somewhere in the
high winds.
The cold front figured to drop
tonight's low temperature to 35
degrees.
Minor flooding was expected
in the Cumberland Md area
from the Potomac and Monacacy
Rivers. The Potomac probably
will reach flood stage of 10 feet
at Letter guage 2 miles above
Chain Bridge tomorrow morning,
but no danger of floods elsewhere
in the area was forecast.
Evening star., 1955-03-22

secret. But it was the thrill of
a lifetime to break all previous
records in this respect as the
midnight hour approached.
The fright, which I frankly
admit. and the exhilaration,
which I shall not forget, were
only aspects of an enlightening,
enjoyable and inspiring expert
ence.
The food we ate was cooked
by atomic power. The water we
drank was distilled from ocean
water by atomic energy. The
submarine was not only driven
but lighted, heated and air con-
ditioned by atomic energy. In
fact. all power for all purposes
was exclusively nuclear in origin.
Though I have been involved
in atomic legislation for more
than 10 years, this was my ini-
tiation into the atomic age.
Certain Nervous Look"
The first few hours out were
calm and uneventful. 1t must
necessarily be so until we reached
really deep water. If the captain
had taken his nervous passen-
gers into a precipitous plunge
without some hours of condition
ing, I'm not sure that all the
pounding hearts would have sur
vived. Though none of my COL
leagues would admit to being
scared, they had a certain nerv-
GUS look about them that made
me think they felt like 1 did.
We boarded the submarine
about 2 pm. at New London,
Conn, and almost Immediately
the Nautilus started down the
Thames River. We wrapped our
selves in Navy jackets to stay
on deck until we reached open
waters. The nippy New England
weather, plus the lateness of the
hour, gave us ravenous appetites
for the luncheon of sandwiches
and coffee.
After lunch the committee
broke up into parties of two or
three to inspect the vessel. Each
of us carefully placed upon the
lapel of his coat the instru-
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Italian Coal Mine Blast
Kills "a, Injuries Is


SPOLETO, Italy, Mar. GA
Ignite coal mine blast killed "a
miners today and injured 16
others.
Two quick blasts ripped
through the central tunnel of
the mine $50 feet underground
at dawn, crumbling a mine wall
and crushing the workers. More
than 100 other miners scurried to
safety.
The blasts, believed caused by
an accumulation of fire damp,
came just as there was a change
in shift in the 24-hour-a day OPP
Grafton. The mine is located at
Morgano di Spoleto, a hamlet
near this city, about IS miles
northeast of Rome.
Evening star., 1955-03-22

Senator Neuberger, Democrat,
of Oregon raised his voice on
Capitol Hill today against the
deportation of squirrels from the
White House grounds because
they have been failing to re-
place divots on President Eisen-
how's putting green.
Noting that this Is national
wildlife week. the Senator offered
to donate $25 to start a Save
the White House Squirrels
Fund.
Inviting friends of squirrels"
to contribute. he said the money
could be used to install a fence
to protect the Presidents golf
green. He said he would ask
Evening star., 1955-03-22

retired officers of the Fish and
Wildlife Service and the United
State Forest Service to admin
lister the fund.
THE only condition attached
to my gift is this" he said,
that the trapping and deport-
ing Of the White House squirrels
cease Immediately"
If the operation has been COM
pleted. he suggested that traps
be set up where the squirrels
were released in the hope that
the same squirrels which were
deported may be returned.
Senator Neuberger recalled a
big uproar when a previous
President, Mr.. Truman, built a
balcony on the White House for
the comfort Of his family.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Romuniu Will Jail
Rowdy Teen-Agers
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, Austria, Mar. o.
Romanian teen-agers may be
sentenced to prison for rowdyism
and their parents held RESPONSE
BILE for acts which violate the
rules of social life"
Romanian newspapers reach
ing Vienna today disclosed that
the Communist Parliament had
approved such action in passing
DEGREES aimed at combating
"Hooliganism." This is the term
used by the Reds to describe un-
ruly youthful behavior.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
All sc Killed When Navy Plane
Crashes on Mountain in Hawaii;
Transport Bound for California
Craft ExpIodes
In Flame 70 Miles
From Honolulu
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

HONOLULU, Mar. ga
United States Navy transport
plane with Sc aboard crashed
into a Hawaii mountain early
today and the Navy announced
there were no survivors.
The huge plane crashed and
exploded into flame inside the
Lualualei Naval Ammunition
Depot on the west coast of Oahu
20 miles from Honolulu.
At the time of the crash there
was a low overcast and it was
raining heavily.
Associated Press Correspondent
Roy Essoyan said from the naval
depot that the plane crashed
about halfway up the side of the
mountain.
Mr.. Essoyan said the wreckage
still was glowing about three
hours after the crash, which
came at 2 am. q am. EST.
The plane carried 81 passen-
gers and a crew of nine, the
Navy reported.
Had Turned Back.
The big transport took off from
Hickam Field here late yester-
day and was four hours and 26
minutes eastbound when it
turned back, the Navy said.
The Navy in San Francisco
said the plane turned back on
a flight to- the mainland because
of radio trouble.
The transport, a four-engine
RCD (Navy equivalent of Deg,
was loaded to its full capacity.
Aboard were military personnel
and dependents.
It was bound for Travis Air
Force Base, SO miles northeast
Of San Francisco.
William Joest, a resident of
the area. said he heard the
plane pass over his house too
low for comfort" Then came
the crash.
Police Officer Philo Owen,
five miles from the scene, de-
scribed the crash as "one big
explosion like a thunderclap."
He reported the whole sky was
red for more than two hours.
Comdr. J. Smith of the Hawai-
ian Sea Frontier said the plane
was from the Moffett Naval Air
Station near San Jose, Calf.
The last message from the
plane said it was at 1000
feet, IS miles from BARRIERS Point.
Headquarters said the passen-
gers included 20 Air Force per-
sonnel. 16 Navy, 10 Army and 2
dependents of military personnel
Washington officials said that
since January. 1851. the Pacific
Division of the Military Air
Transport Service has carried
over l million passengers and
crossed the Pacific over 10000
times without passenger
fatality.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Neuberger Defends White House Squirrels

"I may have an upside down
sense of values, but to me the
White House has been a thou
sand times more altered by the
harsh and arbitrary deportation
of the squirrels than by the ad-
dition of a few sticks Of lumber
to make a balcony" said Senator
Neuberger.
The Oregon Senator said he
plays golf on a course near Port
land where big gray squirrels are
fixtures. He said he also under
stands that such great golfers
as Ben Hogan. Bryon Nelson and
Sammy Snead make pretty fair
scores without first having the
entire squirrel population of an
area banished from the golf
course.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
President Bars
Call for Big4
Meeting Now
KnowIund Declares
Russia Still Fails
To Show Good Faith
Rv (,nrnetf D. horner
By Gornett D. Horner

President Eisenhower is stand
ing firm against any proposal
for top-level Big Four confer
ence with Russia until he sees
evidence of Soviet good faith.
Senate Republican Leader Know
land reported after a talk with
the President today.
But a short time later, the
presidential press secretary
James c. Hagerty, told reporters
that he could see no inconsis-
tency between the Presidents
position and that of Senate For
eign Relations Chairman George.
who has urged an early Big Four
conference with no prior requir-
ment except ratification of the
Paris agreements on German
rearmament.
Also, the State Department
declared in a formal statement
that the George proposal is in
harmony with the position Of
the administration.
Senator Knowland's statement
was made to reporters in Mr..
Hagerty's presence and the
Presidents aide said later that
the Senator was accurate" in
his report of the discussion be-
tween the President and Repuh-
lican congressional leaders.
The Senator left the door open
to a change in the administration
position, however, if the Russians
demonstrate by deeds rather than
mere words a readiness to COM
ply with any commitments that
might be made in such a con-
ference.
Discussed at Conference
Senator Knowland told report
ers the question of Big Four
meeting raised by Senator
George, the leading Democratic
spokesman on foreign affairs in
the Senate, was discussed at a
meeting between the President
and Republican Senate and
House leaders this morning.
Recalling previous conditions
laid down by the President for
a Big Four conference, the G. o. P.
leader declared there has been
no change in administration
policy up to this time" At an
other point he emphasized that
"at the present time no such
proposal (as advanced by Sena-
tor George is being supported
by the administration"
Shown Senator Knowland's
statements, Senator George
made this terse response at the
Capitol:
Il am not going to make any
comment at this time, except
this, If you are going to wait
until peace is restored in the
world. you would not want
any high-leyel conference-you
would only want a meeting of
jubilation.
Senator Knowland recalled that
Mr.. Eisenhower has made 1t
clear on several previous occa-
sionS that he believed a top
level conference with the Soviet
would be premature until the
Paris accords for rearming Ger
many have been ratified and
until Russia has demonstrated
by deeds rather than words
readiness to comply with any
commitment made"
Good Faith Not Shown.
Saying there are great
many things hanging fire" on
which Russia has not demon
strated good faith, Senator
Knowland cited such issues as
the Austrian treaty, free elec-
tions in all Germany as a pre-
(See BIG FOUR, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Five Jehovah S Witnesses
Imprisoned in Poland
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, Austria, Mar. GA
district court at Lodz sentenced
five Polish leaders of the Jeho-
vah's Witnesses religious society
to prison terms ranging from 6
to IL years. radio Warsaw re-
ported today.
The prosecution charged that
the accused had close contact
with groups in the United States
and misused the religious feel
ings of other persons against the
interests of the Polish Peoples
Republic.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Financial Titons
Battle for Wards

BUSINESS S1RUGG | E-There's
only month to go before the climox
Of the struggle between Sl-yeor-
SewelI Avery ond 43 yeor old Louis
E. WoIfson for the control Of Mont
eomery Word, q S7o0 million COM
pony. The issues and personalities ore
onolyzed in the first OF series on
poee AS.
LENTEN U6HT-Even the
atomic age con find q comforting
guide in the wisdom OF the Psolmist,
soys Julie Shodel, fashion model. in
the latest Of a series OF "Lenten Re-
Elections by People You Know" Page
AIS.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Bribe-Tria| Jury
Hears Record Of
$500 Payoff
Conversation Toped
By Pocket Device
Of Copt. Thomon
By Jock Jonas

A Federal Court jury today
heard what the Government says
was an incident in which one
police officer handed another a
500 bribe to protect gamblers
in Washington S 18th precinct
from police interference.
Capt. Todd o. Thoman, jr.,
played for the jury a recording
of his talk last July 9 with Capt.
John B. Monroe. suspended
18th precinct commander, on
trial on bribery and conspiracy
charges.
At the trials last session. Capt.
Thoman testified that he talked
with Capt. Monroe at Bladens-
burg road and Eastern avenue
NE. He made a record of the
talk on his vest pocket wire re-
corder. and played the record
for the jury today.
Here's That Hundred"
At one point, the wire bore this
conversation:
Thoman-Here's that hundred
from Burnie and Lefty. You
know where they're located?
Monroe-In the Plaza Rhode
Island Avenue Plaza apart
ments). But where?
Thoman-819.
On trial in U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia in
addition to Capt. Monroe are
Burnie King, 20, colored; John
Lefty Winston, AZ, colored;
George c. Prather, suspended
probationary detective; Roger
(Whitetop) Simkins, SIS, colored;
Charles (Geechie Charlie) An
derson, 40. colored; Curtis M.
(Bozo) Taylor. 80, colored, and
Albert H. (Real Estate) Smith,
As.
Accused in PayOff Scheme.
The eight men are accused of
an elaborate payoff scheme to
protect gambling operations
against police raids. For 1917
months Capt. Thoman posed as
a police officer willing to ac-
cept bribes, while he investi-
gated the bribery case by max
ing recordings of his talks with
gamblers and other policemen.
The trial resumed today after
a one-day postponement because
of the illness yesterday of Sim
kins.
The recording played today
was the fifteenth talk about
which Capt. Thoman has testi-
fled in his nine days in the wit
ness chair.
Excerpts From Recording
Other excerpts from the re-
cording are:
Monroe-I knew they (King
and Winston) moved in about
week ago yesterday.
Thoman-Oh, they've been in
there longer than that.
Monroe-Someone told me
they just moved in.
Thoman-There are several
others in there. I don't know
whether you knew that or not.
Monroe-Geechie's in there,
isn't he.
Thoman-No, he's not in there.
At least I don't think so.
Monroe-I think he's got an
apartment. 80.
Thoman-He may have an
(See BRIBERY, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1955-03-22

ments to test radioactivity that
had been given us upon board
ing the Nautilus.
Upon entering the reactor
room I noticed Senator Pastore,
Democrat. of Rhode Island TAX
ing a quick glance at his. OF
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Star Want Ad Draws
Buyer for Mrs. J.E. M.

When Mrs. J. {. M. decided to sell
her unused l0-piees meehonieoI drow-
ing set, she ovoided all angles and
oil curves by tracing a stroisht line
to quick soIes. She pIoeed an I'D in
The Stor Classified and found q buyer
the first doy her oG oppeored.
Remember, the shortest distonee
between those items you wont to sell
and cash customers is by straight
owoy telling it to the mony people
who read The Stor Classified every
doy.
us cosy TO place on I'D in the
hands Of Woshinston's Stor solesmon.
Just phone Sterling 5000 and esk
for on ad-teker.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Admiral Pride GOING
To Formoso Again
BY the Assoeioted Press

TAIPEI. Formosa, Mar. o.
Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride.
commander of the United States
7th Fleet. arrives tomorrow to
resume talks with senior Amer
ican and Chinese Nationalist Of
ficers.
1t is assumed Admiral Pride
will continue to work on a survey
of Nationalist military require
ments, subject of a continuing
study.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Red Cross Gifts Rise

Workers in the MetrOpoli-
tan Area Red Cross campaign
today reported S129,372.86 in
new contributions since last
Tuesday, bringing total col
lections to $3.50, 0,385.65, or 6O.42
per cent of the S1,424,0 900 goal.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
By Senator Albert Gore

How deep the Nautilus can
dive is a secret. But there is no
secret that I had nervous
twinges as she plunged down.
ward in excess of 300 feet.
How fast she will race through
the dark. briny depths is also a
Evening star., 1955-03-22

Senator Gore, Democrat, Of Ten
nessee wos one Of II members Of the
Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
who made on all night cruise Sunday
night aboard the NoutiIus, the worlds
first atomic powered submarine: He
describes his impressions in this oe-
count written for the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1955-03-22
Lute News
Bulletins
Johnson Hits YoIto Release

Senate Democratic Leader
johnson told the Senate to-
day the Yalta papers were re-
leased under circumstances
"that strongly suggested Off
cial cOllusiOn.'
Evening star., 1955-03-22

Springs brave bid-a record
II degrees by pm.-suffered
setback this afternoon as a cold
front began moving in on the
Washington area accompanied
by high winds.
Before a squall line pushed in
from the west the 77-degree tenn
Evening star., 1955-03-22

perature at l pm. passed the
years high of "a degrees pre-
viously set on March 10.
The Weather Bureau issued
warnings of severe local thun-
derstorms and gusts ranging
flom 80 to go miles an hour.
Evening star., 1955-03-22

Tornodo Rips Ohio os Furious Storms
Couse Havoc. Poee Az
Evening star., 1955-03-22

(see BIG FOUR, Page A-D
Evening star., 1955-03-22
First Kaffee KIatsch

priest spread the word and the result was
1,400 years of coffee drinking. Violet
Faulkner tells the history of coffee along
with some recipes for its use.
Page B-2.
Evening star., 1955-03-22

temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1955-03-22

Cloudy. windy and colder tonight and
tomorrow with low tonight about IS. (Full
report on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1955-03-22

(See ATOMIC, Page A-4)
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