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Evening star., 1955-01-23
Task Force Heads for Formosu;
Flagship Leaves Hong Kong
Three curriers.
Il Destroyers
Movinq North
by The Associated Pres,

TAIPEH, Formosa, Sunday,
Jan. 23.-Departure of a task
force of three United States car
riers with destroyers from Manila
and sudden sailing of the United
States 7th fleet flagship from
Hong Kong added fuel today to
the fires OF speculation on For
mosan strategy.
But 1t was apparent here that
Nationalist opinion is stiffening
against any idea OF quitting the
bomb battered Tachens and
other outpost islands without a
fight.
First official comment from
the admittedly disturbed Philip
pines also favored defense of the
outposts against Red Chinese in
vaders.
Recent reports that United
States warships might have to
help evacuate Chiang's troops
from some outpost islands. such
as the 10000 in the Tachens.
served to focus interest on the
warship movements.
Large Task Force.
Three 33,000-ton United States
aircraft carriers-ESsex, York
town and Kearsarge-headed
north from the Philippines FRI
day. At Pearl Harbor, a high
Navy official said presumably at
least IL destroyers accompanied
them.
The official, Rear Admiral
Herbert Hopwood, chief of staff
for the commander -in-chief
tCINCPAC) insisted the move
ment of the task force was a
normal thing" a routine train
ing exercise.
He laughingly added:
when you leave Manila,
there's only one way to go and
that's north. And Formosa is
North"
Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride.
whose 7th fleet is committed to
defend Formosa and the Pesca-
dores, sailed suddenly from
Hong Kong Saturday on his
flagship, the cruiser Helena.
presumably for Formosa Strait.
The Helena was on q recrea-
! tional cruise with other war;
ships and had been scheduled
to remain there until Tuesday.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
By John A. Giles

The air defenses Of Washing
ton have reached the stage where
no enemy could atom bomb the
Nations Capitol without running
q murderous gantlet Of Nike
guided missile FIRE. the Defense
Department said last night.
This was the FIRST disclosure
that the city's anti-aircraft de-
lenses have become militarily
effective. 1t came from a top re-
search and development official.
who would not allow use OF his
name. during q ''briefing' for re-
porters on missile background
information.
The Official did not say the
Nike would knock out every at
tacking bomber.
But he indicated that the
weapons---for which President
Eisenhower's fiscal 1856 budget
allots upward Of 81 billion in new
contracts next year and for
clDaillions are planned in the
Evening star., 1955-01-23
s Die as Auto Crashes
Into Swerved Truck

LAWTEY, Fla, Jan. ga
senitrailer truck jackknifed
across U. S. 301 today and a
passenger car crashed into 1t,
killing six persons.
/ The dead: Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Lee Hilliard, ages about IS
and %: their children, Lydia
about 3, and Hickey, 8 months:
Mr.. Hilliard's uncle, Preston @.
Hilliard, ~: and Mrs. billiards.
father, Ray Pullman, about ~.
All but Mr.. Pullman lived in
Jacksonville. His home was
Miami.
Two other Hiiliard children.
Carolyn, 7. and Barbara. 6, we're
injured.
Sheriff ]. P. Hall said the
truck driver. Burton L. Carter
OF Jacksonville. told him the
truck jackknifed when he put
on the brakes and went broad
side across the road directly In
the path of the Hilliard car.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Two AIexondHons, DC. Youth
Die in Virginia Head On Crash

OF Route S, Bedford. Corpl. Mil
ler's niece, severe cuts and head
injuries.
Mr.. Woodson and Miss Miller
were taken to Alexandria Hos
pital and the other two injured
were admitted to Physicians Hos
pital. Trooper Collins said Miss
Miller was unconscious when
taken from the accident scene
Police said a car driven by
Mrs. Trevino. southbonnd along
Route I'll. pulled out to pass an
other automobile. She was past
that car and was pulling back
into the right side Of the road.
She braked because there was
another car ahead Of her going
In the same direction. police said.
Trooper Collins said that at
that point she apparently lost
control Of the car. It careened
back 10 the left side Of the road
and crashed head-on with the
northbound anto driven by Corpi.
Miller, he said.
Mrs. Trevino's children and
Mr. Woodson we're riding with
her. The others were with
corpl. Miller.
An auto driven by George
Franklin Smith, SO. Of Danvilie.
Va. was sideswiped by the Tre-
vino car. but Mr.. Smith was not
hurt. Police said the accident
occurred about : pm.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Nicely Revives
Fight 10 Grant
Hon1eRuIe
u Co-Sponsors
In Senate to Push
Suffrage Measure
By Dom & Warren

A determined drive to enact
a Washington home rule bill for
an elected form of city govern
ment is expected to be started
tomorrow.
Senator Neely, Democrat. Of
West Virginia, who again is
chairman of the Senate District
Committee, will introduce the
suffrage measure with at least
% co-sponsors, including for the
first time Senator Beall, Repub-
lican. of Maryland. The Mary
land SenatoR last year voted for
a Washington home rule bill in
the committee but was not one
of the co-Sponsors.
Last year there we're 80 CO.
sponsors. AS of yesterday Chair
man Neely had only % lined up.
but he may get more before the
bill is placed on the Senate desk.
Passed Twice by Senate.
In one or another form the
Senate twice has passed WASH
ington home rule bill. only to
have the bill die in the House
District Committee. The same
fate met another Senate bill,
passed last year, providing only
for the election Of a District
delegate in the House.
It seems clear that a majority
of the reyamped Senate District
Committee will approve a home
rule bill. only slightly revised
from previous versions.
1t seems clear also that a ma
jority of the House District Com
mittee once again will have OBJ
jectionss to the local suffrage
measure.
The measure, to be offered in
the Senate tomorrow by Senator
Neely and numerous Senate COLI
leagues. Us very similar to the bill
i idtOt AMY lCPOi tCu NY bliC ottlS
ate District Committee last year.
s-Member City Council.
There was little doubt that the
Senate would have passed that
bill last year. but it was not even
called up for debate since Sena-
tor Case, Republican, of South
Dakota. then chairman of the
District unit, decided 1t would
be a waste Of effort because he
had concluded such a bill once
again would be buried by the
House District Committee.
The bill provides for the elec-
ton of a nine-member city coun-
Gil and a nine4member board OF
education. to be nominated by
three wards to be defined by a
! flve-man board Of elections, put
to be elected at large in the city.
1t provides also for the cleo.
ton of a mayor and for nom
voting District delegate in the
House.
The city council and the mayor
could legislate acts and spend
tSee HOME RULE, Page A-5.J
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Nike Ring Ready to Defend Capital in Attack

How long before an enemy
win have air-to-ground guided
missiles that will enable them to
stand Of from the nike defense
and stfll deliver a weapon against
q defended area such as wash
ington 4. don't know.
Il hope it win be quite a while
It is quite q trick to develop one
that viii do all the things that
kind of. missile has TO do. And
1t is also a small trick to develop
a bomber that will carry 1t from
an appropriate airfield to appro-
pirate target or within its own
range of an appropriate target.
we are glad that that is a
kind Of tough problem. ard We
viii be trying To extend tho range
OF our defensive weapons hoping
to get them there before they
do. You just keep trying to push
your art forward enough SC you
stay one Jump ahead Of them in
each one Of these kinds Of battles
t5at you can imagine"
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Spencer Would Put
D. c. Liberty Bell
On Tempo Spot

Commissioner Samuel Spencer
has found his own solution to the
question of WHARF to put the Dis
trict's copy of the Liberty Bell,
criticized by The Star as clutter
ing up the entrance of the Dis
trict building.
Speaking on radio station
WWDC last night. Mr.. Spencer
said IF we remove Col. Leon
ards little building in front OF
the District building, that would
make a very good location"
The little building" has been
criticized by The Star as un-
slightly. 1t houses the Veterans
Service Center, headed by WAL
dron E. Leonard. District officials
are now attempting to find new
quarters for it. The temporary
building and an unsightly bill
board. soon to be removed, are in
a little park in front Of the Dis
trict building and have obscured
the entrance to the building.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Potronoge-HungY
Say Spoils are Few

SMALL sPoILS--Ths Eisenhower
administration Is fwo years old. bst
Republican poIiticloas eompIola that
the victofs spoil, in the form Of
Fedefcl JOBS ore meoses. choSies ..
seib ssms W their problems on Pogs
AT.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE - Lest
week vos the Big week Tor Fsdesol
tor collectors ond spenden---ths week
vhes the budget for 1856 went 10
Capitol Hill Reed . concise ss-
pIonoiioa Of shat the budget eoa-
isined in the Review Of The Week
on Posa AIS. AIse. o discussion
ct shs ney miEtory pay bill appears
N the tditodsI Section. Poss A-z9.
Complete index. Poee Al.
Rcdio-Tv Proeroms, Poses E-S
Evening star., 1955-01-23

years ahead--are about 10 times
as accurate as their World War
II predecessors.
Asked whether an enemy plane
could loose q bomb on the Dis
trict area from beyond the up
wards OF 20-mile range of the
20-foot, l.50o-mle-an-hour Nike
missile that can be launched
from batteries set up to protect
| the washington Baltimore area,
the Official said he thought IL
was impossible.
II would think that 1t is OBJ
vious from the way you see Nike
is being deployed around Wash
ingt0n that you are not going to
stand on and drop q bomb on
Washington outside of Nike
range" he said. "The bomb
doesn't travel horizontally any
thing like as far as Nike batteries
are depioyed away from or
around on q regional distance
from washington"
The expert, as quoted in q
transcript Of his remarks. went
on tafsay:
Evening star., 1955-01-23

ZAP Wireptoto Map.
ALERT-A United States car
rier task force (ship symboD
has put out from Manila Bay
and the 7th Fleet flagship
has left Hong Kong (D.
Warships Of the 7th are
patrolling the FormOsa strait
(broken line).
The admiral's flagship departed
abruptly--and alone.
Nationalist officials said Sat-
urday that plans were afoot to
remove non-combatants from the
Tachens, menaced further by
Red conquest of Yikiangshan
only eight miles to the north
There was no word that any
excavations had yet taken place
1t seemed in Taipeh the United
States would have to exercise a
great deal Of influence if it Sc
cured Gen. Chiang's agreement
to any withdrawal Of his troops
from that area 200 miles north
of Formosa. Gen. Chiang's mill
tary advisors were reported ready
to press against any such with
drawal.
It was disclosed that a United
States observer team of the mill
tary assistance advisory group in
FormoSa left the Tachens in an
armed motorized craft Thursday
the day the Nationalists said
the invading Reds wiped out the
last resistance on Yikiangshan.
Nationalist Premier o. K.
Yui told newsrnen Saturday his
government firmly opposed
any idea Of withdrawing from
the Tachens.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Our Neglected Children
Budget Cut Intensifies Crisis
7,7O0Retorded Pupils Here
School Officials DepIore Dropping
Of Funds for Teacher Specialists

Board Of Education a proposed
budget which included funds fol
so additional teachers, all spe-
cialists. Most Of the so were
| for the handicapped, and l8 were
for the retarded. The cost of
the so was to be $225,155.
After the Board Of Education
approved it, the budget went to
the District Commissioners. Last
Monday it went on to Congress.
But the Com m ission ers
knocked out the new-teacher
funds.
On Wednesday, DIR. Corning
told the school board the teacher
slash was very serious. Later,
| Associate Supt. Carl F. Hansen,
who administers elementary
schools, called 1t tragic"
School Heads Concerned.
The situation which so greatly
concerns top school ofiicials goes
beyond the budget cut, unfortun-
ate as they regard it. What
makes the cut so disturbing is
that the District schools have so
far made only a beginning on
the basic educational problem.
Even If Congress should re-
store the deleted $225. .155--as
school officials hope-the school
system will still be far from pro-
viding adequately for the handi-
capped.
The fact--which school off,
cials readily admits that many
handicapped children, both the
physically handicapped and those
mentally retarded-are being ed
ucationally shortchanged.
Normal children. too. are af-
fected. Because Of insufficient
special classes, many normal and
retarded pupils share the same
classrooms. Both suffer because
(See RETARDED, Page A-1s.)
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Star Publishes Most
Real Estote- Wont Ads

During the ysor 1854 ssor readers
had los.Sso more opportunities TO
buy real cstats offered for sale In
The Stus Classified than the teodes
o. Woshinston's second newspaper.
Daring the some yeor. The Ster pub
lBhed more reol estate classified ads
than the other Washington news-
papers combined.
n ycp won't to buy house, farm
Or lot be sure to reed todoY's offer
Ipss in The stor Classified real estate
columns.
On the other hond you moY hove
property you wont to sell. For fcsf
sesulis tell u to the long established
audience Of The Ssor readers.
Phone Sterling 5000 and a,k Tor
% 4 ticker.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
BULLETIN

Two Marines we're injured
seriously in an automobile
accident early today at South
Capitol and Galveston streets.
Taken to Casualty Hospital
with head injuries, they were
identified as John johnson, "a,
and Gene Ginaro. %. Both are
employed at the Naval Re-
search Laboratory.
-Four persons were killed and
four others hurt in a head-or
crash last night near Warren
ton, Va, State police reported.
A third car was sideswiped in
the crash on Route 211 about
four miles north Of Warrenton
but the driver was unhurt.
Pronounced dead on arrival at
Warrenton's Physicians Hospital
were:
Mrs. Eunice Viola Treyino
Route 5, Alexandria, Va.
Betty N. Trevino, 5. flel
daughter.
Jesse Gray. about 20, colored,
OF the 100 block Of Gales street
NE, Washington.
Mrs. Blanche Miller. about SO,
colored, Of Bedford, Va. :
Both Legs Broken.
Virginia State Trooper J. N.
Collins said the injured. all hurt
seriously. are:
Matthew Woodson. Route S
Alexandria, both legs broken and
multiple cuts and bruises.
jeanne Trevino. Z. Mrs. Tre-
vino's daughter, severe cuts on
the right forearm.
Corpl. George r. Miller, 81,
colored. Of Fort Bragg. NJ. c.,
Mrs. Blanche Milier's son, severe
cuts and bruises
Miss Loretta Miller. 10, colorSd
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Our Neglected Children
BY james 6. Deone

Washington's public school
system is faced with a crisis in
the education of the mentally
retarded.
In school rooms in many parts
Of the Capital. children incap-
able of normal learning are
vainly trying to keep pace with
normal classmates.
Most of these children-even
those OF junior high school age
cannot read or write. Many
are bigger than their classmates,
but socially they are often
awkward and misfit.
Some are trouble makers. More
are reserved, sitting quietly.
faces blank.
These children are being read
led for an empty future. or worse.
Some already fear the shrill of
a police whistle. Few can have
much hope.
1IClC dkC lItOtC Jildu 1ytuO
children in Washington's public
schools who. with one variation
or another, fit the outlines of this
description.
"Atypicar" Children.
Washington school officials APP
ply to children like these an
awkward but not inappropriate
name: "atypical," The usual
qualification for this designation
is an intelligence test score of
approximately rs or lower. tThis
compares to the normal" 10
range of 80 to 1l0.)
For retarded children the Dis
trict school system theoretically
has specially designed instruc-
ton program. Actually this pro-
gram exists more on paper than
in fact.
The current crisis is this:
Last August, School Supt. Ho-
bart M. Corning submitted to the
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Flyer Escapes in Crosh

SIOUX CITY. Iowa, Jan. ~
(Pl.--An Air Force F-86 Jet
fighter piloted by End 1t. Will
liam L. Cooley. 26, Miami, Fla.
was demolished in a crash land
ing near here early today, but
1t, Cooley escaped with only a
broken leg. bruises and shock.
He was thrown clear Of the
fighter before rockets aboard ex-
ploded,
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Early Hearing Sought
On Plan for Report
From Chief Justice
KiIgore and Wiley Urge
Speed on Measure for
Address to Congress
By Miriom Gutenberg

Chairman Kilgore of the Sem
ate Judiciary Committee yester-
day forecast early hearings on
the proposal to invite the Chief
Justice to address the Congress
on the state Of the judiciary.
Senator Kilgore and Senator
Wiley. Republican. of Wisconsin,
ranking minority member of the
judiciary Committee, Joined Fri
day in introducing a concurrent
resolution to provide for an adj
dress to Congress by the Chief
Justice.
Both Senators emphasized the
need for hearings on the resolu-
tion as soon as possible so the
address could be made well in
advance of Congressional consid-
Grafton of the budget for the
judiciary.
The legislators also pointed
out the address should be made
early in the session to allow time
for hearings on any legislation
the Chief Justice recommends.
Public Hearings Favored.
Senator Kilgore said a sub
committee will open hearings
Tuesday on the legislative-ju-
dicial pay bill. AS soon as these
hearings are completed, he said,
probably the same subcommittee
will take up the resolution for
the address by the Chief Justice.
The committee chairman said
he favored public hearings which
he expected would answer any
objections raised to the address.
Judges, representatives of the
Justice Department and leaders
Of the bar will be invited. he
Said, to air their views on the
problems now plaguing the
courts. The gravity of these
problems lies behind the cur
rent drive to have the Chief
Justice address the Congress.
Senator Wiley said he was de-
lighted to hear that the chair
man plans early hearings. He
said he was sure they would con-
firm all the reasons justifying
the proposed message by the
Chief Justice.
II hope" he added, that on
both sides Of Congress the reso-
luton will be taken up in q
spirit Of harmony and bipartisan
cooperation to properly pave
the way for this address"
House Measure offered.
On the House side. where a
similar resolution was introduced
Thursday by Representative
Heating. Republican. Of New
York. 1t was in the form of a
joint resolution. This would re-
quire the Presidents signature.
The Kilgore-Wiley resolution
for a Joint session to hear the
Chief Justice is in the form Of q
concurrent resolution, which
does not require White House
action. Senator Kilgore said he
was sure the President would
approve such measure but he
wanted to avoid needless delay
and an address to the Congress
by the Chief Justice does not
directly concern the executive
department.
Senator Kilgore said he an
,ticipated no difficulty in getting
the concurrent resOlutis@s
through the Senate. A majority
Of his own committee. polled BY
The Star, favors the proposal.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
johnson Improves

ROCHESTER, Mimi, Jan. "a
R1.--Senate Majority Leader
Lyndon B. johnson was reported
doing very well7 today after
removal Of a kidney stone yes
terday, A Mayo Clinic spokes-
man said the Texas Senator
plans to remain here for about
another week.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
British Liners Collide

LIVERPOOL. England, Jan. %
tP.The British liners Parthia
and Flamenco collided today as
they groped through the fog
bound Mersey River. No casual
ties were reported and both
ships though damaged. docked
nder their own steam.
Evening star., 1955-01-23
Eisenhower to Send Message
Tomorrow Asking Congress to
Approve Policy on Formoso
Prompt Support
Expected to Deter
Red Aggression
By J. A. O'Leory

President Eisenhower will ask
Congress tomorrow to approve a
declaration Of policy for the de-
ferse of Formosa, amid indica-
tions he will get prompt action.
House Republican Leader
Martin of Massachusetts, said
the message would not spell out
a line this country intends to
defend. but would leave the
drawing of such q line to the
President.
Although the gunfire between
Chinese Communists and Ma
tionalists around some Of the
off-shore islands has created an
atmosphere Of tension in recent
days, the idea is that quick ac-
ton by both houses on the pro-
posed resolution will help deter
the Communists from attempt
ing q full-scale conflict In that
area.
The White House did not say
whether the President would de-
liver the Formosan message in
person, or send 1t to both houses.
While indications yesterday were
that it would be sent by messen-
ger, these plans could change
over the week end.
Action in Few Days.
It appeared probable that ac-
tion on the resolution will be
sought in both houses within q
few days.
One congressional leader said
the resolution would not 60 into
the problem Of using American
sea and air power to evacuate
islands that lie outside Of this
country's defense plans because
1t was felt the President has au-
thority to do that. if necessary.
Presumably congressional ac-
tion on this declaration OF de-
fense policy for Formosa would
not interfere with any concur
rent move that might be started
in the United Nations to arrange
a cease-fire between the Chinese
Communists and Nationalists,
But it was said that the possi-
bility of cease-fire negotiations
was not involved In what Con-
gress will be asked to do.
Democratic leaders, who now
control both houses, were cau-
tious about commenting publicly
until they see the Presidents
message, and the resolution that
Is expected to grow out of it.
But they left no doubt privately
that they believe the President
will get what he asks for.
Wants Clear Understanding
Emphasizing that he does not
know what will be in the mes
sage. Representative Richards.
Democrat, OF South Carolina,
chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, said he hopes
it will draw a line land say. this
far and no further. Otherwise
It is going to be considered as
Just another retreat and further
apheasement."
Mr.. Richards said the question
of what this country intends to
defend should be made crystal
clear to our enemies and our
friends both in the Pacific and
elsewhere"
But Senator George, Demo-
crat, of Georgia, chairman OF
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, said it was his un-
derstanding the resolution to be
presented to Congress tomorrow
would not say anything about
a defense line.
His information was that it
would declare this country's in
tention to defend Formosa. land
authorize the President to- do
anything else he deemed neces-
sary in that area regarding ter
ritory in friendly hands"
This presumably wousi leave
tSee POLICY, RSA-5)
Evening star., 1955-01-23
U. S. Airmen Must Exercise

WIESBADEN, Germany. Jan.
~ tH1.-United States airnen In
Europe have been told they soon
win have to undergo three hours
OF exercise q week. Emphasis
viii be on sports. =