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Evening star., 1955-07-18
Wilson toSfress
|Atom.AirPower
|DespiteProtests
By ELTON C. FAY
Associated Press stan Writer

QUANTTCO, Va. July 18.-De-
spite protests from Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway and some Con-
gress members, Secretary of De-
tense Wilson plans continued
emphasis on big atomic ail
power and smaller ground forces
obviously I think the pro-
gram is about right or I'd be ad-
vocating a different one." Mr.
Wilson told a news conference
yesterday at the conclusion oi
the annual Secretaries confer.
|ence.
He said that President Eisen-
hover had approved his i'm
pounding of SAG million which
Congress added to Mr.. Eisen-
hower's Marine Corps budget to
offset a planned cut in Marine
strength. Mr.. Wilson disclosed
Thursday he had ordered the
money held up while we take
another look"
His comments on the overall
defense program came in re-
Sponse to questions about q fare
well letter Gen. Ridgeway ad-
dressed to him before retiring
June 80 as Army Chief of Staff
The general. long an opponent
of ground force cuts, restated his
arguments against what he de.
scribed as the administrator q
overemphasis on air-nucleal
weapons.
Mr.. Wilson, who permitted re-
lease Of the letter Friday only
after some Of its contents had
appeared in the press, said he
had first put a confidential
label on it because of the immi-
nent Geneva summit conference
which opens today.
He made it clear he thought
Gen. Ridgway should have
avoided discussion Of a possible
war with Russia involving nu-
clear weapons.
II didn't think the timing was
good" he said. "The President
and (Secretary of State) Dulles
have sufficient problems without
any Of us adding to them"
He added:
II feel strongly that the peo-
Piles of the world are looking
toward peace, not war"
Mr.. Wilson said he had cleared
with the President his decision
to hold up the added appropria-
tions for the Marine Corps-an
action which some Congress
members have criticized.
When asked what the Presi-
dent said. Mr.. Wilson replied
HE said there was a precedent
for it and he thought 1t was the
right thing to do"
Mr.. Wilson said one division
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and yicinity-Fair and
hot tonight and tomorrow but
chance of scattered afternoon
or evening thundershowers. Low
tonight about rs.
Maryland Continued hot and
humid generally fair tonight
and tomorrow with a few isolated
afternoon or evening thunder.
showers. Low tonight 70-78 but
$50 in extreme west. Slightly
lower temperatures tomorrow.
Virginia Continued quite
warm and mostly fair to.
night and tomorrow with chance
of isolated afternoon or evening
thundershowers. Low tonight
65-72 in west and north and 72-
rs in southeast.
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have said they believe there Il
adequate support and expected
to find vigorous handling Of the
bill on the Senate side.
Union officials said it was pre-.
sumed the workers will cooper.
ate and return If the bill passes
But final judgment on this ha.
been deferred for a close reading
of the bills provisions as to In.
creased pay and other improve.
mentS.
Last week the company agreed
to a 10-cent wage increase pro.
vided the Public Utilities Com.
mission would grant within .
short period a fare increase tt
cover the additional costs. This
would be a temporary arrange.
ment pending completion Of q
rate case and further bargain.
ling with the union.
But the union said 1t was moi
interested in q temporary set
tlement. It turned down one
form Of arbitration suggested
by the legislators, and suggested
another.
Broyhill Seeks Accord
Mr.. Broyhill. critic of com.
pany seizure. said he believed q
final settlement could be fixed il
the company and union met to-
gether. He spoke of putting
through by legislation enough
OF a fare increase to meet the
settlement terms.
Mr.. Broybill said he has con-
cluded after research it would
be legal to legIslate a fare In
crease through the utilities
commission. If necessary, the
law setting UP the PUG. in 1915
in 1918 could be repealed, he
said. Others, including Senate,
Morse, have been outspoken
with the quasi-judicial machin-
cry Of the utilities commission
After a meeting Of the striking
union today. a spokesman said
many of the members had re-
sented the l20-day truce efforts
which touched of the Mcmillan
Broyhill settlement attempts
The efforts were called strike
breaking" by some members.
The legislators mediation plans
have merely kept company and
union negotiators separated for
a week, the union spokesman
said.
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Quick Action Is SOUGHT
On Transit Seizure Bill

terests applied for controlling
interest in 1949.
The details included the state
ment of an Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing examiner
who recommended denial of the
IWolfson associates application.
He said the transfer would "pre-
sent definite hazards to the con-
Itinued performance by Transit
and bus lines of adequate trans
|portation service to the public. "
The Commissioners also out
lined the financial gains made bv
the Wolfson interests, concluds
ing that between September.
1949, and May 81, 1855 dividends
Itotaling $8.808.000 have been
paid out. Adding to this a stock
distribution of $518,330 made a
total of $9,326.330, the statement
said. This equals $3.50 per
share compared to the $40 per
share paid for the stock.
Recall Statement i'm The Star
Also reviewed was a hearing
by a Senate subcommittee on
public transportation two years
ago, which concluded that the
Wolfson management had pur-
sued a course inconsistent with
its stated intentions and that its
divided policy was inconsiderate
of public interest.
The statement added that Mr..
Wolfson testified before the Pub
lie Utilities Commission he had
made this comment in an inter-
view in April, 1854 with Richard
Fryklund appearing in The Sun
day Star:
II have a responsibility to see
that the stockholders of Capital
Transit get a fair return. If
there is no fair return, then will
have to take other action to
protect their equity. II neces-
sary, I will even go so far as TO
liquidate the company.
"I'll protect the stockholders,
within the limits of the law, in
spite of anything, including Con-
gress and the Public Utilities
Commission"
See Profits Over-protected
The Commissioners said Mr.
Wolfson's testimony before a
Senate subcommittee last week.
claiming inability to pay en-
ployes more money, places the
protection of present profits
above franchise obligations of
service even to the point of
stopping transit service"
The Commissioners then cited
figures showing the company has
been making money. They said
these facts led them to believe
repeal Of the franchise was in
the public interest.
"The power to take possession
of and operate the Capital Tran
sit Co. property and assets as
may be necessary during the
final year of the franchise period
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TODAYS WEATHER-Precipitation tonight will be limited
to few scattered showers and thunderorms in the Far
Southwest the Texas Gulf Coast region the Northern Pa
cfc area and the Southeastern section of Florida Tenn
peratures will be lower In Northern New York and New
Engand.-AP Wirephoto map.
Evening star., 1955-07-18

Labor Departments appropria-
tons bill. The conferees arr
meeting on the legislation to-
morrow.
The House bill contains q pro.
vision denying unemployment
compensation benefits to any
Federal employe who voluntarily
quits his job, regardless Of the
reasons involved.
The Senate threw out the pro.
vision, declaring that in some
cases an employe would be justi-
fed in quitting his job anc
therefore entitled to jobless pay
In its report. the Senate said
there are times when an EN-.
lploye Is entitled to jobless pay
after quitting his Job. Example.
cited were cases In which ar
employees agency or bureau |.
moved to another city, or where
illness or other personal family
factors may cause an employt
Ito resign as well as other fac.
tors.
The Senate's report pointed
out that private industry EN-.
|ployes are entitled to jobless pay
liz they quit for legitimate rea.
sons.
The issue Is expected to b.
settled at tomorrow's meeting o1
House Senate conferees. Shoult
the Senate prevail. Federal em.
|ployes who quit their jobs FOL
ANY reason deemed justifiable BY
their State or District unemploy.
|ment compensation boards woule
be eligible for jobless benefits.
The other provision in the
Labor Departments 1866 money
bill Of interest to Government
workers is the $4,000 item ap.
proved by the Senate for q study
by the Labor Department de.
signed to cut down on-the-jot
accidents among Federal EN-.
ployes. The House did not ap-
prove this request by the Labor
Department.
The conferees will have to
decide whether to include the
$37. 900 study item, provide for 9
lesser amount, or no money al
all. Labor Department officials
Evening star., 1955-07-18
RESORT FORECAST

Upper Bay -- Mostly fair
tomorrow with high 1892
and northerly winds, 8-12
miles per hour.
Lower Bay and Ocean
Beaches--Mostly fair tomor-
row but scattered afternoon
or evening thundershowers
and high 90-94.
South Jersey--Mostly fair
tomorrow with high $500
and northerly winds, 8-12i
miles per hour.
Skyline Drive--Mostly fair
with scattered thunder
showers tomorrow and high
62-88.
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Continued From First Page
is ready to resume operation, the
property will be turned back te
the company management, the
bill sets forth. The bill added:
"The authority to take posses
sion and operate herein granted
to the Commissioners is ex-
pressly declared to be emergency
legislation and shall not be
deemed in any way to indicate a
future policy concerning condi-
tions which may arise in other
circumstances"
U. s. Exempt From Suit
Another section of the bill ex-
empts the Government from
damage suit for losses and in
juries and provides for the han
ding of taxes during the Gov
ernment operational period.
The bill would permit lawsuits
to be brought against Capital
Transit Co. during the govern
mental possession. There will be
no defense that the company is
an agent Of the Government.
During the period of Govern
ment operation the Commits
sioners would have "the duty
of Offering employment to all
officers and employees of the
company at the time of the
strike "at rates of pay which
shall be fair and reasonable"
Should the employees by
negotiation be granted higher
wages, the Commissioners could
make retroactive payments out
of revenues received from
operations or from the other
assets of Capital Transit Co. in
their possession covering the
period of Government control.
Retain Right to. Strike
The bill established that the
employees shall work for Capital
Transit Co. This would give
them the right to strike, a late
change made in the final draft
before 1t went to Congress.
Capital Transit would not be
denied the right to bargain with
the union or to resume opera
tions when the Commissioners
are satisfied 1t "can and will sat
isfactorily carry on its franchise
duties" the bill said.
Provision also was made for
turning over to the company the
entire net income after all costs
have been satisfied.
Interference with hte Govern
mental operation would be made
a misdemeanor. punishable by
a fine of not less than $25 nor
more than $1,000 and imprison-
ment not to exceed IL months.
Give Transit Background
In their letter to congressional
leaders on the legislation re-
quest, the Commissioners re-
lated the history of the company
since the Louis E. Wolfson in
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Wind-Southwest to west 10
Is miles per hour.
River Report
tFrcm United States Engineersl
Potomac River. cloudy at Harpers
doah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
READINGS WASHINGTON National Airport,
Midnight 10 Noon 9l
4 am. II 4 pm. 02
3 Am. -. 81 3 pm SO
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. o., on July 4.
Lowest. 10. on February 3.
High and low OF Last 20 Hours
6. am. Saturday to 8, am. Sunday
High. Oh. at a:45 p.na.; low. 76. at
$40 am. a
8 am. Sunday to 8 am. today---rIish.
95. at 9:I5 pm; low. n. ct 4:40 am
~ Tide Tables
Furnished py United States Coast ent
GeoQetic Survey
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Action Due on z Riders
Affecting US. Workers
Nv JOsEPH YOUNG

Congress this week due decide appropriation riders
regarding unemployment compensation rights Of Federal
poye quit their jobs and proposed study to cut down the
number Of on the job accidents in Government.
Both provisions conference the 1856
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Probe Of HoIohon SIoying
Is Seen Reopening Here

The court, composed OF two
Judges and q six-man jury. sen-
tenced 'Icardi TO life and Lo
Dolce to II years In prison.
Three Italians charged with
participating In the staying Of
Mai. Holohan were acquitted.
Efforts by Italy to extradite
the Americans failed. Icardi de-
scribed the accusations at the
Novara trial as fantastic"
Ofhcials here declined to dis
cuss the reported reopening Of
the case, or TO say what turn
the inquiry had taken.
Maj. Hollohan of New York
City, and then 40 years old. was
chief Of the OSS mission which
lparachuted behind German lines
i'm Northern Italy in 1914 to ar
range delivery of arms and
other supplies to italian parti-
sans.
Icardi. q former Army neu-
tenant, and Lo Dolce. a sergeant.
accompanied Mai. Holohan on
the mission.
Witnesses at the Novara trial
testified that a dispute arose be-
tween Mai. Holohan and Icardi
on the distribution of arms to
the partisans, with Maj. Holohari
objecting to supplying commu-
nists and Tcardi favoring that
policy.
Gold Is Called Motive
Some of the witnesses accused
Icardi Of plotting the death of
his commanding officer in order
to obtain the gold funds which
he mission brought into the area.
After the trial, attorneys for
the two accused Americans said
the Italian trial was merely an
attempt to blame Mr.. Holohan's
death on the Americans and
clear the Italian partisans as
sociated with the mission.
In July. 1858, a House Armed
Services Committee which inves-
tigated the affair reported 1t
found sufficient evidence for an
indictment against the Ameri-
cans. but asserted there was no
legal way in which a prosecution
could be undertaken In this
country.
Evening star., 1955-07-18

ie-SenaGe conference on the lSot
say the study would do much te
curb injuries among Government
workers. The Federal accident
rate Is much higher In many
instances than that in private
industry.
HATCH ACT MODIFICATION
Chairman Johnston of ths
Senate Civil Service COMMITTEES
has sponsored a bill to apply
lesser penalties for violation oI
the Hatch Act by Federal EN-.
Iployes.
Under the present law gov.
lerning political activities By
Federal employees, the minimum
penalty is 80 days. Senator
Johnston's bill would permit thu
Civil Service Commission to i'm.
pose a lesser penalty than q 90.
day suspension In case Of minol
or technical violations. The csc
is expected to indorse the bill.
4 ~ Il
b. PARTISAN SECURITY
PROBE-Virtually all Govern.
ment employe unions are sup.
porting the measure to set up Q
bipartisan 12-member commits.
sion to investigate the Fedora
employe security program. Ths
bill has been approved by the
Senate and is expected to be
lpassed by the House before Con.
gress adjourns.
MERIT PROTECTION - Ths
House has approved a provision
lin the Railroad Retirement Act
that all jobs in the Railroad Re-
tirement Board shall be in anc
under the competitive civil serv.
/ ice and shall not be removed
therefrom." The Houses actor
was q slap at the board for its
action last year in seeking te
remove 10 top jobs from civi.
service. The board hastily aban-
doned its plan after strong pro-
| test from members of Congress
** y =
CAPITAL ROUNDUP The
National Safety Council has cited
postal employees and the PosI
ONCE Department in choosing
the department as the specia.
mention award winner for out.
standing contribution to high
way safety In 1854. The
following civilian employees o1
the Marine Corps have accumu.
lated 1000 hours or more Of sick
leave: Margaret c. Shaughnessy
Conard Lockridge, Edward T
Beese. Mabel p. Price and Roy J
Hefiin.
The National Capital Housing
Authority Lodge 1649, American
Federation of Government EN-.
lployes, will install its new officers
at 8 pm. Wednesday at East
Capitol Dwellings. James Camp.
bell, national AFGE president
and James Ring, executive di-
rector Of the NCHA, will speak
|. Edward F. Kenehan ant
James E. Barr have been ap.
pointed chief and assistant chief
respectively, Of the broadcast bu.
lreau of the Federal Communica.
tions Commission. Curtis B
Plummer was appointed chie1
and Joseph M. Kittner, assistant
chief, of the FCC's safety anc
special radio services bureau.
The Marine Corps has giver
superior performance awards tt
Camille H. COTE, Wanda d
Jones, Anna M. Dixon, Alfred ]
Holdsworth, James w. Smith
Jance c. Mcfarland and Lille
lB. Dorsey. Beneficial suggestion
awards were presented to Rita
M. Callahan, Jesse Fl. Holmes
Frank M. Johnston, Helen M
Rose, Carolyn w. Marshall. Ads
c. Kelley and Melanie A. Shereb
:. Twelve employees Of the Navy
Bureau Of Supplies and Accounts
have been given promotions
They are Georgia Lou Jones
Mrs. e. Lucille Sentz. Christine
Birdas. Irving H. Hullings. Mrs
Elizabeth r, johnson. Mrs. Anne
I'M. Moritzkat Harry w. Tenant
Mrs. Lois j. Dawes, Helen C.
Daylida. Gaynelle Johnston. Mrs
LaVonne D. Rosenberg and Mrs
Louise M. Watson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11

lean ground round. Q green
salad with vinegar or lemon
dressing, raw carrots and an
apple. Occasionally I substi-
tuted cooked green and yellow
vegetables and lean chops or
steaks, or half a broiled
chicken, so you see it was q
pretty flexible diet"
Margaret has long hair
which is a natural dark brown.
Its so fine that keeping
it long makes it easier to
HANDLE" she told me. 81 can
pull it back into a horses tail
when I'm in a hurry, or pile
it high. or just let it hang
loose. It's very practical"
II really enjoy taking care
Of my hair at home. We have
one room in the house all
fixed UP like a beauty parlor.
There is a spray attachment
to the bowl. a comfortable
chair with a dryer overhead
and an electric cap for steam
ing oil into the scalp.
Having these conveniences
makes it fun to keep your
hair clean and neat" Mar.
garet enthused.
Because I started my ca
reer so early" she said in
parting, II learned the iYnpor-
lance Of grooming at q young
age and 1t has become o habit
with me. It's the little things
like airing your clothes. check
ing q dress for spots as soon
as you take it OF and pressing
your things after each wear.
ing that make for good groom
ing"
Slim the Easy Way
Now. for the first time, you
can get a detailed report Of
Margaret O'Brien's Magic
Diet" in the new leafiet MIST.
Pounds will slip away quickly
with this "eat and .still lose"
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Miss Lundberq
Engaged to Wed

Col. and Mrs. Floyd Melvin
Lundberg Of Arlington an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Eleanor Mae
to 1t. John ELS Martling. son
Of Mrs. Agnes Hamilton Mart
ling and the late Col. Merri-
Z field Graham Msrtling Of
Tucson. Ariz. A December
wedding Is planned.
Miss Lundberg Is attending
the College Of William and
Mary in Williamsburg. Va. 1t.
Martling attended the UNI
versity Of Arizona and ID q
graduate Of the U. s. Military
Academy at West Point. He
is presently stationed at Fort
Benning, Ga.
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Mrs. r. D. Pittmon
is New President

The newly elected president
of the Women's Auxiliary.
Boys Club Metropolitan Police
is Mrs. Ralph D. Pittman. Her
husband Is a former president
Of the club.
The club opens its fall
season September 10 with q
luncheon at the Woodner Ho-
tel. Mark Evans win be the
guest speaker.
Other officers are Mrs. Max
Harrington, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. A. w. Lee, second
vice president: Mrs. Hugh O..
House. treasurer: Mrs. Lillian
e. Moulton, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Clarence Young
blood. corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. j. NJ. Schaffer. his
torian.
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GLAMOUR is THEIR BUSINESS
Young Beauty Routine
OF Margaret O'Brien
BY LYDIA LANE
HOLLYWOOD.

Though Margaret O,Brien is
only 10. she is q veteran film
star. having won a special
Academy Award as a child
actress. Contrary to many
teen-aged stars who have
grown up in the public eye,
she is not impatient to be-
come sophisticated.
my grandmother was Span
ish," Margaret told me on the
set at CHS where she was re-
hearsing for one of her fire.
quent teleyision appearances.
"She and mother had definite
ideas about holding a teen
ager IN check. They felt that
I have the rest of my life to
be grown UP. I didn't fight
them and In q way I'm glad
because some Of my girl
friends who started going out
so young don't seem to enjoy
themselves now nearly as much
as I do.
"One thing ! did mind,
though" Margaret admitted.
twas not being permitted to
wear even lipstick until ! was
is. When the time came. I
went to extremes and really
piled it on. doe-eyes and all.
Mother used to shake her head
and say, Margaret, you'd look
so much better without all that
stuff on your face but she
didn't make an issue of it. She
let me find out for myself. /
think parents sometimes would
be very wise to let their chill
dren learn from experience.
Nov I limit my makeup to
a light pink lipstick. a little
mascara and no foundation"
the reformed Miss O'Brien
confessed.
Young Skin
We chatted about how at
tractive the sheen OF q fresh
young skin is.
Considering how much
makeup you've had to wear In
your work" ! commented, your
complexion is exceptionally
good"
1--WE always been very care
full about cleansing my face"
she explained. Il steam my
face with hot cloths to open
the pores and let the dirt out.
One of the studio makeup men
told me that most pimpleS
stem from clogged pores"
Margaret admired my sun
tan and told me that while
she was in Honolulu en- route
back from Japan where she
had made a picture. she tried
to get a quick tan at Waikiki
Beach since she didn't have
much time to spend there.
Everyone warned me that
the sun was treacherous there
but I didn't listen. I have to
find things out for myself"
she sighed. This time it was
very painful and I'm sure I'll
never again get out in the sun
without first protecting my
skin with cream"
An ice cream vendor ap-
peared on the set and although
it was q hot day, Margaret re-
sisted.
Because I was underweight
most Of my life, I guess I be-
gan to take 1t for granted"
she confided. zone day I
olo some SClilS In a bath1ng
suit and suddenly realized that
! was carrying several pounds
that had to 60. It's funny how
your figure can change without
your knowing It,"
Figure Flawless
Margaret's figure is flaw
less now.
What did you do?" I
wanted to know.
Il put myself on a balanced
diet Of $50 calories a day. I
exercised my hips every day.
1t didn't take long before I
was down to where I wanted
to be.
II had the same breakfast
FINEST DUAL
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menu. Added to this impor-
tant leafet ID an interesting
section on eating habits-at,
understanding Of this subject
viii make your dieting easier.
Get your copy Of 'Margaretis
Magic" today by sending only
5 cents and . self-addressed,
stamped envelope to Lydia
Lane. The Washington Star,
Pc. Box I'LL, Los Angeles s..
California. Be sure to ask for
leafiet M-h7.
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every day: One egg. half a
piece Of toast and q 4-ounce
glass Of grapefruit juice. Coffee
is allowed but I don't drink 1t.
Lunch consisted Of fresh
fruit and about 4 ounces Of
low-calorie cottage cheese. A
low-calorie soft drink is per-
mitted. In the middle Of the
afternoon I had a glass Of iced
tea with a sugar substituted
or skim milk.
"For dinner I had broiled
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cosmeticion Visits

Mr.. Nat Niyomvanich. one Of
Thailand's leading cosmeti-
clans, Is here to attend the
Merle Norman international
Convention being held at the
Statler Hotel this week. He
viii be host to some Of the
members Of the Merle, Nor
man STAFF for Q luncheon Of
native food today ct the
Massachusetts avenue home Of
the Minister Of Thailand.
M. r. Thuaithep Devakul.