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Evening star., 1955-07-01
Virginia Weigh,
Assembly

RICHMOND. Va, July / (R.
Gov. Stanley has given no in
dication whether he will cali a
special session Of the General
Assembly this summer to deal
with the segregation problem,
but plans for such . session are
being quietly prepared behind
the scenes.
These plans In no way con-
firm q special session, but con-
|sist Of preparations that must
be made In the event the Legis-
|lature meets. There are consid-
|erable mechanics to any legis-
|lative session and they require
|well-advanced planning.
The State Division Of Pur-
chase and Printing already has
Inquired whether . Baltimore
printing firm will undertake q
printing assignment for q special
session as an extension Of its
earlier contract.
E. Griffith Dodson, clerk of
THE @lIelse Of Delegates, said
mcst Of the supplies that would
b. needed for q special session
g.ad been ordered.
Unoficiai reports indicate
many of the State workers who
normally serve as committee
clerks and assist In other ways
during legislative sessions are
scheduling their vacations 50 as
mot to conflict with the period
|of from mid-July through mid
August, the time most likely for
a special session II one is called.
Calling of a special session
rests with Gov. Stanley. who ne
|peatedly has said he is keeping
an open mind on the matter. He
said recently he would not call
the lawmakers unless he has a
definite program to propose to
them.
Constitutional am e n d ments
passed oy a special session could
be ratified by the 1856 regular
session and sent on to an early
referendum only II three months
public notice is given prior to
the November general election
that will determine the COM
position Of the 1856 assembly.
With this in mind. August 8
would be the deadline for special
session action on constitutional
changes and formal public notice
to advise the voters Of the action
taken.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
ABSENTEE BALLOT
DEADLINE JULY II,
TOLD

RICHMOND. July / R.-Ap-
plications for civilian absentee
ballots for the July IL primary
must be in the hands of regis
trars by midnight, next Monday
Attorney General ]. Lindsay Al
mond. jr., has advised the State
Board of Elections.
The law provides that the ap-
lplications must be received eight
days prior to the primary date
Mr.. Almond said there can be
no extension because the dead
line this year Is q holiday.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
United Fund Of yiroinic

RICHMOND. July / fF The
board Of directors Of the United
Defense Fund Of Virginia voted
unanimously yesterday to change
the name to United Fund of
Virginia. The organization also
adopted q State budget for next
year of $193,535.
Evening star., 1955-07-01

able to indicate when additional
water would be available" to
augment the / million gallons
per day maximum Rockville Is
now permitted to buy from the
|WSSC.
The remainder of the city's
water is pumped from SO deep
wells.
The Gilbert report recon-
mended that the $2.5 million III
tration plant be annortized over
Q 30-year period from water rev
enues.
Council members put the re-
port on the agenda for Tuesdays
meeting.
Evening star., 1955-07-01
High S Begins Selling
Mix at 74c in Virginia

Highs Stores today began sell,
ling milk IN its nearby Virgins
stores for u cents . gallon-1i
cents below the minimum price
fixed BY the Virginia State Mil
Commission.
C. z. Stephens. Highs presi-
dent, said his attorneys con-
lcluded that no minimum price
exists in Virginia at the present
time because Of the recent de-
Icision BY the Virginia State Su-
Ipreme Court Of Appeals In the
ISafeWay case.
That decision held that ths
|commission must ak maximum,
las wen as minimum prices, and
that It could not fix different
prices for milk sold in stores and
Imilk delivered at home.
~ Cents to Charity
Highs has been selling milk for
I74 cents & gallon n washington
stores. but has charged 50 cents
10 gallon in its Virginia stores to
comply with the Milk Commits
sion price minimum. The Vir-
Iginia stores have been donating
20 cents to charity with each
gallon sold.
Signs went up in the Virginia
Highs stores today announcing
the new price as follows:
THE Supreme Court Of vir-
Iginia has held that your MIX
Commission has failed to set a
maximum price on milk and
that this must be done If there
lis to be q minimum price.
Our legal counsel holds that
there is no fixed price on milk
until this court ruling is COM
piled with.
"A public hearing has been
called BY the Milk Commission
for 10 am, July IA at the
George Mason Hotel.
IF you want to be rid Of your
milk dictatorship. come to the
hearing and protest. lest new
milk prices be set again.
Several Hearings
IF after the hearing new
prices are set for milk we will
have to comply until this OBJ
Evening star., 1955-07-01
Several Hearings

IF after the hearing new
prices are set for milk we will
have to comply until this OBJ
Evening star., 1955-11-29
DAVID LAWRENCE
Silence Follows Soviet H-BIost

1t was said that regrettably no
information could be made
available. as this would be the
same thing as furnishing in
formation to the Russians on
a highly secret matter.
The Missouri Senator also
makes good political use Of q
speech by ]. Russell Virgins,
chairman Of the Freedom Of
Information Committee Of the
American Society Of Newspa-
per Editors, quoting the latter
as follows;
History does not record a
free government that was
secret or a secret government
that was free"
The Russians. OF course. CEN
sor their press, so they keep
secrets. In America there used
to be a self-imposed or volun-
tary censorship by the press
itself. It worked well during
the two world wars but during
the "cold war" when there are
being manufactured hydrogen
bombs Of the most devastating
nature and missiles that sup
posedly can cross between
Russia and the United States
in an hours time. the demand
is made that all this be pub
lished.
Mr.. Symington himself ar
CUES that the people have a
right to know what is being
done about missiles. But the
administration isn't anxious TO
help Russia to know. Hence,
the exact amount being spent
on missiles is carefully con-
cealed In the budget. and no
body will say for publication
either that America has or
hasn't licked the missile prob
lem.
It could be. Of course, that
there is no known defense
against the intercontinental
ballistic missile because there
is no known missile. This
correspondent frankly doesn't
know either and doesn't want
to know. as that's the kind OF
secret nobody should proclaim
from the housetops.
Reprcduetion Rights Reseryed)
Evening star., 1955-11-29

Secretary Of State Dulles
plans to counteract the inroads
made in the Far East by the
visiting team Of Bulganin and
Khrushchey by suggesting that
the next SEATo conference be
held in Karachi. the capital Of
Pakistan.
A meeting of the Southeast
Asian defense community is
now being arranged. It prob
ably will be held In January
or February after Mr.. Dulles
returns from next months
NATO session In Paris.
There is no denying that
the recent Soviet activities in
the Far East are affecting at
least the political leaders
there If not the people them
selves. India's Prime Minister
Nehru and Burma's U Nh show
their people the jovial and
humorous Soviet leaders who
proclaim in their speeches that
they do not seek to subjugate
peoples but only to help them
lead a better life. The Asians
have no means of knowing the
sufferings Of the unfortunate
inhabitants Of the Soviets'
satellites In Central and East
ern Europe and are likely to
accept the two Russian leaders
at their face value.
The Soviet offer Of economic
and technical assistance Is
described as having mo
strings" since 1t is based on
barter. We offer assistance
gratis. This generosity is de-
scribed by the admirers Of the
Soviet political system and by
the Indian. Burmese and
Afghan advocates Of coexist-
ence with Russia as an en-
deavor by the United States to
control the policies Of the
governments which are offered
Point Four benefits. And the
more we offer something for
nothing the more the domestic
propaganda agencies Of the
neutralist Asian governments
insist we have sinister mo-
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Woit-ond-See Eisenhower Toctic
Should Serve to Strengthen G. O. P.

believe their next best candi-
date would be Chief Justice
Earl Warren, who is a reluc-
tant dragon. Warren has no
special obligation to Republi-
cans who refused him the
nomination twice but he has q
very great obligation to the
President who appointed him
Chief Justice.
AS the time for decision
grew shorter and shorter, poll
ticians could well argue to Ell
senhower that the least he
could do would be to put the
heat on Warren II he won't 60
himself. 1t might work with
both men who have sensitive
consciences.
Thus II Hall cannot get FL
senhoWer BY delaying the dcci-
sion. as he 80 clearly hopes to
do, he might get the next best
thing. His conscience won't
hurt. because he sincerely be-
ieyes no risk is involved In
waiting until next March for
the Presidents answer.
Under the circumstances II
the national chairman didn't
try to press the President but
urged instead that the Eisen-
howers wait, take 1t easy. see
what the doctors say, 1t would
seem good Republican sense.
Sharp political observers here
believe that is exactly what he
did do.
The Republican National
Evening star., 1955-11-29

Republican National Chair
man Hall has decisively fenced
on the party's presidential
nomination for President FL
senhower and put UP keep on
the grass" signs for other
q. o. P. candidates.
The chairman's strategy Is
plain. The longer Republicans
wait for Eisenhower's answer.
the greater will be his moral
responsibility to help them
win the election either by run
ming again or by choosing q
successor and backing him TO
the limit.
Hall can make q strong
argument for his course from
the point Of view Of his party
responsibilities.
Republicans are the minority
party. They emetged from 20
years In the political wilder-
ness only with the help Of the
Eisenhower name: they need
It next year In the strongest
form they can get 1t. They
have no clear line Of success
sion such as strong Governors
Of pivotal States. They are
deeply divided and face fac
tional bitterness II the presi-
Dental nomination is wide
open at San Francisco.
Getting down to cases. sup
pose the President decides his
health viii not allow him to
run. Eisenhower Republicans
Evening star., 1955-11-29
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Dulles Would Hold SEATO PorIey
In KurocM to Counterfeit Red Tour

tives" in our unselfish attempts
to raise the living standards Of
their people.
There is no doubt in the
minds Of those responsible for
the conduct Of our foreign af-
fairs that the USSR intends to
exploit in the months to come
the anti-Western sentiments Of
a section Of the Asian peoples.
This may coincide with q new
Chinese Communist drive to
satisfy the Red ambitions in
Formosa and South Korea.
Since the recent creation Of
MEATO Middle East Treaty
Organization) in which we are
only q silent partner. the re-
sistance power Of the Asians
who are not sympathetic to
communism has improved. For
the time being, however, there
has been no time to co-ordi-
nate any common defensive ac-
ton between the free peoples
Of Southeast Asia and those
In the Middle East. The plan
to hold the SEATo conference
in Karachi would be the first
move in that direction. A
coordination Of the two groups
composed Of nations dedicated
to preventing further Commu-
mist aggressions would provide
a powerful political and mili-
tary force.
Turkey, Iraq. Iran and PAX
istan represent more than q
potential military force. Tur-
key has 81 combat-ready di-
visions and an efficient air
force. IraQ has a small but
well-trained military force. A
somewhat larger and we'll
equipped Iranian army is now
in the making. Pakistan has
only a few divisions but could
increase the number substan-
TALLY with military and eco
nomic assistance from the
United States. Because Of their
closeness to the Soviet Union
they can all provide air bases
which would serve as q deter
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Georges Statement on Election
Raises Question Of Interpretation

II the rest Of the world. and
particularly our allies. get mis-
led about campaign oratofy in
the heat Of our presidential
campaign-which they should
know better than TO do by
now-what did they think Of
the 1852 campaign?
Then. you will recall, the
Republican presidential candi-
date, q distinguished general.
commander Of our European
forces In World War II, chief
OF staff under President Tru-
man, attacked the conduct Of
foreign policy by President
Truman, especially In the
Korean war and In China.
That was Gen. Eisenhower
who. however, was mild in
comparison with other Repub-
hcan campaigners, including
the man now Vice President.
They made the Korean war
their chief issue.
Only those on the campaign
train with President Truman
on his trip across the country
in October. 1852, can under
stand the bitter disappoint-
ment of the President in Gen.
Eisenhower when the Repub-
lican presidential candidate,
whom Mr.. Truman thought
should have stood shoulder to
shoulder with him ON the K0-
rean war issue, turned on his
former Commander In Chief.
Nor, you viii remember, did
the President spare the general
in his retaliation, and for that
our present President never
has forgiven Harry 8. Truman.
II our free world allies still
misunderstood our political
campaigns. how we go at each
other hammer and tongs and
then unite afterward, their dis
illusionment would have been
complete after that 1852 cam
paign. For the Korean stand
against Communist aggression
was their war, too, in which
they Joined us in the United
Nations. and In the campaign
they saw as divided on the
issue.
Thus far there is nothing 80
outstanding or dramatic as the
Korean war or China to be-
come an issue In the current
Evening star., 1955-11-29
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Republican Chairman Han sees Ike predicts he'll run
again. Hall knows 1T The President showed absolutely
Ill effects from the hammer lock Hall kept him until
he whispered, "okay."
Harry Truman denies that he called Vice President Nixon
naughty OF not. Ten months before the
paign starts is no time for Harry to waste words
Washington onicial: Il want to quit" White House:
Conflict interest huh2" oncal: Nope Bored No
hicts-and less interest"
grees the White Conference Education The
children the problem today The teachers get to
like kids much that they out and get another job
they afford some Of their
Democrats heed Adai stevensons advice for political
moderation" Already number of them have moderated
their enthusiasm for AdlaL
Leaders Of both parties a "nonpartsan" foreign
policy That that Democrats and Republicans
share the blame the mistakes anybody
but each other.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
U. NJ Corridors Would Be Rocking
With Protest Had u. S. Made Test

capped by criticism. They
don't worry about "the Geneva
spirit" either. Even though
their top governmental peo-
pie are in India supposedly to
encourage the ''neutralist"
government there to keep on
shouting for peaceful cock
istence," it doesn't seem to
bother the Kremlin to pick
Just such a time to explode
the most powerful hydrogen
bomb Russia has ever tested.
Information as to what
Russia is up to comes from
a variety Of sources-not the
least sensational being a
speech by Senator Stuart
Symington, Democrat Of Mis-
souri,, who was formerly Sec
retary Of the Air Force under
the Truman administration.
Speaking at q political dinner
this week In Baltimore. Mr..
Symington said in part:
THE future looks worse For
a great many years, since 1920,
the Soviets have been work.
ing continuously on guided
and ballistic missiles. They
obtained much help from the
Nazis in this field.
I'm this country we have
been working casually on COM
parable missiles. ] say casu-
ally advisedIy-because for two
years we dropped entirely the
development Of the now ac-
knowIedged most important
weapon In the whole missile
field-the intercontinental bal
listic missile.
This weapon. with q hydro
gen warhead. could hit US from
Moscow less than an hour af-
ter q button had been pushed.
Against this weapon there
is no known defense. except
the automatic deterrent which
would result from having but
tons and missiles Of our own.
But we have no such mis-
sile today. and even now We
are not making an all-out ef-
fort In this field"
At the Air Force ofices here
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Britain to Give
ITO Jets to Jordan

AMMAN. Jordan. Nov. 20 (RI.
Britain is to give Jordan a gift
of 10 Vampire Jet fighters, reli-
able sources said yesterf ~.
King Hussein Is understood to
have been informed Of the de-
cision by British Ambassador
Charles Duke.
| The Vampires are now being
modified in Britain for the
Jordan climate.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
DORIS fLEEsoN
Hall Does Some Fencing

Committee meets this week In
Chicago to plan the norninat-
ing convention. About all
Halls course leaves them to
decide Is how long they dare
wait until they know where
they are going with respect to
a candidate.
That he win urge March on
them as a deadline can be
safely predicted. He win
doubtless also be Just as cheer
full as he was with reporters.
It is an encouraging message
that President Eisenhower
VIII run for reelection II he
feels that he is able he
looks q million per cent" Hall
planned It that way.
II he we're not able to hold
out that encouragement, which
no doubt Is sincere on his part,
the politicians would get res
tive over 50 long q delay.
especially since o late con-
vention and short campaign
are planned. Some Of them
are resttve already. Senate
Leader Knowiand notably has
called for an Eisenhower an
swer not later than January.
Halls course shelves the
problems inexorably attached
to the candidacy Of an aiiing
Eisenhower, like the Presidents
own interests and his family's
feelings, the question Of fair
ness to the country, the risks
OF the campaign, the choice
Of a Vice President. Few Re-
puhlicans so far have mem
toned them either.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
DeroiIing the Moscow Special

rent to whatever aggressive in-
tentions the Muscovites may
nurture.
The South Asian defense
system. with the assistance Of
the free republics Of China
and Korea, has more striking
power than Communist China
and whatever associates it may
have. The potential force Of
SEATO can be bolstered by
upward Of one million WELL
trained and satisfactorily
equipped men in Formosa and
South Korea.
But the most important fac
tor In the Asiatic defense sys-
TEN is our own striking power
concentrated in that area.
According to reliable estimates
American forces from Okinawa
to the Philippines exceed in
''walloping power" though not
in numbers, our strength at
the height Of the war against
Japan. For security reasons,
there is little talk or public
information about what We
have in that potential war
zone. But 1t is safe to say that
should the Chinese Commu-
nists, at Russia's prodding or
on their own initiative, at
tempt to break the peace
either in Korea or in the For.
mosa Straits they will have the
most disastrous experience Of
their history. And they viii
not have the benefit Of the
sanctuary" across the Yalu
which they had in the Korean
war.
/. President Eisenhower's adj
ministration is fully dedicated
to peace, It will spare no ef-
forts to bring about a relaxa-
ton of world tensions. But it
cannot ignore the maneuvers
of our antagonists who are so
diligently injecting themselves
into the Asian continent for
no other purpose than to es-
tablish their hegemony over
the world.
Mr.. Dulles contemplated
visit to Karachi viii In q way
be an answer to the Bulganin.
Khrushchey visits to India,
Burma and Afghanistan.
Evening star., 1955-11-29

Strangely enough. now that
the Russians have exploded .
powerful hydrogen bomb. there
is no wave Of protest from the
same quarters which criticized
the Atomic Energy Commits
sion in recent months for test
ing bombs In Nevada.
It win be inferred doubtless
that. when the Russians do 1t.
the critics in this country and
abroad think it's all right. Il
the United States had exploded
such a. powerful bomb last
week, the United Nations cor.
ridors would be rocking with
the thunderous comments Of
the "neutralists" and others
who feel America should be
prohibited from making atomic
tests.
The most sensible comment
"A thoroughly American point
Of view-has come from Sena-
tor Clinton p. Anderson, DEM
ocrat Of New Mexico, chairman
of the Joint Congressional
Committee on Atomic Energy.
who called on the United States
to step up its hydrogen-bonib
tests to answer Russia's dis
play Of firepower. He said the
United States cannot afford
to take q chance" and that.
"if you're In q contest, as their
explosions indicate. you better
make sure you're up to date"
The Russians announced
that, because they exploded
their bomb at q high altitude.
there was no danger from the
"fall-out." The question Of
what real damage the fall
out" can do has been debated
but, although inside the
United States no powerful
bombs that could produce a
damaging "fall-out" have been
tested, quite q furor never
theless has been stimulated by
various persons who never
seem to worry about the fact
that the Russians are doing
some Of the same kind OF
testing.
The Russians aren't haudi-
Evening star., 1955-11-29

Once again. in regular order.
comes the question:
Should foreign policy be re-
moved from the 1855 presiden-
tial campaign?
Both President Eisenhower
and Vice President Nixon were
quick to indorse q statement
BY Senator George, Democrat
OF Georgia, chairman Of the
Foreign Relations Committee,
which they interpreted as an
sWering that question In the
Affirmative. What the Senator
actually said was:
I'VE must assure the world
that we are capable Of having.
q nonpartisan foreign policy
and that regardless Of who
wins or loses in 1856 our for
eign program win 60 on SUBJ
stantially a. 1t Is"
II the Senator meant by this
that there should be no debate
or discussion Of our foreign
policy In the presidential CAM
paign, and 1t Is doubtful that
he did, he cannot count on
other Democratic leaders to go
along with him. There Is no
disposition among Democrats
to keep silent.
For this there are two
reasons:
IA Many Democrats charged
with responsibility In Congress
for foreign policy, as well as
Democratic presidential aspir-
ants, honestly believe definite
weaknesses have developed In
Republican conduct Of our
foreign affairs which are the
concern Of everybody as. citi-
zens, regardless Of party. and
they feel 1t incumbent upon
them to point them out. In
our two-party system that is
the way we correct our ma
tional and international policy
as we 60 along.
CD On the political side.
Democrats do not intend to
foreclose an issue which Re-
pubIicans would naturally like
To exclude from the campaign,
any more than Republicans in
1852 would have consented to
exclusion OF foreign policy
from that campaign. In fact
1t was their chief issue in 1852.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
THOMAS /. STOKES
Foreign Policy and Politics in Sc

campaign. and Democrats are
showing no inclination to re-
sort to the abusive personal at
tacks against either the Pres
ident or members Of his cabi-
net responsible for foreign poll
icy such as those In which Re-
publican campaigners indulged
so freely In 1852.
But there will be reasoned
criticism. such as that Of Adlai
Stevenson, or more vigorous
criticism. such as that Of Gov.
Averell Hartman Of New York,
Of the Eisenhower administra-
tion for what both regard as q
gradual deterioration of our
position In various parts Of the
world. They regard 1t their
duty to try to awake our peo-
pie from what they look upon
as complacency for which they
blame the peace and pros
perity" atmosphere constantly
created BY the Republicans.
Both these men are thoroughly
informed on foreign policy
from long experience In posi-
tions of responsibility and
from continued study and OBJ
servation, and both are very
articulate. They do not intend
to be silenced, nor do party
leaders In Congress. whatever
course may be chosen by SEN
ator George.
II will be remembered that
the Georgia Senator had some
what of q stake In the Big
-Four Geneva Conference which
In retrospect has lost some Of
the glitter 1t gave Of because
Of failure Of the foIlow-up con-
ference Of foreign ministers.
Senator George originally sug-
gested the meeting at the
summit"