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Evening star., 1955-05-27

Almost everyone agrees that
the Iron Horse is on its last legs.
The question remains, however,
is it dead?
You couldn't exactly tell from
what went on yesterday at the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. at ceremonies marking the
receipt of a cleaning brass bell
from a retired steam locomotive.
ICC Chairman Richard F..
Mitchell, the son of a buggy
dealer, made a ringing declara-
ton in favor of progress, which
he said he had early learned
could not be stopped. Not exactly
a funeral grafton, his speech
could hardly be described as a
vote of confidence.
On the other hand, William T.
Farley, president of the Associa-
tion of American Railroads, said
that the impression that the oc-
casion marked the obsequies of
the steam locomotive was "er-
roneous."
Mr.. Farley also saluted the
coal men who have been burning
ever since they knew the ICC
was going to enshrine the bell,
Evening star., 1955-05-27

f1cials are working in close har-
mony with the staff of the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee on
the 8 per cent measue approved
by the group. All the various
minor revisions and changes
suggested by the Post Office De-
partment have been agreed to
by the committee.
The pay logjam definitely has
been broken and pay raises
seem assured for classified and
postal workers this year.
PRAISE-James r. Watson,
executive director of the nom
partisan National Civil Service
League, has commended Internal
Revenue Commissioner T. Cole
man Andrews for appointments
of career men to top jobs in the
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
areas of the Internal Revenue
Service.
DECISION - The Controller
General has ruled that veterans
who are ordered restored to
duty by the Civil Service Com
mission because their agencies
failed to follow legally pre-
scribed procedures in dismisslng
them are entitled to back pay
for the period they were off the
payroll. Previously, the Control
Ter General had held that pro-
cedural errors leading to separa-
ton did not entitle veterans to
back pay upon restoration. The
veterans were entitled to back
pay only if the dismissal was
found to be illegal on its merits.
The new ruling, however, holds
that veterans dismissed because
of procedural errors also are
entitled to back pay.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Civil Service Commission has
Evening star., 1955-05-27
RESORT FORECAST

Upper Bay Considerable
cloudiness, warm and hui
mid, scattered afternoon or
evening thundershowers to-
morrow, high 1896, souther-
ly winds 1925 miles per
hour.
Lower Bay-Partly cloudy,
warm and humid, scattered
afternoon or evening thun-
dershowers~ tomorrow, high,
84-88, southerly winds 1925
miles per hour.
Ocean Beaches - Consid-
cradle cloudiness, warm and
humid, scattered showers
or thunderstorms tomorrow
afternoon or evening, high
1852.
South Jersey Consider
able cloudiness, warm and
humid, scattered afternoon
or evening thundershowers
tomorrow, high 1884.
Skyline Drive - Mostly
cloudy. scattered showers
and thunderstorms tomor-
row, high in the 70s. occa-
sional fog and poor visibility.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
East vs.. West
Race Persists
BY JOHN Nj. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press staff Writer

The United States and Russia
are squaring off for what may
be one of the decisive battles of
the cold War-a struggle over
who is going to pull back.
New evidence of this power
struggle was found by Washing
ton authorities today in Russia S
notes to the Western powers yes
terday. While accepting a bid
to a Big -Four conference this
summer, Nose denounced
American leaders for talking
about freedom for the Commu-
mist nations of Eastern Europe.
The State Department did not
respond in kind to the critical
tone of the Soviet message. 1t
said it is glad" that Premier
Nikolai A. Bulganin is willing to
meet with President Eisenhower
and the British and French Pre-
miers.
Secretary of State Dulles re-
iterated in his wording of the
United States comment his and
Mr.. Eisenhower intentions of
pressing the satellite issue at the
meeting.
Defensive Tone Seen
United States officials thought
the Soviet notes to Washington,
Paris and London had a defen-
sive tone. They interpreted this
to mean that Mr. Dulles and Mr..
Eisenhower had stuck the Reds
in a sensitive spot when, in a
television broadcast 10 days ago,
Mr.. Dulles put forth as a proper
conference issue the problem of
satellite freedom.
The Soviets are following a
similar line in the reverse direc-
ton. Yesterdays message was
in keeping with their current
campaign to roll back American
power from its forward positions
in Europe and Asia.
Due to Send Note Soon
In the note. the Soviets &C
cused the United States of trying
to prevent international settle
ments and appealed to the
French and British to break with
the American position on the
ground that it would not Con
tribute to an appropriate atmos-
phere" for the projected top-level
meeting.
The SovietS had previously
proposed withdrawal of occupa-
Evening star., 1955-05-27

180 jobs. However, the depart
ment is hopeful that the Senate
will restore the fund cuts and
save these jobs.
Other Commerce bureaus
would retain their present num-
ber of employees. Some would add
a few.
The Patent Office was given
enough money to hire 200 patent
examiners. The Weather Bureau
could hire several hundred en-
ployeS.
The Census Bureau would have
the same number of employees it
has now. The Civil Aeronautics
Administration also would retain
the present number of employees.
The Civil Aeronautics Board
would add about 20 jobs. The
National Bureau of Standards
and other Commerce bureaus
would retain their present level
OF employment.
PAY-The Senate will act on
the 8 per cent postal-pay reclassi-
fication bill on Tuesday. The
measure will have the admins
tration's Endorsement, and clear
sailing is indicated. The House
Civil Service Committee meets
on postal pay legislation on
Thursday.
Meanwhile, Chairman Murray
of the House Civil Service has
sponsored legislation to provide
a fiat 6 per cent pay raise for
all classified employers. The
increases would be retroactive
to March l. Mr.. Murray pre-
viously had supported a So per
cent classified pay increase
which would have given per
cent to the opening step of the
grade and carried this increase
to the other steps of the grade.
And a group of eight Democrats
on the House Civil Service Com
mitee yesterday sponsored the
same 8 per cent postal pay bill
approved Wednesday by the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
Meanwhile. administration Of
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Guild Unit at Star
Empowers Leaders
ToCuIl Strike

The Washington Newspaper
Guild issued the following press
release today: {
THE Washington Star News
paper Guild Unit last night
voted to empower the unit Off
GERS to call a strike when in
their opinion. fair and equit-
able contract settlement cannot
be reached
Negotiations over a wages
and hours settlement have been
going on with the Star manage
ment since last September. The
Federal Mediation Service was
informed of the labor dispute on
April 26 and has been handling
negotiations since then. The
legal Limit of 80 days in notify
ing the Government of the dis
pute passed yesterday and the
Star unit is free to call a strike
at any time.
1.-THE Star unit negotiators
have offered the management a
settlement along the exact lines
of an award made to Post and
Times Herald employees by an
arbitrator in April.
THE Star management's lat
est offer was an extension OF
the present contract until April
II. 1857. with no further ne
gotiations. while insisting that it
will only give the Post and
Times Herald's arbitration wage
level. The Post and Times Herald
contract is open for negotiations
on June /, 1855. The Star man
agement has also refused to ar
bitrate the dispute.
In another action last night
the Washington Council of
Newspaper Unions voted to give
complete support to the Star
unit. The council is made up
of all the Newspaper unions. in
Guiding the Washington News
paper Guild"
Evening star., 1955-05-27
PICTURE OFFER
ENDS SUNDAY

The Stor's free offer Of Dov
Crockett pictures to its readers will
end Sunday, Moy 70. Mail order re-
quests will be filled If your letter or
cord is postmorked no later thon mid
night Of the some dote. The deodIine
for picking up Dovy's picture OF the
business counter in The Stor lobby is
8 pm. Sunday.
Requests should be moiIed to:
Dovy Crockett Picture
The Evening Stor
llth and Penno. Ave. NV.
Washington D. e.
Evening star., 1955-05-27

announced Job exams for lab
oratory mechanics. $3.50 to
$5,940 a year, and for male cor
rectional officers, $3,410. The
following employees of Fort Bel
voir's Corps of Engineers Re-
search and Development Labora-
tories have accumulated 1000
hours more of sick leave; Clar-
ence E. Adams, Earl N. Bell.
Arthur Berreth, Myron C. Cole.
Weller c. Collier, William C.
Guide. Archibald r. Dean, VIII
bur w. beavers, Benjamin Gold
berg. Glenn w. Hall, John T.
Hutchinson, Kernebert C. john
son, Gilbert G. Lorenz, Pat N
McCauley, Levi Minter, Baldwin
H. Moss. John T. Pennington.
Virginius H. Rodes, Paul w.
Evening star., 1955-05-27

ton forces from Germany back
to national frontiers-across the
Atlantic in the case of American
troops. They had also protested
increasingly of late about Amer
ican bases on foreign territory,
as in Britain, Germany. Turkey.
the Philippines and Japan.
1t is expected that the West
ern powers will send a note to
Moscow in a few days making
a definite proposal of time and
place-probbaly July 1921 at
Lausanne, Switzerland.
Evening star., 1955-05-27

Roth. Joe P. Roysdon. Henry @.
Sears. Thomas r. Simpson,
Peter P. SkrinSki, Harry Spring.
er and Edward C. Westerman.
The following Bureau of
Naval Personnel employees have
qualified for membership in the
Bureaus Gallon Club by donat-
ing a gallon or more blood: Mer-
lin Malehorn, Corndr. Fran
els o. Mcdonald, Robert P. Har-
bold. Comdr. K. P. Mullins.
1t. T. A. Bryce, George Anders.
Raymond T. Smith, Lester My
ers. Vice Admiral James L. Hol-
loway. jr., Charles o. Elmer, LS
Sarah j. Lloyd, Wayne Johns
ton, Lillian Woodland, Bruno j.
Coscia and James c. Strivers.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Some
cloudiness tonight with low
about Ct. Partly cloudy, warm
and more humid tomorrow with
chance of scattered afternoon or
evening thundershowers.
Maryland - Some cloudineSS
tonight with low in the Cos but
58-65 in west. Partly cloudy.
warm and humid tomorrow with
chance of scattered afternoon
or evening thunderstorms.
Virginia-Some cloudiness to-
night with low 60-67. Partly
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Examinations Set

RICHMOND, May q P. -
The Virginia State Board for the
Examination and Certiflcation
of Architects, Professional En-
gineers and Land Surveyors will
hold examinations for appli-
cants at Charlottesville, June
20-2l-22.
Evening star., 1955-05-27

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Showers and thunder
showers tonight most of the East between
the Mississippi River and the Appalachians and in the
South Atlantic coastal section Scattered showers and hun-
dersorms for portions of the Northern and Central
Plains Central Rockies with scattered showers
the Northwest Pacific Coast Cooler weather is predicted
England the Central Mississippi Valley and parts
of the Northwest while it will be in the Middle
Atlantic States Little temperature change is expected
esewhere-AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1955-05-27

cloudy, warm and humid to-
morrow with scattered afternoon
or evening thunderstorms.
Wind-Southerly 1915 miles
per hour tonight increasing to
1925 miles per hour tomorrow.
5-day Forecast for Washington
and vicinity. May 28-June 1.
Temperatures will be near the
normal high of 79 and low of so.
Warm tomorrow, turning cooler
Sunday, warmer Tuesday. Scat
Evening star., 1955-05-27
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Commerce Fares Well
In Personnel SIoshes
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Commerce Department Jared well in the matter of
sonne in the years final major Government departmental 1856
money bill approved by the House.
The Bureau of Foreign Commerce would
that would have reduce
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Clean Rugs Last Longer -.
Look LOUeLier!
Longer

Grease, CRIME, mud soot silver fish, mohs-these and
other substances constantly at with your rugs and
carpets Most doyoursef rug cleaning products
only surface dirt and leave 15 of the grease down
in the roots" of your carpet.
That's why there's nothing fresh and new-lookng
carpet which has been cleaned professionals with special
equipment designed to get ALL the and CRIME
professionally cleaned feels Sprngy when
you walk itbecause the life" of the pile has been
restored
rug must be cleaned at least a year keep it
healthy Otherwise becomes mpregnated with CRIME
that Of its beauty lost forever Our expert methods
to prolong the life beauty of your rug based
those developed by the National Institute of Rug Cleaning
Phone TU. $4,000 for immediate pickup of your
pets. When restored kenew freshness they will be
laid floors under supervision by delivery
man. Inquire about Repair and Storage facilities
Evening star., 1955-05-27

Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 50, on May "a
Lowest. 10. on February 3
High and Low of Last "a Hours
High, so. at 5:55 pm.
Low 63 at $40 I'M
Evening star., 1955-05-27

River Report
tFrom q Engineersl
Potomac River clear at Harpers Fer,
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear a
Harpers Ferrv
Evening star., 1955-05-27

tered thundershoWers over the
weekend will total about one
half inch.
Evening star., 1955-05-27

Sun. today 5:46 S:24
Sun, tomorrow SAG S:25
Moon, today 1900 am
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
Penn Takes
15O-Pound
Crew Title

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. May IA
R.-Pennsylvania's veteran 1861
pound crew moved to the front
after a half mile and then held
off all challenges today to win
the Eastern intercollegiate light
weight sprint championship on
the wind-swept Charles River.
The Quaker oarsrnen, two se-
niors, six juniors and a Sopho-
more cox. covered the Henley
distance of one and five six
teenths of a mile in the excellent
time of 6:424 to edge Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology by
a half length.
NIT, winner in the Henley
Regatta in England last year.
had a margin of more than a
quarter length over Princeton.
Cornell, which tired badly. was
fourth followed by Navy ana
Harvard.
Cornell's junior varsity 150-
Founders led all the way to de-
feat Princeton and Harvard by
nearly two length in 6:44.1 in
their competition. NIT. Penn
and Yale trailed in order.
The freshman lightweight
championship was won by the
Yale yearlings in 6:59.2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15

He took the 900 in 22.3 seconds
and the 440 in 49.7 seconds.
The Hoyas also produced two
double winners in Paul Baron
celli and Pete Fedak. Baroncelli
surprised nobody by winning the
shotput and discus, while Fedak
took both hurdles races.
on Nis skoc PFFe sS 4fRs; aH kiFk
44o-yard run Jenkins w: 3
Day 90; 3-Moran CW. Time: 40 7
I00-yard dash: 1-Heightmann tvl;
99w inIa .W; s-Dave Bragg tV>,
Peterson sSH'F0 w. run s-Peyton to5' Time:
MA - ;v run; 1mJsnkins ~; ga
Two-mile run: 1-Breekenridse tv);
T fmiPfla q FIN go; a-LipDmeier 90.
Mile relay: 1-yillanoya eMalin. Hert-
mann, Peterson. Jenkins, Time; 3:22.5.
1S3 r. sIIs high hurdles: l-F Fed ga:
1aO-yard hurdles: 1--Fedak 90;
g. Mo orsar. tW; 3 Riley W. Time:
v5 g. eRerubin fa tV1 Distanee 80 ff eet
Javelin-1, Gordano w: ., Poggi
W: 3. Don Bragg (v). Distance: 173
feet
Pole vault. Don Bragg W: 2, Fla
herty; 3, Attention. (Gl. Height: IA feet
New field record. Old record, ID feet.
inches, by Tom Flaherty tGl. 1854
Bragg W, and Conner w. Height: s
feet s inches.
:. Broad Jump. Flaherty fG): 2. Fe-
OAK tGl; 3 Malif tV). Distance: 20
feet 81 inches
Discus. Baronceln tGl; 2. Craig
go: 8, Cheruhini w. Distance: 141
feet 3 inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
Area Horses Left Behind
At ImmunueI Junior Show

tured the reserve position with
a score of 8 points.
70 In the pony divisions, Balti-
more ponies now hold the lead
in all but the medium division
where Miss Gardner put hel
Pop Corn on top with score Of
II points Peggy Koester's Wen.
dy took reserve honors with 81
points. s
The small pony classes were
very close with Patsy Gorrell's
veteran gray pony, Thane oil
Wales, taking the line with
points. one point ahead of Robin
Hughes Washington entry, Merry
o, and Susan Ortynsky's Misty
Princess.
In the large division, Miss
Martha Sterbak and her North
lite set the pace with points
Miss Sterbak also guided North
lite to some win in the junior
classes.
The coveted Cuttings Horse
manship Award for Junior riders
under 10 years of age developed
into a win for Harry Spencer.
Billy Boyce, III, place second,
with Pingre Wright, third, and
Lee lowering, winner of this
class at this show last year,
fourth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
FOR RECRUITING VIOLATIONS
Two-Yeor Probation
Hung on Texas A6M

HOUSTON. Tex, May IA P9.
Southwest Conference faculty
representatives today slapped a
two-year probation on Texas
AIM for recruiting policy viola
lions. 1t was the stiffest penalty
in conference history.
Letters of intent signed for
Ann by prospective athletes
since April is also were Cancelled,
releasing an unknown number of
high school seniors to enroll at
other conference schools if they
so desire.
1t also banned poSt-SeaSon
contests by Aggie athletic teams.
No details of the rules viola
tons were released.
In a prepared statement. the
conference governing body said
Ann coaches and alumni have
violated recruiting rules despite
previous warnings.
after careful elaboration the
conference concluded that to i'm
prove recruiting practices more
drastic action than further
warnings was necessary, the
statement said.
I'm shocked" Paul Bryant,
AIM athletic director and head
football coach, said.
Bryant said the cancellation of
letters of intent will hurt the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15

Aggie's recruiting program ito a
certain extent"
But we have a fine freshman
squad which will carry us through
1885" he said. TT simply means
well have to revisit prospects,
still hoping they will choose to
come to Am. These boys will
be bounded by everyone to go
somewhere else, That's just an
other obstacle We'll have to over
come"
Under conference rules, an
athlete can sign letters of intent
to attend a school and there
after other conference schools
cannot contact him. This is in
tended to relieve pressure on the
athletes and stop offering of
inducements.
Interest in the Aggie athletic
program has zoomed since Bry-
ant moved there last year from
Kentucky. The Aggies last fall
had their largest freshman foot
ball squad in history and another
bumper crop had been expected
this fall
The probation, while effective
today, prohibits Am from par
ticipating in any poSt-seaSon
athletic contest after September
! Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
Cornell Edges Yale, Harvard
For HeptugonuI Track Title

PRINCETON, N. j., May IA tH1.
The Einstein-trained math-
ematicians at Princeton figured
Cornell the winner Of the Hep
tagonal track and field cham
pionships this afternoon by
1/28th of a point.
Cornell's score was "A 1928,
followed by Yale. "A, and
Harvard, 43 at.
Two meet records fell. John
Haines Of Penn tipped the 100
yards IN 9.5 seconds. and Joe
Myers of Princeton did the 440
in 47.8 seconds,
AL Hall of Cornell threw the
hammer 1873 feet, Z inches, the
second best ever by an Amer
lean. but the record was dis
allowed because it was discovered
afterward that the throwing
circle was Ia inches larger in
diameter than specified.
Bob Rittenburg of Harvard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
ViIIonovo Hands Hoyos
Third Track Loss, 1853

Charley Jenkins, Alex Brecken-
ridge and Don Bragg, all we'll
knoW in track circles, led Villa
nova to victory over Georgetown,
1889, yesterday on Georgetown's
Medical Field.
The loss evened Georgetown's
record at 3-3. Except for the
IC-4A championships in New
York May 81 and %. it was the
last action for the Hoyas this
season. Villanova has 81 rec
ord.
Breckenridge, the import from
Scotland where he ruled as mile
king. left Eddie Kirk about 10
yards behind in winning on
slow. muddy track in 4:15.8.
Breckenridge also won the two
mile run with clocking of
1894.
jenkins also was a double win
ner. while Don Bragg, the coun-
try's top college pole vaulter, set
the only record of the day when
he leaped IA feet. The former
Medical Field record was 49,
feet-4 by Georgetown's Tom
Flaherty, who finished second
yesterday.
The power driving jenkins won
both the 220 and the 440 yard
runs and it look easy both times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
Middies Take
Dinghy Lead;
Princeton I'd

ANNAPOLIS. May IA (P.-
Nays sailors jumped off to a
first-day lead in the Mid-At-
lantic dinghy sailing champion
ships here today with Princeton
second in the field of 10.
The crews finished nine races
in the two-day meet and still
had IL left for tomorrow after
encountering light breezes on
the Severn River.
The Middies accumulated SO
points, Princeton II and George
Washington and Georgetown
each got SO for the day.
The 10 schools are vieing for
the championship over the q
mile course after qualifying at
Kings Point and here two weeks
ago. ....
First day standings of schools,
with shippers and point totals:
1, Navy, Bob Enslert and Dave Min
unavaiiabiei. n. IA, George Washing
ton George Collins and John Dawes,
and Georretown. Charles Van Hagen
and Joe oHora, IS. (tiel. 5. Kings
Point, Brandt Beck. and Bill MacLean,
So. d, Rutgers, John Stephenson and
Rick Thorpe and Pete Barrett. 4S. SO,
Syracuse, Len Montague and Jack
Dickerson and New York state Mari
time College, Bob Lloyd and Fred Bates s,tss;
Gailliot and Joe Richards, So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
By DICK STAY

Rusty Callow, whose Navy
crews made him the toast of
Eastern sprint championships
the past three years. received
hardly pat on the back yester-
day at Hams Point. -,
After the freshman, junior
varsity and varsity finals had
ended, Navy was left high and
dry without single point toward
the Rowe Cup. the costly piece
of gold which goes to the overall
winner of the Eastern sprints
which Navy had won three years
running.
The Middle oarsmen had failed
to qualify in the morning fresh
man heats, had placed fifth in
the junior varsity final and sixth
In the varsity and Callow. the
dean of collegiate rowing coach
es. couldn't seem to believe it..
They roWed this course in
six minutes the other day in
a workout, six minutes fiat
Thursday" Callow told friend.
The winning varsity time yes
terday was 6:00.6, one-tenth of
second off Nays record in
heat last year over Hams Points
2,000-meter course.
A bystander claimed that
waves bouncing off the Seawall
from over jealous launches had
disrupted Navy in both the
junior varsity and varsity races.
The Midshipmen had occupied
the No. lane in both.
THE same thing happened to
Penn in the iayvee race" said
the same bystander. "A wave
knocked an oar right out of the
oarlock. 1t was the stroke, Z
think"
Penn finished sixth among the
Junior varsities after being
seeded second. but the Quakers
had nothing to apologize for
after winning the varsity final.
Alumni Village" wherein
alumni of the dozen competing
schools staked out tents or
boundaries as gathering places
for old schoolmates, was almost
as crowded as the finish line by
the end of the day. And the
Cornell area was by far the most
boiSterouS.
The Big Red was favored to
win the Rowe Cup; it did so and
the Cornell alums cheered as if
it were an upset.
One Cornell rooter, identified
merely as Sam, said, Il hope we
can clean the river and you can
quote me-"
Cornell almost did sweep the
events. it turned out. The Big