davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1955-08-20
9th Geneva T uIks
Still Yield NOTHING

GENEVA, Aug. 20 (P.-United
States and Red China represent
atives adjourned their meeting
again today without reaching
agreement on the repatriation
|of Al Americans detained in Red
China.
1t was the ninth meeting be-
tween United States Ambassador
U. Alexis johnson and the Red
Chinese envoy, Wang Ping-nan,
A brief announcement after
the session disclosed only that
the two delegations were still
begged down on the first agenda
item concerning the return of
civilians of both sides to their
respective countries.
Not until some agreement is
reached on this point can the
Ambassadors proceed to the dis
cussion of the second item -
"other practical matters at issue
between the two sides"
The next meeting was set for
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Singapore Strikers
Clash With Police

SINGAPORE. Aug. 20 R.-
Hurting stones and bottles
throngs of striking City Council
employees clashed with Singapore
police today. One police Officer
and five rioters were injured.
Riot squads broke UP the mill.
ing crowd Of strikers as they
tried to prevent workers from
going into a city-owned depot
Some 10000 city employees
mostly in public utilities, are or
strike demanding pay for Il
days lost during a walkout last
year.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Arlington Womon
Killed in Crash

A 34-year-old Arlington woman
was fatally injured today in 9
two-car crash on Shirley high.
way near South Glebe road
Arlington.
She was identified as Mrs
Ruth C. Anderson Of 4431 South
Thirty-sixth street. Her hus-
band, Frank C. Anderson, 81
suffered shock and lacerations.
Also injured was Curtis o
Green, so, of Route 2, Spring
field.
Mr.. Anderson was driver of 9
car which collided with one
driven by Mr.. Green. officials
said. Mrs. Anderson was dead
on arrival at Arlington Hospital
The two men were admitted tc
the hospital in undetermined
condition.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
By GARNETT d. HORNER
star stan Correspondent


FRASER, Colo, Aug. 20. -
Keep your head down-swini
the club back and pull it dowI
hit with your hands"
In the words of President
Eisenhower. that's the way II
hit golf ball "a country mile.
Golfer Eisenhower is giving
lesson in one Of his favoritt
sports 10 his 7-year-old grand.
son, David.
Switching to trout fishing
Fisherman Eisenhower tell!
David:
"A nice cast. You have K
move that thing (the fly
through the water. you know
Pull the line in with your lef'
hand. That's the way. Nov
cast it again. Go ahead. pull
the line again.
Horseback riding? The Pres,
ident's "old torn leg is tot
bad to ride much" He refers
to a knee injured in football
at West Point more than Al
years ago. But he still car
coach David. because after al
I was riding horses on Kansa!
farms when I was his age"
President is Proud
So he lifts David into tn,
saddle. straightens a rein and
as the youngster rides of, eau,
tons: Hold your hands a littl,
higher"
Through it all, Mr.. EisenhoweI
smiles fondly. plainly might,
proud to show off this grandson
who looks a lot like him anc
who calls him ike.
The scene is Byers Peal
Ranch. nestled under snow
spotted Rocky Mountain peak
in this cattle and dude rancl
country, on the western slope o
the Great Divide. Ike" an,
David are vacationing there a
guests of Aksel Nielsen, Denve
mortgage banker.
They invited White Hous
reporters and photographer
through the ranch gate-or
dinarily barred by a Secret Serv
ice agent and a Colorado Stat,
trooper-to watch and picturl
them at play yesterday.
David. wearing a fiopp,
western-style black hat. blacl
coat sweater and blue jeans
walked out a bit from the rancl
buildings to- greet the newsmen
Jibes ut Cowboy Toys
"Ha," he said. II didn't know
some of you came from tn,
west" This was. his jibe at tn,
cowboy hats and blue jeans worl
Evening star., 1955-08-20
HOME FRIGHTENED
BY CHURCH TEAM

THE OLD MADE NEW - Some
church members hase turned dreary
Southeast home into q bright pIoes
to live. How they did it ond the
theory behind the move is related in q
Church Section lecture on Pose At.
FESTIVAL or HoMES-The com.
mittee hos now selected the 50
homes to be included in The Stor's
big Fall Festival Of Homes from the
largest number Of entries ever sub
mitted for this onnuol event. Robert
J. Lewis, editor Of The Stor Home
Section. tells about the home selee-
tiOn on Pose B-l.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
|Rioting Flares
In CasabIanca

CASABIlANCA, French Moroc-
Co, Aug. 40 (P.-Bloody rioting
broke out today in the "tin can"
towns that house tens Of thou
sands of Moroccan workmen in
the outskirts of Casablanca.
The fighting at Casablance and
elsewhere in Morocco left at least
IT dead.
Today is the second ami
versary of the French custer
and exile of Nationalist Sultan
IMohammed Ben Youssef. and the
French were geared for major
disorders.
Fired Tommy Gun
A French sergeant, describ-
ing the rioting and casualties,
told a reporter: II brought down
three myself. We had to go to
the rescue of a patrol that was
encircled. When you shoot a
tommy gun into a mob you see
the first row go down. but it's
hard to know how many you've
hit"
At Oued Zem, rs miles south
east of Casablanca, four persons,
Including six Moroccans and three
Frenchmen, were slain during a
demonstration. At Boujad. Is
miles southeast of Oued zem,
two more deaths were reported.
Trouble was reported in the
Atlas Mountains, about 100 miles
southeast of Casablanca. At
least five French soldiers were
reported killed In three towns
there last night.
Tribesmen Gather
Wild mountain tribesmen,
who officially submitted to
French rule only in 1894, were
reported gathering in the hills
around Khenifra after riding to-
ward that city last night. Thir-
teen persons had been killed and
SO injured in rioting there yes
terday.
Quiet was reported in the
Moroccan capital Of Rabat
French Resident General Gilbert
Grandval returned from France
early this morning. He prepared
Ito leave this afternoon for
Khenifra, 122 miles southeast OF
Casablanca. to appeal for calm.
Public sympathy was running
strongly in favor of Ben Yous-
See MOROCCO, Page A-s
Evening star., 1955-08-20

colored man, struck at 1890
pm, while several tenants Of
the rooming house were sitting
on the front steps Is or 20 feet
away.
Mrs. Walther said she reached
the 2la -foot-long iron bar, which
was propped against the wall
alongside her bed, and struck
the man across the left shoulder.
The struggle ended when she WAS
able to shout help. murder. +"
and other tenants rushed to her
aid.
Runs Out Back Door
The intruder escaped the same
way he entered the room, by a
back door leading to a courtyard
and alley.
A short flight of steps con-
meets the courtyard with Mrs.
Walther's room, partitioned of
to provide a small kitchen The
rear door was left open because
Of the heat but an inside screen
door was double-latched. The
screen was cut and the latches
opened to gain entrance.
Mrs. Walther said she was
awakened by a noise but rolled
over and tried to go back to
sleep.
But I felt like some one was
in the room," she said. Il looked
toward the back door and saw
the man standing there. Before
] could scream Le jumped on
me and tried to shove a towel
in my mouth"
Man Swings PAIRING Knife
Her assailant lashed out vi
ciously with q pairing knife taken
from atop a refrigerator, but
Mrs. Walther's struggles appar-
emily prevented him from inflict-
ing serious damage.
Mrs. Walther, unemployed dur
ing the past year because of
poor health, said the iron bar
has been resting beside her bed
for five years.
"A friend gave 1t to me when
moved in here" she said. He
told me I might need 1t some
time but I never thought it
would help me last night"
Mrs. Walther was treated for
cuts at Emergency Hospital and
released.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Woman Routs SIosher
With 1O-Pound Iron Bar

A 59-year-old widow told police
she used 1o-pound iron bar to
beat of a knife-wielding In
truder in her room at 946 New
York avenue NV. last night.
Mrs. Elsie Walther was cut on
the head, arm and chest during
a silent. savage struggle with her
attacker. who threatened to cut
her throat If she screamed.
The attacker, a slim, young
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Man Wounds
Girl, Ends Life
Victim Blinded by
Shotgun BIust

A 41-year-old crane operator
last night killed himself with q
shotgun after shooting and
binding his girl friend. a former
WAVE.
The dead man was Teddy E
Ross. IL. employed on the East
Capitol street bridge project.
Deputy Coroner Christopher j
Murphy said today he will issue
"a certificate of suicide.
In Casualty Hospital In serious
condition is Miss Thelma Space,
ia, who told police she got a
job only last Monday selling lin
Igerie in a downtown department
store.
Police quoted doctors as saying
Miss Space would be blind In
both eyes If she survived the
shooting. The hospital said to-
day, however. that eye doctors
will be called in to determine
III the effects are permanent.
1t. Lawrence Hartnett Of the
Homicide Squad said the woman
gave this account Of the shoot
ling:
Tried to Collect Debt
Miss Space. who lives at q
Ninth street NE, went to Mr.
Ross third-fioor apartment al
405 East Capitol street about I
Ip.m. to try to collect 500 she
claimed Mr.. Ross owed her.
AS the pair talked, the argu'
ment shifted from money to love
Miss Space later told police thai
Mr.. Ross told her, "If you wonr
love me, nobody is going to lov'
you"
Frightened at his threats, sh'
fed to the bathroom. But be-
fore she could get the dool
closed. Mr.. Ross fired a bias
from his .20-gauge shotgun.
The blast struck her in tn.
eyes With blood pouring dowr
her face, she managed to get ths
bathroom door locked. Ther
she stumbled to the bathroom
See SHOOTING, Page A.:
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Potomac Due to Start
Receding Here Today
Some Roods Still Closed, but Truins
Are Getting Closer to Schedule
The Potomac River crested thi

The Potomac River crested thi'
afternoon at IT'S feet at thu
Letter gauge-7.5 feet above flooc
stage-and was expected to be.
| gin falling later today.
That point was reached shortly
after noon at the gauge a hall
mile above Chain Bridge. Far.
ther downstream, at the gauge
at the foot Of Wisconsin avenue
the river stood a few hundredths
Iof a foot below the expected
crest there of 8.5 feet. about
21a feet above flood stage.
Earlier, the water had begun
to fall farther upstream. Al
Harpers Ferry. w. Va, it crested
at 23.9 feet at midnight. The
fall Of the water was being
helped along by the heat wave
which moved In after the heavy
rains.
Hot, Sunny Week End
It was expected to be sunny
and hot In the Washington area
during the wreck end. The mer-
curry was heading into the mid
Idle SOS here. and tonight was
expected to get no lower than
I73.
The weeks high waters still
we're having effects in the Wash
tington area, however.
Residents were mopping up
some roads still were closed. and
rail travel in and out Of the area
was being delayed.
In New Alexandria, in Fairfax
County. residents were baileo
Iout today by pumping operations
of the Division Of Sanitation.
The American Automobile As
sociation reported that Peace
Cross was closed to southbounc
traffic because of water damage
The northbound lanes were
open.
The AAA reported these road.
closed in Virginia, all Stats
Evening star., 1955-08-20
|Dovid Eisenhower Gets
Golf and Fishing Tips

by some Of the Washington
Inewsmen.
Mr.. Eisenhower walked UP ant
told David the photographer
wanted him to "hit a couple
toward two big nets about 81
feet away.
David took his stance with {
E9-iron and stood looking at th'
ball and waggling his club a.
Inewsreel cameras ground. Final
'ly, one photographer shouted
Come on, hit it,"
Grandpa Eisenhower. whit
most of the time just grins anc
|obeys when news photographer.
tell him what to do, was having
none of that for his grandson.
"You take your time, David
and do as you please he tolc
the youngster. Just keep YOU
head down and hit with you
hands"
Ball Misses Net
David swung and his bal
barely missed the net. AS hi
went on trying to hit it hi
grandfather leaned on his owr
9-iron a few feet behind him anc
kept up a running comment:
Missed it. That was 9
good shot. Now hit it right
lin the bag. That one was Q
little fat. Take your time
and get set-you're trying toe
hard. you're lifting up.
Take it easy. Swing it bach
and pull it down. :. Don't lool
up. I'll tell you where II
goes"
Intently trying to follow this
advice, David finally connected
with one that looked like it wa'
lin the net before it sailed over
That's right" exclaimed hi
proud grandfather. you hi
| it like that and it'll go a countr!
mile"
Mr.. Eisenhower, wearing
plaid sport shirt. tan buckskir
moccasins and a light gray hat
then steered David to a new
acre-wide pond which Mr.. Mel.
sen had built this summer anc
stocked with rainbow trout.
Carrying one of Mr.: Nielseni
Itwo-ounce trout rods proudly
See DAVID, Page A;
Evening star., 1955-08-20

package, substantial pension in
creases and a number Of other
fringe benefits.
Their action was a major step
toward an end to the 81 day.
old transit strike, but still left
uncertain when wheels may be-
gin rolling again.
The problem is that the Capt.
tai Transit Co. has not COM
mitted itself to the increased
benefits package-drawn UP by
the Commissioners and union
leaders land is not expected to
until it works out a definite
operating agreement with the
city.
Two Courses Open
Key factor in such an agree
ment will be the size Of a new
fare raise to cover the increased
benefits, other company ex-
penses-and possible company
profit.
There are TWO paths oren to
the company.
It could sign an agreement
with the District for continued
operation of the system until
August IA, 1866. when. uIder
a new law, the Capital Transit
franchise expires. By this ac-
ton the city would be liable for
any losses caused by the new
labor costs which would not be
covered by new fare raises. Or,
Capital Transit could simply sign
q two-way contract with the
union. ignoring a city compact.
At noon, the Commissioners
announced they were to meet
with Capital Transit officials at
2::3O pm. today. Commissioner
Robert e. Mclaughlin said the
city heads at that time would
propose "a city contract" to Cap
ital Transit.
Asked about possibilities Of q
direct Capital Transit settlement
with the union. bypassing q
city pact. Mr.. Mclaughlin said
that was becoming less and less
likely"
Seven top-level Capital Tran
sit officials. headed by Presi-
dent J. A. B. Broadwater. were
closeted for four hours with
the Commissioners last night ex-
ploring these two possibilities,
but broke up without a decision.
No Agreement Reached
After the session ended at
midnight, Commissioner Samuel
Spencer said the company
didn't commit itself on any
thing"
I'VE discussed every avenue of
q contract with and without the
city. and fare increases for both.
and came to no conclusion what
soever," added E. C. Giddings,
Capital Transit vice president.
Commissioner Spencer said
the company team would be
called back for further talks
today. As a first step, however
the city heads stood by during a
8 am. District Public Utilities
Commission meeting to review
the details and mechanics OF
various fare-boost formulas.
While the Public Utilities
Commission met in the office Of
Thomas A. Lane, District En-
gineer Commissioner, Commits
sioners Mclaughlin and Samuel
Spencer conferred in Mr.. Spen-
GERS office. Gen. Lane. a mem
Continued on Page A-24, Col. :
Evening star., 1955-08-20
BULLET 7 IN
Americans Freed

Russia has notified the
United States that three Amer.
leans held in the Soviet Union,
including two soldiers missing
for seven years, will be re.
leased, the State Department
announced today.
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Fare Increase Held
keyto Settlement Of
Long Transit Tieup
Union Accepts Scent Pay Deal,
But Company Reaction Uncertain
BY GEORGE BEVERIDGE

The Commissioners today stepped up the search for
new transit fare-raiSe formula to $12 million
labor settlement proposal accepted last night by striking
transit workers.
More than 1000 AFL Transit Union members, at a
mass meeting in the District National Guard Armory
voted almost unanimously for back-to-work benefits
Evening star., 1955-08-20

routes: II south of Bealton. Il
near Shackleford, $50 st the
Madison Green County line. anc
I522, between Cuckoo and Gun
Spring. Virginia Route $50, be.
tween Richmond and Tappahan.
mock, may close because of ris-
ling water.
Roads reported closed thi:
morning in Maryland includee
10. S. Route Is. seven miles south
Iof Frederick. and State Routes
225 near Mason Springs. 428 be-
tween Aliens Fresh and Dents
vile. and 234 also between Al
lens Fresh and Dentsville
All roads were expected to be
open to traffic later today
The Washington office Of the
IAAA said it is not recommend
ing travel from here to New
England or to the Catskill or
|rocono Mountains.
sAAA officials pointed out that
New England is in q state OF
emergency. Travellers who must
drive In that area we're warned
to allow themselves three hours
for the trip from Providence,
r. /. to Boston-normally an
hours drive.
B&O Trains Late
The floods earlier affected
rail travel, with Baltimore &
Ohio trains from the West run
ming up to three hours behind
schedule. Most of the trouble
for the B8SO was in the Cum
berland. Md, area. where tracks
were reported water-covered at
some points.
Later. trains were reported
back close to schedule, as the
river began falling.
The river crested at 30.5 feet
at Point Of Rocks about 7::3C
am. today. Two home were
submerged there and 10 families
Continued ON Page A-24, Col. G
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Flood Death Toll 1O4,
Damage in Billions
Broken Dams
Add to Peril;
Aid Rushed

Furious floods ripped at the
Northeastern States for the sec
lond day in a row today, with
104 known dead and property
damage estimated in the billions.
It was the worst such catas-
Itrophe ever to hit the region.
Rivers, bloated with record
breaking rains, rolled out OF their
banks across seven States. leav-
ling thousands homeless. roads in
shambles and whole commune
tiles debris covered ruins.
As the mopup Of mud and
lwreckage began in battered New
York and New England towns to
the north, the stampeding Della
1ware and its tributaries still
flung terror and tumult in areas
farther south.
Pennsylvania took the worst
beating, with 81 known dead.
and at least 10 missing from
water-buried camps and homes.
The known dead listed by other
States:
Connecticut. 30; Massachu-
sets. IL; New Jersey. 5; New
York, 4: Virginia, 2; Rhode Is
land. /.
Rescue Units Rushed
Civil defense organizations.
Red Cross and the armed forces
threw emergency units into high
gear.
Many towns were without
power. and water supplies were
spoiled. Communications were
hit-or- miss in much of the shat
tered region.
From Stroudsburg, Pa, came
reports that some 40 persons
were missing from a private sum-
mer camp five miles away.
An intensive search Of the
low-lying camp and possible
escape areas was started at dawn.
State police who reached the site
reported mo sign Of anything"
The camp, known as Camp
Davis, was completely under
water and all il buildings were
Igone.
4 At noon searchers said there
was no indication whether the
adults and children there had
J gotten to safety before being
trapped when the Broadheads
Greek overfiowed.
Dams Giving Way
New reports of dams crum-
, bling under the force of swollen
streams added to the swelling
total of property damage.
The collapse of the Rice City
dam in North Uxbridge. Mass.
sent a flve-foot wall Of water
charging down the Blackstone
River toward Woonsocket, r. l.,
already devastated by earlier
floods.
/ AS the rising Delaware River
swirled over its banks in Tren-
ton. capital of New Jersey, five
fire companies pumped water
from the basement of the State
House in an effort to forestall
damage to the building and its
valuable records.
At Seymour, Conn, food vic
tins watched the angry Nauga-
tuck River undermine a ceme-
terry, upending tombstones and
digging out concrete vaults and
Icoffins. Cemetery workers car
Iried corpses from broken coffins.
i While downstream communi-
ties built hasty sandbag dikeS
and evacuated low-lying dis
Itricts, stricken cities upstream
reported with relief that the
flood crest there had been passed.
j Thousands were homeless and
whole cities went without drink
ing water. electricity and gas.
There was no news. good or bad.
for worried relatives outside
See FLOOD, Page AS
Evening star., 1955-08-20
STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK IN. - Following are the
sales (add O0). high. low, closing price
and net change Of the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star., 1955-08-20
Guide for Readers

Amusements- B-lllLost, Found 49, A-3
Churches 80 ass Obituary - A-l2
Classified A-l3-2l Rodio. w. Alb
Comics - Abb Reel Estote B-l-l2
Editoriol- "A soeiety---- - A-9
Edit Articles A-5lSports-- A-l0-ll
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-10-28
I. ". Daniels Hqh-

Division OF Sixth Grade. Ms. Reba Faye hawkins
Teacher. -
CRosSETT-The children that assigned 10 the 9th
trade class have found interesting 10 answer their
own questions large is the earth compared with other
planets Just the earhsun relation by making modes
~ them in class The would have been large even with
such reduction drew the some brown paper
that Brenda Smith brought class that she secured from
the Crosse Paper mill Mary CATHERINE and Donnestene paint
ed il reddishorange and hung ii the wall The other pan
,s we're made by blowing up fveent balloons These were
h,o p into various Layers Of paper mache were APP
ned 10 them This allowed dry after they were paint
"a with tempera paint colors they actually appear In e
civ Then each planet shelaced Bobby Joe Mepane
LANES George Willie T Summervile and Johnnie Rutus
ngfod hung them the wall according TO their distance
from the sun all the planets the children are prouues
the earth the planet which they live They were thrilled 70
note the many oceans and countries located thereon 10
their thrill the boys made stand on winch the earh
uas placed making possible to rotate
All that the children learned about the planets VIII oe
presented in an original song and playet in the elementary
p-nhv The song was composed by Willie T. Summervile
and Mars We are planets that dwell near the stars S
turn. and Jupiter, uranus NO. .'eP'~'e o'N ~
them. do you! - .u a.. poh
Cas-, Of characters for the play are as follows Boy hoo
~, Tes Davis Girl Mary Catherine Hollis, sun, Willie L.
cuer,le Mercury Ze Eta Major venus Eienoeh MuuIe
Nars lanes George Jupiter. Dorrestene Norman saturn mn
49, parker Uranus Carolyn Brock, Neptune. Maxine Lewis
pi,.o C1so washington Earth Minnie Lee Grayson
These children enjoyed learning by doing They learned 20
~ turns 10 share to work togather and they also learned
- dIop sense Of responsibility This group looks forward
" aac davis work with growing enthusiasm They wish TO
rvs that YOU Of them again in the news some TINE III
~ s.riy mart Of the second semester.
7bo Daniel hi school Tigers defeated LewsviIe Ss-O
their first win in the conference