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BRACELET, lady's diamond French
Friday Oct. 81; reward. EN-. 2-1l72.
BROWN WALLET, lost In Capitol cat
Sat night. containing over 500 IN
bills. railroad pass. valuable securities
drivers license, other papers: finder
please return to desk Parkside Hotel
18th and Eye. sts.: receive reward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25

EYEGLASSES, iady's. blue plastic frame;
lost in taxi Sun, eve; reward, WO.
6-133g
KEYS, Monday afternoon probably near
H and N. Y. ave; reward Phone TIE.
G-T6TS
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LAUNDRY BAG. Navy and laundry
from car trunk, pm. Oct. 22; Dupont
Circle to Calvert Theater area via Mass
ave-. Cue. 29th and r SITS. wo. 6-esl4
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MINISTERS

Continued From First Pag.
joint position on the items LISTED
for discussion: ~
1. German reunification: Rea
security In Europe is impossible
unless the Garman .people are
permitted to come together un.
der q single government of theil
own choice which can negotiate
and sign peace treaty for al
Germany. Hence, Germany mus
be reunited by free election.
throughout the divided country.
2. European security: to re-
assure the Kremlin against an
other aggression. the West il
proposing 14-power mutual de-
tense pact joining the United
States. Canada. Britain. France
Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands
and Luxembourg from 4 NATc
with the Soviet, Onion, Gzecho-
slovakia. Poland, Hungary, Bull
garia and Romania. The West is
willing to tie German unif1cation
and a European security pact to-
gether so both are achiered In
parallel stages.
Eisenhower Plan Reueated
8. Disarmament: the West is
repeating President Eisenfower's
open sky" proposal at the sum-
NIT conference last summer,
offering to exchange military
blueprints and aerial xiusaeNEion
rights. with the Sovdet a
guarantee against slfpEise At-
tack.
4. Better East Vest relations:
The West is guessing that great
er facilities be given for travel
ersand Information 70 cross the
Iron Curtain. y.
It appeared likely the Western
trio and Mr.. Molotov would
make the most progress on the
last item at Geneva.
But while the NATO Ministers
turned their official attention to
prolongation of the Geneva
spirit" of East-West cordiality
Israeli Prime Minister Moshe
Sharett and the explosive Middle
East situation reminded them OF
some of the harsher realities OF
Soviet policy.
Mr.. Sharett had hurried to
Paris to protest Communist sales
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CAMERA. 35-mm.. Argus, on Sunday al
Moptrose Park, GEORGETOWN. reward
IA 7.16a& s#sA ga
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center and gold chain; between Dor
chester House and Ehorebam Hotel
Thurs. Oct 90. Box 429-A Star.
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By John NJ. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press stan Writer

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/ GENEVA, Oct. 25.-In q few
days the Western powers viii
1offer Russia q package deal for
lunification of Germany on West
fern terms. In exchange, they
viii offer Moscow security guar
lantees against any new German
military adventures.
The Western proposal is de-
lsigned to remove Russia's fear
iof uniting East and West Ger
many. But 1t Is not designed
lprimarily to give Russia any
Ilthing Of value in return Tor
1agreeing to German unifica-
ftion. ~ rks
i The West hasn't the slightest
Idea Of agreeing to a setup which
would facilitate moves by a
/ united Germany to sever the
titles so laboriously forged be-
tween the Bonn government and
1.-THE West and now climaxed by
West Germany's membership in
lNATO.
/ Soviet Rejection Expected
| Least Of all do the Western
lpowers have any intention OF
Injecting Russia's basic goal
IdiSsolving NATO itself.
| Consequently. the Western deal
dseems sure to get the currently
polite version Of the Russian
lnyet--no-just as firmly as in
1.-THE old days when the word be-
Jeanne famous as a term Of harsh
rejection.
The prospective bargaining
lover German tinifieatlon illus
ltrates "a fundamental point
Iabout the present state Of re-
llations between the United
Estates, Britain. and France on
1.-THE one hand and Russia on the
Iother.
Neither side is prepared yet
ito give up any position. interest.
lor territory of great value just
ifor the sake of improving East
West relations or easing ten
sions. =.
acknowledgements East
Germany is a strategic and
political holding Of enormous
importance to the Soviet Union.
Soviet Premier Bulganin and
Foreign Minister Molotov have
made clear that Russia does not
intend to yield that position to
the West at this time.
Sthlemate Situation
West Germany is Just as vital
| to the political and military
strength of the West. Much as
they say they want Germany
unified. the United States. Brit
ain and France are not inter-
ested IN o merger at the cost
of Soviet gains In rich and popu-
ilous West Germany.
This crates q stalemate con-
Idition on the German issue in
advance of the opening Of the
Big Four foreign ministers con-
ference here and despite the APP
!peararce 0f rood will generated
during The summit meeting here
in July The stalemate Is ex-
Ipected 70 continue lDng after the
ministers conference ends.
In such1 circumstances. both
the holding of any meeting and
the offefiMk .sof proposals for
merging East and West Germany
may seem TO be completely futile
gestures AZ this time.
But there are at least two
reasons why this Is not so:
!. Neither Russia nor the
Western powers can ever be en-
tirely sure when the other side
may be willing to give q little
bit on some point.
Q. Both sides are under pres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
Wild Gas Well
Burns in Texas

HAWKINS. Tex. Oct. as tP)
Daring oil field fireiighter,
lswarmed TO this little East Texas
town today for q desperate eff.
fort at snuffing out a runawa,
well throwing q plume of burning
gas 200 feet into the air.
4 Flames d windled late thi:
morning.
We've just about got hei
where we want her." said Myror
KINNEY of Houston, professional,
oil field fire fighter.
Mr.. Kinney and his workmer
were able to curb the wild shoot.
ing flames to a fringe of blaze
Shooting only 30 to 40 feet in the
lair. Oil operators said the fire
lighters should be able to snuff
the fire out completely sometime
during the day.
The menacing torch threw Q
Pickering glare over the entire
community all night as the fire.
fighters planned their campaign
Well Throws Gas Only
So far the wild well has spewec
only burning gas, causing tre-
mFndous excitement MT little
damage d the sifffolYfitiinp town
lof u. 900.
However. q change In the un.
defground pressure could force
lout great streams Of oil and senc
waves ri 10 burning over nearby
IstrdEtS md lots.
Three frame. houses and one
brick home are In the immedi-
ate danger area. Thar resident.
were evacuated honrs ago. Nov
the firefighters may cali in-heavy
equipment 70 tow the frame
houses away.
Primary danger to nearby
buildings is not from the flame.
but from the tremendous blast.
OF nitroglycerin or other ex.
lplosiyes that the firefighters ex-
Ipect to use In an effort to snuff
tout the torch.
Other wells Nearby
Hawkins is in the midst of the
huge East Texas oil field, and
as a cafe owner, E. r. Pretty
said. There's q well on every
l0t. =as.4 -
The well Is only two block.
from the business district and il
dangerously near homes.
The well blew out with q deaf
ening roar early yesterday after.
noon. It caught fire about {
pm. (EST), probably from q
spark from stones striking to.
gether as they were blown from
the hole under the tremendous
pressure Of the gas.
The heat was intense a. far a.
$50 yards from the blaze and the
fire and escaping gas made q
roar so loud conversation.
couldn't be heard at that dis.
lance.
The column Of fire was 40 t.
so feet in diameter and could bt
seen in Tyler, Is miles away
during the night.
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Continued From Fir

Continued From First Pags
Moshe Sharett. Prime Ministei
lof Israel. is on hand to under.
score this danger both to Mr.
Dulles and later in Geneva tt
Russian Foreign Minister Molo.
toy is good reason to believe that
the Near East will provide much
interest in the coming East-Wes,
talks,
There is also very good reason
to believe that the Russians
planned it this way. The Neal
East crisis. provoked directly b
an offer OF Czechoslovakia to sell
arms to Egyptians, is too neatly
timed in relation to the Geneva
conference to be coincidental.
Russian Maneuver Indicated
The only realistic explanation
is that the Kremlin has DELHI
Ierately Unanswered to increase
its bargaining power In Europe
by provoking trouble elsewhere.
The situatiDn is very mueh the
same as it Was nearly two years
ago at the time Of the Berlin
conference on German reunifica-
ton. Then Russia openly played
its assets in the Far East and
Indo-C hi1la 1Igainst its weakness
i'm Europe This time the. bar
gaining lever is potentially aEen
more effective .considerine the
Estfategic and economic interests
involved In the Near East. ..
All signs. in short, point TO a
carefully laid but not too subtly
concealed trap.
Must Woo Soviet
The West, whether it likes it OF
not. is going to Geneva to ask the
Russians for a favor-Mr.
Moiotov win be asked TO use his
Influence TO get Czechoslovakia
to stop supplying Egyptians with
guns. and 1t is a most grotesque
Misrepresentation of the Geneva
spirit to suppose that the
Russians will be willing to grant
favors TO the West without de-
Imanding fayors in return.
1t is, some win say. a small thing
that Russians will be asking from
"a propaganda standpoint their
position will be excellent. A lot
of people, after all, sell arms to
Egyptians and Israelis. And If
they are willing to go along with
the West, this matter Tin the
name Of the Geneva spirit Of
cpurse) why shouldn't the allies
be willing to accept the Russian
view when 1t comes to European
security and German reunifica-
ton. II may seem unthinkable
that the Western powers could
fall for this fatal kind of black
mail. But 1t would not be the
|arst time. Is,
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No Robes for ContinfIus

HOLLYWOOD. Oct. IS Up
Mexican star cantinfias can re-
lax. The mongrel pooch that bit
him does not have rabies. The
comedian. whose real. name is
Mario Moreno. was slipped by
the dog during a moVie scene
Saturday. Tests proved the ami
NAL was not rabid. -.
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Of arms to Egypt and other Arab
enemies Of Israel. He was to ask
Mr.. Dulles, Mr.. Macmillan and
Mr.. Pinay to intereede with Mr..
Molotov' at Geneva on Israel's
behalf. =.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Like Old Times

1t is almost like old times to have the
daylight saving issue kicked around again
at the Capitol. If Congress thought it
was washing its hands of the perennial
daylight time merry-go-round in 1858
when it gave the District authority to
handle the matter itself, it was mistaken.
The question popped up again this year
because most of the Eastern part of the
country has decided to extend fast time"
through October. But Congress, in grudg-
ingly passing the question to the Com
miSsionerS two years ago, limited the
period during which the clocks could be
moved ahead in Washington. The Com
missionerS have no authority to extend
daylight time locally beyond the last Sum-
day in September. A bill to provide this
additional authority was intt0duced by
Representative Klein of New York, but the
House District Committee, traditional foe
of "clock tinkering," has killed it. Thus,
another confusing conflict of times is in
prospects for October. The victims largely
will be television addicts and travellers.
Right now it is Just too hot to worry about
things that far ahead.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
BuIqoriu Rearets

Bulgaria's sincere regret" can be of
no help to the So men, women and chill
dren (including II Americans) who have
been shot down while flying to Israel in
commercial plane on wholly peaceful
mission. Their lives have come to an alb
rupt and terrifying end. Why? Not be-
cause they menaced anybody, but solely
and simply because some trigger-happy
Red gunners thought it best to fire away
at thoroughly unarmed and innocent
craft that had apparently strayed few
miles of course. This is a tragedy that
offends every instinct and standard of
civilization, and it cannot be washed away
with mere official apology. In its own
fashion, it is an International crime of the
first magnitude, and there will be other
such crimes as long as the Iron Curtain
exists, and as long as people behind that
curtain are on orders to mete out death
to hapless or unintentional intruders.
What commentary on the nature of the
Communist world! Presumably, now that
it seems to want to promote live-and-
let-live understanding with the West, the
Kremlin will be sufficiently disturbed by
this incident to instruct its satellites to be
less murderous in the future. One must
hope so in any case.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Terrorism in Morocco

The violence that has been erupting
In French Morocco for the past fortnight
stems from a complex triangular i'm
passe, involving racial and political emo
tions of bitter nature. At the apex OF
the triangle, in effect, is the French gov
ernment-trying to protect what it con-
siders to be the interests Of France while
seeking to devise a political formula for
the protectorate that will satisfy two
divergent factions. One of these factions
is an aggressive nationalist group, draw
ing its principal strength from city and
coastal Arabs who are demanding more
rapid progress toward home rule and
independence. The other is the large
European population, mostly French,
which fears the nationalist movement
and disapproves the governments efforts
to compromise. Complicating this align
ment further are the powerful Berber
tribes of the hills, whose opposition to
the lowland nationalist Arabs draws them
closer, but not necessarily permanently
so, to the French position.
The current chapter of violence is
one of terrorism VS.. counter-terroriSm as
the two factions fight each other while
demonstrating against the governments
efforts to find solution. A new French
Resident General, Gilbert Grandval, is
seeking that solution now and it was his
arrival in the protectorate that signaled
outbreak of the rioting.
In this setting, it is clear that there
is no simple prescription-if it is to be
workable-for the Morocco dilemma.
Algeria, department of Metropolitan
France, and Tunisia, recently granted
new political concessions, are further
advanced toward the goal of partial in
dependence. Informed observers con-
slider them more qualified for this status
than is Morocco. At the same time, It
Evening star., 1955-07-29
DisgruntIed People

While in the United States
I have noticed that dis
gruntled and confused people
write letters to the enws-
papers for answers to ques-
tions or to make terrible,
scathing comments about diff
ferent politicians. I too have
a question to ask the people
of the United States, and par
ticularly their businessman
and politicians. I would like
to know how Americans hope
to have peace and happiness
under the present system
of economics. society and
government? Is 1t not i'm
possible to expect peace when
your country Is traditionally
founded on competition, and
when one of your greatest
personal assets is aggression?
Perhaps the ordinary Ameri-
can folks do not realize the
utter humiliation to which we
Africans have been subjected
and not only we. but all
colonial peoples over the
world. We are drained Of our
resources, our money, every
thing, so that American and
English businessmen can have
Cadillacs and large bank ac-
counts and big ulcers.
If this is a manifestation OF
American democracy, then do
not be surprised If the world
turns to communism.
Casare Nudula BulZOtti iii.
Tanganyika. Kenya, Africa.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Who Won the Battle?

Our Commissioners, with the CO.
operation OF Mr.. Wolfson, stand to win
their battle to run him out of town. It
would be wise, however, to Withhold con-
gratulations until the cost of the victory
is computed and the identity of the victor
Is established.
! Quick legislation is now necessary.
Presumably it will follow the pattern of
revoking the franchise after a year, en-
powering the Commissioners to seize and
operate the company, take over its rev.
enues and assets to meet the price of
the union pay off and other costs. If Con-
gress grants the power to seize, we hope
1t will never be used.
A new amendment may authorize the
Commissioners, as an alternative, to enter
into a contract with the company along
the lines proposed by Mr.. Wolfson and his
transit company board. Under such an
arrangement, when approved by the
stockholders of the company, the COM
pany would operate the transit lines for
a year without profit, paying the union
whatever the Commissioners suggest, col.
lecting the fares ordered by the Public
Utilities Commission, handing over to the
District any earnings and collecting from
the District any deficit, submitting all ex-
penditures for inspection and approval.
That would at least avoid the litiga-
ton invited by the atrocious seizure
scheme, would free the city of any obliga-
ton to purchase the company'S equip
ment at the end of the year and free the
company of any obligation to render fur
ther service.
There has been a great deal of talk
concerning the danger to the city of being
forced to purchase the transit company
at it's book value. The company is not
asking any help from the city The more
realistic question now is what the city
may have to ask in the way of help from
the company. Under liquidation, involv-
ing no purchase of the company'S equip
ment or it's property by the city, the
company has estimated that 1t can dispose
OF its assets elsewhere and cover the costs
of removing the street car tracks and
repaving the streets. In the end, how
ever, public transportation must be fur
nished by somebody, and the company's
equipment, at the company price, may be
the most feasible method of furnishing it.
Where the capital to acquire it will
come from is another matter. We hope
the Commissioners have based their pre-
dictions of private purchasers on some
thing more than wishful thinking. That
will be revealed later. The alternative to
private ownership, of course, is public
ownership. That prospect, with all its
headaches, is more likely now.
The Commissioners got off on the
wrong foot at the very beginning Of the
strike, and they have permitted them
selves to be guided by motives that are
leading them and this city into deeper
and deeper water. We trust that they
know how to swim, and in what direction.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Text for q Sermon

I sat at the wheel Of my
little rambler early Sunday
morning. trying to combat the
sultry heat. A superb station
wagon stopped at the foot of
a hill on Leland street. and a
bloSsoming blond climbed from
the drivers seat and a busi-
nesslike and balding man in
knee-lengths got of the
opened rear end.
They seemed to know their
numbers. Each took a side Of
the hilly street. and, studying
each house number, they care
fully placed a Sunday Star in
the door. When they met, after
leaving a Star at my door, I
said:
"I'll wager a Star news
paperboy is at camp on a va
cation"
The glorious-girl blond
chirped, ''I'll say he's sick"
"Oh, I'm sorry-I hope he
isn't sick very long"
"Oh--he just isn't feeling
very well," said the man-accus-
tomed-to-getting -things-done.
THE Star must get q great
kick out of their paper
delivery service, even in the
suburbs" I commented. The
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Note From Loudoun

While you city slickers are
sweltering in that very offen-
sive July weather up Wash
ipgton way, down here in
glorious Loudoun we are en-
joying a pleasant breeze today.
And the atmosphere is
made somewhat cooler by that
facile wielder of the goose
quill, that versatile, bashful,
clever bristol born and
raised) Alex Preston, with his
Virginia story, Nobody here,
Boss, but us Young Turks"
Don't let this bird stray too
far from political writing,
even though he did do a swell
piece with his bull frog
story! Keep to your long time
policy of reporting the news,
and don't go socialistic, like
some other papers we know!
George p. Grove,
Lincoln, Va.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
World Authority

The Geneva meeting at the
summit" was a turning point
straight ahead into closing
time for mankind. The more
relaxed atmosphere and the
false euphoria will probably
be a narcotic concealing the
fact that sovereign nations
whether capitalistic or social
istic-and very cheap thermo-
nuclear weapons cannot CO.
exist for very long.
Instead Of letting the new
face Of war remain q mystery
wrapped in an enigma and
surrounded by an iron curtain;
instead Of diplomacy seeking
merely to lower the Commu-
mist worlds iron curtain; in
stead Of seeking to add more
sovereign nations to the world
community, the American
delegation should have risen
to the challenge OF mans fu-
ture (title of excellent little
book by Harrison Brown and
should have told the confer
ence and the world why all
nations must merge their SOW
ereignties into a world mill
tary authority or everybody
will perish. To date no gov
ernment has dared to state
this simple truth.
Democrat.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Race Progress Cited

Despite the anguished pro-
tests of the prosegregation
politicians in Virginia, progress
in better human relations and
toward true integration is
being made. Two instances are
cited.
During the past two sum-
mers, children of the Vienna
community. representing five
white churches and one Negro
church. have been attending a
Joint integrated Bible class.
They have studied. played and
picknicked together. In Arling-
ton County for several years a
vacation school has been held
at the Unitarian Church, with
both white and colored teach
ers and pupils. This summer
about $50 children attended, of
which 40 were colored children.
One Of their projects each
year is the study for under
standing Of minority groups
and colored races about the
world. This year, at the sug-
gestion of the children, tney
planned to learn more about
the colored people right here
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Traffic Suggestion

On the recommendation OF
Traffic Director Keneipp, the
Commissioners have turned
down a proposal to institute
more one-way streets to speed
traffic in the District during
peak hours.
Mr.. Keneipp explained his
opposition to the proposal by
saying that traffic lights would
have to be reco-ordinated
and that loading platforms
would present obstacles to
free-flowing traffic.
Apparently, Mr.. Keneipp
doesn't credit the motorist
with having the sense to
avoid these obstacles or hasn't
been out in traffic enough to
see that police officers are
having to wave traffic through
his "co-ordinated" red lights
and in some cases to turn the
light of completely.
While traffic has moved
fairly smoothly, there is al
ways room for improvement;
but the Traffic Director for
some reason hasn't seen At to
make a single change in traf-
flc regulations (aside from l.
hour meter suspension) to
speed up traffic. 1t is well
known in raffic-engineering
circles that additional one
way streets is the answer to
traffic congestion. And with
the transit strike there is an
opportunity to try out some
new ideas. How about it, Mr..
Traffic Director? Do you have
any ideas?
Daily Driver.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Eminent Domuin

Between my meadow and the
timber line
There used to be q curDing,
Split-rdl fence
Bisecting the slope. saying
tDhdt ,DnS mine,
And tDhat belonged, By right
of eminence,
To the tall, green tOood. No
creature pentured dotDn.
Nor any leGfy thing except
tDild grass
That changed from green to
gold to bitten broDn,
As the latest season on the
land Mould pass.
Time telled the fence, and
rouing tctnds have
seeded
The slope tDith SHADOWS of
a coming horde
OF callers restraint t0ill
soon be needed
To greet these trupellers
tctth friendly sDord:
And / foresee the day phen
all my poiDers
Can't separate iDhdt's mine
from iDhdt Is ours!
Lois Smith Hiery