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Evening star., 1955-11-12
Youth, II Admits Killing
Maryland d U. Sophomore

County Police PVts. Frank e
Bishop and Lloyd E, Hill during
the ride from Seat Pleasant to
Upper Marlboro.
Asked by police what he did
for q living, Marcionette claimed
he made about $500 . week al
dice and cards, adding that he
never stayed in. one place more
than a few days.
A reporter wanted to know II
the accused had an accomplice
yeah. my fadder. hrudder and
sister" " was the surly reply.
Marcionette was locked up In
q cell by himself and all maxi
mum security precautions were
TO be taken.
photographer Knocked Down
AT the washington police
headquarters. before his transfer
to Prince Georges. the father,
Vincent E. Marcionette. a cabinet
maker, grappled with q photog-
rapher after shouting. Don't
take his pictured Don't take his
picture!"
Both the senior Marcicnette
and the photographer. Arnold
Taylor Of The star, fell In the
corridor. The accused slayer,
being held by detectives, kicked
Mr.. Tayior's camera while more
policemen pulled his father on
the photographer.
Tsil XII you'll I'll get YOU and
kill your the youth screamed
at Mr.. Taylor.
Marcionette admitted the crime
to various policemen. including
Sergt. TIite Of Takoma Park, and,
after the witnesses identified him
at an early-morning lineup, adj
mitted it in front Of the victims
brothers.
Held In Housebreakings
Montgomery County police
records show Marcionette was
first arrested in August. 1851, and
charged with stealing property
valued at $134.1e from q Fair
land home. In April, 1882, he
was charged with breaking into
another house nearby and taking
$73.1l. which was recovered
where II had been buried.
On June 8 that year he was
caught trying to break into the
same house. He said he was try
ing to get In to apologize for ram
saeking 1t the first time.
on April 10. 1855. he was
picked up in Virginia In B stolen
car. He admitted taking 4 car
in Silver Spring shortly before.
and also he had broken into sew
eral stores. police said.
Only Thursday night. the
Montgomery County Police had
searched three times through q
vacant house In the neighbor-
hood where Marcionette was said
to be living.
He had taken from the house,
police said. the dagger used in
last nights stabbing, and q gun.
watch and clothing. The gun,
they said, was recovered in
another stolen car recently.
Police do not know the dis
position Of the earlier charges
against Marcionette. because they
were handled in Juvenile Court
which does not release its actions
Mrs. Marcionette, the boys
mother. told The Star he had
been in 81 little trouble before,
He Is the oldest Of six children.
Evening star., 1955-11-12
Coffee Prices Cut

WHITE PLAINS. N. Il, Nov.
II R General Foods Corp. to-
day announced reductions Of 4
cents a pound In the wholesale
prices Of its regular ground cof-
fees = Maxwell House. Yuban,
Bliss and Sanka.
Evening star., 1955-11-12
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Continued From First Page
"What's all the ambulances rum
ming around for?"
The driver said he thought
there had been an accident.
It's good the ambulance !;
there" Mr.. Flagg quoted his fare
as saying. Gas long as the am
bulance is there whoever is hurt
won't be lying in the road"
Meanwhile, Takofna Park po-
lice, after getting Marcionette's
description from the witnesses,
remembered 3 lookout for SIM
liar boy wanted for escaping
from the training school. The
witnesses identified his picture,
Recognizes Photograph
A lookout was broadcast for
Marcionette.
Mr.. Flagg, who is q sergeant
In the Takonla Park Fire De-
partment. driving q cab on the
side. dropped by the firehouse
on his return from downtown,
and heard about the murder
and the lookout.
He recognized the boy from
the description and called the
police. TakOuna Park alerted
Washington police.
District Homicide Squad De-
tective Grayson w. Chapman.
with two other officers went to
the hotel.
A beIlboy said d person Of sirni-
lar description had come In an
hour or SO before. with mud all
over his feet. The bellboy had
taken q glass Of orange Juice to
his fourth-fioor room. he said.
but had not seen the occupant.
who was in the bathroom.
With the bellboy. the police
went to the room. At the di-
rection OF the police. the bellbCy
knocked on the door. and asked
Il he had left q tray there when
he brought the orange Juice.
No" Marcionette answered.
Can / come in and check
around?" the bellboy asked.
Jumps Into Bed
Eergt. Chapman said Marcion-
cite unlocked the door, then ran
and jumped In the bed. pulling
the blankets over his head The
police entered with drawn guns.
and told him not TO move.
Sergt. Chapman found the
knife, with blood on the blade
and on the lower part Of the
handle. and q blood stained blue
suit in the room. Marcionette
admitted they were his.
The detective said the youth
was surly, and refused to CO.
operate with questioning, but
later admitted stealing the car
and having q fight with Q man
over It.
He repeatedly asked II the
man was dead Sergt. Chapman
said. The police refused to tell
him then.
Prince Georges County police,
who took over jurisdiction Of the
youth, reported this morning
they were holding him in a
maximum security cell at the
seat Pleasant station. Later he
was transferred to the jail ct
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Shouldn't Have Chased Me. :
That boy never should have
chased me he should've lei
the police do the chasing" Mar
clonette told Prince Georges
Evening star., 1955-11-12
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Continued From First Page
burg was extended by Mayor
William j. Weaver. he wrote
recently to the President to say
that the people Of Gettysburg
did not want TO put any un-
necessary strain on their dis
tinquished fellow citizen but
would like to greet him briefly
as he drives to his farm. Mr..
Hagerty said the President to-
day notified Mayor Weaver that
he would drive to Lincoln Square
| in the center Of the city for q
brief welcome. Mr.. Hagerty said
Ihe would assume that the
President would respond to an
soficial welcoming speech BY the
mayor.
Mr.. Hagerty emphasized that
he did not want to give the inn
precision that the President viii
have daily ONCE hours at the
downtown ONCE. He said it was
too early to determine how often
1.-THE President will 60 to that
lofiice. In the Post Once Build
ing. however. several other Of
fees have been set up for use
of Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Hagerty and
various other White House star
|ofiicials.
DR.. Paul Dudley White. the
heart specialist who was called
to Denver after the Presidents
heart attack, and accompanied
him to Washington yesterday,
left early today for Boston. He
expects to return in about q
month. Meanwhile DR.. Thomas
Nv. Mattingly Of the Walter Reed
Army Medical Center plans to 60
Ito Gettysburg late next week to
make, with Or. Snyder. q further
check on the progress Of Mr..
| lEisenhower's recovery.
Mr.. Hagerty was asked wf1eth-
| Ier. the tentative plans for the
conduct Of some oficial business
at the Gettysburg headquarters
reflects further Improvement In
the Presidents condition. He re-
piled: sure
Trip South Unlikely
The press secretary. however,
indicated there was little ground
for persistent rumors that Presi-
dent Eisenhower may go to
Georgia or Florida some time
this winter.
For those Of you who would
like q winter vacation. he
lquipped to reporters, II can hold
out little hope at this time"
| He went on to say that doctors
told him that weather was not q
factor In the Presidents con-
Ivalescence.
.But environment isla factor, "
Evening star., 1955-11-12

iMr. Hagerty added, ''and Gettys'
burg is the apple Of his eye"
When the President reached
the White House yesterday. thre.
doctors gave him q quick exami-
nation. A little later, Mr.. Essen.
hover went into his bedroom. Ia,
down, and underwent q NOR,
Thorough examination.
Mr.. Snyder, later issued thi.
statement:
aThe President showed nc
fatigue from his trip and from
receptions in Denver and ii
Washington. His blood pressure
and pulse remain normal"
Walks From Hospital
II was q big day. starting Il
1000 am. tEST) when Mr.
eisenhower walked out Of Fitz.
Isimons Hospital in Denver, wher,
Ihe has been confined sincI
September.
Twenty minutes later, h
lreached Lowry Air Force base
posed for photographers, de-
Iliyered a farewell statement. ant
walked up the steps to his per
Isonal plane, the Coiumbine III
The takeoff was at II am. EST
The President went into ths
cockpit as the plane approached
Abilene. Kans., where he spen1
ibis boyhood. For 10 minutes. h,
leaned over the seats Of thl
pilot and copilot. trying Il
glimpse familiar landmarks.
Afterwards, Mr.. Eisenhower
returned to the presidential
lquarters Of the aircraft. He Ia.
down for an hour on q sofa
where aides had spread sheets
and blankets.
While the President mapped
MRS. Eisenhower played scrabbl,
with Mrs. Sherman Adams, wifi
Icf the presidential assistant.
When the President arose, hi
Ilunched with Mrs. Eisenhower
Evening star., 1955-11-12
Tobin on Critical LIST
INDIANAP1TIS Nov 10 f11

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. IL (P1.--
Daniel ]. Tobin. 8S, president
emeritus Of the AFL Transfers
Union. remained in critical con-
dition today in st. vincent's Hos
pital. where he has been under
treatment for heart trouble.
Evening star., 1955-11-12
trrom ID 4. EnEeneers,

River Repert
tffom y. q. Engefeeysj
Potomac Riyer clear at HArpers Ferry
and clear at Great Fallss Shenandoah
clear at Harpere Ferry.
TemreTaturen FOR Yesterday
tKeadings Wa9hington national Aifportl
Midnight AZ Noon --- - 81
4R.Fn, -- 80 pm. ---- IS
Sam. 80
Highest. ga. on July 22 and August 2.
Lowest. 10. on February B.
High and Low Of Last "a AonfB
High, IS. ct 2,46 pm.
Low, A., al $50 am.
Tide Tables
(Enfnishe6 hy the United States Coast
and Geodetic survey
Hish --- B;SS am. S;5s an.
Evening star., 1955-11-12
Tito Plans Egypt
Trip Next Month

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. Nov.
IL (R. President Tito win
travel to Egypt next month on
an ofiicial visit .veFy important
for peace. Foreign Minister
Koca Popoyic told Parliament
yesterday.
He gave no details. but before
last Sunday-when Marshal
Tito conferred at Brioni with
United States Secretary Of State
John Foster Dulles the Presi-
dent had decided to postpone
his Egyptian trip. Mr.. Dulles
apparently persuaded him to 30
ahead. and use his influence Tor
peace.
The Foreign Minister said ten
sion in the Middle East was
created because Of the attempts
OF the two power blocs to get
these countries into their ranks. I"
IN his first report to Rarlia-
ment since the visit Of Soviet
government leaders to Belgrade
last May. Mr.. Popovic said Yu-
goslayia had succeeded in nor
maiizing relations with Russia
and maintaining friendship with
the West. Mr.. Popovic said
normalization of relations with
Russia was 3 significant con-
tribution to the lessening Of
world tension"
Mr.. Popovic said cooperation
with the United States will con-
tinue on q friendly basis.
"The United States Govern
ment showed understanding for
the full independence Of Yugo-
sIavia in all fields" he declared.
adding that last Sundays visit
by Mr.. Dulles brought q very
fruitful exchange Of views and
represents an important contri-
button to peace" !"
Evening star., 1955-11-12

the youngest Of whom is 4. Mrs.
Marcionette said.
Sophomore 1t Maryland
The dead man, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James s. Gibson, sr.. Of
Leetonia, was q sophomore in
the College Of Business and Pub
lie Administration at the uni-
versity.
It was actually his third year
at the school. but he had lost
some credits when he switched
his major from engineering and
so remained q sophomore.
He was pledged to the Phi
Sigma Kappa fraternity. His
roommate. Mr.. vouch, said he
was a "self-sustaining" person,
who was working his way
through the school as q night
elevator operator in the House
ONCE Building.
Evening star., 1955-11-12
West Reported Planning
Palestine Police Guord

GENEVA Nov IL tE9 Britain and the United States are
reported considering keeping the between Israel the
Arabs by penang and using ntena-
tional force police the Palestine borders necessary.
New to support the 1850 United States British
French declaration AGAINST major breach of the Palestine
Evening star., 1955-11-12
|StonIey Will Release
School Report Tonight

RICHMOND, Nov. u H9-Goy. Stanley viii release the
tonight the State Educatons long-
awaited report enforced inegraton v
gnia's public schools. 81
1t took the 32-member legislative study group little more
than hour yesterday review recon-
Evening star., 1955-11-12
sophomore at Maryland

the youngest Of whom is i. Mrs
Marcionette said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17

also told him that the numbers
business was so bad" he could
offer Capt. Monroe, only 500 to
protect his. operation in that
precinct.
A recording of Capt. Thoman's
talk with Winston was played for
the Jurors late yesterday. The
policeman used a tie-clip micro
phone attached to a vest-pocket
recording machine to record
what was said. o
Part Is Unintelligible
A talk Capt. Thoman had two
days earlier with Simkins and
Albert H. (Real Estate) Smith,
IS, he said, was on the same
spool. After that part was played
for Judge Burnita S. Matthews Of
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, she ruled that
it was so unintelligible that it
should not be played for the
| jurors
The name of Capt. Monroe,
cropped up In yesterdays testi-
mony.
| Capt. Thoman identified a re-
cording he made of a talk at 10
pm. June % last at Bladensburg
road and Eastern avenue NE,
with another of the defendants,
Winston. Here is a partial text
of what the Government says is
the recorded talk:
Thoman-Now about the cap
tain In No. IL. Would you like
to meet him?
| Winston-Yeah. I'd like to
meet him.
Thoman-Well, I'll call him to-
morrow >. let you know tomor-
row. How much would you be
willing to give him? I don't
think heidi expect lot.
Winston-Well, I couldn't give
him much, the way the numbers
are going now. Tell him I'll give
him 500 a month.
Thoman-Okay.
| X 4 Il
Thoman--It's about the same
time Of month that I saw you
last time. I'm not pushing you
or anything. But if you get hold
of it I'm not in any hurry
for it, understand.
Winston-Right.
X X
Thoman In the meantime
I'll try to get in touch with the
captain and see if I can't If
you want to talk to him.
Winston-You can just talk
to him and then you can tell
me.
Thoman-Okay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
l2 Policemen Denoted
By Anne Arundel Board
BY NE oeiaied Pres.

L. ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 17.-Twenty-
two Anne Arundel County police
men were denoted and three of
five county Jail positions elimi-
mated by the Board OF County
Commissioners yesterday.
The action was a result of 'in-
formation" that the temporary
police ranks and the jobs of three
jail guards we're IN conflict with
State law, County Manager Edward
r. Lonergar1 said.
The move gives further force to
proponents of a bill now pending
before the State Senate for re-
organization of the Police Depart
ment which would permit the
Board of Police Examiners to Gre
ate additional ranks. The measure
has cleared the House.
Sheriff Joseph w. Alton, ir.,
could restore the Jail force by
d. emergency legislation, he was told.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
Nationalist Planes Blast
Red Ships Near Matsus
BY the Associoied Press

TAIPEI, Formosa, Mar. IT,
Nationalist warplanes today at
tackled a fleet of more than 200
Communist craft near the Matsu
Islands. sinking one, small gun
boat and damaging seven others,
the Defense Ministry reported.
A communique ventured no
speculation as to whether the
fleet of gunboats and wooden
craft was bent on invasion Of
the offshore islands 100 miles
northwest of Formosa.
1t said the concentration OF
eight gunboats and more than
200 wooden craft was sighted in
Funing Bay. As miles north OF
the Matsus.
There were three gunboats of
100 tons each and five Of so tons
Across Formosa Strait, Com
munist mainland guns fired IA
shells at Little Quemoy, the Min
iStry said, ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
Clouds and Rain
To End InterIude
Of Sunny Weather

Today's crisp, sunny weather.
pleasant aftermath to a thunder
shower with peak winds Of up to
So miles per hour-will give way
to cloudy skies with possible
rain late tomorrow.
The cold front which moved in
with strong winds yesterday
afternoon uprooted trees and
caused building materials to rain
down from the 14th floor Of the
new Commerce Building under
construction at Seventeenth and
K streets NV.
Some of the debris broke a
window in passing street car
on Seventeenth street. cracked
auto windshields and dented
the hood of a passing taxicab
No one was reported injured.
A big tree in the 1900 block OF
H street NV. was felled by the
windstorm and landed on the
Old Union Engine House, home
of the Oldest Inhabitants OF
Washington, causing slight dam
age.
Last nights low was 81 degrees
at 6:l5 am. Tonight's low will be
about 80. Tomorrow's high will
be in the mid-40S. with rain
possible by nightfall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
French Council 10 Vote
On Arms Pacts March Is
By the Asseeiotsd Press

PARIS, Mar. 1.-THE Steering
Committee of the Council Of the
Republic, Parliament's upper
house, decided today the Council
should vote late Friday. March
Is, on ratification Of the Paris
accords for West German re-
armament.
West Germany's upper house
the Bundesrat, is voting tomor-
row.
/. The accords have been ap-
proved by the lower house in
both nations.
Several weeks ago, the French
Councils Steering COMMITTEES
tentatively fixed the start of the
debate for March %. Later
however. the question of approx
ing q budget for the Ministry OF
Associated States arose and that
day was given over to the budget
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
ScaffoIding HurtIes
70 Stories, Kills Man

by the AssocIoted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. ia scat
folding plank hurting more than
20 stories from the roof of the
Picadilly Hotel yesterday killed
a 64-year-old chauffeur sitting
in a parked limousine.
The victim, George Meth, was
a chauffeur for Mrs. O. o. Nc
Intyre. widow Of the newspaper
columnist.
The plank. IA feet long. 10
inches wide and 2 inches thick,
slipped off the roof edge and
plunged to the street in a long
arc. It knitted through the roof
Of the Rolls Royce, killing Mr.,
Meth instantly.
A passerby, Eva Luke, SO, was
injured by splinters from the
heavy timber.
Mr.. Meth had parked the car
on West 45th street waiting for
Mrs. Mcintyre to come out of
a matinee at a nearby theater.
The scaffolding had been left
on the roof for use in repair work
being done at the hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
Bill Sets Up Group Of Il
To Plan Civic Auditorium

Legislation to establish a COM
mission for planning a fine arts
center in Washington. including
a civic auditorium, has been ap-
proved with amendment and
sent to the House District Com
mittee by a subcommittee.
Under the bill, a commission
Of 81 members would be named.
with seven appointed by the
President and seven by the Sem
ate and House District Commit
tees. The commission would re-
port on proposed plans and o
site by February /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
High Government Figures
To Watch Atomic Test
BY the Associated Press

Deputy Secretary Of Defense
Robert Anderson and other high
Government officials are going
to Nevada today to witness one
of the atomic tests.
The party includes Allen
Dulles, director Of the Central
Intelligence Agency; Nelson A.
Rockefeller, White House as
sistant; Theodore C. Streibert,
director Of the United States In
formation Agency; Donald A.
Quarles, assistant defense secre-
tary for research and develop
ment and Retired Mai. Gen.
HERBERT B. Lopez, assistant to
the Defense Secretary for Atom
ic Energy.
An atomic test Is scheduled
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17

timore, who would remain In
that city. Administration OFF,
Gals say the reason for the re-
quested move of the headquar-
tiers staff to Washington is that
these employees frequently must
make official trips here anyway
and that the bureau could con-
duct its business more effectively
with its key personnel here.
PAY-Senate Majority Leader
Lyndon johnson announced
yesterday that the Senate will
take up the 10 per cent CLASH
fled and postal pay raise bills
within the next few days. The
best guess is that the Senate
will act on the legislation next
Monday.
Senator johnson said the
postal measure will be taken up
first, followed Immediately by
the classified pay bill. There is
a move by Senate Republicans
to amend the bills downward to
provide a 7lz per cent raise for
postal workers and 6 per cent
for classified employees.
The bills 10 per cent sponsors
express confidence they have the
votes to get the bill approved in
its present form. But a hot
fight is expected by Republicans
to trim the bill to the IN per
cent and 6 per cent figures.
Meanwhile. the House Civil
Service Committee winds up its
classified pay raise hearings to-
day Yesterday, Luther Steward,
president of the National Fed
GRAFTON of Federal Employees.
and James A. Campbell, presi-
dent of the AFL American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees,
testified in favor of a 10 per
cent raise. They declared CLASH
fled workers needed even more
than that to catch up with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
Home Builders Give
Plaque 70 Lewis,
Star Really Editor

M An engraved plaque was pre-
sented last night By the Home
i, Builders Association of Metro
,upolitan Washington to Robert j.
stLewis, real estate editor of The
" Star in recognition of his hav-
ing won the association-spon-
sored 1854 journalism award
competition.
The presentation was made by
Harry A. Boswell, jr., president
of the association. in q cere-
mony at the Belle Haven Coun-
try Club, Alexandria.
- Professor Heads Judges
~ Mr.. Boswell explained that an
independent board of Judges
headed by Horace D. Crawford,
professor of Journalism at Amer
lean University. had chosen Mr..
Lewis rs recipient of the award
. for the second consecutive year.
Judging was on the basis of
newspaper articles and features
& dealing with private and Gov
'dernment activity in the field of
building. architecture. mortgage
r. finance and allied subjects and
II issues.
~ Mr.. Boswell said The Stars
real estate and homes section
was considered by the judges to
be a pace-setter curing 1854. not
only for the Washington area
but for the country as a whole.
Il Other Awards Cited
Previously Mr.. Lewis won the
award of the Washington Metro
politan Chapter, American In
stitute of Architects, for excel
ii lence in architectural writing,
and the national award of the
American Institute of Architects
I for the best news story on an
architectural subject to appear
: In an American newspaper IN
"a 1858.
!. Speaker at the meeting last
=, night was James Lange, execu-
tive editor of Practical Builder
Magazine, who told the several
hundred builders present that in
"a merchandising competition
V sponsored by the magazine over
the last five years, Washington
provided three of the top five
+ winners. They were Carl Free
. man. Robert Furman and Henry
Rolls, he said.
Mr.. Lange said in-city land is
becoming so scarce in many parts
Of the country that builders are
turning more and more to multi
level homes, and even to row.
house construction.
1.-THE land famine is nearing
: the acute stage in many areas"
he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
Strike in Finland Halls
All Rails and Shipping
BY the A,seeioisd Press

HELSINKI, Finland, Mar. II.
-Finland's nationwide strike Of
government workers settled into
its second day today. Prospects
of a quick settlement appeared
dim.
An actual count showed only
about 10000 workers had left
their jobs, a much smaller num-
Der than originally estimated.
Thousands of others, however.
were made idle by the walkouts.
Hardest hit were the railroads
and shipping. All railway traf-
fic was stepped and about rs
ships clogged Finnish harbors as
customs men stayed away.
The strikers are demanding
wage increases.