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Special Counsel to Fight
Dixon-Yotes Proposed

signing of the power contract
more than a year ago.
Both Senator Anderson and
Senator Kefauver. who heads a
Senate Antimonopoly Subcom-
mittee which held hearings on
the contract. indicated plainly
they do not want to trust the
Justice Department to handle
the claim case alone.
Senator Anderson said the
department had been involved
in negotiations looking toward
paying Dixon-Yates money"
Senator Kefauver said the
Justice Department has played
the Dixon-Yates tune" and the
American people cannot have
full confidence in ANY of the
officials of the present admin
istration who now have repson-
sibility of handling this matter"
Both Senators contended there
Is ground for a Government
counter claim for damages from
the Dixon Yates power group,
which told the Court of Claims
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BY the Associated Press

Democratic foes of the repudi-
ated Dixon-Yates contract want
Congress to take a direct hand
in a mo holds barred" court
fight against the private power
groups claim for SIS million in
damages.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat of
Tennessee, announced yesterday
he plans to introduce a resolu-
ton calling for appointment Of
a special counsel to fight the
Dixon-Yates suit, filed earlier in
the day at the United States
Court of Claims.
Senator Kefauver thus Joined
Senator Anderson, Democrat Of
New Mexico, who said such a
special lawyer should make GER
tain the Justice Department puts
up mo milk toast defense"
against the Dixon-Yates claim.
The Justice Department regu-
larly defends the Government in
suits against it.
The department had no i'm
mediate comment on the move.
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Senator Anderson, chairman
of the Senate House Atomic
Energy Committee, said the pro-
posed special counsel should also
hunt for evidence of possible law
violations in connection with
negotiations which led UP to the
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u. S., Russia Agree
BUDGET Is Too High

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.
Dec. IA (P.-The Soviet Union
and the United States both
agreed yesterday that a 1856
U. N. budget of $48.566,3 50-up
81, 6O2.550 from the current year
lis too high.
The Soviet Union and three
other Communist countries voted
mo" and the United States.
Britain, Canada and New Zea-
land abstained as the budget was
adopted by the Budgetary Com
mittee and sent to the General
Assembly
Representative Morrow, Re-
publican of New Hampshire. for
the United States. said this
would mean the biggest assess
ments ever against the so U. N.
members next year. A. H.
Clough of Britain noted these
PROBABLY would total $43 million,
about $4.3 million more than
for 1855. The United States
must pay a third of this.
Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold originally proposed a
1856 budget of $46,278, 900,
smaller than this years. but
extras have boosted the total.
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quarters are on the ground
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ATTENTIONS csn toilet biOld
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Edward Burton, 81,
Veteran Printer

Edward E. Burton, 81. a printer
here for many years, died Thurs
day at a Sanitorium in Cullen,
Md. after a brief illness.
Mr.. Burton. who lived at
Woodland Beach. Edgewood, Md.
was born in Washington and at
tended public schools here.
He began his printing career
when he was IA years old with
the Mcqueen Printing Co., $40
Tenth street NV. He retired
from the firm prior to World
War II, but returned to work
for four years during the war.
He had more than So years Of
service with the company.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Margurite Thompson and
Mrs Frances e. Thomas, and two
sons. Emmott N. and Howard w.
Burton. and q sister. Mrs. Cecilia
Hines. q
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Reuben T. Wood,
Labor Leader and
|Ex-RePresentotive

Reuben T. Wood. 70. former
Representative from Missouri,
and president emeritus Of the
Missouri Federation Of Labor
died today in Springfield. Mo.
Mr.. Wood, known in Washing
ton as 'Rube," served as a Demo-
cratic Representative from Mis-
souri, from 1888 to 1941.
Born on q farm near Spring
field, Mr.. Wood attended public
schools In the area and received
private instructions. He ap.
|prenticed as a cigar maker ir
1898 but four years later entered
the labor field.
An organization officer from
1902 to 1912, Mr.. Wood was
chosen president of the Missouri
State Federation of Labor anc
served in that post until he rar
for Congress in 1882.
After being defeated for elec.
ton in 1910, he returned to Mis-
souri, and resumed his job a.
head of the State labor organ
Iization. He was made president
emeritus upon retirement.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
III Men Indicted
In Strike Probe

LEXINGTON, KY, July 16 (F1.
"A Federal grand Jury investi-
eating violence in the recent
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
strike returned u indictments
yesterday, II of them charging
perjury.
The perjury indictments
named II men. four Of who also
were named in another indict-
ment on four counts in connec-
tion with the dynamiting of a
bridge at Oakdale. Breathitt
County, last April /.
United States District Attor-
ney Henry j. Cook said certain
important government witnesses
who appeared before the grand
jury have expressed fear for
their own safety by reason of
their testimony.
Accordingly, subpoenas have
been issued for these witnesses
to appear at the january term
OF court in Lexington, when the
cases against the persons in
dicted will be called for trial.
This was done out of an
abundance of caution inasmuch
as all witnesses who have testi-
fied before a Federal Grand jury
or who are to be witnesses in a
Federal Court come under the
protection of the government"
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|timore College Of Dentistry in
1912. He was appointed an as
sistant dental surgeon in the
Navy in 1912. During World
War ], while attached to the
Marine Corps. received the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor for
ministering surgical aid to an
enlisted man in the field under
heavy artillery fire. He also was
awarded the Army's Silver Star
and the Italian War Cross.
In 1943, Admiral Lyle was pro-
NOTED to the rank of rear ad-
miral and was appointed in
spector Of dental activities for
the Nays Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery. He became assist
ant chief of the dentistry section
OF the bureau in 1945 and the
following year was made acting
chief Of the dental corps.
He served from 1947 until his
retirement as general inspector
for dentistry for the Bureau Of
Medicine and Surgery.
Admiral Lyle is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ruth Lyle. Of Ports
mouth.
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Moi. 6. |. Lloyd,
Insurance Leader

PEEKSKILL, N. y. July 16
|(R.-Maj. George L. Lloyd, 81,
aviation insurance pioneer and
husband Of the former Martha
Boswell, member of the popular
sister singing trio Of some years
ago, died at Peekskill Hospital,
His home was at nearby Putnam
Valley.
Mai. Lloyd's career was a
varied one. beginning with his
service from 1916 to 1919 as a
squadron commander in the
Royal Air Force. He received i've
decorations.
Later he held executive posi-
tions with several insurance
firms in this country and Cam
ada, and was a founder and di-
rector of the Decca Phonograph
Record Co.
After World War Mai. Lloyd
was with the on-Liverpool
Insurance Co. in its Montreal
loffice. In 1926 he became a vice
president of the Globe Indemnity
Co. of Montreal.
Later he entered the field oi
aviation insurance at an early
stage Of its development and
served as an executive of the
Aero Insurance Underwriters OF
New York. He left this firm five
years ago. He retired as an off,
Icial Of the Decca firm a year age,
but continued as q director OF
another insurance concern, the
General Assurance Co. He was
Ia native of Rhodesia. Africa.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
W. S. Lawrence, Sc, Director
OF Federal CD Transportation

william S. Lawrence. 56. di-
rector Of transportation for the
Federal Civil Defense Agency.
died Thursday aboard plane
while returning to the agency's
headquarters in Battle Creek,
Mich, from New York City.
Mr.. Lawrence had been trans
portation officer Of the FDCA
since the organization was
established in 1861. He lived in
Washington until the agency
transferred its offices to Battle
Creek last September.
A native of Collingwood, Ohio,
he entered the transportation
field in 1913 with the New York
Central Railroad at Sandusky,
Ohio. In 1917 he entered the
Navy and during World War !,
served as commanding officer
and instructor of the student
training unit at the University
of Cincinatti.
He returned to the transpor-
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Dulles Refuses Request
For iran Oil Pact Doto

land. France and the Neither.
lands.
Mr.. Dulles said In view Of the
objections. "and the complica-
tions that might result in the
operations Of the Iranian oil
industry making them public
would affect adversely the foreign
relations Of the United States.
All five Of the United States
oil companies in the Iranian
cartel are now defendants In an
antitrust action brought by Mr..
Brownell in 1858. They are
charged with conspiracy to divide
foreign oil production and
markets, to control foreign pro-
duction. and to iix United States
and world prices.
The companies are the Stand
ard OIL Co. of New Jersey, Stand
ard OH Of California. The Texas
Co.. Gulf on Corp, and Socony-
Mobil Oil Co.. Inc.
Under the oil "consortium''
sponsored by the United States
after Iran nationalized its oil
industry with the threat Of q
Communist control. the i've
United States companies get 40
per cent Of Trans production.
Other partners in the cartel
are the Anglo-Iranian OH CO.,
Ltd. with 40 per cent: the Royal
Dutch Shell group (Netherlands)
with IA per cent. and the Com
pagnie Francois des Petroles
with 6 per cent.
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~ the Associated Press

Secretary Of State Dulles has
refused. because Of foreign OBJ
jections, to unveil stili-secret
details Of an international
agreement last year dividing
Trans oil production among
eight oil companies.
His refusal was contained In
q letter made public today by
Chairman Celler, Democrat
lof New York, Of the House
Antitrust subcommittee inyes-
Itlgating the role Of the I'VE
United States oil companies In
the cartel. It was in reply to
Ia request for all documents con-
|nected with the agreement.
Mr.. Dulles did say that At
itorney Gen. Brownell. In an
opinion requested by President
Eisenhower. held in January,
1854. that participation in the
cartel by the United States COM
Ipanies did not constitute a vio-
|lation of the antitrust laws. Mr..
Dulles quoted from the opinion.
which State Department sources
disclosed at the time.
But Mr.. Dulles firmly declined
Mr.. Celler's request to make
public details Of at least four
supplemental agreements affect
ing the cartel's production and
distribution Of Iranian oil be-
cause Of strong objections" by
the governments of Iran. Eng
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Ford Hints Fear
OF Chrysler Move
Brought Pay Pact

DETROIT, July 16 B.--A
Ford Motor Co. official hints
grant the CIo United Auto
Workers Union a full guaranteed
annual wage prompted Ford to
agree to a modified layoff plan.
John s. Bugas, Ford vice presi-
dent in charge Of industrial rela-
tions. said Ford eliminated the
dangerous principles Of the
JAWS guaranteed annual wage"
by agreeing to watered-down
version.
/ He said in a booklet outlining
the plan negotiated by the COM
Ipany with the UAW June Z that
Ford experts felt "inadequacies"
in present State unemployment
compensation systems could
build up pressure for some sort
Iof experimentation.
And he added that Ford felt
this pressure could force a
''break-through" in the auto in
duStry.
"As a matter of fact. such a
break-through could have hap
pened in the automotive industry
later this summer" Mr.. Bugas
said.
Ford and GIN were in negotia-
Itions at the same time. Chrysler,
last OF the Big Three, was left
for later this summer.
With the pattern now set.
Chrysler is expected to adopt the
Ford and GIN layof pay plan.
The Chrysler contract expires
August 81.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
u M Ends Tour
OF U. 5. Today

/ SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 Up.
l-Burma's Prime Minister U Nu
leaves BY plane today for Tokyo,
cautiously hopeful of q recon
lciliation between the United
States and Red China "in the
Iforeseeable future"
Winding up q three week
good will tour of this country,
the Burmese leader told a news
conference yesterday he feels
world tensions have relaxed.
Obviously mindful of the
furry touched of by his recent
remark that he felt United
States leaders actually wanted
to recognize Red China. he said
mo one in Washington Ger
tainly not in the State Depart
ment-had spoken to him advo-
eating recognition.
But he added that 1t never
|theless was his belief there must
be a reconciliation in the FORE
|seeabie future"
Asked by reporters If he felt
he had achieved any success in
seeking recognition of the Pei
ping regime. U Nu smiled and
said:
II would say my efforts have
mot been entirely fruitless. No
countries in the world can, carry
ION hostility for a long time"
The Prime Minister had warm
praise for the American people.
Prom President Eisenhower in
Washington to the farmer in the
|remotest rural area I visited,
everyone offered me the same
warm hearted, friendly frank
mess which has won my own
heart" he said.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
|Murrow Uninjured
AS PIone Hits Pole

YAKIMA, Wash. July is tP)
+ Fifteen persons, including
Newscaster Edward r. Murrow
and his family. walked away un-
injured yesterday when an air.
liner crashed into d pole and
lost six feet Of wing tip after
"a landing.
The Northwest Orient Airlnes
twin-engined DC3 set down dur
ing a thunderstorm at 500 pm.
on a flight from Seattle. Two
thirds of the way down the run
way. Capt. Jack Taylor. the pilot,
found his brakes would not hold
against a sudden 40-mile-an-
hour gust of wind.
The plane sailed right along
for several hundred yards after
the runway terminated, finally
striking the pole.
The impact sheered off the
wing tip and broke a power line
but the plane stopped and the
u passengers and three crew
members alighted without diff
Guilty.
With Mr.. Murrow. 47-year-old
board member of Columbia
Broadcasting System. were his
wife, Jannette, and their son,
Casey. 8. They and other pas
sengers who were not disembark-
ing at Yakima later flew on to
Spokane in another NWA air.
liner from Portland. Greg.
Evening star., 1955-07-16

tation business following the war
and worked with the New York
Central. Cromwell Steel Co., U.
S. Truck Lines, Inc, and served
as assistant to the president Of
Motor Express Inc.
He joined the Army during
World War II and became trans
portation officer on the general
star Of the 5th Army.
After his discharge from serv-
ice, Mr.. Lawrence went to Vene-
zuela to develop transportation
enterprises in that country. He
also served as a consultant to
the Venezuelan government.
He returned to this coutry in
1851 and Joined the Civil De-
Tense Agency.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Vera Merrell Lawrence. and a
daughter, Stephanie, Z.
Funeral services were to be
held today in Battle Creek. Bur-
ial will be in Arlington Cemetery
next week.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Cosoblunco Riotine Spreads
Despite Martial Law; 26 Dead

CASABLANCA, Morocco, July
l16 R.-Rioting in Casablanca,
which has taken 26 lives in the
Ipast two days. spread to the ma
tive quarter of the city today de-
spite declaration of martial
law in the city.
In the native quarter, built
along modern lines, Moroccans
set fire to a hospital and a sugar
warehouse. Firemen called to
put out the flames were stoned.
Army tanks were ordered to the
area.
The announcement of martial
law was made by Gilbert Grand
val, the new French resident gen.
Ieral. who declared police forces
had showed themselves inade-
|quate in the past SO hours. Dur
ing yesterdays wild demonstra-
|tions In the European quarter,
police were reported to have been
Iconspiciously absent. Mr.. Grand
val had previously ordered a 9
pm. to 5 am. curfew.
All stores in the European
quarter were closed tight and
street traffic was far below nor
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Floyd w. Williams,
Former Legion Chief

ROANOKE, July is G.-
Floyd w. Williams of Galax,
former Virginia Department COM
mander of the American Legion.
died yesterday in a Roanoke hos
pital. He was about SO.
Mr.. Williams, q prominent
businessman, had been a patient
at the hospital since June ii. He
had suffered a heart attack.
Mr.. Williams was State COM
mander of the Legion l942-43.
He also was former commander
of the old 9th District Legion
organization.
At one time he represented
Grayson County in the Virginia
House Of Delegates.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Husband Sees Hope
In Suzun Ball Case

HOLLYWOOD. July l6 B.-
Suzan Balls husband. Richard
Long. says her condition is
serious" but mot without the
ever-present element of hope"
The actor said the 2l-year-old
actress was resting comfortably
yesterday at the City Of Hope
Medical Center in nearby Duarte,
undergoing a diagnosis for a
recurrence of cancer. Her right
leg was amputated because of
the disease Is months ago.
Doctors expect to complete
their diagnostic studies early
next week Suzan is receiving
oxygen occasionally. Her condi-
ton was termed slightly i'm
proved yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Mexico Air Crush
Kills 2 From u. 5.

MEXICO CITY, July l6 (R.--
Officials of the Lausa Airline
said last night 21 persons, in
cluding two Americans, appar-
emily lost their lives in the crash
of a burning DC3 plane in south
ern Mexico.
The Americans were identified
as Edwin Weinbaum and his
wife Margo of New York.
Earlier reports said seven
persons were killed. Rescue
squads Of soldiers reached the
smouldering wreck yesterday but
could not tell exactly how many
were on the plane.
Lausa officials, making a check
of village airports in southern
Mexico, said 81 seemed to have
been on board.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Court Supports
in Fiqht

HOUSTON. Tex. July 10 (A1.
I-Houston's millionaire Mayor
was armed today with . court
order against interference from
THE City Council which wants
to impeach him.
.An abortiye attempt at reyo-
luton" 42-year-old Roy Hof-
heinz said of the councils unani-
nous move. The Mayor said it
would take a court order to get
him out OF Office.
Nevertheless. Matt Wilson.
Mayor pro tenn. told reporters he
considers himself Mayor since
the noisy council meeting yes
terday at which impeachment
proceedings were begun.
Mayor Hofheinz got his tenn
Fporary restraining order from
District Judge Spurgeon e. Bell.
who ordered the council not to
interfere with Mayor Hofheinz
in carrying out the Mayors
official duties. The Judge set q
hearing for July 20 on Mayor
Hofheinz' plea for q permanent
Injunction.
The court order also restrains
MIR. Wilson from acting as Mayor
while Mayor Hofheinz is physic-
ally capable Of serving in that
capacity.
Mayor Hofheinz and the eight
councilmen are all Democrats.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Gun Collectors
Here Organize

A new club made its bow here
last night, with organization Of
the Potomac Arms Collectors AS
sociation---a group made UP Of
collectors of antique weapons of
all kinds.
Named president at a meet
ing in the National Museum was
C. Meade Patterson, SO, of 1904
Fourteenth avenue, Hyattsville.
Md, National Rifle Association
staff member in charge of the
NRA's gun collectors depart
ment.
John B. Gilmer. 80, of 1914
Sixty-seventh avenue, Riverdale,
Md, was elected vice president,
and Roger s. Cohen, jr., 20. of
1912 Simmons drive, Rockville,
Md. was named secretary treas
urer.
Organized by members of sim
liar groups in Maryland and
Virginia, the organizational
meeting was attended by nearly
10 prospective members, includ~
Ing three women.
One woman, Mrs. Charlotte
Oakley, and her husband, Mai.
r. L. Oakley. USAF, Of Glen
Burnie, Md, also are charter
Of the Carolina Gun
Collectors Association and the
Central Ohio Gun and Indian
Relics Gun Collectors group. as
well as three other gun clubs.
Named as chairman Of the as
sociation's Constitution and By
Laws Committee was D. j. Har-
rill Of 1857 North Rockingham
street. Arlington. while Oscar
De Prato Of 3l1 Apple Grove
road, Silver Spring, was ap-
pointed chairman of the Mem
bership Committee.
The group will hold its next
meeting at 7:30 pm. August
26. in the National MuseHn,
Evening star., 1955-07-16

NAL. Police and firemen worked
to clear away debris from yester-
days rioting,
Reinforced police and army
units patrolled the streets and
"a police plane fiew low over the
city to spot congregations of
people.
Several hundred demonStra-
tors tried to assemble near the
area where the government
buildings are concentrated, but
they were dispersed by police.
Police and firemen began
clearing away smashed and
burned automobiles and utility
poles littering the streets.
Mobs took over the Euro
pean quarter of the city for l2
hours yesterday before order
was restored.
European residents prepared
today to bury the victims of a
nationalist terrorist bombing
which touched off the outbreaks
Thursday. Six persons were
killed when the bomb ex-
ploded in a crowded cafe Sec
tion where Frenchmen were
celebrating BaStille Day.