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put one is known to be William
p. Foster. ailing national chair
man, of the party.
: Their restoration to the rolls
Nas based on a decision by ref
6ree. Peter j. Hoegen of the adj
tninistration's appeals council.
Hes held that the law bars the
Government from disregarding
wages on which social security
lakes were paid in the 1937-1952
period.
4 Pending further study, Mr..
Hoegen delayed decision on the
basic issue of whether employ
3neht by the Communist Party
Is Covered by the Social Security
Act.
4 The Is persons were removed
Afrom the old-age rolls or had
etheir benefits reduced after So
tcial security held that the Com
amunist Party is an arm of a
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about high officials of our Gov.
eminent visiting Russia"
Mr.. Snyder declined to say
which officials are involved in
the talks. But when asked if the
Joint Chiefs of Staff would ac-
cept an invitation to visit the
Soviet Union he replied:
II wouldn't be surprised"
He said he did not know
whether such a visit now is
under consideration.
An inquiry at the Russian
Embassy brought a response
that Marshal Sokolovsky, Soviet
army chief of staff, has invited
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, United
States Air Force Chief of Staff
to send a high-level delegation
of two or three officers to the
celebration of aviation day ir
Russia on June "a.
This was reported by the Office
of Col. Philip Bachinsky, Ali
Attache of the Embassy.
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areas tonight. Mostly sunny and
cool tomorrow.
Wind-Small craft warnings
are displayed on the lower Po-
tomac and Chesapeake Bay.
Diminishing wind tonight, be-
coming east or southeast 10 to
is miles per hour tomorrow.
Visibility excellent.
River Report
from U EnRineersI
Potomac River clear al Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls. Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Reading Washintgon National Airport
Midntpht 80 Noon ~
am. $50 pm II
\ am BS pm ~
Record temperatures This Year
Highest % on May Is and IA
Lowest 20 on January "a, 2S and
February 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-24
U. of Nd. Graduates
To Hear DR.. Gardner

DR.. John w. Gardner, presi-
dent Of the Carnegie Founda-
ton. will be guest speaker at the
University of Maryland COM
Imencement June 8.
More than $500 students from
the College Park and Baltimore
campuses will be graduated. The
exercises will be held for the
first time in the new activities
building.
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Passport Quiz
Probes Peace
Farley Trips
B, the Associated Press

The House Committee on IN
American Activities sought to-
day to find out how Americans
have obtained permission to
travel to various peace" confer
ences in foreign countries.
The committee is holding a
series of hearings on the issu-
ance Of American passports as
they relate to security problems.
Listed as witnesses today were
Louis Wheaton, Dr.. John A.
Kingsbury and Mary Russak, all
from New York City.
The committee identified Mr..
Wheaton as chairman of the
American delegation to the
Asiatic- Pacific Peace Conference
in Peiping. China. in 1852. It
said Mr.. Kingsbury was chair
man of the National Council OF
American-Soviet Friendship and
the only American to attend a
preparatory meeting in Peiping
for the 1852 conference.
The committee named Miss
Russak as chairman of the New
York Peace Committee and
chairman of the American dele
cation to a 1852 intercontinental
peace conference in Montevideo,
Uruguay.
Yesterday William Wallace of
Mt. Vernon, N. Y, testified that
Mr.. Wheaton and Miss Russak
were known to him as Commu-
nists.
Mr.. Wallace, who said he was
a Communist Party member in
1949-55, told of going to Moscow
in 1851 on an American passport
which he said stipulated that he
was going to England and
France. i,
Willard Uphaus of New Haven,
Conn.,. executive director of
World Fellowship. Inc. said he
went to a world peace congress
in Warsaw, Poland, in 1850 on
a two-year passport obtained in
l949. Mr.. Uphaus said he OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-24
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-CleaI
tonight, with low around 40 in
the city. Near 80 tonight in the
outlying areas, with scattered
frost predicted. Mostly sunny
and cool tomorrow. high Sc.
Maryland-Fair and cooler to-
night, with scattered frost in the
west and extreme north. Lows
80 to 38 in the west. 38 to As in
the north and in 40s elsewhere,
Some cloudiness tomorrow and a
little milder in the afternoon.
sVirginia-Clear and cooler to-
night. low 80 to 40 in the in
terror and 40 to As near the
c6ast. Scattered frost in the
Shenandoah Valley and interior
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foreign government. 1t further
held that service performed in
the employ of the Communist
Party did not constitute covered
employment under the Social
Security Act.
Under that ruling, wage rec
ordS of Communist Party en-
.ployes were disregarded going
back to 1887.
The referee ruled that under
"a time limitation in the Social
Security Act, wages recorded
prior to 1852 could not be dis
regarded.
AS the major portion of the
wage credits in most of the cases
was accumulated prior to 1852,
the decision means full restora-
ton of benefits to some of those
involved and a partial restora-
ton to others.
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aIIef rejecting administration
amendments.
Chairman Murray of tn,
House group has said he feels tn,
ISenate-approved bill is too cost,
in its present form and that tn,
benefits should be scaled dow
somewhat.
However, other members of tn,
House committee have expressed
their support of the bill. This in
dictates a hot fight in the Hous,
group over provisions of the bill
similar to the hassle in the com
Imittee last year over the Fedora
pay raise legislation.
Senate approval of the John.
ston civil service retirement
measure came after it defeated
a series of White House-spon,
sored amendments that were de.
signed to trim the benefits anc
reduce the cost.
Hint at Veto
After the Senate approved tn,
bill. Senate Minority Leade,
hnowland pointedly declared
1T would be a shame if thi,
body approved a bill that will
not become law"
The Californian called on tn.
House to modify the bill alone
the lines advocated by the adj.
mlniStration. Senator Knowlanc
also revived the administrations
argument for supplemental so.
cial security coverage for Federal
workers but didn't press the
point. He did, however, express
nope that the Senate Finance
Committee would give the social
security proposal some consider.
alton.
However, administration off.
Gals concede that the supple.
mental social security proposal is
oead as far as this Congress is
concerned and they say theil
night will center around attempts
to modify the Johnston bill.
The Johnston bill approved
yesterday by the Senate is SUBJ
tantially the one originally
okayed by the Senate Civil Sery.
ice Committee.
Some ReviSiOns
There were some revisions
adopted by the Senate One
would eliminate the provision
whereby short-term Federal en-
ployes, upon leaving the Govern
ment, would have the option OF
paying social security tax or
their years of Federal service SC
they can receive social security
credit for their years in Govern
ment. Senator Carlson. Republi-
can of Kansas. author of the
adopted amendment, said thi:
matter is IN. the province of the
Senate Finance Committee. He
expressed the hope that the COM
mittee would consider this fea.
ture as part of the pending So
cial security legislation in Con-
gresS.
Another change in the bill
places a ceiling on the amount
OF benefits the wife and mino,
children of a deceased Fedora.
worker may receive. The orr.
ginal bill provided an annua,
to the wife of half OF
an employees earned annuity
plus $500 annually for each OF
the minor children. The amended
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Ruling Hits
AT RefusuIs
To estify

CINCINNATI, May "a R.-
The United States Court of APP
peals, Sixth Circuit. has ruled
that no defendant may take the
stand in his own defense and
then refuse to answer questions
under protection of the Fifth
Amendment.
The decision, it was learned
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tanned the passport for a 1949
"trip to England. France, Ger
many, Belgium and Holland.
He said he had tried twice in
later wears to obtain a passport
Ito go to peace conferences in
Vienna, Austria and Montevideo,
but was turned down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-24
Red Employees Restored
o Social Security Rolls
BY the Associated Press

Thirteen former employees of the United States Communist
Party have been restored security eligible for
retirement benefits.
The Social Security Administration had
pm the ground that work done for the did constitute
covered empoymen The law prohibits disclosure their
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bill provides that the total pay
ment for the number of chill
dren can't exceed $1,000 annu-
ally or 40 per cent of the en-
ploye's average salary. which.
ever is smaller. Also the total
benefits to the family can't ex-
coed 80 per cent of the employees
average salary.
8 Per Cent for Members
Also. the Senate adopted an
amendment by Senator Williams,
Republican of Delaware whereby
members of Congress would pay
70 per cent of their salaries for
their benefits. Federal employees
as well as legislative and judicial
workers would pay 7 per cent.
The Government also would be
required to match this 7 per
cent contribution each year as
part of each agency's personnel
costs.
Basically, the Senate-ap-
proved bill would increase the
lannuities of present Federal
workers by about rs per cent.
An employees annuity would be
based on his five years highest
average salary, as at present.
The rate Of computation would
be 1l2 per cent for five years
of service or / per cent plus $25,
whichever is larger. For all
service in excess of five years,
the computation rate would be
2 per cent for all employees, COM
pared to the present IL per cent
or l per cent plus $25 computa-
ton formula.
Family survivorship benefits
would be increased SO per cent
or more, depending on the num-
Der of dependents.
Optional retirement after 80
years of service, regardless of
age. would be permitted at only
a small financial penalty to the
employee.
Half of Annuity
Federal employees, upon retire.
ment could designate their
spouses husband or wife, to re-
ceive half survivorship annuity
upon their deaths at no charge
to the retiree if the annuity is
less than $2,400 a year. If the
annuity is greater than that
amount. the retiree would pay
10 per cent on any amount over
81, 400 TO get this benefit for his
spouse. The first $2,400 of the
annuity would not be subject to
any reduction.
The bill would become effec-
tive next January /.
Senator Knowland and other
Republicans hammered at the
bill on the grounds it was too
costly. They commended the total
cost would be 1915 million a year.
Senate Democrats challenged
this figure. declaring that it
would be 40 years before it cost
the Government that much
money. They presented Civil
Service Commission figures to
the effect that the bill would
only cost $40 million in its first
year of operations, $50 million
in its fifth year and $3.50 million
in its 10th year.
The test vote yesterday came
on the Republican amendment
to abolish the 30-year retirement
feature. It was defeated, as to
SO. Then, by a vote of SIS to Is,
the Senate defeated the Know
land amendment to eliminate
the liberal survivorship annuity
features for retirees and their
spouSes.
At this point, Senator Know
land said it was apparent that
the Senate would uphold the
features of the Johnston bill and
announced he would offer no
more amendments. The admins
tration had been prepared to
offer an amendment to compute
annuities on a ia per cent
formula rather than the 2 per
cent formula in the Johnston
bill.
Chairman Johnston Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
the bills sponsor, handled the
on the Senate floor.
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grafton officer, said the landlord
of two of the seamen who lived
in Paterson, N. j., had testified
that two Soviet U. N. officials
had appeared at their house on
the night of April 5 and left
early the next morning with the
Seamen.
He recalled the landlord
testimony that the seamen's
room was in wild disarray, 4"
that a bloody shirt and under
shirt were found, and that there
were other evidences of violence,
"WaS that information avail
able to the immigration author
ities?" Mr.. Morris asked.
1T was not, sir" the officer
replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-24
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Retirement Bill Veto
Hinted to Curb Costs
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Administration forces today limited possible presidential
veto of the retirement bill unless
it is modified by the House.
indications are that the House Civil Committee will
lose time scheduling hearings on the legislation within
the next lew weeks The Senate approved the bill late yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-24
WEATHER BUREAU F

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-A few local thunder
storms expected tonight in Northern Mississippi and
eArkansaS with showers and scattered thundershowers
the Great Plains Northern and EaSCentra Rockies 1t
will continue quite cool in the Northeast with freezing
temperatures in Northern New England and the Northern
Appalachians 1t will be in the Lakes region Ohio
Valley and Upper and Central Mississippi vaey-AP Wire
photo Map.
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HiEh and Low Of Last - Hours
High. ~ al 1913 pm,
Low, 40 at 8 90 am,
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The Sun and Moon

Sun today 5IS am So n N,
Sun. tomorrow 5.JS am. S.55 \ M
Moon today S.3S pm. $3.50 m
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
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FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
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The immigration Service off,
Ger said each of the seamen was
interviewed separately at the
airport while Sobolev was kept
at a distance.
Subcommittee Counsel Robert
Morris, questioning the Immi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

Dunbar firm to pay the State
$l14,l38 in alleged overcharges.
Before the grand jury acted
1t heard testimony by George
Klauser, the States attorneys
auditor. He repeatedly told the
jurors there were SO paper
transactions" in which surplus
food was transferred from the
United States Agriculture De-
partment to Dunbar g. Co. to the
Chicago Board of Education
without any actual movement OF
food.
1t was the third recent case
of a grand jury inquiry involv-
ing top-fight politicians in I'LL
nois.
Investigating Fund
The Cook County grand jury
has been looking into an en-
ploye welfare fund in the office
of Herbert c. Paschen, county
treasurer. The fund was made
up of contributions from bank
ers who had county money on
deposit in their banks.
Mr.. Paschen said he violated
no law. He withdrew late in Au-
gust as the Democratic candi-
date for Governor.
Orville E. Hodge, Republican
State auditor. stepped out of his
office and quit as nominee fol
reelection earlier in July. He
now is serving a 12-to-15-year
prison sentence for pocketine
more than 81 million in State
cash,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Eighth HOOdIunl
Seized in Link
TO RieseI Case

NEW YORK. Sept. 20 (R.-
Theodore Ri, 43, a shadowy fig
ure in the rackets-ridden gar
ment industry, was seized yester-
day in the acid-blinding Of labor
columnist Victor Riesel.
Ri, the target of a Nations
wide FBI manhunt, was de-
scribed as a henchman OF John
Johnny Dio) Dioguardi, alleged
ringleader in the April S acid
attack on the newspaperman.
Police quoted Ri as saying he
met Mr.. Riesel about a year ago
in a restaurant on Fifty-second
street.
Ri was caught by two detec-
'tives Of New York's West Thir-
tieth street station. They were
Frank o'Sullivan and Edward
Cavanagh.
Found Outside Store
Both knew Ri by sight. They
did not say how they were tipped
of to his whereabouts. They
found him idling in front of a
clothing store on West Thirty
second street.
Although Ri was described by
the FBI as extremely dangerous,
he surrendered meekly at gun
point. He had 500 in his pockets.
Detectives quoted him as saying
he had been hiding out in sub
ways. fearful of surrendering to
the FBI lest they give him "a
hard time
Ri was held in 100000 bail
by Federal Judge Alexander o.
Bicks for a hearing Septem-
Der 26.
Eighth Man Seized
He was the eighth man ar
rested in connection with the
assault that cost Mr.. Riesel his
sight.
Mr.. Riesel. himself, blamed the
ATTACK on enmities incurred by
his crusade against racketeers in
organized labor.
Federal officials believe Ri
may have driven a car for the
men involved in the assault.
The actual attacker was said
to have been Abraham Telvi. a
22-year-old hocdlum who was
found slain on the Lower East
Side July %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Grand Jury Repeatedly
|IndictS Illinois Official

CHICAGO, Sept. 20 (R.-The
Cook County grand jury re-
portedly has voted true bills
against Vernon L. Nickel. State
superintendent Of public institu-
ton. and three other persons in
its investigation Of the hauling
of surplus foods.
Others repeatedly named yes
terday were James Dunbar, ST.,
president Of Dunbar Co., a truck
ing firm: Frank o. Washam. di-
rector of the Chicago school
lunchroom program. and Harold
Wolfe. State director of the
lunchroom program.
They repeatedly were charged
with conspiracy to Ak prices, to
prevent competition. to defraud
the Board of Education and the
City Of Chicago and to defraud
the State of Illinois.
Mr.. Nickel, a Republican, is
serving his fourth four-year term
as superintendent of public in
struction.
Had Contract
The Dunbar company had a
contract for hauling surplus food
to schools in Illinois for their
lunchroom programs.
The contract was terminated
in April, 1855. and subsequently
was investigated by a Congress
sional subcommittee, as to
whether the profits were exorbi-
tant.
Mr.. Dunbar had the contract
to deliver Federal surplus food
stuffs to schools and State and
county institutions for 20
months. 1t started in June, 1852,
and was terminated by Mr..
Nickel in April, 1855.
Representative Fountain, Dem
ocrat of North Carolina. head Of
the House Intergovernmental
Subcommittee, once said excess
sive profits of $780, 900 to $780,
900 were indicated.
Mr.. Dunbar rejoined that a
private audit showed profits were
less than 100000.
Politics Charged
States Attorney John Gut
knecht, who directed the Cook
County grand jury investigation,
is a Democrat bidding for re-
election. Mr.. Dunbar, a Repub-
lican leader and clerk of the
Sangamon County Probate Court,
commented last month: This in
vestigation is strictly political"
Attorney General Latham
castle of Illinois has asked the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
GU Medical School
Gets $500,000 Grunt

The Very Rev. Edward B.
president of Georgetown
University. announced the re-
ceipt Sunday of a check for
100000 from the Ford Founda-
ton for the Georgetown School
of Medicine.
Georgetown was one of A pri-
vately supported medical schools
receiving Ford grants totaling
$2I, 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Tire Dealers Launch
Drive to Cur Fatalities

Tire dealers across the Nation
have launched a month long
safe tire" drive, aimed at re-
ducing the traffic death figures.
The goal of the campaign, ac-
cording to M. r. Darlington. jr.,
managing director of the Inter-
Industry Highway Safety COM
mittee. is to remove all unsafe
tires from the streets and high
WAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, May tP.-A heavy wav,
on prof1t taking swept over the high fly,
ing soybean futures on the Board o.
1rsoe today. forcing prices sharply lower
new than, in the old crop months. Jan,
uary !soybeans opened off the lO-cent
daliy limit. November soybeans plunged
r ~ Genus shortly after the opening. Bott
raiied from these extreme lows
most other cereals also declined ir
active. dealings May wheat. down more
tnan cents yesterday, was an exception
trade mad new c small ga gain In the earl,
put they later turned downward WITH
the rest of the market.
Wheat near the end Of the first hou,
corn q to IL lover. S Nav s = Ss 30 al,
z to z lower. May 1854. rye "a to );
lower, May $1.2134, soybeans ga TO az
lover, May S32S, and lard unchaneec
NJ 80 cents NJ hundred pounds lower
Brokers attributed the heavy earl,
selling in soybeans to profit-taking. Soy.
oeanS nave enjoyed a spectacular rise
contracts yesterday. Since the start O q
the year gains have averaged about St
cents in old crop months.
tecnnlcai reaction was due. traders
lett. Nevertheless. there was some sur
prise at the manner in which the I'm.
tlled buying orders at the close YESTERDAY
drled up overnight.
v.S One explanation for the sudden re.
VerSal was a trade rumor Argentina had
Europe, 1t was claimed the long delay
IN Italy,s expected buying could be
accounted for by this offer. But some
gfa lrl men doubted Argentina had that
IN addition. directors of the board
took ACTION late yesterday to put out
some OF the speculative fire Under soy.
oneanS' raising margin requirements Ia
e cents bushel on old crop months
and 20 cents on new crop months
New crop wheat continued to be
fell in parts of the winter wheat belt
although II. was mostly in the eastern
sections. which are not in as urgent
need OF moisture as the western sections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
BALTIMORE
MARKETS

Quotations furnished by the United
states Agriculture Department:
Poultry Quotations
oo Market barely steady on fryers. Prices
on fancy quality fresh arrivals. which
moved well at the higher reported prices
carried supplies offered at lower prices
failed TO move. Receipts moderate. Mar
fowl Demand generally light with
fancy soft-meat type selling at 80 cents
OheringS fully ample for current trade
sers eSunds and oye e s5qf Hens
HEAVY, type. 1880, some SO; light
Grain Market
Elour-Receipts.. 5.l20 l00-lb. sacks
shipments. 487,200 bushels; stocks
2.5l5,01S bushels. No. . red winter
esrlieky. spot. $3.50 ttransit); S2.25
Corn - Receipts, 25e.ea4 bushels;
oats@Re eHsRtis eesos bushels; ship.
Barley - Receipts, Al $50 bushels:
shipments, ls6.667 bushels: stocks. ISL
Rye@Receipts. 2s.O4i bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks. 1891 bushels.
Soybeans - Receipts. 7.l74 bushels:
shipments, 10000 bushels; stocks. 474,-
0S5 bushels
MAlllttu-fttNelplSs '1OD- JOHb.
Egg Market Firm
yesterdays Quotations)
Eggs. Market STEADY TO Arm Prices
generally | cent higher on large eggs
Prices on. current receipts trending
higher, Offerings fully ample for a fair
demand Receipts moderate to heavy.
Prices paid by flrst receivers delivered
FOB. Baltimore, cases included Large,
min. 90 pct A quality, whites 4l-42.
few lower; browns and mixed colors
4l-42, few lower. Mediums, min. go pct
A quality, whites 1885, browns and
mixed colors 35ts-36h. tcurrent re-
ceipts $685. centsD
Receipts. EGGS 400 cases by truck.