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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Senate Minority Leader Knowl.
and today made 1t clear he was
doing nothing to put himself into
the April 10 Illinois presidential
primary-and, on the other
hand, nothing to take himself
out.
Told that a petition to place
his name on the primary ballot
was being filed at Springfield
today, the deadline for filing, the
California Senator said he hac
not been informed about this
other than through the press.
He added he would have moth
ing more to say in regard to
this move until and If he is
officially notified by the Illinois
secretary of state that his name
has been entered, through a Pc
tition carrying the requisite
number of signatures.
Filed by Admirer
The Senator's consent is not
required to place his name In
the Illinois primary. If his name
is entered, he will be in much
the same position as President
Eisenhower, whose name wa:
filed by Gov. Stratton without
either the assent or the oppo.
sition Of the President.
The Chicago Tribune today
carried a story to the effect that
a petition placing senator
Knowland's name in the Illinoi.
primary would be filed at Spring
field by Mrs. Durive Treyak
carrying 1900 signatures. Mrs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Gas Station Safe
With 5000 Stolen

A safe containing 5000 dis
appeared early today in the brief
span of an hour. from a South
east Washington gasoline service
station. police reported.
The 200-pound safe was miss
ing, Howard Wagner, manager
of the service station at Alabama
and PENNSYLVANIA avenues Sc.
said when he opened the Office
door at 6:25 am,
An hour earlier a police cruiser
had checked the Office door and
found things intact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Balloon Crosses
Ocean in 81 Hours

OPPAMA, Japan. Jan. % R.--
A United States Navy weather
balloon launched here Saturday
passed above the United States
coast at the California Oregon
State line last night about 8 pm
Sunday, EST. the Navy said
today.
The balloon crossed the Paci.
fic in less than 50 hours, taking
much the same path used By
japanese balloon fire bombs In
World War II.
1t reported in by its automatic
radio and was well on its way
toward Salt Lake City at zoe
miles an hour. The balloon was
| drifting at 10000 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
KnowIond Put in Illinois
Race Without His Assent

Treyak was quoted as saying she
had never met Senator Know
land. nor been in touch with him
about the petition, but that she
was an admirer.
Other Entries Expected
Presumably the Knowlan d
name will be entered in other
presidential primaries - and in
some of them with his consent
where consent is required. Espe-
cially Is this true in California
The filing period there begins
March 6. Presumably President
Eisenhower will have decided by
that time, or before the deadline
for filing in April has passed.
The Senator said, as he has In
the past, that If Mr.. Eisenhower
is to be a candidate, he, Know
land, will support him to the
hilt. But his position is that II
the President is not to run, then
the Republicans through the
presidential primaries and in
their State convention should
have the privilege and right to
express their choice for the party
nominee. There should be no
hand-picked candidate, he said.
When his attention was d.
rected to statement by Gov
Hall Of Kansas tina. he, Know
land. would not do for the presi-
dental nomination, Senator
Knowland said: Il am a Repub.
lican. I do not believe this Is the
time to drive Republicans. con.
sentative or otherwise, out Of the
party. but rather to get every.
'bl into the @. DIP"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
DUE NOTHING ON PRICE FLOOR,
FARMER GETS CHECK FORT

DAVENTRY. England, QP-Farmer David Lloyd
reported today he has received nothing from the British
government. and has a check to prove 1t.
The check from the Food Ministry is for pounds,
shings and pence Printed it is the promise.
IF presented through bank within three months, the
Postmaster General will pay the amount stated"
Mr. Lloyd, it seems recently sold six heifers The Food
Ministry guarantees farmers minimum price per pound
such livestock sales Mr. Lloyds heifers brought
than the minimum.
$50 entitled to nothing he explained reporters
land 1t that the ministry decided they should send
check for it,"
"A clerical error" said blushing official
Will Mr.. Lloyd present his check for payment?
"On the whole think not he opined Il believe
- I'll just frame IL" .aA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

oAOAP SSAAAdNOCd AaoS oPA AAAS Va
tration project in Pakistan. Mr..
Stassen at the time was direc-
tor of FOA.
The subcommittee held hear
ings on the selection by FOA Of
the firm which submitted the
highest of five bids to build grain
storage elevators in Pakistan
This, the Senators said, was a
personal decision of Mr.. Stas-
sens He later cancelled the
plans after the Senate probe
uncovered evidence of "collu-
sion" between an FOA consult
ant and the building firm.
Delaying Tactics Charged
I'm the investigation of this
case" the Senators said in a
report, the subcommittee was
hampered by the delaying tactics
OF Mr.. Stassen He was most
unco-operative for a public Of
fetal, as illustrated by his at
tempts to hinder and impede
the legitimate functions of this
subcommittee"
There was strong evidence
OF collustion" the report stated
between the firm selected by Mr.
Stassen to build the grain ele-
vators. the Agricultural Con-
struction Co. Los Angeles, and
Robert H. Primer, the engineer
employed for the FOA to handle
the contract.
The subcommittee estimated
its investigation saved the Gov
eminent $982,062.16. That was
the difference between the $2.4
million bid submitted by the Ag-
ricultural Construction Co., and
the lowest bid for construction
OF the elevators put in by q
Kansas City firm.
Bender Dissents
Mr.. StaSsen exercised poor
Judgment and used bad business
practice" the report said, when
he indicated intention of dealing
with the Los Angeles firm after
the Senate inquiry was well
under way.
All members of the subcom-
mittee except Senator Bender
Republican Of Ohio, signed the
report. He said in a separate
statement:
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crawled along with doctors
through the wreckage to admin
lister extreme JUNCTION.
Red Cross units issued an ap.
peal for blood donors after rush
ing l18 pints to hospitals for use
In treating wreck casualties.
I'VE have promised to strip
our shelves. which contain 1,50(
IpintS. if need be-" a chapter
house director said.
The wreckage formed an eerit
scene. Magnesium flares ringec
the torn and twisted cars. Res.
Icuers milled about in the garist
scene, made brighter. by huge
movie studio searchlights.
The repeated blazing of pho.
tographers' flashbulbs momen.
tarily lighted new areas o.
wreckage. Ropes rugged by officer:
strained with the pressure o.
sight-seers, who converged upor
the scene in hundreds.
The spectators spoke il
whispers.
Marine Capt. Roger Barnard
26, of 12l Courtney drive, Tri'
angle, Va, en- route from Lo'
Angeles to Camp Pendleton, neal
Oceanside, said:
II was sitting in the window
seat on the left side. The trair
tilted. saw the suit cases star
coming down, but / got dowr
on the seat. There was no one
sitting next to me.
II felt like a die in a dice
game.
1.-The lights went out and ther
came on again. I got out through
the window on the left side ever
though the car had fallen ovel
on its left side, there was still
some room to crawl through the
window and roll ourselves out
There must have been a little
depression there. I got only g
small bruise."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Fire DESTROYS
CarIin' S Rink
Ammonia Ignites
In Baltimore BIoze

BALTIMORE, Jan. % P.-
Fire which began with an explo-
sion that sent flames four stories
high today destroyed Baltimore
Largest skating rink, Carlin's Ice
land, home OF the Baltimore
Clippers hockey team. which
played Washington there some
six hours earlier.
Damage was estimated at
about SITS, 900.
Firemen using 30 pieces of
equipment were hampered by
blazing ammonia gas which es-
capped from the Kinks freezing
system an dburned long after the
walls and roof Of the structure
collapsed.
Fire department officials be-
Ilieve the fire started either in
the buildings heating unit or
the refrigeration system.
Fifty Persons Routed
About so persons were forced
from nearby apartments as
flames spread through the 25-
Iyear-old building, located at Car
Inns Amusement Park in North
west Baltimore.
Long after the fire was under
control, flremen were having
trouble with burning ammonia
gas leaking from a pipe outside
the structure. 1t exploded into
flame once it reached open air
Four firemen were hurt, none
believed seriously.
The first of eight alarms was
sounded at 5:2l am.
Blows Toward Park
Firemen climbed to the roof oil
nearby buildings to keep embers
from spreading the fire. They
were helped by the wind. which
blew flames toward Druid Hill
Park rather than toward other
structures.
William j. Fischer, president
of Carlin's Amusement Park. es-
timated the value of the two
story building at 5000. Also
lost was equipment of the Clip
pers. valued at $4,000.
Charlie Rock. owner of the
Clippers. said he would confer
here later in the day with Presi-
dent Tom Lockhart of the East
ern Hockey League in an attempt
to settle the clubs fate for the
balance of the season which
ends March IL. He said he
would try to base the club al
another city.
Mr., Fischer said insurance on
the building would be sufficient
to build a new rink in time fol-
next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Engineered,
Apparently
Backed Out

LOS ANGELES, Jan. % [P.-
A two-car Santa Fe diesel train.
its engineer apparently BACKED
out, rounded a curve too fast last
night and careened over. killing
an estimated % persons and in
juring at least 120 in one of Call
ifornia's worst railroad disasters.
Bodies were so badly man ID
and observation-disclosures were &C.
capitated-that the coroner's Of
flee had difficulty Identifying
them and determining exactly
how many were in the morgue.
At least two were children.
Deputy Coroner Richard Davis
said "our latest count is 20
bodies"
The highest rail death toll in
this State was 80 in 1907.
Carried 161 Passengers
The train last night was en-
route to San Diego-125 miles
south of herewith 161 pas
sengers, about 40 per cent Of
them servicemen returning to
their bases. The two cars of the
train, named the San Diegan,
overturned on their left sides, .
few minutes after leaving the
station here at $50 pm.
THE people sitting on the left
side we're sucked right out Of
the window and caught on the
ties when the train crashed on
its side" said Flagman Bill
Hines, one of the crew Of five.
Those people didn't have a
chance"
Sparks showered as both over
turned cars skidded for about
200 feet on the outside Of the
curve. Each car contained q
diesel unit and room for 88 pas
sengers. The accident occurred
inside the city limits, about four
miles from Union Depot.
Traffic Is damned
Thousands Of homebound mo-
florists. hearing Of the wreck on
their radios, drove to the scene,
creating a serious traffic jam and
delaying some ambulances.
Stunned. injured survivors lay,
sat or stood along the ground.
! Some searched for missing rela-
. tives. Many of the badly injured
screamed in pain and panic.
Fred G. Gurley. Santa Fe pres
ident. said In Chicago:
"All indications are the acci-
dent was caused by undue speed"
Raymond D. Shelton. general
manager for Santa Fe's coast
lines. said, Engineer Frank Par
Irish estimated his speed at the
l time of the derailment at so
: Im.p.h. I think this curve would
take about 40 m.p.h."
; Mr.. Parrish. 81, of San Ber-
: nardino. Calf, who has been
with the railroad for 81 years,
said he had slowed the train
after passing a 35-mile-an-hour
marker and apparently BACKED
out. The next thing he remem-
bered, the engineer said, was the
. train beginning to tip over.
Engineer Hospitalized
A Santa Fe spokesman said
Fireman Homer Smith was in
the cab with Mr.. Parrish and
that Mr.. Smith told a company
representative he had not noted
, anything wrong with the engi-
Continued on Page ALL, Col. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Democrat Chief
AftacksLuce
Coils Dulles Piece
Propaganda Failure
R1 the Assoeiated Press

Paul M. Butler, Democratic
National chairman. said today
Life Magazines "brink-of-war
article was "a partisanly In
spired effort to glorify" Secretary
OF state Dulles by q "house
organ" for the Eisenhower ad.
ministration.
In q statement. Mr.. Butler
characterized as an Amazing
performance" what he termed
the embarrassed backtracking'
by Henry r. Luce. editor in chief
Of Life and Time, on the Life
article.
"It now appears that both Life
editors and Mr.. Dulles himself
went overheard in this effort at
glorification and the kickback
was one of the worst reversals
this administration has exper-
fenced" Mr.. Butler said.
Raps "Maneuver"
80 Mr.. Luce seeks to put the
blame on Life editors. This is q
most unconvincing maneuver in
view Of the fact that Mr.. Dulles
has already assumed RESPONSE
bility for the quotes and views
expounded in Life"
Mr.. Luce issued a statement
Saturday which said Life was re-
sponsible for both the substance
and phraseology" of the articles
which was based on an interview
with Mr. Dulles.
Mr.. Butler said that what he
called "Mr. Luce's attempt to
explain away the shocking re-
marks" of Mr.. Dulles was moth
ing more than a continuation by
the Luce publications of an edi-
torial policy blindly dedicated to
support Of the Eisenhower ad-
ministration."
Hits Propaganda Media
ut seems to me-" he added
that Time and Life have be-
come excellent media for keeping
up with Republican Party propa-
ganda lines, but the public should
be warned that they cannot be
depended upon for a factual and
objective reporting on the Re-
publican Party and the Eisen-
hover administration. The Luce
magazines consistently proved
themselves to be the house Or
gans for the Eisenhower admin
istration and the Republican
Party"
In another development related
to the controversy. Representa-.
tive Mccormack Of Massachu.
sets. the House Democratic
leader. said congressional lead.
ers advised caution on a plar
for United States participation
In the Indo-C China war in 1854
This took issue indirectly with
the claim attributed to Mr.
Dulles in the Life article that
strong action" by the admins
Itration prevented United States
involvement In Indo- China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

II dissent from the majority
report of the subcommittee be-
cause I consider 1t to be inaccu-
rate and unfair. Mr.. Stassen is
an honorable, capable. and pa
triotic man. and there is abso-
lutely no evidence to the con-
trary in the record of the hear
ing Of the subcommittee"
Senator Bender contended that
the bids requested by FOA on
the Pakistan project were not
competitive. He said they were
based on design of the eleva-
tors and therefore were not COM
parable as to cost. Senator
lMundt, Republican of South Da-
Ikota. agreed with him on that
point.
The charges of hindering and
impeding the investigation re-
suited from Mr.. Stassen's initial
refusal to give the subcommittee
certain documents in the case
and to allow FOA personnel to
be questioned. Later he changed
his mind on both points, but the
report said the inquiry was de-
Ilayed more than month.
Subcommittee Chairman Nc
Clellan said the case had been
referred to the Attorney General
|"for appropriate action as to
possible violations of the perjury
statute and statutes having to
do with conspiracy to defraud
the Government"
Politics, Stassen Replies
In Minneapolis, Mr.. Stasser
called the report an unjust.
iifled political attack"
He said the committees owr
records would show that HI
stopped the transaction involv'
ing grain bins before a single
dollar of United States fund.
was committed" and rejected al
bids when he found q situation
in which various senators anc
congressman were boosting vari.
GUS competing bidders.
He added that he had coop.
Grated thoroughly with the com.
mittee but had refused to lei
them summon employees withou,
counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

raised more money in their first
year than the total previously
raised by all separate appeals.
In addition. they have shown
the lowest campaign cost (aver-
aging AZ per cent? and afforded
indirect savings in time and
money to citizens and corpora
tons who contribute to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Mao Gets Tito Gift

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Jan.
% R.-President Tito has given
Red China's President Mao TIE
tung a movie protector and doc
umentary films on Yugoslavia,
the Yugoslav press reported from
Peiping today. The gift was pre-
sented by Yugoslav Ambassador
APeiping Vladimir Popovic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

OF laSt nlSnL WTeCk Oh a Dan
Diego bound two car Santa Fe
Diesel train.
THE train seemed to slue
sideways and topple," said Floyd
C. Ballard. San Diego. who suf-
fered shock and back injury.
II tried to get to a window.
remember there was a woman
stuck halfway through. I was
trampled and pushed, but I man.
aged to get up on my feet. ]
don't know how I got out-but
then there I was, outside the
train.
People were screaming and
sobbing :"
Andrew Durham. 80. a Navy
chief electricians mate, said he
thought the train was going toe
fast.
The baggage started coming
out Of the rack" he related. 81
grabbed for the luggage rack
and held on.
Then we went over.
There were half a doZer
sailors in our compartment. We
started helping the people into
the vestibule. One of the sailors
put a tourniquet on a mans leg
I never saw anything like
this"
Nearly a dozen religious
groups were represented at the
wreck scene. giving comfort to
the injured alongside the rescue
workers and administering last
rites to the dying.
Mobile canteens for the disas-
ter teams were rolling to the
scene within minutes of the
tragedy.
The Rev. Fidelis Kuban of ST.
Turibius Church nearby, one OF
the first to reach the wreckage,
entered a car by climbing to
the upturned side and dropping
through a doorway.
The Rev. Oliver A. Lynch OF
st. Joseph's Catholic Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Butler Brands
DC. Transit Bill
As DictatoriaI
Complete Rewrite
Needed by'Coneress.
Senator Asserts

Senator Butler. Republican o.
Maryland, predicted today thai
Congress will have to do a com
plete rewrite job in order to gel
some democracy" into the transit
authority bill the District Com
missioners are preparing to sub.
NIT.
He labeled the proposal "tht
most dictatorial measure evel
sent to Congress by the Com.
missioners.
He continued:
"Perusal of the Commissioners
proposal clearly shows the in.
tent to set up some omnipotent
body ruled by five men who may
disregard Congress. the Con-
troller General, the Interstate
Commerce Commission and al
public service commissions con.
cerned with the regulation Of
public utilities in the Greater
Metropolitan Area"
Rewriting Called No Help
The Maryland Senator sale
three provisions of the bill nov
being rewritten at the request
of the Budget Bureau and Other
agencies would not make il
more palatable." The Com.
miSsioners worked on the bill
over the week end and viii
offer 1t as the best solution tt
Washington's transit problem
after Capital Transit, goes Out
Of business next August.
In his sharply worded state.
ment calling for some cleal
thinking from the District Build,
ing" Senator Butler said tn,
proposed bill was ambiguous a.
to the condemnation powers tn.
Authority might exercise.
He said by one construction
1t was conceivable that tn,
Maryland Public Service Com
mission. by giving the Autnosit.
permission to continue Capita
Transit routes in Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties
would relinquish all control ovel
the operations. Then the Au.
thority might conceivably con.
denim and take over private Blu.
lines now operating between
Maryland and the District, hs
said.
Labor Provisions Deplored
Senator Butler also deplored
the labor provisions he said the
bill would embrace.
las now drafted by the Com
missioners. the authority would
establish the wage scale and
working conditions of labor" he
said. Though labor is denied
the right to strike. no arbitra-
ton or other machinery is set I'D
Most assuredly Congress cant
be expected to swallow this
measure as now written. I am
certain also that neither Mary
land nor Virginia will COM
pletely abdicate their power
over mass transportation sys-
TENS in the greater Metropolis
tan Area"
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
discussing the proposed author
ity on a television program. in
dictated one feature might be
eliminated. This was the sec.
ton that would permit the
borrowing from 1.-The Fedora,
Treasury of up to IS million q
year for a maintenance anc
depreciation fund. The idea wa.
said to have met with disfavol
from the Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
One-Pockoge Fund Drive
Declared Coming to D. c.

Washington will very shortly have United Gyers Fund
jumping charitable campaigns into package drive K
Morris chairman the Community Chest drive said TODAY
He spoke at meeting of the Family Child Welfare Section
of United Community Services luncheon in the Press Club and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
I rain Survivors Describe
Havoc as Cars Upset
Woman Stuck in Window Of Coach
Trying to Flee Punicky. Pushing Crowd

LOS ANGELES, Jan. % 4p-A woman. trying to escape
stuck window, passengers pushing, trampng
and children spilled together in pile screaming the
coaches tipped
These of the tales of told by survivors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
Stossen Conduct in Probe
Denounced by Senators
'ReprehensibIe' Action, Effort to Hinder
Investigation of FOA Project Charged
By JAMES Y. NEWTON

Harold E. Stassen President Esenhowers assistant dis
armament problems today of eprehenb conduct
and of attempts Ito hinder and impede investigation
The charges against Mr. Sassen made by the Senate
Investigating subcommittee concerned investigation the
conducted last spring Foreign Operations Admins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23

crawled along with doctors
through the wreckage to admin
lister extreme JUNCTION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
WEATHER FORECAST

Windy and colder tonight, low about 20
Some snow likely and colder tomorrow
Full report on Page A-2)
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-08-23
Staff Aides
To Be Trained
By Red Cross

The Montgomery County Red
Cross is now registering volun-
teers for the staff aide course.
This course, consisting of eight
hours, including four hours on
the job training, starts September
II and will be held at the chapter
house, 2020 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, from 10 am. until
noon.
Orientation class will be Octo-
ber l from 1:30 to $3.50 pm, or
7:30 to $3.50 pm.
In years of service, the staff
aide program is the oldest trained
group of volunteers in the Mont
gomery County Red Cross.
Staff aides are necessary to
most of the Red Cross services.
Staff aides serve as clerical work.
ers and typists at Bethesda Naval
Hospital. They also serve with
the bloodmobile, registering don
ors and typing records.
Y Further Information may be OBJ
tanned by calling JU. 8-2515.