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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
BY GARRETT D. HORNER
Star stan Correspondent

| BROWNSVILLE. Ga. Feb. 20
President Eisenhower decided
today to stay most of the re-
mainder of this week at his
vacation retreat here where he is
enjoying hunting quail and look
ing forward to more golf.
The President flew here last
Wednesday for what was an
Inounced as a stay of about q
week at Secretary of the Treas
.ury Humphreys Milestone plan
Itation.
He has been favored by good
weather most of the time so far
with temperatures running into
the 70's each day. So, with nc
pressing business requiring an
earlier return to Washington,
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said he now
plans to stay here until late
Friday or Saturday morning.
Big Decision Awaited
The President is assumed to
be bordering here his final de-
cision about running for a second
term-a decision he has indi-
Gated he will announce by March
i.
Mr. Hagerty said today there
isn't thing to" a report that
Mr.. Eisenhower planned to an
nounce his big decision here late
Friday after the stock market
closes in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Britain Raises Pay
OF Armed Forces

LONDON, Feb. 20 (P.-Britair
today hiked the pay of its armed
forces in a campaign to get vol
untary recruits.
The new scale for both en-
listed men and officers will cost
an estimated est million ($l87
Imillion) a year.
Defense Minister Sir Walter
Monkton announced in a gov
Iernment white paper that 1t will
become effective April /.
The scheme also introduces a
novel policy in service pay: "The
longer you sign on for. the more
you get"
A raw recruit signing on fol
less than six years army service
will get 3 pounds. 3 shilling:
($8.8D a week on entry. If he
signs on for more than nine
years, he will get 4 pounds II
lshillings ($l2.74.
There will be higher pay fol
danger jobs"
Similar increases were an
Inounced for royal navy and the
royal air force.
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President Asks
Pay Rise Funds
Will Finance U. S.
And D. c. Ruises
By a Star stafi Correspondent

TOWNSVILLE. Ga, Feb. 20
President Eisenhower today
asked Congress for a $278. 678.-
I596 supplemental appropriation
for the current fiscal year te
take care of pay increases voted
last year for Federal and Dis
ltrict workers.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said the re-
quest did not mean any increase
In the Federal budget submitted
to Congress in January because
the pay increase fund need was
anticipated in that document
Todays' action spells out the
detailed figures.
Included are funds to finance
the pay increases which District
Government workers, police, fire.
men and school teachers actually
started receiving last year. The
increases for Federal judges and
attorneys as well as members OF
Congress also are included.
The total cost Of last years
Federal classified and postal pay
raises was about $493 million
'Of this amount, 1927 million re-
suited from the classified pay
boost and $l66 million from the
postal increase.
The Districts share will be
81 1854. 300.
The wage increase for District
and Federal employees went into
effect last March 10. Funds for
the increased pay checks fol-
District employees for the period
from March Is to July / were
provided through special Con-
gressional act. The legislation
permitted the Commissioners tc
dip into savings and unex-
npnded anpr0priafion monies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Howuii Crush Kills
Officers and Woman

HONOLULU. Feb. 20 tP.-A
head-on crash Of two cars al
Kipapa Gulch on the Schofielc
Barracks road early yesterday
killed an Air Force lieutenant
colonel. his wife. and an Army
lieutenant.
1t. Col. Eugene S. Mills. 43
of Rock Hill, S. c.. and his wife
Sue. died in the collision. First
1t. Raymond S. Evans. "a. bache-
lor son of DR.. William H. Evans
of Concord. Va. died several
hours later in Tripler Hospital
Police Sergt. Frank Thomas
said 1t. Evans car veered onto
the left side Of the road into the
path of the Mills vehicle. The
miles leave a daughter. Jan. Is.
Col. Mills was on Admiral Felix
Stump's Cincpac staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Senator Smuthers
To Seek Reelection

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 20
R.-Senator Smathers. Demo-
crat Of Florida, said today he
would fly to Tallahassee tonight
and file tomorrow for reelection
He previously indicated he
would. but had not said so def
nitely.
A film announcing his can
didacy was shown over a Miami
ITV station yesterday and Sena-
tor Smathers said this was pre-
maturely released.
The Senator defeated Claude
Pepper for the ONCE.
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on the District commissioners
bill to set up a Government
sponsored Washington Metro
Ipolitan Transit Authority.
This was proposed to take over
the Washington transit system
when Capital Transit Co. dies by
act of Congress next August IA
In opening testimony at the
hearing. District Commissioner
Samuel Spencer said an early
morning conference between a
Iwould-be private operator and
the Utilities Commission had not
produced an alternative to public
ownership.
Strike Action Questioned
Committee members demanded
to know why the Public Utilities
Commission had not settled the
transit strike by granting fare
increases similar to those later
negotiated with the company
by the District Commissioners.
Commissioner Spencer insist
ed the Utilities Commission
hlen considering a Capital
Transit request for fare in
creases based on conditions
prior to the strike. had nc
authority to grant a fare in
crease until after settlement of
the strike.
He explained that the Com
missioners had used powers con-
tanned in the Capital Transit
death sentence act to negotiate
new passenger rates with the
company and thus end the
walkout.
He said the Utilities Commits
sion had made no effort to s!e-
date the dispute because OF its
quasi judicial role in approving
passenger rates and service. In
stead. he pointed out. the me-
idiation efforts had been made
by the District Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Senate Leaders Clear
Broad Lobby Inquiry
George Unit
Calls Former
U.S.Attorney
BY J. A. O'LEARY

Leaders of both parties in the
Senate gave assurance today
there will be full and complete
lobby investigation, as the spe-
Icial Senate committee handling
the Case incident announced
reopening of its public hearing
this afternoon.
Senate Democratic Leader
johnson of Texas and Republic
can Leader Knowland of Cali
fornia said that while they have
agreed on the need for broad
inquiry they have not determined
yet what committee should han
die it.
At the same time, the elections
subcommittee. headed by Sena-
tor Gore. Democrat of Tennes-
see. decided to ask for a budget
of 100000 and a staff of 20 IN
vestigators if the broad inquiry
is left in its hands.
Senator Gore said the subcom-
mittee feels it has Jurisdiction,
but will abide by the decision of
the Senate.
Calls Ex.-U. S. Attorney
Although the special Case
group expects to develop some
new angles, Chairman George,
Democrat Of Georgia, made it
clear they will all be related to
the Case affair.
One of the witnesses called by
the special committee will be
Donald Ross, who resigned last
week as United States attorney
at Omaha Neb., because he had
introduced John M. Neff, an at
torney for the Superior Oil Co.,
of California, to Republican
Senators Curtis and Hruska of
Nebraska.
Mr.. Neff touched off the wave
of demands for Senate investi-
cations when he left a $4,000
campaign contribution for SEN
tator Case. Republican of South
Dakota, with a friend of the
Senator in Sioux Falls. s. Oak.
Senator Case turned down the
loffer and reported the incident
ito the Senate.
! Senator johnson told reporters
there are four Senate committees
with jurisdiction that would
touch some part of a broad in
Iquiry.
| He listed them as the Gov
ernment Operations Committee,
which deals with lobbying leg
islation; Judiciary. which han.
dies the Corrupt Practices Act;
the Elections Subcommittee.
which supervises Senatorial CAM
paigns. and the special George
committee, the jurisdiction Of
which is now confined to the
Case matter.
Senator johnson said he wants
to talk further with all of the
Senators running these commit
tees before deciding who should
conduct the broad investigation.
Senator Knowland said he has
outlined to Senator johnson the
viewpoint of Republicans that
there should be a special COM
mittee composed of an equal
number of Democrats and Re-
publicans.
Money from Keck
Mr.. Neff testified last week
that the money he left for
Senator Case came from per-
sonal funds of Howard Keck,
president of Superior Oil. and
was turned over to him by Elmer
Patman. another lawyer for SUI
perior. Senator George said
that both Mr.. Keck and Mr..
Patman will be recalled. prob
ably tomorrow.
The Senator did not disclose
the nature of any additional
testimony except to say that I'VE
have some new matter to go into
and some other matter to fol-
low up" He said the committee
See LOBBY, Page AS
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as well as by the Federal Media
Ition Service.
Close Interrogation on thu
Utilities Commission role can't
from Representative Williams
Democrat of Mississippi, who
also is a member of the HOUSE
District Committee. and Repre-
sentative Flynt. Democrat OF
Georgia.
Increase Called Fair
Mr.. Spencer insisted under
questioning by Mr., Flynt that
the fare increases negotiated bt
the District Commissioners were
fair. But when Mr.. Flynt asked
If 1.-The entire Juror" could not
have been avoided by the Utili'
ties Commission through grant
ing the requested boost, Mr.
Spencer insisted the Utilitie:
Commission could not have done
so because of "procedural com
iplications."
Mr.. Spencer and Chairman
George E. C. Hayes of the Util'
titles Commission outlined in de.
tail the history of the strike
settlement and the so-far unsuc.
cessful search by the Utilities
Commission for a satisfactory
private operator.
Mr.. Hayes said he had me-
this morning with Max M. Kan.
pelman, spokesman for a group
of Minneapolis investors whc
have an application before thu
Commission to take over tht
Capital Transit franchise.
Mir. Hayes said the talk wal
limited to discussion of the fran
chise terms sought by the KAN
Ipelman group. and produced NJ
decision to grant P. U. c. ap
,1~ox,oI ~ the oy,y,iinotinta
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parliamentary seats are unde-
icided.
Premier George Papandreou
sof the opposition declared the
adverse popular vote and the
small parliamentary majority
won by Mr. Karamanlis in the
balloting Sunday will force the
government to call new cleo
ton soon.
Returns gave the Premier's
National Radical Union l54 seats
in the 300-member House. The
rest went to the seven-party OPP
position coalition. which ranges
from Communist liners to far
right Nationalist,
10000 Votes Still Out
/ The unofficial count gave the
opposition l,520.625 to l.346. 1892
for Mr.. Karamanlis' forces,
There were still about 10000
votes to be counted from the
military and security force pre-
icinctS.
| Mr.. Karamanlis went to the
royal palace just before noon to
confer with King Paul. 1t was
emphasized the audience was
not granted to give Mr.. Kara
Imanlis a mandate to form gov
eminent.
! Pro-goyernment newspapers
carried jubilant headlines de-
Iclaring that Communist efforts
to break Greece's bonds with the
United States had been frus-
itrated.
Opposition papers conceded
Mr.. Karamanlis majority in
Parliament but declared he had
been rejected by the popular
vote.
| Government Keeps Majority
A complicated election law
governing the allotment OF seats
resulted in the governments re-
tention of a majority ever
though it got smaller total
vote
/ Such a narrow margin for Mr.
Karamanlis' group. which he'd
214 seats in the last Parliament
provided little chance for a
stable government. But sources
close to the Premier said it was
probable many centrist deputies
in the opposing coalition would
swing their support behind the
new government.
Western observers were openly
concerned over the size Of the
popular vote against Mr.. Kara
imanlis. 1t was seen as an ex-
preston in part of Greek resent
ment against British American
policy on the Cyprus issue and
the Turkish mob attacks or
Greek minorities in Istanbul ano
Izm1r tSmyrna) last September
/ Mr.. Karamanlis has tried tc
offset this by challenging the
big powers over their treatment
of Greece. Although feeling
Greek foreign policy is inter-
woven with that of the United
States and Britain, he declared
the big powers should not be
ruthless in their relations with
the little nations.
Political Arguments Strange
Mr.. Karamanlis pledged dur.
ing the campaign to further
the peoples interest" on such
issues as Cyprus, the British
island colony south of Turkey
which Greece wants to annex.
The election. in which women
voted for the first time in
Greece's history. was notable for
its strange political alignments.
h The pti-KaramanIis coa1i
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Purutrooper Killed

MEXICO CITY. Feb. 20 R.-
A Marine paratrooper's para
chute failed to open and he fell
to death yesterday in front Of
President Adolfo Ruiz Confines
and other officials attending an
Army Day exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
New Envoy on Way

TOKYO, Feb. 20 P).-Masay-
uki, TAM, Japan's new Ambassa-
dor to the United States. leaves
here for his new post tomorrow
He is due in San Francisco al
900 am. local time Wednesday
and in Washington at TAO pm
local time Thursday.
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81 on Air|iner
Nearing Cairo
Killed in Crash
Giont PIone Burns;
z Engines Repeatedly
Quit Before Tragedy

CAIRO. Feb. 20 (P.-A biz
French Cloudmaster with "a per-
sons aboard crashed and burned
lin the desert Just outside Cairo
today. Airline headquarters il
Paris said So persons. all French
or Wet Namese. persisted.
Six crew members and 81,
passengers, including two chill
dren, were brought to a hospita
here. The planes commander
Capt. Charles Billet. was serious
ly hurt. Reports from the scene
where the Egyptian army ant
American pilots were helpini
with rescue work, said 43 deaf
had been counted.
The big DC6 Cloudmaster wa,
ARRIVING en- route to Paris from
Saigon and Karachi with SIS pas.
sengers and a crew of 8. 1t wa,
operated by the privately owned
transport Aeriens Interconti.
nentaux.
Landing Approach Seen
Airport officials saw the bis
plane wheeling overhead in tn.
landing circuit. Then it dis.
appeared.
| An airport official said sur.
viving crewmen reported two o.
the planes engines stopped just
before 1t was to land. They sale
the captain tried forced land
ing in the desert but the plane
burst into flames when it touched
down. Crew members in the
pilots cabin escaped through
the emergency exit in front Of
the plane.
An Egyptian army officer re-
turning from the scene Of the
crash said all that was left Of
the plane was its burned-oui
skeleton.
No passenger list was immedi-
ately available nor were the
nationalities Of the passengers
known. Officials Of the airline
said one copy Of the passenger
list apparently burned on the
plane and the only other lists
were In Saigon or Karachi.
Airport officials said the crew
reported the weather was excel
lent and flying conditions were
good at the time Of the crash.
The airline said no trougle had
been reported during the flight
from Karachi.
u. S. Pilot Spots Wreck
Sources in Paris said the
wreckage was spotted by Amer
lean airline pilot William Judd
who was flying his own plane
The American pilot, who is
employed by Trans World Air
lines. few his single-engine air.
craft nonstop from New York to
Paris on January 80 but had to
abandon an attempt to make 1t
the rest Of the way to Cairo.
Another American, Arthur
Hoffman Of the National Petro-
leum Co.. also aided in the rescue
operations in his single-engine
plane.
The Egyptian government sent
an inquiry commission to the
scene Of the crash. Maurice Bel
lonte, Frances top aeronautics
inspector, also was ordered to
Cairo to investigate. Mr.. Bellonte
made the first Parasitic New
York Atlantic flight in 1880 with
| Dieudonne Costes.
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Tanks Shipped.
Quiz ShapesUp
On MiddteEast
George Will Question
Dulles; Ebon Seeks
$50 Million in Arms

The Liberian r. gistere d
freighter James Monroe sailed
this morning from New York
with 4 cargo of 10 tanks bound
for Saudi Arabia.
But the clearing of United
States shores after President Eli
senhower's decision to lift last
weeks embargo on the shipment
after all left the State Depart
ment still confronting two touchy
questions.
The Department must decide
this week:
/. What to tell Israel? Am
bassador Abba Eban served no.
tice yesterday he would plead
with increased insistence for ap-
prevail of Israel's November 16
request for $50 million worth of
United States arms. He is likely
to seek an appointment with
Secretary of State Dulles. ex-
pected back Wednesday from a
two-week Bahamas vacation.
2. What to tell Congress?
Chairman George, Democrat of
Georgia. said yesterday the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee wants an explanation of
the tanks-for- Arabia deal from
Mr.. Dulles as soon as possible.
The ship sailed from New
York at $50 am. today.
The operators of the ship
have declined to tell its first port
of call or say when the shipment
would arrive at its destination.
But it is believed the Monroe's
route will be through the Med
iterranean and the Red Sea to
Jeddah on the west coast of
the Arabian peninsula.
Israel's Crash Month"
Israel set February some time
ago as crash month" in its
campaign for arms and security
guaranty from the United States.
A United States-B ritish-French
committee. aware of the March /
deadline. is meeting again this
week to search for Joint course
Of action to prevent war in the
Middle East.
Egypt's Premier Canal Abdel
Nasser referred obliquely to the
deadline last night. In speech
at Cairo as a half dozen Soviet
built Jet fighters roared over
head, Premier Nasser said Egypt
should brace for possible
Israeli assault in the spring.
Ambassador Eban, in a CHS
television interview on Face
the Nation" yesterday. said
Israelis are very much worried"
with everything they have Lying
in the shadow Of an aerial pre-
ponderance possessed by the
Egyptian dictator, IL minutes
flying time away"
Mr.. Eban said a middle east
arms race is already on. with
Russia, the United States and
Britain all supplying weapons
to the Arab states. The ques-
tion." he said. lis whether it
shall be a one-sided arms race
leading us to disaster. or an
arms race in which Israel is
able to reduce the disparity"
"At Mercy of Arabs"
He said the administrations
agreement to ship 10 tanks
bought by Saudi Arabia, its sub
sequent embargo on all arms
shipments to the Middle East
and. finally. its lifting of the
embargo. only aggravated Is
rael's feeling of being at the
mercy of the Arabs.
"Our need is desperately ur-
gent" he declared.
Mr.. Eban said the $4,000 in
shipments to Israel freed when
the United States embargo was
lifted Saturday night has been
made into "a spurious and arti-
fetal issue" He said it involves
merely spare parts having no
bearing on Israel's security. You
Continued on Page AS, Col. L
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Pro-West Greek Premier
Wins With 19-Seot Lead
Red Hinged Combine Tops Popular Vote;
Foe Sees New Election Forced

ATHENS, Feb 20 tF1-Supporters of proWesern Premier
Constantine Karamanis have a majority in the Greek
Parliament despite the fact they traed in the popular vote
Today them 1856 seats to 1877 for the tnged
opposition which had nearly 100000 popular votes
About 10000 votes remain to be counted and seven
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
p. u. c. Role Under Fire
In ronsit Strike Here
House Group Opens Hearing on Bill
To Set Up Government Authority
BY HECTOR Mclean

barrage of questioning the role of the District Public
Utilities Commission in last summers 52day transit strike
was launched today by members of the House Commerce
Committee
1t the Transportation Subcommittee headed by
Harris Arkansas opened hearings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and somewhat colder tonight and
tomorrow. Low tonight about 80. Full
report on Page A-2)
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BLVD. AREA, near Ken.
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baths. rec. rm.. garage. fenced lot;
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Is ACRES
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