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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28

On the borders of Israel
there is an ominouS lula
lull before the storm. The
Arabs are being equipped
with the latest and best Of
fensive weapons with which to
destroy the cities and to mas
sacre the women and children
in the tiny democratic state of
Israel These arms flow not
only from the Communist bloc
but also from the Western
bloc. including our own coun-
try.
Yet our present administra-
ton continues to disregard
the urgent appeals from Israel
to sell her arms for her de-
Tense. Our administration
fails to comprehend the bloody
irony of the whole affair. We.
the United States, were the
first to recognize the state of
Israel; now the present ad-
miniStration is the first to
abandon the state of Israel.
The United States and its
allies are struggling to safe
guard democracy and peace in
the world. Yet all our titanic
efforts will be in vain if the
life of one member nation
in the United Nations is sac
rif1ced to appease the insati-
able appetite of the forces of
feudalism and fascism.
Our Secretary of State is
perhaps gratified that the
Arabs do not embarrass the
administrations pro-Arab poll
icy by opening hostilities be-
fore the national elections.
Mr.. Dulles could serve our
country better by bordering
the futility Of appeasement.
History teaches us the mex
orable lesson that a Munich
is only a prelude to world war.
Isaac z. Kast.
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Disputes Kent

Frank Kent's column, "Croc-
odile Tears Shed for Presi-
dent" was vicious and unjust.
I'm a loyal Democrat and come
in contact every day with
many Democrats, and I have
yet to hear one express even
one word of jubilation over the
prospect that, due to i'll health,
Mr.. Eisenhower may not run
for the presidency. All have
expressed anxiety and SYM
pathy over his illness and have
too much respect for him per-
sonally and for his great office
to gloat, as Mr.. Kent says.
Mrs. Cary Smith.
Newmarket Va
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THE POLITICAL MILL
Notes on the Governors Conference
BY GOULD LINCOLN

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.,
June 28.-Four days Of poll
ticking by the Governors, here
for their annual conference,
has left the situation about as
follows: For the Republicans,
President Eisenhower is their
man and they want no other;
for the Democrats, Adlai Ste
venson has maintained and
perhaps gained further
strength as the front-running
candidate for the party's
presidential nomination. The
Democratic nomination, how
ever, has not been finally fore
closed. Gov. Hartman Of
New York and his supporters
claim that the Stevenson drive
has at least been halted in
its tracks.
The fact remains, however,
that the only Governor who
actually spoke up publicly for
Hartman during the Cover
nors' Conference was Gary of
Oklahoma-with Gov. A. B.
Happy" Chandler of Ken
lucky registering an assist"
Chandler admitted he planned
to discuss with Hartman "the
political facts of life"-an in
dication the Kentuckian might
tie in with the New York
Governor later. If his confer
ences proved satisfactory.
Chandler is unlikely to sup
port Stevenson.
Kefauver the Mystery Man
The mystery man in these
political discussions of the
Governors was Senator Estes
Kefauver of Tennessee. If
anyone was here representing
Kefauver's interests, he did
not appear on the surface.
The only Governor who spoke
of Kefauver in the numerous
press conferences was Gov.
Frank Clement of Tennessee.
And Clement made it clear he
was out to sink the presidential
candidacy of Senator Kefau-
yer. The fact remains that
Kefauver has a greater num-
Der of delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention
committed to him than has
any other candidate except
Stevenson.
Both the Hartman and
Stevenson camps want these
Kefauver delegates, and went
after them during the confer
ence. Clement, If he controls
the Tennessee delegation, is
reported ready to go to
Stevenson. He is ambitious,
both to become the keynote
speaker for the national con-
vention next August and to be-
come a vice presidential nomi-
nee. Whether he will shop
around remains to be seen. He
is intent on heading an unin-
structed delegation to the ma
tional conventional matter
which will be determined at
the Tennessee Democratic
State Convention today.
The Stevenson managers
hope also to inherit the Min
nesota delegates, now pledged
to Kefauver, who won a sur
prise victory in the presiden-
tial primary there last March.
The Minnesota Democratic
State Convention has Just
gone on record as favoring the
transfer of the States dele
gates to Stevenson as soon as
it becomes clear in the con-
vention that Kefauver has no
chance for the nomination.
Gov. Freeman of Minnesota,
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a Stevenson man, is hopeful
this can be done.
1t became obvious that
Stevenson has more Of the
Democratic Governors In his
camp than has Hartman or
any other potential candidate
for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination. just as he has
more delegates to the national
convention. Hodges of North
Carolina. a Southern Gov
ernor, not only spoke out for
Stevenson's nomination but he
also declared that Hartman
would not be accepted the
South. Gov. Gary. who the
Hartman manager in he
West, sought to put the best
face on the Hartman cam
paign that he could. He said
two Governors of Southern
States had said they were for
Harriman-or at least would
support him. He declined to
give their names, however, and
neither came out with a public
statement for the New York
Governor.
An interesting, and at the
same time significant, happen
ing during the conference was
the boom for Senator John F.
Kennedy of Massachusetts for
the Democratic vice presiden-
tial nomination, to run on a
ticket with Stevenson. Gov.
Ribicoff of Connecticut
launched it, declaring that
Kennedy, an attractive, new,
and increasingly important
figure in the party. would add
real strength to such a ticket.
1t is significant that sup
porters of Stevenson appar-
emily feel their candidate is
far enough along toward the
presidential nomination to
begin the consideration of a
running mate.
Anti-NixOn Move Fails
While Cows. Langlie OF
Washington and Stratton of
Illinois suggested consider
alton should be given by Re-
publicans to a substitute nom
inee in case Eisenhower should
step aside on account of health,
both expressed their firm be-
lief that the President will
run-as did all the other Re-
publican Governors and most
of the Democrats. Langlie,
keynote speaker for the
G. o. P. National Convention,
put Vice President Nixon at
the top of a list of possible
substitutes for Eisenhower.
The others he mentioned were
Gov. Herter of Massachusetts
and former Gov. Dewey of
New York.
Efforts were made during
the conference to get from
the Governors, both Republi-
can and Democratic, state
ments that the denomination
of Vice President Nixon would
hurt President Eisenhower's
chances of reelection. They
did not get very far. A few
Republican Governors said
Nixon might lose Eisenhower
some votes. but all of them
agreed that Nixon on the
; ticket would not prevent the
reelection of the President.
1t was pretty well developed
that Nixon not only will be
renominated to run with the
President-if the President
insists-but that should the
President for any reason not
run, Nixon would be the lead
ing contender for the presi-
dental nomination.
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the second seven days was
gone too quickly.
Obdurate persons, such as
Jones and his ilk. refused to
go, but wanted some vacation.
Jones solved it by going
down into the Zoo.
What did he do there?
He studied animals, snakes.
birds.
Mostly they were behind
bars and glass, but many of
them we're at large in the
grounds.
The vicuna came out as the
great Jones favorite.
This South American deni-
zen was a tall, tan creature.
reminding one of a very large
rabbit, if you can imagine
such thing.
1t had a soft nose. bright
eyes and stood more than
fence high.
1t had a silky coat, its fur
now used in the manufacture
of very expensive gentlemen's
sport outfits.
The long neck enabled the
creature to lean over the top
of the fence and nibble at a
branch of leaves held out to
it by T. Jones, investigator
extraordinary.
Between Jones and this gen.
tie animal there Was built up
a real friendship.
The eyes of the vicuna would
light up when the animal saw
Jones arriving with his branch
Of leaves.
1t did not seem particular
about the species. Just any old
leaves would do. 1t would nib
BILE away until every last leaf
was gone.
Templeton Jones was fortu-
nate in selecting the time when
there were no keepers around,
as ZOO keepers have a harsh
way Of forbidding people to
feed their charges.
No doubt they are right. All
kept animals get good food,
and plenty Of it. Of exactly the
right type.
Jones never did know
whether a vicuna should eat
oak, maple and locust leaves.
All he knew was that the
creature seemed to love them.
1t has been many years since
that ZOO vacation. Today
there are many more things to
see. Some day Jones is going
to wander out that way again.
just to see If there is one ia
miliar friend there.
Maybe, he says, II will be
the very same one, but 1t will
have TO be 80 years older. II
1t is.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Around this time every year
the mind of Templeton Jones
goes back to the vacation he
spent in the National Zoologi-
cal Park.
A real vacation it was, and
still with all the comforts of
home cooking and sleeping.
Say all you want to, a vaca-
ton often boys down on those
items.
The food away from home
may not be SO good, the water
far worse, and as for the
beds
Well. beds in resort areas
come a dime a dozen. and
some of them are not fit for
any living thing to sleep in.
The worst sort, perhaps, are
those which try to be ham,
mocks in disguise. Hammocks
have their places. but not on
vacation in rooms!
Fortunately, Jones' Zoo va
cation obviated all that.
There was his own bed, and
his usual food.
AS for the water, it was
Washington water in the days
when it was good, not loaded
down with antiseptics and rat
poison.
Maybe the chlorine is nee
essary. the modern world being
what it is. and perhaps the
f1uoriEe is essential, too.
Maybe! There is still some
argument about it.
But in the old days, the
water had a good taste, and
went well with meals.
Now. sensitive persons buy
bottled water, and hope for
the best.
~
Temp Jones went down to
the Zoo every morning at
8 O'Clock.
He lived just around the
corner, where he could hear
the lions roar for their din
ner.
He remained in the grounds
until 4 in the afternoon, after
which he solemnly went home.
Vacations then came in
two-week segments, not long
enough TO do any good. but
the best one could get.
The first week of a vaca-
ton away from home was
taken up getting used to the
change, especially in water
and food.
The second week was gone
all too quickly, so that in the
old days many a vacationer
decided that really it was no
particular use to go at all.
After the sunburn. and the
water, and the different food.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
rips to Hospital
Tire Babe Zohurios:
May Move to Texas

GALVESTON. Tex. April Il
~. - Babe Didrikson Zaharias
may move back to Texas from
Florida because the trips here for
cancer treatment are too strenu-
Gus. her husband said yesterday
George zaharias said they are
thinking of moving to the Gal
weston area where the cham.
pion woman golfer would be neal
her doctor.
These trips here from Florida
are getting to be too hard on
Babe" said the 2S0-pound, for
mer professional wrestler.
Zaharias made his announce
ment while he and a visitor. one
Of the first since Babe re-entered
John Sealy Hospital March %
waited for Babe to est after
taking an X-ray treatment.
1t was her eighth trip 70 the
X-ray clinic since doctors learned
last week that cancer discovered
last year in the sacrum Of the
base of the spine had spread
slightly.
Babe obviously was very tired
when she returned from X-rsy
But she got out OF a wheel chair
in the corridor and walked into
the room and greeted Mr.. Ia.
harias and the visitor.
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Eastern High Golfers
Show improvement

Eastern High Schools goll
team better be taken seriously
by the opposition in the Inter
high League this season. Always
a loser in the past, Eastern
BANKED Tech, 90. at Anacostia
Yesterday for its first league vic
tory in six years.
In another match in the Pub
lie High East Section. Anacostia
defeated Spingarn. TO. while ir
the West Section it was Roose-
welt over Western, ia to IA
and Wilson over Cardozo, 90
Bladensburg defeated High Point
81, in a Maryland Bi County
League match. while in non-
league matches Falls Church de-
feated GonZaga. 5l2 to 3i2; Be-
sda-Chevy Chase trouncec
Wakefield. 81; Montgomery
Blair scored over Washington
Lee, To. and Bulls defeated
Richard Montgomery, ia to 2
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Wisconsin Needs Two Wins
To Take NCAA Boxing Title

MADISON, Wis, April IA lP).
The University of Wisconsin
today held a virtual Stranglehold
on the NCAA boxing champion
ship, needing only two victories
in six bouts to earn the title.
Two triumphs in tonight's
finals at the university field
house would give the Badgers 30
points, more than second
place Idaho State could possibly
total, assuming the Bengals won
all three of their bouts.
Coach John J. Walshs boxers
last won the college title in 1854
at Penn State. They also cap
tured the championship here in
l952-an Olympic year,
Here is the lineup for the finals
in the 10 Olympic weight divi-
SlOnS.
112-pound class--Willard Ira
| (WaShlngtOn) VS.. Dean Plem-
mons Wisconsin,.
ll9-pound clasS---Choken Mae
IkaWa michigan State) VS.. Sam
my Macias Nevada.
l25-pound class--Davaid Laird
tHouston) VS.. Bobby Soileau
(LSU.
l32-pound class--Richard Rail
i washington State) VS.. Joji
Tomei (WisconSin).
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In a Chicago amusement cir.
cular Begun wrote it was com
mon gossip Saxton would ge1
the decision if the bout went /;
rounds.
If ever thievery was per.
formed. with precision and ac-
cording to plan that made the
Boston Drinks 100000 robbery
look like a 2-year-old. it was tht
one on the night of the 14th al
the Chicago Stadium when John
ny SaXton. then the challenger
from New York City, snatched g
half million and the title from
Carmen Basilio. then welter-
weight champion Of the worlc
from Canastoga, N. Y" Begun
wrote.
Begun suggested that all per.
sons connected with the fight
be subpoenaed TO air this phony
decision" and offered to give
all the help needed"
The squabble between Begun
and the commission ended in 6
stalemate and the commission
took Begun's case under ad.
visement. No suspension was ir
order for Begun since he is nc
longer licensed in Illinois.
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'HOyas Seeking
First Win Today
After 6 Losses

Georgetown hoped to snap a
losing string that had extended
through its first six games
while George Washington, Mary
land and American U. play con-
ference games on the road in
college baseball action today.
The Hoyas, finally given a
break in the weather, were
scheduled to take on st. Jo-
seph's of Philadelphia at 3 pm.
on the Hilltop.
CIV. showing the best record
Of the area teams, %, visited
Morgantown for a Southern Con-
ference game against West Vir-
ginia. while Maryland was at
North Carolina in an Atlantic
Coast Conference game and AU
visited Randolph-Macon in the
MaSon-Dixon Conference.
Maryland's record sank to 2-5
on a loss to Duke that came
after two were out in the last OF
the ninth yesterday at Durham
N. c. The Blue Devils trailed
AS. going to bat for its last
time, but after getting the first
two batters, Pitcher Don Hen
derson served up walk to Lonnie
Bonczek, singles to George Akin
son and w D. Fesperman, a
walk to Harleigh and a single to
Bob Weitzman. 1t was Mary
lands third loss in four ACC
games.
Catholic U. is having the same
trouble as Georgetown. The
Cards have lost their first four
the latest being a 1914 setback
by BriGgewater in a M-DC game
yesterday at Bridgewater. Sam
Richie was more than the Cards
could handle. The Bridgewater
pitcher scattered 10 hits. banged
out two home runs and batted
IN five runs. The winners COL
lected a total Of 10 hits.
Howard upped its record to
4-6-l by edging Maryland State
80, in a Central intercollegiate
Athletic Association game on the
South Ellipse. Pitcher Clarence
Morrow and Catcher Jim Lacy
worked a double steal for the
winning run in the seventh in
nlng. Fleming Gregory was
Towards big hitter with a triple
and two singles.
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Titles to Be Decided
In HundbuII Today

ST. LOUIS, April IA (P).-Jim
Jacobs OF Los Angeles and Vic
Hershowitz Of Brooklyn have ex-
tended their monopoly on the
United States Handball Associa-
tons national tournament one
more year.
One or the other will become
1856 singles champion today.
Jacobs won the event last year
Hershowitz won in 1852 and 1854
and was runnerup last year.
Jacobs defeated John Sloan oil
Chicago, 2l--l3, 3l-l6, in the
semifinals. Hershowitz came
from behind twice to defeat Phi.
Collins, Chicago. 2l-9. 21--17.
In the doubles final are Sam
Haber and Ken Schneider OF
Chicago against Harry Dreyfu'
OF st. Louis and Jack Gordon OF
Chicago.
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l39-pound ClasS-Dan Altman
idaho State) VS.. Dick hartman
Wisconsin,.
147-pound class--Gil McLane
tLSU) VS.. Walt Sabboth Mich
igan State).
l56-pound clasS-Vince Fer
guson wisconsin, VS.. Dick Wal,
oklahoma.
165-pound class-George Sis
SIM michigan State) VS.. Roger
Rouse Idaho State.
l78-pound class-Orville Pitts
Wisconsin, VS.. Mike McMurtry
idaho State.
Heavyweight-Billy Ray Smith
tArkansaS) VS.. Truman Sturde-
want Wisconsin,.
The Badgers finished with q
points at the close of last night,
semifinalS. Victories tonight
count 5 points.
Idaho State, an odds-on favor.
ite to return to Pocatello witt
the trophy until last night wher
only three of six Bengals sur.
vived, wound up with Is point;
and three finalists. Defending
champion Michigan State wa,
third with IL points and three
.finalists. Rounding out the first
five teams were LSU with 8 anc
Q and Washington State witt
g and 2.
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jump at 20 feet 3a4 inches;
the shotput with a heave of Al
feet ga inches. and was runner
up in the high jump and 220-
yard dash. B-CC easily won
the meet with 80 points, fol-
lowed by Richard Montgomery
with "a and Suitland with 81.
Ellis. considered the best miller
in Northern Virginia, didn't run
his speciality yesterday at CIV
He instead won the 100 and 200
daShes in slow times of los
END 244 seconds. the 440-yard
run with $50 and the half mile
at 2:l5.
Annandale was the surprise
team winner with 1872 points
Fairfax scored 81 and Nc
Lean g..
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Chicogo's Boxing Inquiry
Quizzes Former MANAGER

CHICAGO, April IA lP).-Jack
Begun. former Chicago fight
manager and promoter, was SUBJ
poenaed yesterday to appear be-
fore the Cook County grand jury
Monday in a boxing investiga-
ton.
Also scheduled to appear be-
fore the jury is former Heavy
weight Champion Jersey Joe
Walcott. who made some remarks
about crookednesS in boxing in
a TV debate earlier this week.
Walcott and State Athletic
Commissioner Lou Radzienda.
also president of the National
Boxing Association. engaged in a
squabble on a television program
Tuesday.
Walcott was subpoenaed
Thursday while promoting the
movie The Harder They Fall, -
q film depicting crookedness in
boxing.
Mr.. Begun yesterday went be-
fore the State Athletic Commits
sion for his remarks concerning
the Johnny Saxton-Carmen Ba-
silio bout in Chicago March IA
when Saxton decisioned Basilio
for the welterweight title.
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Calumet Stars
Finish One, Two

LEXINGTON, KY. April IA
up. - Calumet Farm, always
feared in the Kentucky Derby
may have revealed It's strategy
for the classic as its front-run-
ming Fabius and stretch-drivine
Pintor Lea finished one-two ir
a 6-furlong prep at Keeneland
Fabius won by three-quarters
length, with Pintor Lea second
by three and a half lengths
Countermand was third am
Johns Chic fourth in the field
of eight 3-year-old Derby eligi-
bles in the $4,000 Lanark Purse
Fabius, carrying Jockey Steve
Brooks the distance in Ill
over fast track. grabbed the
lead quickly and held of a
strong challenge by Pintor Lea
in the stretch but apparently
had little left.
Pintor Lea. strong son of Goya
I1-Maud Lea. trailed in the early
going and made his bid about
the three-eights pole. Willie
Hartack. the Nations leading
rider, was forced to take Pintol
Lea TO the middle of the track
for the drive and wasn't able to
catch Fabius. although gaining
at the finish.
The Calumet entry paid $3.50
$3.50 and $500. Brandywine
Stables Countermand returned
$3.50 in the mutuels.
Times for the fractions were
2245, 4525 and Ill. Track rec
ord for the distance is ITO.
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Mccarthy Enters
Golf SemifinuIs

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. April
IA lP,.-Martin Mccarthy of the
Columbia Country Club neal
Washington, faced Col. Robert
McEwen of Groton, Conn. in
the seminal round of the Mid
die Atlantic Seniors Golf Cham
pionShips at the Cavalier Yacht
and Country Club here today.
In the other semifinal match,
Ebert T. Davis of williamsburg
tangled with George Morris of
Martinsville. The winners will
tee off tomorrow for the title.
Mccarthy was 7 over par yes
terday in beating two opponents.
He whipped John Chapel, jr.,
of Richmond. and .. in the
morning and scored a and S
victory over William Welsh of
Portsmouth in the afternoon.
McEwen defeated Walker Casey.
jr.. of Nashville, 3 and ., and
Don Hammond OF Baltimore. .
and /. Jim Swink of the Belle
Haven Country Club near Wash
ingtOn lost, | up. to Morris
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Terp Golfers Face
Tar Heels Today

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., April IA
(SpeciaD The University of
Maryland golf team was looking
for a boost in its morale today
as it faced the University Of
North Carolina here.
The Terp golfers absorbed a
demoralizing pasting from Duke,
23-4, at Hope Valley Country
Club in Durham Yesterday. The
TerpS lost every match while
dropping their third Atlantic
Coast Conference meeting in four
starts. They have an overall
% record.
Summaries:
Thomas ID and J McFerren tied,
~ y. Becsun I'D defeated B. Me-
Fe!ren, So, Thomas and Beeson Id
defeated J. MeFerren and B. McFerren.
30
Chapman Cd defeated Parks, 2ia-ia:
King Cd defeated Kroneberger. 2ia-la;
Chapman and King Cd defeated PARKS
and Kroneberger. 30
Ruhini ID, defeated Beeman 40:
RiSley ID defeated Mock. 9i2-la; Rufhni
and Risley Cd defeated Bieman and