davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-11
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

Winchester: A while back you
gave what / think was an in
correct pronunciation for the
State of Louisiana. 1t was
named for a man. Louis. of the
Napoleon family not for
Louise. N. M.
Answer: The State was
named for King Louis XIV of
France. The French name Louis
is pronounced: loo-EE, the So
being silent. The correct pro-
nunciation of Louisiana. there
fore, is: loo EE-zee-A NN-uh,
the main accent falling on the
fourth syllable. However. an
Older pronunciation current In
the South. especially in the
State itself. is: loo-zee- ANN-uh.
Ell Paso: Which is preferred,
with regards to- or lin regards
tool. T.
Answer: Neither. Correct:
With regard to; or: AS regards
| Huntsville: Will you please
give us the correct pronuncia-
ton OF the word yeast? My
mother never said anything but
"east," but l seldom hear 1t
from anyone else.
Answer: If radio has done
nothing else. it has taught most
of us. by constant repetition
that the "y" in yeast" should
be distinctly sounded.
But least" for yeast is still
heard, even though the silen'
~" has no dictionary sanction
nor do the authorities explain
: why the ~" was ever dropped
at all. But there are man!
things about our remarkable
: language that we shall nevel
know.
Yeast is pronounced: VEST
Distributed by The McNauRht
Syndicate, Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-11
WORD GAME
Find At or more words In
ALCIDINE,

meaning. pertaining to a family
of diving birds" Average is AZ;
time limit, IS minutes.
Rules Of the Eame---l. Words must be
OF four or more letters. q Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
IS" such as bats" cars" are not
used. !. Only one form OF word is
used, 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to FILBERT
felt, filter, file, nlet, IRE. fber, nirt.
ny; n liter iiber ' bell. bent Bier. Bile.
bite, brief reft, rent. rife rift, rite,
rife, tile, tier, tire. trine. tribe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-11
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL
BY Rouson

Who was President when
Thomas A. Edison was born, 100
years ago today?
with a task before me
greater than that which rested
upon Washington" said a newly
elected President to the people
of his home town, 95 years ago
today, just before he left for the
Nations Capital. Who said this?
(Which future Presidents as
presiding officer of the Senate,
announced that the official count
of the electoral votes, 1855 years
ago today, had resulted in a tie
between Jefferson and Burr? I.
ANSWERS on Next Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-11
Actor Cory Cooper
Achieves Anonymity

NE w o r K tR.-Gary
Cooper. visiting here from Holly
wood, says he has a solution to
the problem which haunts most
movie stars in New York-how to
keep from being mobbed by we'll
wishers. Says he:
Il just walk down the street.
minding my own business, and
nobody ever notices me. But the
big thing: don't wear glasses. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-11
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD

How did Mrs. Keen have the
nerve to come in at the foul
level. vulnerable, with only q
king, a queen and a jack in hel
hand? The answer is that she
merely used a little Imagination
concerning her partners holding
West dealer. both sides vul-
nerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Dale)
A102
2AQ1086
0QJ32
AJAX
WEST EAST
(Mr. Champion) (Mr. AbeD
AAKQ74~ AJ9S63
K9543 VT
oAl0 90
80 @98742
SOUTH
(Mrs. Keen
As
V2
K87654
%QJ1065
The bidding:
West North East South
IL Dbl. "a 40
1 4 SO All pass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-11

Mr.. Dale's double showed a
good supply of high cards, Very
probably his hand contained a
strong heart holding, with at
least four cards in that suit.
However, he must have some
high card strength in one Of the
minor suits and possibly in both.
Mrs. Keen decided to try dia-
monds first and then the clubs.
If necessary. AS you see. there
was 20 point in mentioning the
clubs because Mr.. Dale promptly
bid game in diamonds.
Mr.. Champion thought OF 60
ing to five spades, at which con-
tract he would have gone set only
one trick. But he was pretty
sure he would take a minus score
and there appeared to be an ex-
cellent chance of defeating five
diamonds.
If the opening lead had been
the king of spades. things would
have been easy for Mrs. Keen.
But Mr. Champion had a devil
ish plan in mind, involving the
opening lead of his singleton
club.
After making that opening, he
planned to step in with his ace
of diamonds at the first lead
of trumps and underlead the ace
king queen of spades. If he
could reach Mr.. Abel's hand with
the Jack of spades in this man.
ner. club return would give
him ruff for the setting trick.
This was a tough defense to
handle but Mrs. Keen came
through in fine style. She won
the opening club with dummy's
ace. There was no way to reach
her hand quickly and therefore
she could not take the winning
heart finesse and get rid Of her
spade.
After a little thought she
found a line of play that was
Just as effective. She cashed
the ace Of hearts. led the queen
of hearts and threw her lone
spade on it when Mr.. Abel did
not cover with the king.
This was merely trading tricks
rs she had a spade to lose any
way. Mr.. Champion was in the
lead but now there was no
chance to reach Mr.. AbePs hand
with spade-or any other lead,
for that matter.
The only other trick the de-
tenders could win was the ace
Of trumpS.
tcopyriFht. 1856, General Features corp)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
District Tops in Sofety;
U. S. Traffic Toll Rises

Washington enjoys the most
favorable ranking among cities
OF its population group in traffic
fatalities this year. the National
Safety Council said today.
The record is based on statistics
for the first eight months OF
1856. which are the latest figures
available.
The Safety Council had a griln
report on the national traffic
trend. however. II said trafiic
deaths in the United States in
creased in August for the 18th
consecutive month and expressed
fear that the 1856 toll may set
an all-time record OF more than
1900 fatalities on streets and
highways.
For cities with populations be-
tween 10000 and / million
Washington recorded 2.6 deaths
per 10000 registered vehicles in
the first eight months OF 1856.
San Francisco ranked next with
81 deaths and Cleveland was
third with 81.
Detroit led the largest cities
those OF more than million
population--with Us 81 deaths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01

per 10000 vehicles. Chicago was
second with 80 and New York,
third. with 3.6.
Generally speaking. more IA
vorable records we're made by
smaller cities.
The Safety Council reported
$500 persons lost their lives In
highway accidents in August
alone. This was an increase of
2 per cent over the $3.50 killed
in trafilc in August, 1855.
It IS true that the 2 per cent
increase last August was the
smallest percentage OF rise since
February. 1855. but the Safety
Council declared that provides
only slight sclace."
The council said trafic deaths
in the first eight months this
year totaled $3.50. 8 per cent
higher than In the comparable
period Of 1855 when 23.460 per-
sons died in traffic accidents.
The largest previously recorded
toll for the first eight months Of
the year was 24.467 In 1887.
The all-time high traffic toll
was 39.96s in 1871. Last years
total was $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01

Mt. Badly, where they shave his
head, strip him and leave him
with a can Of beer. This year
they've done something new
The stoical sophomore said the
freshmen handed him a paper
bag containing "a and some Of
mis- fayorite cigars. and an over
night grip. The bag. however,
was crammed with clothes be-
longing TO his roommate.
Hes my size. though" young
Determan said eheerfully.
The youth said he will visit
his older brother. Dean, a senior
lat Princeton University In
Princeton. N. j.. then spend
about a week in New York 10
see the sights"
Also. he said. he will wire his
own classmates TO get up the
funds for his return 10 Caliior-
nia.
They can pass the hat around.
or something" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
Student Seized in Prank ,
Sent Across U.S.. by Air

NEW YORK. Oct. / tR.--Tedd
Determan. a college sophomore
victim Of some transcontinental
freshman monkeyshines arrived
from the West Coast today. a bit
bewildered--but cheerful-about
10 all.
i've never been In a plane be-
fore and I've never been 70 New
York before" said the l9-year-
old class president from Clare
mont tCalif.) Mems College as
he arrived at Idlewild Airport.
Young Determan was kidnapped
from his room at Claremont last
night by a group Of freshmen
and put aboard an eastbound
plane with a one-way ticket.
Hazing the sophomore presi-
dent. Determan explained, has
become a tradition at the school.
Usually" he added. They
take him 70 the top Of nearby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
Nixon 70 Speak
Thursday on ~
New lO,0OO-MiIe
Tour Arranged
BY CECIL HOLLAND
star star corrtspondent


ON NIXON CAMPAIGN TOUR,
Oct. l.-Vice President Nixon
flew north today to campaign in
Michigan and Wisconsin after
announcing that newsmen across
the country will interview him
on a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pro-
gram from Washington on
Thursday.
On the 30-minute program the
Vice President will report to the
country on his findings during
his current l5.000-mile campaign
swing into 80 States.
At the same time Mr.. Nixon
a new campaign tour
starting October 3. On the sec
ond To-day swing covering TO-
600 miles, Mr.. Nixon has sched-
dled speeches in 33 cities in IA
States across the country.
Mr.. Nixon embarked on the
final lap Of the present tour
refreshed from a week end in st.
Petersburg. Fla, marked by a
midnight swim. attendance at a
Church service and
work on the speeches he will
make later on in the campaign
In Grand Rapids Today
He was to speak this afternoon
in Grand Rapids. Mich, and
will fit over to Milwaukee. Wis,
for a night appearance. Then
he will fly to Hartford. Conn.
arriving at 1870 am. tomorrow
to begin a whirlwind swing
through New England and Mid
die Atlantic States before re-
TURNING to Washington late
Wednesday night
The Vice Presidents radio and
television talk on Thursday night
at $3.50 O'Clock over the NBC
network will be the FIRST such
appearance ne mas MADE DUR
ing the campaign. It will be
broadcast locally over WRc-TV
Cchannel a. and WRc- Radio
1880 kc D.
He has invited newspapermen
in eight cities which ne has
visited on his current tour 10
participate in the program that
his aides described as the FIRST
transcontinental round robin
press conference in television
history. The newspapermen. II
was said. will be asked to oues-
ton the Vice President freely
on his observations regarding
the major issues In the election
and the present campaign trend.
The Vice President will listen
See NIXON. Page A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
Woman Leaps to Deuth
From Calvert BRIDGE

An unidentified young woman
plunged TO her death from the
Calvert street bridge about IL
am. today.
She was dark-haired, clad in
q black suit. white blouse and
high-heeled black shoes and
had no purse.
Police said she was about 30.
A ring on her third finger. left
hand. bore the inscription
III. X. jr. to d. A. NJ"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
British Jet Atom-B Bomber
Crashes Outside London

LONDON, Oct. (P).-A huge
delta winged plane, one of Brit
aims secret atom bomb carriers,
crashed and exploded in fog and
rain at London Airport today
before Mortified dignitaries well
coming the plane home from
New Zealand.
Hair-triggered ejector seats,
touched off just before the four
jet Vulcan dived toward the
earth. saved the lives of Air
Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broad
hurst and Squadron Leader D. r.
Howard, captain of. the plane.
-Four bodies were recovered
from the smoking. flaming
wreckage which Uttered the air.
ports Lucky No. 7" runway for
200 yards. Marshal Broadhurst
and Squadron Leader Howard
received minor injuries in their
fall Of about 800 feet. Para
chuteS eased them to the ground.
Canopy Flies Off
Eye witnesses and a spokes-
man for the builders of the Vul-
can, the A. v. Roe Co., said the
canopy mysteriously came off
the plane as it swept in for a
landing after its 26,0OO-mile
testing-proving flight to New
Zealand and Australia. The nose
sagged. Two loud bangs" sig
nailed the ejector seats sending
out the only survivors. And then
the big plane whomped down
A large group of Russians, at
the airport to welcome Bolshoi
Ballet dancers arriving from
Moscow in Soviet jetliners, saw
the crash. Nearby was a welcom-
ing delegation from the Royal
Air Force, the British govern
ment and families of the crew
The occasion was scheduled
to be a big one for the Raj
and for British aviation, already
plagued by the failure of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01

the day there. at Newark and al
Jersey City.
Wednesday will find Mr.. Ste
venson talking at Scranton
Wilkes-Barre. Kingston, Sum-
bury, Lewistown, Huntingdon
Altoona and Johnstown, Pa.
mostly by "whistlestop" train
This viii be his first use Of that
campaign vehicle since his NOM
nation.
The same train will carry him
to Elkins. w. Va, for a speech
there Thursday before he flies
into New York for speeches
Thursday night and Friday and
for Fridays World Series game
Saturdays speaking engage
ments include Rhode Island and
Massachusetts, cities.
The West Coast schedule an
Inounced today calls for Mr.. Ste
ivenson to leave New York a week
from tomorrow morning for
Great Falls. where he will speak
around noon.
Seattle, Portland Talks
He speaks the afternoon OF
October 9 at Boise Municipal Air
port and that night at a rally
in the Seattle Civic Auditorium.
After spending the night in
Seattle. he will fly to Portland
for a night speech october 10 al
the municipa! auditorium. Then
he will fly into Oakland and drive
lon the Berkeley TO spend the
night
The California schedule then
includes:
october LA noon rally In
Richmond: a Nationwide broad
cast t6 pm. psf from Berke-
ley: a speech at party rally In
Oakland.
October l2-Speeches in Court
House Square at Fresno, at a
Long Beach airport rally. and al
San Diego.
The remainder Of the weeks
schedule is still being worked out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01

Comet jet airliners, serious de-
lays in deliveries of fighters and
by the setting back of service
for the Britannia airliners.
Averaged 500 M.P.H.
Marshal Broadhurst h d
planned a news conference i'm
mediately after the landing to
tell how the worlds largest
delta winged plane performed
on its long flight. The Vulcan
stopped only at Alden and Singa-
pore on the way home and
averaged more than 500 miles
per hour.
Marshal Broadhurst COM
manded the allied air force
which supported Field Marshal
Montgomery's successful West
ern desert campaign against
Marshal Rommel's Afrika Korps.
Later he headed a tactical air
force over France during and
after the Normandy invasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01

Long Beach and San Diego.
Earlier that week he will speak
in Great Falls. Mont: Boise.
Idaho; Seattle. WASH, and Port
land, Greg.
The Democratic presidential
candidate, who returned to his
campaign headquarters here
early yesterday, attended Uni
tartan Church services a few
hours later and then spent the
day comforting with aides and
working on speeches he will
make on an Eastern swing start
ing tomorrow.
Finishing New Statement
Mr.. Stevenson called in men,
bers of his campaign command
for conferences yesterday at his
hotel suite. They included James
"A Finnegan, campaign director
Wilson w. Wyatt. personal ad-
wiser: Chairman Paul M. Butler
of the Democratic National Com
mittee. and Matt McCloskey
Democratic national treasurer.
Mr.. Stevenson neared compile
ton on another of his New
America" program statements.
which may be made public to.
morrow. In the statements, he is
setting forth his views on a series
of issues.
Senator Estes Kefauver, hi:
running mate. said he and Mr.
Stevenson agreed at talk yes
lterday 1.-THE situation is lookinf
fire. and we are making very
good progress"
He cited Mr.. Eisenhower's ex.
banded speech-making schedule
as evidence that the Republican,
are worried"
Whistlestop Tour
Mr.. Stevenson planned more
conferences today. Tomorrow
morning he viii leave Washing.
ton by plane for Morristown
N. j.. where he win be met BY
Democratic Gov. Robert Meynel
for speaking engagements during
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
Serious Red Clash Seen
In New YoIto Meetings

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Oct.
Il tR.-Political sources in Bel
grade profeSsed today to see
evidence Of serious theological
clash inside the Communist
Party family in the Yalta meet
lingS of Soviet. Yugoslav and
Hungarian leaders. They said
the clash might lead to a new
crisis in world Communist Party
relations.
These quarters read great
Significance into the news that
the boss of Hungary's Com
Imunists, Emo Geroe. has joined
the conversations between Yugo-
slavia's President Tito and the
Soviet Communist chief, Nikita
IS. Khrushchev. Soviet Premier
Nikolai Bulganin also is attend
ing the talks, billed by Moscow
as a vacation gathering in the
Crimea. but viewed in the West
as a critical stage of a Kremlin
political struggle.
Important Repercussions
Belgrade observers speculated
that Hungary's Geroe hastened
to the Black Sea resort to give
his support to Mr.. Khrushchev's
policy of downgrading Stain and
Stalinism. The policy has led to
important political repercussions
t throughout the Communist
satellite countries.
These sources, noting that the
Soviet news agency Tass re-
ported Mr.. Geroe's arrival in
Yalta without comment, said his
trip could not be considered acct
dental. They said there is no
doubt that theological differences
exist among Communist rulers.
The Yugoslav press is paying
particular attention to a Buda-
pest dispatch noting that Hun
gary has changed the names of
factories and institutions which
had been named for Matyas
RakoSi. Rakosi. closely identified
with Stalinism and the violent
denunciations OF Marshal Tito
during the Moscow-Belgrade es-
arrangement. has been ousted as
boss of the Hungarian Commu-
mist Party His loss of influence
I is interpreted here to mean that
a policy of discrimination is
continuing in Hungary.
Opposed by KremIin
AS the evidence is pieced to-
gether in Belgrade. Mr.. Khru-
shchev's policies ran into oppo-
sition in the Kremlin. This, and
an outcropping Of dogma differ
ences between the Soviet and
Yugoslav Communists. led TO Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
BULLETIN
One Killed, II Injured
On u. S. DESTROYER

NICE, France Up. - One
man was killed and IL injured,
8 of them seriously, In an ex-
plOsion aboard the United
States destroyer John r..
Pierce today, during exercises
off the south coast Of France.
The French News Agency said
numerous" injured had been
transferred at sea to the cruis-
er Salem, which was sailing
for Villefrance from the scene
off the coast of Provence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
POLITICAL NEWS
ON INSIDE PAGES

Text Of Eisenhower's cleveIond Speech.
Poge AS
1000 Greet President OF cIeveIond
Stotion. Poge A-s
New Eisenhower Swing to Toke him 70
West Cost Pose AS
HoII soys Stevenson compoisns en- the
Twist" Pose AS
keFOuver Leaves on 10000 Mile Com
poisn Tour. Pose AS
Clement Soys Tennessee Win SWING to
Democratic Column. Pose 40
Butler Says He Wus cousht Between
Two Strong Personalities. Pose 81
Stampede Of Democrats in Texas Aids
Republicans. Page Alb
Text Of Memorandum Answering Civil
Service Charges. Poae Az
Convention Listeners Give Edge to
Republicans. Poee ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
Corning Denies
District Schools
Are in Mess
Indignation Problems
Many. However, He
Tells House Probe
BY JAMES G. DEANE
and DON S. WARREN

School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing today denied before Congress
sional investigators that Wash
ington's public schools are in a
mess" because of racial integra-
ton.
The word mess" was hurled
st the school superintendent in
g hearing before the Special
Davis Subcommittee by Commit
tee Counsel William E. Gerber.
i think your schools are in a
mess and you're doing your best
TO get out of it," Mr.. Gerber told
the school administrator during
long questioning.
Il don't admit we're in a mess
to begin with" DR.. Corning re-
sponded. But I do say / know
what our problems are and they
are many. and we're doing our
best to solve them"
Quizzed for Two Hours
DR.. Corning. called to testify
in the current hearings on the
city's school problems, was
pressed by Mr.. Gerber for more
than two hours this morning
about the speed of indignation
here and its results.
The school superintendent
said the indignation policies were
made by the Board of Education,
but that the plans had been de-
yeloped over a two-year period
oy his staff, And he said the
only alternative plan that had
been suggested-starting only
with kindergarten-would have
been enthusiastically impossi-
ble."
Under insistent request from
the investigating committee DR..
Corning agreed to undertake to
f1nd out how many children or
grandchildren of high officials
are sent to Washington's public
schools.
The question first was raised
by MIR. Gerber, who asked DR..
Corning if he knew that some
Senator had been advised that
If he sent his child to the
Horace Mann School he would
5e in no danger of getting into
an integyated school.
Nix0l's Children Attend
DR.. Corning did not know
about that. Mr.. Gerber then
remarked that Vice President
Nixon sends his children there
Later, Representative Williams,
Democrat of Mississippi, brought
up the subject again and asked
DR.. Corning if the school adj
ministration did not keep records
of the names of the pupils and
their parents and what schools
they attended
When DIR. Corning agreed this
was so. Mr.. Williams asked him
If he would look 1t UP and supply
the information. DR.. Corning
agreed to do so.
The list includes children or
grandchildren of District Com
missioners, justices of the
Supreme Court, members of the
Senate and House, official White
House aides and DR.. Corning
added, members of the cabinet.
Mr.. Gerber also pressed the
superintendent closely on why
extensive studies Of the ability
and achievement of colored chill
dren had not been made prior
to the decision to integrate.
He quoted an editorial printed
recently in The Star labelling the
city's scholastic achievement sit
uation "disgraceful."
Blames Other Factors
DR.. Corning said he would use
the same term. But he denied
the reason was Sntegration. He
blamed long economic and social
handicaps, and inferior school
conditions. for lags in Negro
school achievement.
And while admitting the lags
Continued ON Page B-1. Col. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
CHIPS FALL WHEN
TAKING A BOW

EVEN IN RUSSIA. soys Billy Rose,
irs hard 70 keep q chip on your
shoulder vhea you're ticking q bow.
More on his recent tdp 10 Russio
appear on The sior's Feature Pose.
B-l6.
MRS. ALBERT CORE. Who ehoased
from Q hoedshokes 10 q speeehmoker
tor her hssbond. lhe junior Senator
from Tennessee, Is hitting the com.
poisa troh osoin his year for the
Sisvenson-k siogver ticket Isabelle
Shelton reports On her plons on
Poae 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01

BELGRADE. Oct. / P.-An
Italian Communist delegation
will arrive In Belgrade Saturday
70 discuss party matters with
Yugoslav Communist leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-01
Intensive California Drive
PIonned by Stevenson
Confers With Aides. Works on Speeches
For Eastern Tour Starting Tomorrow
BY ERNEST ,. vACCARO
Associated Press star Writer

Ada E. Stevenson disclosed today plans for intensive
campaign week in California, with speeches in half
dozen cities. and in other Far Western States.
bid for Cafornia 80 electoral votesexceeded only by
New Yoks As and tied by Pennsylvana quota Stevenson
plans speeches in Oakland Richmond Berkeley Fresno